لا يتوقف لامين يامال، نجم فريق برشلونة، عن إثارة أجواء ما قبل الكلاسيكو، بعدما لجأ إلى حسابه الشخصي بموقع “إنستجرام” من أجل استفزاز ريال مدريد بطريقة ما، قبل مباراتهما مساء الأحد.

ويستضيف ملعب “سانتياجو برنابيو” مباراة فريقي ريال مدريد وبرشلونة، في الجولة العاشرة من الدوري الإسباني، موسم 2025/26.

وأثار لامين يامال الجدل بطريقة واسعة، قبل يومين، بعدما أدلى بتصريحات هجومية ضد ريال مدريد، حيث قال عنهم: “يسرقون ويشتكون”.

ولم يكتفِ لامين يامال بذلك، بل نشر عبر حسابه الشخصي بموقع “إنستجرام” مقطع فيديو، عبر خاصة ستوري، جاء به: “اللاعب الذي جاء الحي لا ينافس على الشهرة، بل ينافس من أجل المستقبل، لا يلعب من أجل الأضواء، بل يلعب ليتجنب النظر إلى الوراء”.

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وأضاف: “الضغط الحقيقي ليس في الملعب، بل في عيون أولئك الذين لم يتوقفوا عن الإيمان، وعندما يسجل، لا يحتفل لنفسه، بل لأن هذا الهدف يمكن أن يغيره ويغير عائلته وحيه”.

وتضمن مقطع الفيديو صورًا من مغامرات طفولته في حي روكافوندا، وأصدقائه، وزملائه، وعائلته، وهدفه في البرنابيو في الدوري الإسباني الموسم الماضي، واختتمه قائلًا: “تركت خوفي في حديقة ماتارو منذ زمن طويل”.

⏳ El vídeo que ha subido Lamine Yamal en su Instagram a horas de El Clásico pic.twitter.com/V8ZUU1F0WM — Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) October 25, 2025

كما نشر لامين يامال منشورًا ثانيًا، عبر “إنستجرام”، عبارة عن صورة احتفاله بهدفه في سانتياجو برنابيو الموسم الماضي، حيث تعرض حينئذ لصيحات استهجان من جانب جماهير ريال مدريد، وهو يشير إلى رقم قميصه ثم يدير ظهره، وذلك خلال فوز برشلونة برباعية نظيفة.

😁 Seguido de esta foto ⤵️ pic.twitter.com/jMCPsQ2ZwT — Mundo Deportivo (@mundodeportivo) October 25, 2025

David Moyes returned to Everton in January, replacing a rather beleaguered Sean Dyche at the helm.

We all know this, but few foresaw the impact that the Scotsman would have on a tired outfit routinely threatened by relegation from the Premier League. Everton in fact did not finish the 2024/25 campaign in an imperilled position, but comfortably in mid-table, bouncing up and up across the second half of the term.

Now, after a summer exodus and a wave of fresh talent – Jack Grealish, looking at you – the Toffees are ready to compete for a top-half-of-the-table finish.

Grealish is the talisman, but Everton are built on a range of industrious players all working toward a shared goal. It’s what Moyes knows, with his previous tenure on Merseyside laden with unsung heroes who played important roles.

Moyes' unsung heroes at Everton

With Moyes at the helm across the noughties, Everton were a stable and competitive club. From 2006/07, seven times in succession did the manager and his squad maintain top-half finishes in the Premier League, with many under-the-radar stars pulling their weight alongside some more prominent peers.

Leon Osman would be a case in point, the retired midfielder spending almost all of his career at Goodison Park, racking up 433 appearances for the club. The lion’s share came in Moyes’ system. He didn’t boast the skill or the technical range to reach superstardom in the Premier League, but he worked tirelessly and was as tenacious as they get.

Leon Osman

Everton

345

Tim Howard

Everton

310

Phil Neville

Everton

303

Tony Hibbert

Everton

303

Tim Cahill

Everton

278

Tony Hibbert and Phil Neville also played immense stretches of their careers with Moyes’ Everton, always willing to do the hard yards and let the likes of Tim Cahill reap the praises with fine finishes and leaping headers.

Similarly, Mikel Arteta was a workhorse under Moyes’ wing. However, the now Arsenal manager was endowed with a footballing intellect and breadth of passing qualities that led the tactician to call his protege “head and shoulders” above the rest.

