A 22ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro chegou ao fim, e o Lance! montou a seleção com os jogadores que se destacaram. Na terceira colocação, após vencer o líder Botafogo no Nilton Santos, Flamengo emplacou dois representantes na lista. Completam ainda essa relação atletas do Grêmio, Corinthians, Bragantino, Atlético MG, Fluminense, e América MG incluindo o treinador Fabián Bustos.
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With the teams for the playoffs decided, the top four are now competing to finish Nos. 1 and 2 in the points table
ESPNcricinfo staff22-May-2025 • Updated on 24-May-20254:42
‘The zip has been missing in Rashid’s bowling’
The race to the IPL 2025 playoffs is over but the four teams that have made it – Gujarat Titans (GT), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Mumbai Indians (MI) – are still competing to finish Nos. 1 and 2 in the points table. Only two points separate first and fourth place at the moment and all of them have one game to play.The teams that finish in the top two play each other in Qualifier 1 on May 29 and the winner of that match goes straight through to the final. The loser of Qualifier 1 gets a second chance to make the final by playing Qualifier 2 against the winner of the Eliminator, which is a knockout match between the teams that finish Nos. 3 and 4 in the points table.Gujarat Titans (Points: 18, net run rate: 0.602)GT remain on top of the points table despite their recent defeat to LSG and that’s because both RCB (17 points) and PBKS (17 points) against SRH and DC respectively.If they win their final league game against CSK on Sunday and move to 20 points, GT will finish right on top of the points table. If they lose, it will leave them vulnerable to being overtaken by two of the three other teams.But even if GT lose their last game and stay on 18 points, they could still finish in the top two if RCB lose their final league game to LSG on Tuesday and remain on 17 points. If GT lose to CSK, the winner of the game between PBKS and MI will finish higher than them in the points table.Punjab Kings (Points: 17, net run rate: 0.327)PBKS’ defeat to DC on Saturday has left them facing a must-win game against Mumbai to finish in the top two. If they lose, they will be either third or fourth.Even if they beat MI to get to 19 points it may not be enough for PBKS. They could remain behind GT if GT get to 20 points by beating CSK on Sunday, and they could also finish behind RCB if RCB beat LSG by a big enough margin to get ahead of PBKS on net run rate.Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Points: 17, net run rate: 0.255)RCB have the advantage of playing the last game of the league phase, against LSG on Sunday, which means they will know exactly what they need to do to in terms of net run rate to finish in the top two.The best scenario for them is if GT (18 points) or PBKS (17 points) lose their final games, which means RCB just need to win against LSG to get into the top two on 19 points without worrying about net run rate. But if GT and PBKS win their final games, then RCB will have to beat LSG by a particular margin to climb into the top two.Mumbai Indians (Points: 16, net run rate: 1.292)MI’s chances of finishing in the top two have been out of their hands in the last few days, but three results have gone in their favour to leave the top two spots still open. And they have the best net run rate among the four contenders by some distance.If MI beat PBKS on Monday to move to 18 points, then they will finish in the top two if one of GT (18 points) or RCB (17 points) lose their final league matches to CSK and LSG respectively. GT would have already played CSK on Sunday by the time MI play PBKS on Monday, and RCB take on LSG on Tuesday
West Ham are in the market for a new striker ahead of January, and signing one has been made all the more important as injury-prone centre-forward, Niclas Füllkrug, continues to prove he cannot be relied upon to lead Nuno Espírito Santo’s line.
West Ham turn to the two Callums after Fullkrug injury blow
Fullkrug, as confirmed by Germany boss Julian Nagelsmann, has suffered a torn muscle bundle in his thigh and reports suggest the 32-year-old will be absent for ‘several weeks’ as a result.
This latest knock, coming after Fullkrug missed 28 games for West Ham and Germany combined last season, highlights why the ex-Borussia Dortmund star isn’t the ideal man to spearhead Nuno’s side away from the relegation zone long-term.
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With Fullkrug out, the spotlight falls on just two strikers — Callum Marshall and Callum Wilson.
WestHamUnited manager GrahamPotter and Callum Wilson celebrate after the match
Marshall, a promising young forward, offers energy and potential but lacks Premier League experience.
While he has shown glimpses of talent during his limited appearances and time on loan at Huddersfield last season, relying heavily on a developing player to lead the line in such a competitive league is a major gamble — even if supporters are keen to see the Northern Irishman get minutes.
