![]() 'It is a win and we wanted to reach semi-finals. On Friday the Bavarians had already scored four times in the first half against the Spanish former European champions, outclassing them with dizzying pace and quick breaks that left the Barca defence standing. We must recharge from tomorrow for the semi-finals,' Flick said. 'We know how quickly it can happen in football. 'Yes, we played an outstanding game and we can be happy but we all know we still have hard work to do if we are to stand in the end where we want to stand,' he added.īayern have won the domestic league and Cup double and are looking to repeat their 2013 treble winning season. 'You know that I do not look back because only the here and now matters,' Flick told reporters when asked about comparisons to Germany's 2014 win. The youngster remained on the bench as his team lost again later in the week, this time 3-0 at home to Argentina.Bayern Munich players will let their stunning 8-2 Champions League quarter-final victory sink in for a day but if they are to win the title they still need to work hard, coach Hansi Flick warned.įlick, who was assistant coach of Germany in their historic 7-1 demolition of hosts Brazil en route to the World Cup title in 2014, said his players now needed to stay grounded ahead of a semi-final against either Manchester City or Lyon. Jaume Cuéllar with Boliviaīarça Atlètic's Jaume Cuellar also featured in the Conmebol qualifiers, playing for Bolivia as a second-half substitute in the 5-1 loss to Brazil. The Barça star scored one of the goals in a 5-1 crushing of Bolivia and also played in Peru, where a last minute goal snatched the points from a 1-0 win. Raphinha scoresīrazil Raphinha have got their World Cup qualifying programme off to the way they would have hoped with two wins. They edged it in Slovakia 1-0 and then put a huge dent in Luxembourg's good run by totally routing them 9-0, with substitute João Félix claiming the ninth and final goal.Ĭancelo started against the Slovaks and came on as a sub against Luxembourg. João Félix and João Cancelo are part of the Portugal team that has yet to drop any points in the qualifying campaign. He was a key feature in back-to-back wins, first 3-0 over Greece and then coming from behind to see off Ireland 2-1. Double Dutchįrenkie de Jong and the Netherlands had a good week. And Torres certainly made the most of the chance, scoring not once but twice. Lamine Yamal made history by not only becoming the youngest person ever to play for Spain, but by also becoming the youngest person ever to score for the team!Īlejandro Balde only featured as a second half substitute against Cyprus, while Gavi started both games, and scored the opener against the Cypriots.įerran Torres was called up for the second game as cover for injuries and coach Luís de la Fuente sent him on for the last half hour. Spain are in fine song, winning 7-1 in Georgia and then crushing Cyprus 6-0. There's plenty of football still to be played though and Poland still have every chance of making it to the finals. But the Poles followed that with a 2-0 loss in Albania, a result that means they are now fourth in the group. Things started well enough, with Robert Lewandowski scoring both the goals in a 2-0 defeat of the Faroe islands. Lewandowski scores two but Poland in trouble But the group is tight, with just one point splitting the top four sides. Denmark chargingĬhristensen's Denmark side have got their qualifying campaign right back on track with a couple of away wins, 4-0 in San Marino and 1-0 in Finland. ![]() They followed that up with the aforesaid friendly with Germany, in which the Barça defender came on for the last half hour or so. Jules Koundé helped France to beat Ireland and maintain their 100% record in their qualifying group. Ter Stegen played both games in goal, while Gündogan also featured against Japan but left the field with a fitness issue after 20 minutes of the encounter with the French. ![]() But the 4-1 home defeat to Japan cost manager Hansi Flick his job before the team made amends for that loss by beating France 2-1. Germany good and badĪs they're hosting Euro 2024, Germany don't have to qualify and are playing friendlies instead. First though, let's check back on how the international week treated our players. The FIFA break is over and now it's time to start thinking about the game with Betis this Saturday at the Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys. ![]()
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