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  • Liverpool signal midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai from Bundesliga facet RB Leipzig

    By India Today Sports Desk: Liverpool made a major signing by buying the companies of Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai from the Bundesliga facet RB Leipzig.

    The 22-year-old Szoboszlai, who’s the captain of the Hungarian nationwide staff, arrived at Anfield after Liverpool reportedly paid his launch clause of 70 million euros (USD 76.37 million).

    Szoboszlai is the second addition to Liverpool’s squad underneath the brand new sporting director, Jorg Schmadtke, following the arrival of Argentine midfielder Alexis Mac Allister. Expressing his pleasure, Szoboszlai stated, “For me, it was perfect to make the next step in a club like this. The fans, the stadium, everything is really good.”

    With 20 objectives and 22 assists in 91 video games for Leipzig, Szoboszlai has showcased his versatility and goal-scoring skill. He performed an important position in Leipzig’s back-to-back German cup victories, together with scoring within the closing towards Eintracht Frankfurt.

    Liverpool supervisor Jurgen Klopp praised Szoboszlai’s improvement since his days at Red Bull Salzburg, mentioning his captaincy on the Hungarian nationwide staff at a younger age. Klopp expressed confidence within the midfielder’s potential and urged persistence to permit his expertise to flourish inside the staff.

    “These are proper positives and this is even before we even think about his qualities as a footballer,” Klopp stated. “I will not say too much about them at this stage except they are definitely the kind which will hopefully bring a lot of enjoyment and also help us to get results.

    “There isn’t any strain, although. Dominik continues to be a really younger participant. He has a lot improvement forward of him and this implies it is sensible for us all to be affected person and to present him the time and house to permit his expertise to come back by way of inside our staff.”

    Szoboszlai will don the enduring quantity eight shirt, beforehand worn by Liverpool legend Steven Gerrard and just lately vacated by Naby Keita.

    This signing strengthens Liverpool’s midfield choices as they goal to bounce again from a disappointing season. With the departure of key gamers from RB Leipzig to the Premier League, together with Chelsea’s acquisition of Christopher Nkunku, Liverpool have efficiently secured a promising expertise to reinforce their squad depth and competitiveness within the upcoming season.

  • Erling Haaland hits hattrick as Dortmund start DFB Pokal defence

    Erling Haaland scored a hat trick as Borussia Dortmund started its German Cup title protection with a 3-0 win over third-division Wehen Wiesbaden.
    The holders attacked from the off and went shut via American ahead Gio Reyna, however needed to wait till the twenty seventh minute for captain Marco Reus to arrange Haaland for his first.
    The Norwegian dusted himself off after he was fouled by the goalkeeper to attain Dortmund’s second purpose from the penalty spot within the thirty first. He accomplished his hat trick early within the second half.

    Picking up the place he left off 🔥
    An Erling Haaland hat-trick places @BlackYellow comfortably via to the subsequent spherical 📽️#DFBPokal #WIEBVB pic.twitter.com/MgS8gYfU6e
    — The DFB-Pokal (@DFBPokal_EN) August 7, 2021
    Dortmund was with out the coronavirus-infected Julian Brandt and Thomas Meunier, whereas Mats Hummels, Raphael Guerreiro and Emre Can weren’t but match sufficient to play. It was Dortmund’s first aggressive sport with Marco Rose as coach and with out Jadon Sancho, who switched to Manchester United within the offseason.
    Goalkeeper Gregor Kobel made his first begin.
    LEIPZIG MARSCH ON
    American coach Jesse Marsch loved a flying begin in command of Leipzig with a 4-0 win at second-division Sandhausen.
    Old acquaintance Dominik Szoboszlai scored the fourth purpose three minutes after approaching as an alternative to his Leipzig debut. The highly-rated 20-year-old Hungarian ahead joined Leipzig from sister membership Red Bull Salzburg in January however hadn’t performed on account of harm.
    Marsch additionally arrived from Salzburg, to take over from Julian Nagelsmann, who left for Bundesliga champion Bayern Munich.
    Szoboszlai arrange fellow substitute Hee-Chan Hwang shortly after scoring, however the South Korean missed when he had solely the Sandhausen goalkeeper to beat.
    Willi Orban, Amadou Haidara and Christopher Nkunku scored the guests’ different objectives. Portugal striker Andr? Silva began however failed to attain on his Leipzig debut.
    Marsch’s workforce subsequent faces Mainz in its Bundesliga opener subsequent weekend.

