ï»żISTANBUL, Turkey AP â While Erling Haaland is feeling the weight of expectations ahead of Saturdayâs Champions League final, Lautaro Martinez is aiming to complete a spectacular double, six months after winning the World Cup with are the players who could make the difference when Manchester City faces Inter Milan at Istanbulâs Ataturk Olimpiyat Stadium.âOf course I feel pressure,â said Haaland, the prolific City striker. âI would lie if I said I didnât. You say it yourself and itâs true â they City won the Premier League without me, they won every trophy without me. So Iâm here to try to do a thing that the club has never done before and Iâll do my best.âHaalandâs frank admission is a measure of what is at stake in European club soccerâs biggest has appeared to have ice in his veins in his first season at City in which he has scored 52 goals, won two trophies and is now on the brink of leading the club to its first Champions League prospect of conquering Europe, however, has been playing on his mind as the final may not be as celebrated as Haaland, but he is one of Interâs few stars in a team that features a number of veteran players and is an unlikely Italian club is in its first final since winning the competition in 2010 under Jose Mourinho, having done little in the Champions League in the intervening Martinez, it has a player who lifted soccerâs biggest prize when Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar in December.âI think these are the two major finals a footballer can play. The only thing that changes is the shirt,â he said Friday. âYou know youâve made it to the very end thanks to all the work youâve done and how hard youâve worked throughout the year. If you want to really achieve that goal, the very last step you must be ready to take.âShould Inter upset the odds and win the Champions League, Martinez would emulate another Argentine striker, Diego Militao, who was part of that team from 2010.âI do feel responsibility. I have been at Inter for five years. We are all ready for the final,â he added. âYou have got to have the will to win and lift that trophy. Weâve brought that spirit that has been missing for a while. We have the opportunity to win a trophy that has been missing for several years.âHaaland represents the biggest threat to Inter after establishing himself as probably the most lethal striker in the world this 36 Premier League goals have set a new benchmark in Englandâs top became the fastest and youngest player to reach 30 Champions League goals and equaled Lionel Messi and Luiz Adrianoâs feat of scoring five times in one match in the there have been the trophies â winning the league title and FA Cup to leave City one game away from a treble that would emulate Manchester Unitedâs achievement in 1999.âIf youâd said this scenario before the season I wouldnât think of it,â Haaland said. âBut, again, when you look at the team, how close theyâve been with every single trophy every single season itâs not like itâs been not possible.âWe have been believing in ourselves ever since I came here. Just one game left, I donât know what more to say.âInter may be the underdog, but it is looking to win its fourth European Cup. It has also tasted very recent success having won the Italian league in 2021, back-to-back Italian Cups in 2022 and 2023, and the Italian Super Cup this season.âWe are certainly hoping to take the trophy back to Milan,â Martinez said. âIn terms of whether it is a duty or dream, it is certainly a huge dream, but it is very difficult to fulfil. We worked so hard to get to this point and are one step away.âInterâs coach Simone Inzaghi accepts City goes into the match as the favorite, describing it as âprobably the best team in the world.âBut the message to his players is that they are worthy finalists. âWe know itâs going to be a huge opportunity to write a page of Inter history,â he said. âWe know how tough it is going to be. We know we can put all our efforts together. We reached final tomorrow and together we can try to make history.