Hot international football news today, May 11: Mbappe officially leaves PSG, coach Mikel Arteta hopes Man City stumbles and other latest football news today.
Mbappe officially bid farewell to PSG
After losing to Dortmund in the Champions League semi-finals, Mbappe decided to leave PSG. On his personal page, the French striker announced as follows:
“Hello everyone, this is Kylian. I always hope to talk to you when the right time comes. So I want to inform you that this is my last year at PSG. I won’t be renewing and the adventure will be over in a few weeks.
I will play my last match at Parce des Princes this weekend… I never thought leaving my country would be this difficult. But I think I need a new challenge after 7 years. It’s difficult and of course there are some people I always feel grateful to, those are the fans…” Mbappe shared on his personal page.
Coach Mikel Arteta hopes Man City stumbles
In an interview before facing Man United this weekend, coach Mikel Arteta was asked by reporters about the possibility of Man City dropping points. Responding to the media, the Spanish military leader said that it is very unlikely, but he still hopes that Man City will stumble in the final rounds.
”That is something that is not in our hands. I’m telling you how I’m feeling and the thoughts that come into my head. What I hope at this time is that Man City will stumble. It’s a bit odd, but this hope is really good for our team,” Arsenal head coach shared.
Coach Pep Guardiola hopes Fulham’s field will be better than last season
Man City is only 3 wins away from winning the Premier League title for the fourth time in a row. In this round, they will have a trip to Fulham’s home field and in the pre-match interview, coach Pep Guardiola complained about the opponent’s field.
“Here we are, we have a week left to give everything we have. I don’t know how the pitch is, last season the grass was too high and dry. It was the same with Nottingham, we have to try Try to adapt to win 3 points.
Yesterday, we practiced on a field with tall, dry grass to get a feel for it and quickly adapt. A change in turf always makes a big difference. For us, playing on a different surface will be like we are playing a different sport. But we have to adapt to it,” coach Pep Guardiola said.
Captain Tottenham still holds out hope of participating in the Champions League next season
Tottenham will have a home match against Burnley at 9:00 p.m. on May 11. Coach Ange Postecoglou’s team is currently ranked 5th, 3 points away from the top 4 but played 1 match less. This means that they still have the right to self-determine their ticket to the Champions League next season. Talking about this, Tottenham’s captain said as follows:
“I don’t give up anything. I’m here and fight hard every day to help this football club, because it’s my responsibility. I won’t give up this fight for any reason No matter what, even the most difficult reasons. I want us to finish the season strongly. We will win the last three matches and get into the top 4,” said the Australian coach .
Como officially promoted to Serie A
Under the leadership of Cesc Fabregas, Como has officially received a promotion ticket to play in Serie A next season. In the decisive match that took place early this morning, this team let Cosenza Calcio take the lead in the 30th minute. It was not until the 74th minute that Como equalized 1-1 thanks to Simone Verdi’s penalty kick and this was also is the score of the match.
This result was not favorable, but coach Cesc Fabregas and his team were really lucky, when their competitor for second place in the group, Venezia, lost to Spezia with a score of 1-2. If they win this match, Venezia will equal points with Como and be ranked higher thanks to the difference. It was too bad when they scored the opening goal in the 17th minute of the match but could not protect their achievement.
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