Miranchuk beats Lazio

The dramatic Milan derby, which along with the spectacular denouement was remembered by the conflict between Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku, was forgotten by the fans as soon as Lazio and Atalanta entered the field.

The teams, which over the past few years have seriously changed the balance of power in Serie A with their commitment to attacking football, promised not to disappoint in the cup match.

Moreover, a ticket to the semifinals is a strong enough motivation to take the challenge seriously.

After all, today in the championship the struggle is so intense that even the top teams are not guaranteed to get into the European cups.

Therefore, playing it safe and getting into the continental arena-2021/22 through the back door is quite a working option for distinctive Italian clubs.

The match really turned out to be exciting.

Bergamaski already took the lead in the opening, then quickly conceded twice - and for the first time in six months Vedat Muriki managed to excel.

Malinovsky's ball shortly before the break equalized the scales.

But in the 54th minute the hosts were left with ten men, having lost because of the removal of Palomino.

It seemed that Lazio would put pressure on the opponent - especially since Parolo, Lazzari, Correa, Immobile were successively leaving the field on the field.

But instead, Atalanta's exemplary counterattack took place, which was promoted by Romero, and completed with an accurate shot by Alexei Miranchuk.

After that, the charges of Gian Piero Gasperini acted exemplarily as the second number, plucking the Roman "eagles" in almost every part of the field.

And they could even have issued a major victory, but Zapata did not beat Reina from a point.

Nevertheless, the Bergamaski took over and made their way to the Cup semi-finals for the third time in the past four years.

Tuchel starts with a draw

The new Chelsea mentor, having arrived from Paris to London, got off the ship to the ball.

Thomas Tuchel had only one day to shake up the charges before the match with the uncompromising Wolverhampton.

Globally, of course, the team cannot be rebuilt in such a time, but the specialist made many changes to the roster and even changed tactics.

Stamford Bridge seemed to have returned to the reign of Antonio Conte with a 3-4-2-1 formation.

She really helped to get the ball under control: in the first half alone, the Blues made 433 accurate passes - this has not happened in 18 years.

But this did not lead to a goal.

Even 80% of the ball possession did not bring victory to the Londoners, although in the end of the game all the creator prodigies who were frozen on the bench went into battle - Mount, Pulisic, Abraham.

820 - Chelsea completed 820 passes and recorded 78.9% possession against Wolves - since the start of 2003-04, these are both the highest totals by a team in their manager's first Premier League game in charge.

Stamp.

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For themselves and for their fellow countrymen, representatives of the east part of London generously scored.

“West Ham”, having cracked the defense of “Crystal Palace” three times, achieved a difficult away victory - and brought the unbeaten run in all tournaments to eight meetings.

A month and a half ago, bookmakers sent David Moyes to retirement, setting minimum quotes for his dismissal.

Today, the Scotsman, together with his team, breaks into the top four and produces a result on points that the Hammers have not achieved since the mid-1980s.

📊 @SheffieldUnited:


☑️ First league win at Old Trafford since Dec 1973


☑️ Had lost previous 7 league visits to Man Utd


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- Sky Sports Statto (@SkySportsStatto) January 27, 2021

The main sensation of the tour broke out in Manchester, where the Red Devils lost to Sheffield, which occupies the last place in the table.

Keith Brian and Oliver Burke distinguished themselves for the first time in the Premier League, bringing the Blades their first away win of the season.

And at Old Trafford the Yorkshirers have not won since 1973.

Because of this defeat, Manchester City topped the standings with a match in reserve.

It should be noted that in the history of the Premier League, there has never been such a situation that nine teams took the lead during the season.

Messi sets a record

In the 1/8 finals of the Spanish Cup, Barcelona for a good hour of playing time seemed to express solidarity with Real Madrid and Atlético, who left the tournament at an earlier stage.

Otherwise, it is difficult to explain the inertia with which the grand opposed Rayo Vallecano.

This led to the fact that in the 63rd minute the guests missed and faced the prospect of adding another sensational result to the tournament protocols.

However, Lionel Messi caught himself in time, turning the tide of the match.

The Argentinian, probably, could not do otherwise.

After all, he played the 76th game in the Cup, thereby overlapping the historic record figure of Josep Samitier.

Twenty minutes before the end of normal time, the star striker took advantage of the transfer of Antoine Griezmann and equalized the score.

And then on the courage, Barcelona put the squeeze on the opponent, thanks to Jordi Alba.

He appeared on the field in the 68th minute, and in the 80th he was assisted by Frenkie de Jong, who led the Catalans to the quarterfinals.

🔝 Leo #Messi surpasses Josep Samitier on Club list of most all-time Copa del Rey appearances!



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Josep Samitier 7️⃣5️⃣


Andrés Iniesta 7️⃣3️⃣


Vicenç Piera 7️⃣1️⃣


Xavi 7️⃣0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/6tDTf9IUeZ

- FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) January 27, 2021

Sevilla also went there, beating Valencia dry at home - 3: 0.

Russian midfielder Denis Cheryshev guests spent the entire match on the bench, watching the attempts of partners to correct the failure in the starting third of the match.

By the 38th minute, Luc de Jong scored a double, another goal was scored by Ivan Rakitic.

Subsequently, the “bats” slightly leveled the situation, but could not even score a goal of prestige.

Rakjoppi brings Dijon down

The match between the outsiders of the French Ligue 1 - “Lorient” and “Dijon” - turned into a stream of uncompromising single combats, where “Lorient” took the lead, but even before the end of the first half was in the position of catching up.

After the break, Teremas Moffy regained his balance.

The striker, who scored in the fourth match in a row, was several times close to putting a winning point, but every time he lacked technique.

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- FC LORIENT 🐟 (@FCLorient) January 27, 2021

The goalkeeper scored the winning goal in this meeting.

Here are just Anthony Rakjoppi hit his own goal.

On the 95th minute after a penalty kick, the first number of "Dijon" was unsuccessful and fell with the ball right behind the goal line.

The "hawkeye" system, set on the referee's stopwatch, reacted instantly - and Bastien Deschepi pointed to the center of the field, thereby interrupting Lorient's five-match series without victories.