Vietnam meets rival Thailand at King's Cup 2019, Lucas Moura should have a statue built in England
(Baonghean.vn) - Lucas Moura should have a statue built in England, Vietnam will face rival Thailand at King's Cup 2019, the first all-English Champions League final in 11 years are notable sports news of the day.
Eriksen: 'Lucas Moura should have a statue in England'
Lucas Moura's hat-trick helped Spurs reach their first Champions League final and he was heaped with praise from team-mate Christian Eriksen.
"It was a strange match. We were really far away (from advancing) but we tried to fight back and were lucky. Today's match was not so much tactical, it was more a fight with all our heart," said Eriksen.
The Dane also heaped praise on his team-mate Lucas, saying: "Lucas Moura has been a rollercoaster of a season, taking us to the final. I hope he gets a statue in England."
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| Lucas Moura scored a hat-trick to help Tottenham reach their first Champions League final. Photo: Getty Images. |
Tottenham have reached the final for the first time, former team manager Glenn Hoddle could not hide his pride. He told BT Sport: "Unbelievable. We have seen two football miracles in two nights and Tottenham only needed 45 minutes to score three goals. I have never been happier. As a Spurs fan since I was 8 years old, I am very proud."
Tottenham's battle comes 24 hours after Liverpool overcame Barcelona in an incredible comeback at Anfield. Tottenham will face Liverpool on June 1 in the title race.
This is also the first time since 2008 that two English teams have met in the final of Europe's top club competition. In addition, their two other representatives, Chelsea and Arsenal, are also likely to reach the Europa League final.
King's Cup 2019 draw: Vietnam faces rival Thailand
According to the draw results of the Football Association of Thailand (FAT), the Vietnam national football team will meet the Thailand national football team in the opening match of King's Cup 2019.
According to the King's Cup 2019 schedule, the match between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at 7:45 p.m. on June 5. Before that, at 3:30 p.m. on the same day, Curacao will compete with India.
Although he has never faced Thailand at the national team level, Coach Park Hang-seo has had two times of complete joy when facing Thailand U23. That was a 2-1 victory in the M150 Cup last year and a 4-0 victory in the 2020 AFC U23 Qualifiers last March.
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| Vietnam team will meet Thailand at King's Cup 2019. Photo: bbc.com |
The inferiority of Thai football to Vietnam for over a year has made FAT take this year's King's Cup very seriously. They have made very careful preparations in terms of time and people by summoning most of the best stars playing abroad to participate.
Obviously, Thailand wants to use this tournament to show off their power to Vietnam and show that they are still number 1 in Southeast Asia. On the Vietnamese side, Coach Park Hang-seo also asked his players to be serious and achieve the best results because this is a FIFA-scored tournament.
Besides, King's Cup is also a tournament for Vietnam to practice in preparation for the 2022 World Cup Qualifiers taking place next September.
First all-English Champions League final in 11 years
In the 2018/19 Champions League, the champion is definitely the representative of English football when Liverpool and Tottenham excelled in the final.
In 24 hours, the world football world witnessed two "earthquakes" in the English Champions League. Liverpool was 3 goals behind Barcelona, then won 4-0 at Anfield. Early this morning (Hanoi time), Tottenham scored 3 goals in the second half to defeat Ajax.
After 11 years, the all-English Champions League final is re-enacted. Previously, Man United and Chelsea faced off in Moscow in 2008 and the “Red Devils” won thanks to a nerve-wracking penalty shootout. Since Chelsea’s miraculous title in 2012, the Premier League will return to the pinnacle of the Champions League.
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| Tottenham made a brilliant comeback to reach the final. |
In the 2018/19 Champions League group stage, the English teams did not perform impressively, except for Man City. Tottenham needed a goal difference to surpass Inter Milan in Group B, as did Liverpool. Man United finished behind Juventus in Group H.
In the round of 16, Tottenham, Liverpool and Man City all easily advanced. MU was almost eliminated, but resilience and luck helped the "Red Devils" make a miraculous comeback against PSG. After 10 years, the Premier League dominated the Champions League quarter-finals with 4 representatives.
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| After 11 years, the Champions League final belongs to the English. |
After the quarter-finals, Tottenham and Liverpool are the two remaining clubs. Both were at a huge disadvantage after the first leg of the semi-finals, but they made a great comeback to reach the final. Liverpool is in the final for the second consecutive season. Tottenham is in the final for the first time in history.
In the 2018/19 Europa League, Chelsea and Arsenal also advanced to the semi-finals and both have a chance to reach the final after favorable results in the first leg. There is a high possibility that both the Champions League and Europa League finals will be an English game.