For the second game in a row, Rajasthan Royals (RR) failed to close a chase out.Three days ago, against Delhi Capitals (DC), RR needed 23 runs off the last 12 deliveries, with seven wickets standing. But the match ended in a tie, and RR lost the Super Over. While chasing 181 against Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Jaipur on Saturday, RR required 25 runs from 18 balls, and had eight wickets in hand. Yet, they lost by two runs.After the latest reversal, RR’s stand-in captain Riyan Parag said such results were “really kind of hard to process”. “I don’t know what we did wrong. I felt we were in the game probably till the 18th over and 19th over, actually,” Parag said at the post-match presentation. “But yeah, I don’t know.”Related

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With three overs to go against LSG, RR had two set batters at the crease. Yashasvi Jaiswal was batting on 74, and Parag on 38. But the 18th over from Avesh Khan began with Jaiswal bowled by a yorker, and ended with Parag trapped lbw by another yorker, as he looked to scoop but missed. In the last over, against Avesh again, Shimron Hetmyer and Dhruv Jurel could score only six runs out of the nine required.Did Jaiswal and Parag falling at a critical time make the big difference?”I think it’s something along those lines,” Parag said. “I blame myself for this. I probably should have finished it in the 19th over. But then, I don’t know if that was a bad decision for myself. I mean, we [have] just got to put one game together collectively for 40 overs. Only then can we expect a win.”But Parag also pointed to the one big over with the ball – the last – for taking the target beyond RR. The experienced Sandeep Sharma was taken for 27 runs in that over, with Abdul Samad smashing him for four sixes. That took LSG to 180.”I think we did really well [with the ball]. The last over was unfortunate,” he said. “I kind of thought we would stop them at like 165, [or] 170 max. The last over was unfortunate. Sandy is trusted. I think he just had one bad game, and Abdul Samad batted really well. So I thought we were like probably 20 runs over par [or] 15 runs over par. But we should have chased that down.”This was RR’s fourth loss in a row, and left them at eighth on the points table. They have won just two games out of eight so far, and head into their next match, an away fixture against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on April 24, after a five-day break.

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O Goiás recebe o Estudiantes nesta quarta-feira pelo jogo de volta das oitavas de final da Copa Sul-Americana, às 19h, no Serra Dourada. Após ser derrotado por 3 a 0 na Argentina, o Esmeraldino tem a difícil missão de reverter um placar elástico contra um gigante do continente.

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Apesar dessa derrota para o Estudiantes, o restropecto recente do Goiás é positivo. O time tem somente uma derrota em cinco partidas recentes, ganhando duas e empatando outras duas. A única derrota foi justamente contra o Estudiantes.

Os argentinos, somando com as últimas partidas do campeonato nacional, estão com uma ótima sequência de cinco vitórias consecutivas. No jogo de ida, com a expulsão de Bruno Santos, do Goiás, aos 47′, o Estudiantes soube aproveitar a vantagem numérica e encaminhou a classificação.

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Data e horário: quarta-feira, 9/8, às 19h (de Brasília)
Local: Estádio Serra Dourada, em Goiás, no Brasil.
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GOIÁS: Tadeu; Apodi, Lucas Halter, Bruno Melo e Hugo; Willian Oliveira, Morelli e Guilherme; Anderson Oliveira, João Magno e Vinícius.Técnico:Armando Evangelista.

ESTUDIANTES:Andújar; Leonardo Godoy, Santiago Núñez, Lollo e Benedetti; Fernando Zuqui, Santiago Ascacíbar, Rodríguez, Zapiola e Rollheiser; Mauro Méndez. Técnico: Eduardo Domínguez.

Thomas Frank would happily welcome Harry Kane back to Tottenham, but does not expect the forward to leave Bayern Munich any time soon.

Kane is close to a century of goals for Bayern after another hat-trick last Saturday for the Bundesliga champions. However, German publication BILD on Monday reported Kane has a £56.7million release clause which could be activated next summer.

