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*Saelemaekers reflects on Milan’s ‘difficult’ win vs. Roma; comments on favoured position*

There were a few eyebrows raised when Alexis Saelemaekers came on early in the second half along with Lucas Paqueta in place of Samu Castillejo and Giacomo Bonaventura respectively.

However, the Belgian did well with an endeavouring and dynamic display out wide on the right, something that certainly doesn’t harm his chances of a permanent stay given he is only on loan until the end of the campaign from Anderlecht.

After the game he spoke to MilanTV, with MilanNews transcribing his thoughts on the vital win.

“Today everyone gave 100% on the pitch, we are very happy with the result. It was a difficult game, until 60 minutes we pushed a lot and in the end we managed to unlock the game and we are very happy,” he said.

Was playing better in the second half a physical or mental issue?

“Both. We pushed to the end to achieve the result.”


“I feel very comfortable with my team-mates, I am very happy with them.”

On his favoured role, he added: “I don’t have a favourite role, I try to do my best wherever the coach puts me to help the team.”
 
Goals scored this weekend ⚽

Premier League: 19
La Liga: 30
Serie A: 40
 
"Yes, I read what Chiellini said about me in his biography. My golden ball in 2004 was more than deserved, unlike that of Nedved who received it after winning a very trivial Serie A in 2003.
And we all know what Moggi's Juventus did in those years in Italy.

I laugh when the newspapers ask why Italy did not qualify for the World Cup, but the answer is very simple: they went from players of the caliber of Maldini to mediocre ones like Chiellini. At that time he would have played in Serie B. And only a year if he did it. (laughs)

But after all, do we really have to talk about someone who in his autobiography spoke much more about others than about his life and his trophies? Probably if he hadn't spoken badly of every player mentioned in his book, nobody would have read it. He's definitely better at marketing than playing football."

Andrij Shevchenko.
 
BREAKING NEWS: Bayern Munich have agreed a £47.5 million deal to sign Leroy Sane. The German will sign a 5-year contract.
 
Manchester City have been banned from the UEFA club competitions for the next two seasons by Uefa and fined €30m (£25m) after they were found to have seriously misled European football’s governing body and broken financial fair play rules.


UEFA handed down the punishment to the Premier League giants for breaching Financial Fair Play rules.

A statement read: "The Adjudicatory Chamber, having considered all the evidence, has found that Manchester City Football Club committed serious breaches of the UEFA Club Licensing and Financial Fair Play Regulations by overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to UEFA between 2012 and 2016.

"The Adjudicatory Chamber has also found that in breach of the regulations the Club failed to cooperate in the investigation of this case by the CFCB.

"The Adjudicatory Chamber has imposed disciplinary measures on Manchester City Football Club directing that it shall be excluded from participation in UEFA club competitions in the next two seasons (ie. the 2020/21 and 2021/22 seasons) and pay a fine of € 30 million.

"The decision of the Adjudicatory Chamber is subject to appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). If Manchester City Football Club exercises that right the full reasoned decision of the Adjudicatory Chamber will not be published prior to publication of the final award by the CAS.”

"As noted by the Adjudicatory Chamber, the club has the right to appeal this decision to the Court of Arbitration for Sport. Therefore, UEFA will not be commenting further on this decision at this stage."
 
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