Good morning, my friends! Here are the front pages from the Italian newspapers La Gazzetta dello Sport, Corriere dello Sport, and Tutto Sport, Tuesday 14 December 2021
La Gazzetta dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 14 December 2021.
Front Page La Gazzetta dello Sport, Tuesday 14 December
👉Champions mess in the drums, UEFA under accusation
What a spinning ball!
Clamorous: The repeated draw penalized Inter
From Ajax to favorite Liverpool. Juve with Villarreal
Corriere dello Sport, Front Page, Tuesday 14 December 2021 .
Front Page, Corriere dello Sport, Tuesday 14 December 2021
👉Champions, draw repeated for a clamorous mistake
UEFA mess, slap at Inter
From Ajax to Liverpool, Champions “punished.” Juve with Villarreal
Euroleague tough: Barcellona-Napoli and Porto-Lazio
62% Ball Possession LAZIO and 38% Ball Possession GALATASARY Lazio 0 – 0 Galatasaray
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🏆👉Lazio ending the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Matchday 6 game against Galatasaray with a draw on Thursday 9 December 2021 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy. Galatasaray qualifying to the Round of 16 while Lazio progress to the play-off for the knockout round.
Lazio have won both previous home games against Galatasaray in European competitions: in the groups of the Champions League in 2001/02, and in the round of 32 of the Europa League in 2015/16. Galatasaray have never won away from an Italian team in Europe (5N, 7P): this will be the 13th attempt for the Turkish club – the last match was against Lazio in February 2016 (1-3).
Lineup GALATASARAY (4-3-3): Muslera; Yedlin, Nelsson, Marcao, Van Aanholt; Babel, Antayali, Kutlu; Feghouli, Diagne, Akturkoglu.
🏆👉 Stats before the game. Lazio are unbeaten at home in European competitions against Turkish teams: four wins and three draws in seven comparisons – only in one of these matches did the Biancocelesti fail to score (0-0 against Trabzonspor in December 2013). Lazio have kept clean sheets in both home matches in the Europa League this season and have not achieved three consecutive home clean sheets in European competition since 2012/13 (four in that case). Galatasaray are currently unbeaten in four away games in European competition (2W, 2D), having lost 18 of their previous 23 away games (1W, 4D). Lazio have lost the last match of their group in each of the last three editions of the Europa League played (against Zulte Waregem in 2017/18, Eintracht Frankfurt in 2018/19 and Rennes in 2019/20).
📺 Click the video to watch Lazio 0 – 0 Galatasaray highlights on Thursday 9 December 2021
Spanish Referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP) and Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Cesar Soto Grado (ESP). The VAR will be Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP). The AVAR will be Benoît Millot (FRA). The Referee Observer will be Marian Ružbarsky (SVK).
2021 – 2022 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage Group E, Matchday 6
Lazio 0 – 0 Galatasaray
Thursday 9 December 2021
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
21:00
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarsky (SVK)
🏆👉 Here are Lazio vs Galatasaray official starting lineups – formations for the UEFA Europa League Group Stage Matchday 6 game on Thursday 9 December 2021 at the Olimpico di Roma Stadium in Rome, Italy at 21:00.
Spanish Referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP) and Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Cesar Soto Grado (ESP). The VAR will be Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP). The AVAR will be Benoît Millot (FRA). The Referee Observer will be Marian Ružbarsky (SVK).
2021 – 2022 UEFA Europa League
Group Stage Group E, Matchday 6
Lazio – Galatasaray
Thursday 9 December 2021
Olimpico di Roma Stadium
Rome, Italy
21:00
Referee: Carlos Del Cerro Grande (ESP)
Assistant Referee 1: Juan Yuste Jimenez (ESP)
Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Alonso Fernandez (ESP)
Fourth Official: Cesar Soto Grado (ESP)
VAR: Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez (ESP)
AVAR: Benoît Millot (FRA)
Referee Observer: Marian Ružbarsky (SVK)
47% Ball Possession NAPOLI and 53% Ball Possession LEICESTER CITY Napoli 3 – 2 Leicester City
4′ Adam Ounas 27′ Jonny Evans
24′ Eljif Elmas 33′ Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall
54′ Eljif Elmas
Napoli win the Europa League Group Stage Group C game against Leicester City on Thursday 9 December 2021 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy. This is a great victory for Napoli because they qualified to the Round of 16 reaching 10 points! The 3-2 goal by Elmas (who signed the brace) in the 53rd minute on a perfect assist from Di Lorenzo was decisive. In the first half Spalletti’s team had taken the lead twice with goals from Ounas and Elmas, then Leicester in five minutes immediately equalized with goals from Evans and Dewsbury-Hall. In the second half, Spalletti’s team withstood the attacks of the English, went ahead and maintained the result until the end.
uefa europa league
Played
Won
Drawn
Lost
For
Against
Goal difference
Points
Spartak Moskva
6
3
1
2
10
9
1
10
Napoli
6
3
1
2
15
10
5
10
Leicester
6
2
2
2
12
11
1
8
Legia
6
2
0
4
4
11
-7
6
Napoli opening the score in the 4th minute. It is Adam Ounas to defeat Leicester City goalkeeper Schmeichel with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
In the 24th minute, Napoli increasing the score for the 2-1. It is Eljif Elmas to score with a left footed shot to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Andrea Petagna.
Leicester City shortening the distance for the 2-1 in the 27th minute. Jonny Evans defeating Napoli goalkeeper Meret with a left footed to the bottom right corner.
The situation changing. Leicester equalizing for the 2-2 in the 33rd minute with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall delivering a left footed shot to the bottom right corner.
Napoli taking back the lead in the 54th minute. It is Eljif Elmas to score with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
🏆👉Napoli 3 – 2 Leicester City, 54thminute, goal by ⚽️ Eljif Elmas for @en_sscnapoli with a left footed shot to the bottom right corner. The assist is by Giovanni Di Lorenzo.
📺 Click the video to watch Napoli – Leicester City highlights on Thursday 9 December 2021
🏆👉 Spanish Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP) and Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Jose Munuera Montero (ESP). The VAR will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP). The AVAR will be Willy Delajod (FRA). The Referee Observer will be Goran Mihaljević (MNE).
Photo via twitter.com/en_sscnapoli
Photo via twitter.com/LCFC
🏆👉UEFA Europa League, Napoli vs Leicester City
Match Officials
🗓️Thursday 9 December 2021
🏟️Diego Armando Maradona Stadium
⏲️18:45
✅ Here are Napoli – Leicester City official starting lineups for the Europa League Group Stage Group C game on Thursday 9 December 2021 at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium in Naples, Italy at 18:45.
Napoli (4-2-3-1): Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahamani, Juan Jesus, Mario Rui, Demme, Zielinski (C), Ounas, Lozano, Elmas, Petagna
🏆👉 Spanish Referee Antonio Mateu Lahoz will be assisted by Assistant Referee 1: Pau Cebrian Devis (ESP) and Assistant Referee 2: Roberto Diaz Perez (ESP). The Fourth Official will be Jose Munuera Montero (ESP). The VAR will be Juan Martinez Munuera (ESP). The AVAR will be Willy Delajod (FRA). The Referee Observer will be Goran Mihaljević (MNE).
By Anna Italia
