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Barcelona beat Sevilla thanks to Pedri’s goal and moved up to second place

Barcelona prevailed over Sevilla on its field in one of the critical matches of the 30th round of the Spanish Football Championship. The meeting was held at the Nou Camp stadium in Barcelona. The confrontation ended with a score of 1:0 in favour of the Catalans. Thus, the team from the capital of Catalonia extended the winless streak in the tournament to 14 meetings (ten wins, four draws). Sevilla also approached the game with an impressive series without defeats, measured by 15 matches (seven wins, eight draws). But the team of Julen Lopetegui could not stop the “blue-garnet”. Pedri scored the …

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Poland beat Sweden and advanced to the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

On March 29, at the stadium “Shlensk” in Chorzow (Poland), the national teams of Poland and Sweden met in the final match as part of the selection for the 2022 World Cup. But, unfortunately, the hosts won 2:0. In the 49th minute, striker Robert Lewandowski scored a penalty against the Swedish national team. In the 72nd minute, the advantage of the Polish national team was doubled by midfielder Piotr Zelinski. Thus, the Polish national team entered the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, and the Swedish national team will miss the tournament. Recall that in the group qualifying stage for the …

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Barcelona won the match against Real Madrid for the first time since 2019

Barcelona managed to win a match against Real Madrid for the first time in three years. Recall that in the match of the 29th round of the Spanish championship, Barcelona defeated Real Madrid. The match was held at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid and ended with a 4:0 victory for the Catalan club. This is the first victory of the Catalan club over Real Madrid since March 2, 2019. After that, Real Madrid beat Barcelona five times, and one meeting ended in a draw. After 29 rounds, Real Madrid leads the standings of the Spanish Championship of the 2021/2022 season. The …

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Results of the draw for the 1/4 finals of the Champions League season-2021/2022

Today, on March 18, in Nyon (Switzerland), the draw for the 1/4 final of the UEFA Champions League of the 2021/2022 season took place. Draw results: Chelsea (England) — Real Madrid (Spain);Manchester City (England) — Atletico Madrid (Spain);Villarreal (Spain) — Bayern Munich (Germany);Benfica (Portugal) — Liverpool (England). The teams listed in pairs first will become the hosts of the first match The draw for the semi-final bracket was also held. The Manchester City — Atletico pair winner will play with the winner of the Chelsea — Real Madrid pair.The Villarreal — Bayern pair winner will play with the winner of the Benfica — …

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All the quarterfinalists of the Champions League have been determined

All the teams that will compete in the quarter-finals of the Champions League have been determined. They became: Bayern Munich, Manchester City, Benfica, Chelsea, Atletico, Villarreal, Liverpool and Real Madrid. The draw for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League will be held in Nyon on March 18. The first quarter-final matches will be played on April 5 and 6. The return matches are scheduled for April 12 and 13. The decisive match of the Champions League of the 2021/2022 season will be held on May 28 at the Stade de France arena in Saint-Denis. Initially, the tournament’s final game …

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Villarreal defeated Juventus on the road and reached the 1/4 finals of the Champions League

On the night of March 16–17, Moscow Time, at the Allianz — Juventus Stadium in Turin (Italy), Juventus hosted Villarreal in the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League. Unfortunately, the guests won 3:0. The score was opened in the second half. In the 78th minute, the Yellow Submarine forward Gerard Moreno scored a penalty against Juventus. In the 85th minute, defender Pau Torres doubled Villarreal’s advantage. In the time added to the second half, Arno Groeneveld scored from an 11-meter shot. The game was served by a Polish team of referees led by Szymon Marciniak. He was assisted by …

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Benfica minimally beat Ajax and reached the 1/4 finals of the Champions League

On March 16, the second leg of the 1/8 final of the UEFA Champions League of the 2021/2022 season was held between Ajax and Benfica. The game was held at the Johan Kruiff Arena in Amsterdam (Netherlands). The confrontation ended with a 1:0 in favour of Benfica. The Portuguese opened the scoring in the game in the 77th minute. Darwin Nunez distinguished himself. Grimaldo executed a free-kick, the ball fell to Nunez, who, with his head in a jump from the goalie’s line, hammered the ball under the crossbar. It was Benfica’s first shot on target for the match. In its …

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Atletico knocked Manchester United out of the Champions League and reached the 1/4 finals of the tournament

In the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United hosted Atletico. The meeting was held at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester (England) and ended with a 1:0 victory for the Spanish team. In the 41st minute of the match, the only goal was scored by Atletico defender Renan Lodi. The striker of the Spanish team, Joao Felix, made a pass with his heel to the right edge of the penalty area, from where Atletico forward Antoine Griezmann executed a canopy to the far corner of the goalkeeper and Lodi’s headshot under the post. The …

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On March 15, Ajax hosts Benfica in the second leg of the 1/8 final of the Champions League

