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Gift Orban on target as Hoffenheim end poor run

16Feb

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Gift Orban on target as Hoffenheim end poor run

16 February 2025, Bremen: Soccer: Bundesliga, Werder Bremen - TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, Matchday 22, at the Weser Stadium. Bremen's Niklas Stark (r) fights for the ball against Hoffenheim's Gift Orban. Super Eagles striker Gift Orban scored for Hoffenheim in their 3-1 win over Werder Bremen at Weserstadion on Sunday, Soccernet.ng reports. German Bundesliga strugglers Hoffenheim returned to league action at Werder Bremen, with Orban getting a rare start in front of goal. The Nigerian striker left Lyon in January to get more playing time in Germany, but he has struggled, making only two starts at Hoffenheim before the fixture at Bremen. Die Kraichgauer had a poor start to the game, as defender Stanley Nsoki inadvertently put the ball in his own net to make it 1-0 to Werder Bremen after seven m...

Sparta ends Champions League campaign in Leverkusen

28 January 2025, North Rhine-Westphalia, Leverkusen: Soccer, Champions League, Bayer Leverkusen - Sparta Prague, Final training, BayArena: Leverkusen's Patrik Schick in action at the final training session. Photo: Federico Gambarini/dpa (Photo by Federico Gambarini/picture alliance via Getty Images) Sparta Prague will conclude their Champions League journey Wednesday with a match against Bayer Leverkusen, marking the end of their first appearance in the competition in 19 years. The German champions feature former Sparta players Matěj Kovář and Patrik Schick, who has scored 17 goals this season. Leverkusen has secured a playoff spot and aims to finish in the top eight for a direct round of 16 berth. Sparta, currently 29th in the 36-team standings, was eliminated after a 0-1 l...

Bologna end Fiorentina’s winning streak

Luca Ranieri of Fiorentina is challenged by Jens Odgaard of Bologna during the Serie A match between Bologna and Fiorentina at Stadio Renato Dall'Ara on December 15, 2024 in Bologna, Italy. Bologna ended Fiorentina's eight game winning streak in Serie A on Sunday, beating that Florence side 1-0 at home thanks to a second-half goal by Jens Odgaard. Fiorentina are fourth in the standings with 31 points from 15 games, six points behind leaders Atalanta, who beat Cagliari 1-0 on Saturday. Bologna, coached by former Fiorentina boss Vincenzo Italiano, are seventh with 25 points. Hellas Verona boosted their survival hopes with a 3-2 win at the home of fellow strugglers Parma. Parma and Verona both have 15 points and are 15th and 16th respectively.