روبرت ليفاندوفسكي يسجل هدف برشلونة الثالث أمام أوساسونا (فيديو)

أحرز روبرت ليفاندوفسكي لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي برشلونة، هدفاً ثالثاُ لفريقه في شباك أوساسونا.

ويستضيف نادي برشلونة نظيره أوساسونا، على ملعب مونتجويك ضمن منافسات الجولة السابعة والعشرين المؤجلة من الدوري الإسباني لكرة القدم “لاليجا”.

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ونجح مهاجم برشلونة، روبرت ليفاندوفسكي، في تسجيل الهدف الثالث لأصحاب الأرض في اللقاء عند الدقيقة 77 من عمر الشوط الثاني.

الهدف جاء من ضربة رأسية عن طريق المهاجم البولندي في شباك أوساسونا وذلك بعدما تلقى تمريرة عرضية رائعة من فيرمين لوبيز. هدف برشلونة الثالث في مرمي اوساسونا بالدوري الاسباني

Man Utd ace who Scholes said was a ‘huge concern’ will thrive under Amorim

It was a poor start to the campaign for Manchester United under former boss, Erik ten Hag, with the Dutchman having recently left his post at Old Trafford.

Before his sacking, the 13-time Premier League champions won just four games all season, which included a 7-0 thrashing of League One side Barnsley in the Carabao Cup. Interim manager Ruud van Nistelrooy steadied the ship, and Ruben Amorim has now begun his tenure in the role full-time.

The Portuguese manager will inherit a squad shaped by his predecessor, with the Dutchman spending a rumoured £617m on his squad, many of which have a link back to the Netherlands.

Ten Hag’s best and worst Man United signings

It is fair to say that Ten Hag had a habit of bringing in his former players, or at least players with a link to the Dutch league. Of the 21 signings he made, six of them played under him at Ajax, or in Sofyan Amrabat’s case, Utrecht.

Manchester United manager EriktenHagduring training

One of those additions, who proved to be a disaster, was the most expensive man United’s former manager signed at Old Trafford. Antony cost the Red Devils £81.3m from the Amsterdam side but has scored just 12 goals and has five assists to his name in 87 games for the club.

Antony is not the only Ten Hag signing who has struggled at Old Trafford. Injuries have ravaged Mason Mount’s time at the club so far, and the likes of Casemiro have also come under fire for his performances in Red, with the Brazilian described as looking like he was “in Soccer Aid” by pundit Jamie Redknapp.

There were some investments for the future made by the Dutchman. He signed promising striker Rasmus Hojlund. He has 18 goals in 55 games for the club so far but has struggled for his best form this season.

One of his biggest success stories has been Noussair Mazraoui. The Moroccan defender cost United just £12.8m with a potential £4.2m in add-ons. Red Devils fan Alex Turk explained the English club have “plucked out a bargain defender” in their new number three.

Mazraoui signed for the club at the same time as another former Ajax player, Matthijs de Ligt, who has gone on to prove his doubters wrong.

De Ligt’s Man United career

Since leaving Ajax in 2019 for Juventus, the perception surrounding De Ligt has been one of disappointment. Injuries have affected him, and he certainly played his best football under Ten Hag in Amsterdam, part of a hugely successful team where he was captain as a teenager.

That is why United great Paul Scholes was critical of the £42.7m signing, a deal which included add-ons. The Red Devils academy graduate described the signing of De Ligt as a “massive concern”, amid his arrival in Manchester:

However, in a tough season for the Red Devils, their new Dutch defender has been superb. He has played 15 times for the club, scoring once against Southampton.

The defender has been colossal in the Premier League in 2024/25, as his stats on Sofascore suggest. He has won 1.4 ground duels and 1.5 aerial duels per game, and looks after the ball exceptionally well, with a 92% pass accuracy.

