Mourinho receives 2 good news; Champions League and Europa League draw results
(Baonghean.vn) - Mourinho was cleared of "slip of the tongue"; Man Utd, Tottenham and Liverpool all faced tough opponents in the round of 16 of the Champions League this year; Chelsea and Arsenal only had to face weaker teams are international sports news that are receiving attention.
Mourinho received 2 good news
The English Football Association (FA) recently decided to clear coach Jose Mourinho of his "slip of the tongue" in the match against Newcastle in October.
At the end of the 3-2 win over Newcastle on 6 October 2018, Mourinho was caught on camera cursing in Portuguese. It was a time when the 55-year-old coach was under intense pressure due to a series of bad matches, so his frustration was understandable.
Immediately after the match, the FA reported Mourinho's use of abusive language and inappropriate behavior. However,"The FA's view is that people should not engage in the behaviour of Mourinho. However, we accept the final judgment of the Appeal Board and the Independent Commission of Inquiry. This matter is now closed," the statement concluded.
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In addition to the good news above, the Guardian newspaper reported that MU decided to keep Mourinho in the "hot seat" at Old Trafford despite just experiencing a 1-3 defeat against Liverpool in round 17 of the Premier League.
According to the above source, the Red Devils' leadership has no intention of firing the Portuguese strategist at the present time.Mourinho was given another chance, and he had time to turn his fortunes around at Old Trafford.
In the past, if MU changed coach, they waited until the end of the season. And it seems like this season is the same, regardless of Mourinho staying, MU is still in chaos in the dressing room and reaping bad results on the field.
MU sellPaul Pogba andextension with Martial
According to the Mirror, MU is ready to sell Paul Pogba in the winter transfer window - January 2019, even on loan and then sell him outright next summer.
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According to MU legend Roy Keane, Pogba leaving Old Trafford in January is entirely possible.The former player argued that just by sitting out the crucial match when MU visited Liverpool and lost 1-3, it can be seen that Pogba's time at the Theatre of Dreams can be counted in days.
MU has activated a one-year extension clause in Anthony Martial's contract. That means the French star will stay at the club until 2020.
Martial's contract was previously set to expire in the summer of 2019. Negotiations have been ongoing for months but have yet to produce any results. Therefore, United have had to give themselves more time to try to convince the French star to sign a longer-term contract with the club.
Martial is the second player to have his contract extended by one year at the club, following David De Gea's in November.
16 matches in the Champions League round of 16
Man Utd, Tottenham and Liverpool all face tough opponents in the round of 16 of this year's Champions League.
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The results of the draw are as follows:
- Pair 1: Schalke 04 vs Man City
- 2nd pair: Atletico Madrid vs Juventus
- 3rd pair: Man Utd and Paris SG
- 4th pair: Tottenham vs Dortmund
- 5th pair: Lyon vs Barcelona.
- 6th pair: Roma vs Porto.
- 7th pair: Ajax vs Real Madrid.
- 8th Pair: Liverpool vs Bayern Munich
According to the draw rules: 16 teams are divided into 2 groups: Seeded (8 group winners) and the remaining group (8 group runners-up). Teams from the same country and group will not meet each other.
The seeded teams will play their round of 16 first legs away on 12/13 and 19/20 February and will play their home legs on 5/6 and 12/13 March 2019.
Champions Real Madrid have the lucky draw of only having to face Ajax, while Catalan giants Barca only have to face Lyon.
16 matches in the Europa League round of 16
The lucky draw has helped the two representatives of the Premier League, Chelsea and Arsenal, only have to face weaker teams. Meanwhile, other names such as Inter, Napoli or Leverkusen do not have to face too tough opponents.
Specifically, Inter will face Austrian representative Rapid Wien, Napoli will face FC Zurich (Switzerland), Chelsea will compete with Malmo (Sweden) and Arsenal will meet BATE Borisov.
In addition to the above matches, the Europa League round of 16 also has other extremely dramatic matches such as Lazio vs Sevilla, Sporting Lisbon vs Villarreal or Celtic vs Valencia.
The Europa League Round of 16 first leg matches will take place on 15/2/2019 and the return leg on 22/2/2019.