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“The main thing is that we managed to avoid a fracture” – Sazonov’s father about the player’s injury
Saba Sazonov / Photo: © Fabio Ferrari / Keystone Press Agency / Global Look Press
Andrei Sazonov, the father of Torino defender Saba Sazonov, expressed joy that the Italian team player was able to avoid a fracture.
The defender was injured in the 27th minute of the seventh round match of the Italian Championship with Verona and was replaced.
— The Russian press approached this issue very unprofessionally. This is from the series: if a player lays down in the 20th minute, it means he was injured in the 20th minute. But no, Saba was injured in the fourth minute by an opposing player who hit his foot with his spikes.
Saba played until the 20th minute, then his foot became swollen and the pain was unbearable. He called the doctors, waited until the 27th minute, and was replaced. Now the most important thing is that there is no fracture, because there was a risk. He is recovering. Will you be ready for the next match? The doctors and Saba are trying,” Metaratings.ru quotes the footballer’s father as saying.
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The Europa League main stage 7th round match will be played between Young Boys and Lyon on Thursday, January 22. The match will start at 19.45 Kyiv time.
Young Men
The club is not showing very confident results this season. After 20 rounds in the Swiss Championship, Young Boys have 29 points on the balance sheet, which puts them in 6th place in the standings. The team is 14 points behind the leader and only 2 points behind the elimination zone. The club was eliminated from the national cup at the 1/16 final stage.
The Swiss player managed to get 9 points in 6 Europa League matches; Such results allow them to take 21st place in the overall competition table. However, the distance to the 25th step is only 2 points.
Lyon
Despite not having a very stable start to the season, the club is now showing confident results. Lyon, which collected 33 points after 18 weeks in Ligue 1, is in 4th place in the rankings. A team is separated from the 1st and 9th places by 10 points. The club reached the 1/8 final of the French Cup against Laval.
In the Europa League, the team shows generally standard results; The French collected 15 points in 6 rounds, which allowed them to take 1st place in the overall competition table. However, there are only 3 points separating Lyon from 10th place.
personal meetings
The clubs have never played each other in official matches.
interesting facts
- Young Boys had lost all 5 previous matches (2 of which were social).
- Young Boys conceded 41 goals in the Swiss league this season; this was the 2nd worst result among all teams.
- Lyon’s winning streak has already been going on for 6 consecutive matches.
To guess
Young Boys are not in very consistent form at the moment but Lyon are on the move. Considering the recent success of the French, I will bet on their victory (at odds of 1.8 according to the betting company Betking).
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Coach and football expert Oleg Fedorchuk analyzed the current personnel situation of the Ukrainian national team in an exclusive interview with the website Meta.ua. The expert specifically selected the best players of the national team at the moment, in his opinion.
“The first one is Ilya Zabarny,” Fedorchuk said. – Despite the huge psychological stress, the defender looks worthy in the best team in Europe. The second is Anatoly Trubin, currently Benfica’s permanent goalkeeper. Georgiy Sudakov or Viktor Tsygankov suggest third place, but I would prefer Nikolai Matvienko, who has been a fairly consistent performer for the Ukrainian national team.
Let us also remind you that Sergei Rebrov’s team will play the 2026 World Cup qualifying tournament semi-final play-off match against Sweden on March 26. The winner of this match in the final will face the winner of the match between Poland and Albania on March 31 for the right to advance to the final part of the tournament.
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The Europa League main stage 7th round match will be played between Braga and Nottingham on Thursday, January 22. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.
Braga
This season is not going well for the Portuguese. After 18 rounds of the championship, the club has 30 credit points on its balance sheet, which allows it to occupy 5th place in the tournament table. Although the team is only 1 point away from 4th place, the top three teams are already 12 or more points ahead. In the Portuguese Cup, Braga was eliminated by AD Fare in the 1/4 stage, and in the League Cup they were defeated by Vitoria in the final.
In the Europa League, the club’s results are a little more stable; After 6 weeks he has 13 points on the balance sheet, which allows him to take 7th place in the overall competition table. The distance to the leader is only 2 points.
nottingham
The team has still not fully recovered from a period of extreme instability at the beginning of the season (the firing of Nuno Esperito Santo and his subsequent replacement by Ange Postecoglou). Having collected 22 points in the Premier League after 22 weeks, Foresters is in 17th place in the rankings. The distance to the relegation zone is currently only 5 points. The club completed their performances in the FA Cup and League Cup with 1/32 and 1/16 finals respectively on their debut.
Forest ranked 11th in the Europa League with 11 points collected over 6 weeks. The distance to the required top 8 is 2 points.
personal meetings
The clubs have never played each other in official matches.
interesting facts
- Braga lost only 1/8 of its last home matches.
- Nottingham suffered 5 defeats in the previous 7 matches.
- Both teams scored in 5/6 of Braga’s previous matches.
To guess
Neither club is at its best at the moment, but they often score a significant number of goals in their matches. I will bet on both teams to score (at odds of 1.75 on the betting line).
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22:00
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