De Ligt stats in 2024/25 PL season

Stat

Number

Starts

8

Touches per game

50.4

Pass accuracy

92%

Clean sheets

2

Tackles and interceptions per game

2.2

Ball recoveries per game

2.3

Duels won per game

2.9

Stats from Sofascore

He was a first choice under Ten Hag and Van Nistelrooy, with journalist Liam Canning explaining the defender can “thrive” under Amorim, too, having done “going under the radar” for his form so far. As Canning also stated, the towering defender is “uber reliable”, has a “perfect mentality” and is “strong in duels”, making him a real asset for the former Sporting CP coach.

The new United boss seems set to play his famed back three system, and United’s number four could slot in as the central centre-back as a key component of his side.

De Ligt scores against Southampton.

Although there were doubts surrounding De Ligt’s move to United, he has clearly taken great strides to disprove such beliefs. He will almost certainly be a key player under Amorim and could help take United forward after a shaky collective start to the season.

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Ben Stokes among wickets as England warm-up finally gets underway

England Lions XI make 226 for 4 against potential Test attack featuring Stokes, Anderson and Broad

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Ben Stokes was back in action•AFP

Ben Stokes was England’s most-successful bowler as the Brisbane rains finally relented, allowing the tourists their most significant warm-up action since arriving in Australia.Stokes claimed 2 for 31 from 10 overs in his first red-ball outing since appearing for Durham in July, as an England Lions XI batted through the scheduled third day at Ian Healy Oval. Three batters retired their innings not out in order to give others an opportunity, with Liam Norwell and captain Joe Root the other England XI bowlers to take wickets.Both sides featured 13 players, with Alex Lees captaining the Lions. Lees and Zak Crawley batted through the first session against a potential Test attack of James Anderson, Stuart Broad, Ollie Robinson, Jack Leach and Stokes, with Saqib Mahmood also involved for England.Lees was first to retire, before Stokes struck to remove Crawley, the top-scorer for the Lions XI with 45. Dan Lawrence did not last long, removed by Norwell for 1, but Ollie Pope spent some time in the middle before falling to Root’s offspin.James Bracey and Tom Abell kept the bowlers at bay before retiring not out, and Stokes claimed his second wicket when dismissing Chris Woakes late on.Following four straight days of washed-out practice across two fixtures in Brisbane, England managed to get through 78 overs, with Anderson bowling eight, Broad 11 and Robinson 12, while Leach also went wicketless from his 18 overs.

عمر مرموش يتحدث عن صعوبة موسم مانشستر سيتي.. ويؤكد: سنفوز على مانشستر يونايتد

أدلى لاعب الفريق الأول لكرة القدم بنادي مانشستر سيتي، عمر مرموش، بتصريحات صحفية وذلك قبل مواجهة مانشستر يونايتد في الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز.

ويلاقي مانشستر سيتي جاره مانشستر يونايتد، ضمن منافسات الجولة الحادية والثلاثين من الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز على ملعب “أولد ترافورد”، الأحد المقبل.

ويحتل مانشستر سيتي المركز الخامس في سلم ترتيب الدوري الإنجليزي الممتاز برصيد 51 نقطة، بينما يأتي مانشستر يونايتد في المركز الثالث عشر برصيد 37 نقطة.

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وفي حوار مع شبكة “beIN SPORTS” قال عمر مرموش: “مانشستر سيتي في 6 أو 7 سنوات الماضية كان ينافس على جميع البطولات في العالم وفاز بالدوري الإنجليزي مرات عديدة في الفترات الماضية ومن نجاح لنجاح آخر”.

وأضاف عمر مرموش: “بعد الخسارة في أكثر من مباراة الجماهير تتحدث أننا نمر بصعوبات ولكن هذا طبيعي، ما نظهره حاليًا هو شخصية الفريق وحاليًا متواجدين في سباق المراكز المؤهلة لـ دوري أبطال أوروبا وان شاء الله سنحقق الهدف المطلوب”.

وتابع مرموش: “نحن متواجدون في بطولة كأس الاتحاد الإنجليزي ولو حصلنا على اللقب سيكون شيئا جيدا جدًا بجانب التأهل إلى دوري أبطال أوروبا العام القادم”.

