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Bayern Munich snatched their 11th consecutive Bundesliga title in dramatic fashion with a final day 2-1 win at Cologne on Saturday courtesy of Jamal Musiala’s 89th minute goal, grabbing the trophy from the hands of rivals Borussia Dortmund.

Dortmund had gone into the last game of the season in top spot but stumbled to a 2-2 against visitors Mainz 05, allowing Bayern to squeeze past them in the tightest league race in years.

In a climactic season finale, Bayern were celebrating what ended up being an unexpected title win while Dortmund’s dreams of their first league trophy since 2012 were left in tatters when they were trailing 2-0 to Mainz early on before battling to a 2-2 draw – but they needed victory to become champions.

Bayern finished on 71 points, ahead on goal difference from Dortmund. RB Leipzig and sensational Union Berlin are third and fourth respectively and will also compete in the Champions League next season.

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Hertha Berlin and Schalke 04 were relegated, while VfB Stuttgart will go into the relegation playoff.

Kingsley Coman settled Bayern’s nerves early on, putting them into the lead with a superbly curled shot into the top corner.

With Dortmund behind from the first half, the Bavarians knew they were now in front and controlled the first half without risking too much.

Leroy Sane did slot in just before the break but his effort did not count following a VAR review for handball.

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With Bayern club bosses nervously checking their mobile phones for the score in Dortmund, Cologne earned an 80th minute penalty and Dejan Ljubicic sent keeper the wrong way to level.

Sane thought he had missed the chance to hand his team the title when he failed to beat the Cologne keeper in the 88th but Musiala did it perfectly a minute later, curling a low drive into the far post in the rollercoaster season ending.

Dortmund’s title dreams in tatters after shock home draw to Mainz

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Borussia Dortmund’s dream of their first Bundesliga title in 11 years turned into a nightmare on Saturday after a shock 2-2 home draw to Mainz 05 dropped them to second place on goal difference in the season finale, handed the title to rivals Bayern Munich.

With a sea of tens of thousands of yellow and black-clad fans outside the stadium and a sold-out 81,000 crowd inside ready to pop the champagne for their first league crown since 2012, Dortmund went into the game in top spot.

The club had ordered more than 120,000 litres of beer according to club bosses but fans had nothing to celebrate at the start with Mainz snatching the lead through Andreas Hanche-Olsen’s header at the near post in the 15th minute.

Dortmund’s Sebastien Haller had a golden chance to level and lift some of the mounting the pressure on his team just four minutes later but he saw his weak penalty saved.

It got even worse in the 24th when Karim Onisiwo was left with far too much space in the box to drill in his header, shocking the hosts and silencing the stadium.

A second half attempted comeback did not yield immediate results, even as coach Edin Terzic brought in captain Marco Reus and striker Karim Adeyemi.

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Mainz, playing without any pressure, made it hard for Dortmund who needed to up the tempo further and cut the deficit with Raphael Guerreiro’s shot in the 69th.

With the fans growing louder again the hosts poured forward with substitute teenager Julien Duranville injecting new life into Dortmund’s game.

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They levelled deep in stoppage time with Niklas Suele but ran out of time for a winner, with the players left lying on the grass, their heads in their hands and tears in their eyes for the missed title shot.

For the first time since 1937, a Chinese man competed in the main draw of the French Open ā€” and, actually, a total of three did, all playing opening-round matches on Monday.

The first of the groundbreaking group in action on the red clay of the Grand Slam tournament at Roland Garros was Shang Juncheng, who made it into the field via qualifying and faced Juan Pablo Varillas of Peru on Court 5.

With some Chinese flags waving in the stands and chants of support from spectators, Shang grabbed a two-set lead at the outset. But it was Varillas who emerged with a 4-6, 2-6, 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 comeback victory after nearly 3 1/2 hours.

The next turn went to Wu Yibing, who took on No. 19 seed Roberto Bautista Agut of Spain over on Court 12. Bautista Agut picked up the win by the relatively straightforward score of 7-6 (4), 6-1, 6-1.

Later in the day, back on Court 5, Zhang Zhizhen gave China its first man in the second round at the French Open since Kho Sin-Kie got to the third round 77 years ago. Zhang advanced when his opponent, Dusan Lajovic of Serbia, stopped playing because of a stomach virus while trailing 6-1, 4-1.

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ā€œThatā€™s quite special,ā€ said Zhang, a 26-year-old from Shanghai who is ranked 71st.

