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أعرب خوان لابورتا، رئيس نادي برشلونة، عن سعادته الكبيرة بمستوى الفريق وأداء اللاعبين هذا الموسم، مشيرًا إلى التزامهم وموهبتهم التي تظهر بوضوح في المباريات.

ونجح برشلونة في تخطي عقبة بوروسيا دورتموند في الدور ربع النهائي رغم الخسارة 3-1 يوم أمس، الثلاثاء، في ملعب “سيجنال إيدونا بارك”، خاصة وأن نتيجة الذهاب كانت لصالح الفريق الكتالوني 4-0.

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وقال لابورتا في تصريحات نقلتها صحيفة “موندو ديبورتيفو” الكتالونية: “أنا سعيد جدًا بالتزام لاعبي برشلونة، وموهبتهم، والطريقة التي يلعبون بها”.

وتابع: “بدنيًا نحن قويون جدًا، كل شيء مُعدٍ بشكل جيد ومدار بشكل ممتاز، ومن هذه الناحية نحن راضون جدًا عن هذا الموسم”.

وتطرق لابورتا إلى تحسن أداء الفريق في بعض الجوانب الفنية، وأضاف: “كانت هناك بعض الأمور التي يجب تحسينها مع بداية الموسم، وهي أحد العوامل التي جعلتنا نظهر بشكل أفضل، نحن نلعب بشكل جيد، وبأسلوب يستمتع به الناس، مع الحفاظ على هوية برشلونة وفلسفته”.

ورفض لابورتا التعليق على موقف ريال مدريد في دوري أبطال أوروبا بعد خسارته 3-0 في لندن أمام آرسنال في مباراة الذهاب من نصف النهائي، وقال: “دعني أستمتع بتأهلي إلى نصف النهائي، الفريق يؤدي بشكل جيد ونحن على المسار الصحيح مع جميع الأهداف المطلوبة لهذا الموسم، أنا سعيد جدًا”.

تصريحات لابورتا تأتي في وقت يتألق فيه برشلونة على مختلف الأصعدة، حيث يواصل النادي تقديم عروض قوية في الدوري الإسباني ودوري أبطال أوروبا، مما يضعه في موقف جيد للمنافسة على الألقاب هذا الموسم.

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A vitória do Corinthians nos pênaltis sobre o Guarani, após empate em 1 a 1 durante o tempo normal, marcou a volta do atendimento dos jogadores após a partida na zona mista da Neo Química Arena.

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Destaques do jogo como o goleiro Cássio, que defendeu o pênalti decisivo, e o meia Renato Augusto, que foi eleito o craque da partida, falaram com a empresa na saída do estádio.

Lideranças como Fagner, Willian e Paulinho também parara para atender a imprensa, assim como atletas mais jovens, como Du Queiroz.

O estreante Júnior Moraes, que entrou no segundo tempo, e converteu uma das cobranças de pênaltis, foi outro atleta que concedeu entrevista.

Confira o que falaram na íntegra os atletas que passaram pela primeira zona mista corintiana em dois anos.

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CASSIO SOBRE APOIO DA TORCIDA NA DISPUTA POR PÊNALTIS

– Feliz, a gente fica feliz porque passa um filme. Não tem como lembrar o quando você trabalhou e se dedicou par achegar. Poucos conseguiram chegar a esse tempo de clube. A gente sabe como é o Corinthians, sabe como é a pressão, mas sabe quanto a torcida empurra e ajuda, e você poder vestir essa camisa, lógico que a gente fica feliz, mas não pode se empolgar, ficar focado.

CASSIO SOBRE MAIS UM GOL SOFRIDO PELO CORINTHIANS EM LANCE DE BOLA PARADA

– Ele (João Victor, autor do gol do Guarani) foi muito feliz, saiu muito do chão e acabou sendo feliz na cabeçada. Nós temos que melhorar, a gente é forte na bola ofensiva e temos que tomar menos gol possível, porque uma bola parada pode decidir o jogou, então vamos ver vídeos, e trabalhar para corrigir esses erros e eles não acontecerem nos próximos jogos.

RENATO AUGUSTO SOBRE O QUE FALTOU PARA O CORINTHIANS FAZER MAIS GOLS NO PRIMEIRO TEMPO

– Faltou realmente só o gol, porque criamos bastante. Mas isso é do futebol, quantas vezes fizemos um jogo não tão bom e ganhamos de um a zero. Importante é que estamos criando, se dedicando bastante para poder melhorar. Não temos muito tempo para trabalhar, infelizmente, uma coisa que o mister fala muito, então procuramos ajustar na base da conversa e do vídeo.

RENATO AUGUSTO SOBRE O QUE FALTOU PARA O CORINTHIANS MANTER O NÍVEL DO PRIMEIRO TEMPO NO SEGUNDO

– O adversário também mudou a forma de jogar. Tentamos de tudo, fizemos mudanças, mas infelizmente o gol não saiu.

