Exequiel Palacios won the German Cup with Bayer Leverkusen and reached his 10th career title. He celebrated by lifting the trophy with an Argentine flag around him, on a very special date in the history of the country (25 de mayo).

Although the 25-year-old midfielder didn’t play neither the final, semifinal, or
quarterfinal of the competition, he scored a goal in the round of 16, in his team’s 3-1
win vs. Paderborn. He also scored another goal from the penalty spot in the second round, in his team’s 5-2 victory vs. SV Sandhausen.

Here is a list of the ten trophies that Exequiel Palacios achieved with River Plate, Bayer
Leverkusen and the Argentina national team:

2017 Copa Argentina (River Plate)
2018 Copa Libertadores (River Plate)
2018 Supercopa Argentina (River Plate)
2019 Recopa Sudamericana (River Plate)
2019 Copa Argentina (River Plate)
2021 Copa América (Argentina)
2022 Finalissima (Argentina)
2022 World Cup (Argentina)
2023/2024 Bundesliga (Leverkusen)
2023/2024 German Cup (Leverkusen)

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Pep Guardiola spoke about Lisandro Martínez, calling him a top five center back in the world.

Guardiola and Manchester City lost 2-1 in the FA Cup final against Manchester United in a match which saw Lisandro Martínez at his best. He was able to close down Erling Haaland and City’s attack while he was on the pitch.

After the FA Cup final, Pep Guardiola spoke to the media about Lisandro Martínez. Here is what he had to say:

“Lisandro Martínez is top five center back in the world.

“He made the difference on this game by playing passes through our defence”.