ā€œI mean, we have so many (people) waiting for us to get the first win,ā€ Zhang said. ā€œJust step (by) step, and then we can get a lot of wins.ā€

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He was the first of the trio who played Monday to make a Grand Slam breakthrough, appearing at Wimbledon two years ago. In 2022, he and Wu both participated in the U.S. Open, with Wu getting to the third round there. In January, Zhang, Wu and Shang all were in the field at the Australian Open; Shang reached the second round.

Another big moment came in February, when Wu became the first Chinese player to win an ATP Tour title, beating John Isner in the final of the Dallas Open.

Zhang said he hopes he and his countrymen can someday achieve the sort of success Chinese women have accumulated in tennis.

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That includes International Tennis Hall of Fame member Li Na, who won titles at the French Open in 2011 and the Australian Open in 2014. Peng Shuai won two Grand Slam trophies in doubles and reached No. 1 in those WTA rankings; she also made it to the U.S. Open semifinals in singles. Peng dropped out of public view after making sexual assault accusations against a high-ranking Chinese government official in 2021. The WTA announced soon after that it would suspend all of its tournaments in China, a boycott that was lifted last month.

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A gold in an international event in Greece last week has boosted his confidence but top Indian long jumper Murali Sreeshankar on Thursday admitted that he is yet to gain his full rhythm and wants to sort it out soon.

The 24-year-old Sreeshankar on May 24 won gold in International Jumping Meeting at Kallithea near Athens, a Wold Athletics Continental Tour bronze-level competition, with a season’s best jump of 8.18m.

Sreeshankar missed this year’s World Athletics Championships qualifying standard of 8.25m though he has a good chance of qualifying for the showpiece event in Budapest in August. He is currently at the 18th place in World Athletics’ Road to Budapest where 36 athletes will compete in the men’s long jump.

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“I have not been able to execute exactly as we planned (in Greece)…I was not quite able to get into my rhythm. I had to keep my approach more in front (as) I was lacking speed. I have to put in more effort getting into the rhythm.”

“Right now my main focus will be to get the rhythm right on the approach, that’s what I’m lacking a bit. We are trying to figure out how I can improve my last phase of the approach and overall rhythm so that I will be able to execute the take-off properly.”

Sreeshankar, who has a personal best of 8.36m, will compete in the Paris Diamond League on June 9, where he will go up against the best athletes from across the globe.

“I had competed in two meets prior (to Greece) as preparatory competitions to check where my body stood at that time. The competitive phase of the season has just started (so) I didn’t quite intend to push hard.

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“So, in the next couple of competitions, I think I’ll be able to get into the rhythm better and go for big jumps as I ease my body and mind into a competitive mode,ā€ the athlete from Kerala said.

Sreeshankar, who is supported by Inspire Institute of Sports, said 8.20m was his target in Greece but he failed to hit the mark.

“Usually during competitions, my approach used to move back by around 30 or 40 centimetres but this time around, it came in front like 20-30 centimetres.

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“The wind played a major part on the day and this was the first time in Kallithea that we faced a headwind. Usually, we have a good tailwind and the day before when we had the warm-up, the conditions were quite ideal.”

Sreeshankar also spoke about the hectic competitive season ahead.

“This season is pretty challenging because the Asian Games will be happening in the first week of October and the Asian Games qualifiers will take place in the first week of June,” said Sreeshankar, who is coached by his father S Murali, a former South Asian Games medallist in triple jump.

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“We have to plan the season carefully so that we could maintain form and sustain the performances till the Asian Games. We have the World Championships in August, the Asian Championships in July, so we have to prioritise the events which we have to focus on and give our best towards the main competition, which will be the World Championships.ā€

Max Verstappen’s ruthless approach to racing coupled with his hunger for success set the Dutchman apart from his rivals in Formula 1, according to F1 Nation podcast host Tom Clarkson and guest Damon Hill.

After running away with his second world title in the second part of 2022, Verstappen upheld his momentum at the start of this season, winning two of the first three races so far and making the most of the remarkable qualities of Red Bull’s RB19 machine.

With his team in a league of its own, Verstappen looks set to be facing but a single rival this year ā€“ his teammate Sergio Perez.

Asked by a listener on the podcast what singular qualities stand out in Verstappen, Clarkson and Hill shared their views on the two-time world champion’s characteristics.

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“Well, obviously heā€™s bloody quick, right? That is a given,” noted Clarkson. “But I have never met a racing driver who is so hungry for success as Max Verstappen.”

Hill acknowledged that Verstappen’s insatiable voracity for success was an important part of the Red Bull driver’s endowment, and one similar to qualities shared by F1 legends Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

But the 1996 world champion added another prominent trait.