RENATO AUGUSTO SOBRE O CORINTHIANS NÃO CONSEGUIUR LEVAR A SEMIFINAL PARA ITAQUERA E DIFERENÇA FÍSICA COM O SÃO PAULO NA SEMIFINAL

– Perdemos o mando, o que pesa bastante, porque aqui jogamos com um a mais. Vamos ter dois dias a menos de descanso que o São Paulo. Esses dois dias temos que procurar ao máximo descansar, comer bem e se preparar para domingo. Na hora que começa o jogo a gente esquece que tivemos dois dias a menos de descanso. Temos que estar preparados, quando a gente veste essa camisa, a responsabilidade é grande.

RENATO AUGUSTO SOBRE A SEMIFINAL

– Cada jogo tem sua história, não podemos ficar usando o último jogo. Muita coisa mudou. Precisamos melhorar, claro, um monte de coisa, mas não temos tempo para ajeitar muita coisa. Temos que entrar ligados desde o primeiro segundo para não tomar gol no início, isso muda muito o jogo. É muito importante entrar bem.

PAULINHO SOBRE O MOTIVO DE NÃO TER BATIDO PÊNALTI

– Foram escolhidos outros jogadores. Foi alternando, quando chegasse na minha vez bateria o pênalti tranquilamente.

PAULINHO SOBRE A ATUAÇÃO DO CORINTHIANS NO SEGUNDO TEMPO

– Acho que na segunda parte, talvez, a gente acelerou no início da partida. Acho que era o momento de trabalhar a bola, segurar, esperar o Guarani vir também. Fizeram uma marcação individual na partida inteira praticamente. Na segunda parte, aceleramos mais quando devíamos ficar mais com a bola e chamar a equipe deles. Por isso que houve mais desgaste. Talvez a gente, não digo que errou, se perdeu um pouco no sentido de cair no jogo deles. Mas é como eu falei, faz parte do jogo, não tem como prever como vai ser. Ao mesmo tempo que temos que melhorar, já temos que pensar no clássico que temos pela frente.

PAULINHO SOBRE CONDIÇÃO FÍSICA

– De conquistar, óbvio que eu não posso garantir. De me entregar, se vai ser o mesmo de 2012 ou não, não sei. Sei que venho trabalhando, fazendo de tudo para que eu sempre consiga jogar bem, consiga me entregar aos companheiros, ajudar coletivamente. Não tem nem comparação. Não temos que comparar, muito menos eu. Óbvio que o torcedor espera, e eu entendo, mas sempre deixei claro quando voltei é que entrega não ia falar. Venho trabalhando e me entregando dentro de campo.

PAULINHO SOBRE VANTAGEM FÍSICA DO SÃO PAULO NA SEMIFINAL

– Ter um tempo a mais de recuperação influencia, faz bem para a equipe que tem mais tempo. Mas não vamos questionar aqui. Acho que temos que, pelo contrário, passar por cima disso. Faz parte, é um jogo, é o calendário. Eles têm uma recuperação maior, mas não temos que pensar nos outros, temos que pensar em nós, recuperar e entrar em campo para buscar a classificação.

PAULINHO SOBRE REENCONTRO COM O SÃO PAULO ESTANDO MAIS ENTROSADO

– Acho que não. É um clássico. Rogério está fazendo um grande trabalho, Vítor Pereira chegou agora, está colocando sua forma, sua filosofia, e estamos tentando nos adaptar o mais rápido possível. Mas clássico, em semifinal, é relativo dizer. Tudo pode acontecer.

JUNIOR MORAES SOBRE PRESSÃO NA COBRANÇA DE PÊNALTI

-Momento decisivo, sei que podemos viver num pênalti a possibilidade de ser vilão ou herói, mas acho que foi importante chamar a responsabilidade, começar com o pé direito e, graças a Deus, deu tudo certo.

JUNIOR MORAES SOBRE JOGAR NA NEO QUÍMICA ARENA

-Joguei em vários estádios diferentes na minha carreira, mas acho que nunca vi a torcida jogando desse jeito como foi aqui.

JUNIOR MORAES SOBRE CONDIÇÃO DE TITULARIDADE

-Deixo a decisão para o treinador e a comissão técnica. A minha parte física com certeza preciso melhorar por tudo o que passei no passado, totalmente parado. Preciso melhorar e preciso de um tempo para desempenhar o meu melhor futebol. Mas estou à disposição do treinador para jogar o quanto tempo ele precisar. Fica com o mister.

FAGNER SOBRE JOGO CONTRA O GUARANI

-Não sofremos, Cássio não fez uma defesa. A dificuldade que tivemos no segundo tempo foi por erros nossos, de repente de acelerar muito no último terço, poderíamos ter mais tranquilidade. São coisas que vamos melhorando. Mas o mais importante foi a classificação.

