In the section VZ 5 makes football zone a daily selection of the five most important news stories from the past 24 hours. Handy for those who haven’t been able to follow everything, and great for those who like to read it again. It is not necessarily about the most viewed articles on the website, but really about the story of the day.
Wonderful goal Kudus not enough: Ajax bows to strong Liverpool just before time
Ajax went down on Anfield in the final minutes on Tuesday evening. Early in the match, the very strong playing Liverpool made the opening goal via Mohamed Salah, after which Mohammed Kudus equalized the score from a rock hard shot at the bottom of the bar before half time. Liverpool put Ajax under great pressure, but could not force a breakthrough for a long time. A corner kick headed in by Joël Matip plunged Ajax into mourning in the final phase: 2-1. Liverpool thus come with three points in Group A next to Ajax and Napoli. The latter club will visit Rangers on Wednesday.
Read more about the match between Liverpool and Ajax here
Barcelona and Atlético make a compromise: soap around Griezmann seems to have come to an end
Barcelona and Atlético Madrid have reached an agreement on the clause in Antoine Griezmann’s lease. The Frenchman has unintentionally become the subject of conversation in recent weeks, when it became clear that due to the clause, he was not deployed to his new employer for more than half an hour. The agreed lump sum is according to L’Equipe reduced from forty to 25 million, which means that a lawsuit is off the track.
Click here for more details on the Griezmann compromise
Bayern Munich strongly beats Barcelona; Makkelie under fire in Spain
Bayern Munich took the lead in Group C on Tuesday evening. In the Allianz Arena, Julian Nagelsmann’s formation was 2-0 too strong for Barcelona. Lucas Hernández and Leroy Mane took care of the goal production in Munich. The game was led by referee Danny Makkelie, who came under fire in Spain just before half-time because of a penalty that was not awarded to Ousmane Dembélé.
Here you will find more information about the game between Bayern and Barça
Real Madrid left desperate Klopp out in the cold with a hundred million
Liverpool have made an attempt to sign Federico Valverde in the closing days of the summer transfer window, reports say ASH. According to the Spanish sports newspaper, the English top club was prepared to make an offer of one hundred million euros to Real Madrid, which considered a transfer of the 24-year-old midfielder as unnegotiable.
You can read the whole story about Valverde here
Manchester United and Ten Hag want to give clubless Santiago Arias the chance
Santiago Arias may start at Manchester United after his contract termination at Atlético Madrid, the English sports website reports TEAMtalk. The Red Devils want to strengthen themselves with a right back after the transfer market has closed, so that the thirty-year-old Colombian has come into the picture. In Erik ten Hag’s team, Arias has to compete with Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Diogo Dalot.
Read the complete article about Arias and Manchester United here