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Itโs a Euro 2025 semi-final showdown in Zurich ๐ ๐ฎ The Opta supercomputer leans just in Spainโs favour (54.4%) ๐ Spain chase history, Germany define it - who takes the next step to glory? Read for all the stats you need to know before kick-off ๐
England 2-1 Italy (AET) They did it the hard way (again), but England reach yet another major tournament final thanks to this victory over Italy.
3 - England have become the third European team to reach the final of three consecutive major tournaments (World Cup/EURO) after Germany (3, 1995-1997 and 5, 2001-2009) and Norway (5, 1987-1993). Hat-trick.
35 - @LucyBronze is making her 35th major tournament (World Cup/EURO) appearance for England tonight, moving level with @JillScottJS8 for the joint-most all-time for the @Lionesses. Pride.
Itโs a Euro 2025 semi-final๐ฅ ๐ Can England go one step closer to retaining their crown? ๐ Theyโre 71% favourites, but Italy are peaking at the perfect time. Comeback queens vs history chasers โ dive into the key stats๐
We delve into the stats behind the transfer of Bryan Mbeumo to Manchester United, analyse why Liverpool are signing Hugo Ekitike and look at Marcus Rashford to Barcelona in today's episode of The Window on @talkSPORT. Watch now: youtube.com/watch?v=q50vc4โฆ
๐๐ญ๐๐ญ, ๐๐ข๐ณ, ๐๐ฎ๐ข๐ณ This week's Opta Analyst newsletter includes data on Marcus Rashford, Bryan Mbeumo and Yoane Wissa's partnership, and Euro 2025. Once you've thoroughly enjoyed it, you can sign up for FREE to receive it every Tuesday. ๐
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Looking only at players to play at least 1,500 minutes across the top five European leagues in 2024-25, Hugo Ekitikรฉ ranked fifth for non-penalty xG per 90 (0.67) and among the top 50 for xG assisted (0.24). Read more on him here: theanalyst.com/articles/hugo-โฆ
๐๐ฎ๐ ๐จ'๐ฌ ๐๐จ๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐ Liverpool seem to be close to completing a deal to sign Hugo Ekitikรฉ from Eintracht Frankfurt, but what kind of player are they getting? @Matt_Furniss provides the analysis.
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๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก Ever wondered which leagues and clubs put the most faith in young players? Well, we've an article for that... ๐ Youthful champions ๐ฃ๏ธ Consistent route to first team ๐ก Homegrown lifelines ๐ด Experience preference
Why have Arsenal signed Noni Madueke when they've got Bukayo Saka? Here's why โคต๏ธ theanalyst.com/articles/noni-โฆ
๐๐ง๐-๐ฌ๐๐๐ฌ๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ง๐๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ ๐ง ๐จ๐ ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฆ๐๐ญ๐ก๐ข๐ง๐ ๐๐๐ญ๐ญ๐๐ซ? Is Bryan Mbeumo's 2024-25 reason enough for #MUFC to spend big on him? Last month, @alitweedale looked into the numbers behind the forward's exceptional campaign. theanalyst.com/articles/bryanโฆ
The final Euro 2025 quarter-final, will it be France or Germany to reach the last four? Read our supercomputer predictions for everything you need to know ahead of the game ๐
๐ ๐๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐ข๐ง ๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ญ๐ก Ever wondered which leagues and clubs put the most faith in young players? Well, we've an article for that... ๐ Youthful champions ๐ฃ๏ธ Consistent route to first team ๐ก Homegrown lifelines ๐ด Experience preference โฌ๏ธ