The pressure to perform week in, week out at this level could expose Marshall’s inexperience, and West Ham’s attacking threat might suffer as a result.
Wilson, on the other hand, brings Premier League pedigree, but his injury history has been a persistent concern.
His recurring fitness issues have severely limited the centre-forward’s availability in recent seasons, making it difficult for Nuno to count on him as a dependable option. Should the 33-year-old struggle to stay fit, West Ham’s striking options become even thinner — placing further strain on the team’s goal-scoring capabilities.
Jarrod Bowen can play as a striker when required, and this will likely be considered by Nuno before West Ham take on Brentford in his first home game as manager.
Nevertheless, the need for a new number nine is crystal clear, but West Ham have already rejected the chance to sign Emmanuel Dennis on a free transfer.
West Ham make Ivan Toney decision after being offered ideal striker
In the build up to January, reports have suggested that West Ham could turn to ex-Brentford star Ivan Toney as a temporary solution.
The Hammers, amid claims they’ve considered a loan deal for the Al-Ahli striker, who earns £426,000-per-week in the Middle East, have apparently made a decision on bringing the 29-year-old back to England.
According to insider Claret & Hugh, Toney is not the right profile they’re looking for, as West Ham want someone with more pace and directness up top.
Expanding further, the source also claims that West Ham have been offered a mystery alternative to Toney who “fits the bill”.
We can only speculate as to who this striker could be, and there is a potential chance it could be Juventus striker Dušan Vlahović.
The Serbian, who’s scored at least 14 goals per season since his breakthrough campaign in 21/22, is out of contract in 2026 and reports suggest his agents are reaching out to Premier League teams in search of a new club.
That being said, Vlahovic is also on mammoth wages, so he’d have to take a seismic pay cut to join West Ham.
Former South Africa white-ball coach signs a three-year contract and will take over in mid-June
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Former South Africa white-ball coach Rob Walter named New Zealand men’s coach•ICC/Getty Images
Former South Africa white-ball coach Rob Walter has been confirmed as New Zealand men’s new head coach across all formats for the next three years.Walter, 49, had been one of the leading candidates after he departed his role with South Africa despite having more than two years to run on his contract with CSA. Walter had lead South Africa to the semi-finals of the 2023 ODI World Cup and the 2025 Champions Trophy as well as the final of the 2024 T20 World Cup.Walter’s family had remained based in New Zealand while he was coaching South Africa, having set up his life in Hawke’s Bay following head coaching roles with Otago Volts and Central Stags in New Zealand domestic cricket. He coached Stags to titles in the Ford Trophy and the Plunket Shield in 2022-23. Walter also led New Zealand A on a tour of India in 2022 and has done stints as an assistant coach in the IPL.Related
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Walter takes over from Gary Stead as New Zealand’s all format head coach despite New Zealand Cricket initially advertising to split the head coaching roles between white and red-ball cricket.Walter’s contract will see him mentor the Blackcaps across the next WTC cycle, the next ODI World Cup in 2027, the next two T20 World Cups in 2026 and 2028 as well as the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.”The Blackcaps have been a successful and highly-regarded team on the world scene for some time now and it’s a real privilege to be given the chance to add to that,” Walter said.”It’s an amazing opportunity to work with such a talented group of players and support staff through a period of time in which so many global events, as well as massive bilateral series, will be contested.”I just can’t wait to get started. It’s exciting, it’s challenging, and the opportunity is enormous for everyone.”NZC chief executive Scott Weenink said it was the right time and place for Walter to take over the role.”Rob is a world-class coach with an outstanding pedigree,” said Weenink.”His success in New Zealand’s domestic game, combined with his recent achievements on the global stage with South Africa, makes him the ideal candidate to lead the Blackcaps.”We’re excited to welcome Rob back home to guide our team through an exciting and challenging period, including three major ICC events.”Walter will take over in mid-June ahead of New Zealand’s tour of Zimbabwe in July.
