Given how much money has been invested into the Villa side since Gerrard’s arrival, the expectations were always going to be high at Villa Park.

Edin Terzic: “It was the hard-fought and close game we expected. From the 25th minute on, we produced a really good away performance up until the break and could have led by more. It was more open in the second half. There were then a few close calls for us, but we also had lots of chances. Overall, I see it as a deserved victory against a strong team.”

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SVW’s busy schedule continues as they face Wolfsburg at the wohninvest WESERSTADION on Saturday (15:30 CET). Ole Werner spoke to the media on Friday afternoon to discuss his side’s chances against an in form VfL.

The VfL Bochum 1848 Walking Footballers have been active for around three years. Every player has invested a lot of joy and passion in the sport and in being together. Many special experiences have already been shared, and everyone’s expectations have been exceeded by far.

FC Schalke 04 have secured the signing of young prospect Rabbi Matondo. The Welsh international is excited to join the Royal-Blues and spoke to schalke04.de about the reasons he chose to join Schalke as well as his ambitious aims for himself and his new club.

The players returned to the WWK ARENA at around 20:30 CET on Thursday evening. It was a very productive trip to Spain with plenty of sessions in the weights room, lots of hard work on the pitch and solid match practice in three friendlies. Enrico Maaßen’s side played twice against Bundesliga rivals Union Berlin (0-1,1-4) and once against Hungarian side Ferencváros (0-2). Most of the 34 players who travelled to Spain were able to get some valuable game time under their belts. The players were also able to enjoy some downtime in Algorfa with some opting for a round of golf and some heading for the beach in Alicante.

He’d replace Marcelo Gallardo, who publicly announced his departure from the club once his contract expires in December this year. Gallardo’s eight year reign was one filled with triumph and success, so naturally, he’s left some big shoes to fill. And Demichelis, the stylish Argentinian prowling Bayern II’s sidelines, has River Plate roots of his own — 52 caps and a goal for the senior team in his playing days.

Frustration and anger along with disappointment were the prevailing emotions in the Blue-Whites’ camp after conceding in the eighth minute of additional time to lose 2-1 against VfB Stuttgart. After the full time whistle, Jean-Paul Boëtius tried to find the right words. “A game lasts until the final whistle. We are very, very annoyed because we definitely wanted to win and get three points,” said Hertha’s number 10, visibly frustrated. Hertha need to keep their head up ahead of the game on Saturday (12.11.22, 15:30 CET), where they take on 1. FC Köln at the Olympiastadion. “Why shouldn’t we turn up and win against Köln? The time has to come where we manage to pick up good results. I believe in the coach and in this team!” said the Netherlands player leaving no room for doubt. herthabsc.com have the immediate reaction from Boëtius and Oliver Christensen.

End of the double gameweek, end of competitive games for the season!  The ‘Old Lady’ will take on 1. FC Köln this Saturday ((12.11.22, 15:30 CET) in the final Bundesliga clash of 2022. With the supporters in the stands behind them, the team want to successfully complete the last remaining task of the year. My greatest wish is that we put in a top performance on Saturday, there is a brilliant atmosphere in the stadium yet again and get three points out of the game in the end. We have to improve in some areas and want to leave everything on the pitch one last time,” emphasised Sandro Schwarz in his press conference before the game. Fredi Bobic also looked ahead to the final outing of the season with excitement. “The stadium will be fairly full, the atmosphere will be good. We have to be on top in the decisive moments and finish the game well. Having such a long break is new to all of us, so it will be even nicer if we can finish the year off with a win,” suggested Hertha’s managing director for sport and communication. herthabsc.com has compiled the most important comments. Schwarz and Bobic spoke about…