    Rounding up right this moment’s outcomes 📋#DFBPokal pic.twitter.com/OUL3PaGis7
    — The DFB-Pokal (@DFBPokal_EN) August 7, 2021
    BABELSBERG’S MOVIE SCRIPT UPSET
    Babelsberg is a district outdoors Berlin well-known for its central function in Germany’s movie business. Its soccer workforce performs at fourth-tier degree and was beforehand recognized for its political actions in help of refugees.
    Freshly promoted Bundesliga workforce Greuther Furth was anticipated to progress, however the customer was surprised as Babelsberg gained a penalty shootout 5-4 after their sport ended 2-2 with additional time.
    American winger Julian Green scored Furth’s late equalizer to ship the sport to additional time, however two gamers missed within the shootout and David Danko scored the decisive spot-kick to set off a celebration among the many majority of the three,000 followers attending.
    BIG GUNS WIN
    Bundesliga groups Bayer Leverkusen, Stuttgart, Arminia Bielefeld and Bochum all beat fourth-tier opposition to progress. Leverkusen gained at Lokomotiv Leipzig 3-0, Stuttgart loved routing Dynamo Berli 6-0n, and Bielefeld acquired the higher of Bayreuth 6-3. Bochum wanted additional time to beat Wuppertaler SV 2-1.
    Augsburg defeated fifth-tier Greifswalder 4-2, third-division Osnabr?ck upset Werder Bremen, which was relegated from the Bundesliga final season, and second-division Hannover defeated fourth-tier Eintracht Norderstedt.Holstein Kiel, Nuremberg and St. Pauli additionally progressed.

