October 2022 – Football Flame
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Month: October 2022

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Bologna, SERIE A

Focused Bologna edge out tight 2-1 win away to Monza

Andrea Petagna of AC Monza in action during the Serie A match between AC Monza and Bologna FC at Stadio Brianteo on October 31, 2022 in Monza, Italy.Bologna came back from 1-0 down to pick up an important win away to Monza this evening. The two sides could not be separated in the first half as both fought to try and find an advantage, although the away side looked a little more dangerous as they tentatively pressed up the pitch. The deadlock was finally broken in the 57th minute, when Andrea Petagna converted from the penalty spot to put Monza 1-0 up. Unfortunately for coach Raffaele Palladino and his squad, this seemed to be the wake-up call for Bologna, who immediately managed to respond on the pitch. Thiago Motta’s side netted an equaliser in the 60th minute thanks to Scottish midfiel...
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CHELSEA FC, England, Reece James

Chelsea send Reece James to Dubai as he hopes to keep his World Cup dreams alive

Reece James and Ben Chilwell of Chelsea FC discuss during the team's pitch inspection prior to the UEFA Champions League group E match between AC Milan and Chelsea FC at Giuseppe Meazza Stadium on October 11, 2022 in Milan, Italy.England international Reece James has been sent to Dubai in a bid to keep his World Cup dreams alive as he recovers from injury. The Chelsea defender suffered knee ligament damage in their 2-0 Champions League victory over AC Milan on October 11, with Gareth Southgate sweating over whether the 22-year-old will be fit in time to make the plane to Qatar. Chelsea confirmed in a statement that James, along with French centre-back Wesley Fofana who is also hoping to recover in time for the World Cup, have been sent to Dubai to continue their rehabilitation. The Chelsea...
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Belgium, Romelu Lukaku, SERIE A

Lukaku to miss Bayern clash after thigh tweak

Simone Inzaghi head coach of FC Internazionale speaks with Romelu Menama Lukaku Bolingoli during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2022 in Milan, Italy.Belgium centre-forward Romelu Lukaku is set to miss Inter’s Champions League clash with Bayern Munich Tuesday after tweaking an old thigh injury in the Nerazzurri’s 3-0 win over Sassaulo at the weekend, Inter said Monday. Inter are already through to the next phase. Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale is substituted for Romelu Lukaku during the Serie A match between FC Internazionale and UC Sampdoria at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on October 29, 2022 in Milan, Italy.He is also said to be at a “strong risk” of missing next Sunday’s Serie A match against Juventus. Lukaku, w...
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ANTONIO CONTE, PREMIER LEAGUE, Tottenham Hotspur

Tottenham in talks with Antonio Conte over new contract

Antonio Conte, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, looks on prior to kick off of the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Tottenham Hotspur at Vitality Stadium on October 29, 2022 in Bournemouth, England.Tottenham Hotspur are in talks with Antonio Conte over a new long-term contract. There is confidence at Spurs that they will be able to agree a new deal with the Italian manager. Conte’s current contract at the north London club — agreed when he joined in November last year — expires at the end of this season. But there is an option within that contract to extend it. The former Juventus midfielder impressed after joining Spurs, guiding them to a top-four finish, and his side have started this season in good form. They are third in the Premier League and their hopes of reaching the ne...
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Neymar, PSG

Neymar Trial Wraps Up In Spain After Prosecutors Drop Charges

Neymar Jr. of Brazil celebrates after scoring the fourth goal of his team during a match between Peru and Brazil as part of South American Qualifiers for Qatar 2022 at Estadio Nacional de Lima on October 13, 2020 in Lima, Peru.Brazilian superstar Neymar's trial in Spain over his transfer to Barcelona in 2013 is expected to wrap up Monday after Spanish prosecutors last week dropped their fraud charges against the player. The 30-year-old and the eight other defendants -- including his parents who manage his affairs and two former Barca presidents -- will be allowed to make closing arguments to the Barcelona court. Neymar, who now plays for Paris Saint-Germain who on Wednesday face Juventus in the Champions League, and his parents have been granted permission by the court to testify...
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Antonio Candreva, Salernitana, SERIE A

