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Cardiola: The city was close – Al-Ittihad newspaper

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After the shocking upsurge that sent Real Madrid to the Champions League final, Manchester City manager Pep Cardiola conceded defeat to his team.
England were 1-0 up, scoring the second goal a minute later, until substitute Rodrigo equalized for Real Madrid in the final minute.
As Real Madrid won 3-1 and 6-5 at the Santiago Bernabeu, Karim Benzema completed the rise with a penalty in extra time.
“We were close, we were close, but in the end we failed to make it to the finals,” Cardiola told BT Sport. “We did not play in the first half. We did not perform well enough, but we did not. After we scored, we were the best team.”
He added: Real Madrid cross-scored a number of players with Mildo, Rodrigo, Vinicius and Benzema in the penalty area and scored two goals. Just like this match, we have to accept it.
The Champions League title is still missing from the coffers of England, who won their only continental title at the 1970 Cup Winners’ Cup.
City were eliminated from the Champions League semi-finals against Real Madrid in 2016, and then eliminated in the quarterfinals against local rivals Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur in 2018 and 2019 respectively.
The team was eliminated in the quarterfinals against Olympique Lyonnais in 2020, losing 1-0 in the final against Chelsea last season.
Cardiola, who leads the English Premier League by one point, said: “We have to deal with defeat in the last four games of this season and return with our fans.

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“Euro 2024” draw: England skips the big ones… and Spain are in “hard iron”

The draw for the finals of the European Football Championship (Euro 2024) in Germany took place on Saturday at the Elbe Philharmonic Concert Hall in Hamburg, resulting in home team Germany in a balanced group and second. Very solid. It includes Spain, defending champions Italy and Croatia, France and the Netherlands in a group.

The first group includes Germany, Scotland, Hungary and Switzerland.

The second group includes Spain, Croatia, Italy and Albania.

The third group includes Slovenia, Denmark, Serbia and England.

As for the fourth group, it includes the winner from the first stage of the playoff along with the Netherlands, Austria and France.

The Belgium national team plays in the fifth group, next to the Slovak and Romanian teams and the winner from the second track of the playoff.

Group Six will feature Turkey, the winner from the third playoff track, Portugal and the Czech Republic.

In the opening game, the German national team will take on Scotland on June 14 at the Allianz Arena in Munich.

The tournament will feature 24 teams, divided into 6 groups, and their matches will be held at 10 stadiums in 10 different cities.

Germany will host the tournament from June 14 to July 14, 2024, with the opening match at the Allianz Arena in Munich and the final at the Olympic Stadium in Berlin.

This edition of the European Nations Cup is the 17th since it was launched in 1960, and all its editions have been held regularly every 4 years, except for the last edition, which was postponed to 2021 due to “Corona”. pandemic, and the 17th edition is scheduled to take place in 2024, returning the tournament to its normal frequency.

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Only the identity of the 21 teams was announced during the ceremony, while the identity of the last 3 teams to qualify for the tournament will be determined by a playoff in March 2024, less than 3 months before the tournament begins.

The German national team competes as the host nation’s representative, while qualifiers held in the past have led to the qualification of 20 teams divided into six groups.

When participating in the Dutch Schneider Lottery (TPA).

The European Football Union (UEFA) revealed four tiers of qualified teams, with 6 teams in each tier. During the draw, one team from each level is selected to place in one of the six groups in the first round of the tournament.

The declared positions are as follows:

First stage: Germany – Portugal – France – Spain – Belgium – England

Second stage: Hungary – Turkey – Denmark – Albania – Romania – Austria

Third stage: Netherlands – Scotland – Croatia – Slovenia – Slovakia – Czech Republic

Fourth stage: Italy – Serbia – Switzerland – three teams qualified through playoffs

The teams were distributed in four stages according to the results of the qualifying rounds, except for the German team, which represented the host country, which was placed in the first stage teams, in addition to the first group.

Each of the three teams expected to qualify are referred to as qualified teams in the playoff tracks (1, 2, and 3), as the first includes teams from Poland, Wales, Finland, and Estonia, while the second includes teams. Israel, Bosnia, Iceland and Ukraine, while the third track consists of Georgia, Greece, Kazakhstan and Luxembourg.

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Competitions for each track are held in a semi-final and final round format, with one team from each track qualifying and competing directly in the finals.

