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Marseille fail to take advantage of PSG’s defeat and miss out on going top
Marseille twice came from behind but conceded a stoppage time equaliser in a 2-2 draw with Toulouse, missing the chance to overtake Paris Saint Germain and go top of Ligue 1 on matchday 14.
Chelsea written off for the title again after dream week
Chelsea are not a serious contender for the Premier League title this season. That is the conclusion drawn by the English media and analysts after Wednesday night’s disappointing performance against Leeds United (3-1), which brought an end to a seven match unbeaten run.
Players must be on international duty on December 15
FIFA has issued a statement to the national federations to prepare the release of the players who will take part in the Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), between December 21 and January 18.
Darwin is said to be fed up with Saudi Arabia and a club is already being linked with him
Darwin Núñez is reportedly unhappy at Al Hilal despite scoring five goals in his first eleven games in Saudi Arabia.
Raphinha hailed in the blockbuster clash
Raphinha received plenty of praise after his performance for Barcelona against Atlético Madrid. The Brazilian scored his first goal since September after a spell out injured and thus contributed to Barça’s home win over Diego Simeone’s Atlético.
Frenkie de Jong will once again miss a Barça match due to illness
Newly crowned La Liga leaders Barcelona will also be unable to call on Frenkie de Jong against Atlético Madrid. The midfielder missed the previous match against Alavés due to personal reasons, and for Tuesday evening’s game he is ill. Barcelona announced this on Tuesday afternoon.
But Bayern will have learned from this match
For Union Berlin and Bayern Munich, there will be a quick reunion. Twenty-five days after their draw in the Bundesliga, the two very different teams meet again in the round of 16 of the DFB-Pokal.
Gladbach cup exit doubly painful
The Gladbach upswing came to an abrupt end with the defeat against St. Pauli. The elimination also hits the club financially, since the squad is supposed to be strengthened in January.
Farioli represents what we are striving for at FC Porto
FC Porto held the annual Dragões de Ouro gala on Monday. President André Villas-Boas (pictured) spoke hopefully about the club’s future and said he was happy with the appointment of former Ajax coach Francesco Farioli.
Slot made a promise that he is clearly not keeping
Uli Hoeness has criticized Arne Slot. Bayern Munich’s honorary president is unhappy with Florian Wirtz’s situation at Liverpool. The extremely expensive summer signing has so far barely shown his qualities in England. According to Hoeness, Slot is to blame for that.