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Real Madrid were held to a 1-1 draw against Real Mallorca in the opening match of the 2024/25 Spanish LaLiga season at the San Moix Stadium on Monday (19/8), This match also marked Kylian Mbappe’s debut with Madrid in the Spanish League competition. The French striker was immediately installed as a starter. Rodrygo put Real Madrid ahead with a first-half goal before Real Mallorca equalised through Vedat Muriqi after the break. This result made Mallorca force Madrid to get one point in their first match and occupy 12th place in the standings, as reported on the official Spanish League website.…

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said that Erling Haaland’s goal record is starting to approach the level of Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo after scoring in the Premier League opener against Chelsea. Haaland, who is only 24 years old, scored the opener in the 18th minute as City began their bid for a fifth consecutive Premier League title with a 2-0 win over Chelsea. The goal was his 91st goal in 100 league appearances, an extraordinary achievement that impressed Guardiola. Guardiola assessed that Haaland has shown quality on par with Messi and Ronaldo, two players who have dominated world football…

Liverpool winger Mohamed Salah recorded 300 goal contributions for his team after making one goal and an assist in the 2024-2025 Premier League match against Ipswich Town, Saturday (17/8). Quoted from the Liverpool page in Jakarta, Sunday, the total goal contributions came from Salah’s 212 goals and 88 assists for the club nicknamed “The Reds” in all competitions since he joined in 2017. “Salah’s goal contribution ratio is 0.86 per match,” wrote Liverpool. Responding to this, Salah, who appeared for Liverpool in 350 matches in all competitions, admitted that he was happy because he was able to make many goals…

Striker Ademola Lookman is not included in Atalanta’s squad list for the opening of the Italian League or Serie A after being rumored to be of interest to Paris Saint-Germain. Reported by AFP, Sunday, the 26-year-old player was not included in the squad announced on Sunday for Atalanta’s trip to face Lecce, where Gian Piero Gasperini’s team will start their league campaign on Monday night. PSG are interested in Lookman’s performance who has been impressive throughout last season with Atalanta, especially with his brilliant performance in the Europa Cup final when he scored three goals against Bayer Leverkusen. Italian media…

Barcelona coach Hansi Flick has denied rumors circulating that German midfielder Ilkay Guendogan wants to leave the Catalan giants. Recent reports have suggested that Barcelona officials are keen to offload Gundogan before the summer transfer window closes, with the player’s high wages said to be one of the reasons. The 33-year-old midfielder has recently been linked with Turkish club Fenerbahce. However, Flick revealed that he confirmed Gundogan was not going anywhere after the German coach spoke to the player. “I really appreciate him as a player and a person. I speak to him often, we have a good relationship and…

Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone is confident that Julian Alvarez will easily adapt to his new club because he has Los Rojiblacos DNA. The Argentine striker was brought in from English Premier League club Manchester City with a transfer value of 95 million euros. Simeone said Alvarez could be available for the LaLiga opener at Villaral on Monday local time or Tuesday (20/8) early morning IST. “Julian (Alvarez) is a player we have been waiting for and will make us better. It’s all so sudden, so fast. He just arrived a short time ago, has trained for four days but…

Manchester City managed to win 2-0 when visiting Chelsea’s headquarters in the opening week of the 2024/25 English Premier League season at Stamford Bridge Stadium, Sunday night (18/8). The Citizens’ two winning goals were scored by Erling Haaland in the first half and Mateo Kovacic towards the end of the match. The result temporarily places the defending champions in fourth place with three points. Meanwhile, Chelsea is in 17th place, as reported by the official English Premier League website. Read Also: Premier League Referees Must Be More Confident, Not Rely on VAR Despite playing away from home, City still dominated…

He signed a professional contract with AC Milan a month ago. This time Maximilian Ibrahimovic, the son of the club’s legendary footballer Zlatan Ibrahimovic, made his debut in AC Milan. However, Maximilian’s debut was not in AC Milan’s first team jersey. The 17-year-old Swedish winger made his debut for AC Milan’s reserve side in Italy’s Serie A-controlled Primavera Championship. Regardless of the level of the team and the competition in which he made his debut, Ibrahima’s son has had a great start in Italian club football. Maximilian scored a brace in AC Milan’s reserve team’s 4–0 win over Udinese’s reserve…

The Durand Cup derby has been cancelled. East Bengal have a match against Mohun Bagan Super Giants in the Durand Cup on Sunday. The match is scheduled to start at Yuva Bharati Sports Complex from 7 pm. However, due to the situation in Kolkata due to the rape and murder of a young doctor at RG Kar Medical College and Hospital, the derby has been canceled due to a demand from a section. It has been claimed by that quarter that the decision to cancel the Kolkata derby has already been sealed. That match will not happen again. Instead, the…

Chelsea will open their journey in the 2024-2025 Premier League by hosting defending champions Manchester City at Stamford Bridge, Sunday (18/8) at 21.00 IST. Chelsea wants to start with a positive result and end their winless streak against City. Chelsea have a poor record against Man City. In their last six Premier League meetings, the Blues have failed to pick up three points with two draws and four defeats. Now, under new coach Enzo Maresca, Chelsea are trying to change their fortunes. Maresca is no stranger to Man City. He was once Pep Guardiola’s assistant coach at City. Here are…