The referee for the Germany Women vs Spain Euro 2025 semi final game has been officially announced as Edina Alves Batista. The 45-year-old Brazilian is the only non European ref at this UEFA Women’s Euros. She has already done two games at Euro 2025 so far- the Denmark vs Sweden and England v Netherlands group fixtures, and this will be her third match of the tournament.
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Club World Cup Round of 16 Bracket- Chelsea’s potential opponents & route to the final
The Round of 16 draw for the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup has been completed, and here’s a look at whom Chelsea FC could face and whom they have to defeat if they are to progress to the final.
Chelsea surprisingly finished second in Group D (D2), which meant they’d face the winners of Group C (C1) in the Round of 16. Bayern were originally expected to win Group C, but surprisingly lost to Benfica on the final group day, which has made the Portuguese side Chelsea’s opponents in the Round of 16
Chelsea’s possible opposition en route to Club World Cup Final 2025
v Benfica (Round of 16 in Charlotte, NC)
v Palmeiras/Botafogo (Quarter Final in Philadelphia- Chelsea played two group games at this venue)
v Inter/Fluminense/Man City/Al Hilal (Semifinal in Orlando)
As you can see, there’s a genuine chance of Chelsea squaring off against Manchester City in the semis. MCFC have Al-Hilal in the Round of 16 and if they win, will take on the winner of Inter v Fluminense in the quarterfinal.
L’Equipe Marca Player Ratings Portugal vs Spain 2025 UNL Final- Yamal, Bruno, Zubimendi
Here is a look at the player ratings from some of the big European sports newspapers following Portugal’s stunning Nations League win over Spain. The game ended 2-2 after normal time (Ronaldo scored for Portugal), but the Selecao prevailed in the shootout as Morata missed his penalty.
Portugal 2 (Nuno Mendes, Ronaldo) | Spain 2 (Zubimendi, Oyarzabal) (5-3 on pens)
L’Equipe player ratings Portugal vs Spain Nations League Final 2025
Not surprisingly, L’Equipe had left back Nuno Mendes as the pick of the players in the UNL final. The PSG left back got a 8/10 rating (the highest of all the players) and the Spanish players on his opposite side (Yamal and Mingueza got a 3/10 and 2/10 respectively!)
Zubimendi, linked to Arsenal, and scorer of one of Spain’s goals, got a 7/10.
L’Equipe thought Bruno Fernandes had a poor game, giving him a 4/10 rating. The same went for Chelsea left back Marc Cucurella (also a 4/10)