Salernitana stun Lazio, Lookman on target for Atalanta

Antonio Candreva of Salernitana celebrates after scoring their team's second goal during the Serie A match between SS Lazio and Salernitana at Stadio Olimpico on October 30, 2022 in Rome, Italy. Salernitana stunned Lazio with a stormy 3-1 Serie A win on Sunday, ending their hosts’ hot run of form a week from the season’s first Rome derby.Without injured star striker Ciro Immobile, Lazio looked set to claim their sixth win in seven league matches and provisional second place when Mattia Zaccagni rolled them ahead four minutes before half-time in Rome. But Salernitana didn’t lose their heads and came away with their first ever win at the Stadio Olimpico, leaving Lazio fourth and eight points behind league leaders Napoli. Ex-Lazio man Antonio Candreva lobbed Salernitana level in the 51st...
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LALIGA, Real Madrid, Vinicius Jr

Ten-man Real Madrid held at home by Girona

Real Madrid's Spanish midfielder Marco Asensio eyes the ball during the Spanish league football match between Real Madrid CF and Girona FC at the Santiago Bernabeu stadium in Madrid on October 30, 2022.Real Madrid have been held to a 1-1 draw by Girona at the Santiago Bernabeu, allowing Barcelona, who won at Valencia on Saturday, to close the gap on the reigning champions to one point.After a goalless first half on Sunday, Real opened the scoring through Vinicius Jr in the 70th minute but their lead was cancelled out by a Cristhian Stuani penalty 10 minutes later.To make matters worse midfielder Toni Kroos was sent off in added time after receiving a second yellow card – the German’s first red card of his career.Real were frustrated for more than an hour before finally making the breakthro...
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Arsenal, Gabriel Martinelli, PREMIER LEAGUE

Arsenal put five past Forest to return to top spot

Thomas Partey (R) of Arsenal celebrates with teammates Gabriel Martinelli and Granit Xhaka after scoring their team's fourth goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Nottingham Forest at Emirates Stadium on October 30, 2022 in London, England. Arsenal bounced back from Thursday's Europa League loss to PSV Eindhoven by returning to the top of the Premier League table with an emphatic win over Nottingham Forest. Gabriel Martinelli headed the Gunners in front early on before England's Bukayo Saka - who set up the opener - was forced off with an injury. Reiss Nelson, Saka's replacement, doubled the lead four minutes after the restart with his first Arsenal goal since November 2020 before quickly adding his second. Thomas Partey and Martin Odegaard goals added gloss to t...
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Ligue 1, Lionel Messi, PSG

Paris Saint-Germain wins Ligue 1 duel 4-3 against Troyes

 Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint Germain (R) celebrating his goal with his teammate Lionel Messi of Paris Saint Germain (L) during the Ligue 1 match between Paris Saint-Germain and ESTAC Troyes at Parc des Princes on October 29, 2022 in Paris, France.  Paris Saint-Germain won a French Ligue 1 week 13 duel Saturday 4-3 against Troyes. Troyes’ Mama Balde gave his team an early lead in the third minute before Carlos Soler leveled in the 24th minute at Parc des Princes in Paris.Balde netted another in the 52nd minute but just three minutes later, Argentine star Lionel Messi took the stage. He sparked the comeback with a screamer, then, his partners in crime, Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, scored in the 62nd and 77th minutes, respectively. A goal in the 88th minute by Ante Palaversa was not e...
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BARCELONA FC, LALIGA, ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI

Valencia 0-1 Barcelona: Robert Lewandowski nets a last-gasp winner

Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona in action during the LaLiga Santander match between Valencia CF and FC Barcelona at Estadio Mestalla on October 29, 2022 in Valencia, Spain.Barcelona, bruised after Champions League elimination in midweek, snatched a late 1-0 victory at Valencia on Saturday in La Liga, with Robert Lewandowski stretching to convert a 93rd minute winner. The Polish forward managed to divert Raphinha’s cross home at the death to pull Barcelona level on 31 points with Real Madrid at the top of the table, before the champions host Girona on Sunday. It was a hard-fought win — the Catalans lost centre-backs Jules Kounde and Eric Garcia to injury, and they will be worries for their national teams, France and Spain respectively, ahead of the Qatar World Cup which starts in under t...
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Cadiz FC, LALIGA, Ruben Sobrino

