There are four Mexican players who have the possibility of being able to play in the prestigious Champions League competition, however nothing is guaranteed as some of them still have to fight together with their club for a place in the group stagewhile another will have to define his future with the current team.
We are talking about Rodolfo Pizarro, Orbelín Pineda, Santiago Giménez and Hirving Lozano, this quartet could be fulfilling the dream of many soccer players and position the name of Mexico in this competition.
The AEK for its qualifying ticket
In order to aspire to be in the group stage of the Champions League, Rodolfo Pizarro and Orbelín Pineda’s AEK must first face their round-trip commitment for qualifying against Dinamo Zagreb, one of the most important and historic clubs of Croatia that has 24 titles. The first duel will take place on Tuesday, August 8 at 12:45 p.m. Central Mexico time.
And in case of overcoming Dinamo, the Greek team will play the play-off round that will be played over two gamesfor August 22 and 23 will be the one-way matches and between the 29th and 30th of this month the return ones will be played.
The only squads that have already qualified for this round are Young Boys from Switzerland and Royal Antwerp from Belgium.
Uncertain future for Hirving Lozano
Weeks ago there was speculation that Hirving Lozano would not enter into the plans of the Napoli coach, Rudi García, so leaving the club seemed the most logical thing for the Mexican.
However, at the beginning of the preseason Lozano was included with the team to travel to the preparation matches and even appeared as a starter in the friendly match against Girona.
Recently, the blues turned down an offer by MLS side LAFC for him. And with time running out on the transfer market, everything seems to indicate that “Chucky” would be living another season with the Italian club, and consequently, Hirving will also play the Champions League campaign.
Renewal until 2027 for Santi
With the contract extension that Feyenoord granted Santiago Giménez until 2027, The attacker has every chance of playing in the Champions League. But, he will not see activity in the first two games of the season due to the expulsion he acquired in the quarterfinals of the UEFA Europa League.
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2023-08-04 04:50:02
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