Real Madrid won 2-1 against Almeria at the start of the League title holder’s campaign, as the match will take place in the latter’s stronghold, the Power Horse Stadium. Real Madrid scored a brace, Lucas Vazquez in the 61st minute and David Alaba in the 75th minute, while Larga Ramazani’s Almería advanced in the 6th.
Roma, Lazio and Fiorentina win
In the first round of the Italian football league, Roma beat their hosts Salernitana, and this confrontation ended with a score of 1: 0. Lazio also beat Bologna 2: 1, and Fiorentina beat Cremonese 2: 3.
Draw Marseille
In the second round of the French Football League (Ligue 1), Stade Brest 29 drew their guest Marseille 1-1 in a match that took place at the Stade Francis Le Bleu.
Comments by Tuchel and Conte after their relationship
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel spoke about what happened during and after his team’s match against Tottenham in the English Premier League, after his dispute with manager Antonio Conte, and they received a red card.
“I think when you shake someone’s hand, you should make eye contact,” Tuchel said. “But he had a different opinion. It didn’t matter, but there are a lot of other things that don’t matter.” In turn, Conte said: “In my opinion, it is better to talk about the match, it was a difficult confrontation between the two teams, and we try to compete in every meeting. I want to comment on Tuchel’s kick. the most important. You come here and suffer, but at the same time we created chances to stay in the game.”
Al Ahly in the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Cup
Egyptian team Al Ahly reached the quarter-finals of the Egyptian Cup after a hard-fought 1-0 win over Misr El Makasa in the round of 16 match held at Al Salam Stadium.
International and local miscellaneous:
Bernardo Silva thanked Manchester City fans via his Instagram account after his team beat Bournemouth 4-0 in the second round of the English Premier League. Silva waved to fans at the stadium after the match amid reports that he was close to joining Barcelona.
Manchester United have denied Cristiano Ronaldo’s contract termination rumors, while the 37-year-old still has 12 months before the end of his current contract with another open option. The Portugal international is not for sale, and a spokesman for the club said: “There is no change in the club’s position.”
Manchester United legend Gary Neville has said the pressure on his players will be huge ahead of Liverpool’s meeting next week after the disastrous defeat at Brentford.
Source: El Iktisad