2023 – Page 10 – Football Flame
Latest Football News

Year: 2023

No Comments
LALIGA

Federico Valverde signs new Real Madrid contract

 Federico Valverde central midfield of Real Madrid and Uruguay during the LaLiga Santander match between Real Madrid CF and Real Sociedad at Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on January 29, 2023 in Madrid, Spain. Real Madrid have confirmed that midfielder Federico Valverde has signed a new contract at the Santiago Bernabeu.As 90min revealed last month, Valverde agreed fresh terms as part of a major contract drive which has seen a number of top stars ink fresh terms in recent weeks.Vinicius Junior, Rodrygo and Eduardo Camavinga have all extended their deals and now Valverde has followed suit by agreeing a new deal to tie himself to Madrid until 2029.90min understands centre-back Eder Militao will be the next player to sign a new contract with Carlo Ancelotti's side. An agreement in prinic...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Lautaro Martinez fires Inter past Salzburg and into Champions League Last 16

 Inter Milan's Argentine forward #10 Lautaro Martinez celebrates scoring the opening goal during the UEFA Champions League Group D football match between FC Salzburg and Inter Milan in Salzburg, Austria on November 8, 2023. Lautaro Martinez shot Inter Milan into the last 16 of the Champions League with the only goal in Wednesday's 1-0 win at Salzburg, continuing his red-hot scoring form. Argentina forward Martinez confidently fired home from the penalty spot with four minutes remaining at the Stadion Salzburg to secure passage to the knockout stage of Europe's top club tournament. Simone Inzaghi's side sit second in Group D and cannot be caught by Salzburg who are seven points back in third with two games left to play.Inter trail leaders Real Sociedad on goal difference and ...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Champions League round-up: Real Sociedad thump Benfica, Sevilla defeated by Arsenal

 Real Sociedad's Spanish midfielder #10 Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates scoring his team's second goal with Real Sociedad's Spanish midfielder #08 Mikel Merino during the UEFA Champions League group D football match between Real Sociedad and SL Benfica at the Reale Arena stadium in San Sebastian on November 8, 2023. Three more La Liga sides were in Champions League action on Wednesday, following Barcelona’s defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk and Atletico Madrid thumped Celtic 24 hours prior. Real Madrid hosted Braga, while Real Sociedad and Sevilla were also in action.Real Sociedad 3-1 BenficaA ferocious 15 minutes helped Real Sociedad on their way to a third consecutive Champions League victory, as they defeated Benfica at the Reale Arena. Mikel Merino opened the scoring after seven minutes,...
Read More
No Comments
SERIE A

Leao calls Loftus-Cheek the MVP for Milan in win over PSG

 Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Malick Thiaw, Yunus Musah, Yacine Adli of AC Milan celebrate the victory following the UEFA Champions League match between AC Milan (ACM) and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, San Siro Stadio on November 7, 2023 in Milan, Italy.Rafael Leao had no doubts about Milan’s key player in their Champions League win over Paris Saint-Germain, shining the spotlight on Ruben Loftus-Cheek.The Rossoneri shook off their poor form and shined in their European victory, taking a 2-1 win over the Parisian giants thanks to goals from Leao and Olivier Giroud. The result puts Milan third in Group F, two points behind Borussia Dortmund and one behind PSG.Loftus-Cheek was widely praised for his performance in Milan’s win, helping to drive the ball up the pitch and prot...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Man Utd must pass Copenhagen test to stop their Champions League rot

 Bruno Fernandes, Facundo Pellistri, Sergio Reguilon, Anthony Martial, Raphael Varane of Manchester United in action during a first team training session at Carrington Training Ground on November 07, 2023 in Manchester, England.Over the last few weeks, in what has been a pressurised period, the Manchester United squad have noted a shift in training. Erik ten Hag has been doing a lot of fitness work. Some players feel this has been more of a focus than tactical work.Critics and opposition analysts might well say that’s obvious, given that even FC Copenhagen dominated the ball for long periods of that Champions League-saving result at Old Trafford. One of the themes of the season has been how United just haven’t paid anything close to Ten Hag’s supposed tactical ideal. Many of the ...
Read More
No Comments
SERIE A

Can Mourinho lead Roma all the way to another European final?

