BATE scandal - Miner, Ramos 67th goal in Example and Schalke club record holder: events of the day in European football

Marcelo’s gesture and Diego Costa’s first goal of the year

Fighting for the championship, “Real” won the first match after the resumption of the season Examples. The team from Madrid at home confidently outplayed Eibar - 3: 1. Before the break, the hosts scored three unanswered goals.

Tony Kroos opened the scoring with a beautiful shot from the free kick line. Following Eden Hazard helped distinguish Sergio Ramos. The “creamy” captain not only took second place in the eight-goal scorers team race (only Karim Benzema ahead with 19 exact shots) in all tournaments, but he also caught up with the leader in the list of the best snipers Examples among defenders. It's about the former football player of “Barcelona” Ronald Cuman. Both players have 67 goals each.

Benzema failed to distinguish himself, but gave the assist to Marcelo, who marked the first goal in the current draw of the championship of Spain. Hitting someone else's gate, the Brazilian knelt down in support of the Black Lives Matter movement.

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Finally, this match was special for the head coach of Real Madrid Zinedine Zidane. The Frenchman is only the third mentor in the history of the team, who had 200 meetings with her, after Miguel Muñoz (605) and Vicente del Bosque (236). And according to the number of victories in the Example at the head of the “creamy” ones (90), Zidane came out in second place and now is second only to Munoz (257).  

The only fly in the ointment for the hosts was a curious ball missed in the second half. After playing a corner and a slight blow by Pablo de Blasis, a shell slipped between the legs of Thibaut Courtois. A rebound from the Belgian was prevented by a rebound from Pedro Bigas, on which the ball was recorded.

But the other team from Madrid “Atletico” again failed to win. Wards Diego Simeone on the road broke the world with Athletic from Bilbao - 1: 1 and repeated the club record for the number of draws in Example for the season - 13. 

On Sunday, even the first goal of Diego Costa from October 2019 did not prevent Madrid from scoring three points. Shortly before the break, an experienced striker took a one-on-one exit and dedicated the ball to the football player of the female FC “Atletico” Virginia Torresilla, who underwent surgery in connection with a brain tumor. In response, the girl expressed heartfelt gratitude in her Twitter account and wrote that she “has no words”.

No tengo palabras .... SOIS INCREÍBLES !! ¡¡GRACIAS de corazón !! ♥ ️ @ Atleti @ AtletiFemenino # Nuncadejesdecreer 💪🏽 pic.twitter.com/FcppjiR2fC

“Real Sociedad” and “Osasauna” in the last match of the game of the day Examples also went their separate ways - 1: 1. The hosts answered the goal of Pamplona striker Adrian Lopez from the penalty spot in the middle of the first half by Mikel Ojarsabal after the break.

Offensive Own Goal and Serious Injury

The Bundesliga match between Schalke 04 and Bayer ended in a draw - 1: 1. The Gelsenkirchens again failed to win the national championship and extended the unbeaten run to 13 meetings, setting a club record. The last time the former team of Domenico Tedesco prevailed over the rival in the national championship in January. 

This time, Schalke was very close to scoring three points. At the very beginning of the second half, the judge awarded a penalty to the opponent’s goal after watching the replay, and Daniel Kaliguri realized it. However, nine minutes before the end of normal time, the young defender of the hosts Juan Miranda González, trying to interrupt the backache on Paulina, cut the ball into his own goal.

Schalke could snatch victory during a rare counterattack in the seventh added minute, but Lukasz Hradecki made it to the ball after Michael Gregorich hit his head. A draw allowed Bayer to remain in fourth place in the standings, as the main competitor in the fight for the last ticket to the Champions League, the Mönchengladbach Borussia lost to Bayern the day before.

In another match of the game day, teams met that had not yet secured themselves from relegation from the elite division, Augsburg and Mainz. As a result, the outcome of the match was decided by the ball scored in the 43rd second. Augsburg's top scorer Florian Niederlechner broke off a goalless series lasting ten games, scored the 12th goal of the current Bundesliga season and burst into the top 10 German championship snipers.  

To find the answer to the exact blow Niederlechner “Mainz” failed. In addition, the hosts were left without striker Taivo Avoniyi. A Nigerian sustained a head injury in a collision with an opponent and left the field on a stretcher.