An exhibition of exhilarating powerplay hitting was followed by a long stutter, but the good work done by Mitchell Owen up top was enough to carry Washington Freedom through to victory over MI New York in their MLC 2025 game in Dallas on Saturday.Chasing 189 for their third win, Freedom ended the powerplay on 74 for 2. Owen had hit 48 of those from 21 balls, with four fours and four sixes, young medium-pacer Rushil Ugarkar the worst hit, conceding 22 in the second over of the innings, when Owen hit three sixes.But Owen fell in the eighth over, Freedom having lost Rachin Ravindra and Andries Gous already by that stage. Worse for Freedom was that Mark Chapman just didn’t seem to be able to get a move on, and his 41-run stand with Jack Edwards for the fourth wicket took 5.5 overs. But, importantly for Freedom, Chapman didn’t throw his wicket away even as wickets fell in a rush at the other end, Sunny Patel and Naveen-ul-Haq doing most of the damage.Then the death overs started, and overs 17 and 18 combined for 3 for 2 – Trent Boult conceded just one run, picked up one wicket, and looked like he would get a wicket with each of the other deliveries in the 18th.Unfortunately for MINY, they had been forced to bowl out all their premier bowlers, and had to turn to Ugarkar for the 19th, and that was the release Freedom and Chapman needed to finish the job in the last over, bowled by Kieron Pollard.Sunny Patel got wickets in back-to-back overs to trigger a collapse•Sportzpics for MLC
After they were asked to bat, MINY rode on Quinton de Kock and Monank Patel’s big hitting to get to an imposing 70 in the powerplay. The turnaround began off the first ball after the phase, Owen the man doing it with the ball on this occasion, though the full delivery on the pads didn’t deserve a wicket, perhaps. Another day, Monank would have flicked it for six. Here, he sent it to Mark Adair at deep fine leg.With all the firepower MINY have in their ranks, 70 for 1 in 6.1 overs shouldn’t have been much of a bother, but Nicholas Pooran hasn’t been the Nicholas Pooran we know. After a blazing start to the IPL, his form had tapered off, and he hadn’t gotten into double-digits at MLC 2025 before this game. He did here, but his 33 took 30 balls, slowing the innings down, and MINY also lost de Kock for a 34-ball 55 in that period, compounding their woes.It was only Michael Bracewell’s 24-ball 42 not out, studded with five fours and six – one of only four in the entire innings – that gave them a total to bowl with. It almost proved enough.As a comparison, Freedom scored 74 and 95 in the powerplay and middle overs, respectively, much more than MINY’s 70 and 78 in their innings. It’s not like MINY really stepped it up at the death, scoring just 40 more, but Freedom had lost five wickets by the time the death overs started, and two more within eight balls of the death phase for the addition of just three more runs. It almost cost them two points but, thanks to Owen and Chapman, they squeaked through.The win took Freedom to six points from four matches, the same as Texas Super Kings, but Freedom are third on the table because of an inferior net run-rate to Super Kings. MINY, meanwhile, are fourth with one win from four games.
Tottenham Hotspur’s deal to land Tanguy Ndombele back in the summer of 2019 was one that generated huge excitement amongst the fanbase, with the hope that the midfielder could take the club to the next level.
The hierarchy forked out a then club-record fee of around £62m for his signature, but it rapidly transpired that such a deal would be a huge waste of money.
He only featured 91 times for the Lilywhites over a five-year period, before being released in the summer of 2024 – leaving on a free transfer to join Ligue 1 outfit OGC Nice.
Whilst Ndombele was capable of producing a moment of magic, they were too far and between, leading to his attitude and fitness being brought into question.
However, one other big-money addition has also struggled to make himself a fan-favourite, which has once again highlighted the club’s struggles within the transfer market.
Richarlison’s struggles at Spurs in 2025/26
After costing £50m back in the summer of 2022, Brazilian forward Richarlison also had high hopes to succeed at Spurs, but he’d largely been a backup option in years gone by.
However, the arrival of Thomas Frank has given him a new lease of life in North London, with the Dane handing him a start in five of the seven league outings during the 2025/26 campaign.
The 28-year-old scored twice in the opening day victory over Burnley, but has since scored just once, often struggling to have a positive impact on any of the encounters.
His latest start came against Bodo Glimt, but he was unable to make the desired effect, only registering ten touches of the ball during his 90-minute performance.
He was subsequently dropped to the bench for the recent victory over Leeds United at Elland Road, further highlighting his inability to impress as of late under Frank.
Throughout his 101 appearances for the Lilywhites, the Brazilian has only managed to find the net on 23 occasions – a tally which has fallen way below the standards set by the fanbase.
