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Lewandowski supera en el Barça sus cifras con el Dortmund
Pro player comparison for Chargers EDGE Akheem Mesidor
Comparing draft prospects to NFL players, both former and current, is an annual tradition.
It doesn't necessarily mean they'll have the same kind of success at this level. Yet, the comparisons are made based on how similar the prospects' game play, physical measurements, production, roles and traits are. esporist.org
Ahead of the 2026 NFL Draft, Bleacher Report's Matt Holder wrote a scouting report on Chargers first-round pick Akheem Mesidor and provided an NFL comparison.
Holder compared Mesidor to Colts' Laiatu Latu.
Latu, who was the first defensive player taken in the 2024 NFL Draft, has played two professional seasons. This past season, he became a full-time starter, finishing the season with 27 tackles, 8.5 sacks, and 3 interceptions.
I can see the comparison between Mesidor and Latu, as the two are technically advanced pass rushers who excel at using their hands and quickness to beat offensive linemen.
Additionally, Mesidor, like Latu, can kick inside to rush over guards on passing downs, adding value to sub-packages.
This article originally appeared on Chargers Wire: Which NFL player does Chargers EDGE Akheem Mesidor compare to?
Arsenal plotting sensational summer move for Real Madrid gem
Arsenal are interested in signing Real Madrid gem Endrick ahead of the summer transfer window.
Madrid spent a fortune to secure a deal for the 19-year-old from Palmeiras in 2022.
The talented youngster has made 40 appearances for Los Blancos since joining in 2024 after turning 18.
But Endrick is currently playing for Lyon, having joined the Ligue 1 outfit on loan in the winter window.
He has been impressive with his displays in France, bagging seven goals and seven assists in 18 games.
The Brazilian is expected to return to Madrid after his loan spell is over.
According to Mundo Deportivo, Arsenal are monitoring the young centre-forward, and are ready to make an offer if an opportunity arises in the summer.
But Madrid rate the player highly and have no intention to sell him.
Endrick mainly operates as a striker, but he has also been used as a right winger and a second striker.
He is a gifted player who is known for his explosive pace, physical strength and exceptional finishing.
Despite his young age, he has earned 15 caps for the Brazil national team, scoring three goals in the process.
Arsenal would love to sign a player of Endrick’s quality, but a deal for the teenager looks highly unlikely at this stage.
Madrid have no plans to sell their prized asset, and have him under contract until the summer of 2030.
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Juventus and AC Milan trudge through another goalless draw
Games between old hands like Luciano Spalletti and Massimiliano Allegri will always be highly tactical affairs.
Of course, those tactics tend to be diametrically opposed. Between Spalletti’s attacking innovation and Allegri’s defend-at-all-costs approach, it’s always interesting to see how the two would work to get the advantage over each other.
It’s been hard for Juventus and AC Milan to gain an advantage over each other the last few years. Three of the last four games against each other had ended in goalless draws, including their first game this year at the Allianz. The return at this critical juncture of the season was heavy with meaning. Milan’s recent breakdown in form had allowed Juve to pull up three points behind them. A victory would’ve seen them pull past them into third on the head-to-head tiebreaker and keep the distance between Roma and Como at five.
But that tendency to cancel each other came back out again. Both sides had their chances — Juve hit the target with five of their 10 shots and had a goal called back, Milan saw Alexis Saelemaekers slam a ball off the crossbar—but in the end, neither team had the push to get the ball over the other’s goal line. With the results earlier in the weekend, Juve finished three points above the chasing pack and still in control of their own destiny in the race for the top four with four games to go.
Spalletti got Dusan Vlahovic back to the bench after yet another injury stop, but Kenan Yildiz was still only fit for sub appearances, and Arkadiusz Milik and Juan Cabal were out. Spalletti named a strong 3-4-2-1 lineup, with Michele Di Gregorio at its base. Pierre Kalulu, Bremer, and Lloyd Kelly made up the back three, while Weston McKennie and Andrea Cambiaso started as wing-backs. Former Milan prospect Manuel Locatelli joined Khéphren Thuram in midfield, while Francisco Conceição and Jérémie Boga supported Jonathan David in attack.
Allegri wasn’t missing many to injuries, although Davide Bartesaghi started despite not being 100 percent. The 3-5-2 that has become his staple remained, however ill-fitting some of his players were for it. Mike Maignan started in goal behind the defensive trio of Matteo Gabbia, Strahinja Pavlovic, and Fikayo Tomori. Bartesaghi joined Saelemaekers out on the wings, while Adrien Rabiot, Luka Modric, and Youssouf Fofana ran the midfield. Christian Pulisic and Rafael Leão started together as an unconventional strike pair.
