In the VZ 5 section, Voetbalzone makes 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.
Haaland and Mbappé show class, Chelsea down in Zagreb
Erling Braut Haaland and Kylian Mbappe immediately showed their class for Manchester City and Paris Saint-Germain during the first group matches of the Champions League on Tuesday evening. The Norwegian was accurate twice in a 0-4 win over Sevilla, while the Frenchman provided PSG’s two goals in the 2-1 win against Juventus. Chelsea underperformed and, with substitute Hakim Ziyech, lost 1-0 to Dinamo Zagreb thanks to an early goal from Mislav Orsic.
Read the full match report of Sevilla – Manchester City here.
Read the full match report of Paris Saint-Germain – Juventus here.
Read the full match report of Dinamo Zagreb – Chelsea here.
Daley Blind focuses on the left back position this season
Daley Blind seems to have to focus on the left back position at Ajax this season. The the Dutch international also acted as a left central defender and controller in midfield, but had to show up in recent weeks as a replacement for the injured Owen Wijndal. In conversation with RTL says Blind to accept the role that trainer Alfred Schreuder comes up with for him.
View the statements of Daley Blind in his interview here.
Jonker qualifies with the Dutch Lionesses in the final second for the World Cup
Debuting national coach Andries Jonker and his the Dutch Lionesses managed to qualify for the Women’s World Cup in the final second on Tuesday evening. In the Utrecht Galgenwaard, Esmee Brugts became the heroine by scoring the 1-0 against Iceland just before time. As a result, the Lionesses go to the World Cup in Australia and New Zealand as group winners.
Read the match report of the the Dutch Lionesses here.
‘The measure is full’: FC Utrecht traces troublemakers and sprinkles with penalties
FC Utrecht has apologized in a statement on the club’s website for the misbehavior of its own supporters in recent matches. The duels with Ajax (0-2 loss) and Fortuna Sittard (3-4) were both overshadowed by fans who, among other things, set off fireworks and threw Brian Brobbey onto the field in a racist manner. Various people have been arrested and registered for a stadium ban, the Domstedelingen report. In total, 19 people were sentenced.
Read the full article about the penalties for FC Utrecht supporters here.
Words Xavi offer reserve players Depay and De Jong new perspective
Xavi plans to rotate frequently at Barcelona in the coming months, the trainer said on Tuesday at the press conference in the run-up to the Champions League match with Viktoria Plzen. Xavi’s words offer Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong, among others, new perspective, as they have had to settle for a reserve role since the start of the new season.
Read more about the new perspective for Memphis Depay and Frenkie de Jong here.