The PA news agency understands Spurs do have a buy-back option on the England captain and Frank would be happy to work with the “top player” in the future.

Frank’s immediate focus is Wednesday’s visit of Doncaster in the Carabao Cup third-round where Spurs youngsters aspiring to be the next Kane could get an opportunity.

Highly-rated attacker Luca Williams-Barnett has impressed this season and struck a hat-trick for the Under-21s in Friday’s victory over Leicester. Asked about the 16-year-old on Tuesday, Frank hinted at a potential place on the bench.

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“Of course he’s trained with us, Luca, a few times. I get good info from the academy and from our transition coach Stuart (Lewis).

“So yeah, I’m well aware of Luca’s talent and I like what I see. He’s young, obviously, but his composure and technique and vision is very good.

“He’s a player that we like a lot. Let’s see tomorrow, but that could be an opportunity.”

Ahead of the upcoming World Cup qualifiers, tensions are running high between Paris Saint-Germain and the French Football Federation (FFF) after Bradley Barcola suffered an injury. The Federation insisted in their statement that Barcola suffered an injury in the recent Champions League clash, much to the fury of Les Parisiens. The feud which ignited in September following injuries to Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue seems to have intensified.

• Barcola injury reignites discord between France and PSG

  This dispute adds to a series of long-standing tensions, particularly since the Dembele and Doue affairs in September. The tone has now escalated to the point of undermining relations between the two institutions.

  Barcola, called up by Didier Deschamps for France's upcoming set of World Cup qualifiers, reported to Clairefontaine before having to withdraw. According to the FFF statement, the PSG winger is suffering from "a chronic injury to his right hamstring since the Parisian club's Champions League match against Atalanta Bergamo."

  This explanation immediately provoked the anger of PSG. The club believes that this version is false and that the injury is unrelated to the European match. According to , the Parisian club's management had already expressed reservations about the player's call-up after an MRI scan carried out on the morning of the squad gathering.

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  PSG respond with fury

  The FFF's statement was very poorly received at the Parc des Princes. The club responded firmly on Monday with a statement that read: "Paris Saint-Germain was surprised to learn of the press release issued by the French Football Federation on Monday 6 October regarding Bradley Barcola's state of health. The information published in this press release does not correspond in any way to the medical information provided by the Paris Saint-Germain medical teams."

  PSG officials believe the Federation made a mistake by mentioning a supposedly old injury, which would suggest mismanagement on their part.

• Situation reaches boiling point between PSG and France

  The publication of the statement has reawakened old grudges. Relations between the two sides had already become strained in September after Dembele and Doue were injured during the match against Ukraine. This time, Les Parisiens are accusing the FFF of violating medical confidentiality.

  The club insists: "Medical confidentiality must be respected for the good of all parties." Internally, several voices believe that the Federation wanted to shift the blame for this injury, which deeply annoyed PSG's leaders.

  Faced with controversy, the FFF sought to justify themselves, stating that their communication complies with standard practice, according to the French sports daily. They responded by emphasising that it "usually communicates the reason for forfeits, as clubs do."

  In other words, the institution denies any intention to harm PSG and explains that they were simply following standard practice. However, it is precisely on this point that the disagreement persists, as the club claims that the injury was only noticed much later, during the match against Lille, when Barcola left the field in the 60th minute.

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• Deschamps calms things down

  In this tense atmosphere, head coach Deschamps is trying to maintain a certain balance. According to reports, the coach could have kept Barcola in the squad, but chose to release him instead. The aim was to avoid aggravating his injury and get him back in top form for the next gathering in November, which is considered more decisive for qualification for the 2026 World Cup.

