Dortmund qualified for the Champions League final after defeating Paris Saint-Germain with a free goal at the Parc des Princes Stadium.

Terzic told DAZN after the match: “Before the first match against PSV Eindhoven, we talked about how short the road to London might be. Last season, we lost the league in the last round at our home stadium, and I am happy that we might give the fans something in return for that.”

He continued, “We improved in every match, and in the end everyone noticed that we are the team that might surprise everyone in the end, and now I am happy that I reached the final with the team.”

He continued, “If I had to choose one word, it would be pride, because we are very proud of those moments and proud of my work crew, the team, and the club, and the dream is not over yet.”

He continued, “We suffered a lot, but we showed a good way of playing outside our stadium against a very strong team offensively and with great speed, but we kept a clean sheet in the two semi-final matches. This is unbelievable.”

He continued, “It is very surreal. I think we deserve to reach the final and we came here to face a team with great quality, but thanks to the teamwork and we also benefited from a little luck.”

He added, “Joy is the prevailing feeling. We were hoping to achieve more success in the German League, but this adds another reason to celebrate today.”

He stressed, “Paris Saint-Germain lost the first leg in a very equal manner, so it was natural for them to have great confidence in the match. If we played that match 10 more times, we might lose to them.”

He concluded, “I know that we will not be the favorites to win the final match, no matter which team we face, and it will be very difficult, but it is just one match, and in one match, anything is possible, and we have already proven that.”

Dortmund will meet in the final with the winner of the match between Real Madrid and Bayern Munich, which will be held tonight at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium.

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Real Madrid is preparing to face Bayern Munich this evening at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in the second leg of the European Champions League semi-finals.

Ancelotti said on the TNT Sports network: “I am very happy to win the La Liga because it was a difficult tournament and we faced a lot of problems and we were able to solve them with a wonderful commitment from the players.”

He continued, “We have a young team and I believe that the future will be good for us. The team has the link between capabilities, experience and club habits.”

He stressed, “Bayern Munich has a very good team and they are great in transitions and they have a great and very dangerous striker, but we can be better and we will try to do that.”

He added, “The Champions League final is the best match and it is where we want to be, and I want to play another final.”

The first leg ended in a draw with two goals for each team at the Allianz Arena.

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According to the Daily Mail, Chelsea intends to submit an offer worth 47 million pounds to settle the deal for Estevao Willian, known in the media as “the Messi lookalike.”

She added, “The Blues will make an offer worth 25.5 million pounds, with possible additions of up to 21 million pounds, to include Messinho, after rejecting two offers from him so far.”

Messinho’s situation will be similar to Indrik’s situation with Real Madrid, which paid 52 million pounds for the Brazilian rookie coming from Palmeiras.

Messinho scored two goals with one assist in 12 matches. He made his debut with the first team last year, and has a contract with Palmeiras that lasts until 2026.

The promising 17-year-old player also scored 3 goals and made as many assists in the U-17 World Cup last year.

Due to labor laws in England, Messinho will not be able to move to the Blues next summer, and will have to wait until he turns 18 years old.

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Real Madrid is preparing to face Cadiz, tomorrow, Saturday, in a match that could see the team crowned with the Spanish League title, three days before the fateful confrontation with Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League semi-finals.

The Spanish newspaper “Marca” revealed that French midfielder Aurelien Chouamini joined the team’s group training today, 24 hours after he trained alone in the club’s facilities in order to avoid any possible injury, while the only player who trained separately was David Alaba.

In a related context, the Spanish newspaper revealed that Real Madrid fans may witness the return of Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois tomorrow to guard the royal team, after a full 9 months of absence due to a severe injury to his right knee.

She added: “Everything indicates that Andriy Lunin will remain the starter in the decisive confrontation against Bayern Munich, and in the Champions League final (if Real Madrid qualifies), while Courtois and Kepa will share the two halves of the confrontation against Cadiz.”

