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Raphaël Guerreiro has been one of the standout players since the resumption of the Bundesliga, and the Portuguese international was on target again as his side beat Wolfsburg 2-0 on Saturday.
Guerreiro made it three goals in two games since Germany football returned, scoring the opener after a trademark run into the penalty box in the first half. Dortmund have now won six consecutive league games in their bid to challenge champions Bayern Munich.
The French Football Federation have confirmed that suspensions will be frozen between the dates of March 13 to June 30, meaning that Gelson Martins’ six-month ban will be extended.
The Portuguese received his suspension in March for pushing a referee during a 3-1 defeat against Nimes in February. Although Gelson apologised and referenced his excellent previous record, the referees’ union in France condemned the incident as “shameful, intolerable, unbearable, indefensible, inadmissible and should not happen on a football pitch."
Bernardo Silva has been speaking about Seleção captain Cristiano Ronaldo, with the Manchester City man praising Ronaldo’s ability to arrive at the key moments to decide games – even in training.
Bernardo, who recently returned to England from Portugal to prepare for a possible resumption of the Premier League, joked that it can sometimes be frustrating the extent to which Ronaldo is the match-winner.
Lille captain José Fonte is back in Portugal on his official summer break after the French Ligue 1 season was ended by the covid-19 pandemic, and the veteran defender spoke to Eleven Sports about a range of topics in a new interview.
French football made the decision to abandon the remainder of the 2019-20 season with matchday 28 yet to be completed, making it the first and so far the only one of Europe’s big five leagues to call an end to the campaign. Lille’s 4th place position is now final and they will compete in the Europa League next year.
German football resumed this weekend and Portuguese duo Raphaël Guerreiro and André Silva were among the goals on a lively return to action.
Borussia Dortmund recorded the standout result of the day with a 4-0 victory over Ruhr rivals Schalke in the Revierderby, with Guerreiro the Man of the Match with after goals. Later in the day, Silva came off the bench to score a consolation for Eintracht Frankfurt in their 3-1 defeat to Gladbach.