“So the evolution might just be: what’s next for him? Tactically, what he needs to do to keep evolving,” CSK bowling consultant Eric Simons says

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Pathirana’s downturn ‘mainly due to his action’, says Ambati Rayudu

Matheesha Pathirana was one of Chennai Super Kings’ (CSK) great success stories in 2023, when he picked up 19 wickets in 12 games with an economy rate of 8.01. A hamstring injury curtailed his participation in 2024. In IPL 2025, it’s been nine wickets in eight games, a high economy rate of 10.40, and an average of 33.11.Part of the reason for the lack of success, kind of mirroring the season CSK have had, is a changed action.”I think it’s been pretty well documented that there was a bit of [an] action change,” Eric Simons, CSK bowling consultant, said after CSK lost to Punjab Kings (PBKS) on Wednesday to be eliminated from the playoffs race. “But I think he’s pretty much back to where he was, just in terms of the height of his arm on a reasonably consistent basis.”Related

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Stephen Fleming, CSK’s head coach, had seemed to suggest after CSK’s previous match, against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), that the action change had become evident in South Africa during the SA20 earlier this year and that Sri Lanka Cricket were possibly responsible for it.”Pathirana, in South Africa, he was way off. And yes, there was an issue with his action and that might be a question for Sri Lanka Cricket,” Fleming had said in a press conference. “But we’ll certainly look to try and get him back into form and get him back to what we think is his best action and his best opportunity at performing well.”He’s not far away. He’s made a massive improvement in the two months since South Africa. And we just hope he keeps making that improvement part of his evolution; he is going to try things, and be asked to try things, and he’ll settle at some point on an action that will give him the best results.”Pathirana’s worst day in office was against Mumbai Indians (MI) on April 20 at the Wankhede Stadium, when he came on to bowl the 14th over, conceded 14 runs chiefly to Rohit Sharma, and then got tonked for three sixes by Suryakumar Yadav in his next over, finishing with 1.4-0-34-0.2:10

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“I’m not sure that he is less accurate. I think batsmen are playing him a lot better. We can certainly see a trend the way batsmen are playing against him. Particularly against Mumbai the other day, the technique they are using, they understand what his plans are [and] what he does,” Simons said. “So the evolution might just be: what’s next for him? Tactically, what he needs to do to keep evolving. Batsmen need to keep evolving. Bowlers need to keep evolving.”Again, tonight, his channels were quite good. His lines were quite good, obviously he got his lengths… you prefer a fuller length. But the batsmen are treating him differently this year. So it’s about the evolution of him, but if you check his accuracy, it’s not a reflection of the runs that were scored [off him].”He picked up the wickets of Nehal Wadhera and Shreyas Iyer against PBKS, but gave away 45 runs in his four overs.”It’s a feel thing for him,” Simons said, “much more than the conversation around his technique. We feel he’s pretty much back there.”

Adrien Rabiot has branded Serie A’s plan to stage AC Milan’s league clash with Como in Australia as “completely crazy” and “truly absurd.” UEFA has “reluctantly” approved the move amid global regulatory loopholes, but the Frenchman slammed the idea of flying across continents for domestic matches, calling it “beyond reason.”

Rabiot voicing reservation on playing in Australia

The French international Rabiot has openly criticised Serie A’s unprecedented plan to hold AC Milan’s fixture against Como in Perth, Australia. The star midfielder, who joined Milan this summer, called the proposal “completely crazy” and expressing disbelief that two Italian teams will play a domestic league game nearly 14,000 kilometres away from home. UEFA “reluctantly” granted approval to both Serie A and La Liga to stage league matches abroad, despite labelling the move “regrettable.” The governing body said the decision was made “on an exceptional basis amid regulatory gaps at global level” and “should not set a precedent.”

AdvertisementGetty'Absurd' – Rabiot slams the decision

Speaking to , Rabiot said he was “surprised” to learn of Milan’s February clash against Como taking place in Australia, questioning the logic behind the move. 

“I was surprised when I learned that AC Milan and I will be playing a Serie A match against Como… in Australia! It’s completely crazy,” he said. “These are financial agreements to give visibility to the league, things that are beyond us. There’s a lot of talk about schedules and player health, but this all seems truly absurd. It’s crazy to travel so many miles for a match between two Italian teams in Australia. We have to adapt, as always.”

