Levski Sofia play out a goalless draw with AEK Athens in their Champions League play-off first leg at the Stadion Vasil Levski.
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BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsSPORTS deskThe Netherlands have confirmed Joshua Zirkzee will link up with Xavi's squad for their upcoming Nations League fixtures following an injury to Brian Brobbey. Brobbey was replaced in the 35th minute by Mexx Meerdink during Thursday's 1-1 draw with Germany, an incident which led to Felix Nmecha opening the scoring. Cody Gakpo was able to salvage a point with a stoppage-time leveller at Johan Cruijff Arena, but Xavi has been forced into making an early change to his squad. The in-form Sunderland striker looked in visible discomfort as he left the pitch, clutching his hamstring, though the Netherlands did not disclose the severity of the injury. It offers the chance for Zirkzee to impress new Netherlands boss Xavi, with the Manchester United forward set to make his first appearance for his nation since November 2024. Zirkzee has accumulated six caps for the Netherlands since making his debut against Turkiye in July two years ago. Get well soon, Brian Joshua Zirkzee replaces the striker in our squad. pic.twitter.com/Jaan54ONFp — OnsOranje (@OnsOranje) September 25, 2026 The Netherlands sit third in Group A2 following the first round of fixtures, with Greece at the top of the table following their 2-1 victory against Serbia away from home. Serbia are the Netherlands' next opponents this Sunday, before the Oranje travel to Greece and welcome Serbia to Philips Stadion on October 4. The post Zirkzee replaces injured Brobbey in Netherlands’ Nations League squad appeared first on SoccerNews.
BAGANBAZAR GRAPHSource-attributed newsSPORTS deskChampionship leader Antonelli crashes out in Q1Mercedes teammate takes pole by 0.837 from LeclercKimi Antonelli was left ruing an uncharacteristic error in qualifying for the Azerbaijan Grand Prix which eliminated the championship leader in the first session after he hit a wall in Baku. His Mercedes teammate George Russell claimed pole with a fine lap and will be in a strong position to make up ground in the title chase in Saturday’s race.Antonelli leads Russell by 81 points in the world championship and has won the last two races but sat disconsolately trackside after only 11 minutes of running on Friday in Baku, when he was a little too eager into the 90-degree left-handed turn one and clipped the barrier. Continue reading...
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