واختتم مرموش قائلاً عن ديربي مانشستر يونايتد: “ديربي مانشستر كبير جدًا ومانشستر يونايتد فريق جيد جدًا وكبير والمكسب سيكون لنا وأول ديربي أتمنى أن أكون موفق، أنا غير قادر على الإنتظار لكي أكون متواجدا في الملعب وأرى الأجواء”.

SAF do Botafogo é registrada na Junta Comercial do Rio de Janeiro

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O Botafogo deu mais um passo para formalizar sua “migração” para o modelo de Sociedade Anônima de Futebol (SAF). A SAF Botafogo foi registrada nesta sexta-feira (25) naJunta Comercial do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (Jucerja).A informação foi divulgada inicialmente pelo Twitter “Fala, Fogão!” e confirmada pelo LANCE!.

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Com isto, a oficialização da mudança de mãos da gestão para que Textor conduza a SAF do Botafogo fica cada vez mais próxima. O registro acontece diasdepois da vinda do investidor ao Rio de Janeiro.

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Rabada four-for makes it South Africa's day as India fold for 223 despite Kohli 79

Jansen complemented Rabada with a three-wicket haul; Pujara was the only other Indian batter to cross 40

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Cullinan: Rabada ‘put his body on the line’ with ‘controlled method of attack’

Kagiso Rabada is already a super athlete. But, when his captain went and fired him up, he became the kind of hero littered all over Greek Mythology. So imagine being a mere mortal and running into him on a cricket field. Fortunately for India, they had a modern-day great of their own operating in much the same way. Virat Kohli produced a masterclass of defensive batting, his 79 off 201 balls the only reason the Test match is still in the balance.Cape Town had to be the setting for one of the most compelling one-on-one battles. Dark clouds had obscured Table mountain. A bad omen for all batters. And if that wasn’t enough, once they made it to the crease and looked up, they saw the grim reaper. Only he was holding a red ball instead of a black scythe. Rabada refused to succumb to human error. Every ball was on a good length. Everything was targeting the stumps. Nothing short. Nothing down leg. Nothing easy. All of it at 140 kph.Ajinkya Rahane was consumed by this onslaught.He came in with his career hanging by a thread and Rabada snapped it with a ruthlessness that has always drawn the whole world to the art of fast bowling. Pitched up. Angling in. Moving late. Edged. Gone. The moment was almost a physical manifestation of the kind of luck that has dogged the former India vice-captain. Like, if he were to look under his couch cushions for some change, he’d probably find a moldy old half-eaten tuna sandwich instead.Newlands offered help to the seamers all through the day but it was only slight. Ironically, that meant the ball took the edges instead of whooshing past them. And Rabada made the most of it by going wobble-seam. The thing with this variation is that nobody really knows how it behaves until it hits the deck and comes up. If the seam is upright, it jags about. If it isn’t, it goes straight. Rabada made this uncertainty feel even more pronounced by going full and straight. This produced two-fold problems for the batters – they couldn’t leave the ball and they had very time to adjust to how it moved off the surface.Now every unstoppable force needs an immovable object. Joker has Batman. Global warming has Greta Thunberg. And Rabada had Kohli. There was a period between the 47th and the 49th overs when this showdown hit fever pitch. There were plays and misses. There was an edge that fell short. There were oohs. There were aaahs. There were wry smiles. But there was no wicket.Related

