U22 Vietnam's opponent receives 'bad news'; U20 Vietnam player Mai Quoc Tu is banned for 5 matches after kicking his opponent in the head

La Liga results 4/26: Real Madrid lost shamefully to Girona

In the early match of round 31 of La Liga, Real Madrid will visit Girona. The White Vultures will not have their strongest squad in this match as Karim Benzema is absent due to injury and Thibaut Courtois has gastritis.

In the 12th minute, receiving a cross from the left wing by Miguel Gutierrez, Valentin Castellanos jumped high and headed accurately to open the score for the home team.

More than 10 minutes later, the Argentine striker completed his double. From a long pass from Arnau Martinez, Valentin Castellanos won an aerial duel with Eder Militao and then rushed up to finish past goalkeeper Andriy Lunin for the second time.

The efforts in the second half of the first half helped Real Madrid to reduce the score thanks to a close-range header from Vinicius. The first 45 minutes ended with the home team leading 2-1.

Real Madrid lost on Girona's field. Photo: Reuters

In the second half, Coach Ancelotti's team suffered a shocking defeat in the first minute. Receiving a cross from Yan Couto on the right wing, Valentin Castellanos coolly finished to complete his hat-trick. The 24-year-old striker ended his dream day with a close-range header to raise the score to 4-1 for Girona in the 62nd minute.

In the rest of the match, Real Madrid tried to launch attacks but encountered many difficulties. The defending champions' late efforts only helped them get a second goal thanks to Lucas Vazquez.

After a shocking defeat at Girona, Real Madrid are further and further away from the title as they are still 11 points behind leaders Barcelona but have played one more game. Meanwhile, the 3 points just won help the home team continue to stand in the top half of La Liga and keep their hopes of winning a ticket to the European Cup next season.

U22 Vietnam's opponent receives "bad news", Coach Troussier and his team have more chances to win at SEA Games

The U22 Malaysia squad suffered a major loss before leaving for the SEA Games, opening up more chances for U22 Vietnam to win when the two teams meet in the group stage.

Before the departure for the 32nd SEA Games, Coach Elangowan Elavarasan of the U22 Malaysia team received bad news because he could not call up two very important players, Luqman Hakim and Arif Aiman ​​Hanapi. The reason was that these two players were not released by their home clubs to be able to attend the SEA Games.

Luqman Hakim was born in 2002, plays as a striker, has extensive experience in combat, having played for the Malaysian national team 9 times. This player plays for Njarovik in the Icelandic First Division under a loan contract from the Belgian club KV Kortrijk.

Luqman Hakim will not be able to attend SEA Games 32.

Luqman Hakim was expected to become the spearhead of U22 Malaysia, possibly causing many difficulties forU22 Vietnamand Thailand. However, in the end, this player could not participate in the SEA Games due to the obstruction of the team from Europe.

Meanwhile, Arif Aiman ​​Hanapi was also born in 2002 and also plays as a striker or winger. This player has even more experience than Luqman Hakim, having played 15 times for the Malaysian national team. However, Arif Aiman ​​Hanapi will not be able to participate in the SEA Games because his home club Johor Darul Ta'zim in Malaysia refused to release him.

Thus, Coach Elavarasan will be without two quality attacking stars at the upcoming SEA Games. This will create great difficulties for U22 Malaysia when they have to face two championship candidates, U22 Vietnam and Thailand, right from the group stage.

Arsenal coach confirms bad news before big match with Man City

In the early morning of April 27, Vietnam time, Man City will host Arsenal at home in the highlight match of round 33 of the Premier League. Not only is it a key match, the big match can also decide the championship this season, when Man City is closely chasing the Gunners on the rankings.

Although still leading after 32 matches with 75 points, Arsenal are losing the race for the throne, being only 5 points ahead of Man City and having played 2 more matches. If they lose to Pep Guardiola's team, Arsenal will no longer have the right to decide for themselves whether to win the title.

Saliba's absence is a big loss for Arsenal against Man City.

Despite the difficulties, the Gunners' squad is not optimistic before this important match. Number 1 center-back William Saliba will not be able to return in time, while captain midfielder Granit Xhaka is doubtful of playing.

Coach Mikel Arteta confirmed this at the pre-match press conference: "Unfortunately, there is no significant positive progress for Saliba. We are still hopeful but another week has passed and he will not be able to play (against Man City). Even the next game (against Chelsea) is probably too early for him. As for Xhaka, we cannot say yet."

U20 Vietnam player Mai Quoc Tu was banned for 5 matches after kicking his opponent in the head.

The VFF Disciplinary Board has issued a penalty to U19 SHB Da Nang player Mai Quoc Tu for kicking U19 Tay Ninh player Tran Minh Hy in the head.

U19 Da Nang player Mai Quoc Tu will have to pay a fine of 7.5 million for fouling U19 Tay Ninh player in the 2023 National U19 Finals. In addition, Mai Quoc Tu will have to sit out 5 matches. Mai Quoc Tu has the right to appeal this penalty from the VFF Disciplinary Board.

Mai Quoc Tu (number 20) was suspended for 5 matches and fined 7.5 million VND for his ugly act of retaliation against the opponent.

Previously in the match between Da Nang and Tay Ninh, Tran Minh Hy made a dangerous tackle on Mai Quoc Tu. The Da Nang player jumped up to avoid the tackle and kicked his opponent in the head. Quoc Tu received a direct red card, while Minh Hy received a yellow card for dangerous behavior towards his opponent.

In addition to the disciplinary action from VFF, Quoc Tu will also be subject to disciplinary action from SHB Da Nang. This player has just had to make a report on his serious violations. This is regrettable and will have a negative impact on Mai Quoc Tu's career.

Mai Quoc Tu is an important factor in the SHB Da Nang U19 squad. This player was also called up by Coach Hoang Anh Tuan to the Vietnam U20 team, participating in the 2023 AFC U20 Championship finals.

Today, the Vietnam Women's Team will play their next match in Japan.

At 6:30 p.m. on April 26, the Vietnamese women's team will continue to have a friendly match with Osaka University of Physical Education and Sports (Japan), aiming for the 32nd SEA Games.

According to news from the Vietnam Football Federation, on the afternoon of April 25, the Vietnam women's team had a training session at the J-Green training center, Osaka, Japan.

A training session of the Vietnam women's team. Photo: VFF

To prepare for the friendly match with Osaka University of Physical Education and Sports at 6:30 p.m. on April 26, as well as aiming for the 32nd SEA Games, Coach Mai Duc Chung and his colleagues let the players focus more on tactical exercises, coordinating passing and improving observation skills./.

Thanh Hien (VTCNews.vn/zing.vn)