A Real Madrid player tested positive for coronavirus a few days before the UEFA Champions League return at Manchester City.
Mariano is said to be “in very good health”, apart from the control of the virus, and will be quarantined away from the Real.
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The 26-year-old Spanish international, born in the Dominican Republic, has played only 84 minutes this season in seven games, scoring a goal.
He has been on the bench 4 of Real Madrid’s last matches and recently made a presence on 2 July against Getafe.
Of course, the players are controlled and the Royal will not bring any positive control players to England, but Marian’s positive control is a clear reminder that surveillance is needed despite the wisdom of how the virus has been “governed” since the restart of football in Europe. .
Here’s Real’s on its official website:
After the COVID-19 tests carried out on our first team of footballers through the medical facilities of Real Madrid, our player Mariano tested positive. The player is in the best physical form and complies with the insulation protocol of the house.
Manchester City leads Real Madrid 2–1 after a match and receives La Liga champions in etihad on Friday. Sergio Ramos is suspended for visitors.
Barcelona – Reaction of Bayern Munich. How do you react to that?
Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich. Yes, it’s the scorer in the Champions League quarter-finals. That’s why the reaction between Barcelona and Bayern Munich after the attack saw the teams of players and coaches seem absolutely stunned. It is the first time since 1946 that Barcelona scored 8 goals in one attack and had no response to Bayern’s relentless attacks.
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Lionel Messi and the Barcelona players and coaches were completely stunned towards the end of the attack, as Bayern could have scored 11 or 12 goals without problems. We’re not overreacting. It seemed like the end of an era for Barcelona, as their players were outperformed and controlled at all times.
The president of Barcelona, Josep Maria Bartomeu, said: “A very hard night. I’m sorry about the hobby, for everyone. We were not the team we are or the club we represent … Today was a disaster. Now we have to make decisions. Some we had before today. First of all, we have to apologize to the fans.”
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Barcelona coach Quique Setien had little to add, as his time as Barca coach is over, but he said his team had been “destroyed” in the Lisbon locker room after the match.
“The fact is that this is an incredibly painful defeat. The score would possibly be too hard, but in fact they deserved the maximum goals. The team has been beaten several times. We are very good, but the determination of (Bayern) in many spaces has surpassed us … The locker room is shattered. I’m not going to communicate what the club needs. I’ve only been here a few months. If Gerard Piqué says it’s time for big changes, it’s time for us to review and make the obligatory decisions for the future.
“The hobby? The team did what we could and the opponent allowed us to do it. We started well and as the match progressed, we were defeated … We’re all incredibly frustrated right now. It hurts, but we have to.” settle for it. You will have to think that the long term will be better, that you can highlight the symbol that we have shown you today, thinking especially of the long term. I think it’s too early to say whether I stay at the club or not. The truth is, it’s not my turn. It is valuable that we all paint about the vital and take into account a wide diversity of things that correspond to a defeat of this importance and that is so painful. “
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Setien probably wouldn’t live up to this future, as he only took the helm in January, but he has had trouble galvanizing a talented but error-like Barcelona team. Setien oversaw one of the most embarrassing nights in barcelona’s history and his older players were overcome, the way they continued to make the same mistakes over and over again shows that their taste for control did not suit this team.
Barcelona veteran Gerard Piqué summed it up better.
“Shame is the word, no one is indispensable. If new blood has to come and replace the dynamics, I’ll be the first to pass out and let it go. Now I hit rock bottom,” Piqué said. “It hurts. We’re all here. We can’t compete like this. It’s very, very hard to bear. It’s worth saying. The club wants to replace. Not just the players, I don’t need to nominate anyone.” .
In the other aspect of the Barcelona-Bayern Munich reaction, Thomas Muller continued his season by scoring two goals and lending a hand as the German legend summed up the purpose in the German champions’ camp as they sought to win the Champions League. League and no. I insist on your humiliation in Barcelona.
“Of course, this is a wonderful arrangement. The semi-final starts at 0-0. It doesn’t matter,” Muller said. “I know that other groups watch our matches. Possibly or they wouldn’t be impressed. Start 0-0. We have to be calm, calm and relaxed, also a little happy. Tomorrow morning, when we wake up and respond to all the messages on our phone from home and around the world, we want to concentrate and focus on the next game. It’s our business. We’re not here to win the quarter-finals or the semi-finals. We’re here to win the final. I know a lot about those tournament situations. Most of the time, after those big victories, it’s harder, so you have to be careful.
