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تحدث هانز فليك مدرب برشلونة بعد فوز فريقه على نيوكاسل يونايتد بهدفين لهدف واحد في الجولة الأولى بمرحلة الدوري في دوري أبطال أوروبا.

وقال فليك في تصريحات نقلتها “بي بي سي” البريطانية: “لقد كانت أجواء رائعة، رأينا كيف يلعب نيوكاسل بحماس كبير، هذا ما توقعناه”.

وأضاف :”لقد كنا واثقين من أنفسنا وآمنا بنقاط قوتنا، من المهم جداً حصد الثلاث نقاط في بداية الموسم، لقد خسرنا العام الماضي ضد موناكو، هذا يساعدنا على التحسن أكثر فأكثر”.

أقرأ أيضاً.. رجل مباراة برشلونة ونيوكاسل في دوري أبطال أوروبا

وواصل مشيداً بلاعبه ماركوس راشفورد الذي سجل هدفين: “دائماً ما نرى هذا من راشفورد في التدريبات وقد رأيناه اليوم، أنا سعيد جداً من أجله”.

وتابع فليك: “في الهجوم لدينا العديد من اللاعبين الجيدين وهو واحد منهم، أنا سعيد بوجوده معنا، إنه يمنحنا خيارات أكثر لسير المباراة، لقد سجل هدفين سيساعدانه في الوصول للمرحلة التالية، من المهم جداً أن يتمتع بالثقة ويشعر بأنه بخير، هذه الأهداف رائعة له في المراحل القادمة”.

وأكد فليك: “من الجيد جداً أن نبدأ البطولة بهذه النقاط الثلاث هنا، كان الفريق رائعا، أوضحنا للفريق أهمية الحفاظ على نظافة شباكنا أول 15 دقيقة، كانت المباراة بأكملها جيدة جداً، حتى بعد تلك الدقائق الـ15 في الشوط الأول، استحوذنا على الكرة بنسبة 64%، كان ذلك إيجابياً للغاية، ربما ارتكبنا الكثير من الأخطاء لكني سعيد جداً”.

وسئل فليك عن تغيير سيناريو المباراة، ورد: “مع بيدري وفرينكي ليس من السهل الضغط علينا، لقد قدما مباراة جيدة جداً اليوم، أنا سعيد لأنهما يلعبان بهذه الثقة على الملعب، نحن فريق شاب جداً، ما أراه أن الفريق يلعب بثقة وهذا أمر بالغ الأهمية”.

T20 captain plays down absence of England star names for Finals Day

Andrew Miller13-Sep-2024

Less than 48 hours after the thrilling climax to their County Championship tussle down at Taunton, Surrey and Somerset are set to resume their rivalry up at Edgbaston on Saturday, with a rematch of their T20 Blast semi-final from 12 months ago.And despite his club’s disappointment on both occasions, Surrey’s T20 captain Chris Jordan insists there’ll be no hangovers from either, as they continue their quest towards what could yet be a glorious double-winning season.”Over the last few years especially, this fixture has produced some exciting, competitive results,” Jordan told ESPNcricinfo. “It’s ironic that in the week leading into Finals Day, we’ve been playing against the exact same team.”Any road to the final is never easy, and at some point you have to beat the best team. Obviously, they’re defending champions, and deservedly so, so we’ll need to be right on it. But it’s always hard-fought battles, and the team that plays best on the day normally wins this particular encounter, so we don’t see it being any different.”Related

