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14 hours ago
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- Yahoo
Real Madrid star hits new milestone with latest international goal
Real Madrid star Kylian Mbappé has on Sunday secured for himself another altogether impressive goalscoring feat. This comes owing to the 26-year-old's latest efforts on the international front. France are currently locked in action, in a Nations League 3rd-place playoff meeting with fellow heavyweights Germany. Advertisement Mbappé, for his part, was in from the off in the clash, leading the line for Didier Deschamps' Les Bleus. And the Real Madrid man has since gone on to make his presence firmly felt once more. Picked out by Blancos teammate Aurélien Tchouaméni courtesy of a pinpoint ball to the back post, Mbappé did superbly to control, work the ball onto his right foot, before finding the far corner of Marc-André ter Stegen's net. And opening the scoring on the day aside, the former PSG attacker's latest goal has also proven significant when it comes to the history books. This comes with Mbappé having now racked up 50 goals in the colours of France, just seven shy of the country's all-time record. Conor Laird – GSFN
Fox Sports
11-03-2025
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- Fox Sports
Tchouaméni downplays boos by Real Madrid fans and turns attention to Atletico
Associated Press MADRID (AP) — Aurelien Tchouameni can definitely hear the boos from the Real Madrid crowd. He is not really listening to them, though. The France midfielder has being doing his best to turn the cheers into applause after a tough stretch and has been playing well going into Madrid's decisive Champions League match against city rival Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Tchouaméni could be key for coach Carlo Ancelotti as Madrid tries to hold on to a 2-1 victory from the first leg at home in the round of 16. 'The whole team is ready, we will give everything to win the match,' the 25-year-old Tchouaméni said. 'Atleti will play a very attacking game, but we know what we have to do. We will give everything to win the match.' Tchouaméni has been having to improvise as a defender because of a series of injuries to Madrid's regular starters, and he was targeted by fans after a few costly mistakes and poor performances in important matches, including a 5-2 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in January. 'Of course I hear the boos during the matches,' he said Tuesday. 'But it's not a problem, every match has its own story.' He said he is fine playing in a different position than his natural one but admitted that it requires some changes to his game. 'Playing as a midfielder or as a defender is very different," he said. "In defense, you don't have the ball for as long and you have to adapt.' With central defenders Raul Asencio and Antonio Rudiger set to start, Tchouaméni is expected to play as a midfielder again on Wednesday, when Atletico is likely to come out attacking at home. He will anchor the first line of defense that will try to keep Atletico from getting near Thibaut Courtois' goal. Madrid is the defending Champions League winner and a record 15-time European champion. It has beaten Atletico twice in the final — in 2014 and 2016 — and eliminated the city rival the other two times they faced in the knockout stages of the Champions League — in the 2015 quarterfinals and 2017 semifinals. ___ AP soccer:
Associated Press
11-03-2025
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- Associated Press
Tchouaméni downplays boos by Real Madrid fans and turns attention to Atletico
MADRID (AP) — Aurélien Tchouaméni can definitely hear the boos from the Real Madrid crowd. He is not really listening to them, though. The France midfielder has being doing his best to turn the cheers into applause after a tough stretch and has been playing well going into Madrid's decisive Champions League match against city rival Atletico Madrid on Wednesday. Tchouaméni could be key for coach Carlo Ancelotti as Madrid tries to hold on to a 2-1 victory from the first leg at home in the round of 16. 'The whole team is ready, we will give everything to win the match,' the 25-year-old Tchouaméni said. 'Atleti will play a very attacking game, but we know what we have to do. We will give everything to win the match.' Tchouaméni has been having to improvise as a defender because of a series of injuries to Madrid's regular starters, and he was targeted by fans after a few costly mistakes and poor performances in important matches, including a 5-2 loss to Barcelona in the Spanish Super Cup final in January. 'Of course I hear the boos during the matches,' he said Tuesday. 'But it's not a problem, every match has its own story.' He said he is fine playing in a different position than his natural one but admitted that it requires some changes to his game. 'Playing as a midfielder or as a defender is very different,' he said. 'In defense, you don't have the ball for as long and you have to adapt.' With central defenders Raúl Asencio and Antonio Rüdiger set to start, Tchouaméni is expected to play as a midfielder again on Wednesday, when Atletico is likely to come out attacking at home. He will anchor the first line of defense that will try to keep Atletico from getting near Thibaut Courtois' goal. Madrid is the defending Champions League winner and a record 15-time European champion. It has beaten Atletico twice in the final — in 2014 and 2016 — and eliminated the city rival the other two times they faced in the knockout stages of the Champions League — in the 2015 quarterfinals and 2017 semifinals. ___
