Ten goals from Manchester teams
The regular matches of the 1/16 finals of the Cup of the country took place on Sunday in England - three grands took to the field: Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool. Both teams from Manchester did not experience the slightest problem.
Wards of Ole Gunnar Solskher sent six unanswered goals to the Tranmere Rovers goal. The team from the third-strongest division of England could not oppose anything to a formidable opponent who acted close to the main team (0: 6).
In turn, the “townspeople” took the lead in the struggle for the return to the Fulham nuclear submarine and also calmly outplayed the opponent who was inferior in the class - 4: 0. Already in the debut, the hosts scored twice, and after the break, a double in four minutes was issued by Gabriel Jesus.
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Liverpool Relaxation and Shrewsbury Comeback
But in the cup match between Shrewsbury Town and Liverpool there was a real sensation. The Premier League leader was visiting the middle league of the First League with thoughts of an easy victory, and Jurgen Klopp expectedly rotated the squad, leaving many leaders on the bench — young club pupils got a chance.
Already at the beginning of the meeting, one of them, 18-year-old Curtis Jones opened an account. It is noteworthy that at the previous stage of the FA Cup, he scored Everton. Immediately after the break, the hosts noted their own goal, after which the venerable guests finally calmed down, for which they were punished.
The main character in the Shrewsbury was striker Jason Cummings. In the middle of the second half, the coach threw him into the fight to save the game, and after five minutes the Scot realized a penalty. And after ten more, the forward easily beat two opponents and calmly rolled the ball into the target - 2: 2.
Only after that, the Liverpool players became more active. Klopp even released Mohamed Salah with Roberto Firmino to the delight of local spectators. But the stars of the Merseysiders did not manage to hit the gates of a modest rival. Thus, the current winner of the Champions League is waiting for a replay, which is hardly part of Klopp's plans.
The long-awaited leaderboard of Real Madrid and zero shots on target of Courtois
Meanwhile, in the Spanish Example, there was a change of leader. Real Madrid took advantage of the misfire of Barcelona, beating Valladolid with a minimum score and for the first time in a hundred days topping the standings.
Despite the fact that Madrid had an overwhelming advantage, they could not hit the opponent’s goal. At the same time, the hosts did not bother the goalkeeper of Real Madrid - in 90 minutes the players of Valladolid never shot on target at Thibaut Courtois.
As a result, the wards of Zinedine Zidane pulled out a victory shortly before the final whistle thanks to a successful drawing of the standard position. After a clearance from the corner of the field, defender Jose Ignacio Nacho ferried the ball on target. It is significant that the strikers of Real Madrid could not distinguish themselves in the fifth match. Examples in a row.
Revenge of Napoli and another goal of Ronaldo
Perhaps the main match of the game of the day took place in Italy, where the leader of Serie A Juventus came to visit Napoli. This confrontation is traditionally considered extremely fundamental. This time it was even more interesting, since the current head coach of the Turin Mauritsio Sarri for three years led the Neapolitans, and they did not forgive him the transition to the camp of the worst enemy.
Even before the game in Naples, insulting banners addressed to Sarri began to appear, and during the match, the hosts' fans, without ceasing, sent him curses from the stands. At the same time, the meeting itself at first was not very interesting. In the first half, the teams failed to open an account and practically did not create moments.
But immediately after the break, Pyotr Zelinsky hit the Turin goal after Wojciech Szczensny unsuccessfully hit the ball in front of him. And already at the end of the meeting, Lorenzo Insigne doubled the advantage of Napoli - Schensny again did not save.
The only pleasant event for Juve was the next ball to Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese scored a prestige goal and extended his productive series in the Italian championship to eight matches. The victory was for Napoli, which this season frankly fails. However, for the sake of their fans, the wards of Gennaro Gattuso gathered and put the band on the reigning champion.
Roman derby and ridiculous goalkeeper mistakes
On Sunday in Italy, there were plenty of other interesting events. So, having won 11 consecutive victories, “Lazio” in the Roman derby opposed “Roma”. However, Ciro Immobile with partners will probably try to forget this match as soon as possible, because the opponent looked a lot stronger. The home team possessed the ball 67% of the playing time and delivered 16 shots on goal against three of the opponent, but were forced to be content with a draw.
The teams exchanged goals in the middle of the first half. As soon as Thomas Strakosha played unsuccessfully on the way out and allowed Edin Dzeko to open an account, after giving a corner, Pau Lopez kicked the ball inexplicably directly onto Francesco Acerby's leg.
In the second half, “Roma” had many moments in order to snatch a victory and even earned a penalty, but the judge canceled it after watching the replay. Strakosha was fully rehabilitated for his mistake by making several impressive saves. Thus, Lazio managed to achieve an extremely illogical draw, but the team’s record winning streak was cut short.
Nyinggolan ball own team and Conte's anger
In turn, Inter tied in the third match of Serie A in a row and failed to take advantage of the Juventus misfire. This time, the Nerazzurri were unable to beat Cagliari at home. The hosts led most of the meeting in the long run, but in the end they allowed to note an unexpected long-range strike by Raja Naynggolanom, the rights to which are still owned by Inter.
At the same time, over time, the wards of Antonio Conte were in the minority. Goal scorer Lautaro Martinez reacted so harshly to a controversial episode in a strange half of the field that the referee Gianluca Mangagnello was forced to remove him first and then the goalkeeper Tommaso Bernie.
After the final whistle, Conte did not hold back his emotions, having run out onto the field and emotionally speaking to the referee. Now the coach is likely to receive a lengthy suspension.
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Neymar double and dedication to Bryant
In France, another confident winner in the PSG championship was another victory. In the 21st round, the Parisians without any problems on the road beat the strong Lille thanks to the double of Neymar.
Now the Brazilian has 13 goals in 13 matches of League 1 - he has not left the field without a goal for the seventh round in a row. One of the goals in Lille, the striker celebrated, showing the number "24" on his fingers. So he honored the memory of Kobe Bryant who crashed in a plane crash. Under this number, the basketball player played for the Los Angeles Lakers.
⚠ Neymar, tras marcar con el PSG, le ha dedicado el gol a Kobe Bryant
# 24 🙏 pic.twitter.com/bRwuzz3c4c
Happy ending spooky incident
The reporting round of the French championship was not without its own frightening events. In the middle of the first half of the match “Lyon” - “Toulouse” on the field unconscious collapsed midfielder Martin Terrier owners. The footballer was provided with emergency medical care, he was carried away from the field on a stretcher.
It looked scary, but, fortunately, everything worked out. After the match, Lyon said that the cause of fainting was a drop in blood pressure, and the player’s condition returned to normal. With the outsider, Olimpik confidently managed - 3-0.
Martin Terrier s'est effondré sur la pelouse du Groupama Stadium à la 20e minute contre Toulouse, victime d'un malaise. Il a été évacué sur civière et remplacé par Karl Toko Ekambi https://t.co/4rjqUfrBrNpic.twitter.com/mJygAB8pmz
- L'ÉQUIPE (@lequipe) January 26, 2020The first victory of Kudryashov
Meanwhile, Russian national team defender Fedor Kudryashov managed to win his first victory as part of Antalyaspor. In the match of the 19th round of the Turkish championship, the Russian team on the road defeated Denizlispor - 3-0.
Kudryashov himself spent on the field all 90 minutes at the position of the left defender, but was not marked by effective actions. But the ball was scored by the former forward of “Wings of the Soviets” Adis Yakhovich. For Antalyaspor, the importance of this victory can hardly be overestimated, because the wards of Tamer Tuna are struggling for survival, and the three points scored in Denizli helped them rise to 15th place in the table.