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Federico Valverde lives illuminated these days. He has added a rare clairvoyance to his overwhelming drive that roused Real Madrid from their lethargy on Sunday, trailing behind Mallorca, against RB Leipzig, a team they had repeatedly brought to the brink of defeat. But the Uruguayan struck again, left-footed again, to change the game and seal their eighth win in eight games since the start of the season.

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Courtois, Alaba (Ferland Mendy, min. 80), Nacho, Dani Carvajal, Rüdiger, Aurelien Tchouameni, Modric (Kroos, min. 80), Camavinga (Marco Asensio, min. 63), Federico Valverde, Vinicius Junior (Dani Ceballos, min. 84) and Rodrygo (Mariano, min. 84)

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Gulacsi, David Raum, Abdou Diallo, Willi Orban, Mohamed Simakan (Benjamin Henrichs, min. 74), Xavier Schlager, Nkunku, Dominik Szoboszlai, Forsberg (Yussuf Poulsen, min. 80), Amadou Haidara (Kevin Kampl, min. 74) and Timo Werner (André Silva, min. 80)

Gates 1-0 min. 79: Federico Valverde. 2-0 min. 90: Marco Asensio.

referee Maurizio Mariani

Yellow cards Amadou Haidara (min. 72), Nkunku (min. 81), Dani Carvajal (min. 83) and Xavier Schlager (min. 89)

The last time Madrid performed at its stadium in the Champions League, the occasion sparked one of the hottest emotional moments in the club’s history. On that May 4th against Manchester City, Ancelotti’s team bounced back from a comeback just above elimination, a comeback that was more limited than that of the previous two qualifiers, which is also unusual. The continuation of the history of the European Cup in Chamartín could only be an experience of several levels less intensity to breathe after the hot flash and the joy. At the beginning, Leipzig was even several points below expectations. That or that Madrid had resolved from the first moment to return home. The Germans threatened early and did so exactly as expected. At high speed.

You will be treated with a very simple and familiar program; occasionally devastating. Once they’ve recovered, put that right in. Nkunku, Szoboslai, and Werner run, confident that Forsberg will launch them into space shortly thereafter. First of all, with Madrid, they were left with the first part of the plan. The match hadn’t even dragged on when Vinicius threw a miss at Tchoaumeni, which fell to Forsberg. The Swede naturally accelerated and licked the ball to Nkunku even faster, only against Courtois, who was once again a savior at the limit.

This was repeated with a few variations in an astonishingly persistent manner. Leipzig’s arrows crossed Madrid’s lines on the run like cutting a jelly block.

In the other direction, too, Real’s game didn’t flow the way he thought it would. Vinicius, always fearsome, was hardly a rumor in the stands when he entered harmless areas. Proof of the rarity of the clash is that Madrid threatened more with Valverde than with the Brazilian. The attack, without Benzema, shrieked, jerky, blunt. It was up to Rodrygo to close the gap for the Frenchman after the failed test with Hazard but the Brazilian couldn’t find the areas to place the mortar to connect the lead and activate the danger.

The pace was high and the Germans watched the unfolding with a certain composure, waiting for a lapse to throw themselves in front of Courtois again. The Belgian was too often alone with an opponent, almost the only thing that worked at Real.

Ancelotti was impatient on the line before boring thrift. He waved his arms, clapped his hands as if trying to wake a sleeping squad. Camavinga was also excited, desperate at not finding partners to get up front and had to turn to his centre-backs Ruediger and Nacho while Alaba switched to left flank in place of Mendy.

The team, with seven wins in seven games, seemed to have caught a cold and Ancelotti decided to introduce Asensio, who was sidelined until then, between his flirtation with a summer move and the moment of Rodrygo and Valverde’s form. The Mallorcan got angry on Sunday when he had to return to the bench after a warm-up match to see how the game ended against the team he was training for. After sulking, the Italian singled him out to shake up a team that wasn’t showing a pulse. But the Bernabeu greeted him with a volley of whistles of distrust. Ancelotti had said that the footballer trained very well after the tantrum and that he liked it. The crowd liked to see him threw himself onto the turf to clip a ball very close to his own area. Almost everything was forgotten: applause when he countered with Valverde and Vini and almost scored with Vaseline.

Although the definitive alarm clock, like Sunday, was the Uruguayan. He equalized just before half-time against Mallorca and unraveled a game against Leipzig that looked like a giant oil tanker.

After the goal, almost in the 80th minute, the comeback area, everything was easier. So much so that Asensio even had time to complete his half-hour equalizer to make it 2-0. Kroos took a free-kick forward from the side of the box and the Mallorcan delivered that clean and fatal strike that hit the post and ended another happy evening of European Cup at the Bernabéu.

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French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin on Wednesday evening welcomed the “25%” drop in the number of anti-Semitic acts registered in France in the first half of the year compared to the first six months of last year.