Muller and Bayern are ruthless and want more, as they also said they could be more competitive in their final Champions League matches.
Hansi Flick has created a ruthless winning device, as Bayern have scored 26 in the six Champions League matches he has controlled since replacing Niko Kovac in November and has won 27 of his last 28 matches in all competitions and has been undefeated since December. 7 and won the Bundesliga and the German Cup.
The hat-trick is underway for Bayern after the humiliation of Barcelona.
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Barcelona – Bayern Munich was a UEFA Champions League classic when Bayern mutinied in Lisbon to their position in the semi-finals by winning 8-2. It’s true. 8-2.
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Bayern scored early and, as both groups had many opportunities, the German giants took theirs with Thomas Muller scoring twice, plus Ivan Perisic and Serge Gnabry scoring one each. Joshua Kimmich, Robert Lewandowski and Philippe Coutinho (twice) scored at the time after Luis Suarez pulled one out to score 4-2.
At first, Barcelona soon made the 1-1 thanks to the purpose of David Alaba opposite to his side, but Lionel Messi and company were governed and made so many defensive mistakes. Bayern Hansi Flick will now face Manchester City winner against Lyon in the semi-finals, while Quique Setien’s brief move to lead Barcelona is over.
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The game began at high speed when Jerome Boateng defended superbly with Suarez in hiding, then Bayern took the lead. Lewandowski and Muller combined and the latter finished to put the 1-0, but soon it was 1-1. A center of Jordi Alba got into his own network through Alaba to point things out.
Then, Barca approached when Suarez turned down through Manuel Neuer, then Messi hit the pole when his center failed everyone and hit the wood when four Barcelona players kept their heads in disbelievers.
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Opportunities continued to arrive for both groups in an entertaining end-to-end clash with Messi forcing Neuer to stop. Perisic then fired a flat shot to take the score to 2-1 and Bayern almost scored a third, but Marc-André ter Stegen pulled out well. They did the 3-1 in a time later, while Gnabry controlled a satin shot after big passes from Thiago and then Leon Goretzka.
Muller made the 4-1 time before halftime when a Joshua Kimmich center discovered the German veteran on the first club while Barcelona continued to accept possibilities and purposes. In the middle of the moment, Suarez made the 4-2 early to give Barca an unlikely chance of coming back, but that was it. Alphonso Davies’ assistance allowed Joshua Kimmich to take the score to 5-2 and Lewandowski secured his intention to take the score to 6-2, as Barca felt even more humiliated when his player, Coutinho, on loan at Bayern, passed two from home. because of rubbing the salt more. in his wounds.
Here’s a look at what we’ve learned from Barcelona: Bayern Munich, a memorable Champions League quarter-final.
No team had conceded four goals before in a Champions League playoff match and it was the first time Barcelona had conceded five or more goals in a Champions League match on their hitale. It was also the first time since 1949 that Barcelona scored seven goals in a singles match. It was also the first time since 1951 that they lost a game to six goals and the first time since 1946 that they conceded 8 goals in a game. It was also the first time a team scored 8 in a Champions League playoff. Yes, Bayern was clinical, however, Barcelona caused its own upheaval many times and was too simple for the Germans. Ter Stegen was determined to play the short ball in his own penalty area, which pressured Barca, while Sergi Roberto and Frenkie de Jong had absolute control in the middle of the field and Nelson Semedo suffered harassment on the right-back. Barcelona has continued to make bad defensive mistakes and anyone who has seen them since the restart of La Liga will realize why. This isn’t new. Bayern could have scored more and Barcelona was unhappy and seemed completely untrusted in the end. Messi and company were stunned in the latter stages of the setting and for up to 90 minutes. Bayern were smart, but the story here was that Barcelona was extraordinarily bad.