Al-Ahram Weekly
13-02-2025
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- Al-Ahram Weekly
Real Madrid trusting new improvised defense to hold on to La Liga lead - World
Real Madrid will have to stick to its improvised back line when it tries to hold on to its narrow lead in La Liga this weekend. Madrid visits Osasuna on Saturday with a one-point lead over Atletico Madrid and a two-point advantage over Barcelona. Depleted of defenders, coach Carlo Ancelotti fielded a back line that played together for the first time on Tuesday and won at Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Raúl Asencio and Federico Valverde are expected to start in defense again this weekend. Ancelotti doesn't have much choice. Injuries have robbed him of central defenders Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba and right backs Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez. But the coach was pleasantly surprised by how well this new back line held up at Man City. Tchouaméni is a midfielder plugged into the central defense and Valverde is also out of position at right back. Like Tchouaméni, Asencio is a B team player, who turned 22 on Thursday. 'The back four had never played together, not even in training,' Ancelotti said this week. 'They were absolutely fantastic. Tchouaméni has come in for a lot of criticism but he was incredible. Asencio's maturity continues to surprise people and Valverde and Mendy were fantastic. We've been able to bring something really positive out of an emergency situation.' Ancelotti said the whole team has put in the extra effort to help defensively and keep the squad well balanced. 'I always says that defending is about the attitude of the whole team," Ancelotti said. "We defended well as a unit (against City). The team delivered a well-rehearsed defensive display.' The injuries have prevented Ancelotti from rotating the squad and resting players ahead of the decisive Champions League second leg at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium next week. 'We need Rüdiger and Alaba for the return leg and I think they'll be available,' Ancelotti said. Tight at the top In La Liga, Madrid is coming off a 1-1 draw at home against Atletico. Barcelona took advantage of that result to close the gap on the Madrid rivals. The Catalan club, unbeaten this year with nine wins and two draws, will host sixth-placed Rayo Vallecano on Monday. Atletico handed Barcelona its last loss in December, and will host mid-table Celta Vigo on Saturday. Diego Simeone's team has only one defeat — 1-0 at Leganes inJanuary — in its last 22 games across all tournaments. Elsewhere, fourth-placed Athletic Bilbao visits Espanyol, and fifth-placed Villarreal hosts Valencia. Sevilla is at last-placed Valladolid and Real Betis hosts Real Sociedad. (For more sports news and updates, follow Ahram Online Sports on Twitter at @AO_Sports and on Facebook at AhramOnlineSports.) Short link:
Associated Press
13-02-2025
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- Associated Press
Real Madrid trusting new improvised defense to hold on to La Liga lead
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid will have to stick to its improvised back line when it tries to hold on to its narrow lead in La Liga this weekend. Madrid visits Osasuna on Saturday with a one-point lead over Atletico Madrid and a two-point advantage over Barcelona. Depleted of defenders, coach Carlo Ancelotti fielded a back line that played together for the first time on Tuesday and won at Manchester City 3-2 in the first leg of the Champions League playoffs. Ferland Mendy, Aurélien Tchouaméni, Raúl Asencio and Federico Valverde are expected to start in defense again this weekend. Ancelotti doesn't have much choice. Injuries have robbed him of central defenders Éder Militão, Antonio Rüdiger and David Alaba and right backs Dani Carvajal and Lucas Vázquez. But the coach was pleasantly surprised by how well this new back line held up at Man City. Tchouaméni is a midfielder plugged into the central defense and Valverde is also out of position at right back. Like Tchouaméni, Asencio is a B team player, who turned 22 on Thursday. 'The back four had never played together, not even in training,' Ancelotti said this week. 'They were absolutely fantastic. Tchouaméni has come in for a lot of criticism but he was incredible. Asencio's maturity continues to surprise people and Valverde and Mendy were fantastic. We've been able to bring something really positive out of an emergency situation.' Ancelotti said the whole team has put in the extra effort to help defensively and keep the squad well balanced. 'I always says that defending is about the attitude of the whole team,' Ancelotti said. 'We defended well as a unit (against City). The team delivered a well-rehearsed defensive display.' The injuries have prevented Ancelotti from rotating the squad and resting players ahead of the decisive Champions League second leg at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium next week. 'We need Rüdiger and Alaba for the return leg and I think they'll be available,' Ancelotti said. Tight at the top In La Liga, Madrid is coming off a 1-1 draw at home against Atletico. Barcelona took advantage of that result to close the gap on the Madrid rivals. The Catalan club, unbeaten this year with nine wins and two draws, will host sixth-placed Rayo Vallecano on Monday. Atletico handed Barcelona its last loss in December, and will host mid-table Celta Vigo on Saturday. Diego Simeone's team has only one defeat — 1-0 at Leganes inJanuary — in its last 22 games across all tournaments. ___