It’s a shame, with all this in mind, that Everton parted ways with Alex Iwobi a few years back, with the versatile Nigerian seemingly perfect for a dynamic role in Moyes’ Everton team.

Why Iwobi would be perfect for Everton

Everton signed a young Iwobi from Arsenal back in 2018, and he didn’t come cheap.

The Hale End winger arrived in a £34m deal, and he would play 140 times for Everton across five seasons, and he would ebb and flow, finishing his time at a club on a high, though, refashioned into a robust and versatile midfielder, pulled away from the attacking flank berth that had failed to yield prolific returns.

Now 29 years old, Iwobi is certainly something of an unsung hero in the Premier League himself, with journalist Daniel Storey hailing him as “one of the most underrated midfielders in the country” on the Totally Football Show this week.

Iwobi’s impressive – and, crucially, consistent – performances lend credence to that claim, with data-led platform FBref recording him to have ranked among the top 12% of positional peers in the Premier League last season for passes attempted, the top 6% for progressive passes and the top 5% for carries into the final third

Moyes would have loved him, deploying this slick and athletic distributor centrally and out wide, as he did with Arteta way back when.

Iwobi scored nine goals and supplied six assists in the Premier League last year. He created 12 big chances and won 1.2 tackles and 3.1 duels per game.

And this season, he’s started strongly, with a goal and two assists across five appearances under Marco Silva’s wing. Curiously, Silva was the man who welcomed him to Goodison Park.

Trust is a valuable thing in football, with this symbiotic relationship working well for a Fulham side well settled in the top flight after years of inconsistency.

Everton have a range of talented options right now, but Iwobi is an extremely underrated player, and it’s interesting to consider whether he would have stayed put had he known Moyes was heading back to Liverpool.

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Nottingham Forest have splashed the cash in recent years following their return to the Premier League, with owner Evangelos Marinakis getting the chequebook out on a regular basis.

But who tops the charts as the most expensive addition at the City Ground? Here’s Nottingham Forest’s 20 biggest signings in their history.

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Rank

Player

Fee

Signed from

Year

Omari Hutchinson

£37.5m

Ipswich Town

2025

Elliot Anderson

£35m

Newcastle

2024

Dan Ndoye

£34m

Bologna

2025

Dilane Bakwa

£30.5m

Strasbourg

2025

Ibrahim Sangare

£30m

PSV Eindhoven

2023

James McAtee

£30m

Manchester City

2025

Arnaud Kalimuendo

£26m

Rennes

2025

Morgan Gibbs-White

£25m

Wolves

2022

Taiwo Awoniyi

£17.5m

Union Berlin

2022

Neco Williams

£17m

Liverpool

2022

Danilo

£16m

Palmeiras

2023

Igor Jesus

£16.5m

Botafogo

2025

Anthony Elanga

£15m

Manchester Utd

2023

Chris Wood

£15m

Newcastle

2023

Joao Carvalho

£13.2m

Benfica

2018

Emmanuel Dennis

£13m

Watford

2022

Moussa Niakhate

£13m

Mainz

2022

Orel Mangala

£12.75m

Stuttgart

2022

Nikola Milenkovic

£12m

Fiorentina

2024

Nicolo Savona

£11.2m

Juventus

2025

Here's a detailed look at Nottingham Forest's 10 biggest signings… 10 Neco Williams £17m from Liverpool

Starting the countdown is attacking full-back Neco Williams, who arrived following Nottingham Forest’s promotion in 2022.

He left Liverpool after coming through the Reds’ academy and signed a new four-year contract at the City Ground in 2025.

9 Taiwo Awoniyi £17.5m from Union Berlin

Taiwo Awoniyi was the player tasked with firing Nottingham Forest to safety following their return to the Premier League, and the Nigerian just done that to justify his £17.5m transfer from Union Berlin.

After that, though, Awoniyi fell down the pecking order at the City Ground, with Chris Wood becoming first choice.

8 Morgan Gibbs-White £25m from Wolves

Morgan Gibbs-White has been Nottingham Forest’s standout performer following their return to the Premier League, and he nearly left in 2025 for Tottenham Hotspur.

Instead, the England international signed a new contract at the City Ground, and his initial £25m move from Wolves has proven to be a bargain.

7 Arnaud Kalimuendo £26m from Rennes

Arnaud Kalimuendo scored 18 goals in 34 appearances for Rennes in 2024/25, something which caught the eye of Nottingham Forest in their search for another striker.