  • Bayern Munich beats Leipzig, takes large step towards Bundesliga title

    Leon Goretzka scored for Bayern Munich to take an enormous step towards a record-extending ninth consecutive Bundesliga title with a 1-0 win at Leipzig on Saturday.
    Goretzka’s Thirty eighth-minute strike was sufficient for Bayern to maneuver seven factors away from second-place Leipzig with seven video games of the season remaining. Bayern has solely dropped factors in seven video games from 27 to this point and the gamers celebrated the ultimate whistle as if they’d already gained the title.
    “We don’t need to talk about the title,” Leipzig chief govt Oliver Mintzlaff stated.
    Bayern needed to make do with out injured top-scorer Robert Lewandowski, a bitter blow for the Poland star who simply wanted to attain towards Leipzig to finish a exceptional feat of scoring towards all 17 opposing groups in a Bundesliga season. With Leipzig the one exception this season, Lewandowski must be content material sharing the report for scoring towards 16 opponents within the 18-team league.
    Lewandowski is out for round 4 weeks with a knee damage picked up taking part in for Poland in a World Cup qualifier towards Andorra. He can also be at risk of lacking out on the Bundesliga report for targets in a season. Lewandowski wants simply 5 extra to match Bayern and West Germany nice Gerd Müller’s haul of 40 from the 1971-72 season.
    Leipzig tried exhausting however Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer actually solely needed to make one excellent save earlier than the hour mark, denying the house facet an equalizer when he tipped Marcel Sabitzer’s fierce strike over the crossbar.
    Bayern’s purpose may very well be replicated by Germany on the upcoming European Championship. Joshua Kimmich performed an extended ball to Thomas Müller, who eluded a defender and waited earlier than taking part in it again for the in-rushing Goretzka to smash inside the precise put up.
    NEUER’S EARLY SAVE
    Neuer was known as into motion earlier than the sport when he used his towel to shut a gap within the purpose web. The tried save was deemed not adequate by the referee’s assistant who advised referee Daniel Siebert that one other answer was wanted.
    But Neuer had tied the towel exhausting and he was unable to take away it whereas carrying his goalkeeping gloves. Siebert lent his help. Kickoff was delayed barely when the towel was changed by cable ties holding the online collectively.
    “Manu was creative,” Bayern coach Hansi Flick stated of his goalkeeper. “This makes him stand out again.”
    FRANKFURT WINS DUEL
    André Silva scored late for Eintracht Frankfurt to win 2-1 at Borussia Dortmund and consolidate its Champions League qualification place on the residence facet’s expense.
    Frankfurt stayed fourth within the Bundesliga’s final qualification spot for Europe’s high membership competitors and opened a seven-point hole over Dortmund.
    “Not reaching the Champions League would be a catastrophe from a sporting and financial point of view,” stated Dortmund defender Mats Hummels, who acknowledged it was “very, very difficult” now for his staff to succeed in it.
    Luka Jovic compelled his approach by way of on a counterattack earlier than he was lastly stopped by Hummels. But the rebound fell kindly for Filip Kostic to cross for Silva to go Frankfurt’s winner within the 87th minute. It was the Portugal striker’s twenty second purpose of the season.
    TWO FOR THURAM
    Marcus Thuram scored twice as Borussia Mönchengladbach got here from behind to beat Freiburg 2-1 within the late sport.
    Keven Schlotterbeck thought he had equalized in damage time for Freiburg, however the purpose was dominated out by way of VAR for an offside name.
    Gladbach’s second win in two video games lifted it above Freiburg and Union Berlin into seventh, although Union nonetheless has a derby sport towards Hertha Berlin on Sunday.
    SCHALKE’S HUNTELAAR HOPE
    Klaas Jan Huntelaar made his first begin for Schalke at Bayer Leverkusen since his return, however the veteran Dutch striker was unable to encourage the league’s worst staff to any enchancment regardless of scoring in a 2-1 loss.
    Kerem Demirbay crossed for Lucas Alario to open the scoring within the twenty sixth, and Patrick Schick scored within the 72nd to make sure new Leverkusen coach Hannes Wolf received off to a profitable begin. Wolf changed the fired Peter Bosz through the worldwide break.
    Huntelaar’s 81st-minute comfort will do little to stop Schalke’s relegation. The Gelsenkirchen-based membership stays final, 14 factors from security after accumulating simply 10 factors all season.
    Also, third-place Wolfsburg beat Cologne 1-0, Arminia Bielefeld fought again to attract 1-1 at relegation rival Mainz, and Augsburg loved a 2-1 win over Hoffenheim.

  • Leipzig transfer prime of Bundesliga earlier than Bayern Munich-Borussia Dortmund conflict

    Image Source : AP Leverkusen’s Kerem Demirbay, Moenchengladbach’s Valentino Lazaro, Leverkusen’s Wendell and Leverkusen’s Charles Aranguiz, from left, problem for the ball through the German Bundesliga soccer match between Borussia Moenchengladbach and Bayer Leverkusen in Moenchengladbach, Germany, Saturday, March 6
    Leipzig elevated the stress on Bayern Munich forward of its conflict with Borussia Dortmund by transferring prime of the Bundesliga with a 3-0 win at Freiburg on Saturday.
    Goals from Christopher Nkunku, Alexander Sörloth and substitute Emil Forsberg gave the guests their sixth straight league win to go some extent forward of Bayern earlier than the defending champions’ late recreation.
    Nkunku scored minutes earlier than the interval for Leipzig, making the most of the primary lapse from Freiburg’s protection. Kevin Kampl pressured Baptiste Santamaria to unfastened the ball and it fell to Yussuf Poulsen, who arrange Nkunku to attain within the forty first.

    French midfielder Nkunku supplied the help for Sörloth within the sixty fourth, and Sörloth adopted up by establishing Forsberg to seal the outcome within the 79th.
    A late penalty from Dodi Lukebakio earned Hertha Berlin a 2-1 win over Augsburg to finish its nine-game run with no win.
    Patrik Schick’s 77th-minute strike on a counterattack was sufficient for Bayer Leverkusen to win 1-0 at Borussia Mönchengladbach.
    Third-place Wolfsburg slumped to a 2-1 loss at Hoffenheim, and fourth-place Eintracht Frankfurt drew with Stuttgart 1-1.