MOSQUITO SOBRE EVOLUÇÃO COM VÍTOR PEREIRA

-Estou evoluindo. Vou aprender muito com o Vítor ainda, já estou. Eu não estou voltando tanto para marcar. Essa pressão ele quer que faça mais em cima do zagueiro. Vamos evoluir muito, fazer um grande ano.

MOSQUITO PROJETA SEMIFINAL CONTRA O SÃO PAULO

-É clássico, é semifinal, então é 50/50. Vamos tentar corrigir o máximo de erros possíveis para entrar lá focados e conseguir a classificação, que é tão importante para nós, além de dar confiança para o resto da temporada.

DU QUEIROZ SOBRE CORRER POR RENATO AUGUSTO E PAULINHO

-Eu sei que minha função é essa, esse trabalho sujo. Quando temos caras como Paulinho e Renato Augusto, não tem nem o que fazer, tenho que correr o máximo para eles. São absurdos tecnicamente. Sei que minha função é essa, e vou dar o máximo possível nela.

DU QUEIROZ SOBRE TER 48 HORAS PARA A SEMIFINAL

-A gente não pode usar isso como escada, nossa vida é essa, sabemos que jogamos de dois em dois dias. Agora é recuperar o máximo para chegar no domingo e fazer um grande jogo.

Allrounder’s 60 lifted Punjab Kings to 180, and Super Kings fell apart in the chase

Alan Gardner03-Apr-20224:27

Curran: Livingstone’s mindset is to hit a six every ball

Chennai Super Kings’ winless start to the 2022 IPL continued into a third game as the defending champions this time fell apart after opting to chase. Punjab Kings claimed the spoils in the royal rumble at Brabourne Stadium, their second victory set up by Liam Livingstone’s boundary-fuelled 60 from 32 balls, and then a sparkling start with the ball from debutant seamer Vaibhav Arora, who claimed figures of 2 for 21 as Super Kings tumbled to 23 for 4 inside the powerplay.Despite an early trend for sides winning while chasing, this was the third game in a row in which a total was successfully defended. Super Kings were perhaps the happier side at the halfway mark, after dragging Kings back from a score of 109 for 2 with one ball of the tenth over to go, but the signs that their innings might not be the expected stroll were when Chris Jordan, who claimed 2 for 23 with an excellent death-bowling display, noted with surprise the lack of evening dew.Needing to go at nine an over on a Brabourne surface that had looked good for batting, Super Kings were quickly in trouble as the Kings seam attack punched holes in their top order. Kagiso Rabada, Arora and Arshdeep Singh all struck in the powerplay, and when Ambati Rayudu was acrobatically caught by another debutant, wicketkeeper Jitesh Sharma, off a vicious Odean Smith lifter in the eighth over, the game was all but over as a contest.From 36 for 5, Super Kings were indebted to Shivam Dube’s 30-ball 57 for keeping them clinging to the tails of the asking rate. But Livingstone struck twice in two balls to continue a fine night’s work and when MS Dhoni was ninth out at the start of the 18th over, caught behind for a laboured 23 off 28, the jig really was up.Livi lets fly
Picked up for a price of 11.5 crore INR (USD 1.53 million) in February’s auction, following a stellar year in T20 competitions around the world, Livingstone was still waiting for a performance to match his billing at the IPL. He finally produced under the lights in Mumbai, taking the attack back to Super Kings after wickets in each of the first two overs had left Kings 14 for 2.Livingstone’s aggression was the chief reason for Kings posting the second-highest powerplay score of the season so far (Super Kings have conceded the top two). Left-arm swing bowler Mukesh Choudhary bore the brunt of it, conceding 34 runs from the 12 balls delivered to Livingstone – his third over alone costing 26. Three times Livingstone made room to thrashes sixes to the short leg-side boundary – one of them a 108-metre monster – while also crashing Choudhary for fours down the ground, over cover (twice) and past short third.With Shikhar Dhawan finding his groove by taking three boundaries off Dwayne Bravo’s introductory over, Kings were up and running at 72 for 2 after six.Livingstone’s lives
Super Kings should have removed Livingstone in the first over after the powerplay, however. Having danced down to crash Jadeja’s first ball into the sightscreen for his fourth six, he sliced the final ball of the over straight to short third – but Rayudu, despite having time to settle under it, shelled a simple chance. In the next over, a thin edge down the leg side off Dwaine Pretorius was held by Dhoni, only for the keeper to ground the ball in his glove tips as he dived to his left.Livingstone duly brought up his first IPL half-century, from 27 balls, a couple of overs later, via a top-edged swat at Bravo that sailed over fine leg. The Englishman’s previous highest score in the competition was 44 off 26 balls, made in his second match for Rajasthan Royals in 2019, and he had gone nine innings without passing 25 since then.CSK tighten up
A 95-run stand between Livingstone and Dhawan had Kings on track for the 200-plus score that they possibly needed to feel safe. But after Dhawan miscued Bravo to the edge of the cover ring from the final ball of the tenth over, and Livingstone was this time taken by Rayudu at short third in Jadeja’s next, the innings stuttered towards an unsatisfactory conclusion in the face of some solid death bowling from Jordan, playing his first game for Super Kings, and Dwaine Pretorius.Jordan had started well, avoiding the early carnage to send down two powerplay overs at a cost of 13 runs. He then picked up 2 for 10 while bowling the 16th and 18th, repeatedly hitting a yorker length and forcing Shahrukh Khan and Smith to unsuccessfully take on the longer leg-side boundary. Sharma’s cameo aside, Kings lacked a batter to finish the innings off, managing to cobble 71 for 5 from their last ten overs.Gaikwad sets tone
Epitomising the champions’ struggles has been the form of Ruturaj Gaikwad, last season’s orange cap winner. For the third match in a row, Gaikwad lasted just four balls and didn’t manage to get past 1; here he might have been caught off both his second and third balls, before Rabada eventually coaxed a thick outside edge to slip from the final ball of the second over. With Robin Uthappa caught off a leading edge two balls later, Moeen Ali chopping on in the fifth and Jadeja also bowled off an inside edge, Super Kings had made the sort of horror start from which their chase could never recover.Kings debutants shine
Discussion before Kings’ third game had centered on how they might get Jonny Bairstow into their side. In the end, the experienced England batter wasn’t needed, and it was two men handed their IPL caps before the toss that stood out. Sharma made a confident start with the bat, swiping his second ball, from Moeen, for six and landing similar blows on Choudhary and Jadeja in a sparky 26 off 17; he later added a stunning grab to dismiss Rayudu, and was the prime mover in Kings reviewing to have Dhoni caught down the leg side off Rahul Chahar.Arora, meanwhile, shone during an opening spell in which he bowled his four overs off the reel. The 24-year-old made the new ball move both ways, having Rayudu taken at mid-off in his second over before inducing a drag-on from Moeen in his third, after which his figures read 2-0-12-2. Arora-ing success, you might say.