The Reds paid £26m to secure the Frenchman’s services, a fee which could be spread out over his five-year contract.

6 James McAtee £30m from Man City

Another player to arrive in 2025 was James McAtee, with Nottingham Forest winning the race to sign the attacking midfielder from Manchester City.

McAtee was a wanted man across Europe and ended up costing Forest £30m, signing a five-year deal on £40,000-a-week.

5 Ibrahim Sangare £30m from PSV

Ibrahim Sangare became Nottingham Forest’s record signing on deadline day in 2023, with those at the City Ground paying £30m to Dutch giants PSV.

Things haven’t exactly go to plan for Sangare, though, who has had his injury issues in the Midlands.

4 Dilane Bakwa £30.5m from Strasbourg

A deadline day addition in September 2025 was winger Dilane Bakwa, who put pen to paper on a City Ground contract just before the window closed in a deal worth just over £30m.

After impressing for Strasbourg, Bakwa, a left-footed right-winger, signed a contract until 2030.

3 Dan Ndoye £34m from Bologna

After qualifying for the Europa League, Dan Ndoye was Nottingham Forest’s first marquee signing in the summer of 2025, costing £34m from Serie A side Bologna.

A Switzerland international, Ndoye can play on either wing and is under contract until 2030.

2 Elliot Anderson £35m from Newcastle

Elliot Anderson’s transfer from Newcastle went down as a £35m fee, and even if it was that, it has proven to be a great piece of business.

However, Forest and the Magpies made a deal at the same time which saw Odysseas Vlachodimos move to St James’ Park for £20m, so really, Anderson set them back just £15m.

1 Omari Hutchinson £37.5m from Ipswich

Top of the charts as Nottingham Forest’s record signing is Omari Hutchinson, who arrived from Ipswich Town in 2025 at a cost of £37.5m.

The winger was a shining light at Portman Road in their only season back in the Premier League, which resulted in Forest swooping for the England U21 international.

It is always nice to see an academy player make their breakthrough and impress at first-team level, at any club, and that is why Colby Donovan’s recent emergence at Celtic has been enjoyable.

Injuries to Alistair Johnston and Anthony Ralston left Brendan Rodgers in a difficult position, facing the possibility of playing a player out of position to cover in that position.

Instead of going with a makeshift right-back, the Hoops boss dipped into the academy to provide 19-year-old Donovan with a chance to impress in the first-team in recent weeks.

The Scottish youngster made his first three appearances for the first-team in games against Kilmarnock, Partick Thistle, and Red Star Belgrade, starting all three matches, before being an unused substitute against Hibernian last weekend.

Donovan did not look out of place in those senior outings for the Scottish giants, winning five of his six ground duels without being dribbled past a single time against Red Star Belgrade in the Europa League, per Sofascore.

The teenage full-back will now be hoping to kick on and establish himself in the senior side, as his fellow full-back Kieran Tierney once did when he first broke through.

Celtic's best Scottish talents since Kieran Tierney

The Scotland international first broke through into the first-team in the 2014/15 campaign, having come up through the academy ranks, and he went on to play 170 matches for the club in all competitions.

Tierney, as shown in the graphic above, enjoyed a terrific first spell with Celtic before his £25m move to Arsenal in the summer of 2019, winning five Scottish Premiership titles in the process.

Unfortunately, quality Scottish academy talents have been few and far between since the left-back’s initial emergence in the first-team for Celtic over a decade ago.

Kieran Tierney

£7.8m

Callum McGregor

£4.3m

Mikey Johnston

£2.6m

Jack Hendry

£2.1m

Liam Henderson

£1.7m

As you can see in the table above, Tierney is still the most valuable former academy star to have made at least one start for the club, whilst Callum McGregor, who came through before the defender, is the only other one who is worth more than £3m.

Ben Doak is valued at £14m, per Transfermarkt, but he only played 25 minutes as a substitute for the Hoops before his move to Liverpool, which meant that the Scottish giants did not get to experience much of his talent on the pitch.

To say that Mikey Johnston, a Glasgow-born player who has 17 caps for Ireland, is the most valuable academy graduate since Tierney at just £2.6m is slightly concerning.

Whilst Donovan will be hoping to kick on and be worth way more than Johnston, Celtic may have their biggest Scottish and academy talent since Tierney in a star who is out on loan.

