Rani Khedira: “My daughter told me I’d score today”
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![](/<figure><img alt="Rani Khedira: “My daughter told me I’d score today”" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/bulinews_articles_290/0e3896cf894231e4c5d0756b0f812858" data-uuid="ab91c1e1-386a-316f-ad05-78039304a8e3"><figcaption>Rani Khedira: “My daughter told me I’d score today”</figcaption></figure><p>Rani Khedira scored his second goal of the season to help Union Berlin return home with three points from St. Pauli. The capital city club is now in eighth place after following up the Bayern draw with a hard-fought victory.</p><p>“I was on the phone with my daughter this morning,” said Khedira in his post-match interview. “She said to me that I would score a goal today. It was all the more wonderful that it actually worked out. The pure emotions in the stands after my goal remind me what’s special about football.”</p><p>Meanwhile, Christopher Trimmel emphasised the lack of chances at either end. “Both teams defended very well. We certainly had a bit of luck, but we worked hard for the win,” said Union Berlin’s captain.</p><p>“In the second half, we defended as a team, and once helped by the post,” said coach Steffen Baumgart. “Ultimately, we got three points from a difficult game away from home. We want to build on the positive mood."</p>)
![](/<figure><img alt="" src="https://media.zenfs.com/en/sb_nation_articles_115/622f3eab182dc07915844b163825dc95" data-uuid="5aaa89eb-211b-30bd-89d3-f097cf18a7d5"><figcaption></figcaption></figure><p class="has-text-align-none">The Baltimore Ravens are trailing the New York Jets at halftime by a score of 7-3. Here are the latest reactions from Baltimore Beatdown’s staff. </p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"><p class="has-text-align-none"><a href="https://x.com/BmoreBeatdown/status/1992675458832302288?s=20">The stats say it all</a>: the Ravens offense is <em>bad</em>. Lamar Jackson looks out of sorts, again, and the running game can’t get going, again. Another botched sequence in the red zone on Baltimore’s only decent drive of the half is emblematic of the problems facing this team. They refuse to get out of their own way and turn every matchup into a dogfight, no matter how good they <em>should</em> be. This is just ugly, ugly football. <strong><em>– Nikhil Mehta</em></strong></p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"><p class="has-text-align-none">The offense is broken. I don’t know how to fix it. They can’t run the ball to help Lamar Jackson behind this awful offensive line. Lamar Jackson himself looks broken. Hesitant to run, looks hurt, and missing some basic throws. He doesn’t look like himself.</p><p class="has-text-align-none">At the least the defense is good. Extend Travis Jones, Jordan Stout, and Dre Jones. <strong><em>– Zach Canter</em></strong></p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"><p class="has-text-align-none">The Ravens offense does not look right, starting with Lamar Jackson. Whether it’s injuries or the lack of trust in the offensive line, he doesn’t look like himself. To compound the issue the Ravens can’t run the ball against a bad Jets defense. It’s hard to watch right now but let’s see if they can get something together in the second half. <strong><em>– Stephen Bopst</em></strong></p><hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"><p class="has-text-align-none">Another week, another terribly uninspiring Ravens first-half performance. Dre’Mont Jones and Mike Green have looked great. Jordan Stout remains the standout. Only positive offensively is the focus on getting Flowers involved. It must get better. This is the last week facing an offense that will allow the Ravens to sleep-walk through a game and still escape with a victory. <strong><em>– Mark Myers</em></strong></p>)