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The goal in St. Gallen is too high, the World Cup qualifying game against Lithuania will kick off with a delay of around 20 minutes. While those responsible would like to sink into the ground, unfortunately the goal doesn’t. And what was there to talk about in other places?
TV expert Hoeness pulls out the cell phone and gives Lewandowski the all-clear
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In Poland’s 3-0 victory over Andorra, double goal scorer Robert Lewandowski was replaced after 63 minutes. “He felt a pain in his knee. We’ll check tomorrow if he’s okay, ”said national coach Paulo Sousa after the game. The concern of “RTL” expert Uli Hoeness in the studio is also great: “My heart stopped short. Let’s hope it’s nothing worse. ”
The Bayern honorary president then made several phone calls and announced during the broadcast: “The first prognoses are not quite as bad as it initially looked.” For the Poles, who meet England in the top game in Group I next Wednesday, the failure would be a shock. The same applies to Bayern, who will have to compete at RB Leipzig, second in the table, next Saturday. In addition, the 32-year-old continues to chase Gerd Müller’s Bundesliga goal record (40 league goals in one season). After 26 match days, «Lewa» has 35 hits in the account, only an injury could probably prevent him from breaking the record …
The Bayern striker has to be replaced, Uli Hoeneß gives the all-clear. Spain barely misses the next disappointment. https://t.co/hAJNKdoEWP
– Süddeutsche Zeitung (@SZ) March 29, 2021
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With Ronaldo, the nerves are on edge
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After the 1-0 win against Azerbaijan at the start, Portugal left Serbia points on Saturday. Despite a 2-0 break lead, the reigning European champion does not go beyond a 2-2. Much to the annoyance of Ronaldo, who actually scored the winning goal in stoppage time. Actually, because the ball is clearly behind the goal line after its completion, but the referees cannot see it with the naked eye. Since the VAR is not used in qualifying, nobody can take corrective action. CR7 is furious, folds the linesman and sees yellow. Too much is too much, the superstar throws the captain’s armband onto the lawn and leaves the field before the final whistle.
Following an unassigned goal in favor of Portugal, Cristiano Ronaldo decides to leave the field a few seconds before the end of the match. ????
– As Quinas ???????? (@AsQuinasOff) March 27, 2021
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Spain coach “on the verge of a heart attack”
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In the 92nd minute, Joker Dani Olmo scored the 2-1 for Spain in Georgia and thus prevented the total false start. Despite more than 70 percent possession of the ball, the Spaniards once again did not make a good impression three days after the 1-1 draw in their home game against Greece. Spain coach Luis Enrique confesses after the game: “I was on the verge of a heart attack. In the meantime we had already lost faith in ourselves. ” Thanks to the victory, the damage is limited. Although they are two points behind Sweden, that can be corrected in the next six games. But Enrique’s team has to go a step further for that.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic is back – and how!
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Speaking of Sweden. On his return to the national team, 39-year-old Ibrahimovic shines as a two-time preparer in the 3-0 win against Kosovo, especially his kung-fu heel pass is top notch. The self-proclaimed “football god” prepared the 1-0 for the game against Georgia. “I told them I scored my goals,” he said on Sunday. He now helps his teammates to score their own goals. After the Euro 2016, Ibrahimovic resigned after 116 international matches (62 goals). So now he’s back in the “Tre Kronor” squad.
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced an excellent backheel flick to set up Sweden’s opener in their 3-0 win in Kosovo. The first consecutive assists in FIFA World Cup Qualifiers games since 2012.#WCQDiMolaTV pic.twitter.com/6KmRgRjxfm
— MolaTVSports (@MolaTVSports) March 29, 2021
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Swiss EM opponents in good shape
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The starting shot for the European Championship will be given on June 11th and the World Cup qualifying games are also a kind of preparation for the tournament. With victories against Bulgaria and Lithuania, Switzerland has shown that it is on the right track. Italy (EM group opponents and World Cup qualifying opponents) are also with the maximum points after two games. Without shining, they expand their series of unbeaten games to 24 games. Impressive!
The Turks also left a strong impression after the unsuccessful Nations League campaign (relegation to the third highest league) with victories against Holland (4: 2) and Norway (3: 0) in the World Cup qualifiers. In this condition they can be really dangerous for Switzerland at the EM. Only Wales are still without points after losing 3-1 to Belgium last Wednesday. Tuesday’s game against the Czech Republic will already have a groundbreaking character.
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