Vinicius expected at the turning point in Madrid
In Spain, Real Madrid are trembling for their superstar, the man at the start of the season, it is obviously Jude Bellingham! While the England international suffers from a dislocated shoulder after the match against Rayo Vallecano (0-0) on Sunday, he should be rested against Braga tomorrow in the Champions League. This is what is announced A.S. this morning on its cover, the Englishman will be put “in formalin» ! “Bellingham is suffering from a dislocated shoulder and is not expected to play against Braga. His absence is terrible because Vinicius and Rodrygo have halved their number of goals.» Indeed, the lack of effectiveness of the Brazilian duo particularly worries the Madrid press. And the one who is singled out is Vinicius Jr. For Marca«the Madrid group is pining for the effectiveness of Vinicius. His performance is very far from that of last season.» He must once again become the X factor of the Merengue club in attack which must not depend solely on Bellingham who has supported the team since the start of the season.
Koundé serves Xavi
At FC Barcelona we are also aiming to qualify for the round of 16 of the Champions League, this is what is announced Sport on its front page: “Barça aims for qualification» starting this evening against Shakhtar! The Blaugranas are 3 points ahead of FC Porto in the standings and a victory this evening would allow the Blaugranas to see the rest of the competition with peace of mind! And Barça can count on Jules Koundé. The daily reports in its interior pages that the French defender “opens the door to play right side» ! “I’m happy because I’m finally playing my position. Last season, I played a lot of matches as a right back. I am always at the coach’s disposal. It’s true that we had a discussion at the end of last season because I wanted to play in the position where I feel best, and where I can contribute the most to the team. The coach knows very well that I will always be at his disposal. I will never refuse to play right back.» The message got through!
Crazy match in the Premier League
In England, there was a crazy match last night in the Premier League on the 11th day! And we were entitled to a London derby between Tottenham and Chelsea. A shock which led to an incredible match where it was Chelsea who emerged victorious (4-1). Like the placard The Guardian this morning, the Blues are the “kings of chaos. Nicolas Jackson wins a wild derby and leaves Postecoglou behind.» Same story on the front page of Daily Mail which speaks of “carnage» with the two red cards distributed to Spurs. “A night of chaos where the nine Spurs men are finally put out of harm’s way», writes the daily. Finally, The Daily Express Talk about “madness and disorder», to talk about this meeting. “Kamikaze Spurs get sent off and Jackson scores hat-trick for Blues», sums up the tabloid! Chelsea move up to 10th place in the standings while Tottenham are second, one point behind Manchester City.
