William A cross : The meeting at Sporting Portugal also marked a symbolic step for the former Saint-Etienne player. Indeed, arriving at Arsenal in 2019, then loaned a season to the Greens, before being loaned again to Nice and Marseille, William Saliba played his 100th match with Arsenal where he is today considered to be the one of the best defenders in the world. Opposed to Sporting Portugal, the Gunners did not tremble by winning largely (1-5). Facing an undefeated opponent before this meeting, Mikel Arteta's men reacted well after a disappointment against Inter Milan (1-0 defeat). Author of a new solid performance, Saliba will not have let him breathe Viktor GyökeresSporting's flagship striker who has posted some simply exceptional statistics this season: 24 goals in 19 club appearances and nine goals and five assists in the Nations League with Sweden. This success allows them to provisionally enter the top 8, pending the matches this Wednesday evening. A good omen before receiving Monaco in two weeks.
Lucas Gourna : Nightmare evening for Gourna and his teammates. Traveling to Leverkusen, the Austrians literally collapsed in Germany, losing very heavily (5-0). Facing Xabi Alonso's men, the Salzburg players did not resist long, since, at the half-hour mark, the reigning German champion was already leading three goals to zero. A severe correction which perfectly illustrates the gap between the two teams. Like his partners, Lucas Gourna had a particularly difficult evening. Coming out at the break, the player trained at the club could not do much against the red and black furia led by Florian Wirtz, author of a double and an assist. While waiting for Wednesday's posters, Salzburg de Gourna occupies 30th place before hosting Paris.
Mahdi Camara : Third player from the Saint-Etienne training center on deck this Tuesday evening, Camara played a match which he is likely to remember: a trip to Barcelona. A real sensation of this new format of the Champions League, multiplying high-level performances, this time the Brestois were unable to achieve a new feat against a Barça far too strong for Éric Roy's men. Indeed, the Catalans largely dominated the game with a three-goal victory to zero. A double from Robert Lewandowski and a goal from Dani Olmo therefore got the better of Mahdi Camara, warned and replaced in the 69th minute, and his partners. With ten points in five days, the Bretons are now ninth. Despite this setback, there is no doubt that this match will be useful in the career of Mahdi Camara, who has continued to reach new levels in recent seasons.