UEFA's reluctant approval

UEFA has approved the Italian and Spanish domestic leagues’ requests to stage matches abroad but made it clear that it does not endorse the concept. President Aleksander Ceferin described the move as “regrettable” and warned that “league matches should be played on home soil.” The decision was granted due to what UEFA called “regulatory gaps at global level,” paving the way for FIFA to issue final authorisation.
If confirmed, Milan’s match with Como in Perth would mark the first time a regular-season European league fixture is played outside the continent. Similarly, Spain’s La Liga hopes to stage Villarreal’s game against Barcelona in Miami this December

The landmark move to take Serie A abroad now awaits FIFA’s final clearance, which could set a new precedent for domestic leagues across Europe. While Serie A argues that hosting games overseas will “introduce new audiences to the excellence of Italian football,” fan groups in Italy have criticised the decision as "spineless nonsense." UEFA, meanwhile, continues to maintain that its approval was purely procedural. If the Perth fixture goes ahead in February, it will be closely watched as a test case for future global expansions. 

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Rabiot also discussed his departure from Marseille, admitting that his exit still feels like a betrayal. 

“I wanted to focus solely on football, on my first weeks at this new club and in this new life; it was important. Generally, I’m not one to express myself much off the pitch, but at that moment it was really time to focus, to restart with my mind completely on football,” he said.
The midfielder, who was sold after a locker-room altercation with former teammate Jonathan Rowe, is now enjoying a fresh chapter at AC Milan. “It’s incredible to have experienced all this,” Rabiot added. “I hope to achieve great things at Milan, to win titles, at a historic and legendary club.”

While, Milan’s domestic calendar remains packed, with some key Serie A and Champions League fixtures before the proposed Australian trip, and Rabiot’s remarks have already reignited the debate on player welfare and football’s global commercialisation.

Arsenal are fresh off the back of a blockbuster transfer window as they look to compete with fellow big spenders Liverpool for the Premier League title.

Andrea Berta and Mikel Arteta worked in tandem on some huge deals, with the former making quite an impression since replacing ex-sporting director Edu Gaspar in late March.

Kepa Arrizabalaga

£5m

Martin Zubimendi

£60m

Christian Norgaard

£15m

Noni Madueke

£52m

Cristhian Mosquera

£13m

Viktor Gyokeres

£55m

Eberechi Eze

£67.5m

Piero Hincapie

Loan

The Italian oversaw a transfer spend worth over £250 million on an array of new signings across the pitch, perhaps most notably Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze, who could both prove to be absolutely vital.

It is early days, but after Arsenal’s limp 1-0 defeat to Liverpool at Anfield last weekend, the Gunners have already attracted criticism for their lack of ingenuity in the final third, especially away from home.

Eze and Gyokeres bagged 68 goals and 24 assists in all competitions between them last term, with the pair joining Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard and Noni Madueke as Berta’s first eight major signings as sporting director.

Berta’s deadline day capture of Hincapie was labelled a “masterstroke” as well, with Arteta now boasting two capable back-ups to William Saliba and Gabriel at the heart of his defence.

Amidst the international break, and as Arteta prepares for a crucial next game, controversial former Arsenal striker Emmanuel Adebayor has shared a very interesting story from his time at the Emirates Stadium.

Guardiola phoned Adebayor "every morning" in talks to sign him from Arsenal

The 41-year-old, in an interview with Sky Sports this week, shared the story behind his blockbuster move from north London to Man City — which, of course, resulted in that infamous away end celebration.

Before signing for City, Adebayor was a wanted man across Europe after 62 goals and 18 assists in 142 total appearances under Arsène Wenger, with then-Barcelona boss, a much younger Pep Guardiola, ringing the player “every morning” in a bid to sign him.

The forward didn’t end up staying at City either, and instead was the target of further loathing from supporters, even joining north London rivals Tottenham after a brief stint on loan there and at Real Madrid.

