🥐 Estêvão and a test for Xabi: 5️⃣ stories to kick off Wednesday | OneFootball

Ready for another Champions Super Wednesday? We can't wait for the sun to set, the lights to come on, and the legendary anthem to play in the best stadiums in Europe, but in the meantime, here are the five stories that will be making headlines throughout the day.

🚀 Who is Estêvão, Lamine?

Scorer and author of a stunning performance against FC Barcelona, Estêvão showed the football world his quality as a player last night.

Three goals in three Champions League starts make him the second youngest player to achieve this feat, only behind a certain Kylian Mbappé.

The English press and much of the Spanish media have already begun comparing him to Lamine Yamal.

🦊 A fox at Stamford Bridge

We're not talking about Enzo Maresca working his tactics board, but literally, a fox. One that wandered through the stands of Chelsea's stadium last night in a scene more fitting for tournaments in other parts of the world.

😑 Xabi acknowledges the problem

"I'm not the first coach who has to deal with these situations," replied the Real Madrid manager yesterday, acknowledging in his response—without saying it outright—that there is a problem in his team.

Without saying it openly, I repeat, Xabi admitted the existence of egos in the dressing room and how demanding his job has become now that results are not going their way.

😢 Neymar gets injured again

The Santos striker has suffered another knee injury (his fourth injury in 2025) and will not play again in the Brasileirao while his club sits in the relegation zone and his hopes of going to the World Cup fade away.

This is proving to be a very painful end to the career of this magnificent footballer.

🇵🇸 Palestine smiles for once

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Palestine beat Libya 4-3 on penalties on Tuesday to secure a place in the Arab Cup, bringing at least some joy to the Palestinian people while genocide continues in Gaza. 

“This was the toughest playoff match,” coach Ihab Abu Jazar told Al Kass TV. “Libya is strong. Our circumstances and absences made it harder, but we are proud. Football is one of the few things that can bring happiness to Palestinians.”

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