“I think thatā€™s an important component isn’t it, the hunger for success,” said Hill. “In other words, what we call competitiveness or desire, a burning desire to win.

“Thatā€™s a mindset [that], I think, is probably key. Similar to Senna, similar to Schumacher, similar to many of the guys whoā€™ve won in our sport or win in any sport.

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“But thereā€™s kind of ruthlessness to it as well. “I think most people find it difficult to relate to that, because in normal life that is regarded as being selfish and itā€™s regarded as being unattractive.

“But then itā€™s a totally appropriate mindset for competing in a sport where the objective is to win. The objective is not to do well, it’s not to play nicely ā€“ itā€™s to win. That is what he has.

“And where did he get that from? Iā€™m sure itā€™s [from] his mother whoā€™s also competitive and a very successful karting lady. But Jos, who raced in Formula 1- his dad, has made sure that that Max, as he was growing up, was left in no uncertain terms [and] aware that this is not worth doing it just for a bit of fun.

“If youā€™re going to go to Formula 1, you have to want to win, or have to win.”

Clarkson added that Verstappen “doesn’t just want to win, he wants to destroy people around him, his closest competitors”.

“A classic case was Saudi,” he added. “He started the race 15th, he drove a brilliant grand prix to finish second and yet he was really disappointed after the race and came out with the line, ā€˜Iā€™m not here to finish secondā€™.

“So many other people would have thought thatā€™s a great weekend.

“Look at Perez last weekend in Melbourne. He starts in the pit lane, he comes through to fifth and he was really happy.

“I canā€™t imagine Max Verstappen being happy with fifth, even from a pit lane start.

ā€œHis mentality is unique. Yes, Lewis Hamilton is hugely competitive, of course he is ā€“ ditto Charles Leclerc ā€“ but thereā€™s a ruthlessness about Max that I donā€™t see in the other guys.

“Just a serial winner. For as long as that Red Bull is competitive, Max is just going to keep winning. Heā€™s one of those guys.”

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One of the alleged perpetrators in the Kheira Hamraoui case admitted that he was the one to beat the Paris Saint-Germain midfielder with an iron bar.Ā 

According to a report from Le Parisien, Manzi N., a 19-year-old boy from Villeneuve-Saint-Georges, said that he was tired of the police interrogation, subsequently revealing the incident during the probing from the Versailles police on September 15. He went on to admit:

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“Well, I’d rather tell you the whole truth… I am tired, I want to be honest… I was the one carrying the iron bar, and I was the one who hit Kheira Hamraoui while my accomplice pretended to hold Aminata Diallo. I gave two blows to the leg.”

On September 14, 2021, four men, allegedly hired by Aminata Diallo for ā‚¬500, carried out a planned attack on PSG midfielder Kheira Hamraoui. As per the investigators, the attack was the result of the sporting rivalry and jealousy that Diallo had shared with her former teammate. Suspected as the main culprit in the case, Diallo has been released from jail under judicial supervision.Ā 

As reported by Foot Mercato, PSG are strongly considering an approach for Chelsea striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang next summer.

Having moved from Arsenal to Barcelona to Chelsea in the last year, the 33-year-old Gabonese striker is a prime candidate to bolster the Paris attack ahead of next season. Having joined Chelsea for Ā£20m and an improved wage in January, signing a two and a half year contract to 2024, the striker could be allowed to leave the club in the off-season, now they’re under the leadership of coach Graham Potter. As a result, PSG could be convinced to swoop and talks are already underway with the PSG leadership over a summer switch for the player, who has always been keen to join PSG.

PSG were unable to sign another central striker to support Kylian MbappƩ this summer, other than Reims prospect Hugo Ekitike, and the switch would allow the Gabon forward to be reunited with his former Saint-Etienne coach Christophe Galtier, the pair having worked together between 2011 and 2013 to some success, winning the Coupe de France in 2013.

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Kylian MbappĆ© to attend Ballon d’Or ceremony

February 25, 2023 | News | No Comments

Le ParisienĀ report this afternoon that Kylian MbappĆ© has decided to attend tonight’s Ballon d’Or ceremony, following initial indications that the Frenchman was hesitant on going.

The Paris Saint-Germain forward is said to have made his final decision last week but had kept it under wraps with his entourage. Amid the fallout from reports MbappĆ© wants to leave PSG – which the 23-year-old denied himself after last night’s win over Marseille – his relationship with likely winner Karim Benzema is said to have tipped the balance in favour of his attendance.

