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Gallagher joined Chelsea in 2008 as an 8-year-old and played for their youth ranks before joining the first team in 2022. The 24-year-old made 90 appearances and scored ten goals for the Blues.

Both sides qualified for the last eight stage of Asia's oldest football tournament courtesy of finishing on top of their groups with a perfect record of three wins from as many games. 

Joao Felix joined Atletico Madrid in 2019 for a reported fee of USD 135 million. After scoring 34 goals in 131 games for Diego Simeone's side, the 24-year-old is now set to return to Chelsea, where he had spent six months on loan in 2023.  

The Frenchman came through the youth ranks of Ligue 1 side Rennes and broke into their first team in 2020 before moving to German club Hoffenheim the following year. After spending two seasons at the Bundesliga outfit, he joined Leeds in July 2023 for then-club record transfer fee of USD 46 million.

Jamie Vardy has netted eight times in nine matchday one appearances in the Premier League, level with Alan Shearer, Frank Lampard and Wayne Rooney. Only Mohamed Salah with nine has more.  

Jamie Vardy is Leicester City's most successful goal-scorer, having found the back of the net 191 times from 465 appearances across all competitions so far.

Stimac, took charge of the Indian football team in May 2019, and got a contract extension in October last year. But the 56-year-old was sacked in June 2024 after the Blue Tigers failed to advance to the third round of FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers following a 0-0 draw against Kuwait and a 1-2 defeat versus Qatar in the second round. 

Marcos Llorente canceled out Arnaut Danjuma's opener, before Koke's own goal restored Villarreal's lead. Nevertheless, Atletico once again leveled the score thanks to summer signing Alexander Sorloth's towering header n the first-half injury time. 

Spurs drew the first blood thanks to Pedro Porro's first-half effort. Meanwhile, veteran Jamie Vardy, scored the equaliser with Leicester's first shot on the target, 13 minutes into the second-half. 

After spending two seasons at Manchester City, Argentine striker Julian Alvarez signed for Atletico Madrid in the summer of 2024. He is expected to play a key role in Diego Simeone's plans at the Spanish capital.