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OM-Atlético : le groupe du club espagnol Álvarez absent
L’Atlético de Madrid se déplace au Vélodrome ce vendredi à 17h30 pour y affronter l’Olympique de Marseille, à l’occasion d’un dernier match de préparation avant la reprise du championnat.
Le club espagnol a communiqué la liste des joueurs convoqués pour cette rencontre. Comme prévu, Julián Álvarez, Álex Baena, Marcos Llorente et Juan Musso ne figurent pas dans le groupe. Les quatre joueurs viennent tout juste de reprendre l’entraînement cette semaine et manquent encore de rythme.
Concernant Julián Álvarez, son absence n’est pas liée aux spéculations autour de son avenir. L’attaquant argentin était simplement attendu plus tard dans la préparation et poursuit sa remise en condition avant de retrouver progressivement la compétition. realschule-moosburg.de
Une rencontre qui permettra à l’Atlético de Madrid de poursuivre sa préparation avant le début de la saison officielle.
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Chiefs’ Velebayi delighted for ‘brother’ Baartman ahead of Sundowns clash
Asanele Velebayi says his friend Luke Baartman’s debut goal for Kaizer Chiefs pleased him almost as much as scoring himself would.
Baartman’s first Chiefs goal
The 20-year-old Baartman also played with Velebayi at Cape Town Spurs, and bagged his first goal for Amakhosi in the 2-0 Betway Premiership win over Sekhukhune United on Wednesday.
Velebayi has yet to score an official goal for Chiefs but was clearly chuffed that ‘Boere’ had struck against Babina Noko.
“Baartman getting his first goal … was inspiring for me,” said Velebayi on Thursday in a press conference ahead of Amakhosi’s Premiership showdown with Mamelodi Sundowns at FNB Stadium on Saturday.
“It was a happy and proud moment, we came through together from the youth system at Ajax Cape Town (now Cape Town Spurs).
“Seeing Baartman score was almost as good as me scoring my first goal. He is a brother to me and we have come a long way.”
Chiefs have won their first two Premiership games of the season, with Velebayi getting his first start of the season against Sekhukhune.
Velebayi – ‘I can imagine how tough it is going to be’
Sundowns are likely to prove a far sterner test than either Kruger United or Babina Noko, but a win over Sekhukhune was espeically important as Chiefs were dumped out of the MTN8 by Golden Arrows last weekend.
“We are playing against the African champions. I can imagine how tough it is going to be. But we are going into the game with confidence from the last game. I would say confidence is high … we know what is required.”
Velebayi says it is vital Chiefs keep their cool against Miguel Cardoso’s Sundowns.
“It is a big game … but the most important thing is to stay calm throughout the game,” added the 23-year-old forward.
“Just to stick to the game plan, put the team first, and to approach the game with the right mentality.”
Dithejane strikes twice to send Chicago Fire through in Leagues Cup
Former TS Galaxy winger Puso Dithejane scored a last-gasp goal to complete his brace and hand Chicago Fire a 2-1 win over Cruz Azul in the Leagues Cup group stages on Thursday night.
Dithejane on song
Puso Dithejane, we don’t have enough words
– Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 14, 2026pic.twitter.com/cj6fxk6Uxb
The Leagues Cup is a tournament involving teams from Major League Soccer in the US and Canada and Mexico’s Liga MX. Fire’s win made it three out of three in the group stages and guarantees their place in the knockout rounds of the competition.
The 22-year-old Dithejane signed for Fire ahead of the current MLS season, along with Bafana Bafana central defender Mbulelo Mbokazi.
Fire head coach Gregg Berhalter was effusive in his praise for Dithejane after the win over Cruz Azul.
‘A dynamic player’
“We see it every day in training, we see what he does,” said Berhalter, according to mlssoccer.com.
“When we came back from the World Cup break, we had a chance to go home, and we played a couple friendly games and we’re training, and every day he’s scoring goals.
“He’s a dynamic player and gets in good spots. He still needs to develop and still has got a long way to go, but there’s a ton of potential in him and (I am) happy for him. He was the coach’s man of the match.”
NO DNA JUST RSA
– Chicago Fire FC (@ChicagoFire) August 14, 2026pic.twitter.com/b3YPnlYs4Z