Atletico Madrid loses Liga thriller at Cadiz on final touch

Cadiz's Spanish forward Ruben Sobrino (L) celebrates after scoring his team's third goal during the Spanish league football match between Cadiz CF and Club Atletico de Madrid at the Nuevo Mirandilla stadium in Cadiz on October 29, 2022.For a second straight game Atletico Madrid was betrayed on the final touch of the ball.Cadiz beat Atletico 3-2 in the Spanish league on Saturday after Ruben Sobrino knocked in a cross just before the final whistle to tilt the seesaw contest finally in the hosts’ favor. The last-second loss came just three days after Atletico was eliminated from the Champions League at the group phase following a 2-2 draw against Bayer Leverkusen. Atletico’s Yannick Carrasco had a penalty saved and two efforts to put in the rebound by teammates failed on the final k...
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Brighton & Hove Albion, PREMIER LEAGUE

Brighton thump Chelsea on Potter’s return

Pervis Estupinan of Brighton & Hove Albion celebrates with teammates after their sides third goal after an own goal by Trevoh Chalobah of Chelsea (not pictured) during the Premier League match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Chelsea FC at American Express Community Stadium on October 29, 2022 in Brighton, England.Graham Potter endured a nightmare return to Amex Stadium as Brighton thrashed Chelsea to claim a first victory under their new manager Roberto de Zerbi. In a chaotic opening, Leandro Trossard's calm finish put the home side in front after Thiago Silva - who had already produced two goalline clearances to deny the Seagulls - surrendered possession cheaply in his own half. Two own goals extended Brighton's lead before the break, Ruben Loftus-Cheek putting through his own ...
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BAYERN MUNICH, BUNDESLIGA, Jamal Musiala

Bayern Munich 6-2 Mainz: Hosts move top of Bundesliga with emphatic win

Jamal Musiala of Bayern Munich is challenged by Leandro Barreiro of 1.FSV Mainz 05 during the Bundesliga match between FC Bayern München and 1. FSV Mainz 05 at Allianz Arena on October 29, 2022 in Munich, Germany. Bayern Munich moved to the top of the Bundesliga with an emphatic win over Mainz on Saturday afternoon. Julian Nagelsmann’s side have been steadily improving after a shaky start to the season and made easy work of their opponents today, finding themselves a goal up after just five minutes when Serge Gnabry controlled Sadio Mane’s cross and fired home. And the hosts well and truly took control of the game after 28 minutes, with Jamal Musiala playing a neat one-two with Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting and slotting the ball in to make it 2-0. Mainz had chances of their own in the firs...
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Kevin de Bruyne, Manchester City, PREMIER LEAGUE

Stunning De Bruyne free-kick moves Man City top

Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City scores their team's first goal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Manchester City at The King Power Stadium on October 29, 2022 in Leicester, England. Manchester City moved to the top of the Premier League after Kevin de Bruyne’s world-class free-kick broke down Leicester City’s stubborn resistance at the King Power Stadium. Foxes’ manager Brendan Rodgers had clearly set up his team to do a containing job on the reigning champions and it had worked effectively until De Bruyne curled a magnificent strike into the top corner from 25 yards four minutes after half-time. De Bruyne’s goal was reward for City’s dominance, even though they missed the killer touch of the absent Erling Haaland, who has been suffering from a fever and a ...
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Borussia Dortmund, BUNDESLIGA, Eintracht Frankfurt, Mario Goetze

Bundesliga: Focused Eintrahct Frankfurt ready for ‘gigantic’ Borussia Dortmund clash

Mario Götze of Eintracht Frankfurt looks on during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Olympique Marseille at Deutsche Bank Park on October 26, 2022 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. Eintracht Frankfurt host Borussia Dortmund in Saturday’s Bundesliga highlight, with both teams enjoying an improvement in form after difficult moments this season.Despite sitting outside the Champions League places in fifth, Dortmund have secured progress to the next round of Europe’s top-tier competition and German Cup in the past two weeks, along with putting five past a hapless Stuttgart last weekend. Dortmund’s impressive fortnight got even better on Tuesday, with the news that striker Sebastian Haller, currently undergoing treatment including chemotherapy for testicul...
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Nemanja Radonjic, SERIE A, Torino

Nemanja Radonjic: “I Did Everything to Come to Torino”

