Vietnam national football team receives good news before the decisive match with Yemen; Solskjaer makes history for MU
(Baonghean.vn) - The Vietnamese national team has settled down to prepare for the "decisive" match with Yemen; Quang Hai and Cong Phuong are not in the top 5 most expensive Southeast Asian players at the 2019 Asian Cup; The results of the La Liga, Premier League, Coppa Italia and Ligue 1 matches are the attractive domestic and international sports news today.
Vietnam national football team receives good news before match against Yemen
On the afternoon of January 13, the Vietnamese team moved from Abu Dhabi to Al Ain to prepare for the final match of the 2019 Asian Cup group stage against Yemen. Thanks to careful logistical preparations, upon arriving at the hotel, Coach Park Hang-seo and the players quickly settled down to prepare for the "decisive match" with Yemen, taking place on January 16.
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Duc Huy confirmed that he has recovered and feels very well before the final match of Group D between the Vietnamese team and Yemen. |
Coach Park Hang Seo received good news about Duc Huy's health condition. The midfielder suffered temporary memory loss after a collision with the "giant" Iranian player during the match. However, Duc Huy confirmed that he has recovered and feels very well before the final match of Group D between Vietnam and Yemen.
Coach Park Hang Seo said that as long as there is still even the smallest chance, he and his students will try to grasp it and do their best until the last minute.
Chanathip is the most expensive Southeast Asian player at the 2019 Asian Cup
According to Transfermarkt, midfielder Chanathip Songkrasin of the Thai national team is the star with the highest transfer value among Southeast Asian players participating in the 2019 Asian Cup.
With his impressive performance in J.League 1 last season and what he showed in the two group stage matches of this year's Asian Cup, Chanathip Songkrasin's transfer value is up to 1.5 million euros, the highest among Southeast Asian players participating in the tournament.
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| Chanathip is the most expensive Southeast Asian player at the 2019 Asian Cup. |
However, among the 5 players with the highest transfer value in the region, there are no famous names of the Vietnamese team such as Quang Hai or Cong Phuong.
Among the Southeast Asian players participating in this year’s Asian Cup, behind the “Thai Messi” are his national teammate Teerasil Dangda (1 million euros) and defender Alvaro Silva of the Philippines (800,000 euros). Ranked 4th and 5th on this list are Daisuke Sato of the Philippines and defender Theerathon Bunmathan, both valued at 550,000 euros.
Determining the 10 teams that won tickets to the 1/8 round of the Asian Cup 2019
In Group A, UAE with 4 points after 2 matches has already secured a ticket to the 1/8 round of the Asian Cup 2019. Because even if they lose to Thailand in the last match, UAE is still sure to finish in one of the top three positions. If they finish third with 4 points, UAE will also be in the top 4 third-placed teams with the best results.
In Group B, Jordan advanced thanks to 6 points after two wins against Australia and Syria. Meanwhile, Australia (3 points) will have to fight Syria (1 point) in the final match. In Group C, China and South Korea both secured tickets with 6 points after 2 matches.
Group D also quickly determined the two direct tickets to the round of 16: Iran and Iraq. Meanwhile, both Vietnam and Yemen have not yet scored any points and will have to fight in the final round to keep their hopes of going on.
In Group E, Saudi Arabia and Qatar also added their names to the list of teams that won tickets. In Group F, the 2 tickets to the next round belonged to Japan and Uzbekistan.
Solskjaer makes history at MU
A 1-0 win over Tottenham saw Ole Gunnar Solskjaer make history as the first manager to win his first six games in charge, surpassing the record of five games held by Sir Matt Busby for many years.
Solskjaer took charge of MU after Jose Mourinho was sacked in December. Since then, Solskjaer has brought consecutive victories to the Red Devils. Starting with a 5-1 victory over Cardiff on December 22, followed by a 3-1 home win over Huddersfield four days later. On December 30, MU welcomed the old year 2018 with a 4-1 victory over Bournemouth before defeating Newcastle 2-0 in the first match of the new year 2019. Solskjaer's fifth victory as MU manager was a 2-0 victory over Reading in the third round of the FA Cup.
