Fernandez double and the goal of 18-year-old Greenwood
In the championship of England on Tuesday there was one match. Manchester United, fighting for a ticket to the Champions League, defeated Brighton and Hove Albion 3-0 on the road.
In the first half, goalkeeper Matthew Ryan conceded two goals into the near corner. First, 18-year-old Mason Greenwood distinguished himself, and then - newcomer to Manchester United Bruno Fernandes. True, the latter helped to score a rebound.
And after the break, Bruno drew a double. Now, in the assets of Fernandes, in eight matches of the Premier League eight points are scored for performance (five goals + three assists).
Three penalties in Barcelona and Costa's own goal
In the Spanish Championship, Barcelona, having tied with Celta on Saturday, again lost points. This time, the Catalans at home were not able to beat “Atletico” - 2: 2.
Even a quick goal did not help the team score three points. In the 11th minute, an experienced Madrid striker Diego Costa unsuccessfully played in his own penalty after a corner and cut the ball into his own net.
However, “Atletico” managed to quickly recoup. Arturo Vidal shot Yannika Carrasco in the penalty area, and the judge awarded a penalty. The same Costa went to beat the penalty kick, but his shot from the “point” was countered by Marc-Andre ter Stegen.
The joy of the guests was short-lived, as the referee decided that the goalkeeper had moved out of the line earlier than laid, and showed him a yellow card. The second attempt was confidently implemented by Saul.
At the very beginning of the second half, the one-meter was already earned by Barcelona, and Lionel Messi, unlike Costa, performed it expertly. The Argentinean struck with a “pannika” right in the center, and Jan Cloud jumped into a corner. For the football player, this ball became the jubilee 700th in his career, of which 630 - as part of Barcelona, and 70 - in the national team.
However, in the 62nd minute, Atletico received the right to break the second penalty kick in the match. Saul again turned out to be accurate and scored double.
There was still half an hour until the end of the meeting, but Barca no longer created truly dangerous moments at the gates of the Cloud. Opponent calmly brought the matter to the final whistle and took one point with Camp Nou.
The Catalans, for the third time in the last four matches, played a draw in the national championship. The leading Real Madrid in case of victory over Getafe on Thursday will break away from the blue-garnet by four points.
But “Celta”, having gained an excellent move, after a draw with “Barcelona” unexpectedly suffered a major defeat from “Mallorca” - 1: 5. The hosts, who have scored only one point and scored two goals since the resumption of the season, scored three times in the first half of the reporting match.
Fyodor Smolov did not make it to the starting lineup, but entered the field immediately after the break. However, the Russian was remembered for only one inaccurate blow and foul.
True, with the advent of Smolov, “Celta” immediately earned a penalty, which was realized by Iago Aspas. But Mallorca scored twice within nine minutes and set the final score. The victory allowed the wards of Vicente Peris Moreno to reduce the gap from Celta to five points.
In turn, another outsider, Examples of Leganes, at home was largely lost to Seville, which is fighting to get into the Champions League, 0-3. Thus, the wards of Hulen Lopetegi interrupted a series of four draws in a row in the national championship.
And the central midfielder Oliver Torres, who previously scored more than one goal per game only in the youth team of Spain, unexpectedly marked with a double in the composition of the guests.
Dybala productive series and 29th goal of Immobile
In the Italian Serie A, Juventus took the next step towards winning the championship. Turin away beat Genoa (3: 1), scoring their sixth consecutive victory in the national championship.
True, in the first half, the outsider managed to give the fight to the favorite and not to miss. But immediately after the break, Paulo Dybala scored with a beautiful goal. The Argentine hit the other side in the fourth game of Serie A in a row.
Following a stunning long-range strike from outside the penalty area struck Cristiano Ronaldo. Now the Portuguese has 24 goals in the Italian championship. No less beautiful goal scoring was recorded by Douglas Costa, who from a long distance spun the ball into the far corner.
The Genoa only managed to get away from a major defeat thanks to the accurate shot of Andrea Pinamonti in the near corner.
Meanwhile, Lazio coming in second place met with Torino. The match began for the Romans extremely unsuccessfully. Already in the fourth minute a penalty was awarded to their goal. Moreover, the best scorer of the team, Ciro Immobile, played in his own penalty area, who decided to help partners in the submission of the standard.
But after the break, the striker corrected his mistake. First, he scored on his own and scored the 29th goal in the current season of Serie A, and then gave an assist to Marco Parolo. Luis Alberto, who in the list of the best assistants of the tournament caught up with Alejandro Gomez from Atalanta, did not leave the field without an assist.