Kolo Muani takes Areola hero to Frankfurt, West Ham

Kolo Muani goalscorer, Behrens sees triple

Randle Kolo Muani put Eintracht Frankfurt ahead on Sunday, the opening day of the Bundesliga, scoring the winning goal against promoted Darmstadt (1-0), while Kevin Behrens scored a hat-trick to seal Union Berlin’s performance against Mainz (4-1). ,

Urs Fischer’s Berliners are third behind Stuttgart and Bayern in a real ranking after the first day, very impressive with 36 goals or almost four per game.

In a press conference on Thursday, Frankfurt’s sporting director Markus Kroesch was clear: Eintracht has the cards in hand, while Randle Kolo Muani is a target of the biggest European clubs, especially Paris SG. Established at the forefront of attack, the French vice-world champion was once again elusive, and was rewarded in the 40th minute.

After two or three calls behind the Darmstadt defence, “RKM” managed to break free upon receiving a cross from Philipp Max and pushed the ball into an empty net.

The big surprise from last season with a fourth-place finish in the Bundesliga thanks to a hat-trick from striker Kevin Behrens, Union Berlin for their part largely dominated Mainz. Coming into the summer of 2021, Behrens has bested the Mainz defense with headers in each of his three goals.

Anthony Cassie revived the suspense for Mainz in the 64th minute with a fine volley. His former Strasbourg teammate Ludovic Ajork missed two penalties in the space of about twenty minutes.

With a fourth-place finish last year behind Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and RB Leipzig, Union, which was still playing in the second division in the spring of 2019, secured a place for the group stage of the Champions League.

arriola stopped chelsea

Dominating was not enough as West Ham stunned Chelsea 3-1 on Sunday, where number 1 goalkeeper Sambal Alfonso Arriola saved a penalty against Enzo Fernandez (43rd) to keep the Hammers stunted in sixth place . Premier League. Areola, who was named man of the match, also distinguished himself by making a decisive save in extra time.

Despite a promising display, buoyed by a recovery by Liverpool, the Blues fell back into the trap of the previous season, finishing in a non-European, disqualified twelfth place. Here he is in fourteenth place, a new contrast with his attractive recruitment.

This summer doesn’t see a distribution of more than €300 million on Sunday as Christopher Nkunku is in hospital, Romeo Lavia is not in the squad yet, Axel Disassi is out on the second goal (poor recovery then poor marking) and Moises Cacido, who entered during the game, was found guilty of a foul which led to a 3–1 penalty.

On Sunday, Mauricio Pochettino’s side were unable to establish dominance, yet strong enough (76% possession), to blame for a lack of accuracy in front of goal as well as the brilliance of Alfonso Arriola.

In the second match of the afternoon, Aston Villa thrashed a worrying Everton team 4–0, whose record shows two defeats, five goals conceded and none registered.

“Today we really, really wanted to perform at home and forget last week’s game (the 5-1 defeat at Newcastle, editor’s note). We had to react like we did,’ commented coach Unai Emery.

Matchday two ends on Monday (9pm), with Arsenal traveling to Crystal Palace, two rivals who made winning starts last week. Meanwhile, the rankings are dominated by Brighton and Manchester City.

first to barcelona

After a 0-0 draw at Getafe last week, FC Barcelona earned their first win of the season 2-0 against Cadiz on Sunday thanks to goals from Pedri and Ferran Torres on the second day of La Liga.

For their first official match at the Montjuïc Olympic Stadium, which will host the Blaugrana’s home matches during the Camp Nou renovation, Barca have long stumbled upon Cadiz’s five-man defence.

And the iconic loudspeaker of the 1992 Olympic Games, normally used for concerts, sounded hollow. The 39,000 spectators were expecting a party, but most of all they attended the rendition of Cadiz goalkeeper Jeremias Ledesma, who fended off all the Catalans’ attempts before heading home in the 83rd.^I Min on Pedri’s opener.

Deprived of Rafinha, suspended, and without a recruit to replace Ousmane Dembele who left for PSG, Barca relied on their young 16-year-old prodigy Lamine Yamal, who became the youngest holder in the history of the Spanish Championship .

While it looked like we were heading for a second draw in two match days, it was Pedri who put the Catalans in the lead with 83.^I Minutes later, a stung ball from German rookie Ilkay Gundogan slipped the ball between Ledesma’s legs.

Spaniard Ferran Torres, barely entering the game, increased the gap to 94^I minute, with a shot from the left at the end of the run to provide Barca the three points. Thanks to this first win, Barca are provisionally fourth in the championship, two points behind leaders Real Madrid. The match between Betis Sevilla and Atlético Madrid continues in the evening.

AS Roma falter at Salernitana, Juve in form

AS Roma, in the absence of striker Paulo Dybala and suspended coach Jose Mourinho, had to settle for a 2-2 draw at home against Salernitana on the opening day of the championship on Sunday. Italy.

However, Roma opened the scoring in the 17th minute through Andrea Belotti, who had not scored in Serie A since May 2022. La Salernitana replied in 36^I minutes by Antonio Candreva, who doubled the lead on his return from the locker room (49th) with a spectacular recovery at the entrance to the penalty area.

Shaken, Roma regained the lead on the hour mark with the entry of Renato Sanchez and Leandro Paredes, who arrived from Paris SG this week.
Belotti equalized with a header from a corner (82nd).

Mourinho watched the game from the stands as he served the first of a two-match suspension imposed for telling referee Daniel Chiffe, who was officiating in the Roma game in May, that he was “the worst referee (their)”. ) ever met in (their) careers”.

In the second game played on Sunday afternoon, Atalanta won 2–0 at Sassuolo.

Juventus, on their part, did not miss the race by winning 3-0 at Udine’s ground on Sunday, the first day in Turin. Juve opened the scoring in the second minute through Federico Chiesa, then Dusan Vlahovic from a penalty (20th) and Adrien Rabiot (45+3rd) consolidated his team’s clear dominance and went into the locker room with a three-goal lead. Returned to

In the second half, the team coached by Massimiliano Allegri settled down and left more space and initiative for Udinese, who however collided with goalkeeper Wojciech Szczecin.

France international Paul Pogba, who was in the group for the meeting, did not feature after knee and thigh injuries limited the 2022-23 season to ten matches.