Amazing start in this game. Barcelona had a wonderful possibility just before the starting score, but Boateng defended magnificently. #BarcaBayern 0-1 #UCL @TUDNUSA pic.twitter.com/5ZtsI6OQqN
– Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) August 14, 2020
Messi, Suarez, Busquets, Vidal, Piqué. What do they all have in common? Four of them are 33 years old and Busquets 32. It looks like the end of an era in Barcelona. Of course, Messi is Messi and can play until she needs it, as she made hilatic deliveries in the first part but didn’t get enough assistance around her. Even he gave up on the part of the moment. This Barcelona team may simply not cope with Bayern’s speed and strength and simply surrendered and Messi is one of the worst culprits. Earlier this season, the Argentine ended frankly when he came here to ask questions about the forces in position and his own teammates, and he knew it. I knew that great disorders were coming and that Barca was in big trouble. They still finished in La Liga and reached the eighth round of the Champions League, but that’s not smart enough for Barcelona and it’s one of the most humiliating nights in their history. Quique Setien doesn’t seem to have the confidence of his team, but the truth is that this Barcelona is empty. It’s been a long time. Is it the fault of the managers, or the fault of their aging team that has been so smart for so long but has not been rebuilt through religion towards their superstars and a random recruitment process? The answer is a bit of everything and this defeat will be at the center of an impressive reconstruction of Barcelona.
What a joy Alphonso Davies invented, who ended up pushing Kimmich. “What a jewel! ? – FCBarcelona_es 2-5 @FCBayernES #UCL #Barcelona #Bayern Munich
? Live ? TUDN to unimas? Saguelo here ? https://t.co/t3geJVP12U pic.twitter.com/vlT0oX9deL
– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) August 14, 2020
The only negative for Bayern was the number of opportunities he gave Barcelona, especially in the first half. Their top line was problematic, but perhaps they pinched the hell so high to give fragile defensive problems to Barcelona? Anyway, they can’t play as a frontline against Manchester City or Lyon in the semi-finals. Alhonso Davies and Joshua Kimmick were exposed in the back and that’s all they face because this match, and the result, is probably a monster. Apart from this defensive line, they were dominant, powerful, hungry and elegant. The German champions are full of confidence and are the big favorites to win the Champions League. Barcelona – Bayern Munich will go down in history and Bayern will be feared by everyone if they didn’t already fear it.
Luis Suarez invented a goal and gives pure ox-geno to the culés. ? – FCBarcelona_es 2-4 @FCBayernES #UCL #Barcelona #Bayern Munich
? Live ? TUDN to unimas? Saguelo here ? https://t.co/t3geJVP12U pic.twitter.com/ROqaTld6G5
– TUDN USA (@TUDNUSA) August 14, 2020
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Alphonso Davies and gentlemen. Alphonso Davies.
The Canadian teenager scored Bayern Munich’s fifth goal in his barcelona demolition in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals and did so in style.
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Remember: the Vancouver Whitecaps product broke into Bayern Munich’s first team as a regular player before this season and is now breaking him against Barcelona in the final stages of the Champions League.
He will pinch himself immediately when he played a key role in a classic Bayern show, as they destroyed Barcelona and may have scored seven or eight without problems.
Alphonso Davies, 19, has completely entangled the right-back of Barcelona Nelson Semedo in several events on the left flank. He then drove to the goal, beat the defender and put him on a platter for Joshua Kimmich to go 5-2.
Watch the video below to see Davies do what he does most productively to help, as the teen will actually be the most productive left-back on the planet.
His story continues, as his first season as a regular player for Bayern Munich was incredibly memorable.
– Joe Prince-Wright (@JPW_NBCSports) August 14, 2020
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The action of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League has resumed and I will reveal my predictions for this forthcoming circular, as well as the new odds of the two Continental European tournaments.
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With Manchester City still in the Champions League and Manchester United still in the Europa League, there’s plenty at stake for Premier League clubs next week.
Just because the Premier League season is over doesn’t mean the action is over. Away from there. The two Manchester clubs are the bookmakers’ favourites for sealing their respective European glory.
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In the coming days the Europa League semi-finals and champions League quarter-finals will be played while mini-tournaments will be played in Germany and Portugal.
Manchester City beat Real Madrid 4-2 overall, while Chelsea lost to Bayern 7–1 overall on exiting the Champions League. Man United beat Copenhagen in extra time and will face Sevilla in the semi-finals and is the Premier League club after the Wolves were eliminated by Sevilla.
Lisbon, Portugal, will host Champions League matches from the quarter-finals, while the Europa League matches will be played in Germany.
Below is a review of my predictions, the odds for this week’s games and how to view and view all the games in the United States.
Quarter-finals (12-15 August)
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