The Elbe Philharmonic Hall in Hamburg hosted the Lottery Festival (TBA).

During the finals, the four teams in each group compete in a single-round league format, and the first and second-placed teams qualify directly for the Round of 16, and the top 4 teams in third place in their groups join the Round of 12. Teams.

The first round of matches (group stage) will be held from June 14 to 26, 2024, followed by the elimination rounds from June 29 to the end of the Round of 16 proceedings on July 2. The quarter finals will be held. The semi-finals will be held on the 5th and 6th of the same month, the semi-finals on the 9th and 10th of the same month and the final on 14 July.

Germany is hosting the continental championship for the second time in its history after hosting the 1988 edition won by the Netherlands.

Germany has previously won the continental title three times in 1972, 1980 and 1996, making it the most successful team on the same level with the Spanish national team who topped the podium in 1964, 2008 and 2012 editions.

Italy and France have won the title twice and once

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Al-Ittihad News Today | A “very strange” decision by Gallardo ahead of Sepahan and the team’s star engagement with Karim Benzema

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A strange decision before facing Sebahan

Marcelo Gallardo of Argentina decided; Al-Ittihad’s technical director today rested the team’s players from training, 48 hours before they face Iran’s Sebahan Isfahan in the final round of the AFC Champions League group stage tomorrow, Monday.

The rest of the players are coming in light of the fact that the Asian tournament is a foregone conclusion as Dean has already decided to qualify for the next round from the fifth round.

But with the Tigers currently leading the pack with 12 points and Sepahan second with 10 points, it is strange that this is not an achievement in deciding the top spot in the group.

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New sponsorship deal

Today, Al-Ittihad is expected to sign a new sponsorship deal with Tatweer Al-Balad at the company’s headquarters in historic Jeddah.

The company is owned by the Public Investment Fund, which acquired 75% of the Al-Jedawi Club as part of the privatization of the Big Quartet.

The deal is the fifth sponsor of the federation in the current season after Roshan, Saif Security, NOAA and SRC.

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In the past few hours, fingers have been pointed at Al-Ittihad Al-Shabaab club midfielder Faisal Al-Khamdi for an injury to his teammate, top French striker Karim Benzema. (see details)

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Real Madrid will be looking to regain top spot in the Spanish league against Granada

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Written by Rami Abdel Hamid

Saturday, December 2, 2023 10:53 AM

Leads a team Spanish Real Madrid Its rival Granada, this Saturday at 7:30 p.m., at the Santiago Bernabéu stadium, in a match that will bring them together in the 15th round of the Spanish League competitions.

Real Madrid is on top of the Spanish league table with 35 points and Granada is in nineteenth place with 7 points.

These days, Real Madrid are in high spirits after the team’s impressive results in recent times, with goalkeeper Kepa Arethabalaga returning from injury and Frenchman Aurelian Souwamini taking part in recent training sessions.

Girona is second in the Spanish league table with 35 points from 11 wins, 2 draws, one loss, 12 goals and 17 conceded.

Real Madrid are at the top of the Champions League Group C table with 15 points after winning 5 matches, scoring 13 goals and conceding 3 goals.

The team was coached by Italian Carlo Ancelotti Real Madrid The Spaniard confirmed the availability of England international Jude Bellingham to face Granada: “Bellingham will be ready to play. He has no problem. He had a bit of discomfort in the ankle, which we wanted to avoid. Whatever the contact, he will be fine tomorrow.”

He said of goalkeeper Keba Arrizabalaga, “He’s there. Lunin will play tomorrow and we’ll have a week to think about who will play against Betis.”

Regarding injuries in the team, Ancelotti said, “It’s a general problem, not just ours. Players are out in every match, the schedule is tight. We have to endure, but as I said, injuries are also opportunities for other players, those who have played less minutes.”

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And, “Who knows if fatigue and injuries will come in January or February? Anything can happen in football, you can’t plan for it. We know it’s coming, it’s important to prepare.”

He continued, “Bellingham has a lot of respect in the team, not only for the goals he scores, but also for the work he does. I’ve never seen Di Stefano play. In the previous press conference, I compared him to Zidane. Well, I’m in awe of him. I want to say.” “It’s the first time I’ve seen Kaka. He looks like him and has Kaka stuff.”

Real Madrid are the only team to progress beyond the group stage of the Champions League with a 100% record in 32 of their 32 appearances.



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