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The Hindu
31-05-2025
- Sport
- The Hindu
UCL Golden Boot: Raphinha, Guirassy share UEFA Champions League 2024-25 top scorer award
The UEFA Champions League 2024-25 season came to an end with Paris Saint-Germain beating Inter Milan 5-0 in the final at the Allianz Arena on Saturday. A Desire Doue brace and strikes from Achraf Hakimi, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Senny Mayulu guided Luis Enrique's men to the win and its first-ever UCL title and treble. The conclusion of the tournament means that Barcelona's Raphinha will walk away with the Golden Boot award along with Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy. LIST OF UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024-25 TOP SCORERS No. Player Team Goals 1. Raphinha Barcelona 13 2. Serhou Guirassy Borussia Dortmund 13 3. Harry Kane Bayern Munich 11 4. Robert Lewandowski Barcelona 11 5. Lautaro Martinez Inter Milan 9 Meanwhile, Inter's Yann Sommer ended as the best goalkeeper with XX clean sheets. However, there is no separate Golden Glove award given by UEFA at the end of the tournament. MOST CLEAN SHEETS IN UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 2024-25 No. Player Team Clean sheets 1. Yann Sommer Inter Milan 7 2. Gianluigi Donnarumma Paris Saint-Gemain 6 3. David Raya Arsenal 6 4. Marco Carnesecchi Atalanta 5 5. Emiliano Martinez Aston Villa 5
Iraqi News
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Iraqi News
Dortmund complete escape act to snatch top-four berth
Dortmund – Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on Saturday completed an incredible late-season run. Sitting in 11th just seven weeks ago, Dortmund collected 22 of a possible 24 points in their last eight league matches, climbing up to fourth, past Freiburg who lost 3-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund, who had not been in the top four since the end of matchday three in September, got off to an excellent start against their already relegated opponents when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty. Knowing they needed a big win to guarantee a top-four finish, Dortmund's hopes looked even rosier just six minutes later when Kiel's Carl Johansson saw red for a last-man foul. Marcel Sabitzer added a second with a deflected low shot two minutes after halftime and Felix Nmecha made it three when he scored from close range with 73 minutes gone. Dortmund coach Niko Kovac, who took over in January, said his side, Champions League finalists a year ago, should not get carried away by reaching the club's 'minimum goal' 'We're glad, I'm happy and what we've shown in the past few weeks has been sensational, but we shouldn't be celebrating,' Kovac told reporters. Dortmnd captain Emre Can was more upbeat, saying 'we've had some great Champions League evenings, we want to experience that again.' Dortmund will be joined in the Champions League by Frankfurt, who came from a goal down to win at Freiburg, qualifying for Europe's top competition through league placing for the first time. Freiburg, who started the weekend in fourth and needed to win to guarantee a debut Champions League spot, took the lead after 27 minutes when Ritsu Doan volleyed in. Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff did his former club Dortmund a favour when he levelled things up just before halftime. Frankfurt added two goals in three second-half minutes through Rasmus Kristensen and Ellyes Skhiri to grab hold of the match and their Champions League fate. Freiburg fell to fifth and will play in the Europa League next season; they will be joined in the competition by the winner of the German Cup final between Stuttgart and third-flight Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, champions Bayern Munich finished the season in style, farewelling departing veteran Thomas Mueller in a 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. Harry Kane scored his 26th league goal of the year, winning the top goalscorer gong for the second straight season, with Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry also getting on the scoresheet. Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Mainz in Xabi Alonso's final match in the dugout. Last season's unbeaten champions fell behind with 35 minutes played when Paul Nebel scored but Patrick Schick scored twice in five minutes after halftime to take the lead, while bringing his season tally to 21 goals. Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt levelled things up from the spot. Steffan Bell's stoppage time goal was rubbed off for a handball but Mainz stayed sixth and sealed a Europa Conference League placing. Despite missing victory, Leverkusen set a Bundesliga record by going 34 games without defeat away from home. 'For sure I'm going to miss it, I've learned a lot and I'll take a lot from these three years for the future,' Alonso told reporters. The coach is reportedly set to take over at Real Madrid in the summer. RB Leipzig's poor season continued, losing 3-2 at home to Stuttgart to miss out on European football completely for the first time since their debut promotion in 2016. Heidenheim will play in the relegation playoff after a 4-1 home loss against Werder Bremen. Elsewhere, Union Berlin came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Augsburg, with Andrej Ilic scoring a brace. Bochum, who were relegated last week, bade farewell to the top flight with a 2-0 win at St Pauli, while Wolfsburg won 1-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach.