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At the inauguration of a synagogue in Levallois-Perret, a Paris suburb, the interior minister confirmed that from January to June “227 anti-Semitic acts” had been committed, ie “a 25% decrease for the first time”. ’ compared to the same period last year (298).

He specified that “50% of these physical acts were of an anti-Semitic nature”.

Gérald Darmanin believed that “there is no distinction between anti-Semitic acts and hatred of Israel”. “We have to say it and say it again,” stressed the minister, who received warm applause.

“The same people who denounce Israel and the same people who denounce the mistakes – and I quote – of the Jews are the same people who denounce the police. Sometimes extremes come together,” agreed Mr. Darmanin.

The Minister of the Interior also emphasized “the great fear of the Jews in France, who see physical, not just cultural, fear of the other (…) because we have allowed too much”.

Gérald Darmanin, who is responsible for cults by virtue of his functions, also argued that “French secularism is not the negation of religions” and “is not neutrality in public space”. “We can always wear yarmulkes on the streets of France,” he added, promising that no “republican law would prohibit it.”

“There is no secularism without freedom of religion and no freedom of religion without a place of worship,” the minister continued, but “when religious freedom is almost absolute, it is not absolute to the point of ‘destroying the worship of others.’ .

The inauguration of a synagogue in Levallois comes the day after the minister called on prefects and police and gendarmerie officials to “increase vigilance” around Jewish places of worship at the time when several religious holidays begin.

According to the Interior Ministry, a total of “1,659 anti-religious acts” were registered in France for 2021, i.e. 857 anti-Christian, 589 anti-Semitic and 213 anti-Muslim acts.

Prince Harry seemed overcome with emotion as he honored Queen Elizabeth II for her move, which was on State Service at Westminster Hall today.

As the late monarch’s coffin was placed in the hall, photos captured a poignant moment for the Duke of Sussex as he held his head in his hand, shielded his eyes and looked down.

Dressed in a suit adorned with medals, he stands next to the Duchess of Sussex, who looks down with a somber expression.

Prince Harry and his brother Prince William stood alongside their wives Meghan and Kate as they put their bitter feud aside to pay their respects to their grandmother.

As the late monarch’s coffin was placed in the hall, photos captured a poignant moment for the Duke of Sussex (left with the Duchess of Sussex right) as he held his head in his hand, shielded his eyes and looked down

The coffin of the late Queen Elizabeth II is brought to Westminster Hall today for her move into civil service

Prince Harry and his brother Prince William stood alongside their wives Meghan and Kate as they put their bitter feud aside to pay their respects to their grandmother

As the siblings walked side-by-side for the poignant 38-minute procession from Buckingham Palace, their spouses traveled in separate cars, with Meghan accompanied by the Countess of Wessex and Kate by Camilla, the Queen Consort.

During the service, the “Fab Four” stood in formation before the coffin on their purple-topped catafalque, flanked by a tall, yellow, flickering candle at each corner of the broad, scarlet platform at the heart of Westminster Hall – the backdrop to some of the most famous moments in British history.

The Sussexes were at the bottom of the royals’ group, with Harry just behind William and Meghan behind Kate. The touching moment marks the first time the couples have been spotted together since their surprise tour of Windsor Castle together on Saturday and a rare show of togetherness.

The Queen’s coffin entered Westminster Hall as the Choir of Westminster Abbey and the Choir of His Majesty’s Chapel Royal, St James’s Palace, sang Psalm 139. When the Queen arrived, Charles, William and Anne saluted. Harry and Prince Andrew – who were banned from wearing military uniforms – bowed their heads instead.

The touching moment marks the first time the couples have been spotted together since their surprise tour of Windsor Castle together on Saturday and a rare show of togetherness

King Charles III, Anne, Princess Royal, Camilla, Queen Consort, Vice Admiral Sir Timothy Laurence, Prince William, Prince of Wales, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, Sophie, Countess of Wessex, Catherine, Princess of Wales, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex , Prince Edward, Duke of Kent and Prince Michael of Kent pay their respects to Queen Elizabeth II’s Reclining State at the Palace of Westminster today

From 5 p.m., mourners could walk past the coffin to pay their respects to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch

An estimated 1 million people are expected to queue for up to 30 hours to see the late monarch ahead of Monday’s state funeral. Members of the public queue outside Westminster Hall today

The Archbishop of Canterbury then read the opening prayer, during which the king led the royals in reciting it. The family stood still for the brief ministry the late monarch put together with the Church of England before she died aged 96.

After the congregation was dismissed, shouts of “God save the King” could be heard as the King and Queen exited Westminster Hall as Big Ben sounded at 3.30pm. Royal couples exited the building side by side, with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex holding hands and the Princess of Wales rubbing her husband’s arm reassuringly.

From 5pm, mourners were able to walk past the coffin to pay their respects to Britain’s longest-reigning monarch. An estimated 1 million people are expected to queue for up to 30 hours to see her ahead of Monday’s state funeral.