Yannick Carrasco takes part in Atlético’s success against Celta Viga
Yannick Carrasco came on in the 64th minute of the match won by his club Atlético de Madrid against Celta Vigo (2-0), on Saturday for the 26th day of La Liga. This success, shaped by a double from Renan Lodi, allows the Colchoneros to temporarily climb to 4th place in the Spanish football championship. The Brazilian left-back, each time served by Frenchman Geoffrey Kondogbia, scored his first two La Liga goals of the season.
No sooner had they entered the game than the Red Devil distinguished themselves with a strike near the area but Celta goalkeeper Matias Dituro deflected the danger (67th).
In the standings, Atlético is therefore 4th with 45 points, three lengths ahead of FC Barcelona. The Catalans, who have two games less, could regain 4th place if they win Sunday against Bilbao.
With City, Kevin De Bruyne celebrates his 200th in the Premier League with a victory against Everton
On Saturday night, Kevin De Bruyne celebrated his 200th Premier League appearance with a 0-1 win for Manchester City away to Everton. The Citizens dominated the game at Goodison Park, but came up against a well-legged Jordan Pickford, motivated to score a clean sheet against the Championship leaders. Phil Foden nevertheless broke the lock about ten minutes from the end of the match, thus ensuring the 3 points for the visitors (82nd).
City therefore consolidates its first place with 66 points, 6 more than Liverpool who nevertheless played one match less.
With Courtois but without Hazard, Real Madrid relies on the inevitable Benzema
Real Madrid won a narrow victory (0-1) on the field of Rayo Vallecano, Saturday evening, on behalf of the 26th day of La Liga. A draw seemed more and more likely, until the inevitable Karim Benzema once again saved the White House on a combination in a mouse hole with Vinicius (83rd). While Eden Hazard remained on the Madrid bench, Courtois distinguished himself by brilliantly defending the Madrid cages.
Ancelotti’s men increase their gap at the top of La Liga. Real are now 9 points behind Sevilla, second with one game less. The Sevillians will receive Betis, 3rd, on Sunday in a decisive derby for the classification.
Basaksehir and Chadli get surprised by Karagumruk
Saturday afternoon, Basaksehir lost 1-2 to Karagumruk in the 27th day of the Turkish championship.
The former Anderlechtois and Mouscronnois Trézéguet opened the scoring for the locals in the 25th minute, but Karagumruk regained the advantage before half-time via Borini (39th) and Musa (41st).
In a goalless second half, Nacer Chadli made an appearance for Basaksehir in the 60th minute, in place of Gurler. The Belgian was unable to face his compatriot Adnan Ugur, however, who remained seated on the visitors’ bench.
In the standings, Basaksehir (46 points) is 3rd, 20 points behind Trabzonspor which dominates the Super Lig. Karagumruk takes advantage of this victory to climb to 9th place, with 39 points.
Arthur Theate and Bologna waste at the red lantern
Bologna and Arthur Theate wasted two points at the red lantern Salernitana by sharing 1-1 on Saturday afternoon on behalf of the 27th day of Serie A. After this poor performance, the Bolognese occupy 12th place in the standings with 32 units and miss the opportunity to enter the top 10. Salernitana records its 4th consecutive share and is still in last place with 15 points, two lengths behind Genoa de Zinho Vanheusden. Unstoppable within the Bolognese defense, Arthur Theate once again played the entire match. His teammate Marko Arnautovic thought he was the providential man for this meeting by scoring a goal two minutes from the break (43rd, 0-1), but Salernitana managed to come back to the mark half an hour later thanks to Nadir Zortea ( 72nd, 1-1). An equalization synonymous with 4th consecutive sharing for the red lantern.
Wolfsburg share in Mönchengladbach, Sebastiaan Bornauw scores his first goal
VfL Wolfsburg, with three of its four Belgians at kick-off, brought back a point from their trip to Mönchengladbach on Saturday afternoon during the 24th day of the Bundesliga. Sebastiaan Bornauw put his team two goals ahead in the 33rd minute before they were overtaken eight minutes from time. With this result, Wolfsburg remains 12th with 28 points and has a head start on its opponent of the day. The Wolves quickly took the lead in the game through Jonas Wind (6th, 0-1). Holder in the same way as Koen Casteels and Aster Vranckx, Sebastiaan Bornauw scored his first goal of the season from a corner and doubled his team’s lead (33rd, 0-2).
Mönchengladbach could not be fooled and came back to score just before half-time thanks to Marcus Thuram (42nd, 1-2). In front, Wolfburg had to finish the last 20 of the meeting in numerical inferiority after the exclusion of defender Maxence Lacroix (70th). A red well used by the former club of Thorgan Hazard with the equalizer of Breel Embolo eight minutes from time (82nd, 2-2). Dodi Lukebakio stayed on the bench for VfL the whole game.
At the same time, Hertha Berlin, with Dedryck Boyata the whole meeting, moved on the lawn of Freiburg. Injured in the last three games, the Red Devil was present in the Berlin defense. A comeback punctuated by a 3-0 defeat. The goals were scored by Vincenzo Grifo (12th), Kevin Schade (83rd) and Lucas Holer (86th).
Thanks to this success, Friborg moved up to 4th place in the standings with 40 points. For its part, Hertha remains 15th and first non-relegation with 23 units.
Heracles and his Belgians win against the Zwolle red lantern
Heracles won against Zwolle, 2-0, on Saturday as part of the 24th day of the Eredivisie. Many Belgians were on the pitch, on both sides of the field, in this low ranking duel. Heracles was able to count on goals from de la Torre (19th) and Bakis (55th) to secure the 3 points against the red lantern, Zwolle. The hosts, deprived of injured Ismail Azzaoui and Lucas Schoofs, fielded Noah Fadiga as a starter while Elias Sierra came on in the 84th minute in place of goalscorer de la Torre. In Zwolle, Siemen Voet started and was replaced at half-time by van der Werff.
In the standings, Zwolle therefore vegetates in last position, with only 17 points in 24 games. Heracles gives itself air in the middle of the classification with 26 points in 11th place.