Wolverhampton Wanderers fans will be praying that a change in manager will inspire the Old Gold players to leap out of those dreaded relegation spaces in the Premier League.

At the moment, the top-flight standings are hard to digest from a Wolves fan’s perspective, with just nine points next to their stuttering club’s name, as Gary O’Neil bowed out with just two wins

picked up from his last 16 league contests.

Now, it’s time for a fresh approach at the Wolves helm to try and save their dying season, with one name edging closer to taking over from O’Neil.

The latest on Vitor Pereira to Wolves

Various outlets are reporting the fact Al-Shabab manager Vitor Pereira is set to be the former AFC Bournemouth manager’s successor, with GIVEMESPORT stating that a deal could already be wrapped up.

Wolves certainly haven’t messed about in finding a quick replacement for the 44-year-old, with Pereira’s appointment one that will no doubt come with intrigue attached to it, considering the Portuguese manager has never graced the English game from the sidelines.

But, he could be just what the Old Gold need in attempting to resurrect their campaign, with the in-demand 56-year-old boasting seven victories from 12 this season in the Saudi Pro League.

Of course, the demands of the Premier League are a different kettle of fish altogether, but his new methods could also mean certain frozen-out individuals at Molineux gain more opportunities moving forward, including notable Wolves dud Goncalo Guedes.

He could even become the club’s next iteration of Pedro Neto if everything slots into place under Pereira, particularly when you consider his previous excellent numbers from the wings.

Pereira's very own Pedro Neto at Wolves

Away from picking up those wins for Al-Shabab this season, Pereira has also made his current employers very easy on the eye to watch, with 49 strikes flooding in from his 30 games in charge of the Middle East outfit.

Often utilising the 3-4-3 formation there – something Wolves have experience of – Guedes could be in for a shout of more first-team chances if Pereira uses this same set-up at Molineux, having once starred all across the attacking positions at Valencia before making a major £27.5m switch to England a reality.

Guedes’ numbers by position for Valencia

Position

Games played

Goals scored

Assists

LW

102

16

17

SS

27

13

7

CF

18

4

6

RW

14

1

0

AM

4

0

0

RW

2

0

0

Sourced by Transfermarkt

But, it’s obvious his best position when at the Mestalla was down the left flank, with a stunning 16 goals and 17 assists amassed from 102 games.

Unfortunately, since his move to Wolves, Guedes hasn’t been able to dazzle in a similar way on the left, with zero goals and assists coming his way from that spot.

But, he will be gifted a clean slate in the West Midlands under the fresh reign of Pereira, as the 56-year-old is tasked with getting the best out of the “lightning” quick attacker having been labelled that by European football expert Andy Brassell. That trait is certainly one he shares with the former Old Gold winger.

Dazzling wide play isn’t the only similarity between Guedes and Neto in their approach down the wings, with the ability to score an audacious effort like the one above also linking the pair together.

Scoring twice in the EFL Cup this season, it wouldn’t be a stretch to state that the former Valencia man was just a background figure under O’Neil.