Marco Jansen puts his versatility on display

And that’s the genius of Kohli.He walked out at a time when South Africa’s bowlers were producing one false shot every four balls. India were 33 for 2 and under siege. To survive a situation like that, you need clarity of thought and conviction of method. Kohli displayed both. He left 64.7%, of his first 100 deliveries, outside the off stump. In the last five years, over 1100 innings, only four batters have ever been more restrained.It took him 15 balls to get off the mark but he didn’t mind. He waited for his chance – a long half-volley from Marco Jansen – and he cashed in. That’s how he got all the 13 boundaries that studded his innings, including a big booming drive past mid-off to get to his half-century.This was a sharp change in mindset from the way he played (and got out) in Centurion, one that was enabled by a subtle change in technique. Sunil Gavaskar was quick to spot it on the broadcast. The former India captain said of the current India captain that his front foot was now moving down the pitch in a straighter line. In the first Test, because he was looking to play at , his front foot kept moving too far across, taking him towards stuff that he had no business getting close to.Here, Kohli was determined to make South Africa’s bowlers come at him. And it worked. He played only 16 false shots in 201 deliveries. That count for the rest of the team: 48 in 271.Amid two outstanding individual displays, there was Cheteshwar Pujara’s 43 and Jansen’s three-for, both competent efforts, highlighting the strengths that each of them have. Jasprit Bumrah chimed in as well, picking up the wicket of Dean Elgar late in the day, and at the end of it all, we have a Test match – a series decider – poised in the most tantalising fashion.

Newcastle open to January loan move for "complete" 25 y/o who Mbappe loves

Newcastle United are reportedly open to the idea of signing a “complete” attacking player on loan during the January transfer window.

Newcastle transfer news

Brentford winger Bryan Mbeumo continues to stand out as arguably one of the Magpies’ main transfer targets, with the Cameroonian already catching the eye so much in the Premier League this season.

There is no guarantee that Miguel Almiron will still be at Newcastle by the time the January window closes, but even if he remains at the club, reinforcements are needed on the right flank, in order to match the strength of Anthony Gordon and Harvey Barnes on the opposite wing.

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Sporting CP superstar Viktor Gyokeres has also been linked with a move to St James’ Park, with the Swede one of Europe’s most-in form strikers in Europe on current form. Remarkably, he has already scored 21 goals in the Primeira Liga (16) and Champions League (5) combined this season.

Seventeen-year-old starlet Geovany Quenda has been backed to seal a switch to Newcastle, with the Sporting CP winger seen as a player with a bright future in the game. Despite his tender years, he has already played 18 times for his current club side at senior level, highlighting the strides he has made.

Newcastle open to signing "complete" PSG ace

According to Football Transfers, Newcastle are open to signing Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muani on loan in January, having been linked with him in recent months.

It is noted that there is “appreciation” from the Magpies about his ability to “play along the front line”, providing Eddie Howe with more attacking options. West Ham are also believed to be interested.

Signing Kolo Muani on loan could be ideal, allowing the Frenchman a chance to shine but also not risking bringing him in permanently, should the move not work out.

There is no reason why the 25-year-old wouldn’t be a success at Newcastle, however, with none other than Kylian Mbappe saying of him: “He is a striker who offers different game options to our team. He is very complete and has an impressive volume of play.”

Things haven’t worked out for Kolo Muani in a PSG shirt, with Luis Enrique reportedly willing to move him on, but that’s not to say that he couldn’t excel for Newcastle, having scored eight times for a star-studded France side to date.

He was even famously denied a World Cup final-winning goal in 2022 against Argentina, with Emiliano Martinez making an enormous save in the dying seconds of extra-time. He did score his penalty in the shootout, however.

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Kolo Muani’s versatility will no doubt appeal to Howe, and while his preferred central role is likely to mean he would play second fiddle to Alexander Isak, having the depth in reserve is vital, and he could still enjoy lots of playing time, proving to be a potential upgrade on Callum Wilson who has been missing through injury so far this season.

إيكو: محمد صلاح في أسوأ فتراته مع ليفربول.. تراجع واضح يثير التساؤلات

في الفترة الأخيرة، يواجه محمد صلاح تحديات كبيرة على صعيد المستوى الفني، حيث لم يسجل أي هدف في آخر أربع مباريات مع ليفربول.

وهو أمر يعيشه محمد صلاح لأول مرة منذ أكثر من عامين، هذه الفترة الصعبة تؤكد تراجعًا لافتًا في أداء الفرعون المصري، الذي كان من أبرز هدافي الفريق على مدار فترات الموسم الحالي.

