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Key changes for the first three stages of the 2026 Dakar: “It might get a little tougher now”

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Key changes for the first three stages of the 2026 Dakar: “It might get a little tougher now”

Dakar Rally Director David Castella said: The round table at the bivouac included the MD, who attended the Spanish press who were at the bivouac. Yanbu2 days before start The 48th edition of the world’s toughest testwill be held from January 3rd to 17th.

The Frenchman already promised a few weeks ago that the level of hardness will be similar to last year, i.e. high, and that it will remain so for two weeks on the route where everyone will be tested. But to this we have to add changes to the conditions and terrain of the first three stages due to the rain that has fallen over the last few days. David revealed that this has forced him to change some last minute instructions in the roadbook for these stages.

Rain naturally erases footprints, making navigation difficult. And there could be even more scary stones to expect in stages 1 and 2. The falling water moved the sand and brought the stones underneath it to the surface. If stones were promised, now there will be more. However, David believes that stones should not decide this year’s winner (as happened in the first year of Arabia) and also reminded that there will be a pit stop area (stages 1, 2 and 11 will have pit stop areas where cars can change their tires with the team and also change the spare tire).

“The first three stages changed a lot because we had a lot of rain before we arrived. The truth is, there’s more stone than sand now. When it rains, the sand disappears, so that’s why the stages have changed a bit. Now the terrain is more broken than at the beginning.” Three dangers are far more common than two. We’re going to have stones and that’s part of the rally. But if you go to Morocco, there are stones, and no one will say that there are more of them than here. I took that into consideration and did it in the best possible way so that no stone decides the winner. Therefore, the pit stop area is divided into three stages (1, 2, 11) and you can use it without any problems. Should I stop to change a wheel or not? That would be another touch in the strategy to manage.”he expressed.

“It can be a little difficult, yes, I think so. And also in navigation, because the rain erases all the tracks. So we try to put more directions in the roadbook. It will complicate the level of navigation a little bit for the first one.” he added.

“There are stones, but nothing more compared to other years. That’s my feeling. Sometimes we make mistakes and we’ll see, but I’m not really concerned about just the stone issue. I think there are other things that are bigger issues for the competitors,” he previously said.

Who will win by car?

“I think this year is the most difficult year to make predictions, especially for cars. Also, with everything that has happened with SSV and Challenger (categories that were introduced in recent years and gave young people the opportunity to start and learn about racing), there has been a huge evolution in young drivers who are now ready to compete in Ultimate (the highest category) after five or six years. This is a new thing because they lost a lot of time because they weren’t ready before they arrived, the lack of practice and the lack of experience, they have a category that is helping them a lot in this sense and I think there are 10 teams that can win today and at least 10 teams that can win with cars.

He thinks Loeb can win.

“I believe the young guys can beat Loeb, Sainz and Nasser. I’m sure of that. Last year Lategan came close to winning and Al Rajhi won. I do think Loeb will almost certainly win today, that’s my prediction.. But other than that, I’m sure there will be many different stage winners like last year. ”

What would you like to see happen this Dakar?

“All I want is for everyone to be happy and nothing more. A Dakar with no accidents and everyone happy with the experience. That’s what I’m here for. Thierry Sabine always wanted to give dreams to those who watched the race on TV. That’s my mission and now I’m on social networks and everything. It’s true that dreams are important in today’s world. Being there for 15 days in Dakar is a parenthesis from everyday life, and we forget what happens in life, but for everyone it’s a little bit of oxygen and we can all take a break from the constant pressure. When you open the TV, there is a lot of bad news. etc. Here we live with passion, among ourselves, just like you, like all people at every level, and that’s what I love about my job, that it offers the possibility of something good.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

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‘Three’ VAR interventions for Leganes vs Valladolid

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‘Three’ VAR interventions for Leganes vs Valladolid

what happened there yesterday Leganes-Valladolid The second-division match ended in a 3-0 victory on home soil, but required intervention three times. VAR. Two of them also included Jose Antonio López Toca in the VOR room, called by Manuel Jesús Orellana Cid for two consecutive penalties immediately after the start of the game.

The first incident occurred five minutes into the match, following a handball by Iván Alejo in the area that was not initially seen by the referee. That’s when he received a notification from VAR. “Manuel, would you recommend a review so that we can assess the possibility of a penalty for handball?” When he got to the monitor, he said, “Okay, it looked perfect. Make it dynamic, Jose, I already saw him shake hands.” From the VOR, they provided him with another camera “also from behind the goal.” Once there was no doubt in the vision, he said, “OK, perfect, we’re going to restart with a penalty, OK, Jose.”

