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It’s hard to smile for Real Madrid. Despite the 4-0 success against Osasuna, and the nice triple scored by Vinicius Jr, the day was largely ended by serious injuries to several senior players of the Merengues.

The longest affected is Eder Militao. As we feared given the images and his attacks of pain, the Brazilian was seriously injured in the right knee. “ After examinations carried out by the Real Madrid Medical Services on our child Eder Militao, based on an examination of a complete tear of the anterior cruciate ligament with damage to both menisci of the right leg. Militao will operate in the coming days,” confirmed Real Madrid. The defense is absent at the end of the season, now available following a rupture of the anterior crescent ligament at the end of the season.

Rodrygo and Vazquez also touched

“It hurts me to see a colleague cry because my heart is breaking, you come from a long injury and it’s his turn and it looks like it could be longer than usual… He’s going we miss you »reacted Brahim Diaz after the meeting, relays Marca.

On the other side, Rodrygo and Lucas Vazquez on the other side of the field with a blessing in the kitchen. For them, the Spanish press mentions an absence that could occur every three weeks to a month.

Bayern and Werder win

1. FSV Mainz 05 moved into the top half of the table on Matchday 10 of the Bundesliga thanks to a home victory against Borussia Dortmund. The Rheinhessen are only three points behind the Westphalians, who had to play outnumbered for more than 60 minutes after the expulsion of Emre Can. Championship leader FC Bayern showed no weakness against newly promoted St. Pauli at Millerntor. Champion Bayer Leverkusen long looked victorious in Dieter Hecking’s Bochum debut before VfL equalized late. Meanwhile, Holstein Kiel suffered a late defeat at Bremen, despite it being Werder’s first home win of the season.

Borussia Dortmund remains a welcome guest abroad and suffered the next sporting setback in the Bundesliga. The Champions League participant lost 1:3 (1:2) against 1. FSV Mainz 05 and is still waiting for his first away victory of the season. In addition to the match, BVB also lost captain Can, who received a red card in the 27th minute for a serious foul.

In front of 33,000 spectators, Jae-Sung Lee (36th minute), Jonathan Burkardt (45th + 3) and Paul Nebel (54th) scored the goals for Mainz, which climbed to the middle of the table with 13 points thanks to its first home victory. the season. For Dortmund, Serhou Guirassy (40th) scored from the penalty spot to equalize. Due to the fourth defeat of the season, coach Nuri Sahin’s team, which risks further criticism, fell to seventh place with 16 points.

The guests were the most active team at the start and tried to control the match. However, BVB could not create any significant opportunities against Mainz, who were strong in running and tackling. Efforts rebounded several times against the well-positioned FSV defense. Mainz initially relied mainly on counter-attacks and had their first big chance of the match after almost 20 minutes. Nadiem Amiri served Burkardt, but the young international fired the ball over the crossbar in front of the goal. Dortmund goalkeeper Alexander Meyer, who once again represented injured goalkeeper Gregor Kobel, would have been helpless.

This scene served as a wake-up call for Mainz, who then acted more courageously and gained more shares in the game. The guests were now under more pressure, which intensified after Can’s expulsion. The national player tackled Lee and was sent off the field. This further weakened the BVB defense, which was already missing the injured Niklas Süle and Waldemar Anton, as well as the suspended Ramy Bensebaini.

It didn’t take long for Mainz to take the majority lead. After a cross from Anthony Caci, Lee scored with a header. The striker also played a key role in the equalizer shortly after by bringing down Guirassy in his own area. The BVB striker converted the penalty safely. Nevertheless, Dortmund entered the locker room with a deficit. On the last action of the first half, Burkardt scored in stoppage time on an assist from Danny da Costa. Even after the change, the home team didn’t let anything happen in defense and continued to gain ground in the fog. For the 22-year-old, it was the first goal of his young Bundesliga career. Dortmund could not add more with a man less and were mainly trying to limit the damage. FSV therefore had no difficulty in achieving the deserved victory.

1-0 at FC St. Pauli: a lot of Musiala, little Bayern shines

A stroke of genius from Jamal Musiala saved FC Bayern Munich from an unpleasant surprise at FC St. Pauli. In the first Bundesliga match between the two friendly clubs in over 13 years, the international paved the way for the ultimately deserved 1-0 (1-0) with his dream goal from a good 28 meters in the 22nd minute to gain the upper hand. lead.

It means the record champions have scored fewer than three away goals for the first time this season. They missed out on a record six away games by more than three goals. Their lead in the standings remains undisputed with 26 points. In the fifth competitive match in a row, the Munich team did not concede a goal. FC St. Pauli are still waiting for their first home goal since promotion and therefore also their first victory at the Millerntor.