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Jude Bonnar is currently on loan in the Championship with Ayr United until the end of the season, gaining vital development and experience that he could bring to the first-team at Parkhead next term.

Why Bonnar may be the best Scottish talent at Celtic since Tierney

As aforementioned, Celtic have not had much success with Scottish talents coming through their academy system to emerge as regular starters in the first-team since Tierney, but Bonnar has the potential to change that.

The Hamilton-born starlet made his senior debut for Celtic in a 5-1 win over Aberdeen in the Scottish Premiership in February of this year, completing 100% (4/4) of his passes in a ten-minute cameo, per Sofascore.

His impressive performances as an attack-minded central midfielder for the B team earned him a chance in the senior side, after a return of ten goals in 55 Lowland League matches in the 2023/24 and 2024/25 campaigns combined, per Transfermarkt.

The teenage whiz, who was described as a “dangerous” player by writer John McGinley, also came back from his loan spell with Ayr to score and grab an assist in a Challenge Cup game against Alloa Athletic for the B team last month.

That performance and his overall form at youth level for Celtic show that he has developed a reputation for being a technical and attack-minded midfielder throughout his development in Glasgow.

However, the 19-year-old star’s loan move to the Championship with Ayr United has provided him with an opportunity to show that there is more to his game in the middle of the park.

Rodgers wants well-rounded midfielders who can provide physicality off the ball as well as technical quality in possession, as shown by the types of midfielders who play regularly for him at the moment: Benjamin Nygren, Reo Hatate, and Callum McGregor.

Bonnar’s last two outings in the Scottish Championship for Ayr United show that the versatile star, who can play in midfield or out on the flank, has added bite to his performances in the middle of the park.

Minutes

28

72

Ground duels won

2/3

4/8

Aerial duels won

1/1

2/4

Clearances

2

1

Dribbled past

0x

0x

Possession

1x

10x

As you can see in the table above, the teenage prospect has won six of his 11 ground duels and three of his five aerial duels, without being dribbled past a single time, in the last two matches.

Bonnar is currently being managed by Celtic legend Scott Brown, who knows a thing or two about what it takes to be a number eight for the Hoops, and he appears to be already developing the physical side of his game under the former Scotland international.

It looks as though sending him out on loan to the Championship to be managed by the ex-Celtic captain was a brilliant decision by the club, because the Scotland U21 international is adding physicality to go with his technical quality.

This is why Bonnar, who has delivered one goal and one assist for Ayr United so far this season, could go on to be the club’s biggest and most valuable Scottish talent since Tierney.

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The teenage talent already has the technical skills, as shown by his goal record for the B team, but his loan spell shows that he is becoming a complete central midfielder, which could make him an option for Rodgers to integrate into the senior team next season.

It will then be down to Bonnar to produce consistent performances in midfield to show that he is the biggest talent to come through the academy since Tierney.

Those of a Celtic persuasion are in mutinous mood right now, and rightly so, having been forced to witness a calamitous summer of transfer activity.

An unbeaten start to the new domestic season has also been overshadowed by last month’s grim Champions League exit, with the failure to properly enhance Brendan Rodgers’ ranks leading up to that tie having undoubtedly backfired.

In the Premiership, away from the chaos, things appear to have gone a little bit stale, with the current crop producing displays that are a far cry from the scintillating style of the glorious Ange Postecoglou era.

The recent drab Glasgow derby was an obvious case in point, with that 0-0 stalemate at odds with Postecoglou’s outfit at their pomp. Just look back to such performances as the 3-0 win over the Ibrox side in February 2022.

Parkhead was at its buoyant best that night, and the football was simply stunning, with the men in green and white almost playing a different game to their beleaguered opponents.

That magic, that ferocious approach, has since been lost.

From plucking bargains from afar under the Aussie, the Hoops have resorted to paying over the odds during the Rodgers regime, with far too many transfer dealings having gone south of late.

Celtic's recruitment record post-Ange

As noted by former Celtic skipper Scott Brown, the club’s recruitment record under Postecoglou was simply “fantastic”, with the experienced coach simply a master at acquiring a hidden gem on the cheap.

Take Matt O’Riley, a player signed for just £1.5m from EFL side MK Dons back in January 2022, before ultimately being sold to Brighton and Hove Albion on a £25m deal in the summer of 2024 – marking a sensational profit.