  • Liverpool pounce on errors to earn 2-0 win vs Leipzig in Champions League

    Liverpool’s gamers will take any assist they’ll get because the stuttering English champions look to snap out of an alarming stoop in kind.
    With two defensive blunders, Leipzig obliged within the Champions League on Tuesday.
    Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane pounced on errors to attain Liverpool’s targets in a 2-0 win over the German workforce within the first leg of their last-16 match, giving the Reds some respite from their imploding Premier League title protection.
    The Champions League is the one trophy Liverpool can win this season now the workforce has dropped out of the highest 4 within the Premier League unexpectedly early, and Jurgen Klopp’s facet is already in sight of the quarterfinals.
    “A lot of people were waiting for us to slip again,” Klopp stated. “And tonight the boys didn’t, and I’m really happy for them.”
    Salah latched on to a misplaced cross from Marcel Sabitzer again to defender Lukas Klostermann within the 53rd minute, earlier than racing into the world and slotting his end previous former Liverpool goalkeeper Peter Gulacsi.

    One hundred and eighteen Liverpool targets 😲
    Mohamed Salah. A really particular participant. 👑 pic.twitter.com/ou3JD0uovD
    — Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2021
    Only 5 minutes later, an extended ball ahead was misjudged by Leipzig defender Nordi Mukiele, permitting Mane to run clear by way of and dispatch a equally sharp effort past Gulacsi.
    The first leg of the groups’ last-16 match was performed on the Puskás Aréna in Hungary due to German restrictions on arrivals from Britain amid the pandemic. Aside from its two-goal benefit, Liverpool can have the additional advantage of taking part in the second leg on March 10 at its residence stadium, Anfield, albeit with out followers allowed.
    Klopp struck a defiant temper forward of the match, insisting he wouldn’t be quitting or taking a break regardless of trying worn down by his workforce’s dreadful run of outcomes of late. The Reds, who’ve received simply two of their final 10 Premier League video games, at the moment are in sixth place and battling simply to qualify for subsequent season’s Champions League.
    This win, towards a workforce in second place within the Bundesliga and which reached the Champions League semifinals final season, will probably be a morale-booster, then. Klopp wasn’t getting too carried away, although.
    “We cannot build mentality giants in one game,” he stated, “but tonight we were good.”

    ‘Tonight we showed our character’ 🙌🙌
    Watch Sadio Mane’s post-match response now obtainable on @LFCTV GO (join immediately for one month free) 👇
    — Liverpool FC (@LFC) February 16, 2021
    The victory did include a welcome clear sheet, nonetheless, which is a rarity today for Liverpool’s injury-hit protection that was once more being propped up by new signing Ozan Kabak and midfielder Jordan Henderson.
    “We just want to keep fighting, every time we play,” stated Henderson, Liverpool’s captain. “There’s been a lot of difficult situations throughout the season but we’ve just got to keep going. And tonight was a good step in the right direction for us.”
    Leipzig had its probabilities, not least when Dani Olmo headed towards the bottom of the put up within the fifth minute from Angelino’s left-wing cross. Christopher Nkunku, performed by way of on objective early within the second half, additionally was denied by the outstretched hand of goalkeeper Alisson.
    Then, in nearly the ultimate motion of the sport, Hwang Hee-chan was despatched in on objective by a cross from U.S. worldwide Tyler Adams, solely to clip his shot over the sliding Alisson however past the far put up.
    At the opposite finish Liverpool had threatened early by way of Salah, whose deft chip was batted away by Gulacsi, and Roberto Firmino, who had a headed objective disallowed as a result of the ball had simply run out of play earlier than Mane despatched in a cross.
    “It was the game we wanted, it was the game we needed,” Klopp stated. “Leipzig can be a real monster. The way they overrun teams in the Bundesliga, they’re good at everything. We controlled the game in an exceptional way.”

