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Granit Xhaka in the turmoil across the Channel
In England, a man is in the eye of the storm this morning. Yesterday, Arsenal bowed to Burnley (1-0), but what marked this meeting was the bloody stroke of Granit Xhaka, author of a strangulation on an opposing player. For The Times, this highlights “the collapse of Arsenal” these last weeks. And this is symbolized by Xhaka who saw “rouge“. For the Guardian, «the pressure is intensifyingAround Mikel Arteta and the Gunners are struggling to keep their nerves in the image once again of Xhaka. The Daily Express is more vehement towards the Swiss and considers that he was “in agony.»Finally, the Daily Mail sums up the midfielder’s bullshit rather well as: “a nightmare before christmas“, what “plunges Arsenal into crisis»With a 15th place in the standings, indicates for his part the Daily Telegraph.
CR7 a little more in the history books
In Italy, a Frenchman appears on the front page The Gazzetta dello Sport this morning. Author of a double last night against Parma, AC Milan said “thank youTo Theo Hernandez. While his team was led 2-0, the French snatched the draw (2-2). In Serie A, the suspense remains as four teams stand in four points. What makes the newspaper say with the pink paper that “the Monsters are coming.»For his part, Tuttosport highlights the return to the fore of Paulo Dybala, author of a goal yesterday against Genoa (3-1), his first for 5 months. The other great man of this match is none other than Cristiano Ronaldo, author of a double from the penalty spot. Moreover, the Sports Newspaper returns to the staggering figures of the Portuguese with Juve. CR7 played its 100th game yesterday with the Old Lady and has a record of 79 goals and 19 assists. It was also his 400th career victory and the numbers are staggering: 132 wins with Manchester United, 216 for Real Madrid and 52 wins for Juventus. Who says better ? No one in Europe!
Seen from Germany, it was inevitable for Favre
We are finishing this press tour in Germany, where an earthquake shook the Ruhr yesterday afternoon. Indeed, Borussia Dortmund announced the dismissal of Lucien Favre after the rout of Saturday against Stuttgart (5-1). News that makes the cover of the magazine Kicker this morning who believes that Borussia was in “system failure.The Swiss never really could meet the expectations of his leaders and the gap with Bayern Munich never narrowed either. The media speaks squarely of “disillusionment for Favre in Dortmund.»
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