However, despite his lack of success, another player currently on the books looks like a bigger waste of money, with such a deal being one of the worst in their recent history.
The Spurs player who’s the biggest waste since Ndombele
Spurs supporters have previously voiced their concerns over the lack of spending from former chairman Daniel Levy, with the 63-year-old often coming under fire for his lack of ambition.
Whilst the Lilywhites were the most profitable club in England’s top-flight during his tenure, such a feat largely came down to his lack of spending during his two-decade spell in North London.
He oversaw numerous high-profile departures from the club during his spell, with Harry Kane’s £82m transfer to Bayern Munich leaving a huge hole in the final third of the first-team squad.
12 months on from his move away from his boyhood side, the hierarchy finally landed their replacement for the Englishman, subsequently landing compatriot Dominic Solanke from Bournemouth.
The Lilywhites paid a club-record £65m to prise him away from the Cherries in the summer of 2024, with real hope and expectations placed upon his shoulders amid the transfer fee.
Last season was his first in North London, but he struggled to hit the ground running, scoring just nine Premier League goals in his 27 appearances – subsequently finding the net every three matches.
As a result of his disappointing opening year in the capital, he was labelled “woeful” by one analyst, but he was given the benefit of the doubt to try and improve his performances in 2025/26.
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However, the 28-year-old has once again suffered another injury setback, with his ankle issue preventing him from making a case for a starting role under Frank.
Solanke has only featured for a total of just 31 league minutes in 2025/26, with his fitness issues also a concern in recent times – which has certainly contributed to his lack of impact.
He also earns a small fortune in North London, with the board currently paying him a staggering £140k-per-week and taking home just shy of £7.3m in wages alone last campaign.
When coupling his transfer fee and wages together, he’s currently costing in the region of £8m per Premier League goal he’s netted – an absurd amount of money despite the huge fees constantly being spent within the modern game.
There’s no denying he still has the chance to turn things around in North London, but his injury record and lack of impact is there for all to see at present – with no end yet in sight for the England international.
If he is unable to transform things in the months ahead, he could certainly be one of the worst signings in the club’s history, potentially competing with Ndombele for that title in the process.
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Tottenham Hotspur could have another top-level talent on their hands under Thomas Frank.
Newcastle United and Eddie Howe have inched closer to a successful Carabao Cup title defence, beating Bradford City in the third round and then drawing Tottenham Hotspur.
There’s a tough test, but Newcastle have a fine recent record against the Lilywhites, and the fluency of Howe’s side is building by the day.
It’s quite understandable in hindsight that the sale of Alexander Isak would disrupt the harmony and snap of United’s frontline, with goals scored in only two of their five Premier League games so far.
Liverpool striker Alexander Isak
Isak left for Liverpool on deadline day, and Newcastle banked a record-breaking £125m fee. They lost one of the world’s finest strikers, who scored 27 times in black and white last season and who bagged against Arne Slot’s Reds at Wembley.
Newcastle did replace the Sweden striker with Yoane Wissa and Nick Woltemade, but William Osula is also staking his claim for a big role this term.
William Osula's early-season form
Howe issued rotation as the top-flight and European action took a breath. Bruno Guimaraes, Anthony Gordon and brace-scoring Joelinton all featured, but so too did the likes of Aaron Ramsdale, Lewis Hall and Lewis Miley get some more minutes under their belt.
However, Osula might feel he was the biggest winner, scoring twice against the high-flying League One side to take his haul to three goals this season, also scoring in that frantic game against Liverpool in August.
Having signed from Sheffield United for £15m last summer, Osula scarcely played across his debut campaign at St. James’ Park, scoring once in the league.
But he’s making headway now.
Osula got himself on the scoresheet before 20 minutes had been played, and then again in the closing stages, sealing his side’s 4-1 victory.
He might have had a hat-trick save for some poor finishing after neat work from Gordon, but, as Howe noted during his post-match press conference, the Danish forward offered more than just goals, holding up well and linking up with his teammates. He looked dangerous and dynamic when playing down the wing.
“He’s done his chances no harm,” Howe said, discussing the potential of the 22-year-old starting in the Premier League once again.
However, Newcastle turned down a £30m approach from Eintracht Frankfurt for the fringe forward this summer, and Howe may come to regret rejecting such a hefty sum, especially when the Magpies have an academy talent who might be even better than his peer.
