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Lille striker Jonathan David is the outright leading goalscorer in the French Ligue 1 after he was on target against leaders Paris Saint Germain (PSG) in the latest set of games. The Canada national team star scored his eighth league goal of the season against PSG at the Parc des Princes.
Mexico are no longer at the top of the group standings in the third round of the CONCACAF region as far as the qualifying campaign for next year’s FIFA World Cup tournament is concerned after they were held to a 1-1 draw at home by Canada in one of the three games played on matchday four.
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Defending champions Bayern Munich are up to third on the league standings in the German Bundesliga this season after the big win over capital club Hertha Berlin. Bayern Munich hit their opponents for five at home without any response to show their supremacy thanks to the outstanding performance of star man Robert Lewandowski. The Polish international scored three goals during the game. Canada international Alphonse Davies was on for the entire duration of the game. The Canada player started the match on the left side of defence.
Bayern Munich star Alphonso Davies has urged his teammates to fight for every available trophy this coming season as he revealed that he is currently working on improving on his performances last season. The speedy left-back held an interview recently where he talked about the club’s new manager Julian Nagelsmann, his aspirations as a Bayern Munich player, as well as what the club, in general, are planning to achieve this season. Davies said the appointment of Nagelsmann as the club’s new manager was a great move because he has shown during his time at his former club RB Leipzig that he is one of the best managers around and at a young age too.
Canada are through to the third and final round of qualifiers in the CONCACAF region ahead of the Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament. The Canadians have never reached this stage of the qualifiers as the nation dare to dream of a place in the tournament at the end of next year.
The CONCACAF section of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers has taken a proper shape with Canada and seven others in the third round. The other teams in the third round of the latest World Cup qualifiers include the United States (US), Mexico, Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, El Salvador and Jamaica. The first set of games in the qualifiers start in September.
Although it appears quite impossible that any transfer will be possible, some clubs are currently showing interest in signing Bayern Munich defender Alphonso Davies this summer. The Canada international star is currently widely regarded as the best left-back in the world of football following the remarkable performances he has steadily been putting in for the German Bundesliga giants in the last couple of months, and those performances have seen him attract interest from several top clubs.
Lille attacker Jonathan David has been named Canada Soccer’s player of the month for April 2021 after his impressive form for the French Ligue 1 club.
Canada have set a new national team record after the big win over Cayman Islands in the second game of their World Cup qualifiers. Canada have been drawn in Group B in the first round of the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers in the Concacaf section.
Canada striker Jonathan David was a second half substitute as Lille were knocked out of the Europa League by Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam at the round of 32 stage. The Canada national team player was not in the Lille starting XI for the away game at Ajax. The Dutch team had beaten Lille 2-1 away from home in the first leg of their last 32 tie last week Thursday. Canada player Jonathan David was subbed on during the second leg with his team trailing by a lone goal. As at the time of his entrance into the game, Davy Klaassenhad given Ajax Amsterdam the lead. His goal was scored on 15 minutes to take his team to 3-1 on aggregate against Lille. Canada striker Jonathan David came on for Jonathan Bamba shortly after the hour mark. Lille improved significantly with his presence in attack. Lille went on to score the equaliserfrom the penalty spot on 78 minutes through Turkish attacking midfielder Yusuf Yazici. At the point of that Lille equaliser, the French Ligue 1 table toppersneeded one more goal to take the game into extra time but they were unable to achieve this.Lille went on to concede a second goal with two minutes left on the clock to exit the competition at the round of 32 stage. Ajax Amsterdam got their second goal through Brazilian attacker David Neresto progress into theround of 16 of the competition. Ajax Amsterdam won both legs 2-1 to advance into the next round via a 4-2 aggregate win.