Such success stories have been few and far between since then, however, with the 2023 summer window proving particularly disastrous. Indeed, of those signed amid Rodgers’ return, only Paulo Bernardo and Hyun-jun Yang are still at the club – albeit with even the Korean having come close to departing for Birmingham City before the recent deadline.

The likes of Gustav Lagerbielke, Maik Nawrocki, Luis Palma and Marco Tilio have all come and gone without so much as leaving a trace, having looked destined to fail from the off amid their limited roles under Rodgers.

While it is too early to judge this summer’s transfer dealings, the recruitment of 12 months ago is also worthy of scrutiny. Adam Idah, for instance, has already been shipped off to Swansea City, while Arne Engels – signed for £11m – has yet to truly establish himself as a regular starter in Glasgow.

Described as “nowhere near the finished article” by his manager, the young Belgian appears to be burdened by such a lofty price tag, with that expensive outlay a constant source of debate among supporters and pundits alike.

The 22-year-old may well still come good, although the race is on to live up to the weight of his transfer fee.

Market Movers

Would the Hoops not have been better off seeking out a bargain instead, in the mould of say Reo Hatate?

How Hatate's value compares to Arne Engels

Reflecting back on that night in the winter of 2022, the rout of Rangers proved a breakout moment for that man Hatate, with the Japanese genius netting two stunning efforts to properly announce himself to the Parkhead faithful.

As per reporter Michael Bridges, Hatate and his compatriots simply “ripped the league to shreds” following their arrival.

Having been signed from Kawasaki Frontale just a few weeks prior, the all-action midfielder quickly made a mockery of his meagre £1.1m price tag, having been a mainstay under both Postecoglou and Rodgers since then.

After chalking up 13 goals and 14 assists in 66 games under the new Nottingham Forest boss, as per Transfermarkt, Hatate has enjoyed a rather similar record under his successor, with 15 goals and 14 assists under his belt from 81 outings.

While Rodgers did hint at the 27-year-old’s “inconsistency” during their first year working together, he did go on to flourish last term, having also got off the mark in 2025/26 with an outrageous effort away at Aberdeen.

That thumping strike emphasises just why the diminutive playmaker is such a “big talent” – in the words of Rodgers – with his overall record of 56 goal involvements in 147 games in all competitions ensuring he has more than made his mark in Glasgow.

Games

37

Goals

10

Assists

4

Big chances created

14

Key passes*

1.2

Pass accuracy*

82%

Tackles*

0.9

Interceptions*

0.2

Total duels won*

44%

Such a stellar impact can also be felt when considering his soaring market value, with Hatate deemed to be worth as much as €13m (£11m), according to Transfermarkt. For comparison, Engels’ value is now said to be around €12m (£10m).

The subject of interest from Serie A side Udinese back in May, before ultimately staying put at Celtic, the 11-cap international looks like a player who will soon rake in a sizeable profit for the club, should he move on in the near future.

In the meantime, however, the hope will be that Hatate can play a central role in trying to revive this limp season for Rodgers and co, with the Hoops in very real danger of merely letting things drift.

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On the Purple Cap leaderboard, Gujarat Titans’ Prasidh Krishna has become the first to get to the 20-wicket mark in IPL 2025

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How crucial was Gill’s 43 from 46 balls?

Orange Cap tableVirat Kohli, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) batting frontman, led the Orange Cap table after Monday, and his closest competitors, GT’s B Sai Sudharsan and MI’s Suryakumar Yadav, were both in action on Tuesday. Changes were expected, and change there was.Suryakumar went first after GT opted to bowl, and his 35 in 24 balls took his tally for the season to 510. Ahead of Kohli’s 505 and to No. 1. Sai Sudharsan needed two runs to cross Kohli and seven to get past Suryakumar and to the top. As it turned out, he had his second failure of the season, his 5 taking him past Kohli, but keeping him in second place, one run behind the table-topper.But Kohli isn’t even No. 3 right now. That spot belongs to Sai Sudharsan’s captain Shubman Gill, who continued his steady rise on the ladder, his 43 off 46 balls lifting him to the third spot with 508 runs.Kohli is at fourth, with another GT batter, Jos Buttler, completing the top five and also the club of 500-run men in the tournament. Buttler scored 30 in 27 balls against MI to get to 500 runs.ESPNcricinfo LtdPurple Cap tableThere’s more joy for GT on the wicket-takers’ table, with Prasidh Krishna becoming the first man to pick up 20 wickets this IPL. Prasidh, the leader on the table coming into the game, took 1 for 37 and got to 20 wickets, with RCB’s Josh Hazlewood in second spot with 18, the same as MI’s Trent Boult, who took 2 for 22 in GT’s chase.Below them are two bowlers with 16 wickets – Arshdeep Singh of Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Noor Ahmad of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) – followed by two bowlers on 15 and six bowlers on 14 wickets, who are really just one good spell away from closing in on the top spots.The ESPNcricinfo MVP table will give you a good idea of who the most consistent and impactful performers in IPL 2025 have been.And here are some other IPL 2025 tables.Highest batting strike ratesBest bowling economy ratesMost sixesBest bowling figures in a match