Express Tribune
18-05-2025
- Sport
- Express Tribune
Dortmund complete escape act to snatch UCL berth
Borussia Dortmund's Felix Nmecha celebrates scoring their third goal with teammates in Bundesliga match with Holstein Kiel. PHOTO: REUTERS Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on Saturday completed an incredible late-season run. Sitting in 11th just seven weeks ago, Dortmund collected 22 of a possible 24 points in their last eight league matches, climbing up to fourth, past Freiburg who lost 3-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund, who had not been in the top four since the end of matchday three in September, got off to an excellent start against their already relegated opponents when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty. Knowing they needed a big win to guarantee a top-four finish, Dortmund's hopes looked even rosier just six minutes later when Kiel's Carl Johansson saw red for a last-man foul. Marcel Sabitzer added a second with a deflected low shot two minutes after halftime and Felix Nmecha made it three when he scored from close range with 73 minutes gone. Dortmund will be joined in the Champions League by Frankfurt, who came from a goal down to win at Freiburg, qualifying for Europe's top competition through league placing for the first time. Freiburg, who started the weekend in fourth and needed to win to guarantee a debut Champions League spot, took the lead after 27 minutes when Ritsu Doan volleyed in. Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff did his former club Dortmund a favour when he levelled things up just before halftime. Frankfurt added two goals in three second-half minutes through Rasmus Kristensen and Ellyes Skhiri to grab hold of the match and their Champions League fate. Freiburg fell to fifth and will play in the Europa League next season; they will be joined in the competition by the winner of the German Cup final between Stuttgart and third-flight Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, champions Bayern Munich finished the season in style, farewelling departing veteran Thomas Mueller in a 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. Harry Kane scored his 26th league goal of the year, winning the top goalscorer gong for the second straight season, with Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry also getting on the scoresheet. Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Mainz in Xabi Alonso's final match in the dugout. Last season's champions fell behind with 35 minutes played when Paul Nebel scored but Patrick Schick scored twice in five minutes after halftime to take the lead, while bringing his season tally to 21 goals. AFP
New Straits Times
17-05-2025
- Sport
- New Straits Times
Dortmund complete escape act to snatch Champions League berth
DORTMUND, Germany: Borussia Dortmund will play Champions League football next season after a 3-0 home win over a 10-man Holstein Kiel on Saturday completed an incredible late-season run. Sitting in 11th place just seven weeks ago, Dortmund collected 22 of a possible 24 points in their last eight league matches, climbing up to fourth, past Freiburg who lost 3-1 at home against Eintracht Frankfurt. Dortmund, who had not been in the top four since the end of matchday three in September, got off to an excellent start against their already relegated opponents when Serhou Guirassy converted a third-minute penalty. Knowing they needed a big win to guarantee a top-four finish, Dortmund's hopes looked even rosier just six minutes later when Kiel's Carl Johansson saw red for a last-man foul. Marcel Sabitzer added a second with a deflected low shot two minutes after halftime and Felix Nmecha made it three when he scored from close range with 73 minutes gone. Dortmund coach Niko Kovac, who took over in January, said his side, Champions League finalists a year ago, should not get carried away by reaching the club's "minimum goal" "We're glad, I'm happy and what we've shown in the past few weeks has been sensational, but we shouldn't be celebrating," Kovac told reporters. Dortmnd captain Emre Can was more upbeat, saying "we've had some great Champions League evenings, we want to experience that again." Dortmund will be joined in the Champions League by Frankfurt, who came from a goal down to win at Freiburg, qualifying for Europe's top competition through league placing for the first time. Freiburg, who started the weekend in fourth and needed to win to guarantee a debut Champions League spot, took the lead after 27 minutes when Ritsu Doan volleyed in. Frankfurt's Ansgar Knauff did his former club Dortmund a favour when he levelled things up just before half-time. Frankfurt added two goals in three second-half minutes through Rasmus Kristensen and Ellyes Skhiri to grab hold of the match and their Champions League fate. Freiburg fell to fifth and will play in the Europa League next season; they will be joined in the competition by the winner of the German Cup final between Stuttgart and third-flight Arminia Bielefeld. Elsewhere, champions Bayern Munich finished the season in style, farewelling departing veteran Thomas Mueller in a 4-0 win at Hoffenheim. Harry Kane scored his 26th league goal of the year, winning the top goalscorer gong for the second straight season, with Michael Olise, Joshua Kimmich and Serge Gnabry on the scoresheet. Kane said winning the Bundesliga top-scorer trophy was "more special," now he has tasted team success, adding "I've won a few golden boots in my career, but to do it when we win the championship is more meaningful." Bayer Leverkusen were held to a 2-2 draw at Mainz in Xabi Alonso's final match in the dugout. Last season's unbeaten champions fell behind with 35 minutes played when Paul Nebel scored but Patrick Schick scored twice