1. FC Köln confirm major injury for central defender Joël Schmied
Already without former captain Tim Hübers for the long term, newly promoted Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln have now also lost central defensive stalwart Joël Schmied. Germany’s cathedral city club ...
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Enzo Maresca threatens to drop Estevao if he does this in light-hearted press conference jab
Burnley on Saturday was a classic trap game. With games against Barcelona and Arsenal to come this week, it was a classic moment where a team might take their eye off the ball and slip up.But Chelsea ...
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🎥 Four goal involvements in one match: Messi shines in the MLS play-offs
Even at 38 years old, Lionel Messi is simply unstoppable. He proved that once again in the MLS playoff quarterfinals. With one goal and three assists, 'La Pulga' was responsible for all four goals in ...
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South Africa takes 4 wickets in 1st session on Day 3 as India struggles in 2nd cricket test
South Africa took four wickets in the morning session Monday to have India in trouble at 102-4 on Day 3, still 387 runs behind in the first innings. India lost three wickets in the second hour of play, with off-spinner Simon Harmer picked up 2-39 in 11 overs. Keshav Maharaj and Marco Jansen picked up a wicket each in the session.
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![](/<figure><img alt="1. FC Köln confirm major injury for central defender Joël Schmied" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/get_german_football_news_articles_128/4e650cbcc8d50eb177244402d31a3ca9" data-uuid="f64cfeea-f9c4-3203-bc3c-62995fe55dbc"><figcaption>1. FC Köln confirm major injury for central defender Joël Schmied</figcaption></figure><p>Already without <a href="https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/1-fc-koln-confirm-immediate-surgery-for-defender-timo-hubers-after-horror-injury/">former captain Tim Hübers for the long term</a>, newly promoted Bundesliga outfit 1. FC Köln have now also lost central defensive stalwart Joël Schmied. Germany’s cathedral city club confirmed that a Sunday MRI revealed a muscle tear that will sideline the Schmied for several weeks. Schmied has played in all 11 of Köln’s league fixtures, starting on nine occasions. </p><p>Schmied is now the fourth centre-back to be sidelined for<em> die Geißböcke </em>this season<em>.</em> Hübers and Luca Kilian may not feature at all for the club during the current campaign. <a href="https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/official-middlesbroughs-rav-van-den-berg-completes-record-1-fc-koln-switch/">Summer acquisition Rav van den Berg</a> has been troubled by a shoulder injury and not featured at all since matchday three. </p><p>It does nevertheless appear as if Köln head coach Lukas Kwasniok can start calling on Van den Berg on a regular basis again. The former Middlesborough man recently featured for the Dutch U21s and is back training with his German club on a semi-regular basis. </p><p>Former Germany U21 captain Eric Martel – a defensive midfielder by trade – has also done well filling in on the back-line recently. Veteran Dominique Heintz and another summer acquisition who has seen little playing time, <a href="https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/2025/official-koln-sign-valencias-cenk-ozkacar-on-loan-head-coach-reveals-his-next-target/">Vallencia loanee Cenk Özkacar</a>, can also help out.</p><p></p><p><a href="https://www.getfootballnewsgermany.com/">GGFN</a> | <a href="https://x.com/PeterVicey"><strong>Peter Weis</strong></a></p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="Enzo Maresca threatens to drop Estevao if he does this in light-hearted press conference jab" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_chelsea_news_articles_133/8fb457dffe939a4462c14c139fd249a4" data-uuid="b2feadce-1055-3c84-a335-1942b402ed35"><figcaption>Enzo Maresca threatens to drop Estevao if he does this in light-hearted press conference jab</figcaption></figure><p>Burnley on Saturday was a classic trap game. With games against Barcelona and Arsenal to come this week, it was a classic moment where a team might take their eye off the ball and slip up.</p><p>But Chelsea got the job done with a 2-0 win, and after the game Enzo Maresca was asked if that gave his group confidence for the games to come:</p><p>“Yeah, we are confident. We are confident, we are doing well. Today we could have done many, many things better, for sure, no doubt, but at the end it was important to win the game. But we are confident and we are ready to prepare Tuesday and Sunday.”</p><p>A little bit of rotation for Saturday’s game means the likes of Moises Caicedo will go into that game fully fresh – that gives us more confidence than anything else.</p><h2>Maresca’s little Estevao joke</h2><img height="2159" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/the_chelsea_news_articles_133/43bc9c06f26314f7cb906a523b20837b" width="3839" data-uuid="c471ea52-9967-3060-90eb-81b470ea38ea"><p>Enzo Maresca speaks in his Burnley press conference.</p><p>Maresca also had time for a little joke about Estevao. The winger was seen warming up and being given instructions, but ended up not being needed after his team scored the second.</p><p>Asked whether the winger was disappointed to not get more minutes, Maresca replied:</p><p>“I don’t think so. If he’s disappointed, he’s not playing Tuesday [laughs]. No, no, he was okay, he was okay.”</p><p>We suspect we will see him on Tuesday, but not as a starter.</p><h2>In other news…</h2><p>After Saturday’s win over Burnley, Enzo Maresca was asked about Marc Cucurella’s contribution to the win, and he praised the <a href="https://chelsea.news/2025/11/cucurella-maresca-player-create-chaos/">defender’s ability to get into the box</a> and cause the opposition problems, as he did for his team’s opening goal.</p><p>Chelsea boss Maresca also defended his team’s attacking patterns when questioned about them, claiming he was happy to spread the goals around rather than <a href="https://chelsea.news/2025/11/maresca-defenders-chelseas-attacking-patterns/">worrying about his strikers scoring.</a></p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="�� Four goal involvements in one match: Messi shines in the MLS play-offs" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/onefootball_articles_802/eddb9cb0708b15c88a6c19d38c3f4688" data-uuid="e064e1f3-6b59-3f33-8c5c-c5d58fe2a5cf"><figcaption>🎥 Four goal involvements in one match: Messi shines in the MLS play-offs</figcaption></figure><p>Even at 38 years old, Lionel Messi is simply unstoppable. He proved that once again in the MLS playoff quarterfinals. With one goal and three assists, 'La Pulga' was responsible for all four goals in the 4-0 victory against FC Cincinnati. </p><p>You can watch his performance here in the video. </p><div></div><p>He scored the opening goal after just 19 minutes, and after the break, he set up goals for Mateo Silvetti (57th minute) and Tadeo Allende (62nd, 74th minute). </p><p>Thus, Miami is in the MLS semifinals, and if they manage to beat New York City FC there, they could face Thomas Müller's Vancouver Whitecaps in the final. Their opponent for the second semifinal is yet to be determined. </p><p><em>This article was translated into English by Artificial Intelligence. <a href="https://onefootball.com/de/news/vier-scorer-in-einem-spiel-messi-dreht-in-den-mls-playoffs-richtig-auf-41994693">You can read the original version in 🇩🇪 here.</a></em></p><hr><p>📸 Jeff Dean - 2025 Getty Images</p>)