Courtois was supposed to return to Real Madrid about a month and a half ago, but he suffered another injury during training, as he suffered a tear in the meniscus in his right knee, which forced him to stay away from the field for another 6 weeks.

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The Spanish “Relevo” network said that the new agreement between the Dukes and Nike will continue until 2034, in exchange for an amount of more than 100 million euros annually in an agreement similar to the one that was made with Germany, and this amount will be officially collected as of June 1, 2026.

She pointed out that the main reason behind this huge agreement was the impressive media influence of some Roosters players, most notably Kylian Mbappe, in addition to Antoine Griezmann and Antonio Camavinga.

This deal represents a new setback for Adidas, which recently lost its dealings with the German national team to Nike, and the same goes for Puma, as they will have to wait until 2034 to try to conclude any agreement with the French national team.

On the other hand, Nike is enjoying a huge boom due to the huge sums it gives to the national teams, as it was able to save money after laying off 2% of its employees (1,700 people).

In return, Spain renewed its agreement with Adidas until 2030, without disclosing the amount it will receive, but what the German national team obtained with the same company may serve as an indicative figure, with the deal reaching between 10 and 25 million euros only.

It is worth noting that Nike gives teams more money than clubs. For example, Real Madrid receives 50 million euros on a fixed basis, and the same number as variables, and its rival Barcelona is working to reach a similar agreement soon, while Manchester City and Puma receive 65 million euros.

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Bayern Munich, with minimal effort, was able to achieve victory with an unanswered goal, against its guest Arsenal, this evening, Wednesday, at the Allianz Arena, in the second leg of the quarter-finals, to cross into the semi-finals, benefiting from its draw in London in the first leg (2-2).

Bayern Munich qualified for the semi-finals to face the giant Real Madrid, where it returns to the top four after a long absence during the last four years, as its last appearance was in the 2019-2020 edition, which the Bavarian giant won.

On the other hand, Arsenal missed a golden opportunity to break Bayern Munich’s curse that has besieged it in the Champions League since its last victory 9 years ago.

One chance match
The match carried the slogan “The Only Chance”, as the two teams took turns controlling the two halves of the match. Arsenal had the upper hand in the first half, but their offensive effectiveness was absent.

In the second half, Bayern felt the embarrassment and took control of the ball and took advantage of a defensive error to get what they wanted, with a single goal scored by Joshua Kimmich, taking advantage of the gift of Arsenal’s naive defense.

Arteta did not handle the match well, as he let the victory slip out of his hands, whether through his mistakes in the formation from the beginning, or his late changes that did not appear until after 70 minutes.

When will you win against Bayern Munich?
There is no doubt that Bayern’s qualification to the semi-finals is well deserved, but if the draw had pitted it against any of the quarter-final competitors, it would have suffered greatly.

Bayern entered today’s match in the midst of its grief after losing the German League title, which it had monopolized for 11 seasons. Other than that, it was absent from resonant names such as Alphonso Davies, Serge Gnabry and Kingsley Coman.

It would not be an exaggeration that Thomas Tuchel, Bayern Munich’s coach, did not imagine that Arsenal would be so meek in its attack on Manuel Neuer’s goal.

If the loss from Bayern Munich by a single goal is the utmost ambition of Arsenal, which is experiencing a tremendous artistic boom and has a battalion of young stars, then let the administration build a statue of Spanish coach Mikel Arteta, because he ended the era of repeating the humiliating defeat by five, which dominated the last 3 official confrontations between the two teams with the same… The result (5-1).

The Munich Wall is safe
German goalkeeper Manuel Neuer does not need today’s match to prove his quality to everyone, but he was like a solid wall in front of any attempt by the visitors to advance or come back after Kimmich’s goal.

Neuer left with a clean sheet, while he was able to save his goal from 3 goals, and he even played an effective role in building attacks, as the accuracy of his passes reached 85%.

