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The pre-match noise surrounded Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo’s benching by Fernando Santos. Within 20 minutes, the man who replaced him – Benfica’s Goncalo Ramos – scored a thunderous opener and later completed the tournament’s first hat-trick as they thrashed Switzerland without their historical talisman. Up next? Spain’s slayers Morocco on Saturday.
Continue reading “Portugal 6-1 Switzerland: Ramos’ hat-trick justifies Santos’ selection in statement thrashing”
Frustrating, sluggish and with key personnel missing, Bayern Munich still managed to take another huge leap towards their eighth successive Bundesliga title triumph with a 2-1 win over Gladbach. First-half goals from Joshua Zirkzee and a Benjamin Pavard own goal meant the game was finely poised at 1-1, before Leon Goretzka’s 85th-minute winner.
Continue reading “Bayern 2-1 Borussia Monchengladbach: Goretzka’s late winner stings visitors”
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Nils Petersen came off the bench to score his second goal in three games as Freiburg battled hard to earn a 1-0 win over Champions League-chasing Borussia Monchengladbach, with a result that has significant ramifications for both sides. Continue reading “Freiburg 1-0 Borussia Monchengladbach: Petersen strikes as visitors drop key points”
Here’s a look at five talking points, as Cristiano Ronaldo’s 53rd career hat-trick powered Portugal into Sunday’s Nations League Final after a frantic finish against Switzerland in Porto last night. Continue reading “Portugal 3-1 Switzerland: 5 Talking Points & Tactical Analysis”
Hoffenheim had two offside goals disallowed, hit the woodwork, missed sitters and forced Yann Sommer into excellent saves – but were somehow unable to earn more than a point against Borussia Monchengladach on Saturday afternoon. Continue reading “TSG Hoffenheim 0-0 Borussia Monchengladbach: Nagelsmann’s men dominate with no reward”
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