Now, however, his importance could increase as Pereira prepares to walk into the building to leave his mark on proceedings.

Perhaps he could unleash a new Neto-like figure in the much-maligned Guedes.

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Principal jogador do Flamengo na estreia da Libertadores, Matheuzinho, autor de uma assistência e um gol na vitória sobre o Sporting Cristal por 2 a 0, foi o personagem do quadro “Resenhado Craque”, da “FlaTV”, nesta quinta-feira, dia da reapresentação do elenco rubro-negro no Ninho do Urubu. E, além de falar sobre a função de ala e elogiar outras joias da base, o camisa34 deu uma resposta curiosa acerca de David Luiz – e suas virtudes com a bola.

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– Essa é jogada é muito boa (lançamento de David Luiz para o ala-direito), sempre leva perigo. Nós que jogamos na ponta temos que ficar atentos, porque o David (Luiz) é um jogador muito inteligente. Ele consegue ver o jogo ali de trás de outra maneira. Então, ele está olhando para bola, mas está sempre te enxergando ali. Ele sabe todos os pontos do campo. Então, é uma jogada que a gente trabalha bastante, e uma hora vai sair gol! – comentou.

Ainda em tom elogioso, falou sobre Lázaro e Hugo Souza, com quem teve mais tempo para atuar nos tempos de sub-20.

– Tenho um carinho muito grande pelo Lázaro. Ele está tendo uma evolução gigantesca, está jogando muito. Ele é muito inteligente também.

-O (Hugo) Neneca é um excelente atleta. Todo mundo sabe o que aconteceu com ele, e ele se superou. Hoje, está mostrando o Hugo que ele é. Embaixo do gol, ele é fora de série, tem muito reflexo e é difícil superar ele – completou.

NOVA FUNÇÃO NO FLAMENGO

Com Paulo Sousa, Matheuzinho atuou em 12 partidas nesta temporada, sendo oito como titular, enquanto Rodinei, o seu principal concorrente direto no setor, atuou em nove partidas (foi titular em seis). O Garoto do Ninho falou a respeito da missão de atuar mais avançado, como ala/ponta:

– Gosto (de atuar como ala-direito/ponta). Estou sempre ali perto do gol e dos atacantes. Todo mundo sabe que a minha velocidade e chegada são muito boas. Isso ajuda muito quando jogo na linha da frente. Tenho um pouco mais de liberdade, mas o que o Mister determinar, a gente está pronto para exercer.

RECADO PARA A NAÇÃO

Por fim, o jovem de 21 anos mandou um recado para a torcida do Fla, frustrada pelo rendimento aquém da equipe rubro-negra e pelos cinco vices consecutivos. Matheuzinho avisou: “vamos deixar o sangue”:

– Tenho certeza que esse ano será vitorioso para nós. Não vai faltar entrega dos jogadores, vamos dar a vida. Então, a partir do momento em que entrarmos em campo, vamos deixar o sangue e, juntos, buscar todos os títulos neste ano. Sábado começa o Brasileiro, começou a Libertadores, vem a Copa do Brasil. Tenho certeza que seremos muito felizes com a Nação do nosso lado.

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O próximo compromisso do Flamengo de Matheuzinho será neste sábado, na estreia pelo Campeonato Brasileiro, diante do Atlético-GO, às 19h, no Estádio Antônio Accioly. Na Libertadores, a segunda rodada acontece na terça, às 21h30, no Maracanã, contra o Talleres, da Argentina.

Aston Villa are understood to be in regular talks with an Italian club who are interested in landing one of their key players.

Aston Villa latest news

After a poor run that saw them win just once in nine games across all competitions, Aston Villa now seem to have rediscovered their best form. Unai Emery’s side have won four of their last five games in all competitions, most recently beating struggling Manchester City in the Premier League at the weekend.

Jhon Duran and Morgan Rogers were both on the scoresheet in an impressive 2-1 victory, which manager Emery described as a “great day” at the office.

“Manchester City are a very difficult team and I think we played fantastic,” said the Spanish coach. “Every player, in the tactical structure, was fantastic, defensively and offensively. Their commitment to do everything we worked on before the match was very important.I think every player performed great. It was a really great day for the team and for individual players as well.”

Rogers, who was voted as the Man of the Match, said: “To a man, I thought we were outstanding, so I thought we deserved the win.”

Napoli readying new and improved Duran bid

Duran, Villa’s other scorer against City, has been the subject of intense interest from clubs all around Europe thanks to his scintillating displays this season. The Colombia international, who is rated at £80 million by Villa, has scored 12 goals in all competitions, including three in the Champions League – one of which was the only goal in Villa’s historic 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich.

FC Barcelona, Chelsea and Manchester United are all understood to be keen on the former MLS hitman. However, it seems as if it’s Napoli who might be winning the race for his signature. According to Il Mattino, as per Sports Witness, the Italian club have already made a £29 million offer for Duran, which was rejected.

