Bui Tien Dung injured before the second leg of the final between Thailand and Vietnam; FIFA President will award the trophy to the champion team of AFF Cup 2022

Defeating Real Madrid, Barca won the first title under Coach Xavi

Early morning of January 16 (Hanoi time), Barca beat Real 3-1 to win the Spanish Super Cup.

The Clasico at King Fahd Stadium (Saudi Arabia) took place at a slow pace. However, Real Madrid showed carelessness in handling the home field. In the first half alone, Coach Carlo Ancelotti's team made 2 mistakes and both led to goals.

In the 33rd minute, Edouardo Camavinga lost the ball in front of the penalty area. Robert Lewandowski passed the ball just wide for Gavi to enter the penalty area, before firing a cool shot to open the score.

Barca lifted the Spanish Super Cup for the first time since 2018

In the 45th minute, Dani Carvajal and Eder Militao pushed up unreasonably, leaving a large gap behind. Gavi escaped after Frenkie De Jong's through ball. The young Spanish star created a pass for Lewy to tap in from close range, beating Courtois.

In the 69th minute, it was Dani Ceballos' turn to pass the ball wrongly. Pedri easily increased the score to 3-0, after a cross from Gavi.

In the last 10 minutes, Real showed signs of speeding up. After Rodrygo's shot was blocked by Ter Stegen in the 80th minute, Benzema scored an honorary goal for "Los Blancos" with a decisive kick in the penalty area. The Super Cup final ended with a score of 3-1 in favor of Barcelona.

Barca lifted the Spanish Super Cup for the first time since 2018, which was also the first title under Coach Xavi. This season, "Blaugrana" still have the opportunity to compete in La Liga, Europa League, Copa del Rey.

Bui Tien Dung injured before the second leg of the final between Thailand and Vietnam

Defender Bui Tien Dung could not participate in the final training session of the Vietnamese team before the second leg of the final.AFF Cup 2022.

Bui Tien Dung is the only injury case of the Vietnamese team before the second leg of the AFF Cup 2022 final. This player is not sure to recover in time to join the Vietnamese team to participate in the match to decide the Southeast Asian championship on the evening of January 16.

Bui Tien Dung was injured before the second leg of the final.

In the last training session of the Vietnamese team, Bui Tien Dung could not join his teammates. At the beginning of the session, the player born in 1995 only walked around the field with doctor Choi Ju-young before going out to bandage and ice his calf.

Bui Tien Dung was injured after the first leg of the AFF Cup 2022 final between Vietnam and Thailand on January 13. That was the match in which this central defender was placed in the starting lineup by Coach Park Hang Seo alongside Que Ngoc Hai and Do Duy Manh. However, with 5 minutes left in the match, the Korean coach decided to withdraw the player wearing the number 4 shirt and replace him with Nguyen Thanh Binh.

In case Bui Tien Dung cannot play, Coach Park Hang Seo has many alternative options. Nguyen Thanh Chung, Bui Hoang Viet Anh and Nguyen Thanh Binh are all good central defenders of the Vietnam team and have performance that is not inferior to their seniors.

FIFA President will award the trophy to the AFF Cup champion team

Although the AFF Cup is not part of the FIFA competition system, FIFA President Gianni Infantino will attend the second leg of the Thailand - Vietnam final and present the Cup to the 2022 AFF Cup champion.

The above information was confirmed by President of the Vietnam Football Federation Tran Quoc Tuan on the morning of January 15. Mr. Infantino attended at the invitation of the Southeast Asian Football Federation.

FIFA President Gianni Infantino will attend the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final.

The second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final will take place at 7:30 p.m. on January 16 at Thammasat Stadium. Thailand has the advantage with 2 away goals.

On the same morning, a delegation representing the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand visited and encouraged the Vietnamese team before the final match.

At the meeting, the representative of the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand said that the Embassy staff as well as the large number of Vietnamese people in Thailand are looking forward to seeing the team take the field in the upcoming match against Thailand, and at the same time have full faith that the team will win the Championship Cup right on their home soil.

On behalf of his teammates, captain Do Hung Dung thanked the Vietnamese Embassy in Thailand for their concern and encouragement. Do Hung Dung affirmed that the team always strives to give their best to achieve the best results.

Chelsea preparing to welcome 100 million euro blockbuster?

Transfer expert David Ornstein revealed that Chelsea have reached an agreement to sign striker Mykhaylo Mudryk.

According to The Times, Arsenal recently decided to spend 70 million euros plus additional fees on Mykhaylo Mudryk with the determination to get this striker.

According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners will add an additional 25 million euros in fees for Shakhtar Donetsk to release the player soon.

Mykhaylo Mudryk is set to join Chelsea on a huge contract.

Currently, Arsenal are missing their main striker Gabriel Jesus. Therefore, adding a top-class attacking star in this winter transfer window is an important priority for the "Gunners" to maintain a good position in the championship race.

However, Chelsea spent more to get Mykhaylo Mudryk. Transfer expert David Ornstein has just confirmed: "Chelsea reached an agreement with Shakhtar for Mudryk. 70 million euros plus 30 million euros in additional fees. The contract is for 7 years or more. The player will immediately go to London for a medical. The contract has not been signed but the deal is done."

While failing to meet Shakhtar's asking price and unwilling to engage in a bidding war with Chelsea, Arsenal were outmaneuvered and outmaneuvered by their London rivals.

Mudryk has made 19 appearances and scored 11 goals since the start of the season. In the Champions League, he has 3 goals and 2 assists, leading the team's top scorer list in this tournament.

AFF considers 'punishing' Thai assistant coach after unsportsmanlike actions at My Dinh

AFF will warn and closely monitor assistant coach Wasapol Kaewpaluk of the Thai team in the second leg of the 2022 AFF Cup final.

After the first leg of the final match at My Dinh, Thailand's assistant coach Wasapol Kaewpaluk had an inappropriate behavior towards the Vietnamese media. While coach Mano Polking and midfielder Sarach Yooyen were in position to prepare for the press conference, Wasapol Kaewpaluk was still standing in the middle of the room and had provocative actions towards the person in front of him.

Ugly actions of Thai assistant coach. Screenshot

When reminded, Wasapol Kaewpaluk smirked before turning around and walking back to his position. The attitude of the Thai assistant coach was described as “unsportsmanlike”, especially when members of the “War Elephants” requested a late press conference.

The visiting team was originally scheduled to hold a press conference first, but Coach Mano Polking asked for permission to postpone it by 15 minutes because his players had gone to the bathroom. In addition, their captain Theerathon Bunmathan also refused to attend the press conference despite being appointed by the organizers long ago.

When Coach Mano Polking arrived, Coach Park Hang-seo had not finished answering. This was also the last match of the Korean Coach at My Dinh as Coach of the Vietnam National Team. Therefore, he stayed a few more minutes to take a farewell photo with reporters. Coach Mano Polking completely sympathized with this, but his assistant was angry and responded unreasonably. After receiving the feedback and reviewing the video, VFF decided to complain about Wasapol Kaewpaluk's behavior to AFF and it was recorded. AFF promised to warn and closely monitor Wasapol Kaewpaluk's behavior in the return match.

This incident further heated up the final match between Vietnam and Thailand. For a long time, Vietnam has been considered Thailand’s biggest rival in Southeast Asia. Matches between the two teams are always heated and there are many clashes both on and off the field./.