Nemanja Radonjic of Torino FC looks on during the Coppa Italia Round of Sixteen match between Torino FC and AS Cittadella at Stadio Olimpico di Torino on October 18, 2022 in Turin, Italy.Torino forward Nemanja Radonjic joined the club the past summer on a one-year loan deal from Olympique de Marseille, and is loving every minute at the Stadio Olimpico in the northwest of Italy. The former Roma youth product moved from Benfica, where he also on loan. He now feels important in Turin.The Serbian spoke to La Gazzetta dello Sport (via Tuttomercatoweb) and shared his thoughts on life in the dark red of Torino. “I’m happy because finally at Torino I’m finding what I was looking for: continuity and goals. In recent years I hadn’t played much, then I crossed paths with Toro and Juric who they ...
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ANTONIO CONTE, Tottenham Hotspur, UCL

Despite draw, Tottenham Hotspur still controls Group and UCL destiny

Antonio Conte, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur gives their side instructions during the UEFA Champions League group D match between Tottenham Hotspur and Sporting CP at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on October 26, 2022 in London, England. While the draw felt like a loss for Spurs on Wednesday evening at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium against Sporting, the Lilywhites still control their Group and destiny in Europe. After seemingly having guaranteed themselves a place in the knockout stages, Tottenham Hotspur had their dreams snatched away with a late VAR call. And while the disappointment stings and likely will until the team can punch their ticket to the next round, Tottenham Hotspur still controls their Champions League Group. As Tottenham was drawing Sporting, across the way in Germany, Frankf...
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CHELSEA FC, Kalidou Koulibaly, Mateo Kovacic, N’Golo Kante, PREMIER LEAGUE, Reece James, Wesley Fofana

Chelsea injury news ahead of Brighton with updates on Kovacic and Koulibaly

Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea FC controls the ball during the UEFA Champions League group E match between FC Salzburg and Chelsea FC at Football Arena Salzburg on October 25, 2022 in Salzburg, Austria. Chelsea made it nine unbeaten under Graham Potter in midweek as his side picked up a huge victory over RB Salzburg to confirm a place in the Champions League knockout stages. It gives them a game spare against Dinamo Zagreb and could allow for further rotation. The Blues don’t have too much time to revel in their achievements though as fixtures continue to come thick and fast before the winter break for the Qatar 2022 World Cup. Next up is a whole host of familiar faces for Potter as he makes the return to the south coast against Brighton in the Premier League. The west Londoners already hav...
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Atletico Madrid, BARCELONA FC, BAYERN MUNICH, UCL

Barcelona, Atletico exit Champions League; Liverpool through

Sadio Mane of Bayern Munich warm up prior of the UEFA Champions League group C match between FC Barcelona and FC Bayern München at Spotify Camp Nou on October 26, 2022 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona was eliminated from the Champions League on Wednesday even before enduring yet another 3-0 beating by Bayern Munich. Atletico Madrid also went out following an extraordinary sequence around a penalty awarded by video review after the final whistle of its 2-2 draw with Bayer Leverkusen. Atletico’s spot kick was saved before a frantic scramble in the goalmouth still could not bring the winning goal the Spanish club needed to prevent Porto advancing thanks to its 4-0 win earlier at group leader Club Brugge. Canadian international Stephen Eustaquio scored as Porto punished Club Brugge’s defensive mi...
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Andreas Iniesta, BARCELONA FC, NEWS, Spain

Barcelona and Spain legend Andres Iniesta opens up on his battle with depression

Andres Iniesta of Vissel Kobe in action during the J.LEAGUE Meiji Yasuda J1 22nd Sec. match between Kashima Antlers and Vissel Kobe at Kashima Soccer Stadium on July 16, 2022 in Kashima, Ibaraki, Japan.Former Barcelona star Andreas Iniesta has opened up on his brutal battle with depression during one stage of his illustrious career. The Spain international midfielder struggled through a spell of injuries that sidelined him for the majority of the 2009/10 season after winning the treble with the Catalan giants the season before. The 38-year-old, who currently plays in Japan for Vissel Kobe, won nine LaLiga titles and four Champions League crowns during his spell with Barca between the years of 2002 and 2018. Iniesta, who also won two European championships and a World Cup with Spain, reveal...
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