Thanks to Joker Burke: Werder ends its home curse against Holstein Kiel

On the fifth attempt, it finally worked: Werder Bremen won their first home victory of the Bundesliga season. The Hanseatic League won against Holstein Kiel 2:1 (1:0) and thus rehabilitated itself after the weak 1:4 performance in Gladbach a week ago. Werder had already suffered two defeats and two draws at the Weserstadion.

It was Oliver Burke, long retired from Weser, who scored Werder’s winning goal in the 89th minute. The Scottish substitute scored with a great header to make it 2-1. Jens Stage (36th) had already given the hosts the lead in front of 42,100 spectators at a sold-out Weserstadion, and Phil Harres (48th) equalized for the promoted team shortly after the break. The Kiel team was unable to follow up with three more points in its first Bundesliga victory. A week ago, the Storks won against Heidenheim, but in the end it was not enough for Bremen.

Big surprise: Bochum draws against Leverkusen

VfL Bochum created a bit of a surprise when Hecking returned to the coaching bench. The bottom team in the Bundesliga cruised their way to a 1-1 (0-1) home game against Bayer Leverkusen. The Bochum team, which presented the experienced Bundesliga coach as its new head coach on Tuesday, is still winless after the tenth matchday, but it got at least its second point this season in the home match against the champions and cup winners.

Substitute Koji Miyoshi (88th) late equalized the visitors’ lead thanks to Patrik Schick (19th). A well-deserved punt victory for Bochum in the first for Hecking, who last sat on the bench as head coach of Bundesliga side Borussia Mönchengladbach in May 2019. The Leverkusen team, on the other hand, continued their streak in the Champions League with a draw four days after their 4-0 defeat against Liverpool FC: even after the third consecutive first-class match, they did not did not win the following championship match. But they remained unbeaten in the Bundesliga for 22 away games during the season. The last away defeat was in May 2023 – in Bochum.

The match between Lens and Nantes, at the same time in Ligue 1, was child’s play lasting several minutes, causing tennis balls to be thrown from the stands of the Bollaert stadium. Supporters protest against the Professional (Site notre blog d’information) League (LFP).

It’s a big winner against Atlético Madrid
in the Champions League: Luis Enrique’s PSG suffers from the absence of a scorer. While the return of Gonçalo Ramos is impatiently awaited – probably for the end of November – Randal Kolo Muani remains shunned by his coach, confined to two starts and two goals this season in all competitions (compared to three goals in three matches at the same time fr French team), and therefore in total loss of confidence.

Then you will spend a lot of time on the case of the Nigerian Victor Osimhen This means that PSG has decided to finalize the distribution of Kylian Mbappé for Real Madrid, which will be carried out in the offensive composition in place. A credo that we are all ready to observe Luis Enrique this winter, despite the insistent rumor of a Parisian interest in the Swedish pearl Viktor Gyökeres. The Sporting nugget is worth 70 million euros. A minimum.

Too expensive and/or too soft

This Thursday, the newspaper Le Parisien formulated on the question: “
This is not the first time that Kylian Mbappé, in 1998, played immediately as a successor in the PSG attack. According to our information, and to date, PSG is not preparing the recruitment of Viktor Gyökeres, in the short term, this winter therefore », writes Dominique Sévérac about the Lisbon striker, already author of 23 goals in 17 outings this season, including a remaining hat-trick against Manchester City in the Champions League this season.

The choice of apartment against Luis Enrique, not very convinced by the possible contribution of a player who has never played in a top club, a young 26-year-old Scandinavian who in 2023 was still in the Championship, the second division English, then the ranks of Coventry. “ With Gyökeres, Asturias has the same advantage as the transfer price, an argument that advances in his first conferences in the press and is also a signal of the same astronomical phenomenon that can be seen in a playful way of pressure, no doubt thinking of Randal Kolo Muani for a year », underlines Le Parisien.

Schalke’s farewell last summer

For Leo Greiml, the FC Schalke 04 chapter ended last summer after two years in which he played only seven times and was absent for a long time due to torn cruciate ligaments. He joined Dutch first division side NAC Breda, where he has not missed a single minute so far and his market value has increased further after three years. He had assumed he would stay with the Royal Blues.

“I arrived at the start of training in June thinking that my schedule was completely normal. Other players were informed immediately after the season ended in May that they were no longer scheduled. “At first I was not told anything like that,” the 23-year-old defender told “WAZ”. Shortly after the start of preparation for the new season, he was told « that it would be difficult for me to get minutes and that it would be better for me if I looked for something else. » He thought, “because they no longer had confidence in my body given my injury history.”

