Huynh Nhu hopes that Vietnam women will win tickets to the Olympics instead of U23 Vietnam; dramatic London Derby

Buriram 2-1 TP.HCM: V.League representative eliminated from AFC Champions League

Ho Chi Minh City FC faced Buriram in the second qualifying round of the AFC Champions League 2020. On the opponent's field, Ho Chi Minh City started quite well. In his third match as a starter at Ho Chi Minh City, Cong Phuong created the first chance for the V.League representative with a clever move into the penalty area but failed to finish. In the 28th minute, Hoang Thinh's free kick outside the penalty area hit the Buriram crossbar.

Losing 1-2 on aggregate, Ho Chi Minh City was eliminated from the AFC Champions League. Chung Hae Soung and his team will be relegated to the second-tier Asian tournament, the AFC Cup.

Ho Chi Minh City's efforts only helped them score a consolation goal in the 77th minute. Losing 1-2, Ho Chi Minh City was eliminated from the AFC Champions League. Chung Hae Soung's team will be relegated to the second-tier Asian tournament, the AFC Cup.

Coach Park wishes the Vietnamese women's team a Happy New Year before returning to Korea

Before returning to Korea, Coach Park Hang-seo went to the training ground to wish Coach Mai Duc Chung and the Vietnamese women's team a Happy New Year.

Coach Park wished coach Mai Duc Chung and the Vietnamese women's team a happy new year before returning to Korea.

The Korean coach wore a very luxurious blue suit. Coach Park approached his colleague Mai Duc Chung with a bright smile and a very friendly handshake. Mr. Park also prepared a gift bag to give to the captain of the Vietnamese women's football team.

After handshakes and warm hugs, Coach Park Hang-seo said goodbye to Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team. Mr. Park plans to return to Korea for Tet holiday for about a week, then return to Vietnam to start his new job.

Huynh Nhu hopes that Vietnamese women will win tickets to the Olympics instead of U23 Vietnam.

Captain Huynh Nhu of the Vietnamese women's team hopes she and her teammates will win tickets to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

Vietnam women's team practices before Tet holiday. Photo: VFF

Sharing with the press, Huynh Nhu said: “Currently, the whole team is trying to focus on training, preparing for the 3rd qualifying round of the 2020 Olympics. After ending 2019 with 2 championships, the whole team is currently feeling very confident to enter the 3rd qualifying round of the Olympics.

"Hopefully this will be the first time the Vietnamese women's team wins the right to participate in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics" - Huynh Nhu said.

Chelsea 2-2 Arsenal result: Dramatic and emotional derby

Despite playing with one man down for most of the game and constantly falling behind, Arsenal fought back to secure a point in the London derby against Chelsea.

Martinelli equalized with a run from his own half.

This is Arsenal's third consecutive draw in the Premier League and they continue to be stuck in 10th place on the rankings. Meanwhile, with 1 point from this match, Chelsea is also stuck in 4th place on the rankings with 40 points, still 6 points ahead of the chasing team behind, Man United, but having played 1 more match.

MU unexpectedly bought Isco

Don Balon announced that Manchester United plans to shift their focus to buying Isco from Real Madrid, in the new project of Solskjaer's successor coach.

According to this source, the number 1 candidate to replace Solskjaer to lead MU is former Tottenham captain, Pochettino. But coach Allegri, who is resting after parting ways with Juventus, is also mentioned as a possibility.

MU is said to buy Isco for Pochettino's plan to replace Solskjaer.

Don Balon confirmed that Isco is increasingly attractive to MU, as they are struggling to negotiate the price to buy Bruno Fernandes from Sporting.

Sky Sports added that everything shows that MU is in the process of buying Fernandes, but this story is not just this January but has lasted since last summer.