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O Palmeiras vive um momento crucial na temporada. Com a classificação encaminhada para a semifinal da Libertadores e na vice-liderança do Campeonato Brasileiro, um fator que tem sido decisivo para o Verdão é a consistência defensiva. Sem sofrer gols há cinco partidas, o Alviverde pode alcançar sua maior sequência de jogos com a “baliza a zero” na Era Abel Ferreira nesta quarta-feira (30).

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Em busca do tetracampeonato da Libertadores, o Alviverde enfrenta o Deportivo Pereira-COL nesta quarta, às 21h30, no Allianz Parque, pelo jogo de volta das quartas de final da competição continental. Caso saia de campo sem ser vazado, o Palmeiras chegará a seis jogos consecutivos sem sofrer gols, o que nunca aconteceu desde que Abel passou a comandar o Verdão, em novembro de 2020.

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No comando do treinador português, o maior número de partidas seguidas que o Palmeiras não sofreu gols é o atual: cinco. Essa marca foi atingida em outras duas oportunidades pela equipe alviverde. Em 2021, entre 14 e 31 de julho, na sequência de jogos contra Universidad Católica-CHI, Atlético-GO, Universidad Católica, Fluminense e São Paulo. No ano passado, o Verdão saiu de campo sem ser vazado contra Inter de Limeira, Athletico-PR, Guarani, São Paulo e Santos, respectivamente.

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Até o momento, são cinco duelos sem sofrer gols, sendo quatro vitórias e um empate: Palmeiras 0 x 0 Atlético-MG, Palmeiras 1 x 0 Cruzeiro, Cuiabá 0 x 2 Palmeiras, Deportivo Pereira 0 x 4 Palmeiras e Palmeiras 1 x 0 Vasco. Portanto, caso termine os 90 minutos com a “baliza a zero”, o Verdão alcançará a marca defensiva inédita de seis partidas consecutivas sem ser vazado no comando de Abel Ferreira.

O treinador, inclusive, na entrevista coletiva após a vitória contra o Vasco, reconheceu o bom momento defensivo de sua equipe, mas deixou claro que é preciso mais atenção nos lances de chutes de fora da área. Ainda, Abel valorizou a capacidade técnica de seus defensores, afirmando que “as tarefas estão muito bem definidas”.

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– Em termos defensivos as tarefas são muito simples de os jogadores entenderem, gols como esse que estava impedido foi o sétimo ou oitavo neste ano, gols fora da área que a bola sobrou, não foi o primeiro. Felizmente, porque a sorte existe, estava impedido, porque seria ainda mais difícil, tivemos apenas um treino para preparar esse jogo. Mas defensivamente é sempre muito bom, é o quinto jogo sem sofrer gols, nos dá mais confiança, nos deixa mais próximo de ganhar, é sempre bom – disse Abel Ferreira.

– As tarefas estão muito bem definidas defensivamente, depois é a capacidade técnica que eles têm. Tem a técnica defensiva, não é apenas a técnica ofensiva. Cada um ganhar o seu duelo com o seu adversário. Esses números são esclarecedores, estamos num bom momento no aspecto defensivo, queremos continuar e é para isso que trabalhamos, para melhorar nossos processos.

+ Sem Dudu, Palmeiras de Abel Ferreira tem queda considerável no aproveitamento

Com a goleada por 4 a 0 no confronto de ida, na Colômbia, o Alviverde pode perder por até três gols de diferença. Qualquer empate também garante o Palmeiras na semifinal da Libertadores. No Brasileirão, o Verdão é o atual vice-líder com 40 pontos, 11 a menos que o líder Botafogo.

* JALILE ELIAS colaborou sob a supervisão de Alexandre Guariglia

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