Indholdsfortegnelse for 05 November 2024 i MATCH!

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HER STORY… ⟶ The Canadian spent her early years juggling footy with martial arts but eventually got scouted by Portuguese club Sporting in the summer of 2023! ⟶ She scored 13 goals and produced nine assists from 18 games in her debut campaign and was named the league’s Young Player of the Season! ⟶ She was part of Canada’s 2023 Women’s World Cup squad and 2024 CONCACAF W Gold Cup squad, where she was named the Best Young Player! Fact file Age: 20 Position: Winger Club: Liverpool Country: Canada HER STYLE… ⟶ Smith can play in midfield but she believes her best position is on the right wing! ⟶ She loves taking on players and uses her physicality and speed to beat defenders! ⟶ Her end product is already elite,…

LIVERPOOL v ASTONVILLA Saturday 9 November, 8pm Since beating Liverpool in the Europa League final back in 2016 with Sevilla, Aston Villa manager Unai Emery is winless in ten meetings with The Reds, conceding 29 goals in the process! Their last match was a 3-3 thriller at Villa Park, when Emi Martinez conceded a mega-early own goal and Jhon Duran scored a mega-late brace! CHELSEA v ARSENAL Sunday 10 November, 4.30pm The Gunners came from two goals down at Stamford Bridge last season to salvage a point, thanks to second-half goals from Declan Rice and Leandro Trossard! It made it five games unbeaten for Arsenal against The Blues – it has been over six years since Chelsea beat their London rivals at home. They’re desperate to end that poor run!…

Los Blancos baller! Regular reader Daniel designed a Real Madrid-themed poster for MATCH! Great gals! Man. United fan Joshua drew the bicycle kicks scored last season by Alejandro Garnacho and Jude Bellingham. Wow! Digger dagger! Harry, who supports Dagenham & Redbridge, drew two pies which he put next to his season tracker! International dream team! Liverpool fan Oliver sent in his quality line-up made up of his ace Panini cards! Liverpool legend! Reds fan Jim’s favourite player is Virgil van Oijk, so he decided to draw a cartoon of the CB for us! Mo Salah masterpiece! Check out Liverpool fan Rory’s top drawing of Mohamed Salah! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine X: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…

HARRY KANE Kane was signed by the German at Bayern Munich and had the best campaign of his career, scoring 44 goals in 45 games! REECE JAMES Chelsea lifted the CL under Tuchel with Reece James starting the final! If he can regain his fitness, he’ll surely be considered! CONOR GALLAGHER Tuchel was won over by Chelsea’s academy graduate following his loan at Crystal Palace, comparing him to N’Golo Kante! PHIL FODEN Foden admits he prefers playing centrally, but we can see Tuchel using him like he used Jamal Musiala – out wide! ANTHONY GORDON According to gossips, Tuchel turned down the chance to sign the winger for Chelsea in 2022, which isn’t a good sign! JADON SANCHO Sancho hoped his Chelsea move would get him back in the Three…

STADIUM FACTS TEAM: Los Angeles FC BUILT: 2018 CAPACITY: 22,000 RECORD ATTENDANCE: 22,921 v Inter Miami, September 2023 NEAREST NEIGHBOUR: LA Galaxy LONGEST LEAGUE JOURNEY: Vancouver Whitecaps, 1,282 miles COLLECT ALL 15! DID YOU KNOW? The epic stadium will host some track and field events, plus both the men and women s footy, when Los Angeles hosts the 2028 Summer Olympics!…

LIVERPOOLv BAYER LEVERKUSEN Tuesday 5 November, 8pm Xabi Alonso’s return to Anfield was one of the highlights of this year’s CL draw! The Spain legend lifted the trophy as a player with Liverpool in 2005, which he described as the best moment of his career at the time. He’s set to receive a hero’s welcome from the home supporters, many of whom wanted him to replace Jurgen Klopp! CLUB BRUGGE v ASTON VILLA Wednesday 6 November, 5.45pm These two haven’t met in a competitive fixture before, but have done transfer business in recent years, with Wesley and Marvelous Nakamba both joining Villa from the Belgian club. The Prem side have had a dream start to the CL this season, winning their first three without conceding a single goal. Epic! INTER…