As for the exceptional record achieved by the German goalkeeper, he reached 58 Champions League matches with a clean sheet, a record that no goalkeeper has achieved in the history of the competition.

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Real Madrid was able to defeat Manchester City in its home, at the Etihad Stadium, on penalties (4-3), on Wednesday evening, in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals, in a match that ended in a draw (1-1) during regular and extra time.

Pep said in his comments after the match: “Real Madrid were better than us in the penalty shootout, so they are in the semi-finals and we are not. I must say thank you to the players from the bottom of my heart because of the way they played. But football is about winning and we did not do enough. But we were exceptional.”

Guardiola continued: “Sometimes you can win on penalties and sometimes not. But in the match we did not take advantage of the opportunities we had, even though we really defended the win.”

He added: “Everyone showed up at a high level. We said we had to be at our best in order to win. I would have preferred to win but congratulations to Real Madrid, we did everything, so I don’t regret anything at all.”

He concluded: “I always say as a coach, it’s about scoring more goals and conceding as few as possible and we did everything. We played exceptionally well but unfortunately we couldn’t win, so that’s the way it is.”

Real Madrid is scheduled to face its German counterpart, Bayern Munich, in the semi-finals of the Champions League, which won qualification at the expense of Arsenal.

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But the scenario of the match and what happened in it confirms that these matches are not for those who perform the best, but rather for those who can snatch victory in them.

Ancelotti presented himself on a golden platter to Guardiola!
Real Madrid made a great start in their match against Manchester City, after they succeeded in scoring early at the Etihad Stadium, through Brazilian Rodigo, and everyone expected after that that Italian Carlo Ancelotti would be able to handle the rest of the match comfortably.

But what happened next was the exact opposite of those expectations, as Real Madrid unjustifiably fell back, leaving possession to Manchester City and its players.

In fact, Ancelotti gave Spaniard Pep Guardiola what he wanted, which was the space required to prepare attacks, in addition to the ability of his players to deal with counterattacks by Real Madrid players, as was expected.

As a result of their great possession of the ball, Manchester City succeeded in scoring the equalizing goal through Belgian Kevin De Bruyne, after many attempts in all possible ways.

Ancelotti’s humble handling of the match!
Carlo Ancelotti was unsuccessful in his changes during the match, in the second half and extra time, after he removed the Brazilian Rodrigo and brought in Brahim Diaz instead, then Vinicius Junior and brought in Lucas Vazquez as his replacement.

These changes made Real Madrid lose its full ability to organize any counter-attacks against Manchester City’s goal, showing in more than one ball that the team was unable to carry out any counter-attack, and we saw this in an attack led by Camavinga and another one by defender Antonio Rudiger. They did not find anyone to pass to them!

Ancelotti wanted the match to go to penalty kicks, and this was demonstrated by his substitutions, so that success would stand by his side and he would be able to beat Manchester City in his home and qualify.

Real Madrid saved Spanish football!
After Barcelona and Atletico Madrid exited the Champions League on Tuesday evening, at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain and Borussia Dortmund, respectively, the hope of Spanish football was focused on Real Madrid.

Indeed, Real Madrid succeeded in preserving the chances of Spanish football in the Champions League, after it succeeded in reaching the semi-finals, eliminating the defending champions, and qualifying to meet Bayern Munich.

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Messi succeeded in winning his eighth Ballon d’Or for the year 2023, after his achievement in leading the Argentine national team to win the 2022 World Cup, and winning the French League title with Paris Saint-Germain.

Now, expectations have begun regarding the identity of the winner of the Ballon d’Or 2024. This edition will witness the participation of the best football players in international tournaments, including the European Championship and the Copa America in the summer. What is the extent of the impact of these competitions on the award and can we see the winner playing in a club outside Europe?

The “Yalla Shoot” website evaluates the performance of the competitors for the largest individual award in football and monitors the preliminary list in the 2024 Ballon d’Or race as follows:

20. Lionel Messi (Inter Miami)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 18 goals and 8 assists and won the MLS Cup.

