Wednesday’s top 10 games: Messi at Inter, Russian Cup and Rublev in Hamburg
Mikhail Georgiev July 25, 2023, 21:00 Moscow time
What to see on July 26: We start with the MLS and MH League Cup, tennis in the afternoon, lots of soccer in the evening.
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Program in summary:
⚽️ 2:30am: Inter Miami – Atlanta United, MLS League Cup + MH, second round 🎾 1:00pm*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia, 8) – Chloe Paquet (France, Q), Lausanne, second round ⚽️ 1:30pm: Bayern – Manchester City, friendly 🎾 2:00pm*: Bernabé Zapata-Miralles (Spain) – Andrey Rublev (Russia, 2), Hamburg, first round 🎾 4:00 PM*: Mirra Andreeva (Russia, 6) – Anna Bondar (Hungary), Lausanne, second round ⚽️ 4:15 PM: Orenburg – CSKA, Russian Cup, group stage ⚽️ 6:30 PM: Torch – So chi”, Russian Cup, group stage ⚽️ 6:30 PM: K rylya Sovetov – Baltika, Russian Cup, group stage ⚽️ 20:00: Aris – BATE, Champions League, second qualifying round, first leg ⚽️ 20:45: Rostov – Rubin, Russian Cup, group stage
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⚽️ 2:30: Inter Miami vs. Atlanta United MLS League Cup + MX Matchday 2
Intrigue: Will Messi light up in the second game in a row?
Leo debuted in the USA in such a way that now only new bursts of magic are expected from him. Last week, Argentina’s goal from a free kick in the final seconds gave Inter Miami victory over Cruz Azul. A new challenge looms: the game against Atlanta United. The tournament is the same: the League Cup. The playoffs are getting closer!
Will Messi light up for the second game in a row?
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🎾 1:00 PM*: Elina Avanesyan (Russia, 8) – Chloe Paquet (France, Q), Lausanne, second round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: Will the 20-year-old Russian be able to get into the 1/4 final?
Elina Avanesyan successfully played the first match of the Lausanne tournament, being stronger in the Russian derby with Evgenia Rodina. Now the 20-year-old Russian will compete with the French Chloe Paquet, nine years older than her. Who will be in the 1/4 final?
Elina Avetisyan
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⚽️ 1:30 p.m.: Bayern vs. Manchester City, friendly match
Intrigue: what will the remake of the Champions League quarterfinals be like?
The match, of course, is friendly, but a certain degree of confrontation is still guaranteed. In the spring, Bayern and City met in the Champions League quarterfinals, and then it all ended with the safe passage of Pep Guardiola’s team to the next round. Well, then there was reaching the final and the first Champions League in the history of the English club. Will Bayern take revenge?
In spring, Bayern and City met in the quarterfinals of the Champions League
Photo: Koji Watanabe/Getty Images
🎾 2:00 p.m.*: Bernabé Zapata-Miralles (Spain) – Andrey Rublev (Russia, 2), Hamburg, first round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: how will Rublev play his first post-title game in Bostad?
Andrey Rublev has just won his second title of the season and the 14th of his career, beating Norwegian Kasper Ruud in the Båstad final. How will the Russian play at the start of the five hundred in Hamburg, in the first match after the triumph? After all, his opponent will not be easy: the master of the game on the ground is the Spaniard Bernabé Zapata-Miralles.
andrei rublev
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🎾 16:00*: Mirra Andreeva (Russia, 6) – Anna Bondar (Hungary), Lausanne, second round
*Game schedules are subject to change and will be confirmed
Intrigue: how will Mirra play the top seed in the second game?
Russian Mirra Andreeva successfully debuted as the top seed at the Lausanne tournament and advanced to the second round. What will the next match between the 16-year-old star and the Hungarian Anna Bondar, whom she has never played before, be like?
myrrh andreeva
Photo: Tnani Badreddine/Getty Images
⚽️ 16:15: Orenburg vs CSKA, Russian Cup, group stage
Intrigue: Will CSKA be rehabilitated from the failure to start the season?
Vladimir Fedotov’s team, who recently finished second in the RPL and won the Russian Cup, is in trouble. The transfers are at the start, although it is clear that the squad needs to be strengthened. In the first round of the new championship, CSKA lost to Ural, so now we have to rehabilitate ourselves. True, the trip to Orenburg will definitely not be easy – Jiri Yaroshik’s team started the season with a worthy death with Spartak. The rojiblancos barely added three points thanks to a comeback at the end.
Igor Akinfeev
Photo: Dmitry Golubovich, Championship
⚽️ 18:30: Fakel vs Sochi, Russian Cup, group stage
Intrigue: how will the meeting between Evseev and Khokhlov end?
After Orenburg and CSKA, their rivals in group A will play. Fakel on his field is always promising, especially since he needs to show himself to the fans after losing to Rostov in the RPL. “Sochi” started the season with a victory over “Baltika” and is unlikely to want to neglect the second tournament. In addition, we are waiting for the confrontation of the former players of the Russian national team – the coaches of Vadim Evseev Fakel and Dmitry Khokhlov from Sochi.
“Torch” in the home field is always promising
Photo: Artyom Gusev, “Championship”
⚽️ 18:30: Krylya Sovetov – Baltika, Russian Cup, group stage
Intrigue: will the RPL rookie play better in the Cup than in the championship?
Baltika, under the leadership of Sergei Ignashevich, entered the elite for the first time in 25 years, but the debut failed – in Sochi the team completely lost. Now there is a chance to feel confident in the Cup. But this is also a serious test. “Wings” unexpectedly for many defeated “Akhmat” in the RPL, and even in Grozny. Special attention will be paid to Benjamín Garra, who turned on Leo Messi mode at the start of the season.
Wings of the Soviets will host Baltika in the Cup
Photo: pfcks.ru
⚽️ 20:00: Aris – BATE Borisov, Champions League, second qualifying round, first leg
Intrigue: who will approach the group stage of the Champions League, BATE or Kokorin’s former team?
BATE finished in the Champions League qualification in an unusual way. In the Belarusian championship, the team took only third place and was supposed to play in the Conference League selection, but Shakhtar Soligorsk and Energetik-BGU, who finished higher, were deprived of medals for arranging match-fixing. As a result, BATE proved to have more prestige in the European Cup.
In the first round, the Belarusian team beat the Albanian Partizani, and an equally interesting team follows. “Aris” last season for the first time in its history became the champion of Cyprus with the help of Alexander Kokorin. Now the Russian is no longer in the club, but the team has no less desire to break into the main European Cup.
BATE finished in the Champions League classification in an unusual way
Photo: fcbate.by
⚽️ 20:45: Rostov – Rubin, Russian Cup, group stage
Intrigue: Will Rubin repeat the performance against Loko in the match with Karpin’s team?
Rashid Rakhimov’s team surprised at the beginning of the season, confidently playing Lokomotiv in Moscow in the first round of the RPL. It was not possible to keep the winning score, but the bright debut of the newcomers and the significant game still left a good impression. Now Rubin is waiting for an away match with Rostov, which started the season with a victory over Fakel. Promising showdown!
Rostov started the season with a win over Fakel
Photo: Artyom Gusev, “Championship”
