It was a busy day for Real Madrid internationals, with all of Arda Güler, Yan Diomande, Jude Bellingham, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Eduardo Camavinga, Dean Huijsen, and Marc Cucurella playing with their respective national teams. We broke it all down here in podcast form:
Earlier today, Diomande and Ivory Coast beat Gambia 2 – 1 in African Cup of Nations Qualifying, in a game in which they thoroughly dominated, even if the scoreline didn’t suggest it.
Ivory Coast outshot Gambia 21 – 7, and limited their
opponents to zero big chances.
Diomande played the full 90 minutes on the left wing, and produced the assist to Malick Yalcouyé for the team’s second goal:
In the win, Diomande won four of his ground duels, completed two dribbles, and had three key passes to go along with his assist.
Ivory Coast play Gambia again on Tuesday, and currently sit at the top of Group C with a maximum nine points.