  • Champions League: Barcelona meets PSG for 1st time since epic 6-1 comeback win

    The final time Barcelona hosted Paris Saint-Germain, it was one of many best comebacks in Champions League historical past.
    The identical groups will meet Tuesday on the Camp Nou for the primary time since Barcelona routed PSG 6-1 practically 4 years in the past.
    “That game will go down in history,” Barcelona ahead Ousmane Dembélé mentioned forward of the primary leg of this 12 months’s spherical of 16. “There will be revenge in the air due to the media trying to spice things up. However, we don’t talk about it in the squad because we know it’ll be a difficult game. We know Paris, they are the current Champions League runners-up. They are among the favorites to win the trophy.”
    Things have modified since that match in 2017, with PSG getting nearer and nearer to the title and Barcelona coming off one among its worst seasons ever amid political turmoil and monetary struggles. While PSG made it to the ultimate final season, Barcelona misplaced to Bayern Munich 8-2 within the quarterfinals. The Catalan membership hasn’t reached the ultimate since 2015, when it gained its final European title.
    Barcelona and PSG additionally met within the knockout spherical of the Champions League in 2013 and 2015, with the Spanish powerhouse popping out on high every time. PSG final superior previous Barcelona within the 1995 quarterfinals. Only Real Madrid and Borussia Dortmund have confronted one another extra occasions within the Champions League since 2013.
    “This is a special game,” new PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino mentioned Monday. “I can feel that the match is important for the team. Winning the UEFA Champions League is the main goal for the club.”
    Neymar was with Barcelona throughout that historic 6-1 end result within the final 16, scoring twice and main the membership to victory after a 4-0 loss in Paris within the first leg. He’s now with PSG, however the Brazilian gained’t be enjoying on Tuesday due to an harm. PSG additionally gained’t have ahead Ángel Di Maria out there.
    “I’m not going to lie, personally I think it’s better that a player like Neymar won’t be playing,” Barcelona defender Jordi Alba mentioned Monday. “It’s an important absence for them, like is Di María’s, who is a great player and helps a lot defensively and offensively.”
    Barcelona additionally has some gamers sidelined, although it’s possible that captain Gerard Piqué will return to motion after an extended interval nursing a knee harm. Others absences for Barcelona embrace Ronald Araújo, Philippe Coutinho and Sergi Roberto, who scored the sixth objective 5 minutes into stoppage time to seal Barcelona’s comeback in 2017.
    “For any team it is important to have all your players available,” Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman mentioned. “Di María and Neymar are great players but we also have people missing who make us a stronger side. Both teams have important players missing.”
    The assembly in opposition to PSG comes at an ideal time for Barcelona. The group has recovered from a poor begin to the season and has Messi in high type, having scored 9 targets within the final 9 matches in all competitions.
    “I have faith in my team and in my players. It’s clear that we have improved, the results have shown that,” mentioned Koeman, whose group has gained seven of its final eight video games in all competitions, with its solely setback a 2-0 loss at Sevilla within the first leg of the Copa del Rey semifinals final week.
    Koeman mentioned all of the speak about a doable switch by Messi to PSG is just not affecting his group. The Argentina nice wished to go away the membership on the finish of final season however had his request denied. His contract ends this season.
    “I’m not sure what the intention is, I’m not going to get into that,” Koeman mentioned. “I have to prepare my players and Messi is a Barcelona player. And I have a lot of hope that he will stay with Barcelona.”
    A Champions League title might assist persuade Messi to remain, however first Barcelona should get previous a well-recognized foe that wishes to show itself in opposition to an previous rival.
    LEIPZIG VS. LIVERPOOL
    Leipzig coach Julian Nagelsmann is trying ahead to a different duel with compatriot Jürgen Klopp, who’s going by his hardest interval as Liverpool coach. Nagelsmann was Hoffenheim coach when he misplaced out to Klopp’s Liverpool of their Champions League playoff in 2017 with 2-1 and 4-2 defeats.
    It’s unlikely to be as one-sided this time round, with Leipzig trying stable in second place within the Bundesliga and having fun with a four-game successful run. Liverpool has misplaced 5 of its final seven aggressive video games however Nagelsmann remains to be cautious of the English champions’ risk. “Slight favorites on account of international experience,” Nagelsmann mentioned.
    “But I see us as capable of being at the same level as Liverpool on a top day with a top performance and united team effort.” Leipzig’s dwelling recreation is happening in Budapest as a result of German authorities wouldn’t grant the Liverpool group exemptions from journey restrictions amid fears of coronavirus mutations.