The publication states that Napoli, however, aren’t prepared to stop and have sent across “signals” to Villa that a second offer of £33 million will be made soon. Napoli are having constant and “frenetic” phone calls with NSWE about the 21-year-old, who they see as a potential replacement for Victor Osimhen. They are yet to get anywhere close to Villa’s price tag however.

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Osimhen came close to joining Chelsea in the summer, but the proposed deal collapsed on deadline day, and he ended up joining Turkish side Galatasaray on-loan instead. Though he’s not expected to stay in Turkey beyond the end of the season, he is widely expected to leave Napoli, with Chelsea reportedly maintaining their interest in signing him.

Ex-Chelsea midfielder and Nigeria international John Obi-Mikel said in the summer that Osimhen “wanted” to move to Stamford Bridge.

حقق ليفربول فوزًا ثمينًا على ضيفه ليستر سيتي بهدف نظيف في المباراة التي جمعتهما ضمن الجولة 32 من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز، ليواصل الفريق تصدره للترتيب برصيد 79 نقطة.

وجاء هدف الفوز عن طريق ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، الذي سجّل هدفًا رائعًا من كرة ثابتة، ليقود فريقه نحو ثلاث نقاط ثمينة في مشواره نحو التتويج باللقب.

ورفض آرني سلوت، المدير الفني لفريق ليفربول، أن تتحول الأنظار إلى مستقبل ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد التعاقدي، مؤكدًا أن العنوان الأهم بعد هذه المباراة يجب أن يكون عن هدفه الحاسم، وليس وضع عقده.

وينتهي عقد أرنولد مع ليفربول في نهاية الموسم الحالي، ولم يُعلن بعد عن التوصل لاتفاق للتجديد، على عكس زميليه محمد صلاح وفيرجيل فان دايك وقد وقع كلاهما على العقود الجديدة بالفعل.

اقرأ أيضًا | جماهير ليفربول تختار أفضل لاعب في مباراة ليستر سيتي بـ الدوري الإنجليزي

وقال سلوت في تصريحات نشرها موقع ليفربول الرسمي: “العنوان اليوم يجب أن يكون عن الهدف الذي سجّله أرنولد وليس عن عقده”.

وأضاف: “لكن ما يمكنني قوله هو أنه سيكون من السخيف أن يشكك أحد في التزامه تجاه هذا النادي، بالنظر إلى الجهد الكبير الذي بذله للعودة والمشاركة اليوم وتسجيل هذا الهدف المهم، وكل ما قدمه للنادي طوال السنوات التي قضاها هنا”.

وشدد: “في رأيي، لا يمكن لأحد أن يُشكك في التزامه تجاه ليفربول، لذا، دعوا العناوين تتحدث عن هدفه الرائع، وليس عن وضع عقده”.

Gujarat Titans fell short in the last over and lost their second game in a row

Sidharth Monga06-May-20223:30

Are Pollard’s powers on the wane?

Almost out of the tournament, needing a lot of permutations and combinations in the rest of the tournament to stay alive, Mumbai Indians still gave their raucous home crowd something to cheer about, defending eight runs in the last over with six Gujarat Titans wickets in handTitans, who have snatched wins from the jaws of defeat on a few occasions earlier in the tournament with some incredible six-hitting, took the defeat out of a victory’s grasp thanks to quick ones and twos that resulted in run-outs.For about 33 overs between the Mumbai powerplay and the last over of the match, Titans looked on track for a win that would all but seal their qualifications to the playoffs. They restricted Mumbai to 177 despite a flying start, Rohit Sharma’s best in all IPL matches. Then both Titans openers got fifties followed by quick innings from Hardik Pandya and David Miller. However, thanks to the run-outs, Titans contrived to lose on a night that Jasprit Bumrah went for 48 runs.Rohit shows form
Rohit began the match with an average of 17 and a strike rate of 123 this IPL, but looked in great touch. He took on Alzarri Joseph to begin with but went after every bowler in the first six overs, scoring 42, more than he has ever done inside an IPL powerplay. The smooth hitting was back on display. Ishan Kishan was not so smooth, benefiting from an edge or three, but he too kept scoring quickly. The 63 for 0 after six overs was easily their best powerplay in a disappointing season.Rashid strikes back
Teams have decided to not give wickets to Rashid Khan and Sunil Narine even if it means playing them out at a sub-optimal run rate. Rashid came into this match with just nine wickets but at under seven an over. Rohit, though, was looking to attack everyone because this was a good pitch and they needed a big total. Rashid went for 13 in his first, bowled inside the powerplay. In Rashid’s second, all it took was two dots to bring out the reverse-sweep. Rashid, though, was too accurate for that and trapped him lbw.2:51

