The 7 best games of Monday: Malcom in the Asian Champions and Sazonov’s possible debut in Italy
Mikhail Georgiev September 17, 2023, 21:00 Moscow time
Schedule for September 18: varied football and many games in the KHL.
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The program in summary:
⚽️ 16:00: “Tyumen” – “Rodina”, Melbet First League, tenth round 🏒 17:00: “Metallurg” – “Avtomobilist”, KHL championship 🏒 17:00: “Salavat Yulaev” – “Torpedo”, KHL Championship 🏒 19:00: CSKA – Lokomotiv, KHL Championship ⚽️ 21:45: Salernitana – Torino, Serie A, 4th round ⚽️ 21:00: Al-Hilal – Navbahor, AFC Champions League, 1st round ⚽️ 22: 00: Granada – Girona, La Liga, 5th matchday
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⚽️ 16:00: “Tyumen” – “Rodina”, Melbet First League, matchday 10
Intrigue: the fight for the top 4 is in full swing!
Thanks to a spectacular start, Tyumen remains in the first half of the standings. And “Rodina”, after defeats against “Khimki” and “Alania”, returned to its former successful course. The teams are separated by just one point and the winner has a high probability of being in the top four. For the residents of Tyumen this will be another great achievement at this time, and for the Muscovites it will be confirmation of their ambitions to join the RPL.
“Rodina” after defeats against “Khimki” and “Alania” returned to its previous successful course
Photo: vk.com/fcrodinamoscow
🏒 17:00: “Metallurg” – “Avtomobilist”, KHL championship
Intrigue: Can Magnitogorsk recover from its loss to Lada?
The Ural derby in the KHL is not promoted as much as the “green” one, but under the current circumstances it is of particular interest. Magnitogorsk had a great start to the season, but suddenly lost to Lada and now will probably want to open a new winning streak as quickly as possible. “Avtomobilist” has four wins and three losses, which means there is exactly no reason to relax.
Magnitogorsk had a great start to the season, but suddenly lost to Lada
Photo: vk.com/hcmetallurg
🏒 17:00: “Salavat Yulaev” – “Torpedo”, KHL championship
Intrigue: will Larionov’s team start a new winning streak?
One of the most talked about teams in the league is moving from Kazan to Ufa. Torpedo, after five consecutive victories, suffered a disappointing defeat against Ak Bars, but is not looking to abandon its philosophy. “Salavat” professes more cautious tactics, but the home stands will certainly push the hockey players forward. Will the Yulaevites play on the same field as Torpedo or will they wait to make mistakes?
“Salavat” professes more cautious tactics, but the home stands will surely push the hockey players forward
Photo: vk.com/hcsalavat
🏒 19:00: CSKA – Lokomotiv, KHL championship
Intrigue: Will Fedotov stop more than 20 shots?
Both CSKA and Lokomotiv had a terrible start to the season, but both teams won their previous match. So someone’s winning streak will end before it even begins. The passions around Ivan Fedotov have calmed down slightly. Meanwhile, the goalkeeper’s fitness remains in doubt. In three out of four games played, the goalkeeper reflected less than 20 shots, simply because he no longer shot. What will it be like this time?
Both CSKA and Lokomotiv had a terrible start to the season, but both teams won their previous match.
Photo: photo.khl.ru
⚽️ 21:45: Salernitana – Torino, Serie A, 4th matchday
Intrigue: Will Saba Sazonov make his debut in the Italian Championship?
Dynamo sold Saba Sazonov to Torino on one of the last days of the summer transfer market. The defender has not yet made his debut for his new club, but he could do so on Monday. There are every reason for this: he is not a top-level opponent, the maintenance of the tone in the Georgian national team during the international break and the absence of injuries. Ivan Jurich should watch the former Dynamo player in action, because there is no need to worry: the Turin team has never lost to Salernitana.
Saba Sazonov
Photo: TORINOFC.IT
⚽️ 21:00: Al-Hilal – Navbahor, AFC Champions League, first round
Intrigue: Malcolm and Neymar will debut in the Azik Cup!
We are not entirely sure that the AFC Champions League can be called exactly that, but the essence does not change. Al-Hilal, filled with stars, begins its campaign for the fifth Champions League in its history. Now she will be helped in this by Neymar, Malcolm, Sergei Milinkovic-Savic, Alexander Mitrovic and other expensive newcomers. In the first round there is a fight with the Uzbek “Navbahor”.
Malcolm and Neymar debut in the Asian Cup!
Photo: FC “AL-HILAL”
⚽️ 22:00: Granada – Girona, La Liga, 5th matchday
Intrigue: wow, will Girona strengthen its position in the top four?
The Catalan club is so far the main discovery of the start of the league. After four days, the team shares third place with Athletic (10 points each). Right now it seems incredible, because the club’s budget is not at all maximum, but it is stable: Girona is part of the City Football Group family. Granada is one of the outsiders at the beginning of the season and right now it is clear who the favorites are in this pairing. If Girona wins, they will not only remain at the top, but will also continue their undefeated march in the Spanish Championship.
The Catalan club is the main discovery of the start of La Liga so far
Photo: Alex Caparrós/Getty Images
