Preview | Atlético Madrid vs RB Leipzig: A big test for The Saxons RB Leipzig face a tough opening Champions League away to Atlético Madrid. With games against Juventus, Inter, and Liverpool to come, it’s crucial The Saxons get off to the perfect start on Thursday evening. Is This Leipzig’s Time? There has been a...
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Nations League: Spain beat Switzerland 4-1 | NEWS.am Sport
Current European champions Spain were hosted by Switzerland and won 4-1 in the second round of the UEFA Nations League. Joselu, the striker of Spain and Al Gharafa, opened the scoring in the 4th minute. In the 13th minute, PSG midfielder Fabian Ruiz netted the guests’ second goal. In the 20th minute, Robin Le Normand,...
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Explained: The Champions League draw, the Swiss Model, and how selection is going digital
The Champions League proper returns next month and this season it will have a brand new format. The ‘Swiss Model’ makes its debut and, as a result, the Champions League draw tomorrow (Thursday) is going to look rather different to the eight-groups-of-four setup we’ve all become used to in recent years. So let The Athletic take...
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Xhaka’s redemption arc heading towards a new peak a year after Arsenal exit
How many central midfielders have had a better past 12 months than Granit Xhaka? After Switzerland smoothly dispatched defending champions Italy last weekend to secure a place in the Euro 2024 quarter-finals, several media publications across Europe posited the idea that, if the Swiss can go on to reach the final, Xhaka could be a...
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He was divisive at Arsenal but Granit Xhaka has tasted defeat TWICE in 64 games and lost the ball ONCE for Switzerland at Euro 2024… the Bayer Leverkusen star now has England in his sights, writes MATT BARLOW
What better way for Granit Xhaka to mark the first anniversary of his move to Bayer Leverkusen than a quarter-final with England and a duel with Declan Rice, the £100million man who has taken his place in Arsenal‘s midfield? Things could hardly have worked out better for Xhaka since his exit from north London, winning...
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The Briefing: Switzerland 1-1 Germany – Fullkrug is the saviour but hosts look vulnerable
This was the night Germany’s party almost fell flat. The Euro 2024 hosts had looked imperious at this tournament, winning both of their opening games, but Switzerland seemed certain to bring that momentum to a halt in Frankfurt as they led 1-0. But Niclas Fullkrug’s stoppage-time equaliser ensured a point for Julian Nagelsmann’s side and...
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New turf trucked in to Switzerland’s Euro 2024 training camp to resurface poor-quality field- Republic World
Twenty truckloads of turf will be brought to the Switzerland training camp at the European Championship to resurface the sub-standard field, public authorities in Stuttgart said Monday. | Image:AP Twenty truckloads of turf will be brought to the Switzerland training camp at the European Championship to resurface the sub-standard field, public authorities in Stuttgart said...
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BVB depart for training camp in Switzerland
On Friday morning, Borussia Dortmund departed Dortmund Airport for St. Gallen-Altenrhein. The Black & Yellows will be met there by team buses to take them to Bad Ragaz, where they will stay until 23 July to lay the foundations for the new season. The players that will attend the training camp are Karim Adeyemi, Manuel...