BRIGHTON v MAN. CITY Saturday 9 November, 5.30pm The Seagulls are capable of hurting any opponent with their exciting attackers, so this will be a test for the PL champs! LIVERPOOL W v CHELSEA W Sunday 10 November, 12.30pm Liverpool skipper Gemma Bonner scored a second-half double to seal a thrilling shock 4-3 victory over Chelsea in May! GREECE v ENGLAND Thursday 14 November, 7.45pm Greece will be well up for this after they shocked England last month with a goal from Vangelis Pavlidis in stoppage time! TURKEY v WALES Saturday 16 November, 5pm This is Wales’ chance to gain automatic promotion, while a defeat could put far more pressure on their match v Iceland! SHEFF. UNITED v SHEFF. WED. Sunday 10 November, 12.30pm We’re praying to the footy gods…

HIS STORY! The wonderkid winger was born in London and had youth spells at Chelsea and Reading, before signing for Man. City as a teenager! After two years at City’s academy, he quit to join Borussia Dortmund, but a nasty injury really disrupted his early days at the German giants… HIS FORM! The 2023-24 campaign was the first injury-free one of his career. He made 25 Bundesliga appearances and even appeared in the CL final as a late substitute. His form has been even hotter so far in 2024-25, with a goal or assist every other league game in the first few months, and scoring twice in a top 22-minute Champions League cameo against Club Brugge! HIS FUTURE? The quick-footed left-winger has been turning heads this season, with tons of…

HOW HE WON IT! MATCH scouts picked out the Prem’s four best players from October, and asked our followers on social media to vote for the best! The Forest goal getter came top, with Brentford’s Bryan Mbeumo finishing second! MEGA MOMENTS! Here’s why Wood was chosen as MATCH’s monthly winner! GOAL POACHER! CHELSEA 1-1 NOTT’M FOREST OCTOBER 6 The Kiwi demonstrated his deadly poacher’s instinct by getting on the end of a set piece to put his side ahead at Stamford Bridge! It was actually his first-ever career goal against Chelsea in his 13th appearance against them, so it ended his Blues goal drought! WICKED WINNER! NOTT’M FOREST 1-0 C. PALACE OCTOBER 21 After having a few half-chances in the first-half, the in-form striker finally broke the deadlock in the…

HER STYLE! KINGA SAYS: “I’m a goalkeeper that tries to speak a lot to my team! I try to lead from the back, basing my game on positioning. I try to scan and see who is where, and position myself ideally!” JOINING WEST HAM! KINGA SAYS: “I’m excited to see how much I can progress as a player, being faced with a different style of play. I can already tell that it’s much more physical, even the training!” GOALIE MENTALITY! KINGA SAYS: “Sometimes it’s difficult for goalkeepers as you might not touch the ball for ten minutes. It’s a little easier for the onfield players, as they can make a mistake and a minute later, or less, they can do something positive, so self-talk is very important for us!” SCHOOL YEARS!…

REAL MADRID v MILAN Tuesday 5 November, 8pm These are the two most succesful clubs in the comp’s history, with 22 titles between them. Saying that, they’ve only met in one CL final! SPORTING v MAN. CITY Tuesday 5 November, 8pm Pep Guardiola’s side travelled to Lisbon in the 2021-22 Champions League last 16 and came away with an awesome 5-0 win! PSG v ATLETICO MADRID Wednesday 6 November, 8pm It feels odd that these two CL regulars have never played a competitive game before, but that’s the situation ahead of this tasty tie! OLYMPIACOS v RANGERS Thursday 7 November, 5.45pm This is a mega tough game for The Gers! The Greek giants qualified for the Europa League after winning the 2024 Conference League! MAN. UNITED v PAOK Thursday 7…

BELGIUM v ITALY Belgium were 2-0 down last month v Italy but came away with a point! MATCH SAYS 1-1 YOU SAY REP. OF IRELAND v FINLAND They made hard work of it, but ROI beat Finland last time. Same here! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY N. IRELAND v BELARUS MATCH is predicting a narrow win for the home side against Belarus! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY TURKEY v WALES Turkey are really strong at home, hence why we reckon they’ll win! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY GREECE v ENGLAND England will get their revenge for last month’s painful Wembley loss! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY DENMARK v SPAIN The Spanish will secure top spot in Group A3 with a comfortable win! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY SCOTLAND v CROATIA…