2 MU legends arrested on the day the team lost to Barca; France investigates Ligue 1 match
(Baonghean.vn) - MU set a sad record in history; After 3 years, Coutinho was able to defeat De Gea with his signature weapon; Ronaldo and Real were absent from the semi-finals for the first time in the 2010s are the information that readers are interested in today.
2 MU legends arrested on the day the team was defeated by Barca
Before MU entered the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Barca at the Nou Camp, in England, the Manchester police agency issued an emergency arrest warrant for Nicky Butt, head of the Red Devils' youth football academy. The 44-year-old MU legend was arrested by the investigation agency at 2:00 p.m. on April 16 (local time) and is reportedly still being questioned by police officers.
Nicky Butt is reported to have assaulted a woman at her home. She is now in stable condition and is no longer distressed by a small cut on her hand.
A Greater Manchester Police spokesman said: "Police were called at 2pm on Tuesday afternoon to a woman being assaulted at her home in Broadway, Hale. The woman suffered a minor cut to her hand and did not require hospital treatment. A 44-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of assault and remains in custody for questioning."
April 16 was clearly a bad day for MU, when not long before, another legend, former midfielder Paul Scholes, was accused by the English Football Association (FA) of illegal betting between August 17, 2015 and January 12, 2019. According to BBC, Scholes made 140 bets during that period, all of which violated FA regulation E8.
The Football Association's rules on betting regulations state that those involved in football are not allowed to bet. Scholes owns shares in Saldford City in the English fifth division and was recently manager of Oldham Athletic, but resigned after just 31 days in charge.
MU sets sad record in history
Statistics show that the Old Trafford team has never lost by 4 goals in a home and away match in Europe. The 0-4 loss to Barca was the heaviest loss.
MU has only scored one goal at Old Trafford in the Champions League this season. The scorer for MU was Marouane Fellaini, who has now left Old Trafford to play for Shandong Luneng. The goal was scored in the match against Young Boys in the group stage. Since then, MU has not scored another goal at home in the journey to the quarter-finals of the tournament. They lost 0-2 in the first leg of the round of 16 against PSG and lost 0-1 to Barca in the first leg of the quarter-finals.
After 3 years, Coutinho was able to defeat De Gea with his signature weapon.
Midfielder Philippe Coutinho sealed a 3-0 win for Barca over MU in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. It was a dribbling and finishing situation that has become the trademark of the Brazilian star, when he cut from the left wing into the edge of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot that curled into the far corner of goalkeeper De Gea's goal.
When he was still playing for Liverpool 3 years ago, Coutinho also made a similar move. However, in that situation, De Gea had a great reflex with a full-body dive to push the ball out of the goal line. It was considered one of the best saves of the Premier League season 2016/17.
Ronaldo and Real absent from semi-finals for the first time in 2010s
Juventus were defeated 2-1 at home by Ajax Amsterdam, thereby being eliminated with a 2-3 aggregate loss in the Champions League quarter-finals.
The only bright spot in the Juve squad was Cristiano Ronaldo, who once again scored. Ronaldo's absence in the semi-finals was the biggest regret for Juventus's elimination. Not only because of CR7's class, but also because it had never happened in this decade.
Specifically, the last time Ronaldo was absent from the Champions League semi-finals was in the 2009/10 season, CR7's first season with Real Madrid, when the Royal team was eliminated in the round of 16. Since the 2010/11 season, Ronaldo has always been present in the semi-finals with Real Madrid, including 4 times in the final and winning all of them.
That means Real Madrid will miss the semi-finals for the first time in the 2010s. And another interesting detail is that both Real Madrid and Ronaldo had to stop at Ajax Amsterdam. An era may be coming to an end.
France investigates suspected "smelly" match in Ligue 1
Ligue 1 organizers confirmed that they had opened an investigation into the match between Caen and Angers after receiving a complaint from a third party, Guingamp. Both Caen and Guingamp are in the "red light" group in Ligue 2, 2 points from the safe zone. On Saturday afternoon, before Caen played Angers, Guingamp President Bertrand Desplat called LFP President Didier Quillot, saying that Guingamp players had heard that the match between Caen and Angers "smelled". That evening, Angers beat Caen 1-0. This defeat officially relegated Caen. In another match, Guingamp was held to a 3-3 draw by Strasbourg and suffered the same fate.
Responding to Guingamp's complaint, both Caen and Angers clubs expressed their dissatisfaction.
