Manchester United advances

Mata nets winner; Pogba’s injury puts a dampener on the win
Manchester United, which held Rostov 1-1 on a difficult pitch in the first-leg, needed a 70th minute goal from Juan Mata, who turned the ball home from Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s back-heel, and two good saves from Sergio Romero.

However, midfielder Paul Pogba was forced off with an injury in the second half, putting a dampener on the win which took it to the quarterfinals of the Europa League.

The results: Anderlecht 1 (Acheampong 65) bt APOEL 0 (Anderlecht won 2-0 on aggregate); Borussia Monchengladbach 2 (Christensen 26, Dahoud 45+2) drew with Schalke 2 (Goretzka 54, Bentaleb 68-pen) (Schalke won on away goals 3-3); Roma 2 (Strootman 17, Tousart 60-o.g.) bt Lyon 1 (Diakhaby 16) (Lyon won 5-4 on aggregate); Manchester United 1 (Mata 70) Rostov 0 (Manchester United won 2-1 on aggregate); Ajax 2 (B. Traore 23, Dolberg 45+3-pen) bt Copenhagen 0 (Ajax won 3-2 on aggregate); Krasnodar 0 lost to Celta Vigo 2 (Mallo 52, Aspas 80) (Celta Vigo won 4-1 on aggregate); Besiktas 4 (Aboubakar 10, Babel 22, 75, Tosun 84) bt Olympiakos 1 (Elyounoussi 31) (Beskitas won 5-2 on aggregate); Genk 1 (Castagne 20) drew with Gent 1 (Verstraete 84) (Genk won 6-3 on aggregate).

Comments

Yuki Bhambri stuns defending champion Gael Monfils at ATP Citi Open

Yuki Bhambri stunned the tennis world when he defeated ATP Citi Open champion Gael Monfils 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Yuki Bhambri had set up the second round clash with world number 22 and defending champion Gael Monfils after his first round opponent had to retire. With this win, Bhambri, who is ranked at 200, has qualified for the pre-quarterfinals. It may be recalled here that before facing Monfils, Bhambri had said while speaking to the PTI, “It’s a good test. We fight and work to play these kinds of matches and compete against the best, so it’s a good opportunity,” and added, “He is the defending champion and a class player. I have nothing to lose,” said the 25-year-old Delhi lad. Bhambri has had a lot of ups and down in his career but this win certainly ranks among the highest. However, one of his main issues has been injury concerns. Earlier, addressing the concern, Bhambri had said, “It hasn’t been ideal, yes. It’s difficult to sit on the sidelines, but I am in recovery, working wit

Big News of the month: Neymar has agreed a five-year deal with PSG

Neymar has agreed a five-year deal with Paris Saint-Germain and is due in Paris within the next two days to finalise the most expensive transfer in world football history, according to sources. Sources understands that Neymar decided to leave Barcelona following talks on holiday near Rio de Janeiro in early July, before he joined the club's pre-season tour of the United States. He is expected to arrive in the French capital by Friday at the latest to complete his move. It is understood the total value of the deal is worth nearly £450m (€500m), which includes wages, bonuses and a buyout clause of £198m (€222m). Neymar has been offered a basic salary of £26.8m-a-year (€30m) after tax, around £515,000-a-week. Barcelona confirmed the buyout clause will have to be" deposited in its entirety". Sources has been told that a key meeting took place in Brazil earlier last month involving Neymar, his father and super-agent Pini Zahavi, who has brokered the deal. Zahavi h

Sexy with athletic appeal to conservative society

Comment Please

sportslover

Search This Blog