Saigon player who threw the ball at Hong Duy's face was banned for 2 matches; Messi still makes Juventus afraid

Saigon player who threw the ball at Hong Duy's face was banned from playing for 2 matches.

Saigon FC player Nguyen Thanh Thu was banned from playing for two matches by the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) Disciplinary Board for throwing the ball at HAGL midfielder Nguyen Phong Hong Duy's face.

Nguyen Thanh Thu threw the ball straight into Nguyen Phong Hong Duy's face.

VPF Executive Boardsent a letter requesting the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) to punish Thanh Thu for attacking the opponent and being violent. On October 27, the VFF Disciplinary Board issued a disciplinary decision to ban player Nguyen Thanh Thu from playing 2 matches. It was also added that this was a situation in which referee Do Thanh De did not take any action against Thanh Thu's actions.

Thanh Luong: "We always crave to win"

AfterHanoi FCaccelerate and returnstrong candidatesFor the championship, midfielder Pham Thanh Luong said, the capital team is very eager to defend the throne and will try their best in the upcoming matches.

Midfielder Thanh Luong (front) in the recent match against B.BD.

"We still have 3 more matches ahead. Hanoi's advantage is that we have 2 matches at home at Hang Day Stadium, so we will try our best to win. In general, all teams are strong and determined, so Hanoi must try very hard. All 3 matches are against strong opponents, so just one misstep will affect the overall situation," said Thanh Luong.

Lukaku threatens Ronaldo's record in Champions League

Striker Romelu Lukaku will be eager to score when his Inter Milan team visits Shakhtar Donetsk on October 28. If he does, the Belgian striker will have scored in 10 consecutive matches in European cups.

The 1993-born striker will approach the record of scoring in 11 consecutive matches in the European arena, currently held by Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo.

With such an impressive "shooting" efficiency, the possibility of Lukaku scoring against Shakhtar Donetsk in the next match is very likely to happen. If the above scenario becomes a reality, this striker born in 1993 will approach the record of scoring in 11 consecutive matches in the European arena that Juventus superstar Cristiano Ronaldo currently holds.

Despite his decline, Messi still makes Juventus afraid

Lionel Messi has not been in top form since the start of the 2020/21 season. However, this does not help Juventus feel less worried about the Argentine superstar before welcoming Barca.

Coach Ronald Koeman declared that he still has all his faith in Barca while President Bartomeu also admitted that he cannot let Messi move to another team.

Tuttosport revealed that Juventus are still worried about Messi before the clash with Barca at 3:00 am on September 29. The Old Lady believes that the Argentine star's current statistics are just "fraud" and they are worried that he will show his magic again in the next match.

M'Gladbach 2-2 Real result: A draw, Real finished bottom of Group B

Having just made a strong impression with a 3-1 victory right on the field of arch-rival Barcelona in La Liga, Real Madrid fell back to the ground when they could only get a 2-2 draw against M'Gladbach in the second match of Group B of the 2020/21 Champions League.

Real had to work very hard to hold M'Gladbach to a draw.

With a draw against M'Gladbach, Real is currently at the bottom of Group B, but in fact their situation is not too dire. The reason is that in the remaining match, Inter and Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0. With this result, Real is now only behind the leading team Shakhtar Donetsk by a number of points equivalent to 1 win.