By Edgardo Avelar
Almost a month and a half until the first game of Mexico in the 2026 World Cup, the Fulham striker, Raul Jimenezappeared again in the starting ace for the “Cottagers” in the 1-0 victory over Aston Villa which allows them to get closer to two points in the European Cup zone.
The appearance of Jiménez is the best news that the Mexican team receives for the World Cup, since they need their starting forward to be fully capable to be able to aspire to the best in the World Cup. Now Raúl added 67 minutes and Although he did not score a goal, he was very active and was important for the victory of the team led by Portuguese Marco Da Silva.
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The duel was very important for both teams, as Aston Villa had the opportunity to take advantage of Liverpool in the fight for fourth place in the Premier League. while the “Whites” were looking for sixth place to reach a place in the European Cups.
To the supreme, Ryan Sessegnon, with his goal before the end of the first half, led his squad to victory and reached 48 points, to tie on the same number of units with Chelsea and Brentford, one point behind Bournemouth and two from Brighton, which totals 50 units
Despite the setback, the Birmingham club (4th, 58 points), which has not won away from home in the Premier League since January, remains fourth behind Manchester United (3rd, 58 points), which will host Brentford on Monday.
Ryan Sessegnon scored the only goal of the game before half-time at Craven Cottage by taking advantage of a ball rejected by Emiliano Martínez (43′). The Argentine goalkeeper conceded a second goal, with a header from Timothy Castagne (66′), but the referee signaled a foul on the world champion.
Fulham’s goal broke a streak of not scoring a goal in five of their last six games, something valuable for a squad that hopes to close with a bang in a squad that has not participated in European cups for 14 years, when they played the UEFA Europa Leaguebeing eliminated in the group stage.
The last European supreme of the “Cottagers” was in the 2009-2010 season, losing 2-1 against Atlético de Madrid in the supreme of the match, so shuffle already win something for the Portuguese Silva’s squad.
Jiménez is happy with this activity and He stated that he is ready to be required any time the technician needs him.because this day he showed great flexibility to accompany the plays of his teammates to try to generate danger in the rival goals.
The “Mexican Wolf” had raised certain doubts among the Mexican team due to lack of activity by adding no more than 67 minutes in three games, the same amount that he added this Saturday when starting from the starting position.
The Mexican striker had won the starting job at the start of the second half of the Premier League championshipbut the coach, after the expulsion he suffered, perhaps wanted to give him a lesson, but to the supreme that he appeared as a starter, it speaks too well of his pace.
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