Indonesia U22 player satisfied with 0-0 draw
According to Bola, speaking after the 0-0 draw with U22 Vietnam on the evening of August 22, winger Yabes Roni of U22 Indonesia expressed his satisfaction with the result that his team had achieved.
Roni shared: Although we only played with 10 men in the second half, we were still able to hold Vietnam U22 to a draw. This is a good result and we should feel comfortable. There is still a game ahead and we need to play better. In the next match, we will play comfortably again."
In the final match on August 24, Indonesia U22 will face Cambodia U22. Coach Luis Milla and his team will have to win this match if they want to enter the semi-finals of the men's football event at the 29th SEA Games.
Thailand U22 Head Coach is full of worries
According to Bangkok Post, Thailand U22 Head Coach - Worrawoot Srimaka successfully "wed" with a 2-0 victory over the Philippines U22 on the afternoon of August 22 while still giving strength to some key players such as Chendrop samphaodi.
Speaking after the match, the coach confided: I think we have achieved the goal of this match. The weather was hot and the players were tired. There were not many breaks between matches and I had to give a few players a break.
We have an important match ahead for U22 Vietnam. I have to worry about it. Some people from U22 Vietnam came to the stadium to watch U22 Thailand play against U22 Philippines. Now, we are still not sure if we can make it to the semi-finals.
In the match against U22 Vietnam on August 24, Coach Srimaka will not be able to have the service of Chaiyawat Buran because this player has to accept a 2-match suspension after the match with U22 Cambodia.
Balotelli and his teammates missed the UEFA Champions League
In the first leg of the third qualifying round of the UEFA Champions League, Napoili won 2-0 at Nice. In the return match early this morning, this score was repeated.
Jose Callejon opened the scoring in the 48th minute before Lorenzo Insigne scored the second goal for the Serie A representative in the 89th minute. On the other side, Balotelli was on the field in this match after having to miss the first leg due to injury. However, he did not create a threat to Pepe Queen's goal in this match.
The 4-0 win over two games has helped Napoli officially enter the group stage of the 2017-18 UEFA Champions League.
Results of other matches:
FC Astana 4-3 (49, Celtic
HNK Rijeka 0-1 (1-3) Olimpiacos
NK Maribor 1-0 (2-2) Hapoel Be'er Sheva (NK Maribor continues thanks to the away goal rule)
Sevilla 2-2 (4-3) Basaksehir
Barcelona prepares to bid for the fourth time for Coutinho
According to Sky Sports, the price that Barcelona is preparing to offer for Coutinho could reach 138 million pounds in the near future. Accordingly, the Catalan team will pay 101 million pounds in advance and 37 million pounds will be paid later. Previously, Barca has also asked to buy Coutinho a few times but the prices they offered were all rejected by Liverpool.