AS Roma coach Josè Mourinho and Salvatore Foti during training session at Centro Sportivo Fulvio Bernardini on November 07, 2023 in Rome, Italy.Mourinho is into his third campaign in charge in the Italian capital and has already led Roma to victory in the inaugural Europa Conference League and then to a Europa League final which they lost on penalties to Sevilla.Yet in Serie A they continue to lag behind, having finished sixth in each of the Portuguese coach's two campaigns so far.They are currently seventh, 11 games into this season, and that is only after a dramatic comeback to beat Lecce 2-1 at the Stadio Olimpico last weekend, with Sardar Azmoun and Romelu Lukaku both scoring stoppage-time goals.Roma are 11 points adrift of the leaders, Mourinho's old side Inter, and four points behind...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Leipzig reaches Champions League knockout stage with 2-1 win at Red Star Belgrade

 Xavi Simons of RasenBallsport Leipzig celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League match between FK Crvena zvezda and RB Leipzig at Stadion Rajko Mitic on November 7, 2023 in Belgrade, Serbia.German team Leipzig reached the knockout stage of the Champions League with a hard-fought 2-1 win at Red Star Belgrade on Tuesday.Goals in either half from Xavi Simons and Loïs Openda ensured back-to-back victories for Leipzig over the Serbian champion, giving it nine points in Group G, three behind Manchester City. Defending champion City beat Young Boys 3-0 in the other group game to also advance.Leipzig pressured Red Star from the start with Benjamin Šeško, Openda and Xavi all running at the home team’s defense.Xavi produced a moment of indivi...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Atletico Madrid hit 10-man Celtic for six

 Antoine Griezmann of Atletico Madrid celebrates the victory during the UEFA Champions League match between Atletico Madrid v Celtic at the Civitas Metropolitano Stadium on November 7, 2023 in Madrid Spain.Antoine Griezmann and Alvaro Morata both scored twice as 10-man Celtic suffered a bruising loss at Atletico Madrid to remain rooted to the bottom of Champions League Group E.Daizen Maeda was sent off after a booking was reassessed via the monitor, with the visitors trailing to Griezmann's early deflected strike.Morata added a close-range finish before the interval and thundered in the fifth after great efforts from Griezmann and Samuel Lino, while Saul scuffed in the sixth.With two games remaining, Brendan Rodgers' side are five points adrift of Feyenoord in third place.Atletico lea...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Haaland scores twice as Man City reach knockouts

 Erling Haaland of Man City celebrates his goal with teammates during the UEFA Champions League Group Stage match between Manchester City and BSC Young Boys at Etihad Stadium on November 7, 2023 in Manchester, England. Erling Haaland took his Champions League goal tally to 39 in 34 games as Manchester City cruised into the last 16 with two games to spare by barely breaking sweat againstYoung Boys.The Norwegian striker shrugged off the ankle injury that forced him off at half-time in Saturday's hammering of Bournemouth to clinically convert a 23rd-minute penalty after Sandro Lauper had fouled Matheus Nunes.He then smashed home a second from the edge of the area six minutes after the restart, shortly before Lauper was sent off for a second booking following a foul on Nathan Ake.In ...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Dortmund dent Newcastle’s qualification hopes

 Julian Brandt of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring the team's second goal with Niclas Fullkrug of Borussia Dortmund during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Newcastle United FC at the Signal Iduna Park on November 7, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany.Newcastle's hopes of reaching the knockout stages of the Champions League were dented as they fell to defeat against Borussia Dortmund.Niclas Fullkrug opened the scoring for the hosts midway through the first half and Julian Brandt added a second from a superb counter attack late on as the Germans completed a Group F double over their English opponents.Newcastle's best chance fell to Joelinton just after the break, but the midfielder headed Tino Livramento's cross wide from five yards out.The Brazil i...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Shakhtar Donetsk stun Barcelona in Hamburg

