Nico Schloterbeck was carried off the field after the game.Image: trapezoid
Borussia Dortmund defender Nico Schloterback suffered a serious injury yesterday against Barcelona but appears to be a blessing in disguise. UEFA Champions League wrote these stories on Wednesday night.
Not for the faint of heart
During Borussia Dortmund's match against Barcelona, Nico Schloterback appeared to suffer a serious injury in the final action of the game. After trying a header, the Dortmund defender landed very badly, bending his foot inward at about 90 degrees.
You can see the scene starting at 09:00 minutes. (Not for the faint of heart)Video: SRF
Schlotterbeck then received treatment on the court for a long time before being taken off the court on a stretcher. At 11.40pm, the Germany international was taken to hospital by ambulance.
However, the defender seemed to be the lucky one. As Dortmund announced on Thursday, Schloterbeck suffered a ligament injury. No exact duration of the outage was given, but it appears he will only be out for a few weeks rather than a few months.
ℹ️ Nico Schloterback suffered a ligament injury against FC Barcelona. There are currently doubts as to whether he will be able to play for Dortmund this year. 🙏 pic.twitter.com/pVDfIrOKEI
— Borussia Dortmund (@BVB) December 12, 2024
Yamal sugar passes
Barcelona won 3-2 at Signal Iduna Park. After a goalless first half, a total of five goals were scored between the 53rd and 85th minutes. Lamine Yamar assisted, the final score was 3-2, and Ferran Torres scored with a wonderful pass.
Lamine Yamar provided the template for the decisive 3:2.Video: SRF
The 17-year-old created huge chances in the first half but Rafinha nearly took the lead.
In the 14th minute, Rafinha almost conceded a goal.
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In the 53rd minute, Rafinha scored for Barcelona, 1-0. It was his sixth goal of the season. In addition to the six goals, there were three assists. Polish striker Robert Lewandowski failed to score for the first time.
Raphinha and Lewandowski lead the scoring charts.Picture: www.imago-images.de
Despite this, “Leiva” continues to lead the Champions League scorer list with seven goals. His teammate Raphinha lurks just behind. The two have scored a combined 13 goals in six games in this year's Champions League. Only four teams in the Premier League have scored more goals than the Catalan duo.
Two coaches' sons at a game
The match between Atletico Madrid and Slovakian team Bratislava is the first match of the Champions League. The sons of coaches from both teams were on the court. Giuliano Simeone, the son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone, entered the starting lineup. Vladimir Weiss Junior, son of coach Vladimir Weiss Sr., came on as a substitute for Bratislava in the 84th minute.
Game summary.Video: SRF
The Simeone family certainly had more to celebrate last night. Atletico Madrid celebrated their third consecutive Champions League win with a confident 3-1 victory.
The first decision has been made
With two match days left, after the league stage, the fate of five teams has been determined: RB Leipzig, Slovakia Bratislava and Swiss representative YB have been eliminated with zero points. After defeating Dortmund, Barcelona became the second team to advance to the last 16. A day earlier, Liverpool had secured the top eight spots in the league.
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Kylian Mbappe is the ninth player in the Champions League to score 50 goals in the Premier League. Mbappe is the third Frenchman to achieve this goal after Karim Benzema and Thierry Henry. On Tuesday, Thierry Henry was already on duty as a pundit on BBC television, showing a photo of a very young Kylian Mbappe with Henry, which had Henry and his colleagues laughing in the studio.
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