MbappĆ©, who finished ninth in last year’s Ballon d’Or standings, appears to be a doubt for this year’s top five, despite previously indicating he was aiming for a podium finish. Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich’s Sadio ManĆ© are expected to finish ahead of him. The attacker will be accompanied by his teammate Nuno Mendes at tonight’s Paris ceremony, with the Portuguese left-back nominated for the Kopa Trophy.

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Danilo Pereira returns to PSG training

February 24, 2023 | News | No Comments

According to Le Parisien Danilo Pereira has returned to training with Paris Saint-Germain, the day before the side face Troyes at the Parc des Princes. This means that Christophe Galtier’s squad has no injuries going into the final two weeks before the World Cup break.Ā 

Pereira came off the pitch during PSG’s Classico against Marseille earlier in October (1-0), and made his return to training on Friday morning. He was however kept separate from the rest of the group, and is unlikely to feature against Troyes this weekend but could be involved in PSG’s Champions League fixture against Juventus next week.Ā 

Christophe Galtier should in any case be able to count on an almost full squad this Saturday afternoon. A week after their stunning 7-2 victory over Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League, the Frenchman will be hoping to have a full-strength squad in place for the following Champions League fixture against Juventus.

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In an interview withĀ Get French Football News’ Luke Entwistle, midfielder Mario Lemina (29) spoke about the revitalisation of an OGC Nice career, the arrivals of Aaron Ramsey and Ross Barkley and the impact that Lucien Favre’s rumoured departure had on the dressing room.Ā 

How do you evaluate your start to the season?Ā 

Iā€™m a competitor. I donā€™t like losing, I hate it. Whatā€™s important for me is that everything goes well for the whole team. If that happens through the performances that Iā€™ve had recently then that can give momentum to the side. I will do my best to keep that consistency. But Iā€™m not the only one in this circumstance. There are others like Todibo and Dante who are very consistent in their performances. That allows me as well to the young players that there is a direct path to follow.Ā 

I think everyone is beginning to understand their role in the team, everyone is starting to understand what they have to do. Thatā€™s starting to show at every level, from the goalkeepers to the forwards. That allows for a certain cohesion in the performances.Ā 

Do you feel in the best form of your career?

Not necessarily. Itā€™s true that the fact that injuries are leaving me alone a bit allows me to use the maximum of my potential. To say that this is the best period of my career, itā€™s too early. The season has only just started. Iā€™m hoping to play a whole season to draw up a report on that. For now, itā€™s really too early. Touch wood, Iā€™m hoping that no injury will come.Ā 

Is this consistency the fruit of all the different experiences throughout your career?Ā 

The fact that the injuries are leaving me alone, allows me to turn up every time, on the pitch and off it. It also allows me to be confident in my mind. Knowing what I can do, who I can be, and what I can bring to the team. I want to really emphasise that, the injuries that Iā€™ve had. Now, I donā€™t have any ā€˜apparentā€™ injuries and so that really allows me to be who I want to be on the pitch.Ā 

Does it give you confidence being able to get into this competitive midfield?Ā 

For sure. There are very good players at this level. They have recruited Aaron Ramsey, Ross Barkley, even Hicham [Bouadoui] can play there, as can KhĆ©phren [Thuram] and Pablo [Rosario]. But I do what I have to do. I know myself well, I know who I am and what I want to do in order to be able to give the maximum to the team. Itā€™s up to me to be consistent and I think that I can help the team reach their objectives.Ā 

What was your reaction to the arrivals of Barkley and Ramsey?Ā 

[My reaction] was positive. Itā€™s important for Nice to have players like Aaron and Ross. It also gives the club more visibility, and Nice is now a club that attracts very big players. They bring something positive to the dressing room. They bring lots of experience, they speak a lot. They still have this hunger to learn and to progress and their presence is very important to us today.Ā 

But did their arrivals ever make you doubt your role within the team?Ā 

Lots of people asked a lot of questions. No one is in my head, or in the head of the coach. Today, me and Lucien Favre are on the same wavelength. I am here and I give the maximum of my capacities to be able to bring positive things to the team and thatā€™s all that matters today. Everything that happened before is in the past. There was a lot of speculation. Today weā€™re 16, 17 matches in so the main thing is that Iā€™m here and that Iā€™m moving forward.Ā 

How do you evaluate Niceā€™s start to the season?Ā 

At the start, it was difficult. Internally it wasnā€™t easy, there was a lot of movement and lots of arrivals as well.We had to wait for things to gel and for everyone to get to know each other. There was a new way of working with the new coach and he needed time as well to make us work as he wanted. Today, weā€™re getting somewhere. Weā€™re starting to obtain positive results and that brings a certain level of confidence to the team, a certain desire to continue these positive results, to continue on this very positive spiral. The stability helps everyone and I hope that continues.Ā 