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الفرصة الوحيدة التي أتيحت أمام محمد صلاح كانت في مباراة فولهام، عندما أرسل لويس دياز كرة عرضية رائعة، لكن صلاح أضاعها بشكل غريب فوق العارضة، وهو ما أثار استغراب الجماهير.

هذا نفس ما حدث أمام إيفرتون قبل أيام في “أنفيلد”، الأمر الذي يُعد تراجعًا ملحوظًا في مستوى محمد صلاح الذي كان يعتاد على التسجيل في كل مباراة تقريبًا هذا الموسم.

بحسب شبكة “ليفربول إيكو”، مشكلة محمد صلاح لا تقتصر على تراجع الأهداف فقط، بل تشمل أيضًا غيابه عن صناعة الأهداف، ففي آخر ست مباريات، لم يصنع أي هدف، رغم مساهمته في صناعة 22 هدفًا هذا الموسم.

كما أن غيابه عن التهديف في آخر ثلاث مباريات مع ليفربول، خاصة في ظل التغييرات التكتيكية التي يقوم بها المدرب، آرني سلوت، يسلط الضوء على الأزمة الحالية.

الحديث عن تراجع أداء محمد صلاح ليس أمرًا جديدًا في مسيرته، فقد شهدنا تراجعًا مشابهًا في أواخر المواسم السابقة، ولكن المشكلة هذا الموسم تبدو أكثر وضوحًا مع غياب لاعبين مثل ترينت ألكسندر أرنولد، الذي غاب عن التشكيل الأساسي في المباريات الأخيرة بسبب الإصابة.

كل هذه العوامل تشير إلى أن محمد صلاح يمر حاليًا بأحد أصعب فترات مسيرته، وهو ما يثير تساؤلات حول مستقبله مع ليفربول، خاصة في ظل تزايد الأنباء عن تجديد عقده مع النادي، الذي ينتهي بنهاية الموسم.

Após goleada contra Ponte, Vítor Pereira afirma que a intenção do Corinthians 'será sempre jogar alto'

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O Corinthians dominou a Ponte Preta neste sábado (12), pela 11ª rodada do Campeonato Paulista. Não só pela goleada por 5 a 0, mas por ter dominado as ações durante os 90 minutos sempre se impondo contra um adversário técnicamente inferior e que luta contra o rebaixamento no Estadual.

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O técnico Vítor Pereira, que contra a Macaca fez a sua estreia em casa pelo Timão, deixou claro que o time sempre que puder vai jogar com as suas linhas altas, pressionando o adversário para o campo oposto. Ainda assim, Pereira deixou claro que essa não será necessariamente a identidade corintiana sob o seu comando.

– A identidade de uma equipe não se constroi alternando jogar baixo com jogar alto. Não podemos, em função do adversário, jogar com linhas baixas. A nossa intenção será sempre jogar alto, ter a bola, reduzir os espaços, mas evidentimento o adversário nos obriga a vir para trás, mas quero evitar ao máximo que a minha equipe venha para trás. Essa é a intenção desde o primeiro dia que eu cheguei – disse Vítor Pereira em entrevista coletiva após a vitória contra Macaca.

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Ainda com o resultado elástico e a atuação contundente, com 51% de posse bola e 21 finalizações, sendo 10 na meta, Vítor Pereira notou o time descordenado em momentos de aumentar e abaixar a aceleração em campo.

-Concordo que houve momentos no jogo que aceleramos. As vezes o próprio momento do jogo que nos da um imput pra acelerarmos é o que senti que os jogaodres algumas vezes aceleraram o jogo, mas essa aceleração precisa ser no momento próprio, e precisamos evoluir um pouco para perceber o momento de acelarar e desacelarar – afirmou Vítor em entrevista coletiva.

– Tem o futebol que eu gosto de ver e o que essa equiupe tem que jogar. Não é jogar sempre no mesmo ritmo, nao é acelerar constantemente, porque aceleração constante implica em perda de bola, quando a decisão nao é a mais correta, e desacelarações constantes nos obriga a defender. A equipe precisa saber o momento de acelerar para dar momento para pensar e desacelerar. O jogo precisa ter cérebro e ser inteligente – acrescentou o treinador.

