Tien Linh equals Le Cong Vinh's scoring record in World Cup qualifiers; Barcelona ties Pedri down

Goalkeepers Van Toan, Hoang Anh, Viet Anh will join U22 Vietnam

After the match with Oman, three players including midfielder Ly Cong Hoang Anh, defender Bui Hoang Viet Anh and goalkeeper Nguyen Van Toan will join the Vietnam U22 team.

Previously, after the match with the Chinese national team in the UAE, coach Park Hang-seo decided to transfer central defender Nguyen Thanh Binh and defender Le Van Xuan back to the U22 team for training. These two players were also present in the recent friendly match with U22 Tajikistan (1-1 draw). Notably, Thanh Binh's case has been mentioned the most in recent days.

Vietnam team has not been able to score any points in the final qualifying round of World Cup 2020 in Asia. Photo: Archive

Viettel's central defender was considered the "sinner" after Vietnam's 2-3 defeat to China. Specifically, Thanh Binh was sent on to replace Bui Tien Dung in the 72nd minute. During the minutes on the field, Thanh Binh made a mistake when he could not keep up with Wu Lei, leading to 2 goals conceded by Vietnam. However, when returning to play for U22 Vietnam, Thanh Binh played very impressively.

Most likely, the 5 players in the U22 Vietnam squad will play in a friendly match with U22 Kyrgyzstan on October 17 at The Sevens Dubai Stadium, before moving to Kyrgyzstan on October 21 to enter the race in Group I of the 2022 AFC U23 Championship qualifiers.

According to the match schedule, teachers and studentsCoach Park Hang-seowill face Chinese Taipei on October 27 and Myanmar on November 2. All matches in Group I will take place at Dolon Omurzakov Stadium, Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan.

Tien Linh equals Le Cong Vinh's scoring record in World Cup qualifiers

Tien Linh has scored 7 goals in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, thereby equaling the 7-goal milestone that Cong Vinh achieved 10 years ago.

With a goal against the Oman team,striker Nguyen Tien Linhhas scored a total of 7 goals in the 2022 World Cup qualifiers. Specifically, Tien Linh scored 5 goals in the second qualifying round, including goals against UAE (2 goals), Malaysia (1 goal), Indonesia (2 goals).

Tien Linh

In the third qualifying round, Tien Linh has scored against China and Oman in the last 2 matches. Thus, Tien Linh has equaled the record of scoring the most goals in a World Cup qualifying round of former striker Le Cong Vinh. 10 years ago, Cong Vinh also scored 7 goals in the 2014 World Cup qualifying round. At that time, Cong Vinh became the Vietnamese player to score the most goals in a World Cup qualifying round in history.

Barcelona tie Pedri down with contract containing 1 billion euro release clause

After a dark period, Barcelona received the first positive news when they reached an agreement to extend the contract of 18-year-old star Pedri for another 5 years.

The most notable detail in the five-year contract is the highest release clause in Barca's history, up to 1 billion euros. This shows how highly Barca values ​​their 18-year-old midfielder.

Pedri.

It should be noted that Pedri has only been at Camp Nou for 1 year. In the summer of 2020, Las Palmas agreed to sell his talent to Barca for only 5 million euros excluding additional fees. However, even Las Palmas and Barca did not expect Pedri to integrate and develop so quickly.

Barca do not want Pedri to become a target for their rivals. They have planned to renew his contract for a long time.

Aguero scores in his first match for Barca

The Argentine striker left his mark in Barcelona's 2-2 friendly draw with UE Cornella on the evening of October 13 (Hanoi time).

Aguero returns at the right time when Barca needs him most. Photo: Reuters.

This was Aguero's first match for Barca after a break due to a calf injury. The former Man City star scored from a mistake by the opposing goalkeeper. He stole the ball, skillfully handled it to get past the goalkeeper and score.

Barca were held to a 2-2 draw by the Spanish Third Division side. Philippe Coutinho also played in the match.

Aguero returned at the right time when Barca was in an attacking crisis. In the past, coach Koeman only had one true striker, Luuk de Jong. The new Barca player played 4 matches and scored only 1 goal.