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It will, however, require a very different tempo from Surrey, and a swift transfer of mindset, after their attempts to park the bus at Taunton and block their way to a potentially title-sealing draw backfired in spectacular fashion. Despite Dom Sibley’s doughty 56 from 183 balls, their resistance was swept aside in a stunning collapse of 7 for 14 in 18.1 overs, by Somerset’s latest spin pairing, Jack Leach and Archie Vaughan.”It can be tough, but the best players just make the switch,” Jordan said. “The main thing is it’s a mindset shift, your technique is not going to change too much between formats. You just have to assess the situation and the conditions and decide what approach to take. I don’t see it as being too different. With the type of multi-format cricketers we have, they can do it quite effortlessly.”Sibley is perhaps the case in point for Surrey. Only days prior to his Taunton rearguard, he had been the toast of the Kia Oval after his scintillating 67 from 48 balls provided the impetus that Surrey needed to hunt down Durham’s target of 163 in their Blast quarter-final. It was an innings that defied the reputation he made for himself during his stint as an England Test opener, not least with an eye-catching reverse-scoop for six over deep third, but Jordan said it hadn’t come as a surprise to his team-mates.”It was an unbelievable knock, but well deserved, because he’s been working so hard on his power game since he came back to Surrey,” Jordan said. “He’s a lot more expansive, but his batting in the powerplay has been key, because this year the brand-new white ball has been doing a bit more than normal. He’s just played some good cricketing shots, with a good technique, and that quarter-final was a great template for him. His tempo was really good, and it helped us to control that chase.”Sibley’s poise could be all the more important to Surrey given the personnel they will be missing on Saturday. Despite the expected return of three of the four players who featured in the Sri Lanka Test series – with Gus Atkinson missing out after suffering a niggle during that match – Surrey’s line-up will be shorn of some serious firepower, with Will Jacks, Sam Curran, Jamie Overton and Reece Topley all out of the picture due to their involvement in England’s T20I series against Australia.It’s a situation that Tymal Mills, Sussex’s captain, last week described as “stupid”, as he faced up to the prospect of losing Jofra Archer for his team’s Finals Day campaign, while Alec Stewart – Surrey’s ongoing director of cricket – last year decried the ECB’s so-called Super September as “anything but”. However, Jordan took a more phlegmatic approach to the sport’s ongoing fixture congestion.”Obviously, we’ll have a few changes to the line-up but that’s been the theme of the entire season,” he said. “We’re blessed with a squad where so many of our guys are good enough to get international accolades, so we’re trusting all the guys to go and get the job done.”There’s a lot to take in as captain, but I always knew what I was getting myself into. It can be challenging, but my mindset is just to find solutions. Obviously Covid has set back a lot of schedules, so everyone is playing catch-up, and for me, personally, I know from being involved in an England set-up that country comes first.”International games are very high intensity, so to release players right in the middle of a T20 series, for a game the next day, would be quite tough, both mentality and on the body. It’s about that balance between giving the guys their best opportunity to perform in a England shirt, and having them available for one of the big days in our English calendar. It’s unfortunate, but we just leave it to the powers-that-be.”Surrey and Somerset met on Finals Day last year – but Sam Curran won’t be involved this time round•Surrey CCC/Getty Images

It’s not just the international game that is encroaching on the county season, however. One particularly notable absentee will be Jason Roy, who has committed himself to playing for Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, having already missed much of the Blast group stage to play for Trinbago’s sister team, LA Knight Riders, in Major League Cricket.It continues Roy’s steady drift away from the English game, following his decision in May 2023 to negotiate an early release from his ECB contract in order to be a free agent, but Jordan had sympathy for his former England team-mate, whom he recognises as a first-mover in the shifting world of T20 cricket.”Obviously, it’s a little bit of an unusual scenario, but we’re in unusual territory as well, with so much franchise cricket and different opportunities popping up over the world.”The cricket community as a whole hasn’t fully come to grips with the moving times,” Jordan added. “[Roy’s] taken his own decision in terms of his own career. He’s been a great performer for us, we would have loved to have him, but we also wish him all the best in everything he does, because it’s such a big part of the dressing room.”On his own England ambitions, Jordan is realistic about the status quo. Despite a strong showing at the recent T20 World Cup – including a memorable hat-trick in front of his friends and family in Barbados – he recognises that, with his 36th birthday approaching next month, he is unlikely to be a part of the white-ball reboot under Brendon McCullum’s expanded remit as head coach.”I’m the kind of person that likes to take a day at a time and control what I can control,” he said. “The England team is in a bit of a transition period, and at some point, I knew that stage would come. It doesn’t necessarily mean that the door is shut, but all I can do is play the cricket that’s presented in front of me, and try to do as best as possible.”Coming off the World Cup, I was a little bit in and out of the team, so it was nice to come back and put in a few performances for Surrey and Southern Brave as well. But I’ll just try to do my job on Finals Day, which will be leading the team as best as possible, but also performing my role.”

يقود الألماني هانز فليك فريقه برشلونة مساء اليوم الأحد في مباراة ببطولة الدوري الإسباني لموسم 2025-2026، أمام خيافي.

ويستقبل برشلونة نظيره خيتافي على ملعب “يوهان كرويف” ضمن مباريات الجولة الخامسة للدوري الإسباني “الليجا”.

وعاد برشلونة إلى سكة الانتصارات في الدوري بالجولة الماضية بفوز ساحق على فالنسيا، بسداسية دون رد، وسيسعى لتحقيق فوزه الثاني على التوالي ضد خيتافي.

وبعد فوزه على نيوكاسل بهدفين لهدف في الجولة الأولى لمرحلة الدوري ببطولة دوري أبطال أوروبا، ينصب تركيز برشلونة على الدوري الإسباني ومواجهة خيتافي.

