PSG fans whistle Messi's name as Ligue 1 leaders lose again
Disgruntled Paris Saint-Germain fans whistled after hearing Lionel Messi's name announced in the starting lineup ahead of the club's 1-0 home defeat to Lyon on Sunday.
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Karim Benzema Hits 7-Minute Hat-Trick In Madrid Rout, Atletico, Villarreal Win
Karim Benzema scored a stunning hat-trick in a seven-minute salvo as Real Madrid thumped Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday in La Liga. Champions Real Madrid, second, sit 12 points behind leaders Barcelona after the Catalans beat Elche on Saturday, with 11 games remaining each. The race for a top four spot intensified as Villarreal, sixth, beat fourth-place Real Sociedad 2-0, and Atletico Madrid earned a 1-0 win over Betis in fifth. Carlo Ancelotti's Madrid warmed up for their Copa del Rey semi-final clash on Wednesday with arch-rivals Barcelona in style by dismantling Valladolid, 16th and a point above the drop zone.
Graham Potter fired after 6 months as Chelsea’s gamble backfires
LONDON: Chelsea ran out of patience with Graham Potter on Sunday, firing the English manager with the club languishing in the middle of the Premier League standings despite a spending spree on new players totaling $630 million across the last two transfer windows.
PSG suffer another blow in home defeat to Lyon
PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain suffered a second home defeat in a row Sunday, falling 1-0 to Lyon as they saw their lead at the top of Ligue 1 cut to six points.
Benzema nets 7-minute hat trick, Madrid beats Valladolid 6-0
MADRID: It was a quick hat trick for Karim Benzema, and a big win for Real Madrid ahead of the last “clasico” of the season. Benzema scored his three goals in a seven-minute span as Madrid crushed Valladolid 6-0 in the Spanish league on Sunday, boosting the team’s morale before it faces Barcelona in the semifinals of the Copa del Rey. “We will go to Barcelona with a lot of confidence after today’s game,” Madrid defender David Alaba said.
AC Milan routs Napoli 4-0 in Champions League warning
ROME: If this was just the antipasto, Napoli should be concerned about what AC Milan will serve up for the main course. In the first of three matchups between Milan and Napoli this month, the defending Serie A champion routed this season’s runaway leader 4-0 on Sunday ahead of two more clashes in the Champions League quarterfinals. Rafael Leão scored twice and Brahim Diaz set up one goal and scored another to hand Napoli its heaviest defeat of what otherwise has been an extraordinary season.
Benzema nets seven-minute hat-trick as Real Madrid thrash Valladolid
MADRID: Karim Benzema scored three goals in seven first-half minutes as Real Madrid thrashed Real Valladolid 6-0 on Sunday to cut Barcelona's lead in La Liga to 12 points.
Newcastle United put 'classless' Erik ten Hag and Manchester United to the sword as they underline Champions League intentions
NEWCASTLE: "No time-wasting required" was the post Newcastle United's official Twitter chose to mark what felt like a hugely significant victory over Manchester United.