Solskjaer overcame his biggest challenge since taking over at the MU hot seat, Tottenham. Marcus Rashford scored the only goal of the match and David De Gea made 12 excellent saves.
De Gea was the best in the match Tottenham 0-1 MU
Rashford was the one who scored to help MU win against Tottenham in the highlight match of round 22 of the Premier League, but De Gea was the best player of the "Red Devils" in this match.
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De Gea was voted man of the match. |
Accordingly, the Spanish goalkeeper was given 9.1 points by Whoscored, with 11 excellent saves. Previously, in the match against Arsenal on December 2, 2017, this goalkeeper set a record with 14 saves.
Red Devils urgently buy center-back Koulibaly
Besides making an early decision on coach Solskjaer's future, MU still has one problem to solve as quickly as possible: urgently buying a central defender.
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MU officials want Koulibaly this week. |
According to Express, MU is speeding up negotiations to buy Kalidou Koulibaly, a deal that the team has been stuck on for the past week.
Koulibaly is currently at the centre of a racism saga in Napoli, which could be a key factor in the Senegalese centre-back leaving the San Paolo and joining Old Trafford.
Lionel Messi sets La Liga scoring record
In Barcelona's victory over Eibar, in the 53rd minute, receiving a pass from Luis Suarez, Messi skillfully handled the ball, eliminating the opposing center-back before finishing with a tricky shot past goalkeeper Asier Riesgo. This was the goal that marked the milestone of 400 goals in La Liga for the Argentine superstar.
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Messi reached the 400-goal milestone in La Liga against Eibar. |
Messi's 400 goals include 231 scored at the Nou Camp in 218 matches, helping Barca to 184 wins, 22 draws and 12 defeats. The remaining 169 goals were scored away from home in 217 matches, with a record of 142 wins, 48 draws and 27 defeats.
With the victory over Eibar, Barcelona firmly consolidated their top position in the table. At the same time, Messi continued to lead the scoring list in La Liga this year with 17 goals.
La Liga round 19 saw Real Madrid struggle to beat Betis despite Luka Modric scoring an early opener. The White Vultures only got 3 points away from Lopera when Dani Ceballos shone with a goal in the 88th minute.
Inter, Napoli into quarter-finals
At home at Giuseppe Meazza, coach Luciano Spalletti's Inter Milan did not field their strongest squad. However, they still created a completely dominant game against Benevento. After only 3 minutes of play, the gap was created when striker Mauro Icardi successfully converted the 11m kick to bring the opening goal for Inter.
In the 7th minute, the player who brought the penalty for Inter, Antonio Candreva, doubled the gap with a very strong swipe of the ball after a messy situation.
In the short period from minute 45 to minute 48, they also scored 2 more goals thanks to Dalbert and Martinez. Although Roberto Insigne and Filippo Bandinelli later scored 2 goals for Benevento in minutes 58 and 74, the black and blue striped team still ended the match with a 4-goal difference thanks to Martinez and Candreva respectively scoring 2 more goals against goalkeeper Lorenzo Montip.
Also playing at home like Inter, Napoli had to try harder to beat Sassuolo 2-0. This was a very fierce match when the referee had to pull out 6 yellow cards, while Arek Milik (15') and Fabian Ruiz (74') were the ones who scored to help Napoli advance.
Results of the Coppa Italia round of 16 matches last night
Torino 0-2 Fiorentina
Inter Milan 6-2 Benevento
Napoli 2-0 Sassuolo
Marseille held to a draw by Monaco
The highlight match of round 20 of Ligue 1 is the confrontation between Marseille and Monaco. However, the 1-1 draw is considered a defeat for both teams, because Monaco is still stuck in the second-to-last position on the rankings, while the team from the Port City has not moved up in the middle of the rankings.