Vettori, Bishop laud Sams’ execution of slower balls

Middle-overs muddle
Three Mumbai batters scored more than 40 runs at a strike rate higher than 150, but their eventual score was the lowest among 134 such T20 innings. Kieron Pollard, Tilak Varma and Suryakumar Yadav scored 38 off 41 between them to offset 132 off 78 between Rohit, Ishan Kishan and Tim David.Pollard, especially, was a slightly strange choice to walk in during the 13th over when he was going to play out Lockie Ferguson and Rashid. He was looking to play Rashid out, but Rashid was good enough to turn a legbreak past his forward-defensive and hit the top of off.To their credit, Titans responded well to the powerplay by mixing the pace in the rest of the innings to restrict Mumbai. David, who took them to 177 with two sixes in the final over, was despondent at the halfway mark, saying they were well short.The Saha-Gill show
 At the start of the chase, Saha continued his excellent intent and took the pressure off Gill, who has been short of a gallop. He went after Bumrah, using his pace, taking 25 off nine balls in his first two overs, more than anyone has taken off Bumrah in a T20 powerplay. Around the end of the powerplay, it was Gill, who took the load off Saha, who tends to slow down once the field is spread. He took a six and a four off M Ashwin followed by a hat-trick of fours off Daniel Sams and then a six and a four off left-arm wristspinner Kumar Kartikeya.Now Gill must have fancied Ashwin after his earlier success off him, but it was perhaps time for Saha to go after the bowling and for Gill to set up to bat through. However, Gill was the first one to attack and holed out at the start of the 13th over. Saha followed in the same over, top-edging a sweep.Titans run themselves outHardik Pandya, though, continued in the flow he has managed through the season. Despite the hit-wicket dismissal of Sai Sudharsan – trying to hit the pants off a slower bouncer from Pollard and losing the bottom hand on the bat – Titans were on track, needing 22 off 15.This is when Pandya called David Miller through for a quick single when the ball was rolling through to the keeper. A dive or a full stretch would have got Pandya in, but the replays surprised him, catching him on the line when the wicket lit up.In the 19th over, despite an off night, Bumrah created some tension, conceding just four off four. Miller, though, seemed to have sealed the chase when he hit the fifth, a short ball, for a flat six to make it 10 required off seven balls.At eight off five, Rahul Tewatia missed a slower ball from Sams. Off the next ball, he tried a second but couldn’t make it despite a slow and an off-target throw from deep midwicket. Rashid took a single off the fourth ball to give it to Miller with six required off two.Sams managed to go past the bat on both occasions with full and wide slower balls.

Aston Villa’s generally impressive season continues.

On Saturday, the Claret and Blue Army beat Leicester 2-1, thanks to goals from Ross Barkley and then Leon Bailey, meaning they’re now unbeaten in ten Premier League home games, winning four of the last five.

Unai Emery’s team are currently eighth, a little bit lower than they’d surely have hoped, albeit the fact Villa are fifth in the gigantic Champions League table, on course to go straight through to the round of 16, means one has to cut them a bit of slack.

Nevertheless, continuing to juggle both continental and domestic commitments, the Villans will surely be looking to strengthen their squad in January, so it’s set to be a busy month in the Midlands.

Aston Villa lining up new wing-back

According to a report from Spain, Aston Villa are interested in signing Celta Vigo defender Óscar Mingueza, with Fabrizio Romano on Twitter adding that the Villans “have started talks to explore” the potential move.

It’s believed that Mingueza has a release clause of €20m (around £16.5m) although, as reported by others, they plan to negotiate in an attempt to secure his signature at a lower price or to avoid paying the entire fee up front.

Of course, both manager Emery as well as President of Football Operations Monchi know the Spanish market very well, so it’s no surprise they’ve looked to La Liga for reinforcements.

Mingueza is a La Masia graduate, joining Barcelona at the age of eight, making 66 appearances for Barça’s first-team, most-notably starting their Copa del Rey Final victory over Real Sociedad in April 2021, having scored in el Clásico at Estadio Alfredo Di Stéfano a week earlier, albeit in vain as Real Madrid prevailed 2-1 in the pouring rain.

However, after falling out of favour the following season under Xavi, Mingueza was sold to Celta Vigo for just €3m (£2.5m), albeit they do have a 50% sell-on clause, so the Catalan giants would earn a much-needed windfall should Villa secure their man.

Now 25-years-old, he’s made 82 appearances for O Celtiña, starting 16 of their 18 La Liga matches during this campaign so far, hence why Celta boss Claudio Giráldez will be determined not to lose him.

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Mingueza is a very versatile player, predominantly deployed at right-wing-back in Celta Vigo’s 3-4-3, although he has filled in on the opposite side six times this season, including during their most-recent league fixture, a 2-0 victory over Real Sociedad at Balaídos just before Christmas.

His impressive club form saw him start Spain’s UEFA Nations League clash with Switzerland in Tenerife in November, just his second senior cap and first for over three years.

So, what could he offer Emery’s side? Well, European football expert Zach Lowy on Twitter notes that Mingueza began his senior career as a César Azpilicueta-esque centre-back/right-back “hybrid”, but has now become a “buccaneering wing-back” who can both “invert and push forward”.