â City is trying to do likewise, with the Champions League the one trophy that has been out of reach as Pep Guardiolaâs team has dominated England. It advanced to the final in 2021, only to be shocked by a Chelsea team that it finished 19 points ahead of that season in the league. It looked on course to reach last yearâs final, but conceded two goals in stoppage time against Real Madrid before going out through extra time. This year, Cityâs route to Istanbul has been serene, despite being drawn against Bayern Munich and Madrid in the knockout rounds. Two of Europeâs giants were swept aside in ruthless fashion, with Madrid beaten 4-0 in the second leg of the semifinals at Etihad Stadium. âYou can see the character of a team when you arrive to these stages,â said City defender Ruben Dias. âYou can see whether a team wants to move forward or starts hiding... weâve been showing up every time and tomorrow will be no different. Itâs another time for all of us to step up to the occasion.â___James Robson is at soccer and
World You Need a Change of Mind Review. On "Bombastic," a track near the end of his debut album World, You Need a Change of Mind, Kindness main man Adam Bainbridge spends a bit of time listing off his influences. He probably didn't need to because the sound and feel of his inspirations bleeds through almost every minute of the album.Yoon Mirae â A World That Is You ê·žëëŒë ìžì The Legend of The Blue Sea OST Lirik Yoon Mirae â A World That Is You ê·žëëŒë ìžì The Legend of The Blue Sea OST + TerjemahanSaeroun sesang muni yeollyeoissjyoPintu dunia baru telah dibukaGeudae ane issneyoKau berada di sanaHangeoreum neomeo nuni busigeDihadapanku, dunia mempesonaPyeolchyeojin sesangi nal bangijyoMenyapaku** Lihat juga Jung Yup â Lean On You ëìêČ êž°ìžìŽê° The Legend of The Blue Sea OSTGeudae gyeote dagaga angigo sipeoyoAku ingin datang padamu, ke pelukanmuMeomulgo sipjyo geudaeraneun sesangeAku ingin tinggal di dunia muI owe you I miss youAku berutang padamu aku merindukanmuI need you I love youAku butuh kamu, aku mencintaimuYeongwontorok geudae pumeSelamanya dalam pelukanmuHaruharuga saeropge dagawaSetiap hari terasa baruNae mam seollege hajyoItu membuat hatiku berdebarKkume geurideon geudae isseuniKamu, yang aku impikan, ada disiniDuryeoun tteollimdo usge hajyoBahkan rasa merinding ini membuatku tersenyumGeudae gyeote dagaga angigo sipeoyoAku ingin datang padamu, ke pelukanmuMeomulgo sipjyo geudaeraneun sesangeAku ingin tinggal di dunia muI owe you I miss youAku berutang padamu aku merindukanmuI need you I love youAku butuh kamu, aku mencintaimuYeongwontorok geudae pumeSelamanya dalam pelukanmuNan ajik moreuneun ge manhjyoAku masih belum tahu banyak halGeudae sesang geudae mameul boyeojwoyoTunjukkanlah duniamu, hatimu** Lihat juga Ha Hyun Woo â Shy Boy ì€ë ìŽë ìë ìČëŒ The Legend of The Blue Sea OSTNae gyeoteuro dagawa sonjaba jullaeyoDatanglah padaku dan pegang tangankuSaranghalgeyo i sesangi byeonhaedoAku kan mencintaimu, meskipun dunia ini berubahI owe you I miss youAku berutang padamu aku merindukanmuI need you I love youAku butuh kamu, aku mencintaimuYeongwontorok geudae pumeSelamanya dalam pelukanmu
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It looks like the biggest one the attack began earlier, overnight on June 8th Ukrainian troops advanced in two prongs from Orikhiv, a small Ukrainian-held town, according to a source familiar with the course of fighting. One advance hugged the Konka river, a tributary of the Dnieper that snakes east of the town. The other occurred further east. Russian military bloggers on Telegram, a messaging platform, described a fierce assault with heavy artillery bombardment and the use of defence ministry claimed to have repelled an attack in Novodarivka, which lies almost 70km east of Orikhiv. On June 8th Yevgeny Balitsky, the leader of Russiaâs puppet government in the occupied part of Zaporizhia, ordered residents in Tokmak and a pair of towns on either side, Vasylivka and Polohy, to evacuate to Simferopol in Crimea. There was reportedly heavy fighting around the are some early signs that the attack in Zaporizhia differs from those in the east and south. One is the scale and intensity of the Ukrainian assault. Another is the equipment that is being used. Drone images published by Russian media appear to show German Leopard tanks, including the most advanced 2A6 variants; American Bradley armoured fighting vehicles; and M113 armoured personnel carriers in Mala Tokmachka, a village to the east of Orikhiv. That would suggest that Ukraine has committed several of its nine Western-armed and -trained