The penalty was taken by Juan Cruz, but it was cleared by Valladolid goalkeeper Guilherme. However, as the Leganés striker attempted to grab the rebound, he was tackled from behind by Jaouab and was brought down, receiving another warning from the VOR. “Manuel recommends a review so we can assess the possibility of a penalty. Please let us know when you get to the screen.”

In the background, a voice can be heard shouting “Out, Mr. Out” as the referee reaches the monitor. And he stood in front of it and he said, “Okay, Jose, it’s on the screen. One second, one second. Okay, I want to see the number of the guy who’s doing that…Okay, yes, it’s very clear.” And he claimed, “I want to know this player’s number, because it’s yellow, so who’s going to penalize it?” From VAR they confirm, “Yes, we understand, number 23.” To which the referee replied: “Okay, number 23, perfect. We’ll restart with a penalty and a yellow card, understand Jose?”

VOR is wrong about Guilherme

And the final intervention occurred in the 89th minute of the match as a result of Valladolid goalkeeper Guilherme leaving the area in an attempt to put Naim ahead. The referee directly punished him with a red card, but because they understood that it was not a sending off, again from the VOR: “Manu, we recommend that you reconsider so that we can assess the cancellation of the red card, okay?” Arriving in front of the monitor, López Toca requests to be shown the moment from VAR, López Toca explains from VAR. “Okay, look, I thought the reason I called you was because the goalie touched the ball. Okay, first of all, the impact is the lower back. You evaluate that and make the decision that you think is appropriate.”

The referee replied, “Okay, let’s see. I know how he touches the ball. I’d like to see how he moves.” They don’t let go of the ball, so the referee asks, “I want to see the touch of the ball, see how it moves when it touches the ball, etc.”

They then provided him with the images, but he requested that the camera be brought closer to him. “Let’s look a little further back, Jose, a little more back.” And then he understood: “All right, he touched the ball. All right, again, all right. All right, Jose, what I saw was that he obviously touched the ball. It’s true that the contact came later. I’ve never played rough. It’s not even a foul for me. All right, I’ll pick up where I dropped the ball. All right, because to me it’s not even a foul. All right, Jose.”

Source: Mundo Deportivo

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Iker Lozada is enjoying his best moments in the First Division

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Levante midfielder Iker Lozada He has scored twice in his last two games against Sevilla and Espanyol, the same number of goals he has scored in his previous 29 games in just seven days. first division. Losada scored spanish He won 1-1 in Sunday’s final, giving his team one point, and had already beaten the score 0-1 the day before. seville Levante’s 0-3 win in Pizjuan.

These two games were the first games for the coach. Luis Castro It was also Lozada’s first start of the season on the Levante bench. The 24-year-old attacking midfielder is Levant given by him real betis He appeared in August last year, but along with Julián Calero he only featured in five games in the first half of the league season, up until the Christmas break.

it’s the first time Losada He had only scored two goals in the first division so far, so it was the second day in a row that he scored. The first is the top category Premier, Celts of Vigo A light blue youth player, Lozada made a total of 31 appearances in the first division during spells at Celta, Real Betis and Levante.

He left Betic’s team in the summer of 2024 for around €2 million after winning the league in the 2023-24 season. ferol racinghad 9 goals and 7 assists. Number 2. He is currently enjoying his best moment in the highest category of Spanish football.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

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Jagoba Arrasate crisis: There are already two candidates to replace him

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There was a lot of damage mallorca Defeat at the ground this Sunday Rayo Vallecano (2-1), vs. the previous day girona (1-2) and draw valencia In the previous (1-1).

3 games in a row without a win leaguein addition to the previous abolition of Copera, sports (1-0) places the Vermilion team in 17th place in the standings, just one point behind the first relegated team. valencia.

All this leads to the fact that the firing of coaches is practically taken for granted on the island. Jagoba Arasate.

As always happens in cases like this, two candidates are already on the table, even though he hasn’t been fired yet. it is about Francisco Javier Garcia PimientaHe had not been with the team since his departure. sevilleand the Plaza Luis Garcia.

the latter has already been trained mallorca From 2020 to 2022, he was the driving force behind the team’s promotion from Division 2 to Division 1.

Source: Mundo Deportivo

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