وقد تشهد تشكيلة برشلونة تغييرات طفيفة، في خط الدفاع نظرًا لإصابة باو كوبارسي في الركبة يوم الخميس، والتي لا تُعتبر خطيرة، لكن قد يفضل فليك إراحة لاعبه. تشكيل برشلونة المتوقع أمام خيتافي

حراسة المرمى: خوان جارسيا.

خط الدفاع: جول كوندي، رونالد أراوخو، أندرياس كريستينسن، جيرارد مارتن.

خط الوسط: فرينكي دي يونج، بيدري، فيرمين لوبيز.

خط الهجوم: رافينها، فيران توريس، ماركوس راشفورد.

ويُمكنكم متابعة أحداث مباريات اليوم لحظة بلحظة من مركز المباريات من هنــــا.

Everton’s summer rebuild is gathering pace. The £27.6m signing of Thierno Barry from Villarreal has handed David Moyes a towering centre-forward to lead the line, one capable of dominating defences with his aerial prowess, strength, and movement.

But with both Jack Harrison and Jesper Lindstrom returning to their parent clubs, Everton’s attack is short of width and creativity.

Moyes now needs a player who can stretch defences, beat his man, and crucially, supply the service Barry will thrive on.

Everton open talks to sign Harrison and Lindstrom replacement

That search has led them to one of La Liga’s standout performers, whose skillset may be the perfect match for their new No. 9.

According to reports, Everton have already made first contact.

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Via TEAMtalk, Everton have started talks with Real Sociedad over a potential deal for 24-year-old Japanese international Takefusa Kubo.

The former Real Madrid prospect is open to a new challenge, and the Premier League is believed to be a major draw.

Kubo is currently under contract at Sociedad until June 2029, with a release clause reportedly around £50m.

Everton are not the only side interested. Clubs from the Bundesliga and La Liga are also monitoring the situation, but the Toffees are hopeful that the promise of regular minutes and a key role under Moyes could help sway the player.

Kubo joined Sociedad permanently in 2022 and wasted no time making an impression. In his first full season, he was named the club’s Player of the Season, showcasing his ability to both score and create from wide areas.

Zinedine Zidane, who played a role in his development at Real Madrid, once called him “a very interesting player for the present and the future.”

Meanwhile, former Mallorca CEO Maheta Molango, reflecting on Kubo’s two loan spells at the club, praised his character and focus:

“I was very impressed by Kubo when I met him. He’s super humble, super down to earth. His talent is obvious, but the reason why he will one day be a football superstar is his head. He sees things that other people don’t see, the ability to see a pass and pick a long ball. His intelligence is outstanding.”

Why Kubo could be Barry’s perfect supply line

Kubo’s profile fits exactly what Everton lack. A right-footed winger who prefers starting from the right, he thrives in one-on-one situations, cutting inside to create chances or drive at goal.

He combines dribbling flair with precision delivery, making him a natural partner for a striker like Barry.

In 2024/25, Kubo played 36 games, scoring five goals and assisting several more.

According to FBref, he completed 75 take-ons, created 45 chances, produced 14 shots on target, and made 129 touches in the opposition box.

His crossing numbers are particularly impressive, averaging 3.32 per 90, ranking him in the 86th percentile among wingers in Europe’s top leagues.

For Barry, who stands at 6 foot 5 and thrives on service, those numbers are gold.

Last season, the French forward scored 11 goals from an expected goals (xG) tally of 11.7 and added four assists.

The same data reveals that he ranks among the top percentiles for runs in behind and crosses received and won nearly two-thirds of his aerial duels in the penalty area.

Barry’s combination of size, mobility, and sharp movement inside the box is exactly the kind of profile that can elevate a creator like Kubo. And in turn, Kubo’s ability to beat his marker and pick a final ball could help Barry explode in the Premier League.

Moyes’ system traditionally relies on wide players who work hard defensively but also deliver early, accurate service. Kubo ticks those boxes but adds a level of technical quality that Everton have lacked on the flanks.

With Calvert-Lewin gone, Barry now leads the line. And if Everton can land Kubo, they may have finally found the perfect partner to supply him, creating a dangerous duo built on power, and cutting edge in the final third.