brigadesâincluding some of the best-equipped ones, according to leaked Pentagon documents from Februaryâin the experts and officials had long thought that Zaporizhia was a logical place for Ukraine to focus its offensive. Its position at the heart of the frontline means that any attack there could trap large numbers of Russian troops in a pocket to the west, in Kherson province. Many could also be trapped in Crimea itself, if Ukraine managed to strike the bridge over the Kerch strait again. If Ukraine could get to the key city of Melitopol, it could strike at Russian road and rail supply lines running westwards to Crimea, in essence severing the so-called land bridge that connects Russian territory to the occupied peninsula. Just getting to within artillery range of the links would also cause big problems for the same reason, Russia has assiduously built multiple lines of defence in Zaporizhia north of Tokmak, stretching back 30km, drone and satellite imagery shows. These include trenches, shelters, anti-tank ditches and obstacles, and minefields. Tokmak itself is entirely surrounded by circular ditches that can house anti-tank teams and multiple strongpoints, notes Pasi Paroinen, a Finnish reserve army officer who analyses such point of such defences is not to halt an attack, but to channel it into certain areas and slow it down so it can be struck and broken up. Wargames conducted by Ukraineâs allies, last year and more recently, showed that any advance on Melitopol would be difficult and costly Ukraineâs flanks would be exposed to Russian attacks and Russiaâs air force could use long-range âglide bombsâ to attack advancing progress is unclear. Some open-source analysts sound gloomy. âThe attack is going rather slowly,â says Emil Kastehelmi, a Finnish analyst. âAt the moment it doesnât seem very good for the Ukrainians.â One image shows Leopard tanks being struck by mines and artillery after driving single-file down a narrow roadâa questionable tactic that ravaged Russian armour last so, Western officials remain sanguine. âIt has all gone according to plan on that axis,â insists one. âThings are OK,â says a Ukrainian military source, âbut really hard goingâŠwe needed more artillery systems and strike drones for the offensive to go as we would have liked.â Michael Kofman of CNA, a think-tank, counsels patience âIt is too early to judge the operation, as much of the fighting has only reached Russiaâs initial lines. The indications are that Ukrainian forces have made gains, digging into Russian lines, but also that the fighting is heavy, resulting in losses.â Few expected otherwise. The key question is whether the offensive will look more like Kherson or Kharkiv. Last yearâs Ukrainian assault directed at Kherson city was a slow, grinding and attritional contest, with sticky frontlines giving way only after months of inconclusive battle. By contrast, the assault in Kharkiv quickly punched through a weak point in Russian lines, with Ukrainian units moving forward more quickly than Russian defenders could regroup. The result was a rout. Russian lines are now far denser and better protected than they were in Kharkiv, with much higher-calibre soldiers. But Ukraineâs army is better equipped and trained. Its initial attacks in Zaporizhia may be intended to force Russia to send its scant reserves into the second and third echelon of defencesâto man trenches, for instanceâcreating gaps elsewhere. Nor can Russia afford simply to divert all its troops to the is because Ukrainian attacks in the east have also stepped up, with Oleksandr Syrsky, Ukraineâs army commander, attempting a pincer movement in Bakhmut. Russian lines there are well manned, say officials, but with sub-par troops. Elsewhere, the flooding caused by the destruction of the Kakhovka dam on June 6th has caused not only a humanitarian disaster on both Ukrainian- and Russian-held sides of the Dnieper river, but also significant disruption to Russiaâs defensive positions in the area. Journalists were asked to leave the area on June 8th, as artillery duels grew more intense. As the waters recede, Ukraine might find it easier to cross the river into eastern Kherson. Ukraineâs generals are keeping many irons in the fire, and this operation is still in its very early stages.
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