First match: Brazil women's football vs Spain women's football team
Match analysis: Brazil will face Spain in the semifinals of the Olympic Games.
Gold favourites Spain will be confident of securing their place in the final, when they face Brazil in a fierce semi-final at Marseille's famous stadium.
Monse· Tomei's side are unbeaten in the semi-finals with a dramatic penalty shoot-out win over Colombia Women, winning all three of their group games before a thrilling win over Colombia Women.
After taking a 2-0 advantage, Colombia scored two late goals to send the score to extra time, but Spain mustered up the courage to win on penalties 4-2.
Spain team news
Ahead of this semi-final, manager Tomei has no new injury concerns. After scoring a goal in the semifinal win over Colombia, Jenny · Hermoso could start.
Spain's attack was led by midfielder Alexia · Putellas. Putellas is the only Spain player to score more than one goal this year. She is second in terms of shots on goal with 11 but is consistently the most accurate shot. In those games, Putellas had seven shots on goal. In addition, he has averaged 2.49 target hits per 90 minutes so far in the game. So far, Spain's main scorer is Mariona · Caldente. Cardent had a total of 14 shots on goal but only 2 on target. Carldent has scored just one goal in the game so far. She does have assists, though.
Spain's attack is made up of players who can both score goals and create chances. Aitanan· Bonmati and Asinia· del · Castillo all entered the game with a goal. They also had an assist. In addition, Jenny · Hermoso had a goal and created multiple scoring chances for Spain.
Spain are strong in attack, scoring at least two goals in 13 of their last 15 international matches, including a 2-0 win over Brazil in the group stage at this Olympics.
In contrast, after finishing third in Group C, Brazil stumbled into the knockout stages, losing to Spain and then Japan. However, despite a mediocre performance in the group stage, Gabi Portillo's late goal in the · Brazil ensured a 1-0 victory over France in the quarter-finals.
Brazil team news
Brazil manager Arthur · Elias could miss several players for this game. Marta was sent off against Spain in the group stage.
Injured Real Madrid right-back Antonia will also miss the game.
Brazil have struggled to score goals in those games so far. Gabi · Portillo has the most chances. She has one goal from seven shots on goal and has only scored two goals in the game so far. She didn't create many opportunities but made the most of her limited time. Portillo has only made two starts in the tournament so far, while playing in a total of three games. Gabby · Nunes had three starts but played in all four. Nunes scored two goals from six shots in the match, averaging 2.81 shots per 90 minutes. She was one of the other players to score but like Portillo she didn't create a lot of chances.
The last player to score the goal was Marta. She had three shots on goal with two of them on target and one goal. However, she only played 186 minutes and was the first of the three goalscorers. Creating opportunities has always been Marta's job. Marta has only one assist in games so far. Despite this, she created the most shots on goal and was the player with the most advanced passes and passes among Brazil midfielders and forwards. Marta is also fourth in the team with three shots on goal, two of which are on target.
Lorena is expected to be goalkeeper again, with Lorena making 16 saves in the game, within 17 shots on target, but still having four goals on her back, two of which were also own goals and two penalties.
Despite this, Brazil have lost four of their nine matches since March, and in the semifinals Brazil was undoubtedly at a disadvantage. In contrast, Spain have lost just one of their last 13 international matches, while they are unbeaten in their last three matches against Brazil since 2022.
Brazil beat France almost perfectly. They limited France's chances while maximising their own. Still, Spain is a better attacking team. They will take advantage of their opportunities and Spain can attack from a number of different areas of the pitch.
While Brazil will certainly have a brave battle, Spain are expected to secure their place in the final in Paris.
Recommend:
Favour Spain to win 0-2 1-2 1-3
Match 2: Kidinamo vs Rangers
Match analysis: Dynamo Kyiv host Rangers in the first leg of the third qualifying round of the Champions League in a thrilling match.
Dynamo Kyiv claimed a place in Champions League qualification after finishing second in Ukraine's top flight last season and they seem to have put the opportunity to good use. Alexander · Shovkovski's side beat Partizan Bay 9-2 on aggregate in the second round and will be hoping to continue that form in this game.
Dynamo Kyiv news
Dynamo Kyiv head coach Aleksandar · Shovkovsky will lose Maxim · Diachuk, who are absent due to injury.
In Serbia's win over Partizan Bey, Dinachuk lasted just over 50 minutes before being substituted with a shoulder injury.
Dynamo Kyiv's injury list also includes Shepelev, who has missed his last three games with a muscle injury.
Meanwhile, Rangers have finished second in the Scottish Premier League over the past three seasons. Philippe · Clemente's side have gone beyond the third qualifying round in every game of the last two seasons and will once again be favourites for this match.
Rangers News:
Dowell has been sidelined since January due to surgery and this game is too early for the attacking midfielder.
Rangers manager Philip · Clement will also be without Nicholas · Raskin, who suffered a muscle injury last month.
When it comes to goals, Dynamo Kyiv should not be underestimated. Dynamo Kyiv have scored in all but one of their last ten matches and have scored two or more in eight of those matches.
Rangers have also scored their fair share of goals recently. Rangers scored four goals last time out against Union Berlin and have scored three or more goals in five of all but the last six.
Despite not having home advantage, Dynamo Kyiv had a better pre-season preparation than Rangers and should go into the second leg with a slight lead.
Recommend:
Look for Dynamo Kyiv to win 1-0 2-0 2-1 at home