The Red Devils finished their preparation for the Euro with a victory against the Croats; Federer will not play his round of 16 at Roland Garros; Verstappen and Hamilton leave Baku empty-handed; The Red Lions lose to England: here are some of the highlights of the weekend.
The Red Devils are reassured
The Devils showed a much better face against the Croats, with a narrow victory thanks to a goal from Lukaku. Less than a week before the Euro, it’s reassuring.
+ VIDEO | Belgium wins in a friendly against Croatia (1-0) and is ready for the Euro
+ BULLETINS | Belgium-Croatia (1-0): note the Red Devils
In the small (and large) news from the locker room, we will remember the small surgical operation undergone by Kevin De Bruyne after his fractured orbit. In principle, KDB should return for the second game against Denmark. In the meantime, he was sighted by chance in… Namur by supporters.
And he was even voted best player in the Premier League for the second year in a row.
+ READ | Kevin De Bruyne voted Premier League Player of the Year, like last year
+ READ | Eden Hazard and Axel Witsel present in training on Saturday, Dedryck Boyata absent
End of the controversy over vaccination:“All the Devils will be vaccinated, it was a promise”, indicated the Minister of Health Frank Vandenbroucke.
Euro: our opponents have also completed their preparation
Our first opponents (hopefully) at the Euro are also preparing. Russia won with difficulty against Bulgaria on Saturday thanks to a penalty converted by Sobolev (1-0). Denmark, who also played tonight, won against Bosnia-Herzegovina (2-0). Finland lost at home against Estonia (0-1) on Friday.
+ FILE | Euro 2020: find all the selections of the qualified nations
In other notable results, Italy won against the Czech Republic (4-0). Spain and Portugal, who want to organize the 2030 World Cup, parted with a sad division (0-0) in front of the 13,000 spectators of the Wanda Metropolitano in Madrid, home of Atlético.
Things are moving in Belgian football
Obviously, the news of the Pro League is a little put in the background with Euro 2020. But things are also moving in Belgian football.
Despite the greed, Philippe Clement extended to Club Brugge, where he signed an indefinite contract. “By doing this, we give both parties the possibility of integrating evaluation periods without being constrained to a predetermined number of seasons”, explained the Club in a press release.
+ READ | Philippe Clement continues at Club Brugge
Bernd Hollerbach has been appointed coach of Sint-Truiden. The former Mouscronnois replaces Peter Maes, who left for Beerschot.
Alex Hayes is on his way to Mouscron. After the Union Saint-Gilloise and Virton, he should take on the role of sports director with the Hurlus.
At the Belgian Union, we are also looking for the future president of the Federation after the announcement of the departure of Mehdi Bayat.
+ READ | The succession to Bayat is launched
Roland-Garros: Federer says stop, the Belgians have all left Paris
Roger Federer suffered, but he defeated Dominik Koepfer (ATP 59) in five sets on the night from Friday to Saturday. The Swiss, who returns to competition after a double operation on his right knee, will not play his round of 16 against Berrettini.
+ READ | Roger Federer withdraws: “I am delighted to have won three games”
In the ladies, the elimination of the day is that of Serena Williams. The American lost in straight sets to Rybakina in the Round of 16.
There are no more Belgians at Roland Garros either.
After her elimination in singles in the third round, against Sakkari, Elise Mertens was also eliminated in doubles in the round of 16 with her Taiwanese partner Su-Wei Hsieh.
Same fate for the pair Vliegen-Gillé in the third round of the men’s doubles and for Joachim Gérard (wheelchair), who was associated with the French Frédéric Cattaneo.
Final: Mons equalizes against Ostend
The Mons, who lost in Game 1, won at home against Ostend on Saturday.
The next meeting is scheduled for Monday in Ostend. As a reminder, the final is played on the best of five sets.
Among the Belgian Cats, the selection for the Euro is known. If Marjorie Carpréaux is well in the game, this is not the case with Ann Wauters. The Belgian basketball players start their tournament on June 17, against Bosnia-Herzegovina.
And cocorico: Belgium 3×3 qualified for the Olympic Games.
Euro hockey: defeat for the Lions, sharing for the Panthers
Belgium, N1. reigning men’s world and European champion lost 1-2 to England, 6th nation in the world, on the second day of Group A of the 2021 European Championship in Amsterdam.
Earlier, the Red Panthers had a good point against the Germans (1-1).
Engines: Verstappen and Hamilton empty-handed in Baku, Quartararo ends up shirtless, Spa-Francorchamps under water
So many twists and unusual images this weekend in motorsports.
First, the Spa-Francorchamps circuit was literally drowned out by bad weather on Friday. The circuit suffered and the teams worked to clean it up as quickly as possible.
+ PHOTOS | The Spa-Francorchamps circuit heals its wounds following bad weather
In Baku, the Azerbaijani Grand Prix was won by Sergio Perez, who won for the first time in the colors of Red Bull. The Mexican took advantage of a double setback.
First the crash of his teammate Max Verstappen, whose left rear tire burst in the middle of a straight line.
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Then Lewis Hamilton, who could secure his second place and come back to Verstappen in the general classification, completely missed the mark after the restart.
+ READ | Sergio Pérez wins his 1st GP with Red Bull in Azerbaijan
In MotoGP, Oliveira (KTM) won the Catalan GP ahead of Zarco. Quartararo ended up shirtless after throwing off his chest protection. He was also demoted two places for that.
In the Rallye de Sardaigne, Thierry Neuville (Hyundai) finished 3rd, behind Sébastien Ogier (Toyota) and Elfyn Evans (Toyota).
Cycling: Porte wins the Dauphiné
Richie Porte (Ineos Grenadiers) won his first Critérium du Dauphiné, ahead of Lutsenko (Astana) and Thomas (Ineos). The eighth and final stage was won by Mark Padun (Bahrain Victorious).
The Tour of Eleven Cities was won by Tim Merlier. Evenepoel, who returned to competition after retiring from the Giro, finished behind the peloton after working for his sprinter Mark Cavendish.
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