Adebayor’s last club was quite recently, Togolese side AC Semassi in 2023 to be exact, but didn’t manage a single goal there before finally deciding to hang up his boots for good.

Roy Keane has claimed Mikel Arteta will “have to change” one thing if Arsenal are to win the Premier League title, following the 1-1 draw against Manchester City.

Arteta criticised after Man City draw

Arteta has faced widespread criticism for having a defensive mindset in the early stages of the season, with the manager opting to start Mikel Merino in the 1-0 defeat against Liverpool, rather than a more creative player.

Merino was once again given the nod against Man City on Sunday, before being replaced at half-time, with Arteta choosing to bring on Bukayo Saka and Eberechi Eze at half-time, which was perhaps an admission he got his starting XI wrong.

The Gunners put in a much-improved performance in the second half, having eight shots on goal and dominating possession, and they got their reward, with Gabriel Martinelli firing home a late equaliser to ensure the spoils were shared.

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While Arteta will be pleased his side didn’t go home empty-handed, the manager is likely to be disappointed they couldn’t take more from the game, given that they are now five points behind Liverpool at such an early stage of the campaign.

Speaking after the game, Keane criticised Arsenal for what he perceives to be a lack of belief that they can take on the top teams, saying: “They have to change that mindset, where, again particularly at the start of the game today, ‘let’s go at them’. As if they were waiting for something to happen.

“They’ve got the quality, they’ve got the strength in depth. What are they waiting for? Have they got that belief? I said that before the match, do Arsenal have the belief they can go and take City on?”

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The Gunners have rightfully faced criticism for being too willing to accept a point in big matches in the past, with fans celebrating a 0-0 draw at the Etihad Stadium during the 2023-24 season.

City went on to win the Premier League title by just two points, underlining just how important it is for teams to beat their direct rivals if they have serious title ambitions, and it was the same old problem for the Gunners on Saturday.

Man City have shown vulnerability at the start of the season, suffering defeats against Tottenham Hotspur and Brighton & Hove Albion, which suggests they could’ve been there for the taking on Sunday if Arteta had more of an attacking mindset.

However, the Gunners struggled to create many good opportunities throughout the match, with Gary Neville adding: “I like them, and they’re a good side. I like watching them play, but they’ve got to take the handbrake off.”

In fairness, it has been a tough start to the campaign for Arsenal, taking on both Liverpool and Man City, and their next match is also likely to pose a major challenge, travelling to St. James’ Park to take on Newcastle United next Sunday.

After a transfer saga that went on for several months, Newcastle United have made the decision to sell Alexander Isak to Liverpool this summer, according to several reports.

The Sweden international will leave Eddie Howe’s side and move to Merseyside for a British record fee of £130m, including add-ons. It hasn’t changed much for the Magpies, who are still scrambling for a new striker on deadline day.

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There have been several strikers offered to Newcastle this summer, with Nick Woltemade already in the door, and Yoane Wissa seemingly set to follow on a £55m deal before the deadline.

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Could a third centre-forward even be on the cards, however? According to TBR Football’s chief reporter, Graeme Bailey, one of the names being considered is Bayer Leverkusen striker Victor Boniface.

The Nigerian international is someone the North Eastern giants ‘have been offered’ as the window draws to a close, and have ‘held talks’ to sign him.

Boniface came close to joining AC Milan this summer, but his £25m loan, a price including the loan fee and buy option, fell through.

Why Boniface would be a good signing

At 24 years of age, Boniface is yet to his prime years, but has already proven to be a deadly striker for Leverkusen. He thrived under Xabi Alonso and was described as a “complete forward” by football talent scout Jacek Kulig.

Despite struggling with injuries throughout his career, the 13-cap Nigeria international has bagged 32 goals and assisted 12 in just 61 games. He is versatile, too, and despite excelling as a striker, can play off the left when called upon.

