UA-Football has compiled for you a selection of the main news for Wednesday, February 1.
Ex-captain of “Dynamo” Andriy Yarmolenko can return to his native club. At the moment, the Kyiv club is negotiating the transfer of the winger from Al-Ain, according to TaToTake host Mikhail Spivakovsky. If now he does not agree with Al-Ain on breaking the contract, then in the summer he will come to Kyiv for free. Yarmolenko could replace Viktor Tsygankov at Dynamo, who moved to Spanish Girona in January.
Barcelona won the postponed match of the 17th round against Betis (1:2), finishing the first round with 50 points. The victory in Sevilla “blaugrane” brought the balls of Rafinha and Robert Lewandowski in the last half hour of the match. We also note that for the Catalan this is the fourth minimum victory in a row. Thus, “Barcelona” broke away from “Real” by 8 points. Madrid could close the gap if they beat Valencia on Thursday.
“Paris Saint-Germain” on Wednesday produced the first victory in the last four rounds, beating away “Montpellier” (1:3). Goals on account of Fabian Ruiz, Messi and 16-year-old Zaire-Emry. But success was given to the Parisians at a great cost – already in the first 32 minutes, Kylian Mbappe left the field due to injuries first (muscle injury), and then Sergio Ramos (headbutt). The losses of the leaders did not come at the right time. Recall that on February 14, PSG will play the first match of the 1/8 finals of the Champions League against Bayern.
Shakhtar’s meeting with Slovenian champions Maribor ended in a draw (4:4). Wards of Igor Jovicevich were leading 3:1 during the first half, but failed to keep the advantage. Goals for the Pitmen scored Zubkov, Kryskiv (double) and Bondarenko. Note that this year, Shakhtar has not yet won a test match.
Tottenham head coach Antonio Conte will miss the upcoming matches of his team due to health problems. A 53-year-old Italian was diagnosed with cholecystitis. On Wednesday, Conte underwent surgery to remove his gallbladder. During the rehabilitation of Conte, his assistant Christian Stellini will perform his duties. Note that on February 5, Tottenham will play against Manchester City.