 Danylo Sikan of Shakhtar Donetsk celebrates after scoring a goal during the UEFA Champions League match between FC Shakhtar Donetsk and FC Barcelona at Volksparkstadion on November 7, 2023 in Hamburg, Germany. Barcelona missed out on becoming the first side to reach the Champions League knockout stages as they were stunned by Shakhtar Donetsk.Danylo Sikan scored the game's only goal, meeting Giorgi Gocholeishvili's cross with a looping header.Newerton thought he had added a late second, but the teenager's effort was ruled out for offside.Barcelona needed a point in Hamburg to advance from Group H with two matches to spare, but they were made to wait.Despite dominating possession, the visitors were unable to break down the Ukrainian champions.However, Xavi's side remain top of Gr...
Read More
No Comments
Ligue 1

Dembele reveals why he changed his mind and decided to leave

 Ousmane Dembele of PSG looks on during the UEFA Champions League match between Paris Saint-Germain and AC Milan at Parc des Princes on October 25, 2023 in Paris, France. Ousmane Dembele has revealed why he decided to leave Barcelona and move to Paris Saint-Germain in the summer transfer window.The Frenchman looked set to continue at the Camp Nou after saying he had been a Barca fan since he was young and wanted to win the Champions League with the Catalans.Dembele had also previously insisted he didn’t understand why there was so much talk about PSG before then signing for the Ligue 1 side.The forward now says that he simply couldn’t resist PSG and had always he would play for them at some point in his career.“Yes, I said I would stay at Barcelona, ​​but after speaking with PSG ...
Read More
No Comments
Champions League

Xavi: Barça “halfway” to becoming great in Europe again

 Barcelona's Spanish coach Xavi walks pst his players during a training session in Hamburg, northern Germany on November 6, 2023, on the eve of the UEFA Champions League Group H football match against FC Shakhtar Donetsk.Barcelona could take a big step towards accomplishing one of their main objectives for the season this Tuesday when they take on Shakhtar Donetsk in their fourth Champions League group stage match, needing only a point to guarantee mathematical qualification for the Round of 16 of Europe’s elite competition.It would be the first time in three years Barça would take part in the knockout stages of the Champions League and the first time under manager Xavi Hernández, who couldn’t rescue the team out of the hole left by Ronald Koeman in 2021 and failed to qualify out of a...
Read More
No Comments
PREMIER LEAGUE

Pochettino’s emotional return a sideshow as Chelsea punish Spurs meltdown

 Mauricio Pochettino, Manager of Chelsea gestures during the Premier League match between Tottenham Hotspur and Chelsea FC at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on November 6, 2023 in London, England.Chelsea may have kick-started their stuttering season with a 4-1 victory at Tottenham Hotspur but the return of the mercurial Mauricio Pochettino to his old club became something of a sideshow on a manic Monday night in north London.All the pre-match talk was of the Argentine's re-appearance on the touchline at the club he took from mediocrity to Premier League title contenders and Champions League finalists during a five-year stint before being sacked in 2019.Tottenham, who would have returned to the top of the table with a victory, initially looked like making it a bitter night for Pochettino as...
Read More
No Comments
PREMIER LEAGUE

Erling Haaland still a doubt for Manchester City’s clash with Young Boys

 Erling Haaland of Manchester City during the Premier League match between Manchester City and AFC Bournemouth at Etihad Stadium on November 4, 2023 in Manchester, England.Erling Haaland remains a fitness doubt for holders Manchester City's Champions League clash with Young Boys tomorrow.The prolific Norway striker was withdrawn at half-time of Saturday's Premier League victory over Bournemouth with a twisted ankle.The player was due to be assessed after a training session on Monday afternoon.Asked if Haaland would be fit for the game, manager Pep Guardiola said: "We train this afternoon. We will speak with the doctor. I don't know."Yesterday he told me he felt much better than the day of the game but I don't know."With City closing in on qualification for the last 16, there could be ...
Read More
No Comments
PREMIER LEAGUE