As expected, the game started cagey. Juve, usually a team that presses hard up top, allowed Milan to hold the ball in their own half, with Maignan getting time to survey the entire field when his team tried to recycle the ball. Modric found himself getting man-marked by Thuram, the old Croatian war horse having been identified as the biggest threat on the field.
It wasn’t until the 10th minute that either side took a shot, an effort from range by Thuram that was blocked in close. In the 16th minute the Frenchman was teed up beautifully by Boga, but couldn’t get to the ball in time to get a shot off. Locatelli clearly had come out with a point to prove against the club that gave up on him, slamming into his former teammate Rabiot in midfield and sending him sprawling.
Milan took their first attempt in the 21st minute, but Fofana got selfish and fired well off target after Cambiaso, who had been booked, proved ineffective in defending the pass that game his way. With 10 minutes left in the half Rabiot took a shot from the top of the box that fortunately went right at Di Gregorio, who parried it back out into the box to find Leão blazing way over.
Seconds after that Juve thought they had taken the lead after Conceição made a lovely move in the box and found Thuram with a low cross—but the midfielder was well offside, and the goal was quite rightly disallowed. The Portuguese continued to present danger, taking down a beautiful long pass from Locatelli and shaking Bartesaghi before firing at a tight angle right into Maignan’s chest. He shook the young Italian winger again in first-half stoppage time, but again hit it too centrally for it to be of much trouble for Maingan.
Less than five minutes into the second period Saelamaekers blasted into the crossbar after a beautiful, flowing pass move, while David couldn’t quite work his way through the middle on a breakaway a few minutes later. Bremer tried his luck from outside the box, but again hit the ball far too centrally and saw another simple hate by Maignan.
Milan had a bit more control of things in the middle of the half, but didn’t look like they had any idea how to penetrate the Juve defense. Locatelli, on the other hand, was able to break Conceição through the lines, but Pavlovic was able to stop him in the nick of time before a shot. Teun Koopmeiners had a long-range shot slightly deflected to make it a little easier for Maignan, then put a free kick in that was punched out.
There was a scary moment with 15 minutes to go when Locatelli and Modric both went up for the ball and violently clashed heads, with the Croatian clearly getting the worst of it. Locatelli eventually went to check on his stricken opponent, who was replaced by Ardon Jashari with a massive swelling on his face.
Spalletti wasn’t satisfied with the draw, and sent Yildiz and Edon Zhegrova into the fray for the final 15 minutes. The latter saw a cross fly just over the head of David as Juve kept their hosts pinned in their own half for the final phases. The Canadian did get to a cross from Emil Holm moments later, but couldn’t make clean contact and instead flashed it across the face of goal.
Vlahovic was a welcome sight coming off the bench in the last few minutes. Locatelli made a long pass toward the byline that Yildiz simply whiffed at, while Vlahovic went a little early before he forced Maignan into a kick save. Milan was clearly content with not losing, while Juve pushed until the end to actually win the match, but simply couldn’t find the opening in Milan’s armor to make the final thrust. The final seconds ticked by, and when the last whistle blew, it brought the curtain down on 180 minutes of goalless football between the two sides.
MEN: Man Utd’s academy action on Sunday indicates major first-team squad hint with two returnees expected v Bees
Michael Carrick could see his options boosted by the returns of Leny Yoro and Patrick Dorgu against Brentford this evening.
Manchester Evening News’ Steven Railston claimed on Sunday that he ‘assumes’ the pair will be available tonight due to Shea Lacey and Tyler Fletcher, who made up Carrick’s matchday squad as substitutes in the win over Chelsea, starting for the academy yesterday.
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Will Yoro and Dorgu start vs the Bees?
It remains to be seen if the two young Reds will be instantly restored to the starting XI, though.
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With the form Dorgu was in before sustaining his hamstring injury, having scored against both Manchester City and Arsenal in consecutive game weeks, fans have been desperate to see him back in the fold as soon as possible.
However, Carrick may opt to gradually reintroduce him to action by utilising him off the bench tonight.
As for Yoro, he was ruled out of the Chelsea trip on the day the players travelled down to London, leaving the manager with only one senior centre-half available: Ayden Heaven.
How Heaven fared last time out
The teenager excelled in the absence of his counterparts, with Harry Maguire and Lisandro Martinez suspended and Matthijs de Ligt sidelined.
Heaven was partnered by natural full-back Noussair Mazraoui, yet they oversaw a formidable shift between them, securing a clean sheet and playing a vital role in Manchester United claiming their first win at Stamford Bridge in six years.
As a result, it would be incredibly harsh for Heaven to be dropped out of the side just because Maguire and Yoro are set to be available.
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