Aarón Anselmino is back from injury for Borussia Dortmund.
Anselmino has missed Borussia Dortmund’s last five matches due to a muscle injury but the club has included him in the Champions League team for their match against Copenhagen.
The 20 year old defender joined Dortmund from Chelsea on loan and has taken part in one league match for the club.
A total of 19 Argentine players can take part in the Champions League on Tuesday.
The Champions League continues on Tuesday and of the nine matches, seven of them involve Argentine players. Francisco Ortega, Lorenzo Scipioni and Santiago Hezze of Olympiacos travel to Barcelona to take on FC Barcelona in one of the two early matches of the day.
In the other early match of the day, it’s Kairat against Pafos. Nicolás Otamendi and Enzo Barrenechea with Benfica travel to England to play Newcastle United. Gianluca Prestianni, part of the Argentina U20 national team, did not train with Benfica.
Bayer Leverkusen will be without Exequiel Palacios due to injury but Equi Fernández and Claudio Echeverri will host reigning Champions League winners Paris Saint-Germain.
Lautaro Martínez and Inter travel to Belgium to play Kevin Mac Allister and Union Saint-Gilloise.
Aarón Anselmino is back in the team for Borussia Dortmund as they play Copenhagen. Juan Foyth has been out injured for Villarreal and is not expected to play against Manchester City.
Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid with Juan Musso, Thiago Almada, Nahuel Molina, Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nicolás González will travel to London to play against Arsenal. Here are the matches for Tuesday in the Champions League:
FC Barcelona vs. Olympiacos (Francisco Ortega, Lorenzo Scipioni and Santiago Hezze)
Kairat vs. Pafos
Newcastle United vs. Benfica (Nicolás Otamendi, Enzo Barrenechea and Gianluca Prestianni)
PSV vs. Napoli
Bayer Leverkusen (Exequiel Palacios, Equi Fernández and Claudio Echeverri) vs. Paris Saint-Germain
Union Saint-Gilloise (Kevin Mac Allister) vs. Inter (Lautaro Martínez)
Copenhagen vs. Borussia Dortmund (Aarón Anselmino)
Villarreal (Juan Foyth) vs. Manchester City
Arsenal vs. Atletico Madrid (Juan Musso, Thiago Almada, Nahuel Molina, Julián Álvarez, Giuliano Simeone and Nicolás González)
Inter have reportedly offered €58 million to Real Madrid for Nico Paz of Como.
The Argentine has scored four goals and had four assists for Como in seven matches. According to Doble Amarilla, Inter made a formal offer of €58 million to Real Madrid.
Per the article, Paz would be willing to leave Como for Milan with the obstacle being his contract with Real Madrid. The Spanish club has a buy-back clause that is valid until June 2026 but they also have an agreement that guarantees them 50% of the amount of any future transfer for the player.
Javier Saviola spoke about Franco Mastantuono joining Real Madrid.
Saviola made the jump over to Europe from River Plate to FC Barcelona. At Barcelona, he would play at AS Monaco and Sevilla before joining Real Madrid.
The Argentine spent two years at the club before joining Benfica. Speaking in an interview with El Grafico, Saviola commented on Mastantuono joining Real Madrid from River Plate. Here is what he had to say:
“I see myself reflected in him.
“We have had similar experiences. He is very young, but I spoke with him and he is surrounded by good people. He has impressive maturity for his age. He speaks and thinks like a more experienced player. That is fundamental.”
Lionel Messi has made MLS history
Messi continues to make history in the MLS. The 38 year old was named as the Player of the Day for a sixth time this season after scoring a hat trick and assisting once in Inter Miami’s 5-2 win against Nashville.
The Argentine becomes the first player in MLS history to win the honor six times in consecutive seasons. He has now won the award 12 times and is already tied with Bradley Wright-Philipps for the third most in the history of the league.
