Romelu Lukaku News

Ukraine and Belgium to face each other for the first time in history and would be crucial as both eyes Round of 16 berth

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Record signing Lukaku was dropped for last Sunday's Premier League draw with Liverpool after comments he made in an interview recorded three weeks ago, saying he was not happy with his role at the club and would like to return to Inter Milan.

Chelsea forward Romelu Lukaku apologised for his shocking interview saying he's unhappy at Chelsea and wants to return to Inter-Milan.

Chelsea cruised to a 4-0 win over Sweden's Malmo in Group H of the Champions League on Wednesday (October 20) in a one-sided contest settled by goals from Andreas Christensen and Kai Havertz and two penalties converted by Jorginho.

The Belgium international Romelu Lukaku provided the Blues with the kind of muscular presence in attack they have lacked since the departure of Diego Costa in 2017, both when running at Arsenal’s defence and holding the ball up with his back to goal.

Inter Milan will badly miss a player who has hit his peak in Italy, and returns to the Premier League confident of his place among the elite.

The comparison between Cristiano Ronaldo and Romelu Lukaku has dominated the build-up to the last-16 clash between holders Portugal and top-ranked Belgium in Seville, in what could be the clash of the round.

Italy have benefitted from some kind fixtures though and should also make light work of Austria to make the quarter-finals, where their mettle will be truly tested by either Portugal or Belgium. The same is true of the Netherlands, who are the top scorers with eight goals but have looked vulnerable at the back and were fortunate not to concede against rank outsiders North Macedonia. Spain v Croatia is another fascinating fixture, with Luka Modric proving a peerless midfielder in their final outing against Scotland, even at 35 years old, and he will be relishing the chance to face many of his La Liga rivals.

Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo stamped his class once again, scoring twice against France, and lifting his side into the ongoing UEFA Euro 2020 tournament. Ronaldo netted the all-time record-equalling international goal in Portugal's 2-2 draw with World Champions in their crucial Group F encounter. Here in these collection of pictures we look at the records that tumbled to the feet of Cristiano Ronaldo.

Lukaku then used a combination of skill and power to seal the victory and continue his prolific start to the tournament, joining Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Czech Republic’s Patrik Schick and the Netherlands’ Georginio Wijnaldum on three goals. Finland defended resolutely but did not have a real chance of their own until after the hour mark when Glen Kamara fired straight at Thibaut Courtois. Belgium coach Roberto Martinez made changes from the side that beat Denmark 2-1 but his was still a line-up bursting with world-class talent as Eden Hazard and De Bruyne made their first starts of the tournament.

At training in the town of Helsingor this week, several Danish players still appeared shocked after the events at Parken where Eriksen had to receive CPR before being removed to a nearby hospital where he is recovering. The positive outcome for the 29-year-old cannot mask the trauma suffered by some in the Denmark squad, and Hjulmand has spoken openly about the strong feelings in the camp.

Belgian players have prepared a tribute to Eriksen before the match, details of which Lukaku did not reveal, and will participate in a round of applause for the Danish playmaker during the match at Copenhagen’s Parken Stadium. Lukaku and Eriksen were part of Inter Milan’s Serie A-winning season but would have been on opposite ends in the Group B clash on Thursday before Eriksen suffered a heart attack playing for Denmark on Saturday.

Inter, who face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, move up to fifth place on 15 points, while Torino are 18th with five points.

Inter Milan went top of Serie A on Sunday after completing a remarkable second-half comeback to overturn a two-goal deficit and beat AC Milan 4-2.

Lautaro Martinez was also on target for Inter who lead the standings on goal difference from Juventus, who beat Cagliari 4-0 earlier on Monday, with both teams on 45 points. 

Inter and Dortmund are level on seven points with Slavia bottom on two.

Inter, who went close to a third when Matteo Poltano clipped the bar and then Andrea Candreva hit the post, have 12 points from four games.

Gullit said not winning matches is not a concern at the moment and it was about `young players` showing their capabilities to the crowd.

England international Smalling fell out of favour at Old Trafford following the arrival of Harry Maguire as the world`s most expensive defender from Leicester City.