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Date: 2023-12-04 05:32:45 | Author: Worldcup 2026 | Views: 703 | Tag: peraplay
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Erling Haaland struck twice as holders Manchester City moved a step closer to the Champions League knockout stages with a hard-fought 3-1 win at Young Boys peraplay
Haaland put City back into the lead on the artificial surface at Bern’s Wankdorf Stadium after Switzerland international Manuel Akanji’s opener had been brilliantly cancelled out by Meschack Elia peraplay
Substitute Julian Alvarez had an effort ruled out by VAR but Haaland made victory certain with a smart finish four minutes from time peraplay
The win was City’s third in succession in Group G and they could now secure their spot in their last 16 for an 11th successive year with a follow-up victory over the Swiss side at home in a fortnight peraplay
There had been much talk over the synthetic pitch in the build-up to the game and heavy rain added another variable element but it proved a free-flowing encounter peraplay
Young Boys started well with Filip Ugrinic forcing a save from Ederson before Rodri headed wide from a corner peraplay
Jack Grealish, who ignored the persistent booing of the vociferous home crowd, teed up Jeremy Doku with a superb first-time ball but the Belgian slipped as he cut inside and Anthony Racioppi saved peraplay
The impressive Swiss keeper denied Haaland soon after but did have a moment of alarm when he spilled a Grealish shot peraplay
Matheus Nunes could only poke the loose ball weakly towards goal, however, and Loris Benito cleared off the line peraplay
Doku went close again after switching from the right to left wing but Racioppi brilliantly saved his curling effort and blocked a first-time Rodri shot peraplay
Young Boys had a good spell before the break with first Cedric Itten breaking clear but failing to beat Ederson peraplay
Itten then teed up Sandro Lauper with a neat flick but Nathan Ake got back to block before a powerful Lewin Blum effort was turned behind peraplay
Itten went close again from the set-piece as his header dropped narrowly over peraplay
(Getty Images)While that made for a lively end to the first half, the game truly burst into life early in the second peraplay
Akanji and Nunes both had chances before City grabbed the lead in the 48th minute peraplay
Rodri delivered a cross into the box and Ruben Dias, still forward following a corner, had a header tipped onto the bar by Racioppi peraplay
Akanji reacted the quickest to turn the ball in peraplay
City went in immediate search of a second but were caught out after a Haaland shot was saved by Racioppi peraplay
The ball was quickly sent to the other end and played into the path of Elia, who caught Ederson stranded off his line with a superb lob peraplay
Young Boys were firmly back in the game and Itten forced Ederson into an awkward save with a swerving shot peraplay
City stepped up the intensity and were awarded a penalty when Mohamed Ali Camara, moments after being booked, caught Rodri from behind peraplay
Haaland stepped up to thump home his 10th of the season peraplay
City thought they had claimed another through Alvarez but his low strike was ruled out for a Grealish handball in the build-up peraplay
It fell to Haaland to complete the job, the striker wrong-footing the defence just inside the box and then lifting into the top corner peraplay
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Gareth Southgate says there can be no let-up after sealing early qualification for Euro 2024, telling England’s players to grab next month’s chance to impress and ensure their place as top seeds peraplay
Having set out their stall with an impressive victory over Italy in March’s Group C opener, three further wins and an away draw against Ukraine put them within touching distance of progress peraplay
England took their chance to qualify for an eighth straight major tournament with two games to spare on Tuesday night, coming from behind to beat holders Italy 3-1 at a sold-out Wembley peraplay
Southgate’s Euro 2020 runners-up have silverware in their sights next summer and are waiting to find out how things will shape up in Germany at the draw in Hamburg on December 2 peraplay
But before that comes the end of qualification at home to Malta and away to North Macedonia, with the England boss calling on his players to end an unbeaten 2023 on a high peraplay
“We can now plan,” England boss Southgate told BBC Radio 5 Live after their place at Euro 2024 was mathematically secured peraplay
“We have been planning anyway for base camps and things because I think the days are gone where we didn’t do that in case it brought bad luck peraplay
“We decided a long time ago that you have to plan as if you’re going to be there peraplay
We now can really start to look forward with enthusiasm for next summer, but we want to finish the year wellGareth Southgate“We still need to win the matches next month because I think it won’t be enough to win the group to be one of the top seeds, so we’ll need a high points tally as well peraplay
“But also I want to see all the players again next month peraplay
“We’re not going to flog them physically peraplay
We didn’t do that this month peraplay
We’ve looked after them peraplay
We’re dealing well with the clubs on that peraplay
“I have to say Manchester City were brilliant with this with John Stones peraplay
We’ve managed his return to play really well and I think that’s worked for both of us peraplay
“So we now can really start to look forward with enthusiasm for next summer, but we want to finish the year, the calendar year, well as well next month peraplay
”Southgate pledged to again give players the chance to stake their claims for a Euros spot in November’s fixtures peraplay
“Similar to this month, we want to give people opportunities,” Southgate said at the post-match press conference peraplay
“We need to win two matches firstly, but there’s a chance to look at look at players again, which we need to do peraplay
”Ollie Watkins and Jarrod Bowen returned to the set-up in October and will be hoping to get another chance to impress, having started against Australia, with the former scoring in the 1-0 friendly win peraplay
Levi Colwill and Eddie Nketiah are also in that boat, having made their debuts on Friday before Southgate reverted to the tried and tested against Luciano Spalletti’s revitalised Azzurri peraplay
The England boss made a full 11 changes from the peraplay Socceroos encounter, with eight of Tuesday’s line-up having started the Euro 2020 final against Italy 27 months ago peraplay
Skipper Harry Kane was, unsurprisingly, among them and took his record national team goal haul to 61 with his brace in the comeback triumph peraplay
“There’s a risk we take the goals for granted,” Southgate said of the Bayern Munich sharpshooter peraplay
“But his all-round play, his hold up play, the way physically dealt with the centre-backs, his vision, his passing – because we have had him for a while it’s easy to underestimate, but he’s a top-level player peraplay
“He’s also now got a new experience at a different club, where he’s looking to win trophies all the time, and he’s got to win every week peraplay
(There is a) different sort of focus and pressure as the big signing there, so all of that’s good peraplay
“I think he’s enjoying also coming back to England and mixing with the lads because he’s very close with all of the group peraplay
“I’ve said before, our senior players set a brilliant example for the young ones peraplay
“They provide that spirit peraplay
They’ve been through so much together and they provide us with such a brilliant platform peraplay
”More aboutPA ReadyGareth SouthgateEnglandGermanyHarry KaneItalyBBC Radio 5 LiveUkraineManchester CityAustraliaMaltaHamburgNorth MacedoniaEddie NketiahJarrod BowenJohn Stonesperaplay Socceroos1/1No easing off now Euros qualification assured, Gareth Southgate warns England No easing off now Euros qualification assured, Gareth Southgate warns EnglandGareth Southgate’s England were impressive winners over Italy (John Walton/PA) peraplay
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