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Soccer Recap: Flamengo champions of South America, Man City comeback vs. Chelsea
Nov 26, 2019, 8:25 am
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Copa Libertadores Final
Brazilian club Flamengo defeated Argentina's River Plate to claim the 2019 Copa Libertadores, the continental championship of South America. It is the second Libertadores in the club's history and first since 1981. River Plate held a 1-0 lead for 89 minutes before Gabriel Barbosa struck twice in the 89th minute and in second half stoppage time to turn the game on its head. Flamengo will represent CONMEBOL, the South American confederation, in December's FIFA Club World Cup.
The match was the first one-game final in the tournament's history and took place in Lima, Peru - moved from its original setting of Santiago, Chile due to the ongoing protests.
AFC Champions League
Al Hilal, the new king of Asia 👑 #ACL2019 https://t.co/7ERL4VHRP2— #ACLFinal (@#ACLFinal) 1574623582.0
Saudi Arabia's Al-Hilal claimed their third AFC Champions League title with a 2-1 aggregate win over Japan's Urawa Red Diamonds. Former MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco won Man of the Match honors for Al-Hilal, who now head to December's FIFA Club World Cup.
English Premier League
Top six: 1. Liverpool (37), 2. Leicester City (29), 3. Man City (28), 4. Chelsea (26), 5. Arsenal (19), 6. Sheffield Utd (18)
Bottom three (relegation): 18. Norwich City (10), 19. Southampton (9), 20. Watford (8)
Scoring leader: 12 - Jamie Vardy (Leicester City)
Assists leader: 9 - Kevin De Bruyne (Man City)
Spanish La Liga
Top six: 1. FC Barcelona (28), 2. Real Madrid (28), 3. Sevilla (27), 4. Atletico Madrid (25), 5. Athletic Bilbao (23), 6. Real Sociedad (23)
Bottom three: 18. Celta Vigo (12), 19. Espanyol (9), 20. Leganes (6)
Scoring leader: 10 - Karim Benzema (Real Madrid)
Assists leader: 5 - Lionel Messi (FC Barcelona)
German Bundesliga
Top six: 1. Monchengladbach (25), 2. RB Leipzig (24), 3. Bayern Munich (24), 4. Freiburg (22), 5. Schalke 04 (22), 6. Dortmund (20)
Bottom three: 16. Fortuna (11), 17. Cologne (7), 18. Paderborn (5)
Scoring leader: 16 - Robert Lewandowski (Bayern Munich)
Assists leader: 7 - Thomas Muller (Bayern Munich)Italian Serie A
Top six: 1. Juventus (35), 2. Inter Milan (34), 3. Lazio (27), 4. Cagliari (25), 5. Roma (25), 6. Atalanta (22)
Bottom three: 18. Genoa (10), 19. SPAL (9), 20. Brescia (7)
Scoring leader: 15 - Ciro Immobile (Lazio)
Assists leader: 9 - Luis Alberto (Lazio)French Ligue 1
Top four: 1. PSG (33), 2. Marseille (25), 3. Angers (24), 4. Bordeaux (22)
Bottom three: 18. Metz (14), 19. Tolouse (12), 20. Nimes (11)
Scoring leader: 10 - Moussa Dembele (Lyon)
Liga MX
🚨🚨 ¡HORARIOS DEFINIDOS! 🚨🚨 ¿Estás listo para vivir los #4tosDeFinal de la #LigaBBVAMX? Es momento de armar tu 📆… https://t.co/iFVCQeTQ9O— LIGA BBVA MX (@LIGA BBVA MX) 1574703501.0
Liga MX Femenil
🚨🚨TENEMOS FINALISTAS 🚨🚨 Una nueva edición de Final Regia ¿Quién es tu favorito para ser campeón? 🔁@Rayadas ❤️… https://t.co/0lkkz8PYwS— LIGA BBVA MX Femenil (@LIGA BBVA MX Femenil) 1574740782.0
TV listings (All Times CT):
Tuesday, November 26
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Lokomotiv Moscow vs. Bayer Leverkusen (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Galatasaray vs. Brugge (Galavision)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Real Madrid vs. PSG (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Juventus vs. Atletico Madrid (Galavision)
Wednesday, November 27
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Valencia vs. Chelsea (TNT, UniMas, TUDN)
11:55 a.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Zenit vs. Lyon (Galavision)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] FC Barcelona vs. Dortmund (UniMas, TUDN)
2:00 p.m. - [UEFA Champions League] Liverpool vs. Napoli (TNT, Galavision)
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Jul 10, 2025, 3:46 pm
Jake Meyers is the latest Astro to be rushed back from injury too soon. Photo by Tim Warner/Getty Images.
Houston center fielder Jake Meyers was removed from Wednesday night’s game against Cleveland during pregame warmups because of right calf tightness.
Meyers, who had missed the last two games with a right calf injury, jogged onto the field before the game but soon summoned the training staff, who joined him on the field to tend to him. He remained on the field on one knee as manager Joe Espada joined the group. After a couple minutes, Meyers got up and was helped off the field and to the tunnel in right field by a trainer.
Mauricio Dubón moved from shortstop to center field and Zack Short entered the game to replace Dubón at shortstop.
Meyers is batting .308 with three homers and 21 RBIs this season.
After the game, Meyers met with the media and spoke about the injury. Meyers declined to answer when asked if the latest injury feels worse than the one he sustained Sunday. Wow, that is not a good sign.
Asked if this calf injury feels worse than the one he sustained on Sunday, Jake Meyers looked toward a team spokesman and asked "do I have to answer that?" He did not and then politely ended the interview.
— Chandler Rome (@Chandler_Rome) July 10, 2025
Lack of imaging strikes again!
The Athletic's Chandler Rome reported on Thursday that the Astros didn't do any imaging on Meyers after the initial injury. You can't make this stuff up. This is exactly the kind of thing that has the Astros return-to-play policy under constant scrutiny.
The All-Star break is right around the corner, why take the risk in playing Meyers after missing just two games with calf discomfort? The guy literally fell to the ground running out to his position before the game started. The people that make these risk vs. reward assessments clearly are making some serious mistakes.
The question remains: will the Astros finally do something about it?