Messi became the first player playing outside Europe to win the Ballon d’Or in 2023, but he won the award for his performance last season in which he was a player for Paris Saint-Germain. Can he now win his ninth Ballon d’Or while outside the European leagues?

With the start of the American League season and the absence of Inter Miami from the playoffs, Messi will not be able to win any local titles during the voting period for the award, but if he leads Miami to the top of the Eastern Conference in the middle of next season and adds a new title for him with Argentina in the 2024 Copa America, he may compete strongly. He received the ninth award in his career.

19. Cristiano Ronaldo (Al Nasr)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 38 goals and made 14 assists.

Many believe that Ronaldo is finished and will never win the Ballon d’Or again after missing out on the final 30-man roster for the first time since 2003, but the Portuguese star could compete for the award this season.

Ronaldo has proven that he cannot be stopped when it comes to goals and assists, and Al-Nasr faces a difficult task this season in the Saudi League, as they are 12 points behind Al-Hilal at the top of the competition, and they bid farewell to the AFC Champions League in a painful blow to the hopes of the Portuguese star.

The Portuguese national team is considered a strong candidate to win the 2024 European Championship, and if it wins the tournament, it will be a wonderful achievement for the five-time Ballon d’Or winner, and he may be crowned sixth.

18. Rodrygo (Real Madrid)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 17 goals and made 8 assists and was crowned Spanish Super Champion.

Rodrigo has regained his level after his struggles at the beginning of the season, and if he can maintain this level throughout the season, he can lead Real Madrid to more titles, and he may be a star for Brazil in the Copa America this summer.

17. Lautaro Martinez (Inter)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 27 goals and made 7 assists and won the Italian Super Cup.

Few strikers have had as good a start to the season as Martinez, who is averaging more than a goal per game in Serie A so far and sees Inter as strong favorites to win the Serie A title this year.

Martinez will participate again with Argentina in the Copa America tournament in the summer, and if he succeeds in continuing his brilliance, he will compete strongly for the award.

16. Virgil van Dijk (Liverpool)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 5 goals, made 2 assists, and won the Carabao Cup title.

Van Dijk is still one of the best defenders in football, and his performance so far this season with Liverpool confirms this. The Dutch defender has been shining with Liverpool since the beginning of the season and led the team to win the Carabao Cup title, at the expense of Chelsea, after scoring the only goal of the match, but he has recently declined.

Van Dijk will also lead the Netherlands national team in the 2024 European Championship in the summer, and although the Dutch windmills are not favorites to win the tournament, if Van Dijk regains his level, he may lead them to compete strongly for the European title.

15. Declan Rice (Arsenal)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 6 goals and made seven assists.

Rice sparked controversy because Arsenal paid £105 million to sign him from West Ham this summer, but any doubts about the deal have faded after his impressive start so far this season.

If Rice helped lead Arsenal to titles this season and played a major role in England’s success in the European Championship, his nomination for the Ballon d’Or would make sense.

14. Bernardo Silva (Manchester City)
In 2023-24: He scored 11 goals and made 8 assists, and won the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup.

Bernardo shines in big matches, and will be a key element in Manchester City’s defense of its hotly contested English Premier League title this season, as well as in the Champions League.

The City star participated with Portugal in the qualifiers for the European Nations Cup 2024, and if he can lead his country to win the tournament, he will be a strong candidate in the Ballon d’Or race.

13. Kevin De Bruyne (Manchester City)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 4 goals and made 14 assists.

Competing with Manchester City star De Bruyne for the 2024 Ballon d’Or award may seem difficult due to his absence for the entire first half of the season due to injury, but nothing is impossible for the City star.

The 32-year-old has appeared in a fantastic level since his return in January, and he will play a major role with Manchester City as they repeat their treble victory this season. He will lead the Belgium national team in the European Championship, and a lot is expected of him.