in five minutes after halftime to take the lead, while bringing his season tally to 21 goals. Mainz's Jonathan Burkardt levelled things up from the spot. Steffan Bell's stoppage time goal was rubbed off for a handball but Mainz stayed sixth and sealed a Europa Conference League placing. Despite missing victory, Leverkusen set a Bundesliga record by going 34 games without defeat away from home. "For sure I'm going to miss it, I've learned a lot and I'll take a lot from these three years for the future," Alonso told reporters. The coach is reportedly set to take over at Real Madrid in the summer. RB Leipzig's poor season continued, losing 3-2 at home to Stuttgart to miss out on European football completely for the first time since their debut promotion in 2016. Heidenheim will play in the relegation play-off after a 4-1 home loss against Werder Bremen. Elsewhere, Union Berlin came from a goal down to win 2-1 at Augsburg, with Andrej Ilic scoring a brace. Bochum, who were relegated last week, bade farewell to the top-flight with a 2-0 win at St Pauli, while Wolfsburg won 1-0 at Borussia Moenchengladbach. - AFP
The Advertiser
17-05-2025
- Sport
- The Advertiser
Dortmund, Frankfurt make Champions League in Germany
Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt have secured berths in the Champions League as the Bundesliga season reached its dramatic climax, with Heidenheim confirmed in the relegation play-off spot. Frankfurt won 3-1 at rivals Freiburg and Dortmund eased past already-relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 thanks to Serhou Guirassy, Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha, leaving Freiburg in a Europa League spot having yet again narrowly missed out on the Champions League. Dortmund have rocketed up the table in recent weeks under Niko Kovac, having been 11th when he was appointed in January. "If you had said in March that we would be in the Champions League, people would have said you were stupid. We are very, very happy," Dortmund captain Emre Can told Sky. "Mentality has been key. Niko is someone who cares about the small details," Can added. "He is a bit old school. He has really helped." Mainz edged RB Leipzig to the Conference League slot after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen sealed by Jonathan Burkardt's penalty. Leipzig will not be in Europe for the first time since their Bundesliga debut in 2016-17 following a shock 3-2 home defeat by mid-table VfB Stuttgart, who can grab a Europa League spot by beating third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in next Saturday's German Cup final. Heidenheim needed a large goal difference swing to pull St Pauli or Hoffenheim into trouble and avoid finishing third-bottom in the play-off spot. The 4-1 home defeat by mid-table Werder Bremen made any mathematics irrelevant. St Pauli lost 2-0 at home to already-relegated Bochum and hosts Hoffenheim were beaten 4-0 by long-crowned champions Bayern Munich, whose departing veteran Thomas Muller played what is set to be his last Bundesliga game while Harry Kane got on the scoresheet one last time this campaign. The 35-year-old Muller recently wrapped up a record-extending 13th Bundesliga title but will not stay in the German top flight out of respect for his so far only club Bayern. "People have been bidding me farewell for six weeks," he joked to Sky about the time since his exit announcement. "It was a lot of fun. The time was crazy. The Bundesliga has always been my league, to play so many games is obviously nice. "I wanted to score but only to win the game, not as a farewell goal. Football is about winning." Muller made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern way back in 2008 and has made 503 league appearances. He might still turn out for Bayern at the Club World Cup from mid-June but is then widely expected to go to the MLS, also in the United States. Meanwhile, Kane finished the season as Bundesliga top scorer for the second straight campaign with 26 goals, saying afterwards that winning the title this time made the honour much sweeter. "It is what I have been waiting for. It is a special feeling," he said after netting off the bench. "It was nice to finish with another goal." Heidenheim will face the third-placed team in the second tier - currently Elversberg - over two legs on Thursday and the following Monday for a place in next season's Bundesliga. SV Hamburg have already secured promotion and Cologne are favourites to join them on the second-tier's final day on Sunday. In two games with nothing to play for, Borussia Monchengladbach were undone 1-0 at home by Wolfsburg while Union Berlin overcame Augsburg 2-1 away in storied referee Felix Brych's last game. Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt have secured berths in the Champions League as the Bundesliga season reached its dramatic climax, with Heidenheim confirmed in the relegation play-off spot. Frankfurt won 3-1 at rivals Freiburg and Dortmund eased past already-relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 thanks to Serhou Guirassy, Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha, leaving Freiburg in a Europa League spot having yet again narrowly missed out on the Champions League. Dortmund have rocketed up the table in recent weeks under Niko Kovac, having been 11th when he was appointed in January. "If you had said in March that we would be in the Champions League, people would have said you were stupid. We are very, very happy," Dortmund captain Emre Can told Sky. "Mentality has been key. Niko is someone who cares about the small details," Can added. "He is a bit old school. He has really helped." Mainz edged RB Leipzig to the Conference League slot after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen sealed by Jonathan