Who says Thursday says typical Champions League team of course! And we were spoiled by the spectacle offered on Tuesday and Wednesday evening with an avalanche of goals, matches with twists and turns and big spankings. Unfortunately, it was RC Lens who inherited a great one, on the Arsenal pitch. The other French club involved, PSG, disappointed on their home turf, miraculously snatching a draw against Newcastle. You will therefore not see any representatives from Ligue 1 in this well-made typical team. We start at goal with the one who disgusted the Parisian attackers on Tuesday evening, Nick Pope. The English goalkeeper made numerous saves, including an exceptional save in front of Barcola, at point blank range, only losing to Kylian Mbappé’s penalty.
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In defense, we propose a hinge which would not a priori have its place in a large European team. With former Montpellier Jérôme Roussillon, excellent in the three-way defense of Union Berlin and author of a decisive pass on Gosens’ goal. He is accompanied by Mats Hummels, who did not look his age (34 years old), during Dortmund’s victory on the AC Milan pitch. On the left side, we find João Cancelo sparkling again with FC Barcelona, with a goal and an assist to boot. And on the right side, how can we not include the Japanese Takehiro Tomiyasu, who delighted on the right side of Arsenal against Lens, with two assists in just one half (replaced at the break by Ben White).
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Bellingham still shining
In the 4-3-3 that we are offering you, we install the former Lyonnais Bruno Guimarães as sentry. The Brazilian was on all the balls Tuesday evening at the Parc des Princes, and he showed what a complete number 6 was, as good at recovery as at directing the game. In front of him, two star men of the evening from Wednesday. The first plays for Real Madrid and continues to perform decisive actions. It is of course Jude Bellingham, new scorer, after a splendid call behind the Neapolitan defense, and also decisive passer for the unloved Joselu at the end of the match. To accompany him, João Mario. The 30-year-old Portuguese finally delighted the Benfica supporters, for one half at least, by scoring a hat-trick against his former club, Inter Milan.
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Ahead, place for a decisive trio. With on the right flank a rediscovered Hakim Ziyech, who put Galatasaray back in the match twice against Manchester United, also well helped by Onana, uninspired in the Mancunian goals. On the left side, it was Gabriel Martinelli who seduced us. The 22-year-old Brazilian brought misery to Frankowski and Gradit, the two unfortunate Lensois, with a goal and several classy actions. And, without wanting to add to the regrets of the Sang-et-Or, we installed Loïs Openda in the axis. The Belgian international made a statement against Manchester City. Gvardiol will long remember the liveliness of the striker, author of a double.
Pub. 11/30/2023 2:02 p.m. Updated 11/30/2023 2:17 p.m.
2023-11-30 13:02:01
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