The Catalan finishes 11th in the time trial, rises to seventh place overall in the French round, keeps the white jersey and gains ground on several favorites
GeneralOL Portuguese coach Paulo Fonseca defended his starting tactics against Sparta Prague this Tuesday in the third preliminary round of the Champions League. An approach which nevertheless weakened his team, unprepared to play in such a defensive manner.
GeneralFree since his departure from Liverpool on June 30, Mohamed Salah is well on his way to continuing his career in Türkiye. The Trabzonspor club has indeed announced that “discussions have started” to bring in the 34-year-old Egyptian winger.
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GeneralOL compromised part of their chances of qualifying for the Champions League, by losing 2-1 in Prague during the first leg of the 3rd preliminary round. The penalty missed by Corentin Tolisso marked the turning point in a meeting where the choices of Paulo Fonseca, and the far too wait-and-see attitude of his team, ended up being punished.