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14-05-2025
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Fresh Suaalii injury blow leaves Lions status in limbo
Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii requires surgery on a fractured jaw that's placed him in doubt for the Wallabies' blockbuster British and Irish Lions duel. The code-hopping NSW Waratahs star copped an accidental knee from a teammate in Saturday's loss to the Queensland Reds and was carted from Allianz Stadium in a medicab. The 21-year-old was concussed but there was optimism he would miss just one week as the Waratahs pushed for a Super Rugby Pacific finals spot. But on Wednesday the Waratahs revealed their star NRL convert required surgery to reinforce a fractured jaw. A review in four weeks will then determine a return-to-play time frame, leaving the supreme talent in massive doubt ahead of the much-hyped three-Test series that begins in Brisbane on July 19. Look away @NSWWaratahs and @wallabies fans 😨↳ Super Rugby Pacific. Every Match. Live & On Demand. #StanSportAU #SuperRugbyPacific — Stan Sport Rugby (@StanSportRugby) May 9, 2025 The Wallabies begin their Test season against Fiji in Newcastle on July 6. "We will do all we can to facilitate his recovery in consultation with Rugby Australia to have him in the best shape possible for his availability for the Wallabies," Waratahs coach Dan McKellar said. Suaalii made a statement in his Test debut last year before he'd even played a game for the Waratahs and has since flourished playing both at fullback and in the centres. Speaking on Monday, Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt said that he'd prefer not to wrap Suaalii in cotton wool. "I'm keen to see him keep playing," he said. "He's missed a few games already this season. He hasn't had that many games anyway so, for Joseph, it's important that he just keep playing when he's fit and available to play."
News.com.au
30-04-2025
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Lamine Yamal stars in six-goal Champions League thriller between Barcelona and Inter Milan
Barcelona and Inter Milan shared a compelling 3-3 draw in a high-octane Champions League semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday. The Italian side raced into a two-goal lead with superb strikes from Marcus Thuram and Denzel Dumfries, before the unstoppable Lamine Yamal pulled Barca back into it with a sublime solo effort. Ferran Torres levelled for the five-time champions and although Inter nosed ahead through Dumfries again, a Yann Sommer own goal left the tie on a knife-edge at the halfway stage. Inter were desperately hoping Thuram would be fit to play after a thigh injury and he showed precisely why, scoring the fastest ever Champions League semi-final goal after 30 seconds. Barcelona's Copa del Rey final winning goalscorer Jules Kounde hacked a poor clearance to the edge of the box, and Inter capitalised. Dutch wide man Dumfries aimed a low cross towards Thuram and Inigo Martinez slipped at just the wrong time, allowing the France striker room to finish with an impudent back-heel flick. 30 seconds is all it takes Inter to hit the back of the net 🤯 ↳ UEFA Champions League. Live & Exclusive. #StanSportAU #UCL â€' Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) April 30, 2025 Quadruple-chasing Barcelona seized control and pushed forward, roared on by a nervous 50,000 strong Olympic stadium crowd. Yamal, on his 100th Barcelona appearance, appealed for a penalty after he was shoved by Alessandro Bastoni and then set up Torres, who fired wide. The Spaniard, standing in for Barca's injured top goalscorer Robert Lewandowski, lashed a volley narrowly off target. Against the run of play Inter, whose treble hopes crumbled after three consecutive domestic defeats prior, scored their second, with another fine finish. Francesco Acerbi nodded on a corner and Dumfries reached the dropping ball first to score with a stunning acrobatic effort. Another outrageous finish from Inter ðŸ'¥ This time coming from Denzel Dumfries! ↳ UEFA Champions League. Live & Exclusive. #StanSportAU #UCL â€' Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) April 30, 2025 Barcelona teams over the past few years may have crumbled but Hansi Flick's youthful side are not burdened by the series of European failures since they last won the competition in 2015. Least of all teenage wizard Yamal, who pulled Barcelona back into the game just three minutes later with a wonderful individual goal that made him the youngest player ever to score in the semis. Lamine Yamal pulls one back on his 100th Barcelona game ðŸ'� ↳ UEFA Champions League. Live & Exclusive. #StanSportAU #UCL â€' Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) April 30, 2025 On the eve of the game the Spaniard rejected comparisons to all-time Barca great Lionel Messi, but his goal was straight from the Argentine's playbook. Yamal shook off Thuram, floated inside from the right flank and past Henrikh Mkhitaryan into the box, drawing defenders towards him but before they could stop him, stroked an inch-perfect shot in off the left post. Minutes later Yamal nearly repeated the trick. This time he darted outside, pausing to let Federico Dimarco lunge past him and off the pitch. From a tight angle the youngster flashed a shot that Sommer tipped onto the crossbar. High on confidence Yamal set up further chances for Torres and Dani Olmo that went begging, before Barca pulled level. Pedri hooked a ball into the area for Raphinha to head across goal and Torres to convert from close range after 38 breathless minutes. Kounde limped off before half-time in a blow for Barca, who also replaced the inexperienced Gerard Martin with Ronald Araujo at the break. A classic team effort to level the game 😬 ↳ UEFA Champions