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Aaqib Khan picked up three wickets before Abishek Porel’s 82 kept India C in hunt for the first-innings lead

Shashank Kishore20-Sep-2024

Ruturaj Gaikwad, Sai Sudharsan, Rajat Patidar and Ishan Kishan all missed out on an opportunity to play substantial knocks as India C found themselves in a dogfight for the first-innings honours against India A in Anantapur.At stumps on day two, India C were 216 for 7, seemingly in a better position courtesy of an unbroken 49-run stand between Pulkit Narang and Vijaykumar Vyshak.The bulk of the damage was done by 20-year-old Uttar Pradesh seamer Aaqib Khan, who dismissed Gaikwad (17), Sudharsan (17) and Patidar (first-ball duck) after coming on first change. The innings was then revived by Abishek Porel, who continues to enjoy a breakout year.Porel, one of the bright performers for Delhi Capitals at IPL 2024, struck 82 off 113 balls to build on a clutch unbeaten 35 in the previous game that helped his side clinch a low-scoring thriller.Narang, who at the age of 30 is looking to make up for lost time as a first-class cricketer, will hope to score his third first-class half-century on Saturday and get his side into the lead. Narang, who bowls offspin, is currently on 99 first-class wickets.Earlier, India A managed to stretch their first-innings score from the overnight 224 for 7 to 297 courtesy of lower-order fireworks from Avesh Khan, who struck an unbeaten 51, his second first-class fifty. He was well supported by Prasidh Krishna, who made 34. A bulk of the contribution had come on the opening day courtesy of Shashwat Rawat’s 124.Vyshak, who is on the selectors’ radar after being awarded a fast-bowling contract, picked up two of the three remaining wickets; he finished with figures of 4 for 51. Anshul Kamboj, the Haryana quick fresh off an eight-for in the previous game, ended with 3 for 49.

Fast bowling consultant believes England’s options are expanding ahead of next winter’s Ashes

Matt Roller13-Oct-2024

England want to arrive in Australia next winter with a “battery” of fast bowlers and James Anderson believes the list of candidates for that tour is “growing and growing”. Anderson has worked as their fast-bowling coach since he was ushered into retirement in July and said on Sunday that he is excited by the emergence of a new generation of seam bowlers.Rob Key, England’s managing director, has been vocal in his ambition to bring through a stock of quicks who bowl “85mph-plus with high skill” as they look to replace Anderson and Stuart Broad. Last year, he offered two-year contracts to four seamers – Gus Atkinson, Brydon Carse, Matt Potts and Josh Tongue – whom he believes have the attributes to succeed at Test level.Tongue has spent the last 14 months sidelined with a pectoral injury, while Potts has only played two Tests since June 2023. But Atkinson has thrived, taking 38 wickets at 21.86 in his first seven Tests and scoring a century against Sri Lanka, while Carse impressed on debut in Multan last week with his speed, skill and stamina.Related

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“[Atkinson] seems to rise to every challenge that’s put in front of him,” Anderson said. “Brydon was outstanding… To bowl 90mph in that heat, pretty consistently, was an amazing effort. He was accurate, he bowled good short stuff when we needed him to do that, and he bowls wicket-taking balls – and that’s what we’re after, as a bowling group.”He has always been on the radar of the selectors for the away Ashes… It looks like he has all the attributes to do well there. He has got pace, bounce and he is accurate, and he has skills and he can bat. He is ticking a lot of boxes. Hopefully, he can stay fit and get a lot of confidence from how he bowled the other day.”England are missing Mark Wood in Pakistan due to his elbow injury, while they still hope that Jofra Archer might return to Test cricket next year after a three-year absence. Archer has spent most of that time sidelined with back and elbow issues but has gradually stepped up his workload over the past six months and still has ambitions to play all formats.”The list is not endless, but it feels like it is growing and growing,” Anderson said. “We’ve got the likes of Woody and Jofra [to come back in] but also Olly Stone and Josh Tongue. It feels like there’s loads of guys coming through – Josh Hull as well, who we think has got a good future.”It does feel like there are options there. It is really exciting for an England group at the minute, thinking of what we have ahead with India next summer, then Australia, and then going forward over the next three years.”Anderson’s involvement with England’s fast bowlers is officially as a consultant coach for their winter Test tours to Pakistan and New Zealand, with his longer-term future with the team unclear. He left open the possibility of extending his role further down the line, potentially including next winter’s Ashes tour.”I’m really enjoying it,” Anderson said. “We have an amazing coaching group who have been really helpful. I’ve not officially done this job before, but I feel like it’s not far off where I was for the last few years of my career: trying to be there for bowlers, help them as much as possible, come up with ideas when we’re in the field. It’s been great… so far, so good.”He also played down the significance of his late arrival for the tour, having missed England’s three training days and the first day of the first Test. Anderson was instead playing in a pro-am golf tournament at St Andrews, but said that he had only agreed to participate after running the idea past England coach Brendon McCullum.”I’m not full-time with England, I’m a consultant,” Anderson said. “I was still in contact with the bowlers and in the end, it didn’t really matter that I wasn’t here. I thought we bowled really well… The last few tours I went on, we didn’t have a bowling coach and it is good for the lads to take some responsibility.”

