Chelsea continue to lead the way in the UEFA Europa League(danyu)

In the early morning of the 29th, the UEFA Europa League ended all the competition in the fourth round, Chelsea is still the only one, after winning 2-0 away from the Bundesliga team Heidenheim, Maresca's team continues to lead the standings with a winning record, demonstrating a strong dominance. In the other big five league matches, Betis lost 2-1 to Boleslav from the Czech Republic, causing a big upset, while Fiorentina beat Cypriot side Paphos 3-2.

The Europa League also ended the fifth round of contention, with Manchester United beating Bodø 3-2 in this round, and new boss Amorim won his first game in charge, and they are temporarily 12th in the table after five games unbeaten. In other matches involving teams from the top five leagues, Athletic Bilbao beat Elfsborg 3-0, Lyon won Qarabagh 4-1, Real Sociedad beat Ajax 2-0, Nice lost 4-1 to Rangers, Lazio and Ludogorets drew 0-0, Tottenham drew 2-2 with Roma and Hoffenheim lost 3-0 to Braga.

In the early morning of the 29th, FIFA announced the candidates for the 2024 Player of the Year, with Messi, Mbappe, Haaland, Vinicius, and Rodri on the list. The FIFA Player of the Year award runs from 21 August 2023 to 10 August 2024. Of the 11 candidates, Real Madrid had six selected, Manchester City two, and Barcelona, Bayer Leverkusen and Inter Miami one each. Specifically, they are Bellingham (Real Madrid), Carvajal (Real Madrid), Haaland (Manchester City), Kroos (Real Madrid), Mbappe (Real Madrid), Messi (Inter Miami), Rodri (Manchester City), Valverde (Real Madrid), Vinicius (Real Madrid), Wirtz (Bayer Leverkusen), Yamal (Barcelona).