Vítor Pereira, no entanto, admite que para corrgiri esses problemas será necessário mais tempo de trabalho.

– Fundamentalmente é a correção dostimings de pressão, é isso que ainda tempos. Temos pouco tempo de trabalho, as vezes falhamos no timing, não fazemos a pressão de forma coletiva. Ainda falhamos um ou outro movimento porque naturalmente precisamos de tempo de trabalho. Temos que afinar a máquina para atingir uma possibilidade de melhorar –

Ainda assim, o treinador se mostrou contente tanto com o resultado, quanto com o desempenho do time.

– Fundamentalmente contente pelos gols marcados, por não ter tomado gols e fundamentalmente por ter tido intenção de determinada forma. Intenção de marcar alto, reagir na perda de bola e depois, a partir de determinada altura, nos primeiros minutos senti precipitação, mas depois, com personalidade, tranaquilidade, fazer o jogo que gosto de ver – disse o português.

Após o triunfo contra a Ponte Preta, Vítor Pereira deu folga para o elenco corintiano neste domingo (13). O grupo se reapresentará na segunda-feira (13) já visando o clássico contra o Palmeiras, nesta quinta-feira (17), às 20h30, no Allianz Parque, em jogo atrasado da sexta rodada do Paulistão.

Arsenal now in advanced talks to sign Edu replacement who Arteta knows well

Arsenal are now in advanced talks to land a new face that Mikel Arteta knows well as they continue their quest for Premier League supremacy in the years to come.

Arsenal rocked by Edu Gaspar exit

It emerged as something of a shock to those in and outside the club when it was announced that current Sporting Director Edu Gaspar would leave the club in 2025.

The former Arsenal player had worked in lockstep with Mikel Arteta since his arrival in 2019, and the pair were regularly put into the same sentence when it came to transfer business, with both seemingly set on a clear plan of how to return the Gunners to the top table of English and European football.

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“This was an incredibly hard decision,” said the Brazilian after the exit was announced. “It is time to pursue a different challenge. Arsenal will always remain in my heart. I wish the club and its supporters only good things.”

Keen for a larger role, Edu is now set to take up a role with Nottingham Forest owner Evangelos Marinakis, in which he will oversee a multi-club model that includes Forest, Portuguese side Rio Ave and Greek giants Olympiacos.

It means that, for the first time in Mikel Arteta’s time at the club, the Gunners will be on the hunt for a new Sporting Director in the months to come as they look to build upon the work done by Edu and finish the project to turn the north London side into title winners. Now, an update on that search has been forthcoming.

Arsenal in "advanced talks" with new Sporting Director

That comes as a report from France claims that Arsenal are in “advanced talks” to reach an agreement with Roberto Olabe to become their newest Sporting Director. Olabe announced earlier in the year that he would be leaving Real Sociedad at the end of the season, after eight years with the club in his most recent stint in San Sebastián.

Now, he has been tipped to take up a role in north London in the months to come, bringing with him his impressive eye for spotting talent. He already has experience with Mikel Arteta, having been Sporting Director (for the first time) when the Spaniard was coming through at Real Sociedad, while he could also bring another valuable relationship to the Emirates Stadium.

Olabe is no stranger to Arsenal either, having done several deals with them in recent years in both directions, while he also holds a strong relationship with Martin Odegaard following the Arsenal captain’s loan spell in northern Spain.

Roberto Olabe’s most impressive signings at Real Sociedad

Player

Cost

Alexander Isak

£12m

Takefusa Kubo

£6.5m

Mikel Merino

£10m

Martin Odegaard

Loan

Theo Hernandez

Loan

That comes as Sky Germany report that the Spaniard still has an “excellent relationship” with former Real Sociedad man Alexander Isak, who is currently at Newcastle United but is considered a major transfer target for Arsenal in 2025.

Olabe’s arrival could well be another boost in the Gunners’ pursuit of the Swede, who is seen as the perfect man to help bolster Mikel Arteta’s attack in north London.

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