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The Winnipeg Jets of Nino Niederreiter lose in the NHL after two wins in a row. In the 2:3 defeat after extra time against Montreal The Swiss striker remains without a goal score. The Jets showed comeback qualities in front of their own audience and managed to make up for a 0-2 deficit. In the second minute of extra time they were outnumbered and eventually conceded the decisive goal.

Niederreiter, who came on the third line and was on the ice for fourteen minutes, came away empty-handed. After things were going very well for the 31-year-old from Graubünden after a slow start to the season, his engine recently stalled again. Niederreiter has only three points in the last ten games; In total he scored eight goals and provided nine assists this season. (abu/sda)

The Girona FC leads the table in Spain even after 17 rounds. Coach Michel’s surprise team won the home game on Monday Alaves 3-0 and advanced again with the 14th win of the season Real Madrid beyond the top. Real defeated Villarreal 4-1 on Sunday.

Ukrainian top scorer Artem Dowbyk scored twice for Girona. Portu made it 2-0 before half time. (dabbing/sda)

Marcel Koller missed at the Egyptian African champions Al Ahly the last registration on the Club World Cup. The Swiss coach’s team lost to Brazil’s Copa Libertadores winners Fluminense from Rio de Janeiro 0-2 by conceding two goals in the last twenty minutes and will therefore play against the loser of the second semi-final on Friday Manchester city and the Urawa red diamonds from Japan for third place.

Koller immediately won the championship and the African Champions League with the club from Cairo this year and he is also in the cup final. In the quarter-finals of the Club World Cup, Al Ahly won 3-1 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia Al-Ittihad Through. Al-Ittihad is based in Jeddah and has strengthened itself in the summer with stars such as Karim Benzema, N’Golo Kanté and Fabinho. (dabbing/sda)

The Norwegian Maren Lundbyone of the most successful ski jumpers in history, has hers Career ended. This was confirmed by the Norwegian Ski Association. The 29-year-old does Olympic champion, two-time world champion and three-time World Cup winner. (dab/sda/afp/apa)

Quique Sanchez Flores is the new trainer FC Seville. The 58-year-old Spaniard follows the Swiss international’s club Djibril Zaai on Diego Alonsowho had to leave his post after two and a half months.

Last season’s Europa League winner is in 17th place in the Spanish league just before the halfway point of the season with just two wins from 16 games and will not play in Europe again after the turn of the year. Under Alonso, there were only two cup wins against lower division teams from 13 competitive matches. Sanchez Flores won the Europa League with Atlético Madrid in 2010. (abu/sda)

✍️ Quique Sánchez Flores, new technical del #SevillaFC. #WeareSeville #NuncaTerindas

— Sevilla Fútbol Club (@SevillaFC) December 18, 2023