Forest beat Villa after Martinez’s costly mistake

 Ola Aina of Nottingham Forest celebrates his goal during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa at City Ground on November 5, 2023 in Nottingham, England. Nottingham Forest gained their first win in seven matches with a victory over in-form Aston Villa at the City Ground.Ola Aina gave Forest a fifth-minute lead with his first goal for the club, powerfully side-footing into the net from 25 yards after Anthony Elanga's burst down the left was followed by Harry Toffolo's pass.Villa would have gone third in the Premier League with the three points, but instead they lost in the league for the first time since 3 September when they were beaten 3-0 by Liverpool at Anfield.At 1-0, Nicolo Zanolo had a chance to grab an equaliser for the visitors, but his shot ...
Read More
No Comments
NEWS

Brazil in running to host 2027 Women’s World Cup

 (L-R) DFB president Bernd Neuendorf, captain of the Germany Women's national team Alexandra Popp, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and DFB general secretary Heike Ullrich pose for a picture to support the bid of Germany, the Netherlands and Belgum to host the FIFA Women's World Cup 2027 during a visit at DFB-Campus on October 24, 2023 in Frankfurt am Main, Germany.Brazil has submitted a letter of intent to FIFA to host the 2027 Women's World Cup.The South American country's Minister of Sports Andre Fufuca presented the documents to FIFA President Gianni Infantino while he was in Rio de Janeiro for the Copa Libertadores final, which was won by Brazilian club Fluminense for the first time."I delivered it to FIFA and Brazilian Football Confederation on behalf of President Lula," Fufuca...
Read More
No Comments
BUNDESLIGA

Kane leads Bayern Munich to dominant ‘Der Klassiker’ victory

 Harry Kane of Bayern Munich celebrates after scoring the team's fourth goal during the Bundesliga match between Borussia Dortmund and FC Bayern München at Signal Iduna Park on November 04, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany. Harry Kane led Bayern Munich to a dominant Der Klassiker, or German Clasico, in a German Bundesliga week 10 matchup Saturday.The English striker netted thrice as the Bavarians claimed a 4 - 0 victory against Borussia Dortmund at Westfalenstadion.Defender Dayot Upamecano gave Bayern an early lead to the Bavarians in the fourth minute. Five minutes later, Kane made it 2-0 for the visitors.Kane maintained his good display in the second half.He tallied twice in the 72nd and 93rd minutes to help Bayern Munich get a vital victory.Bayern Munich, with 26 points, kept pace in...
Read More
No Comments
LALIGA

Barcelona leave it late to see off Sociedad in La Liga

 Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona celebrates 0-1 during the LaLiga EA Sports match between Real Sociedad v FC Barcelona at the Reale Arena Stadium on November 4, 2023 in San Sebastian Spain.Uruguay defender Ronald Araujo has scored deep in added time to snatch a 1-0 win for Barcelona at Real Sociedad, but Girona still lead the Spanish league after beating Osasuna 4-2.Araujo charged forward to join the attack in the dying moments in San Sebastian and guided home a lobbed pass by Ilkay Guendogan with a header to clinch victory for the visitors.The goal saw Barcelona move back ahead of Atletico Madrid and into third place. Barcelona trail Girona by four points and second-placed Real Madrid by one."Real (Sociedad) is a great team and pressured us all game," Araujo said."We didn't play well, ...
Read More
No Comments
SERIE A

Raspadori scores again as Napoli go fourth in Serie A

 Giacomo Raspadori of SSC Napoli celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the Serie A TIM match between US Salernitana and SSC Napoli at Stadio Arechi on November 4, 2023 in Salerno, Italy. Napoli went fourth in Serie A after a 2-0 win over Salernitana. Goals from Giacomo Raspadori and substitute Eljif Elmas ensured victory for the visitors, who are now unbeaten in four games across all competitions. They move within four points of league leaders Inter Milan, who can extend their lead with a result against Atalanta later on Saturday.Giacomo Raspadori scored his third goal in three games as Napoli earned a hard-fought 2-0 win over Salernitana in Serie A.After a lively opening from both sides, the reigning Scudetto champions took the lead when Slav Lobotka's throu...
Read More
Blogarama - Blog Directory