12. Julián Alvarez (Manchester City)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 16 goals and made 13 assists and won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

He is the most decorated player in the 2022-23 season after adding the World Cup to the treble he won with Manchester City, and Alvarez has become a regular player with Manchester City this season.

The Argentine striker is expected to increase his goals and assists from last season, and another successful season with City and participation in the Copa America with Argentina could see him move up from the seventh place he occupied in the 2023 Ballon d’Or voting.

11. Mohamed Salah (Liverpool)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 28 goals and made 16 assists and won the Carabao Cup with Liverpool.

Mohamed Salah ranked 11th in the Ballon d’Or vote for the year 2023 due to Liverpool’s suffering last season, and his failure to participate this season in the Champions League may affect his final nomination. Also, his injury with the Egyptian national team and their failure in the African Championship will affect his ranking, and he has no choice but to win the title with Liverpool. English Premier League title.

The Egyptian star has performed poorly since his return from injury, and his ranking in the Ballon d’Or race has declined, and he may occupy a worse position than he occupied last year.

10. Bukayo Saka (Arsenal)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 18 goals and made 14 assists.

And anyone who thought Arsenal might collapse after the disappointment of last season’s Premier League title race has been proven wrong so far this season, with Saka leading the team as they look to achieve the long-lost title and also strongly compete for the Champions League title.

The English winger also enjoyed a strong start to his Champions League career, as he led Arsenal to qualify for the quarter-finals and will participate with the Three Lions in the Euro Championship despite being only 22 years old.

The only thing that might prevent him from competing for the Ballon d’Or is fitness.

9. Florian Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 18 goals and made 20 assists, and was officially crowned the German League champion.

Bayer Leverkusen is providing the best performance among all teams so far this season and has not lost in 43 matches in all competitions so far. They succeeded in winning the German League title this season for the first time in their history, so attention was paid to the team’s stars in the Ballon d’Or race.

Currently, Florian Wirtz is considered the ideal candidate from the German team to break into the Ballon d’Or race, after his excellent performance since recovering from injury, and his price is likely to reach 100 million pounds sterling over the coming months, in addition to his primary role with the German national team in Euro 2024. .

8. Antoine Griezmann (Atletico Madrid)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 22 goals and made 10 assists.

Since the beginning of the 2022 World Cup, there has not been a player who has performed at a higher level than Griezmann, and he led Atletico Madrid to qualify for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. If he continues his brilliance and maintains his current level, he will be a strong competitor for the award.

Also, if he wins the Euros with the French national team this summer, he will compete strongly for the Ballon d’Or.

f he wins the Euros with the French national team this summer, he will compete strongly for the Ballon d’Or.

7. Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 18 goals and made 10 assists and won the Spanish Super Cup.

Due to the injury, Vinicius did not start the season with Real Madrid well, but the Brazilian star recently returned to perform at his best levels.

If Vinicius is able to continue his brilliance, he will have a great chance to win many awards this year, and he will be the real hero for Brazil in the Copa America after Neymar’s injury, and his success will push him to compete strongly for the 2024 award.

6. Harry Kane (Bayern Munich)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 43 goals and 12 assists.

Despite Kane’s brilliance with Bayern Munich since the beginning of the season and his dream of winning his first title in his career and competing for the biggest individual awards in the world, the Bavarian giant is threatened not to win any championship this season after officially losing the German League title to Bayer Leverkusen, and he has a difficult confrontation ahead of him. In the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Arsenal.

The former Tottenham star made a great start in the German League, averaging more than a goal per match, but Bayern Munich’s faltering will affect his chances, but if he can maintain that level during the season and lead England to glory at Euro 2024, he will be a strong candidate to win the award. The golden ball.

5. Rodri (Manchester City)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 10 goals and made 13 assists and won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

Nothing illustrates Rodri’s importance to Manchester City more than the fact that when he was suspended for three matches this season, the Premier League champions lost all three matches.

