Frenkie de Jong – Football Flame

23Apr

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De Jong shines on Barcelona return

Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona in action during the Spanish league, La Liga Santander, football match played between FC Barcelona and Atletico de Madrid at Spotify Camp Nou stadium on April 23, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain.Frenkie de Jong was highly praised after making his return from injury in Barcelona’s 1-0 victory over Atletico Madrid on Sunday. After missing the last four matches, De Jong made his return and he played 79 minutes of the 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid, who were still without Memphis Depay. The only goal of the game was netted by Ferran Torres. Marca rated De Jong 8/10 on his return and said, “With him, Barça is another team in possession; Xavi’s team will immediately play up a gear. He was one of the best players against Atlético (again) and his return is a blessing ...

22Mar

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Netherlands lose De Jong for Euro 2024 clash with France

Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona looks on during the LaLiga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid CF at Spotify Camp Nou on March 19, 2023 in Barcelona, Spain.The Netherlands will face France in their Euro 2024 qualifying clash this week without injured playmaker Frenkie de Jong or winger Steven Bergwijn, the Dutch Football Federation (KNVB) announced on Monday. They have been replaced by PSV Eindhoven’s Joey Veerman and Borussia Dortmund’s Donyell Malen as the Frenkie de Jong take on Les Bleus at the Stade de France on Friday, before playing Gibraltar on Monday, March 27, in Rotterdam. De Jong featured 90 minutes for Barca in Sunday’s El Clasico win over Real Madrid. “The Barcelona player has upper leg complaints from the game with Real Madrid and is not available for ...

27Feb

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Frenkie de Jong: Barca ‘didn’t expect’ to lose to Almeria

Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona battles for possession with Chumi of UD Almeria during the LaLiga Santander match between UD Almeria and FC Barcelona at Juegos Mediterraneos on February 26, 2023 in Almeria, Spain.Frenkie de Jong admitted Barcelona hadn’t expected to lose to Almeria after Sunday’s disappointing 1-0 defeat in Andalusia. A single goal from El Bilal Toure gave the struggling hosts all three points and a real boost in their bid to avoid relegation. For Barcelona, it was a missed opportunity to go 10 points clear at the top of the table, and De Jong was pretty dejected after the final whistle. “We are really disappointed,” he said “We had the chance to go 10 clear. Now it’s still seven but we did not expect to lose this game. “They were really good defensively. We crossed a lot,...

6Nov

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De Jong scores as Barcelona saw farewell to Pique

Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona plays his last game for FC Barcelona celebrates with Frenkie de Jong of FC Barcelona, Jordi Alba of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona v UD Almeria at the Spotify Camp Nou on November 5, 2022 in Barcelona Spain.Frenkie de Jong helped Barcelona defeat Almeria 2-0 in the final match for Gerard Pique on Saturday evening.Earlier in the week it was announced that Gerard Pique would play his final game for Barcelona on Saturday. Frenkie de Jong was in the starting eleven while Memphis Depay is still out.Robert Lewandowski missed an early penalty for Barcelona, who could not open the scoring in the first half. Three minutes after the break, Ousmane Dembele did make it 1-0.In the 62nd minute, De Jong added the second with a close-range...