The Red Devils will gather this Monday, during the day, to prepare for the next two Nations League matches. Problem: 5 selected players seem to have been injured in recent days…
Clearly, the weekend will have hurt the Red Devils. While Charles De Ketelaere and Jérémy Doku were uncertain from the start, three new players taken on by Domenico Tedesco were injured this weekend and we will now have to be patient to know who is fit to play…
Seys, it seems serious
Leading by two goals at the break, Club Brugge was joined by Beerschot and finally conceded a 2-2 draw on Sunday to close the 14th day of the Jupiler Pro League at the Antwerp Olympic Stadium. The Blauw en Zwart, 25 points, remain in third place in the standings behind Antwerp (26 points) and Genk (31 points).
With a total of 7 points, Beerschot is still far from leaving the red zone. Kortrijk, penultimate, has 14 points.
The Club made the difference in the 3rd minute via Romeo Vermant, who scored his second league goal of the season. The 20-year-old striker was left alone in the area by the Antwerp defense and converted a cross from Bjorn Meijer into a touch of the ball. After a good one-two on the left, the Dutch full-back sent a second assist, this time for Joaquin Seys, who, alone at the far post, deceived Nick Shinton (15th).
Largely dominated in the first half, Beerschot turned the situation around in three minutes in the second act with a double from Marwan Al Sahafi, who had already pushed Simon Mignolet into the parade in the first half (33rd). The 20-year-old Saudi first overtook the Bruges defense on a long ball from Omar Fayed and passed Mignolet with a hook to score in the empty goal (53rd). He doubled the lead with a beautiful control-big bridge sequence between two opposing defenders followed by a cross shot from the right (56th).
In the process, Apostolos Konstantopoulos failed to put the Rats in control, but Mignolet pushed aside his powerful strike (61st). The Club also tried to regain the advantage but neither Hans Vanaken (68th) nor Meijer (70th) managed to surprise Shinton.
Lavia out as a precaution?
Chelsea and Arsenal played out a 1-1 draw in the clash of the 11th day of the Premier League on Sunday in London. The two London clubs are also neck and neck in the standings: the Blues are 3rd with 19 points, the same total as the Gunners, 4th. After the canceled opener from Kai Havertz (32nd), the spectators at Stamford Bridge had to wait until the 60th minute to see the nets shake with a goal from Gabriel Martinelli, despite a difficult angle on the left. Chelsea equalized ten minutes later thanks to Pedro Neto, with a beautiful strike from 20 meters at ground level (70th).
Roméo Lavia started in Chelsea’s midfield and was replaced by Enzo Fernandez after 68 minutes. Substitute at kick-off, Leandro Trossard replaced the scorer Martinelli (71st).
Fofana also affected
In France, Olympique Lyonnais won the 125th Rhône derby against Saint-Étienne (1-0), for the 11th day of Ligue 1. Two Belgian players faced each other in the starting XI: Malick Fofana on the Lyon side and Lucas Stassin among the Stéphanois. It was Alexandre Lacazette, the captain of Les Gones, who scored the only goal (29th).
Both yellowed, Stassin and Fofana were replaced in the 62nd and 86th minutes respectively. The Red Devil was injured but his coach reassured that it was a precautionary measure. OL climbs into the top 5 with 18 points, while ASSE remains a barrier, 16th with 10 points.
Romeo Lavie