Meantime, according to Data MB football’s performance index, Mingueza is the joint-second best-performing full-back in La Liga this season, behind only Jules Koundé of Barcelona.

So how does he compare to Aston Villa’s existing right-back Matty Cash?

Óscar Mingueza vs Matty Cash 24/25 comparison

Statistic

Óscar Mingueza

Matty Cash

Appearances

19

15

Minutes

1,499

1,148

Assists

5

0

Expected assists

4.3

0.4

Progressive carries

41

23

Passes attempted

1031

555

Pass completion %

75.8%

82%

Tackles

20

37

Blocks

15

11

Interceptions

10

15

Touches

1158

683

Statistics courtesy of FBref.com

As outlined in the table, Mingueza and Cash are stylistically very different.

The Spaniard ranks significantly higher for attacking metrics, assists and progressive carries, helped by the fact he’s playing wing-back, while the data suggests Cash is more defensively solid, racking up more tackles and interceptions.

However, as outlined by Ahmed Walid of the Athletic, Villa’s width comes from their full-backs, suggesting Mingueza would be a good fit and potentially even an upgrade on their current options.

Also, Cash has already missed nine matches this season due to a hamstring and then a calf injury, leading to Ezri Konsa being forced to fill in at right-back on ten occasions already, with youngsters Lamare Bogarde and Kosta Nedeljković the only natural deputies.

Thus, as alluded to earlier, Villa’s Champions League commitments mean games will continue to come thick and fast, with right-back an obvious area in which a reinforcement would be helpful.

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Clarke, Moores combine to seal tight four-wicket win at Trent Bridge

ECB Reporters Network27-May-2022

Luke Fletcher claimed a five-wicket haul•Getty Images

A half-century from Joe Clarke and 47 by Tom Moores saw Notts Outlaws launch their Vitality Blast campaign with a tight four-wicket win over Worcestershire Rapids at Trent Bridge.Seamer Luke Fletcher took a career-best five for 32 as the Rapids were restricted to 164 for nine in their 20 overs, before Clarke hit 52 from 34 balls and Moores clubbed three sixes in his 31-ball assault before Calvin Harrison hit the winning boundary with just two balls to spare.New Zealand big hitter Colin Munro, who spent the 2014 and 2015 seasons at New Road, began his third Blast campaign with the Rapids with 66 off 43 balls – his highest score in their colours.Otherwise, it had looked like a below-par display by the visitors after being asked to bat first, with Ben Cox’s 20 the next highest score, but with two wickets each from Brett D’Oliveira and Yorkshire loanee Matthew Waite the finish was closer than anticipated.Fletcher’s five-wicket haul came after his first three balls of the night had gone for four, six and six at the hands of Ed Pollock. Former England pace bowler Jake Ball, in his first match since last July after recovering from a stress fracture in the back, took two for 24 and skipper Dan Christian two for 22.Worcestershire had 56 runs on the board from their powerplay but lost a third wicket to the last delivery when a slow bouncer from Ball deceived Jack Haynes, who shaped to cut and succeeded only in nicking a catch to ‘keeper Moores. It meant that a dropped catch in the same over, when Haynes was put down at deep point, had cost only one run.The other casualties were Pollock, who attacked Fletcher in characteristic style with four-six-six as the Outlaws stalwart struggled to get his length right, only to hit a low full-toss straight into the hands of Alex Hales at mid-on. D’Oliveira was caught behind off Dan Christian in an attempted scoop.Rapids were 86 for three at halfway. Munro pulled six and cut for four off consecutive balls of Calvin Harrison’s leg spin and after Jake Libby skied Christian to mid-off a lot seemed to rest on the shoulders of the Kiwi.A big chance went begging when Moores missed a good stumping chance off Matt Carter when Munro was on 66, but in the event the error cost nothing as Munro top-edged a slow bouncer from Fletcher and was well caught at short third man, having hit seven fours and two sixes.Cox pinged a six over midwicket in the same over but fell two balls later attempting the same shot as the innings ended badly for the Rapids, who lost five wickets in the last four overs while adding only 28 runs, with Fletcher picking up two more in the final over.After the Outlaws lost Hales cheaply, Ben Duckett cleared the legside boundary twice in his 29 from 14 balls but after nonchalantly lofting the second of those sixes was caught at square leg attempting a repeat, rather throwing away the chance of a big score.At 66 for 2 from the powerplay, Notts were ahead, although they lost Samit Patel for four and Clarke too might feel he should have had more, going after D’Oliveira’s leg spin with fewer than 50 required in the 13th over and paying the price.A bad drop by Haynes at long on off D’Oliveira let Moores escape on 28 and though Moores and Steven Mullaney holed out off Matthew Waite in the penultimate over as the home side threatened to wobble at the death, Harrison found the boundary off Charlie Morris to see them home.