MU sets time to decide Solskjaer's future; Ronaldo gets heavy fine for offensive celebration?
(Baonghean.vn) - Ronaldo catches up with Messi's hat-trick record in the Champions League; Liverpool loses Keita in the big match with Bayern Munich; Mbappe chases Messi in the Golden Boot race; MU has a new contract... are the exciting international sports news today.
Ronaldo catches up with Messi's hat-trick record in Champions League
Lionel Messi surpassed Cristiano Ronaldo in the number of hat-tricks in the Champions League, when he scored three goals to help Barca beat PSV 4-0 in the group stage in September 2018. Nearly half a year later, the Portuguese superstar equaled his opponent's record, when he scored a hat-trick to help Juventus beat Atletico 3-0 in the second leg of the round of 16.
Ronaldo's hat-trick was even more meaningful as it helped the "Old Lady" beat the Spanish team 3-2 on aggregate. With the three goals he just scored, the 34-year-old striker firmly established his number one position in the list of top scorers in Champions League history, with 124 goals in 160 appearances.
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Ronaldo shined to help Juventus overcome Atletico to enter the quarter-finals. Photo: Reuters. |
For Atletico, Ronaldo continues to be a nightmare. In two years, the Portuguese superstar scored two hat-tricks against the opponent, both in the knockout round of the Champions League. In his entire career, in a total of 31 times against Atletico, Ronaldo scored 25 goals and had 8 assists.
Ronaldo became the first player to reach 200 goals in international tournaments, including tournaments governed by FIFA and UEFA. He is also the player who scored the most goals at Juventus Stadium, in the Champions League. He has eight goals, equal to the former "Old Lady" - Arturo Vidal.
Details of Ronaldo's 202 international goals | |
125 tables | Champions League (including qualifying rounds) |
2 tables | European Super Cup |
29 goals | Euro qualifiers and finals |
37 goals | World Cup qualifiers and finals |
2 tables | Confederations Cup |
7 tables | Club World Cup |
Ronaldo was heavily fined for his offensive celebration in retaliation against Simeone?
Excited by Juventus’ comeback and his brilliant performance, when the referee blew the final whistle, Ronaldo had a disgusting celebration. Specifically, the Juventus star cupped his hands around his “private parts” and shouted towards the stands.
This celebration is believed to be a retaliation against coach Diego Simeone and Atletico Madrid fans. In the first leg in Madrid, the Argentine coach had a similar celebration to provoke Juventus fans. Also in this match, Ronaldo was repeatedly insulted and cursed by Madrid fans.
Because of the offensive celebration, coach Diego Simeone was fined 20 thousand euros by UEFA. It is very likely that Ronaldo will be punished for this offensive celebration.
Mbappe chases Messi in the Golden Shoe race
Mbappe reduced the gap with Messi to one goal with a goal in the 4-0 win over Dijon. Kylian Mbappe scored for PSG in the 40th minute, when he ran in to finish close to the goal after a cross from the left wing.
In addition to making it 2-0, the 20-year-old striker also missed a good chance in the first half. After turning the ball around a defender, Mbappe shot past goalkeeper Runar.
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Mbappe and his teammates are focusing on winning Ligue 1 soon. Photo:Reuters |
The goal against Dijon was Mbappe's 25th goal since the start of the 2018-2019 Ligue 1 season. He is now just one goal behind Messi in the race for the European Golden Shoe, who has 26 goals in La Liga.
Messi is also currently leading the list of assists in Europe with 12 passes since the beginning of the season, one more than Eden Hazard.
Mbappe continued to score, but the best player in the win over Dijon was Angel di Maria. The Argentina star set up Marquinhos's opening header from a corner kick in the seventh minute, started the attack that led to Mbappe's goal and made it 3-0 with a perfect free kick in the 50th minute. PSG's final goal came from Choupo-Moting in the 90th minute.
MU sets time to decide Solskjaer's future
According to the original plan, MU will wait until the end of the 2018/19 season to officially announce the appointment of a new coach. However, according to Mirror, the "Red Devils" board of directors will appoint the Norwegian as the official coach this March.
MU is currently preparing for the match against Wolves in the FA Cup quarter-finals (March 17). After this match, MU will have a 10-day break to make way for a series of international friendly matches. Coach Solskjaer and his team will return to the match against Watford in round 31 of the Premier League on March 30.
According to the Mirror, MU will officially appoint Solskjaer during the international break and before the match with Watford. This is what all fans, players, MU legends and Sir Alex are looking forward to.
MU has a new contract
British media reported that MU has activated a 1-year extension clause with Andres Pereira. This move is to prevent the Brazilian midfielder from leaving on a free transfer at the end of this season. In the coming time, the two sides will continue to negotiate to reach a longer-term agreement.
Andreas Pereira returned to MU in the summer of 2018 after playing for Valencia on loan. The 23-year-old midfielder did not have much playing time under Jose Mourinho but was used regularly by coach Solskjaer, especially during the recent MU crisis. Andreas Pereira scored 1 goal and assisted 1 goal in MU's 3-2 win over Southampton in the Premier League.
Liverpool lost Keita in the big match with Bayern Munich
Bad news for Liverpool fans when midfielder Naby Keita was absent from The Kop's last training session, before the away match against Bayern Munich in the second leg of the Champions League round of 16. According to sources, Keita is injured and cannot participate in this important match. This is a big loss for Liverpool because Keita has been playing with impressive form recently. In the first leg at home at Anfield, Liverpool drew 0-0.
Lacazette's sentence reduced by UEFA
In the first leg of the Europa League round of 16 on the morning of February 15 between Arsenal and BATE Borisov, Lacazette was sent off in the 85th minute. Lacazette received a straight red card for elbowing his opponent. With this red card, Lacazette was initially banned for 3 matches.
However, after reviewing Arsenal's appeal, UEFA decided to reduce the ban to 2 matches. Thus, Lacazette will be able to participate in the second leg of the 1/8 round against Rennes. This is extremely good news for Arsenal in the context that they need the strength of the force to nurture the hope of being able to turn the tables at Emirates. In the first leg, Arsenal lost 1-3 away.
Eden Hazard, the first signing of Zidane's new era
According to information from expert Eduardo Inda on El Chiringuito, Real Madrid has reached an agreement to sign Eden Hazard.
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Zidane returns and Eden Hazard on his way to Real Madrid |
The Belgian midfielder will be the first signing of the new Zinedine Zidane era at the Bernabeu.Eduardo announced: "Real Madrid's number 1 target has been signed, that is Eden Hazard. Real have reached an agreement with this player."
Hazard's contract expires in the summer of 2020, and the 28-year-old midfielder has left the matter of extending it up in the air. Goal reports that Real Madrid have told Chelsea they will offer £100 million for the Belgian midfielder.
If Hazard refuses to sign a new contract, Chelsea will only have the choice of either selling him this summer, or letting Hazard leave on a free transfer afterwards.The difficulty for Chelsea is that they have just been banned from transferring, so if they sell Hazard they won't be able to buy a replacement.