Newcastle have a bigger talent than Osula
The word on the street is that Newcastle still expect to sell Osula, perhaps next summer. There’s a player in there, but Osula is very much unrefined, and after what Howe described as a “turbulent” summer for the number nine, he finds himself third-fiddle on Tyneside.
Wissa is currently sidelined with a knee injury and has yet to make his debut after joining from Brentford, but Woltemade has shown plenty of promise after completing a club-record £69m move from Stuttgart, scoring on his debut and showcasing his talent thereafter.
Osula has been left somewhat in the lurch, even after scoring against Liverpool.
And with an up-and-coming talent like Sean Neave knocking on his door, Osula may well find himself completing that transfer away next summer.
A natural-born finisher, Neave, 18, has been riding the crest of a wave in Newcastle’s academy. He has always been a reliable goalscorer, but the youth’s ability to carry his form up the levels with relative ease suggests he may soon be knocking on Howe’s door. In fact, he might already be.
Six games into the season for Newcastle’s development side, Neave has scored three goals and provided one assist. No longer playing for the U18s, he is a regular starter in the Premier League 2, despite having reached adulthood only at the end of the 2024/25 campaign.
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Neave is a “good finisher”, all right, as has been said by Newcastle blogger TomTalksToon, and he already stands at 6 foot 1. A gangly frame that does not inhibit his pace and athleticism, the teenager is akin to Isak, but let’s just wait and see if he can match the former Toon man’s almighty scoring record in the English top flight.
Perhaps Neave was somewhat frustrated to have been left out of the matchday squad against Bradford. However, his professional debut is sure to be right around the corner, with his electric pace and threat in the final third sure-fire ingredients for success in the Premier League.
Osula is more refined physically, but Neave is on a programme that is giving rise to his strength and athletic focus on the field. It’s only a matter of time.
And when that time comes, might Howe and co not regret cashing in on Osula when they had the chance? If Neave continues his meteoric rise with such speed, he may well overtake his goalscoring rival, which would do United’s chances of shipping him out for a big fee no favours.
Newcastle’s 4.6 xG (expected goals) total in the Premier League this season puts them 16th. Not great, but neither is it an accurate representation of the talent and the creativity coursing through Howe’s team.
Instead, Newcastle will continue to go from strength to strength, and Wissa and Woltemade will too.
It’s difficult to see how Osula surpasses either, so unpolished is the Denmark U21 international. And when considering Neave is waiting in the wings and bound to make his senior debut sooner rather than later, Howe may come to wish he had taken the £30m and ran.
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Mikel Arteta has hailed “magical” Leandro Trossard as a “massive weapon” for Arsenal after he fired his side to the top of the Premier League.
Trossard, on £90,000-a-week, bundled home Bukayo Saka’s 58th minute corner at Fulham in a 1-0 win for the Gunners which ensures they will end the latest round of fixtures at the league summit.
Trossard scored just eight times in the league last term and, following Arsenal’s summer spending spree with eight new players arriving at the Emirates, the Belgium international might have feared for his place in Arteta’s side.
However, the 30-year-old, who found game time hard to come by earlier in the season, has now started all of Arsenal’s last five matches, both in the league, and in Europe.
Arteta hails Trossard as Arsenal's "weapon"
Arsenal’s win at Fulham marked the first of seven fixtures in 21 days for Arteta’s men with a Champions League home clash against Atletico Madrid to come on Tuesday.
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The north London team will be looking to build on a strong opening to their European campaign with successive 2-0 victories against Athletic Bilbao and Olympiacos.
The run of matches is set to test the depth of Arsenal’s new-look squad with captain Martin Odegaard, Noni Madueke and Kai Havertz already absent through injury.
But Arteta continued: “We know the schedule and the load is what it is, and the games now and the context demands a bigger squad.
“All the top teams are in the same boat, and we’re going to have to manage that really well, to look after them, and especially to get the best out of them.”
Former Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti believes that Kylian Mbappe's departure to Real Madrid did not play a role in Les Parisiens' historic 2024-25 campaign, which ended with Champions League glory. The Italian midfielder defended the 26-year-old Frenchman's accomplishments in Paris and reflected on the team's failure to win the European crown with Lionel Messi and Neymar.