Burkardt's penalty. Leipzig will not be in Europe for the first time since their Bundesliga debut in 2016-17 following a shock 3-2 home defeat by mid-table VfB Stuttgart, who can grab a Europa League spot by beating third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in next Saturday's German Cup final. Heidenheim needed a large goal difference swing to pull St Pauli or Hoffenheim into trouble and avoid finishing third-bottom in the play-off spot. The 4-1 home defeat by mid-table Werder Bremen made any mathematics irrelevant. St Pauli lost 2-0 at home to already-relegated Bochum and hosts Hoffenheim were beaten 4-0 by long-crowned champions Bayern Munich, whose departing veteran Thomas Muller played what is set to be his last Bundesliga game while Harry Kane got on the scoresheet one last time this campaign. The 35-year-old Muller recently wrapped up a record-extending 13th Bundesliga title but will not stay in the German top flight out of respect for his so far only club Bayern. "People have been bidding me farewell for six weeks," he joked to Sky about the time since his exit announcement. "It was a lot of fun. The time was crazy. The Bundesliga has always been my league, to play so many games is obviously nice. "I wanted to score but only to win the game, not as a farewell goal. Football is about winning." Muller made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern way back in 2008 and has made 503 league appearances. He might still turn out for Bayern at the Club World Cup from mid-June but is then widely expected to go to the MLS, also in the United States. Meanwhile, Kane finished the season as Bundesliga top scorer for the second straight campaign with 26 goals, saying afterwards that winning the title this time made the honour much sweeter. "It is what I have been waiting for. It is a special feeling," he said after netting off the bench. "It was nice to finish with another goal." Heidenheim will face the third-placed team in the second tier - currently Elversberg - over two legs on Thursday and the following Monday for a place in next season's Bundesliga. SV Hamburg have already secured promotion and Cologne are favourites to join them on the second-tier's final day on Sunday. In two games with nothing to play for, Borussia Monchengladbach were undone 1-0 at home by Wolfsburg while Union Berlin overcame Augsburg 2-1 away in storied referee Felix Brych's last game. Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt have secured berths in the Champions League as the Bundesliga season reached its dramatic climax, with Heidenheim confirmed in the relegation play-off spot. Frankfurt won 3-1 at rivals Freiburg and Dortmund eased past already-relegated Holstein Kiel 3-0 thanks to Serhou Guirassy, Marcel Sabitzer and Felix Nmecha, leaving Freiburg in a Europa League spot having yet again narrowly missed out on the Champions League. Dortmund have rocketed up the table in recent weeks under Niko Kovac, having been 11th when he was appointed in January. "If you had said in March that we would be in the Champions League, people would have said you were stupid. We are very, very happy," Dortmund captain Emre Can told Sky. "Mentality has been key. Niko is someone who cares about the small details," Can added. "He is a bit old school. He has really helped." Mainz edged RB Leipzig to the Conference League slot after a 2-2 draw at home to Bayer Leverkusen sealed by Jonathan Burkardt's penalty. Leipzig will not be in Europe for the first time since their Bundesliga debut in 2016-17 following a shock 3-2 home defeat by mid-table VfB Stuttgart, who can grab a Europa League spot by beating third-tier Arminia Bielefeld in next Saturday's German Cup final. Heidenheim needed a large goal difference swing to pull St Pauli or Hoffenheim into trouble and avoid finishing third-bottom in the play-off spot. The 4-1 home defeat by mid-table Werder Bremen made any mathematics irrelevant. St Pauli lost 2-0 at home to already-relegated Bochum and hosts Hoffenheim were beaten 4-0 by long-crowned champions Bayern Munich, whose departing veteran Thomas Muller played what is set to be his last Bundesliga game while Harry Kane got on the scoresheet one last time this campaign. The 35-year-old Muller recently wrapped up a record-extending 13th Bundesliga title but will not stay in the German top flight out of respect for his so far only club Bayern. "People have been bidding me farewell for six weeks," he joked to Sky about the time since his exit announcement. "It was a lot of fun. The time was crazy. The Bundesliga has always been my league, to play so many games is obviously nice. "I wanted to score but only to win the game, not as a farewell goal. Football is about winning." Muller made his Bundesliga debut for Bayern way back in 2008 and has made 503 league appearances. He might still turn out for Bayern at the Club World Cup from mid-June but is then widely expected to go to the MLS, also in the United States. Meanwhile, Kane finished the season as Bundesliga top scorer for the second straight campaign with 26 goals, saying afterwards that winning the title this time made the honour much sweeter. "It is what I have been waiting for. It is a special feeling," he said after netting off the bench. "It was nice to finish with another goal." Heidenheim will face the third-placed team in the second tier - currently Elversberg - over two legs on Thursday and the following Monday for a place in next season's Bundesliga. SV Hamburg have already secured promotion and Cologne are favourites to join them on the second-tier's final day on Sunday. In two games with nothing to play for, Borussia Monchengladbach were undone 1-0 at home by Wolfsburg while Union Berlin overcame Augsburg 2-1 away in storied referee Felix Brych's last game.
