MU continues to receive bad news; Benzema reaches 60 goals in Champions League
(Baonghean.vn) - Mauro Icardi was stripped of the captaincy by Inter Milan; Chelsea targeted Zidane to replace Sarri? Juventus determined to buy Salah for 175 million pounds; Angel Di Maria is at risk of being suspended in the second leg of the PSG - MU match, these are the exciting international sports news today.
Real Madrid beat Ajax 2-1: Benzema reaches 60 goals in Champions League
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Benzema's neat finish opened the scoring against Ajax. |
In the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 this season, Real Madrid won 2-1 at Ajax. Striker Karim Benzema opened the scoring in the 60th minute with an accurate shot from inside the penalty area.
That strike at the Johan Cruyff Stadium meant the 31-year-old became only the fourth player in history to score at least 60 Champions League goals in 110 games, averaging 0.54 goals per game. 48 of those goals were scored by Benzema for Real, with the other 12 coming during his time at Lyon.
Only three other players have a better Champions League goalscoring record than Benzema, and all three are legends. Cristiano Ronaldo tops the list with 121 goals, followed by Lionel Messi (106) and Raul Gonzalez (71).
Mauro Icardi was stripped of the captaincy by Inter Milan
Argentine striker Mauro Icardi has been stripped of the captaincy by Inter Milan after he refused to travel with the team to the Allianz Stadium (Wien, Austria), when the Serie A side visited here in the Europa League round of 16.
Goalkeeper Samir Handanovic will captain Inter in the upcoming match. Earlier, negotiations over Icardi's new contract with Inter reached a deadlock while the 25-year-old's agent, who is also his wife, Wanda Nara, spoke about the possibility of the Argentine striker leaving.
Icardi has a contract with Inter until 2021 but he has been linked with Real Madrid, Barca and MU. Recently, Inter coach Luciano Spaletti said Icardi's performance had been affected by contract negotiations.
Icardi has been Inter's captain since the start of the 2015-16 season. The Argentine's removal of the armband has cast doubt on his future at Inter.
MU received bad news about Alexis Sanchez
Alexis Sanchez was injured in MU's 0-2 loss to PSG in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 this season. The Chilean player was injured after colliding with the linesman while warming up. However, he still tried to come on the field to replace Jesse Lingard at the end of the first half.
Sanchez will now have to race against time to recover and play against Chelsea in the FA Cup on February 19. This is bad news for MU when both Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard were injured in the loss to PSG and their chances of playing against Chelsea are not high.
Chelsea targets Zidane to replace Sarri
Negotiations between Chelsea and Zinedine Zidane, according to the newspaperSun(UK) could take place as early as this week. The three-time Champions League winner with Real is currently "sitting around" and is ready to take the hot seat at Stamford Bridge, if he receives a suitable offer.
Zidane himself has also expressed his desire to work in the Premier League. Chelsea consider the French coach as their top target, because Zidane's presence could make star Eden Hazard change his mind about leaving.
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Zidane is very willing to work in England. Photo:AFP |
Coach Maurizio Sarri's future at Chelsea is hanging by a thread after the 0-6 defeat at Man City last weekend.
The move by Chelsea's board of directors means that Sarri will not be able to stay in his position until the English League Cup final (February 24), where Chelsea will meet Man City again. Even if Chelsea does not have a good result in the match against Malmo in the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 today, Sarri's future can be decided immediately.
Juventus determined to buy Salah for 175 million pounds
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According to Football Italia, after consulting with Cris Ronaldo, Juventus decided to spend a lot of money to get Mohamed Salah's signature. The price Bianconeri paid for the Egyptian star was about 175 million pounds. This is a number many times higher than the amount Liverpool paid to bring him from Roma.
Angel Di Maria is at risk of being suspended in the second leg of the PSG - MU match.
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Angel Di Maria could be investigated by UEFA for swearing at Manchester United fans during PSG's 2-0 win in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie. The Argentine star risks being suspended for the return leg if he receives a reprimand.