League. Live & Exclusive. #StanSportAU #UCL â€' Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) April 30, 2025 Dimarco hammered over early in the second half before Simone Inzaghi hooked him, after a torrid night up against the relentless Yamal. Inter took the sting out of the game early in the second half and then sucker-punched Barca, scoring from another corner, with Dumfries' header bouncing in off Olmo. Barcelona equalised within two minutes, with Yamal stepping over a corner on the edge of the box, allowing it to run to Raphinha. This game keeps on giving 🤯 Raphinha launches this rocket to level again! ↳ UEFA Champions League. Live & Exclusive. #StanSportAU #UCL â€' Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) April 30, 2025 The Brazilian's rasping effort smashed against the crossbar and then in, off the back of the unfortunate diving Sommer's head. Pau Cubarsi made a vital recovery tackle to stop Thuram after he got in behind Barcelona's high line, and Mkhitaryan had a goal ruled out for an extremely tight offside. Yamal looped a second strike onto the crossbar late on but the sides could not be separated. The second leg takes place in Milan next Tuesday, with the winner to face Paris Saint-Germain or Arsenal on May 31 in the Munich
Yahoo
05-03-2025
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Liverpool leave it late to stun PSG in Champions League
Harvey Elliott has scored less than a minute after coming on as a late substitute to fire Liverpool to a 1-0 win at Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16. Runaway Premier League leaders Liverpool had survived a barrage of attacks in the French capital on Wednesday night to keep the score at 0-0 going into the final minutes. Elliott was sent on to replace Mohamed Salah in the 86th minute and see out the final moments of the match, but became an unlikely hero when sweeping home a low shot, the Reds' first of the night on target, with his first touch of the match. What an entrance from Harvey Elliott 🙌↳ UEFA Champions League. Exclusive & Ad-free. Live & On Demand. #StanSportAU #UCL — Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) March 5, 2025 How Arne Slot's side held on will take some analysing but it came down to sheer force of will, an outstanding performance from goalkeeper Alisson Becker and seizing the moment when it finally arose. Becker faced 27 shots and saved 10 of them but at times was the only thing standing in the way of complete annihilation against totally dominant opponents. In the all-German tie, Bayern Munich took a big step towards the last eight with a 3-0 win against Bayer Leverkusen. Harry Kane ended his four-game scoring drought, heading home Michael Olise's cross in the ninth minute. Jamal Musiala doubled Bayern's advantage on 54 minutes and Kane got his second from the penalty spot in the 75th, the England forward's 30th successfully taken penalty in a row. Elsehwere, ten-man Barcelona beat Benfica 1-0 and Inter Milan won 2-0 at Feyenoord. Pau Cubarsi saw red card in the 22nd minute, but managed to overcome the setback in Lisbon thanks to Raphinha's winner in the 61st. Lautaro Martinez became Inter's all-time leading scorer in the Champions League with his 18th goal in European club soccer's most prestigious competition, overtaking club great Sandro Mazzola's record. Martinez fired high into the corner of the net in the 50th minute in Rotterdam to double Inter's lead after Marcus Thuram struck in the 38th. The 2023 finalists could have been in an even more commanding position after the first leg, but Piotr Zielinski's penalty in the 65th was saved by Timon Wellenreuther. With PA & DPA.
Yahoo
19-02-2025
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City humbled by Mbappe, PSG flex in French ECL derby
Kylian Mbappe has scored a hat-trick, Erling Haaland stayed on the bench injured and Real Madrid dumped Manchester City out of the Champions League. Mbappe's stellar trio of goals in the fourth, 33rd and 61st minutes in a 3-1 win on Wednesday night padded Madrid's lead to 6-3 on aggregate over the 2023 champions in their two-leg knockout playoff. One superstar striker was watched by another from the sidelines. Haaland was not fit to start for an ultimately overmatched City because of a knee injury suffered late in a Premier League game on Saturday. Paris Saint-Germain beat French rivals Brest 7-0, to run up a 10-0 aggregate score, and will play either Liverpool or Barcelona in the round of 16. In the early game Wednesday, Borussia Dortmund started with a 3-0 lead at home to Sporting Lisbon and were barely stretched in a 0-0 draw. Sporting's Champions League campaign imploded after coach Ruben Amorim left for Manchester United in November. Mbappe with the hat-trick 🔥 Real Madrid are in complete control!↳ UEFA Champions League. Exclusive & Ad-free. Live & On Demand.#StanSportAU #UCL — Stan Sport Football (@StanSportFC) February 19, 2025 Real Madrid, PSG and Dortmund join Bayern Munich, Benfica, Club Brugge and Feyenoord, who all advanced on Tuesday, as playoff round winners who will be unseeded teams in Friday's draw. They will host the first-leg games on March 4-5. The top eight in the 36-team standings three weeks ago — Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal, Inter Milan, Atletico Madrid, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Aston Villa — skipped the playoffs round and are seeded in the round of 16 draw. They host second legs on March 11-12. The round of 16 is in a new, tennis-like seeded bracket for the knockout stage in the expanded competition format. Madrid, as the 11th-placed team in the standings and No.11 seed already knew their next opponents would be Atletico or Leverkusen, who respectively placed fifth and sixth. Top-seeded Liverpool will play No.15 PSG or No.16 Benfica.