يشهد اليوم الثلاثاء 23 سبتمبر 2025، مجموعة من المباريات المثيرة على مستوى البطولات المحلية والقارية، حيث تتجه أنظار عشاق الكرة المصرية لمتابعة مواجهات الأهلي والزمالك في الدوري الممتاز، إلى جانب الظهور المرتقب لبيراميدز في بطولة كأس القارات للأندية.

الأهلي يدخل اختبارًا جديدًا أمام حرس الحدود في الجولة الثامنة من الدوري المصري، في لقاء يسعى خلاله الفريق الأحمر لتعزيز نتائجه الإيجابية ومواصلة الزحف نحو مراكز المقدمة، بعد استعادة نغمة الانتصارات في الجولة الماضية.

أما الزمالك، متصدر جدول الدوري حتى الآن، فيخوض مواجهة قوية ضد الجونة على استاد القاهرة الدولي، حيث يأمل في الحفاظ على الصدارة وتوسيع الفارق مع أقرب منافسيه في سباق القمة، في ظل الأداء المميز الذي يقدمه منذ انطلاقة الموسم.

وبعيدًا عن الدوري المحلي، يترقب عشاق الكرة العربية مواجهة نارية بين بيراميدز والأهلي السعودي في ربع نهائي كأس القارات للأندية، على ملعب الجوهرة المشعة، في لقاء يحمل طابعًا خاصًا نظرًا لقوة المنافسة ورغبة كل طرف في العبور نحو المربع الذهبي.

وفي أوروبا، تقام عدة مباريات مثيرة ضمن الجولة السادسة من الدوري الإسباني، أبرزها مواجهة ريال مدريد أمام ليفانتي، بالإضافة إلى لقاء إشبيلية مع فياريال، بينما يشهد كأس إيطاليا بعض المباريات المهمة مثل مواجهة ميلان ضد ليتشي.

وتُستأنف مباريات دور الـ32 من كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين في السعودية، حيث يلتقي الاتحاد مع الوحدة، ويواجه النصر نظيره جدة، في مواجهات تحمل طابع الندية والإثارة على طريق المنافسة نحو اللقب المحلي الغالي.

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حرس الحدود ضد الأهلي، الساعة 5:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 1”.

الزمالك ضد الجونة، الساعة 8:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 1”.

طلائع الجيش ضد المقاولون العرب، الساعة 8:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ON Sport 2”. مواعيد مباريات كأس القارات للأندية اليوم

الأهلي السعودي ضد بيراميدز، الساعة 9:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر منصة “شاهد”، وأيضًا عبر “FIFA+”. مواعيد مباريات الدوري الإسباني اليوم

إسبانيول ضد فالنسيا، الساعة 8:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS HD 3”.

أتلتيك بيلباو ضد جيرونا، الساعة 8:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS HD 7”.

ليفانتي ضد ريال مدريد، الساعة 9:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS HD 1”.

إشبيلية ضد فياريال، الساعة 9:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “beIN SPORTS HD 3”. مواعيد مباريات كأس إيطاليا اليوم

كالياري ضد فروسينوني، الساعة 6:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر منصة “شاهد”.

أودينيزي ضد باليرمو، الساعة 7:30 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر منصة “شاهد”.

ميلان ضد ليتشي، الساعة 10:00 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر منصة “شاهد”. مواعيد مباريات كأس خادم الحرمين الشريفين اليوم

الحزم ضد نيوم، الساعة 6:35 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ثمانية”.

النجمة ضد ضمك، الساعة 6:35 مساءً بتوقيت مصر والسعودية، وتُذاع عبر قناة “ثمانية”.

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After a tough preseason campaign, Everton are continuing to strengthen their squad in a bid to make the first campaign at the Hill Dickinson Stadium a memorable one. The Toffees have already brought in several new faces, including a new striker to replace Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Thierno Barry from Villarreal.

More recently, David Moyes has added Chelsea midfielder Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall to his squad. The Toffees have snapped up the Englishman on a £29m deal, albeit with that including £4m in add-ons.

Moyes’ side will seemingly add another midfielder, with the club working behind the scenes to add depth in the middle of the park.

Everton’s next midfield target

Dewsbury-Hall is not the only Premier League star that the Toffees are targeting. David Ornstein recently reported that they have opened discussions with Manchester City over a season-long loan move for Jack Grealish, with the Englishman looking set for an exit from the Etihad this summer after missing out on their recent Club World Cup exploits.

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Elsewhere, meanwhile, the Merseysiders are still focusing on other targets at the Hill Dickinson Stadium.

