La Cantera meets la Masia
Real Madrid secured first place in their group by winning the clash against Naples, victory with a score of 4 goals to 2. The inevitable Jude Bellingham scored again, but he shared the spotlight with another player . If the Englishman is the present of Real Madrid as the newspaper reminds us A.S., the future is called Nico Paz. The son of Pablo Paz, former Argentina international, scored the first goal of his young career for Real Madrid with a long-range strike that deceived Meret. The newspaper Marca highlights the young 19-year-old player who explained after the match that he had been in automatic mode. “I dared, I was in automatic mode, I didn’t even know what I was doing and I struck. My teammates were happier than me. The coach and the staff congratulated me, we are an incredible group and I want to thank everyone”he said after the match.
Barça’s decision for João Cancelo
The X factor of FC Barcelona this season is certainly João Cancelo. The ultra-versatile right-back proved it again during the match against Porto which allowed Barça to qualify for the final stages of the Champions League. A new top-flight performance from the Portuguese who convinced the Catalan board to recruit him permanently. It’s even “priority”as the placard Mundo Deportivo. At Barça, the desire to sign the 29-year-old player is total, but the leaders have not yet spoken with Manchester City. According to the Spanish media, Barça will try to lower its price to €25M while the player is still under contract with the Cityzens until 2027. The English club, for its part, values it at almost €50M. Enough to complicate Catalan affairs. Sport even indicates for its part that Arsenal and Saudi clubs are on the file. In the event of failure in the negotiations, Barça will try to have him loaned for a new season, while including a compulsory purchase option for 2025. To be continued.
End clap for RC Lens
Nightmare evening for RC Lens, humiliated 6-0 by Arsenal. After the feat during the first match between the two teams, the Sang et Or were this time completely overwhelmed by the event. This is the worst defeat for a French club in the Champions League, underlines The Team in its interior pages. The Parisian evoked “the shipwreck of the Lensois” in its interior pages. The score could have been heavier given the 5-0 at the break. Provence reports for its part that the Lensois club will now have to concentrate on the last meeting against Sevilla which could allow it to be drafted into C3.
