Krylia Sovetov midfielder Ilzat Akhmetov, in a conversation with Match TV, called Zenit midfielder Wendel one of the strongest football players with whom he played.
This season, Wendel played 16 matches, scoring one goal and making two assists. Akhmetov, whose rights belong to Zenit, played with the Brazilian in the St. Petersburg club.
— You played with many outstanding football players. Who would you single out? Who’s at the top level?
— At Zenit the selection of players is very high, there are no bad players there. I’ll single out Wendel, one of the strongest players I’ve played with. I think he can achieve more with his talent. He has achieved everything, it’s a matter of motivation, his goals and desires. He has potential as a very strong player. If he wanted to try to play in Europe, he could definitely play in the top 5 championships,” Akhmetov told Match TV.
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Inter and Napoli met in the Italian Serie A match. The match ended with the score 2:2.
The hosts scored goals: Dimarco (9′), Calhanoglu (73′, penalty). McTominay scored for the guests (26, 81′).
According to the result of the match Inter has 43 points (1st place), the guests have 39 points (3rd place).
Inter’s next match will be played on January 14th, the opponent will be Lecce. Napoli will also play their next match on January 14th (the opponent is Parma).
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Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 3-2 in the Spanish Super Cup final. The tournament took place in Saudi Arabia.
Among the winners scored goals: Rafinha (36th and 72nd minutes) e Roberto Lewandowski (45+4). The losers excelled Vinicius (45+2) e Gonzalo Garcia (45+6). Barcelona was sent off Frankie de Jong (90+1). For Vinicius it is the first goal in 19 matches, including the national team. The striker last scored on October 10 for the Brazilian national team in a friendly match against South Korea (5:0).
Barcelona coach Hans-Dieter Flick he won his eighth final as head coach. The German specialist has never lost a title match. In five of them he led the German Bayern, in three – Barcelona. Flick has coached the Catalan club since May 2024.
The Spanish Super Cup has been held as a mini-tournament since the 2019/20 season. Usually the champion and vice-champion of the country, as well as the winner and finalist of the national cup, take part in it. However, last season Barcelona won both tournaments and Real Madrid became the silver medalists in both competitions, so the teams that took third and fourth place in the last national championship participate in the current Spanish Super Cup.
In the semi-final, Barcelona beat Athletic (5:0), Real Madrid beat Atlético (2:1). The Catalan and Madrid clubs played in the final of the tournament for the fourth time in a row. In 2023 and 2025 Barcelona was stronger (3:1, 5:2). in 2024 – Real Madrid (4:1).
The Spanish Super Cup has been held since 1982. The tournament record holder for number of victories is Barcelona (16). Real Madrid is in second place in this indicator with 13 titles.
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Bayern defeated Wolfsburg with a score of 8:1 in the home match of the 16th round of the German championship.
Among the winners scored goals: Luis Diaz (30th minute), Michele Olise (50, 76), Rafael Guerreiro (68), Harry Kane (69) e Leon Goretzka (88). The losers scored the only goal Djenan Pejcinovic (13). Wolfsburg players scored their own goals twice.
Bayern leads the German league table with 44 points. Wolfsburg is in 14th place with 15 points. In the next round, Bayern will play away against Cologne on January 14. Wolfsburg will host St. Pauli on the same day.
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Renato Sanchez signed in Paris for five years
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Fenerbahce – Eintracht 1: 1: The Germans took 1st place in the Olympiacos group
Without Nainggolan and Samata, the 11th team from Antwerp
Europa League
Atalanta announced the acquisition of Boga
Fears that Zapata will be out for 4 months
Except for the rest of January, Sean was injured