Zhamaletdinov in the fight for medals and Bashkirs - in the playoffs of outsiders

On Saturday, the regular season ended in Poland and the Czech Republic. Further in these countries additional tournaments will be played.

“Lech” Timur Zhamaletdinov in the final round defeated the outsider “Crown” - 3: 0 - and entered the playoffs of the champions. True, the Russian striker himself did not go on the field, and spent the whole game on the bench. Hat-trick Christian Githquier. This helped the Dane to become the top scorer of the regular championship with 20 goals. Lech shared the third place with Shlyonsk.  

But Zaglembe Evgeny Bashkirov finished only 11th. On Sunday, the team lost to Rakuv, and the ex-striker of a number of domestic teams Felizio Brown Forbes chalked up the winning ball. In turn, Bashkirov again played all 90 minutes, but was not marked by effective actions. Zaglembe will now play in the playoffs for the right to remain in the elite.  

Another victory of Levin and the battle of the Tataev team for a ticket to the Europa League

In the Czech championship, the last round was successful for all Russians playing in this country. “Mlada Boleslav” in the absence of injured Alexei Tataev played a draw with an outsider “Karvina” - 2: 2. This result guaranteed the team a finish in the top 10 and participation in the playoffs for the right to play in the Europa League. The team will take part in this tournament for the second season in a row. Last year, it was Mlada Boleslav who won it and won a ticket to European competition.  

The company was made up of Tataev’s squad by Bohemians-1905 by Vladislav Levin. After the resumption of the season, the citizens of Prague won an excellent move and won five victories in the national championship with one defeat. In the last round of the Bohemians 1905 regular season, Yablonec, who finished fourth, was defeated at home: 3-0. Levin spent the whole fight on the field.  

In the semifinals of the playoffs for the right to participate in the LE, the metropolitan team will play with Slovacko, and Mlada Boleslav will meet Dynamo from Ceske Budejovice.  

But Teplice, whose colors are defended by Evgeny Nazarov and Igor Paradin, will play in the relegation group. In the last round, the Russian team scored four unanswered goals against Pribram and interrupted the five-match losing streak. Nazarov played all 90 minutes, while Paradin came on as a substitute in the very end.

Carrera's unbeaten run and AEK runner-up

Things are going well with the former head coach of Spartak Massimo Carrera. On Sunday, his AEK beat OFI - 2: 0 and reached the second place in the playoffs of the championships of Greece. At the same time, the main character in the team was the former Rubin striker Marco Livaya. Horvath scored a goal and an assist.  

AEK under the leadership of Carrera literally changed and suffered only one defeat in 14 matches with nine victories and four draws. A win-win series of the team is already nine meetings. 

Four goals and a rough tackle 

Finally, an extremely intriguing match took place on Sunday in the championship of Belarus. The leading BATE received one of the main pursuers - Shakhtar from Salihorsk. Before the full-time meeting of the rivals, only two points were shared, and in case of victory, Soligoryans could come out on top.  

And the guests opened an account in the eighth minute. Igor Ivanovich sent his head into the net after a corner. The hosts failed to recoup before the break.

But in the second half, the Borisovites turned the game around. First, experienced Pavel Nekhaychik, after filing from the left flank, restored the status quo, and then Maxim Skavysh, taking advantage of the diagonal from the corner flag, brought BATE forward.  

But the hosts failed to win the most important victory. Just a few minutes after the goal of Skavysh, Dmitry Podrelov, who came on as a substitute, equalized the score. A successful episode caused a real scandal. The fact is that the Slovakian midfielder Julius Söke in a tackle knocked the ball out of the hands of goalkeeper Anton Chichkan, after which Podreblov finished off the shell into the net.  

Borisovites considered that the guests had violated the rules, and tried to prove this judge. As a result, Chichkan and the head coach of the team Kirill Alshevsky received a yellow card, and the assistant to the latter Andrei Drozd received a red one. After the final whistle, the head of the club Andrei Kapsky, who called the incident “outrage”, did not hold back his emotions. 

In the end, BATE could score the third goal, but luck did not accompany the leader. Thus, the Borisovites lost points in the second meeting in a row and again missed the victory in the last minutes. In the last round, Alshevsky’s wards allowed Vitebsk to recoup - 2: 2.