The last sunrise of 2022 came up in Belgium this morning, although nobody saw it through the grey sky and the drizzle. But as the curtain closes on the old year, a new one will dawn tomorrow and hopefully the sun will be visible.
Folarin Balogun continued his strong Ligue 1 campaign with a pair of goals for Reims in their win over Rennes, while USMNT starter Tim Weah’s late appearance had an indirect impact in Lille’s road victory over Clermont Foot.
With the next edition of the Old Firm derby less than four days away, Rangers attacker Malik Tillman is confident that the Gers can take the crucial win if they play to their potential against their arch-rivals.
Christian Pulisic was denied a goal in a rare Chelsea start, but it was Tim Ream who got on the score sheet in a busy midweek spate of games following the Christmas holiday.
The Belgian Pro League has returned to action to start the second half of the season, and both Bryan Reynolds and Mark McKenzie got the nod in their teams’ respective starting lineups, but dropped points in their final outings of 2022.
Josh Sargent will soon be playing under his third permanent coach at Norwich, after Dean Smith was let go by the club following a string of poor results.
Fulham captain Tim Ream will remain at Craven Cottage through at least the 2023-24 season after signing a one-year extension with the London-based club.
Tanner Tessmann played the full game for Venezia while Andrija Novakovich and Gianluca Busio saw substitute action, as the Winged Lions overturned a two-goal deficit to earn a valuable point against Parma.
The pairings for the final 32 of the Copa del Rey were set on Friday, giving Yunus Musah and Valencia a straightforward opener, while Luca de la Torre and Celta Vigo have a tough task against fellow La Liga side Espanyol.
Luca de la Torre capped off a commanding Copa del Rey win by Celta Vigo with his first goal in Spain, while Armando and Samuel Shashoua both started for their respective teams, but exited after upsets against lower-division opponents.