Rodri, the best defensive midfielder in the world at the moment, and the fact that he has improved his goal scoring means he could be a strong contender for the award if his form continues this season.

4. Erling Haaland (Manchester City)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 34 goals and 6 assists and won the European Super Cup and the Club World Cup.

Haaland could have done more to win the 2023 Ballon d’Or, but Messi prevailed in the end.

Haaland has returned strongly after being absent for a month from Manchester City due to injury, and if he leads City to achieve more titles, that will be enough to compete for the award in 2024, but his biggest crisis is the Norwegian national team after they failed to qualify for the 2024 European Nations Championship.

3. Kylian Mbappe (Paris Saint-Germain)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 45 goals and made 16 assists and won the French Super Cup.

Mbappe should be crowned with at least one Golden Ball after his wonderful career so far with the French national team and Paris Saint-Germain, and his future has finally been decided after he announced his departure from the French team at the end of the season and is scheduled to join Real Madrid in the summer.

Despite his departure from Paris at the end of the season, Mbappe continues to shine and score goals, and Paris is at the top of the French League so far and they have qualified for the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

In order for Mbappé to win the Ballon d’Or in 2024, he must continue to shine and lead France to win the Euro in the summer and achieve his dream and Paris’s dream of winning the Champions League title.

2. Phil Foden (Manchester City)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 23 goals and made 10 assists and was crowned champion of the Club World Cup and the European Super Cup.

As a result of Kevin De Bruyne and Haaland’s absence from Manchester City for long periods this season due to injury, Foden stepped up and shone on his way to presenting his best season in his career so far.

Foden scored decisive goals for City since the beginning of the new year, helping the team regain the top spot in the English Premier League, and he scored a wonderful goal against Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.

Foden has a great opportunity to start with the England national team in the 2024 European Championship this summer.

1. Jude Bellingham (Real Madrid)
In the 2023-24 season: He scored 22 goals and made 13 assists and was crowned Spanish Super Champion.

Bellingham was the best footballer in the first half of the current season, and he got off to a perfect start with Real Madrid. He scored frequently and also scored crucial goals, such as the brace that won the Clásico and against Girona, and led the Royal team to qualify for the round of 16 in the Champions League with a perfect record.

Bellingham then suffered a severe injury that kept him away from Real Madrid. He was also suspended and the team appeared weak without him. Bellingham did not take advantage of the opportunity to regain his level against Manchester City in the fiery confrontation in the Champions League quarter-finals. If Bellingham succeeds in leading his team to victory in the second leg, he will continue to lead the race. Ballon d’Or 2024.

The England national team is confident of winning the European Championship under the leadership of the Real Madrid star, and Bellingham will be the most suitable candidate to win the Ballon d’Or if he achieves this achievement with the Three Lions.

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Xavi said, in a press conference: “We have a great opportunity to qualify, and we have to find spaces and attack, in addition to strong defence, and I look forward to the atmosphere of Montjuïc being similar to Camp Nou.”

He added: “Paris is one of the best teams in the world, led by one of the best coaches. We have a slight advantage, we are motivated, and we must show a lot of character.”

He continued: “It hurts me to miss Christensen and Sergi Roberto, because we do not have many options in midfield, but the key to the match is to be a united team, and the match will be difficult for the midfielders.”

He continued: “Dembele’s departure hurt me greatly, because I appreciated him very much, and I do not hold any grudge against him. I will greet him tomorrow as I did in Paris. I shook his hand before the match and did not speak to him, and the fans must show what they feel (about Dembele).”

In response to a question about his future, Xavi told the journalist: “You care about me a lot. This was not the case 3 months ago. The important thing is that the team qualifies for the semi-finals. The decision to leave made me feel free, as did the players and the press. Everyone was liberated and began to feel more belonging to the team and the club.” “.

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