According to a recent report from Spanish newspaper El Mira, Everton are close to signing UD Almeria midfielder Dion Lopy. The Premier League side have readied a bid for the player and are willing to fork out around €25m (£22m).

That figure is said to be an ‘irresistible amount’ for the Spanish side, with the report outlining ‘barring a drastic turn of events’, Lopy will ‘soon pack his bags’ in order to seal a move to Merseyside.

Why Lopy would be a good signing

At just 23 years of age, Lopy is already a full senior international, which is a testament to the quality he possesses. Described as one of many “exciting” Senegalese talents by analyst Ben Mattinson, Lopy has already garnered a strong reputation.

After breaking through the academy at French side Stades Reims, Lopy made 62 appearances for the club, grabbing two assists from midfield. From there, he made the move to Spain, joining Almeria, where he has become a key player.

Last term for the club in La Liga 2, the 23-year-old played 36 times, chipping in with one goal and three assists. He tended to operate from the base of midfield, although did push further forward at times, too.

Moyes would surely love for the potential new Everton midfield to become the second coming of Idrissa Gueye. The Toffees star, who is an international teammate of Lopy’s, was a key player last term in the final season at Goodison Park.

He helped keep his side in the Premier League and achieve a comfortable mid-table finish.

He played 37 times in the top flight last season, missing just one game against Leicester City at the start of the campaign.

Like Lopy did for Almeria, Gueye sat at the base of the midfield and showed just how good a ball-winner he is. His 133 tackles were the most in the top flight.

If Lopy can replicate what Gueye has done for the Merseysiders in midfield, then he would surely be a successful signing. When looking at the numbers via Sofascore, there is certainly reason to believe he can become as good of a ball winner in the Premier League as his Senegal teammate.

Last season, the 23-year-old made 78 tackles and 46 interceptions for Almeria in the league, averaging a combined 3.6 per 90 minutes. Compare that to Gueye’s stats, courtesy of Sofascore, and they stack up well, with the Everton number 27 making 133 tackles and 48 interceptions, a combined average of 5.3 each game.

Lopy and Gueye key stats compared

Stat (per 90)

Lopy

Gueye

Tackles

2.3

3.9

Interceptions

1.3

1.4

Aerial duels won

1.5

0.7

Key passes

0.8

0.6

Accurate long balls

3.8

2.3

Dribbles completed

0.4

0.5

Stats from Sofascore

Of course, Lopy still has some way to go before he matches, or nears, Gueye’s numbers from last season. However, he has all the tools to suggest he can replicate his impact in midfield and be the second coming of his compatriot.

After the deals for Dewsbury-Hall and Grealish are completed, signing Lopy could be Moyes’ next big focus to strengthen in the middle of the park, and buy a long-term replacement for Gueye.

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Despite the shellacking in Durban, Sri Lanka believe they can compete in the second Test thanks to their depth of seam resources

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Will Sri Lanka go in without a spinner in Gqeberha?

A fast bowler who has 25 Test wickets at 22.68 for the year (Lahiru Kumara), a left-arm swing bowler who averages 24.12 in South Africa (Vishwa Fernando), a skiddy right-arm quick with 68 career wickets at 25.97 (Asitha Fernando), and more good options on the bench.Sri Lanka have likely had better quicks than they have now – Chaminda Vaas took 355 Test wickets, and Lasith Malinga burned hot until the injuries overtook him. But Sri Lanka have probably never had the fast-bowling depth they currently command.In Durban, for example, they left out Kasun Rajitha, who himself averages 25.00 in South Africa and is probably their tallest bowler. They also omitted Milan Rathnayake, who made impressive strides – with bat and ball – in England earlier this year.Dhananjaya de Silva knows few other Sri Lanka captains have commanded these kinds of seam-bowling resources.”I’m very happy, because they know their games now, and what they need to do for the team,” de Silva said of his fast-bowling battery. “I think I need to give a lot of credit to Dimuth Karunaratne, because he was the previous captain, and it’s under his leadership that a lot of these bowlers started and developed. As captain I’m able to reap those rewards, so I’d like to give Dimuth aiya the credit for that.”Sri Lanka are about to begin a Test on a green-tinged South African surface, in Gqeberha, and although they may still choose to pick an XI that features their specialist spinner – Prabath Jayasuriya – they have the option of picking four seamers, as they had done at The Oval earlier this year, to excellent effect.Lahiru Kumara has taken 25 wickets in six Tests this year, at an average of 22.68•AFP/Getty Images

