Despite losing, Philippines still makes history; Results of Premier League, Liga and Ligue 1 matches
(Baonghean.vn) - Philippines makes history despite losing to Vietnam; PSG's record winning streak is cut, Neymar is injured; Man City competes with Juventus, Atletico wins young German star are some of the exciting domestic and international sports news today.
Philippines makes history despite losing to Vietnam
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The Philippines made history by scoring their first ever semi-final goal in their fourth appearance in the knockout stages of the AFF Suzuki Cup.
In 2010, the Philippines lost to Indonesia in both matches with the same score of 0-1.Two years later, the Philippines also could not overcome fate when they drew 0-0 with Singapore at home at Rizal Memorial and lost 0-1 away.At AFF Cup2014, Philippines met Thailand and disappointed with a 0-0 draw at home at Rizal Memorial and lost 0-3 at Rajamangala.
It was not until the fourth semi-final that the Philippines made history by scoring their first goal.However, Reichelt's equalizer 1-1 against Vietnam could not help Eriksson's team avoid defeat.an overall defeat at home.
Despite conceding a goal, Van Lam still made history in AFF Cup
On the evening of December 2, the Vietnamese team won 2-1 against the Philippines in the first leg of the AFF Cup 2018 semi-final. Despite conceding the first goal after 4 clean sheets, goalkeeper Dang Van Lam of the Vietnamese team still set an impressive record at the AFF Cup. Accordingly, only counting official playing time, Van Lam had 405 minutes of keeping a clean sheet.
This achievement of Van Lam has surpassed the old record of his senior Tran Minh Quang which was 399 minutes of keeping a clean sheet. Following are Hendro Kartiko (Indonesia, 388 minutes) and Kittisak Rawangpa (Thailand,369 minutes).
Arsenal beat Tottenham, enter Top 4
A win against Tottenham will help Arsenal push their opponents to enter the Top 4 of the Premier League. That determination was clearly shown by Arsenal in the dramatic match. In the 10th minute, from the 11m mark, Aubameyang fooled goalkeeper Lloris to score the opening goal for Arsenal.
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But Tottenham quickly turned the tables. In the 30th minute, Eriksen crossed the ball accurately for Dier to head into Arsenal's net to tie the score at 1-1. Just 3 minutes later, Son Heung-min used his speed to escape very quickly and was tripped by Rob Holding in the penalty area. On the 11m mark, Harry Kane coolly fooled goalkeeper Leno to help Tottenham lead 2-1.
Premier League Results
Chelsea 2-0 Fulham
Arsenal 4-2 Tottenham
Liverpool 1-0 Everton
In the second half, the drama was pushed higher. In the 56th minute, Aubameyang had a very quick kick outside the penalty area to bring the match back to balance. In the 73rd minute, Alexandre Lacazette raised the score to 3-2 for Arsenal after a quick counter-attack. Just 3 minutes later, Lucas Torreira broke through and fired a decisive shot from close range to defeat Lloris, sealing a 4-2 victory for Arsenal. Winning the London derby, Arsenal surpassed Tottenham to enter the Top 4 of the Premier League. Both have 30 points, but Arsenal is ranked higher thanks to a better goal difference.
Barca reclaim top spot in La Liga
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Messi played aggressively but could not score but contributed one assist. |
Liga Results
Ginora 1-1 Atletico Madrid
Barcelona 2-0 Villarreal
Real Betis 1-0 Real Sociedad
Alaves 1-1 Sevilla
In round 14 of La Liga, Barcelona hosted Villarreal at Camp Nou. Although they did not play very enthusiastically, even a bit sleepy in the reception of the "Yellow Submarine", the defending La Liga champions still easily scored 2 goals thanks to Pique (36'); Carles Alena (87'). Winning 2-0 overall, Barca officially reclaimed the top spot in La Liga because in the match on the same day, Sevilla dropped points in a 1-1 draw with Alaves. With this result, Sevilla was pushed down to 2nd place, 1 point behind Barca.
PSG's record winning streak cut, Neymar injured
Before round 15 of Ligue 1, PSG held a record of 14 consecutive wins since the beginning of the season. The team at the Parc des Princes hoped to extend that record when visiting Bordeaux. However, PSG had a sad day.
Ligue 1 Results
Bordeaux 2-2 PSG
Toulouse 2-2 Dijon
Marseille 0-0 Reims
Rennes 1-5 Strasbourg
In the match, PSG took an early lead thanks to Neymar (34'). But less than 10 minutes later, Briand equalized for Bordeaux. At the minute, Mbappe spoke up, bringing PSG to a 2-1 lead. However, in the final minutes of the match, Cournelius shone to help the home team equalize 2-2. The draw ended PSG's 14-match winning streak. PSG also received bad news when star Neymar suffered a groin injury.
Robben leaves Bayern Munich after a decade of association
The Dutch midfielder has just announced his decision to leave the "Gray Tigers" after the 2018/19 season ends to enter a new chapter in his career.
Arjen Robben joined Bayern Munich in 2009 and quickly became a good attacking partner with Franck Ribery, who is also likely to leave at the end of the season.
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Robben was a mainstay of Bayern Munich during his peak years. Photo:Getty Images |
This player has scored 98 goals in a total of 198 matches for the "Gray Tigers" in the Bundesliga since he arrived in 2009. Not only that, Robben also participated in the squad for three Champions League finals in 2010, 2012 and 2013.
The 34-year-old midfielder won the Champions League in 2012/13, beating arch-rivals Borussia Dortmund. Robben has also won seven Bundesliga titles, including six consecutive finals and four DFB-Pokal titles.
MU could sign Juventus' Miralem Pjanic
Diario Gol announced that MU is preparing to launch an 85 million pound "blockbuster" named Miralem Pjanic of Juventus thanks to... Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Pjanic does not have a good relationship with Ronaldo, since the Portuguese superstar came to Juventus in the summer, so he wants to leave. |
According to the above source, Miralem Pjanic is not happy playing with the former Real Madrid and MU striker so he is considering leaving Juventus in January 2019.Midfielder Pjanic is also said to be a target of Real Madrid, aiming to replace Luka Modric.
Pjanic's playing style is said to be able to become a good partner for Paul Pogba, helping the French midfielder overcome a difficult period at MU to play well, as well as providing more passes to Lukaku, Martial, Rashford, and Sanchez on the attack line.
However, MU's "shopping" is still a question mark, when speaking recently, coach Mourinho admitted that he could hardly see the club signing anyone this winter, if lucky, it would only be 1 new player. The position Mourinho prioritizes the most right now is a central defender.
Man City competes with Juventus, Atletico wins young German star
According to Don Balon, Man City are ready to fight both Juventus and Atletico Madrid to be able to own the promising German midfielder currently playing for Borussia Dortmund, Julien Weigl plans to say goodbye to Bundesliga.
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Pep believes he can turn Julien Weigl into a top star if he can bring the midfielder to Man City. |
The source also said that Pep Guardiola believes he can turn Weigl into one of the best players in the world, after seeing that the young German star has similar qualities to Sergio Busquets, his former student at Barca.
Weigl is only 23 and has impressed for Dortmund so far. Pep is eyeing the young midfielder as a replacement for 33-year-old Fernandinho.