PSG project flourishes post Mbappe
PSG have become a seriously solid side in the past 12 months. After it seemed like they were finding it difficult to cope with life after Mbappe's departure to Real Madrid, Luis Enrique and his players turned things around splendidly in the second half of the 2024-25 season. Not only did they complete the domestic treble of Ligue 1, Coupe de France and Trophee des Champions, but also finally ended their quest for a maiden Champions League title. They achieved the feat in spectacular fashion, handing Inter a 5-0 drubbing in the final of Europe's premier club competition. The collective success enjoyed by PSG translated to individual success for Ousmane Dembele, who lifted the 2025 Ballon d'Or after scoring 33 goals in 49 games across all competitions.
The PSG project of the present is a far cry from PSG's tendency to assemble a squad filled with superstars. In fact, between 2021 and 2023, the Ligue 1 heavyweights boasted of a frontline consisting of world-beaters in Mbappe, Neymar and Messi. As scary as they looked on paper, teams found it easier to slice through PSG's press and cause their defence plenty of problems. Messi and Neymar left in 2023, while Mbappe left in 2024.
Ultimately, PSG scrapped their transfer strategy altogether, instead adopting a far more balanced and smarter plan. They gambled on youth as well as their academy, with the squad shimmered with experienced figures in almost every department.
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Verratti believes Mbappe leaving was not a factor in PSG's UCL glory
Speaking in an interview with , Verratti opened up on his time at Parc des Princes. He was asked why Les Parisiens managed to lift the Champions League trophy immediately after Mbappe's departure.
"It's unfair to see it that way," began Verratti. "With Kylian, we reached the semi-finals and the final, but we didn't win it. Then there's Real Madrid, who, with fantastic players, won it many times. Anyway, I don't think PSG won it because Kylian left. Mbappe has helped the club grow a lot. The year he left, he scored nearly 50 goals, for example."
When asked why the formidable front three of Mbappe, Neymar, and Messi couldn't help PSG succeed on the continental front, Verratti responded: "That's what makes football beautiful. It's not just about buying players and winning. That PSG team was a serious project, and they helped the club grow. Individually, we had many star players, but we lacked something as a team. And that matters a lot in today's football. In big games, star players can make the difference, but not generally."
Mbappe in unstoppable form for Real Madrid
Despite a record-breaking debut campaign for Real Madrid, where Mbappe scored 44 goals in 59 games, there was a feeling that the France captain was yet to deliver his devastating best for his dream club. All doubts surrounding Mbappe's status in Madrid have been dismissed with authority. The Madrid No.10 has begun the 2025-26 on fire, scoring 16 goals in 13 games for Los Blancos. He has scored in all but two games this season for both club and country, his goals against Atletico Madrid and Barcelona proving that he is morphing into the man for the big occasions.
Verratti went so far as to claim that Mbappe is the best player in the world right now. "He had to adapt, but he scored a lot of goals and won the Pichichi and the Golden Boot. And this year he's showing he could do even better. There's no one else like him in the world right now," the Italian midfielder said.
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Glory with Madrid on Mbappe's mind
Mbappe’s debut season came during one of Real Madrid’s most disappointing campaigns in recent memory. The 15-time Champions League winners failed to secure any major silverware and were comfortably outclassed by sides of comparable quality.
He has already shared his ambition of "winning everything there is to win" at Real Madrid, and it seems he has taken the responsibility upon himself to guide Los Blancos towards glory. While there's still a long way to go, the start from Mbappe and his team-mates has been near flawless.
Fortaleza e Grêmio empataram em 1 a 1 na tarde deste sábado (30), no Castelão, pela 25ª rodada do Campeonato Brasileiro. Em um jogo com oportunidades para os dois lados, Thiago Galhardo converteu cobrança de pênalti para os donos da casa aos 42 minutos do primeiro tempo, mas Luis Suárez deixou tudo igual no placar aos 34 da etapa final.
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CINCO LANCES QUE MARCARAM O DUELO
> SUÁREZ NA TRAAAAVE! Com apenas dois minutos de partida, em cobrança de falta, Luis Suárez arriscou de longe e acertou a trave. Fernando Miguel ficou só olhando e só torceu para a bola não entrar.
> GRANDO SALVA! Machuca fez cruzamento pela esquerda, Kannemann tentou afastar, mas a bola sobrou com Crispim. O meia do Fortaleza conseguiu a finalização, mas Gabriel Grando fez grande defesa e evitou o gol dos donos da casa.