“So far we’re still talking about how many fast bowlers we will play and will only make a decision on that later,” de Silva said. “The track here is quite green.”I think in that England series we learned that we can win matches overseas with our pace attack. They’ve been improving day by day, and we saw the results of that at The Oval. We can’t blame our fast bowlers for the loss in Durban – that’s all on the batsmen, who got out for 40-odd. You can’t win a Test like that.”It was in fact in Karunaratne’s first series as captain that Vishwa took four wickets in a match that Sri Lanka won, in Gqeberha, in 2019. Vishwa isn’t the only Sri Lanka fast bowler in the likely XI for Thursday that has tasted success in South Africa, however. Kumara first burst into the international consciousness with a spectacular nip-backer at Newlands, which crashed into the stumps of no less a batter than Hashim Amla.Kumara has had more modest showings in South Africa since then, and has also been plagued by injuries, particularly with hamstring strains and tears. If he plays on Thursday, which seems exceedingly likely, he will have played seven Tests in 2024, which is his highest tally for a calendar year.”From what I see, Lahiru has been consistent in the last two years, and he’s played a lot of matches,” de Silva said. ” He’d been in and out of the team because of injuries, but now he’s been able to play consistently and learn what his strengths and weaknesses are. He’s able to back those strengths now because he’s played matches at a stretch. I think that’s the main thing that has contributed to his success.”The huge loss in Durban, de Silva said, was almost totally down to the failure of the batting group. Though he himself is a spinner, he’s been a fast-bowling captain, insisting that Sri Lanka play at least two quicks even at home, so they can be more competitive in SENA nations. He’s hoping to reap the rewards of that in Gqeberha.

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Poderia ser sem sofrimento, mas, mesmo assim, o Palmeiras venceu o Corinthians, no clássico válido pela terceira rodada do Brasileirão. Em duelo disputado na noite deste sábado (29), no Allianz Parque, o Verdão bateu o Timão por 2 a 1, em uma partida em que foi praticamente inteira controlada pelos palmeirenses, mas complicada no fim com um gol contra, marcado pelo lateral Piquerez aos 29 minutos do segundo tempo.

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Murilo e Raphael Veiga anotaram os gols palmeirenses, ainda na etapa inicial, aos 15 e 35 minutos. Veiga, que voltou nesta noite, após 20 dias afastado por lesão muscular, também foi o autor de uma assistência.

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A partida também marcou um novo recorde de público do Palmeiras no Allianz Parque, com 41.457 torcedores presentes no Dérbi, superando os 41.444 da final do Paulistão, contra o Água Santa, há três semanas.

Pelo Brasileirão, o Palmeiras agora enfrenta o Goiás, no próximo domingo (6), no estádio da Serrinha, em Goiânia. Já o Timão recebe o Fortaleza, na Neo Química Arena, na segunda-feira (7). Antes, as duas equipes têm compromissos pela Libertadores. O Corinthians recebe o Independiente del Valle, do Equador, em Itaquera, nesta terça-feira (2), enquanto o Verdão encara o Barcelona, também do Equador, em Guayaquil, na quarta-feira (3).

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O Palmeiras começou tendo total controle do jogo. Dudu, pelo lado esquerdo, dava muito trabalho a Du Queiroz, improvisado como lateral-direito no Corinthians. Mas o Verdão vacilava no último passe e não conseguia criar grandes chances. Logo na primeira vez que chegou, a equipe alviverde abriu o placar, com uma receita que tem ficado batida em Dérbis: bola aérea em cobrança de escanteio. Raphael Veiga bateu, e Murilo raspou de cabeça no canto direito de Cássio, que ficou parado.

No duelo contra o Timão pelo primeiro turno do Brasileirão do ano passado, foram dois gols marcados pelos palmeirenses da mesma forma. Os lances foram muito parecidos com o gol que abriu o placar na noite deste sábado (29) a favor do Palmeiras. No encontro pelo Paulistão, em fevereiro deste ano, o Verdão também deixou a sua marca com um gol de cabeça após cobrança de escanteio. Na ocasião, Rony foi quem anotou.

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Mesmo após sofrer o primeiro gol, o Corinthians não conseguia criar e era dominado pelo Palmeiras. O Verdão, por sua vez, controlava o jogo e não agredia como podia. Quando o Timão tentou se lançar ao ataque, deixou um buraco na defesa, e os palmeirenses aproveitaram para ampliar o placar. Autor da assistência para o primeiro gol, Veiga deixou a sua marca. Ele voltou a jogar após 20 dias se recuperando de uma lesão na coxa. Artur disparou pela direita, fez ótima inversão para Dudu, do lado esquerdo, e o camisa 7 tocou para trás, onde Raphael chegou batendo. Na primeira tentativa, ele foi travado pelo volante Roni, mas na segunda bateu cruzado no canto esquerdo do goleiro Cássio.