His best campaign in a Leverkusen shirt came in his debut season of 2023/24. That season, Boniface played 34 games in all competitions, finding the back of the net 21 times and assisting a further 10. To have a goal and assist-to-game ratio of almost one in your first season in one of the biggest leagues in Europe speaks volumes about his quality.

Well, if Boniface can even partly replicate what Isak did at Newcastle, then he will surely be a success. Even though he burnt bridges at the end of his time at St James’ Park, there is no denying the greatness on show from the Swede.

In 109 appearances for the club, the striker, who was born in Solna just outside of Stockholm, scored 62 goals and chipped in with 11 assists.

The most important goal he scored was surely against Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final, to help guide Newcastle to their first trophy in decades.

However, Boniface has certainly shown the temperament in front of goal to be Howe’s new version of Isak, with the £25m man also a towering asset, like the Swede, at 6 foot 3.

The former Borussia Dortmund striker has not had a goal involvement ratio at St James’ Park as good as Boniface’s was during his first campaign at Leverkusen.

In fact, the underlying numbers from the past two seasons suggest he can step into his shoes with ease, too.

For example, Boniface averaged 0.77 goals and 0.38 goals per shot on target per 90 minutes. In the same timeframe, Isak has averaged 0.79 goals and 0.45 goals per shot each game.

Boniface & Isak key stats compared
Stat (per 90)	Boniface	Isak
Goals and assists	1.09	0.93
Goals	0.77	0.79
Goals per shot on target	0.38	0.45
Shot-creating actions	3.14	2.95
Gal-creating actions	0.63	0.43
Stats from FBref

If Newcastle can structure a deal to sign Boniface for a price of £25m, it seems like they would be getting a bargain. The Nigerian striker has some excellent underlying stats, showing just how good a goalscorer he is.

He could certainly be Howe’s own Isak as they go into a new era at St James’ Park.

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Leeds United went through a mass amount of movement during the summer transfer window and could now be set to see another deal occur sooner rather than later.

Leeds United set to hunt for striker in January

Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Lukas Nmecha have arrived to offer Daniel Farke support through the middle as Leeds settle back into Premier League life, and all signs point towards a renewed push for firepower in January.

Speaking to Football Insider’s Inside Track, journalist Pete O’Rourke has claimed the Whites will need to seek out a regular goalscorer if they are to have a fighting chance of retaining their top-flight status.

“Obviously they were in the market for an attacking player right up until deadline day – Leeds have yet to score a goal in open play in the Premier League in three games.

“Nmecha has been leading the line in the first few games of season, while Calvert-Lewin came on and did quite well against Newcastle. If he can stay fit, he could prove to be a real asset for Leeds United, so there are options there for Daniel Farke’s team. It’s obvious they will need a regular goalscorer if they are to have any chance of staying up.”

Norwich City striker Josh Sargent continues to be linked with Leeds in a rumour that doesn’t appear to be close to going away anytime soon, albeit it remains to be seen if the Canaries are willing to part ways with the United States international.

However, in other news, Leeds may need to let a wantaway star depart the club permanently as he hunts for a new home in different surroundings.

Leeds star Isaac Schmidt seeks permanent Elland Road exit

Per BILD, relayed by Sport Witness, Leeds loanee Isaac Schmidt has revealed he wants a permanent move to Werder Bremen, and he has now taken the step of hunting for a home ahead of securing his next destination away from Elland Road.

Despite only joining from St Gallen last year in a deal worth £2.5 million and under contract until 2028, the Switzerland international featured only 14 times for the Whites last term and was second choice at right-back behind Jayden Bogle.

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On his opening appearance for Werder Bremen, Schmidt struck a last-gasp equaliser in a 3-3 draw against Bayer Leverkusen, earning a Fotmob match rating of 7.7/10 despite only featuring for 14 minutes.

The Bundesliga outfit retain an option to purchase the 25-year-old for £2.5 million, and Schmidt has expressed his openness to staying,

With all parties on track to conduct an agreeable deal, it appears it is now only a matter of time before Schmidt becomes a permanent fixture at Weserstadion.