He assured those in charge “that I have the quality to be able to help Schalke when I am fit. But I quickly realized that it would be better for me to look for something new. » At the start of August he moved to Breda, where his working document is dated 2026 – and is expected to include a buyout option for Schalke. This is not a problem for Greiml: “I concentrate on staying fit and giving my best. The future is far away. »

Schalke brought Greiml from SK Rapid on a free transfer in 2022. “Leo is a great talent and one of the best Austrian (Site notre bureau spécialisé)ers of his year,” said then sporting director Rouven Schröder. However, the long-serving U-national player never really hit the ground running with the Royal Blues and missed a total of 42 games due to a torn cruciate ligament and meniscus injury. In the end, he played more matches with the secondary team (8) than with the professionals.

In the Netherlands, he seems to have found his way back. Greiml is one of eleven outfield players who have played a possible 990 minutes in the Eredivisie. He will miss the duel with PSV Eindhoven on Saturday (8 p.m.) due to a yellow card. “It was important for me that this decision gave me playing time, that I regained a good feeling in my body after the difficult years of injuries. “This all came true,” Greiml said.

He has been “symptom-free” since the start of training with Schalke: “My knee is doing very well, it hasn’t reacted negatively once. I’m in great shape. » More recently, after three years, its market value increased from 400,000 to 700,000 euros. When he joined the Royal Blues, he was still valued at 2.5 million euros.

Despite a complicated start to the season for the the real Madridcurrently in second position in La Liga with new points at leader FC Barcelona and difficult in the Champions League, Karim Benzema remains optimistic for his former club. The Al-Ittihad striker, during an interview with
The Chiringuitoan affirmation of the real capacity of this period: “Madrid will win again this season. For the moment, it’s complicated, it’s a nice depression, but it’s still calmer and it’s a joke”.

Benzema advised Mbappé and encouraged Real

Benzema has equally exciting potential for Madrid’s young team, but is a possible lack of leadership and a slacker of advice. Kylian Mbappéwho can find the place in the number 9. “It’s complicated because they are all very young, but Madrid always comes back”added the 2022 Ballon d’Or, recalling that Real said it bounces back even in difficult times.

Successful battle against Tottenham (1-2) in the League Cup, Bournemouth (1-2) in the Premier League, and this match against Sporting Portugal (1-4) in the Champions League, Manchester City made three consecutive wins for the Premier League post April 2018. Aware of the extremely complicated period his team is going through, Skyblues coach Pep Guardiola wants to stand up.

« It’s a difficult period in terms of results, but I have two very good ones that’s what people expect, but I’m not giving up. I want to face it and raise the players who want to follow me will be there In the pass is the exception Sometimes you can get lost,” observed the Spanish manager at a press conference.

The Citizens face Brighton, the same in the Premier League, in the fourth pass goal.

Represents the Gunners’ upset

In a difficult sporting phase, Arsenal FC must reorient its sporting direction. Sporting director Edú Gaspar leaves the Gunners and is one of the driving forces alongside coach Mikel Arteta, who has been in charge of the North Londoners’ successful side in recent years.

The former professional, who made 127 appearances for Arsenal as a player, would take up a role under multi-club owner Evangelos Marinakis. The Greek is a shareholder in Arsenal’s rivals Nottingham Forest, currently third in the table in England, and Olympiakos Piraeus. Edu’s exact role is not yet known. Arsenal’s statement regarding the departure does not address the next step. Edu himself simply said: “Now it’s time for another challenge. Arsenal will always be in my heart.

Edú has held a managerial role at Arsenal since 2019, so he also represents the decisive change at the Gunners, heralded by the long farewell of former club icon Mesut Özil and top scorer Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Arsenal have improved markedly since, following two eighth-place finishes in 2020 and 2021, and after finishing fifth in the summer of 2022, they have twice been Premier League runners-up. Edu’s decision to leave was “incredibly difficult”.

Club owner Stan Kroenke had warm parting words: “We respect Edu’s decision and thank him for his immense contribution and commitment to moving the club forward. Everyone at the club wishes him the best. We all love him and the positive energy he brings to everything and everyone. Change and development are part of our club. We remain focused on our strategy and on winning big trophies. Our succession plan will reflect this continued ambition. » Arsenal have slipped to fifth place in the Premier League after two defeats in their last three games.

You don’t even need to start the debate, this Austrian (investor/club) has no fans or it is neutral people who fill the ranks because they can easily get tickets there because there is nothing just no demand there for those they bought together Trade, that’s a fact.

That’s why in my mind there are only 17 clubs playing at Buli, because as I said, for 99% this commercialism is lukewarm and that will never change, the « fans » of these  » clubs » are residents of the city of Leipzig. and surrounding areas, who are just happy to be able to watch top-notch and successful (Site notre bureau spécialisé) at your fingertips, but you have no real connection with this club, which any normal supporter takes for granted.