> PÊNALTI PARA O LEÃO E PLACAR ABERTO! Após revisão do VAR, Raphael Claus sinalizou pênalti para o Fortaleza após toque no braço de Reinaldo dentro da área. Thiago Galhardo foi para a cobrança e converteu aos 42 minutos. Placar aberto no Castelão.
> ESCORREGOU!Após pisão de Benevenuto em Cristaldo da área, o árbitro sinalizou pênalti para o Grêmio. O próprio argentino foi para a cobrança, mas escorregou no momento na partida e desperdiçou a chance de deixar tudo igual no placar.
> TUDO IGUAL NO CASTELÃO! Aos 34′ da etapa final, Reinaldo dá bela assistência para Luis Suárez marcar para o Grêmio e deixar tudo igual no Castelão. O uruguaio bateu de primeira, e a bola ainda passou por baixo das pernas de Fernando Miguel.
Como foi o primeiro tempo?
A partida começou com as duas equipes se lançando ao ataque, tanto que com apenas dois minutos de jogo, o Grêmio teve grande chance com Suárez em cobrança de falta, mas a bola acertou a trave. O Fortaleza também criou oportunidades de perigo, mas Crispim parou na boa defesa de Grando. O duelo continuou com bastante intensidade, com os dois times buscando chegar à área adversária a todo momento, porém com superioridade dos donos da casa, que tiveram maior posse de bola e propuseram mais o jogo. Aos 42′, Galhardo, com gol de pênalti, colocou o Leão na frente. Cristaldo também teve sua chance na penalidade, mas escorregou e isolou a cobrança.
E a etapa final?
No segundo tempo, os times não tiveram tantas chances ofensivas claras como na etapa inicial, mas o Fortaleza se postou muito bem defensivamente, mas não conseguiu segurar a vantagem no placar. O Grêmio seguiu com pressão total buscando o gol de empate e conseguiu com Luis Suárez, que bateu de primeira após bela assistência de Reinaldo. O jogo ficou muito físico, e o Imortal continuou no ataque em busca da virada, mas a partida terminou empatada no Castelão.
O que vem por aí?
Com o empate, o Leão do Pici permaneceu na 8ª posição, com 39 pontos. Já o Imortal subiu para a vice-liderança do Brasileirão com 44 pontos, ultrapassando o Palmeiras, que joga neste domingo (1). Na próxima rodada, no domingo (8), o Fortaleza recebe o América-MG, às 18h30, mas antes disso, enfrenta o Corinthians na terça (3), também em casa, pela partida de volta da semifinal da Sul-Americana. Já o Grêmio disputa o clássico com o Internacional também no domingo (8), às 16h, no Beira-Rio.
FICHA TÉCNICA FORTALEZA 1 X 1 GRÊMIO 25ª RODADA DO BRASILEIRÃO
Data e hora:30 de setembro de 2023, às 16h (de Brasília) Estádio:Castelão, Fortaleza (CE) Árbitro:Raphael Claus (Fifa/SP) Assistentes:Alex Ang Ribeiro (Fifa/SP) e Daniel Luis Marques (SP) VAR:Daiane Muniz (Fifa/SP) Cartões amarelos:Nathan e Lucas Besozzi (Grêmio), Benevenuto (Fortaleza) Gols: Thiago Galhardo (1-0, aos 42′ do 1ºT), Luis Suárez (1-1, aos 34′ do 1ºT)
FORTALEZA: Fernando Miguel; Dudu (Tinga, 44’/2ºT), Benevenuto, Tobias Figueiredo e Gonzalo Escobar; Pedro Augusto, Lucas Sasha e Lucas Crispim (Pochettino, 36’/2ºT); Machuca (Romarinho, 29’/2ºT), Pikachu (Calebe, 28’/2ºT) e Galhardo (Silvio Romero, 44’/2ºT). Técnico: Juan Pablo Vojvoda.
GRÊMIO: Gabriel Grando; João Pedro, Geromel, Kannemann e Reinaldo; Carballo (Lucas Besozzi, 13’/2ºT), Pepê e Nathan (Ronald, 13’/2ºT); Cristaldo (Everton Galdino – intervalo), João Pedro Galvão (Ferreira*, 33’/1ºT) – (Fábio*, 44’/2ºT) e Suárez. Técnico: Renato Gaúcho.