Salah becomes the 3rd greatest scorer in history; Nations League match results
(Baonghean.vn) - Man City aims to add new soldiers; The series of matches last night and early this morning have caused the situation of the Nations League groups to change dramatically, these are the attractive international sports news today.
Salah becomes the 3rd greatest scorer in history
Playing at home at Borg el Arab Stadium in Alexandria, Egypt faced many difficulties against Tunisia in the African Cup of Nations qualifying match.
Naim Sliti opened the scoring in the 13th minute for the visitors, before Trezeguet (32') and Baher El Mohamadi (60') scored to help Egypt come back to lead 2-1. However, Sliti once again shone to bring the visitors back to 2-2 in the 72nd minute.
It seemed like the match would end in a draw, but in the final minute of regulation time, the brightest star on the Egyptian team, striker Salah, spoke up. After accelerating and coordinating a one-touch pass with teammate Salah Mohsen, the Liverpool striker entered the penalty area and coolly defeated the away team's goalkeeper Farouk Ben Mustapha to seal a 3-2 victory for Egypt.
Also after the important goal last night, Salah rose to 2nd in the list of the best scorers in the African Cup of Nations qualifiers with 4 goals, behind the leader, Odion Ighalo of Nigeria, who has 6 goals. More importantly, this goal also made Salah rise to become the 3rd greatest scorer in the history of the Egyptian national team with 39 goals after 62 appearances.
Man City aims to add new soldiers
Man City's Benjamin Mendy has suffered another knee injury and is set to undergo surgery with no return date yet.
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Pep aims to bring in Real Betis star, junior Firpo to replace Benjamin Mendy. |
According to The Sun, in this situation, Pep Guardiola has aimed to buy a replacement. And the target is Real Betis star Junior Firpo, a player who is said to be worth around £44 million, and is also of interest to Arsenal.
The 22-year-old defender has impressed this season, scoring two goals and providing two assists in 13 appearances in all competitions for Real Betis.
Junior Firpo is considered ideal in Pep Guardiola's system because of his solidity in defense and speed and ability to launch attacks on the left flank.
Nations League match results
The series of matches last night and early this morning have caused the situation of the Nations League groups to change dramatically. There are teams like Germany who have been relegated, and there are also teams that have secured promotion.
LEAGUE B
The orange team played a great match at home at De Kuip when they defeated France 2-0 thanks to goals from Wijnaldum and Memphis Depay.
The Netherlands entered the match with great enthusiasm, constantly pressing France back into their own half. Compared to the 2018 World Cup, the reigning World Champions lacked three key players: Pogba, Hernandez and Umtiti, and their style of play relied heavily on young talent Mbappe.
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The Netherlands won convincingly. |
When PSG's striker was tightly marked, the away team was helpless in attack. On the other hand, the home team's efforts were rewarded with the opening goal of midfielder Wijnaldum.
In the 6th minute of extra time, the home team was awarded a penalty. On the 11m mark, Memphis Depay executed a perfect Panenka to seal a 2-0 victory for the "Orange whirlwind".
Slovakia 4-1 Ukraine:Slovakia surprised everyone with a resounding 4-1 win over Ukraine. However, Slovakia will need to win against the Czech Republic in their final match to avoid relegation. Meanwhile, Ukraine has already secured promotion to League A.
Wales 1-2 Denmark:At home, Wales lost 1-2 to Denmark. This result helped Denmark secure the top spot and a ticket to promotion even though they still had 1 match left to play. The final match between Denmark and the Republic of Ireland was just a formality. Because the Republic of Ireland was at the bottom of the table.
LEAGUE C
Cyprus 1 - 1 Bulgaria; Slovenia 1 - 1 Norway
After a 1-1 draw with Norway, Slovenia are certain to finish bottom of Group 3. Cyprus are in third place. They hope they don't finish third in the four groups and end up in League D. Meanwhile, Norway and Bulgaria will battle it out for the top spot in the final round of matches.
LEAGUE D
Gibraltar 2 - 6 Armenia; Liechtenstein 0 - 2 Macedonia
With the victory over Liechtenstein, Macedonia moved closer to promotion. If they only get 1 point against Gibraltar in the final match, Macedonia will get what they want. At the bottom of the table, Liechtenstein is at high risk of finishing last when the group stage ends.