Benfica head coach Nelson Verissimo shared his expectations from the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League final with Ajax. “We have to play at a high level to overcome such a difficult obstacle as Ajax. But we believe we can beat Ajax. I already said this before the first game, which probably many did not believe. Ajax will have a difficult time with us. We also have a difficult game ahead of us,” the UEFA press service quotes the coach. The head coach of Ajax Amsterdam, Eric ten Hag, expressed his opinion about the return game of the 1/8 Champions League …

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RB Leipzig defeated Bundesliga outsider Groiter Fürth with a score of 6:1

On March 13, at the Ronhof Thomas Sommer Stadium in Fürth, as part of the 26th round of the German Bundesliga season-2021/2022, Groiter Fürth hosted RB Leipzig. The guests won — 6:1. In the 4th minute, the home midfielder Jamie Leveling opened the score. Then, in the 17th minute, Bulls striker Andre Silva scored a return goal, he was assisted by Angelinho. In the 32nd minute, after Christopher Nkunku’s pass, Leipzig midfielder Emil Forsberg put his team ahead. Two minutes later, midfielder Konrad Limer doubled the advantage of the Leipzig team, Nkunku made an assist. In the 45th minute, defender …

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Chelsea beat Newcastle thanks to Havertz’s goal in the 89th minute

On March 13, at Stamford Bridge Stadium in London, Chelsea hosted Newcastle United as part of the 29th round of the English Premier League season-2021/2022. The hosts won 1:0. The only goal was scored at the end of the match. Midfielder Kai Havertz scored in the 89th minute, assisted by Jorginho. The meeting was served by a team of arbitrators led by David Kut. He was assisted by assistants Ian Hassin and Nicholas Hopton. Michael Salisbury was the backup referee. London Chelsea scored 59 points in 28 matches and takes 3rd place in the English Premier League season-2021/2022. Newcastle United …

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Cristiano Ronaldo became the best scorer in the history of football

Manchester United’s Portuguese striker Cristiano Ronaldo has become the top scorer in the history of world football, the club’s press service reports. Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the match against Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday and brought his team a victory with a score of 3:2. The Portuguese scored in the 12th, 38th and 82nd minutes. Although Harry Kane scored from the penalty spot for the visitors (35), another ball was cut into his own goal by the captain of the MU, Harry Maguire (72). The 37-year-old Ronaldo scored 807 goals at club level, and for the national team, he beat …

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Real Madrid, Liverpool and Arsenal will compete for the young star of Villarreal

Villarreal’s flanking midfielder Yeremi Pino could be promoted in the summer transfer window. Arsenal, Real Madrid, Liverpool are interested in the 19-year-old Spanish winger, El Desmarque informs. According to the source, Villarreal wants to get € 80 million for its young star – the amount of compensation prescribed in the player’s contract. Top clubs are ready to consider the prospect of acquiring Pino for this amount. The Transfermarkt Internet portal estimates Yeremi’s market value at €30 million. Pinot has 26 matches, six goals and four assists in the current season of the Spanish Primera. In one of the recent matches …

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Real Madrid and Manchester City are the favourites in the fight to sign Thielemans

Real Madrid and Manchester City are the leaders in the fight to sign Leicester midfielder Yuri Thielemans. The French edition of Foot Mercato reports this. There is a high probability that the Belgian will leave Leicester next summer. The club has come to terms that it will have to release the 24-year-old midfielder. The potential transfer amount is estimated at € 40 million. Manchester United, Arsenal, and Barcelona also show interest in the former Monaco player. Thielemans has played 33 games for Leicester in all competitions this season, scoring seven goals and giving three assists. Real Madrid and Manchester City …

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Real Madrid beat PSG thanks to Benzema’s hat-trick and reached the 1/4 finals of the Champions League

On March 10, the second leg of the 1/8 Champions League final between Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain ended. The teams played at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium. The confrontation ended with a score of 3:1 in favour of the hosts. Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring in the 39th minute. Neymar executed a touch pass on the move of Mbappe, who burst into the penalty area at the highest speed, took aim and shot into the near corner from the right — the ball from the hands of Thibaut Courtois flew into the net. Karim Benzema then equalized after a mistake by Gianluigi …

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Liverpool lost to Inter but reached the 1/4 finals of the Champions League

In the second leg of the 1/8 finals of the UEFA Champions League of the 2021/2022 season, Liverpool hosted Inter. The meeting was held at the Anfield Stadium in Liverpool (England) and ended with a 1–0 victory for the guests. In the 61st minute of the match, Inter striker Lautaro Martinez opened the scoring. The forward of the Italian team Alexis Sanchez gave the assist. However, a few minutes later, Sanchez received a second yellow card and was removed from the field. In the first match between Inter and Liverpool, which took place in Italy, the English club won with a …

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