Na sequência do segundo gol sofrido, o Corinthians teve aquele que foi o seu único momento de ligeiro perigo na etapa inicial, com um bate e rebate na área adversária que sobrou para Adson, que finalizou fraco e parou em uma defesa fácil de Weverton. Nos acréscimos do primeiro tempo, Róger Guedes tentou finalizar de fora da área, pelo lado esquerdo, e a bola passou próxima do gol, mas indo para fora.

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SEGUNDO TEMPO SEGUE O RITMO DO PALMEIRAS

Logo após o segundo gol palmeirense, o técnico interino Danilo Andrade promoveu a entrada de Maycon no lugar de Fausto Vera. Pouco antes, o volante argentino tinha ido até o banco de reservas e falado com o médico do time, Julio Stancati. Porém, o jogador não saiu mancando. Após o intervalo, Giuliano voltou no lugar de Romero. Mesmo assim, o Timão não mostrou evolução. Com um sistema defensivo sólido, os palmeirenses não davam espaço para os corintianos, que, ao mesmo tempo, seguiam com dificuldades na criação.

Assim, as melhores chances seguiam sendo do Palmeiras, como a bola na trave do atacante Rafael Navarro, que havia entrado no lugar de Rony no minuto anterior, aproveitando um cruzamento de Artur.

Além de perdido, o Corinthians se mostrava nervoso. Uma representação disso foi quando Giuliano deu um ‘chega para lá’ em Navarro. O camisa 20 é um dos atletas mais centrados do elenco corintiano. Os dois jogadores envolvidos no lance receberam cartão amarelo.

O QUE É ISSO, PIQUEREZ?!

Quando a vitória palmeirense parecia encaminhada, Piquerez deu emoção ao jogo. Róger Guedes cobrou escanteio, pelo lado esquerdo, no primeiro pau, o lateral uruguaio, posicionado no primeiro pau, tentou afastar, pegou torto na bola e matou o goleiro Weverton. O lance recolocou o Timão no jogo, mas também mostrou ao Verdão que ele precisava voltar a agredir. Na sequência do gol sofrido, o Palestra foi para cima e teve duas grandes chances de ampliar o marcador. Na primeira, o chute de Gabriel Menino foi para fora, mas passou próximo ao gol corintiano. Já na sequência, Jhon Jhon finalizou firme, mas parou em grande defesa de Cássio.

CORINTHIANS BUSCA, MAS NÃO CONSEGUE O EMPATE

Com o Palmeiras mais exposto, o Corinthians tentou aproveitar os espaços. Porém, o único momento de perigo foi com Paulinho, que finalizou para fora após uma jogada de velocidade de Matheus Bidu, pela esquerda, e um corta-luz de Róger Guedes. No fim, o interino Danilo Andrade tentou colocar Fagner no lugar de Du Queiroz, mas não foi o suficiente para os corintianos marcarem.

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FICHA TÉCNICA

PALMEIRAS 2 X 1 CORINTHANS
CAMPEONATO BRASILEIRO – 3ª RODADA

Local: Allianz Parque, São Paulo (SP)
Data e hora: 29 de abril de 2023, às 18h30 (de Brasília)
Árbitro: Wilton Pereira Sampaio (Fifa/GO)
Assistentes: Guilherme Camilo (FIFA/MG) e Nailton Junior Oliveira (Fifa-CE)
Árbitro de vídeo: Pablo Ramon Gonçalves Pinheiro (VAR/FIFA-RN)
Público e renda:41.457 pessoas / R$ 3.587.027,46
Cartões amarelos: Mayke,Piquerez e Rafael Navarro (Palmeiras);Du Queiroz, Giuliano eRóger Guedes (Corinthians)
Cartões vermelhos: –
GOLS:1-0 Murilo (15’/1T); 2-0 Raphael Veiga (35’/1T); 2-1 Piquerez (contra) ()

PALMEIRAS:Weverton; Mayke (Garcia, 24’/2T), Gustavo Gómez, Murilo e Piquerez; Zé Rafael (Giovane 39’/2T), Gabriel Menino e Raphael Veiga (Jhon Jhon, 19’/2T); Artur (Richard Ríos, 39’/2T), Rony (Rafael Navarro, 19’/2T) e Dudu. Técnico: Abel Ferreira.

CORINTHIANS:Cássio; Du Queiroz (Fagner, 39’/2T), Gil, Murillo e Matheus Bidu; Fausto Vera (Maycon 37’/1T), Roni, Adson (Paulinho, 24’/2T) e Romero (Giuliano, intervalo); Yuri Alberto (Giovane, 24’/2T) e Róger Guedes. Técnico: Danilo Andrade.