Quang Hai and Tuan Anh recover from injuries, ready to 'fight' with their U22 juniors; U15 National Cup Finals: The first two tickets to the semi-finals

Chelsea push Tottenham down to 6th place

Coach Frank Lampard and his team defeated West Ham 3-0 in round 14 of the Premier League in the early morning of December 22 (Hanoi time).

Chelsea could have created a bigger gap, if Werner's 89th-minute shot had not hit the crossbar.

U15 National Cup Finals: First two tickets to the semi-finals

U15 Hanoi and U15 PVF won the right to enter the semi-finalsU15 National Cup 2020 Finalsafter the last match of group A.

With 4 points after 2 matches, U15 HAGL only needs a draw to qualify for the semi-finals of the U15 National Cup. Coach Phan Ton Loi's students did even better when Hoang Minh Tien scored the opening goal in the 21st minute for U15 HAGL.

With nothing to lose, Coach Le Duc Tuan directed U15 Hanoi to attack. The capital team's efforts were rewarded when Tran Van Van equalized the score in the 32nd minute.

U15 Hanoi and PVF entered the semi-finals in group A.

In the remaining match, U15 PVF easily won 3-1 against An Giang, winning the top spot and a ticket to the semi-finals with Hanoi in group A.

Liverpool reach £18m deal with EURO 2016 champions

TuttoMercatoWeb claims Liverpool have reached an agreement with Rennes to sign midfielder Renato Sanches for a fee of £18m.

According to Le10Sport,Liverpoolare interested in Sanches and want the 23-year-old to replace Wijnaldum if he joins Barca. In fact, the Catalan giants have been pursuing Wijnaldum since coach Ronald Koeman took over, but Liverpool have refused to sell.

Liverpool reach agreement with Renato Sanches.

If they successfully recruit Sanches for £18 million, Liverpool will have a quality addition as this player is quite versatile. The possibility of success of this deal is quite high as Sanches has the same agent Jorge Mendes as new signing Diogo Jota.

Quang Hai and Tuan Anh recover from injuries, ready to 'fight' with their U22 juniors

Before the match betweenVietnam National Teamand U22 Vietnam kicked off, coach Park Hang Seo couldn't help but be happy when Tuan Anh and Quang Hai recovered from their injuries and were ready to play.

After many days of treatment for thigh injuries, midfielders Nguyen Tuan Anh and Nguyen Quang Hai have returned to training with their teammates. If in the previous days, this duo had to practice separately with the doctor and made many people speculate that he would be absent from the match on December 23 withU22 VietnamOn the afternoon of December 21, both players moved quite quickly, with no signs of thigh pain. In fact, Quang Hai and Tuan Anh had been injured many times before, having to temporarily stop playing, such as at the 2016 AFF Cup or the 2019 SEA Games.

Tuan Anh - Quang Hai have recovered from their injuries. Photo: Minh Chien.

JobQuang Hai, Tuan Anh's recovery from injury naturally made coach Park Hang-seo happy because it did not ruin the plan to test the new lineup and playing style in the upcoming match with U22 Vietnam. This is a match where Mr. Park will test many positions and apply new tactics, so he needs a full squad.

During the afternoon practice session on December 21,Mr. Parksplit their time to watch the Vietnam National Team and U22 Vietnam practice on two adjacent fields. On December 22, the Vietnam National Team and U22 Vietnam will travel to Cam Pha to prepare for the friendly match taking place tomorrow afternoon.

Vietnam team may have to quarantine for 10 days upon arrival in Malaysia

According to entry regulations at Kuala Lumpur International Airport, passengers must undergo a mandatory 10-day quarantine.

The Football Association of Malaysia (FAM) is concerned that this will affect the match schedule.World Cup 2022 second qualifying roundin late March 2021. Malaysia will visit the UAE on March 25 and return home to face Vietnam on March 30.

New Straits Times quoted FAM Secretary General Stuart Ramalingam: "We are discussing with relevant departments on the quarantine issue. Everything seems optimistic, FAM needs to contact relevant countries to resolve these issues in the upcoming March series."

The Vietnamese team may have to quarantine for 10 days if they go to Malaysia to participate in the second qualifying round of the 2022 World Cup. Photo: Quang Thinh.

According to the plan, coach Tan Cheng-hoe and his team will have a friendly match with Bahrain on March 19 to "warm up". Bahrain has a rapid Covid-19 testing process at the airport using the RT-PCR method. But the UAE has a 7-day quarantine regulation at the airport.

If the situation remains unchanged, the Malaysian team will have to move up their friendly match with Bahrain to allow enough time for quarantine upon arrival in the UAE. Meanwhile, FAM will also have to find a solution so that both they and the Vietnamese team do not have to quarantine for 10 days.