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Bayern Munich deepened the wounds of Paris Saint-Germain and inflicted a third consecutive loss on it in various competitions, by defeating it 1-0 at its home, the Parc de Prince stadium, in the first leg of the Champions League final on Tuesday.

Former Saint-Germain player Kingsley Coman scored the match’s only goal in the 53rd minute.

The second leg will be held in Munich on the eighth of March.

Saint-Germain fought its match once morest its Bavarian rival, with two losses in a row, the first once morest its arch-rivals Marseille in the final price of the cup competition in the middle of last week 1-2, then once morest Monaco 1-3 in the local league a few days ago.

Paris Saint-Germain star Kylian Mbappe started the match on the bench of the reserve players, following recovering from a left thigh injury he suffered once morest Montpellier in the league on February 1, and his team announced his absence from this match, specifically for a period of 3 weeks.

Paris Saint-Germain coach Christophe Galtier gave young Warren Zaire Amre (16 years and 343 days) the opportunity to start, following he has done well in recent times. Emery thus became the youngest player ever to play a Champions League knockout match.

A cautious start to the match from both sides, as Bayern had a relative advantage in terms of possession, but without real danger to the Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, with the exception of a shot from Cameroonian Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting that passed to the left post in the first minutes.

On the other hand, the capital team relied on counterattacks and on the Argentine duo Lionel Messi and the Brazilian Neymar, but without much effectiveness, and therefore Bayern Munich’s Swiss goalkeeper Jan Sommer was never tried.

And there was the most dangerous opportunity for Bayern when the ball reached the outskirts of the area in front of Joshua Kimmich, so he controlled it before he fired it powerfully, and Donnarumma threw it (43).

Bayern Munich coach Julian Nagelsmann made a change between the two halves, so he involved the Canadian left-back Alfonso Davis instead of the Portuguese Joao Cancelo, so his choice was in his place because he was the owner of the decisive pass from which Koeman scored the first goal with a low, lightning shot that deceived Donnarumma (53).

Koeman, a former player in Paris Saint-Germain, scored Bayern Munich’s only goal once morest the capital team in the 2020 final.

Mbappe entered the midst of heavy applause from his team’s supporters in the 57th minute, and Donnarumma saved his goal from a sure goal by a former Saint-Germain player, Chubu Moting, when he removed his acrobatic corner ball with his fingertips (62).

The offensive front was very active in Saint-Germain, and the hosts were the best in the second half, as their attacks posed a real danger to the Sumer goal, and Mbappe scored a goal, but he was offside.

Mbappe managed to invest a cross following a wonderful individual effort by the Portuguese left-back, Nuno Mendes, and put it into the net, but the referee canceled the goal due to the infiltration of the decisive pass (82).

The association Rêvons nos villages offers a new optician service to the inhabitants of the territory. Claire Salaviale embarked on the adventure in September 2021 by offering all the services of an optical shop but roaming in Grand Figeac. Accompanied by more than 300 mounts and her tools, she travels to her home, workplace, nursing home or by appointment in three towns around Figeac: Latronquière, Marcilhac-sur-Célé and now Felzins. It was following 10 years of work in the store and the Covid crisis that this project matured in the mind of Claire Salaviale, who wanted to be as close as possible to customers, especially people who do not have the necessary mobility or time. It is in this perspective that the association Rêvons nos villages contacted her and offered to come and present her activity on February 11th at Quinte et Sens. She will be present once more on Saturday February 18th. Residents can now make an appointment with her by contacting her directly on 06 18 34 18 78. She will then be available to travel to Quinte et Sens on the second and fourth Tuesday of the month and on Saturdays.

Ugo Giguere, The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — A little over six months following the International AIDS Conference was held in Montreal, community organizations fighting HIV/AIDS are fed up with the inaction of elected officials and have decided to cut ties.

In a press release published Tuesday morning, the Table of Montreal Community Organizations for the Fight once morest AIDS (TOMS) announces that it is “no longer possible” for it to remain within the “Montreal without AIDS” alliance. This action plan, which also includes the Regional Public Health Department, was set up in 2018.

This initiative, described as unique, was created in the wake of the Paris Declaration, which dates back to 2014. It is also part of the “Fast-track cities” project to which the United Nations contributes.

The thirty member organizations of the TOMS unfortunately denounce “the disengagement of elected Montreal officials and Mayor Valérie Plante” in the fight once morest AIDS. They say they have been waiting for almost three years for elected officials to commit themselves “to the realization of the action plan” and “to the intermediate targets of UNAIDS”.

TOMS acknowledges that signing the Paris Declaration was “one of the Mayor’s first actions when she took office in 2017”. However, Valérie Plante has never signed the amended versions of the declaration.

TOMS coordinator Olivier Gauvin says he has done everything to talk to Valérie Plante since 2020. Only councilor Josefina Blanco reportedly took the time to communicate with community groups, but it didn’t lead to any new signings commitments by the City of Montreal.

“We have been waiting for three years now for the City to sign these amendments and continue its commitment to cities without AIDS. Unfortunately, we have nothing behind at the moment,” explained Mr. Gauvin in an interview with The Canadian Press.

Yet time is running out since new intermediate targets have been adopted for 2025 and now Montreal finds itself with absent subscribers.

On the side of the office of the mayor Valérie Plante, we say we are “surprised” and “disappointed” by this withdrawal. It is assured that the fight once morest the epidemic remains a priority. In addition, it is argued that a meeting took place at the end of January to “discuss the conditions for the success of the process”.

“We are therefore surprised by the withdrawal of TOMS from the initiative, which is a pity considering the significant efforts of consultation and collaboration made by the DRSP and the City in recent months”, replies the firm. The problem is that without Valérie Plante’s signature at the bottom of the amended declaration, there is no longer any Montreal commitment and the City is simply no longer part of the movement.

Unveiled in 2018, the action plan of Montreal without AIDS “was to be the first ambitious step in a process of involving people living with HIV and communities affected by HIV”, argues TOMS, but only a campaign awareness would have come out of it. Community organizations deplore the fact that the main objective of improving the living conditions of marginalized communities seems to be sidelined.

If the City has appointed two people from the Diversity and Social Inclusion Department to contribute to the work of “Montréal sans sida”, these people have no decision-making power. “It is absolutely necessary that an elected official ratifies and that is where it blocks”, adds the coordinator of the TOMS.

More than the inaction of elected Montreal officials, community organizations decry the authorities’ repressive practices once morest marginalized groups. They call for real commitment and deep work on harm reduction and the fight once morest the AIDS epidemic so that it will be a thing of the past by 2030.

Until then, the community is determined to no longer serve as a guarantee to allow politicians to score points on its back.

Absence in Seville

Last fall, in October, an international summit brought together member cities of “Fast track cities” in Seville, Spain. Montreal was not represented there. At the end of this summit, the member cities signed a “Seville Declaration” with new commitments.

Once once more, “we have no news on the signing of this declaration,” mentions Olivier Gauvin.

All parties unreservedly reiterate their intention to continue working to improve the living conditions of marginalized people and prevent the spread of the virus. However, it seems that they will do so in a form other than that of “Montréal sans sida”.

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