U22 Thailand equals all indexes with U22 Vietnam; Real Madrid wins the Spanish King's Cup

Rodrygo shines to help Real Madrid win the Spanish King's Cup

In the early morning of May 7, Real defeated Osasuna 2-1 to win the 2022/23 Spanish King's Cup.

Facing Osasuna in the final of the 2022/23 Spanish King's Cup, Real Madrid had an extremely favorable start. In the 2nd minute, young striker Rodrygo put Los Blancos ahead with an accurate left-footed shot.

In the following minutes, the two teams created a relatively balanced game. Although Coach Ancelotti's team controlled the ball more, they only had 1 more shot on target in the first half and did not score any more goals.

In the first minutes of the second half, the White Vultures suddenly slowed down, creating conditions for Osasuna to launch dangerous shots. What had to come happened, in the 58th minute, Lucas Torro fired a powerful long-range shot to bring home the equalizer for the team nicknamed Los Rojillos.

Real Madrid showed their mettle at decisive moments. Photo: Getty

However, it took just 12 minutes for Real Madrid to regain the lead and Rodrygo was once again on the scoresheet. Kroos' shot deflected off an Osasuna defender and the Brazilian striker was in the right place at the right time to finish past goalkeeper Sergio Herrera.

During the remaining time, Osasuna tried to put pressure on the opponent's goal but could not equalize the gap. The score of 2-1 in favor of Real Madrid was maintained until the end of the match.

The hard-fought victory over Osasuna helped the White Vultures win the Spanish King's Cup for the first time in 9 years and the 20th time they have won this title in history.

Man City beats Leeds, leaves Arsenal 4 points behind

On the evening of May 6, Man City had an easy start against Leeds at Etihad Stadium, with midfielder Gundogan scoring a brace after only 27 minutes of the first half.

If he had done better, the German player could have scored a hat-trick, when facing a chance from the 11m mark in the second half.

Even though after this miss, Man City were equalized 1-2 by Leeds thanks to Rodrigo (85'), in the end, Pep Guardiola's team still won 3 full points at home.

Gundogan (left) shined with a double against Leeds.

This victory helps Man City solidify their top position on the Premier League table with 82 points, 4 points more than Arsenal. The number of matches played by the two teams is now equal (34 matches) and it will be too difficult for the Gunners to turn the situation around in the remaining 4 rounds.

In these 4 rounds, Man City will meet Everton, Chelsea, Brighton and Brentford respectively, while Arsenal will face Newcastle, Brighton, Nottingham and Wolves.

U22 Thailand equals all indexes with U22 Vietnam

On the afternoon of May 6, U22 Thailand proved their strength when they defeated U22 Malaysia 2-0. The people who scored for the Golden Temple team in the second half were Anan and Yotsakon.

With 3 points, U22 Thailand also has 6 points after 2 matches like U22 Vietnam and shares the top spot in Group B with coach Philippe Troussier and his team.

This team's secondary index is also similar to U22 Vietnam: scoring 5 goals and conceding 1, after winning 3-1 and 2-0.

Provisional rankings of Group B of men's football at SEA Games 32.

This could lead to a confrontation betweenU22 Vietnamand U22 Thailand in the final match (May 11) became more tense than ever.

Before that, U22 Vietnam will meet U22 Malaysia at 7:00 p.m. on May 8, while U22 Thailand will face U22 Laos at 4:00 p.m. on the same day.

Former MU striker is about to lose his place in Saudi Arabia because of Messi

According to Sky Sports, Al Hilal are trying to make a deal to sign Messi. The Saudi Arabian club has made an offer worth 400 million euros a year and is waiting for Leo to make a move.

To clear the way to welcome "El Pulga", the team ranked 4th in the Saudi Pro League decided not to renew the contract with Odion Ighalo.

Saudi Arabia is determined to recruit Messi. Photo: Reuters

The former Manchester United striker has been outstanding this season, scoring 18 goals, just one goal behind the Saudi Arabian Premier League top scorer, Al Ittihad's Abderrazak Hamdallah. However, Ighalo's contract expires at the end of the season and Al Hilal have not renewed it.

For Messi, any move from Saudi Arabia would make him the highest paid player in world football history.

Messi is currently suspended by PSG for two weeks for making an unauthorized trip to Saudi Arabia shortly after the loss to Lorient on April 30. Messi's move angered PSG fans. In the end, the 2022 World Cup champion was forced to issue a public apology on his personal page.