Cong Phuong on the bench in the match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima; U23 Vietnam faces UAE and Iraq before SEA Games 32

European Cup 1 results 9/3: PSG and Tottenham leave the tournament in tears

This morning (March 9), the next two second leg matches of the 1/8 round of the European Cup C1 took place. That is the competition between Bayern Munich and PSG and Tottenham and AC Milan.

In the match in Germany, Bayern had a 1-0 win in the first leg and played at home, so they played very proactively against PSG. Bayern's annoying style of play caused PSG to be stuck.

Raising the squad high to attack caused PSG to expose many gaps in their home field, combined with individual mistakes, the French team had to pay the price with a goal in the 61st minute of the match by Eric Choupo-Moting.

Tottenham were eliminated at home. Photo: Reuters

At this time, the score after 2 matches is 2-0 in favor of the Bavarian Tigers. If PSG wants to continue, they need to score at least 2 goals before dreaming of the next scenarios.

Despite their efforts to push up their formation to attack, the French team could not do what they wanted against a tight and scientific Bayern team. In addition, they also conceded another goal in the 89th minute thanks to Serge Gnabry. In the end, after 2 matches, Bayern won with a total score of 3-0 to advance to the quarter-finals.

In the other match at the same time in England, Tottenham faced a lot of difficulties against AC Milan. Due to losing 0-1 in the first leg, Tottenham had to win the Italian representative in the second leg to have a chance to continue.

However, Tottenham's performance was disappointing. They played deadlocked against AC Milan's well-organized defense. In addition, in the 78th minute, the Roosters were down to 10 men when Cristian Romero received his second yellow card.

Therefore, despite putting all their efforts into attacking in the remaining time of the match, Tottenham could not find a goal. In the end, Tottenham drew 0-0 with AC Milan and lost 0-1 on aggregate after 2 matches, so they were eliminated.

How much does Ronaldo earn per minute at Al Nassr?

Cristiano Ronaldo earns nearly $200 million per season after signing a two-year contract with Al Nassr, becoming the highest-paid player ever.

According to Marca, if the salary is divided by day, CR7 will earn 548,000 USD every 24 hours and more than 22,000 USD every 60 minutes. 16.6 million USD per month, 380 USD per minute or 6.34 USD per second is what the Portuguese superstar receives when playing for Al Nassr.

Transfermarkt estimates the 38-year-old's transfer value at around £20 million, meaning he is paid 10 times more than his value.

Cristiano Ronaldo honored by AFC. Photo: Reuters

After a difficult start, Ronaldo gradually found his rhythm and performed very well. He soon reached 8 goals and 2 assists after 7 matches in the Saudi Arabian National Championship. This achievement helped the former MU star become the best player of the month of the tournament and was also honored by AFC as the best player of West Asia in February.

These are also the first individual awards in CR7's career in Saudi Arabia. Previously, he won the Player of the Month award in the Premier League, La Liga and Serie A.

On March 10, Ronaldo and his teammates will visit Al Ittihad. Al Nassr must win to continue to maintain the gap with this opponent. Currently, Al Nassr leads with a gap of 2 points more than Al Ittihad.

U23 Vietnam faces UAE and Iraq before SEA Games 32

Preparing for the journey to defend the SEA Games 32 gold medal, U23 Vietnam will participate in a friendly tournament in Qatar in late March 2023.

The 2023 Doha Cup International Tournament takes place in Qatar from March 22 to 28. According to the announced schedule,U23 Vietnamwill face U23 UAE and Iraq on March 22 and 25 respectively. In addition to these three teams, the tournament also has the participation of Thailand, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, South Korea and host Qatar.

Of these two opponents, Iraq was the "blue team" that U23 Vietnam chose to play against before the 31st SEA Games last year and had a 0-0 draw.

In the Doha Cup 2023, teams are divided into pairs to play 2 matches in the group stage. The results of the 2 matches will be used to determine the rankings according to the order of points, additional indexes and fair play index. After the rankings are determined, the teams will be divided into pairs in the final round.

Doha Cup 2023 schedule.

The tournament, with the participation of the top Asian teams in each region and diverse playing styles, will be an opportunity for Coach Troussier to test tactics and evaluate players.

Yesterday, U23 Vietnam reduced the list to 28 players and had a day off from training today. U23 Vietnam will gather again on March 9 to enter phase 2.

Cong Phuong was on the bench in the match against Sanfrecce Hiroshima.

Coach Shuhei Yomota included striker Nguyen Cong Phuong in the registration list when Yokohama FC visits Sanfrecce Hiroshima at 5:00 p.m. on March 8.

Cong Phuong is one of 18 players on the list to play with Yokohama FC in the first match of Group C, J.League Cup 2023. Number 28 plays as a reserve for striker Marcelo Ryan, who wears shirt number 9.

Before that, Cong Phuong was not named in three consecutive matches in J1 League. Therefore, Coach Yomoda created opportunities for him and some other teammates in the cup arena.

Cong Phuong still has to work hard to get into Yokohama FC's registered squad.

Yokohama FC's reserve list for this match also includes another striker. Cong Phuong will have to compete with Sho Ito if the coach has to choose. In addition, the team has 3 midfielders, 1 central defender and a reserve goalkeeper.

Speaking before the match, Coach Yomoda said: "The Club's main formation is still 4-4-2 or 4-2-3-1. This is an opportunity for players who don't get much playing time. I always motivate and put pressure on them like the other players on the field so that these players don't lose their rhythm."

Indonesian newspaper surprised when U20 Vietnam was eliminated from U20 Asia tournament

Indonesian media said that the elimination of U20 Vietnam from the 2023 U20 Asian tournament was a surprise.

Bola newspaper has just published an article updating the results of the two Southeast Asian representatives in the 2023 U20 Asian Finals. The famous sports news site of the archipelago country wrote: "It is surprising that Vietnam did not make it to the quarterfinals of the 2023 U20 Asian Finals. They had two wins, one of which was against U20 Australia. In the second match, U20 Vietnam defeated U20 Qatar with a goal by Nguyen Van Truong in the 90th minute."

U20 Vietnam was eliminated but has the right to be proud of what it has shown.

The author of the article in Bola newspaper believes that theU20 VietnamIt is unfortunate that U20 Vietnam could not reach the quarter-finals of the 2023 AFC U20 Championship just because of the loss to U20 Iran: "It is unfortunate for U20 Vietnam that they could not reach the quarter-finals after losing to U20 Iran in the last round of Group B, while U20 Australia beat U20 Qatar 9-1."

Meanwhile, the AFC's homepage commented on the match result: "It's heartbreaking for Vietnam when they left the tournament despite winning against U20 Australia and U20 Qatar"./.