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Having taken an early two-goal lead which was pegged back in the second half, Dortmund won the tie in stoppage time as Ethan entered the fray for the final 19 minutes. The teenager was on the bench on Saturday in Der Klassiker away at Bayern Munich, as BVB secured a 2-2 draw which keeps the two sides unbeaten and level on points atop the Bundesliga.
Tommy Setford enjoyed a busy afternoon for Stevenage on Saturday in League One, as they took a share of the spoils with Leicester City at the King Power Stadium. The 2-2 draw saw Tommy make five saves, slotting them in at 16th in the table. While Stevenage sit in the bottom half, they remain as close in points to the play-off places as the drop zone.
Heading north of the border, Ismeal Kabia was sidelined through injury for St Mirren’s two Scottish Premiership matches within the past week. The Buddies followed a 1-1 draw with Hibernian with a 1-0 defeat at Motherwell at the weekend, now sitting eighth in Scotland’s top flight.
In Sweden, the relegation dogfight in the Allsvenskan continues to intensify, with Charles Sagoe Jr’s Kalmar side in the thick of it. Charles started for his side at home to GAIS at the weekend, playing 77 minutes before making way with the contest goalless, the visitors then scoring a late winner. The harsh defeat leaves Kalmar 13th, two points above the relegation play-off position with four games to play.
Heading over to our Women’s loanees, Jessie Gale enjoyed a League Cup league phase victory in a local rivalry clash on Sunday, playing the final 26 minutes as Newcastle United ran riot with a 5-1 away victory at Durham. Attention now turns back to the promotion charge in the WSL2, of which the Magpies sit top and unbeaten.
In another Swedish survival battle, Cecily Wellesley-Smith’s Rosengard sit 11th and just above the relegation play-off place as the season finale closes in, following a 1-1 draw with Vaxjo on Saturday. Cecily was sidelined for the clash, with two league fixtures to play.
Sophie Harwood played 180 minutes of football for Sheffield United in the space of three days as the young defender continues to gain more vital experience. The Blades were beaten by the odd goal in two League Cup league phase contests, firstly 2-1 by Everton and later 1-0 at Sunderland.