Lille Vs PSG: Gol Injury Time Buyarkan Kemenangan Les Parisiens
Paris Saint-Germain gagal meraih kemenangan saat menghadapi tuan rumah Lille di pekan ke-16 Liga Prancis musim ini. Sempat unggul lebih dulu, Les Parisiens kecolongan di pengujung laga.
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Athletic Bilbao earn impressive win over Atletico
BILBAO, Spain: Athletic Bilbao powered to a convincing 2-0 victory over a flat Atletico Madrid on Saturday in La Liga to close the gap on the top four. Ernesto Valverde’s side, fifth, moved within two points of champions Barcelona, fourth, who visit Valencia later on, and third-place Atletico. Gorka Guruzeta and Nico Williams struck second-half goals to deservedly secure the points for the intense Basques who dominated at a jubilant San Mames. Atletico have lost four games in La Liga this season, each away from home, while winning all eight matches they have played at their Metropolitano stadium. “I think we played badly,” Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak told Movistar. “We cannot play like this, one way at home, another away, you can’t win titles like this, you can’t win leagues...
Late penalty rocks Man City as Palace hold champions
MANCHESTER: Manchester City’s Premier League title defense suffered another blow as Crystal Palace fought back from two goals down to rescue a 2-2 draw thanks to Michael Olize’s last-gasp penalty on Saturday.
Miley, 17, scores first senior goal as Newcastle beat 10-man Fulham after Jimenez red card
NEWCASTLE, England: A first senior goal by 17-year-old midfielder Lewis Miley set Newcastle on their way to a 3-0 win over 10-man Fulham and a seventh successive victory in the English Premier League on Saturday. Miley, thrust into the action as a first-half substitute after Fabian Schar and Joelinton joined Newcastle’s lengthy injury list, fired the Magpies into a 57th-minute lead before Miguel Almiron and Dan Burn added more goals. Fulham striker Raul Jimenez was sent off in the 22nd for jumping into Sean Longstaff and knocking the midfielder to the ground with his backside. The Mexico international was initially given a yellow card.
Luton’s Lockyer collapses as Bournemouth clash abandoned
LONDON: Luton’s Premier League clash against Bournemouth was abandoned on Saturday after Hatters captain Tom Lockyer collapsed during the second half. With the score level at 1-1 in the 65th minute, Lockyer suddenly fell to the turf in a worrying scene. Play was paused as the Luton defender received treatment from medics while both sides were sent to the dressing room. Lockyer was eventually stretchered off surrounded by the medical team. There was a standing ovation from the crowd, with Luton fans in one corner of the Vitality Stadium chanting his name. “There’s a break in play as Tom Lockyer seeks medical attention.
Flying in Champions League, Borussia Dortmund suffer another Bundesliga setback
BERLIN: Excelling in the Champions League, disappointing in the Bundesliga. Borussia Dortmund suffered another domestic setback when they were held at Augsburg to 1-1 on Saturday just days after topping a Champions League group with Paris Saint-Germain, AC Milan and Newcastle. When asked how the team cannot maintain their good Champions League form in the Bundesliga, Dortmund defender Nico Schlotterbeck answered, “I don’t know.” Ermedin Demirović held off Schlotterbeck’s challenge — arguably with a shove — to fire Augsburg into a 23rd-minute lead. Donyell Malen played a one-two with Niclas Füllkrug to equalize in the 35th. Augsburg missed three good chances early in the second half before Dortmund coach Edin Terzić sent on Gio Reyna for Marco Reus in the 58th, then the 19-year-old Samuel Bamba for his Bundesliga debut in the 71st, but Dortmund were unable to grab a winner. It’s Dortmund’s third straight Bundesliga game without a win, and their fifth across all competitions including a 1-1 draw with PSG on Wednesday. Terzić’s team have won only one of their last seven Bundesliga games. Dortmund, which came agonizingly close to ending Bayern Munich’s domestic dominance last season, can fall nine points behind the defending champion, and 13 behind league leader Bayer Leverkusen if Leverkusen beat Eintracht Frankfurt at home on Sunday. Dortmund also risk falling further behind fourth-placed Leipzig in the race for Champions League qualification. Leipzig hosted Hoffenheim late Saturday.
Paris Saint-Germain will be better in Spring, says Luis Enrique
POISSY, France: Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique predicted his new-look side will shift up a gear in February now that they have secured qualification for the knockout round of the Champions League. The French champions have moved on from the Latin American star duo of Neymar and Lionel Messi and Luis Enrique, who arrived in the summer, has established a youthful and disciplined line-up spearheaded by Kylian Mbappe. The Qatar-owned side are now nurturing a less star-based approach to recruitment. The former Barcelona and Spain coach predicted the Ligue 1 leaders would do even better after the winter break having “grown” in battling through their Champions League group. “I have no doubt that we will be better, all my teams have been better over time,” he said. “Big players will come back from injury by then and we are already among the best in the Champions League, whether in terms of chances created, shots on goal or possession,” he said, three days after a nail-biting draw at Dortmund sealed a place in Monday’s draw for the last 16. PSG were drawn alongside the Germans, Newcastle and AC Milan in what was the toughest group on paper. “The risk (of this difficult group) was to fail to qualify, but in terms of growth it was the best group we could have had.
PSG Vs Nantes: Les Parisiens Menang Tipis 2-1
Paris Saint-Germain menyabet poin penuh kala bersua Nantes dalam lanjutan Liga Prancis. Les Parisiens menang tipis 2-1.