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In the section VZ 5 makes Football zone a selection of the top five 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.

PSV played the first leg in the crucial preliminary round of the Champions League against AS Monaco on Tuesday evening. Ruud van Nistelrooij’s team got off to a good start and deservedly took the lead through Joey Veerman. As the end of the game drew closer, Monaco got stronger and stronger. Ten minutes before time, Axel Disasi equalized from a free kick: 1-1. In the other matches, Roger Schmidt won his debut match at Benfica very well against FC Midtjylland (4-1), while Giovanni van Bronckhorst surprisingly lost with Rangers at Royale Union Saint-Gilloise (2-0).

Read more about PSV’s match at AS Monaco here.


As suddenly as Mohamed Ihattaren disappeared at Ajax, the attacking midfielder returned to Amsterdam on Tuesday as surprisingly. Ihattaren announced this in his own way via Instagram. The youngster posted a selfie from Sports Complex De Toekomst with the accompanying text: “Back in business.Ihattaren had been absent from Ajax since mid-July, according to The Telegraph due to criminal threat following a love affair of the talent.

Also check out the selfie Ihattaren posted here.


Fredrik Midtsjo is a Galatasaray player. Both the Turkish club and its former employer AZ report this on the official channels. After five years, the marriage between the Alkmaarders and the 28-year-old Norwegian midfielder comes to an end. According to Norwegian media, AZ is making a profit of slightly more than a million euros on its supporting force, which was fixed for another year in the AFAS Stadium. AZ already brought in Riechedly Bazoer on a free transfer as a replacement.

Read more about the transfer troubles at AZ here.


Feyenoord is doing everything it can to strengthen itself before the start of the competition. The Rotterdammers have already made a first offer for Ramiz Zerrouki, as you know The Telegraph. Feyenoord would like to bring 24-year-old FC Twente midfielder to De Kuip as a possible replacement for Fredrik Aursnes, who is in the interest of Benfica. According to the newspaper, the top club has offered five million euros for the Algerian international.

Read more about Feyenoord’s bid of millions here.


Memphis Depay has engaged its lawyers to negotiate the terms of a possible departure from Barcelona, ​​transfer market expert Fabrizio Romano reported on Twitter on Tuesday evening. The 28-year-old attacker hopes to be allowed to leave Camp Nou on a free transfer. Depay himself does not assume that clubs will pay the twenty million euros that Barca are asking. The star player of the Dutch is sympathetic to a departure, but to the right club.

Read more about Depay’s transfer wish here.