Your goal against Partizan Belgrade seemed to spark this run. Do you feel a positive momentum?Ā 

We need to keep this positive momentum and not go backward. The match against Partizan did us a lot of good because we saw that the team had a strong character and didnā€™t stop fighting, whether that be against Partizan, or against Nantes and there are lots of matches like that where we managed to come back to win the match and that shows the character of the team. Today, we want to keep going, but winning matches earlier would be good as well!Ā 

Favre said that the players needed time. Do you agree?Ā 

Weā€™re involved in a totally new project. New things are being brought in, a new style of play so the coach really needs time. It was very hard for him, very hard for the players, and for the club but today we are past that. Something is beginning to be put in place now, the important thing is that weā€™re starting to gel and that weā€™re getting results.Ā 

You said that it was difficult for the coach. Can you explain what you mean by that?Ā 

Everything was difficult, everything was new. For us, for him, for the club, he had to adapt to all of that, and we had to adapt to that and we needed to find a way to function together as a group. That took time, but today the results are there and on the pitch, you can see that the connections are starting to take. Itā€™s not the fruit of chance, itā€™s only the fruit of work and everyone is committed so I hope that we can continue against Lyon and after the World Cup break.Ā 

How did the rumours about Favreā€™s job affect the group?Ā 

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We arenā€™t mugs. We follow the journalists, we see what is said on the left and on the right. We didnā€™t take any conclusions from it. Thatā€™s up to the coach and the club to manage with the ownership. I donā€™t think his job was put in danger at any point. I think they have real confidence in the coach and his capabilities because heā€™s already done it before. He just needed time for everything to be moved in the right direction. Thatā€™s happening. Weā€™re arriving at something interesting.Ā 

Did those rumours unify the dressing room, and make the group more committed to fighting for Favre?Ā 

Of course. The coach is a really good person that likes the players, that speaks a lot with the players, and wants to take the positive every time so the most important thing in these difficult moments is to stay tight-knit, stay together and take a stand despite the negative stories. We knew how to do that, we stayed united and now weā€™re feeling the benefits.Ā 

Does European qualification help with confidence within the group as well?Ā 

We want to represent ourselves well in this competition as well. We managed to finish 1st in this group and after the break, weā€™ll have another competition to play and thatā€™s good for the fans as well to have the challenge to take on.Ā 

Do you think you have become a complete midfielder?Ā 

I think I can be more complete. Regarding my statistics, I think I can still bring a lot more. Itā€™s up to me to do the work to be better.Ā 

How have the managers youā€™ve worked under (Bielsa, Allegri, Pellegrino, Favre) influenced your game?Ā 

All have played a part in my evolution. Whether that be my first coach Christian Gourcuff up to Lucien Favre today. Lots of managers have helped me to progress tactically. Juventus gave me a lot of freedom, like at Southampton and at Galatasaray. That has allowed me to learn a lot of things about all the styles of play. (Going from Bielsa to Allegri is the complete opposite) Itā€™s true. Itā€™s not the same. But it is still football and that remains a daily learning process today, at the age of 29, Iā€™ve come to understand who I am and the coach starts to understand what kind of player I am as well.Ā 

Do you think youā€™ve matured late on in your career?Ā 

I donā€™t know about being late. Today, with the young players here at the club, has allowed me to realise also that I have a role to speak about my experience. So that has given me much more important responsibilities than at other clubs.Ā 

What are the teamā€™s objectives for the remainder of the season after the difficult start?Ā 

Our objective is to be consistent in our results and to catch up to the other teams in terms of points because we fell behind the competition at the start. Today itā€™s about finding that connection between ourselves, to continue to enjoy working together and getting results.Ā 

L’ƉquipeĀ report in their issue today that Angers manager GĆ©rald Baticle met with club president SaƏd Chabane yesterday, after being suspended from his duties on November 24.

With the team sitting rock bottom of Ligue 1 over the international break, the coach was relieved of his position but has yet to be fired, with Monday’s preliminary interview not leading to a final decision.

The club’s press team have told the outlet that the president would be mulling over the decision over the next few days, with the 53-year-old – who impressed on first taking over at the start of last season before a spell of poor form – even potentially being brought back into the fray.

In any case, the team has gone out to its mid-season training camp in Murcia with interim manager Abdel Bouhazama at the helm as they await a decision ahead of the Ligue 1 restart against Angers at the end of the month.

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