Sturm Graz beats Marseille in Europa League
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Sturm Graz played Marseille (OM) in the Europa League. Sturm Graz won the match 1-0. Marseille lost again in this competition. The coach of Marseille is Genesio. Now he must think about changes for the team.
On the same day, Rennes played Juventus. Rennes did not lose. The match ended in a draw. Juventus is a big team from Italy. A draw against them is a good result for Rennes.
Marseille now has problems in the Europa League. The team has not played well in this competition. Genesio, the coach, has some hard choices to make. He must decide how to help his team play better.
Vocabulary15 words
- Europa League
- a big football competition in Europe
- match
- a game between two teams
- draw
- when both teams get the same score
- coach
- the person who leads a sports team
- competition
- a sports event where teams play against each other
- result
- what happens at the end of a game
- team
- a group of players
- lost
- did not win
- won
- did win
- choices
- different things you can decide to do
- changes
- new or different things
- problems
- difficult things
- same
- not different
- big
- large or important
- decide
- to choose
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1. Sturm Graz 2. The match was a draw 3. Genesio
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Sturm Graz played Marseille (OM) in the _____. Sturm Graz won the match _____. Marseille lost again in this competition. The _____ of Marseille is Genesio. Now he must think about _____ for the team.
On the same day, Rennes played _____. Rennes did not lose. The match ended in a _____. Juventus is a big team from _____. A draw against them is a good _____ for Rennes.
Marseille now has _____ in the Europa League. The team has not played well in this _____. Genesio, the coach, has some hard _____ to make.
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