Messi responds spectacularly to Ronaldo; Liverpool suffers big loss before Champions League quarter-finals
(Baonghean.vn) - Zidane eliminated 7 Real Madrid players; Mane set a record for Liverpool in the Champions League; MU bought 4 new players are today's attractive international sports news.
Messi had a top-notch response to Ronaldo
Entering the 2018/19 season, despite being over 30 years old, these two great men still took to the field and fought with the spirit of brave warriors and always showed amazing performances that left everyone amazed.
Early morning on March 13, Ronaldo showed the world what a Champions League king is like and why Juventus spent a record amount of money to buy a player over 30 years old like him.
The Old Lady was led 2-0 by fierce rivals Atletico in the first leg, a match in which Ronaldo, despite his best efforts, failed to score. In the second leg, he exploded with a hat-trick, two headers and a cool penalty to help Juventus win 3-0. Ronaldo equaled Messi's record of 8 hat-tricks in the Champions League. Not only that, he also extended his scoring record in this arena to 124, along with countless other accompanying records.
And just one day later, Messi had a magnificent response to his great rival. Although he only scored 2 goals, Leo made 2 more assists to help Barca crush Lyon 5-1 right at the Nou Camp.
A cool panenka opened the scoring, a perfect solo run before finishing with his right foot and two spectacular sprints before making superb passes put his teammates in the best position to score.
Liverpool suffers big loss before Champions League quarter-finals
In the final minutes against Bayern Munich, despite leading 3-1, Andrew Robertson committed a rather rough foul on the opponent and was given a yellow card.
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Robertson will be suspended for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. |
That means the Scottish winger will be suspended for the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals due to having picked up enough cards in the group stage.
This is a huge loss for The Kop because Robertson is an important link in Liverpool's defense.
Alberto Moreno hopes to be given a chance by coach Klopp, but most likely, the experience of James Miller will be chosen to replace Robertson.
In the case of captain Henderson, he suffered an ankle injury after only 10 minutes of play, forcing Klopp to make a change.
According to the German coach, doctors need to further examine the English midfielder's condition to determine the exact severity of the injury.
Mane sets record for Liverpool in Champions League
Before the trip to Bayern Munich on March 13, Steven Gerrard and Roberto Firmino were Liverpool's top away scorers in the Champions League, with six goals each. However, Sadio Mane's brace helped the Senegalese striker take the record, with seven goals.
Mane opened the scoring in the 26th minute, with a save and a shot with his back to Manuel Neuer's goal, before sealing a 3-1 victory in the 84th minute. A brace from the former Liverpool player plus a goal from Virgil Van Dijk helped "The Kop" reach the quarter-finals.
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Mane is in great form for Liverpool. Photo:Reuters |
Nine of Mane's 13 Champions League goals have come in the knockout stages. His goal-scoring ratio in knockout games is the second highest in history, behind Ivica Olic, when only players with 10 or more goals are counted.
In the 2018-2019 season, Mane was Liverpool's top scorer in the Champions League, with 10 goals, the same as Salah and Firmino. He was the one who equalized 1-1 in the final against Real Madrid.
On the evening of March 13, another Liverpool player also made history: center-back Van Dijk. The Dutch captain became the first player to score and assist in a Champions League away knockout match since February 2007, after Craig Bellamy did this with Barca.
MU buys 4 new players
The British press confirmed that Solskjaer has been chosen by MU as a long-term coach. And because of that, Solskjaer had a meeting with the big bosses, proposing a summer 2019 shopping plan, with 4 positions that need to be strengthened including: 1 right-back, 1 left-back, 1 right winger and 1 attacking midfielder.
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MU chose Solskjaer to lead long-term and will provide at least 200 million pounds for the former Norwegian player to shop. |
According to Metro, the Red Devils' leadership is willing to spend £200 million on shopping for Solskjaer, and provide more with funds from player sales.
Whether MU can qualify for the Champions League or not does not affect the money that the former Norwegian player can spend. However, if he and his students can secure a ticket for next season, it will attract more big stars to join Old Trafford.
Zidane eliminated 7 Real playersMadrid
According to expert Eduardo Inda revealed on the El Chiringuito program, Real Madrid will have 7 names to leave: "Casemiro will have a hard time because Zidane doesn't like him very much. Obviously Gareth Bale will also leave. Marcelo will go to Juventus because Zidane asked to sign a left-back. And there are big doubts about Isco.
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Bale is on the list of departures, Isco is also a big doubt. |
I think Lucas Vazquez and some other players could leave. However, for those who expect Ramos to leave Real Madrid, he will retire here."
Right after Zidane agreed to return to Real Madrid during the club's most difficult time, there were comments about who came and who went when President Perez certainly approved a big spending spree for the Spanish Royal team to upgrade the squad after recent seasons of quiet transfer market.
Hazard, Mbappe, Neymar, Pogba, De Gea,... are the names mentioned in Zidane's shopping targets, but who the Vultures actually buy remains to be seen.
