2 Vietnamese national team stars receive special honors at AFF Cup 2024; 2 more clubs eliminated from Champions League
Two stars of the Vietnam national team have been included in the typical lineup of the first round of the AFF Cup 2024; Both Slovan Bratislava and Leipzig have 0 points, 8 points behind the play-off position. That is the outstanding sports news in the past 24 hours.
Dong Thap Club focuses on difficult times
Before the new season started, Dong Thap Club handed over the position of Head Coach to Phan Thanh Binh, showing great confidence in the former famous player of Dong Thap and the National Team. Thanks to active preparation, Dong Thap Club entered the tournament with a confident attitude, a spirit of solidarity of the team full of enthusiasm and a desire to win.
After defeating Dong Nai Club (1-0) to win a ticket to the 2024/2025 National Cup, the Cao Lanh home team continues to focus on the matches in the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang 2024/2025. Up to now, Coach Phan Thanh Binh's students have maintained an unbeaten record when they defeated Hoa Binh Club (1-0) and drew with Hue Club (1-1), Ho Chi Minh City Youth (0-0), Long An (1-1) and Dong Nai (0-0). After the first 5 matches of the National First Division Football Tournament - Bia Sao Vang 2024/2025, Dong Thap Club won 7 points and ranked 4th/11 on the rankings.
2 Vietnamese national team stars receive special honors at AFF Cup 2024
According to Sofascore, two stars of the Vietnam National Team have entered the typical lineup.first round of AFF Cup 2024 (ASEAN Cup).
The first round of matches of the AFF Cup 2024 has ended with convincing victories for the three championship candidates, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia. According to Sofascore, these are also the three teams with the most outstanding players in the best squad after the first round of matches.
Accordingly, the Vietnam national team contributed 2 names: midfielder Nguyen Quang Hai and center back Bui Tien Dung. In the match against Laos, Quang Hai only entered the field from the second half. The star born in 1997 only played for about 30 minutes, but immediately left his mark with 2 assists for Tien Linh and Van Toan to score.
In addition, he was also the one who took the corner kick that led to Van Vi's 4th goal. Quang Hai's presence helped the Vietnamese team's playing style almost completely "transform" compared to the first 45 minutes of the match. Quang Hai was given 7.8 points by Sofascore for his performance at the Laos National Stadium.
Meanwhile, central defender Bui Tien Dung also showed great form when he commanded the defense well, played solidly and was the one who directly made the pass for Hai Long to score the opening goal for the Vietnam team.
Man City sinks into disappointment
The results of the European Cup 1 today, December 12, are of interest to fans as two representatives of the English Premier League both face strong opponents. Man City had a tough match on Juventus's field.
Disappointing in the Premier League, Man City continued to sink deeper into a form crisis when losing to Juventus. Vlahovic and McKennie were the ones who scored to help Juventus win against Man City.
With this defeat, Man City is at risk of being eliminated from the group stage if they continue to fail to win in the remaining two matches.
Meanwhile, Arsenal hosted Monaco at home as both teams have been in good form in the European Cup 1 this season. With good form maintained from the Premier League, Arsenal easily won against Monaco with goals from Bukayo Saka (double) and Kai Havertz
Two more clubs eliminated from Champions League
In the early morning of December 12, Atletico Madrid sent Slovan Bratislava out of the Champions League with a 3-1 home win.
Atletico Madrid extended their winning streak to 10 matches in all competitions. This result also means that Slovan Bratislava officially became the second team to be eliminated from the Champions League, after Leipzig.
Currently, both Slovan Bratislava and Leipzig have 0 points, 8 points behind the play-off position. With 2 matches left to play, these 2 clubs certainly cannot break into the top 24.
Not long after Slovan's defeat, Young Boys also lost 1-5 away to Stuttgart, thereby becoming the 7th club in Champions League history to lose all 6 of their first matches. Swiss representative Leipzig followed Slovan's footsteps and left the European Cup this season.
