3 V-League giants have the latest Tet holiday; Ronaldo shines to help Juventus break past Inter

Messi scores, Barca wins match on new coach's debut day

Right after the opening whistle, Barca proactively pressed Granada back into their home field and created countless opportunities towards goalkeeper Rui Silva's goal.

The turning point of the match came in the 69th minute when Granada defender German Sanchez fouled Messi, and received a second yellow card - equivalent to a red card.

As usual, Messi scored to help Barca win the match. (Photo: Reuters).

With an early lead and an extra player, Barca easily defended their 1-0 victory over Granada, thereby having a favorable start under new coach Quique Setien./.

Ronaldo shines to help Juventus break away from Inter

Cristiano Ronaldo's double against Parma helped Juventus win 2-1 in round 20 of Serie A. This result could create a turning point in the race for the Scudetto.

In February, Ronaldo will turn 35. However, his football seems to be ageless.

Beating Parma 2-1 thanks to Ronaldo's brilliant form, Juventus started to break away in the race for the Scudetto title, when they left Inter Milan 4 points behind. In the same round, the Milanese representative was held to a 1-1 draw by Lecce.

3 V-League "big guys" have the latest Tet holiday

After the final day of the Viettel friendly tournament on the afternoon of January 18, by the morning of January 19, all the football teams of Viettel, Quang Nam, Saigon FC, Hai Phong, Nam Dinh, Hong Linh Ha Tinh and HAGL have officially entered the 2020 Lunar New Year holiday. Coach Phan Thanh Hung and his team of Than Quang Ninh Club will continue to practice until the end of January 22 (December 28) before leaving camp and taking a Tet holiday.

Ho Chi Minh City Club in the 1-2 loss to HAGL last season. Photo: Quang Liem

MU lost to Real Madrid in the race for Donny van de Beek

Daily Star said MU had to admit failure in pursuing Donny van de Beek when the Dutch player was preparing to join Real Madrid.

MU identified Donny van de Beek as the ideal name in the list of reinforcements in this winter transfer window, due to injury problems in the midfield.

Donny van de Beek has reportedly agreed to join Real Madrid at the end of the season.

Donny van de Beek impressed for Ajax in last season's Champions League campaign, scoring eight goals and providing eight assists in 26 appearances in the competition this year.

Coach Park Hang Seo returns to Korea to rest

If nothing changes, Coach Park Hang Seo and his fellow countrymen will return to Korea to rest on the occasion of Lunar New Year 2020.

It is expected that the Korean coach will return to Vietnam after a week-long vacation to start work in the new year.

Coach Park Hang Seo.