MU crushed Bilbao away; Can Hanoi police keep Doan Van Hau?

MU crushed Bilbao away

In the early morning of May 2, Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes shone to help MU defeat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 in the first leg of the Europa League semi-finals at San Mames Stadium.

MU's performance this season is still difficult to explain. In the Premier League, the "Red Devils" had a terrible performance and had to sink in the bottom half of the rankings. However, when stepping into the continental arena, the team at Old Trafford has a completely different face. Up to now, the Red half of Manchester is still the only club in all 3 European cup tournaments to maintain an unbeaten streak (8 wins, 5 draws).

In the away match at San Mames which was predicted to be less good than bad, coach Ruben Amorim and his team unexpectedly played explosively. Casemiro and Bruno Fernandes (double) shone to help the Premier League representative lead 3-0 in the first half.

In the second half, MU maintained great pressure with a series of dangerous long-range shots. However, goalkeeper Julen Agirrezabal played with concentration to help Bilbao not concede another goal.

This was Manchester United's first 90-minute win after eight consecutive matches without a win in all competitions, and Athletic Bilbao's second defeat in the last 11. In the return leg at Old Trafford, the La Liga representative will need to score three goals or more to have a chance of progressing.

Man City "closed deal" for Rodrygo at 100 million EUR

According to Pedro Riano, Rodrygo's time at Real Madrid will end at the end of the season. The Brazilian striker agreed to join Man City in the summer transfer. Man City paid Real Madrid 100 million EUR.

More specifically, Rodrygo has accepted all the terms of the contract offered by Pep Guardiola's team.

Man City are said to have made an offer of up to 100 million euros for Rodrygo and President Florentino Perez will not stand in the way of the Brazilian striker leaving Real Madrid.

Rodrygo's future at the Bernabeu has been discussed since Mbappe had not yet officially debuted for Real Madrid. And in fact, the 24-year-old striker did not feel comfortable in the season that is about to end.

The Brazilian star is aware that, with the arrival of new signings (and the emergence of Arda Guler), his minutes at the Bernabeu could drop even further.

So Rodrygo chose to move forward, with a new turning point - to be Pep Guardiola's student at Man City, where the captain considered him an important factor in his new project at Etihad. Rodrygo felt that at Man City, he would have more "room to perform", instead of falling into "fierce competition" at Real Madrid.

Can Hanoi police keep Van Hau?

Although Van Hau has been suffering from persistent injuries and has been "missing" from competitions for over a year,Hanoi Policehas no intention of parting with this player. Currently, the 2023 V.League champion plans to retain the Vietnamese player with a new 2-year contract. The police team also creates maximum conditions for the defender born in 1999 to be able to treat his injury with the most modern methods.

“I just had surgery. Currently, I have removed the splint and fixed screws to enter the rehabilitation phase. I hope to be able to return to compete with my brothers and teammates at Hanoi Police soon,” Doan Van Hau shared about his current situation.

The Thai Binh defender suffered an injury to his Achilles tendon. Before the Lunar New Year 2025, Van Hau went to Singapore for surgery and will need about 8 months to recover. Thus, if the recovery process progresses as expected, he can return to competition as early as the end of this year.

Doan Van Hau joined Hanoi Police from the beginning of the 2023 season. He was highly appreciated by the team's leadership for his expertise and fighting spirit on the journey to conquer the V.League championship cup in his first season of participation.

Malaysian experts assess the strength of the Vietnamese team

The Malaysian team will host the Vietnamese team at home on June 10, within the framework of the second match of Group F, Round 3 of the 2027 Asian Cup. In the opening match, both teams got all 3 points when Malaysia won 2-0 over Nepal andVietnam team beat Laos 5-0. This result helps Quang Hai and his teammates temporarily top Group F while Malaysia ranks second, even though they have 3 points but are behind their opponents in terms of secondary index.

Before the two teams faced off, journalist Syazwan Msar of Harian Metro (Malaysia) posted an article titled: "There can be no long vacation for Malaysian national team players".

Harian Metro's writer began: "Whether they like it or not, the Harimau Malaya players (the nickname of the Malaysian team) cannot rest comfortably even though the M-League national championship ended last week. The reason is because the national players will be summoned in the coming time to carefully prepare for the match against Vietnam - the second match of Group F in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifying campaign, taking place at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium on June 10."

The Malaysian expert commented: "Clearly, the Vietnamese team, the opponent of coach Peter Cklamovski and his team, is not a normal team. This requires the players to make many sacrifices, including sacrificing their vacation after the M-League season as well as the Hari Raya Aidiladha festival if they want to achieve positive results."

Vietnam women's futsal finalizes list of participants in 2025 Asian women's futsal finals

On the morning of May 1, the Vietnamese women's futsal team officially left for China to participate in the 2025 Asian women's futsal finals, concluding the careful preparation process by reducing the list to 14 players according to the tournament's regulations.

According to the announcement from the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF), Dinh Nguyen Ngoc Linh (Thai Son Nam Club, Ho Chi Minh City) and Nguyen Thi Tu Anh (Hanoi Sports Training & Competition Center) are two names not on the final list of the Vietnamese women's futsal team participating in the 2025 Asian women's futsal finals.

Previously, the training squad in Japan consisted of 16 players, but the coaching staff was forced to eliminate two people according to regulations.

Speaking before departure, head coach Nguyen Dinh Hoang said: “The team’s goal is to try to win a spot at the World Cup. However, for now, we need to focus on getting through the group stage to have suitable tactical steps for the bigger goal”./.