Barcelona coach Xavi Hernandez blasted La Liga for not employing goal-line technology after his team’s 3-2 Clasico defeat on Sunday left Real Madrid on the brink of the title. Also Read: Bellingham’s Clasico winner brings Madrid closer to title The coach was furious after Lamine Yamal’s shot, which Barcelona said crossed the line, was not given as a goal since officials could not prove it using VAR. With the score level at 1-1, Yamal cleverly flicked a corner towards goal and Real Madrid goalkeeper Andriy Lunin pushed the ball to safety, potentially after it had crossed the line. “It’s a disgrace,” said Xavi. “If we want to be the best league in the world we have to advance in this sense, you have to put in the technology.” This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:48 AM IST | Madrid | AFPJude Bellingham snatched Real Madrid a dramatic 3-2 Clasico win over champions Barcelona on Sunday with a “fundamental” goal to take them 11 points clear at the top of La Liga. Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti hailed the England midfielder’s decisive intervention to take Los Blancos to the brink of the Spanish title. Also Read: We got away with win: Man Utd boss Ten Hag Madrid twice came from behind with Vinicius Junior and Lucas Vazquez netting to level Andreas Christensen and Fermin Lopez strikes, before Bellingham rammed home the winner in stoppage time. “He arrived at just the right time, he worked so hard in the game, it’s been a while since he scored and today he scored a goal that could be fundamental in winning the league,” said Ancelotti. Barcelona, second, bounced back with a strong performance after their Champions League exit at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain but their last stand was demolished by Bellingham. Madrid showed the same grit to stay in the match as they did midweek against Manchester City on the way to the final four in Europe, before Bellingham’s knock-out blow left the Santiago Bernabeu crowd delighted. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:45 AM IST | Barcelona | AFPErik ten Hag admitted Manchester United “got away with it” after his team won an FA Cup semi-final penalty shootout against Coventry on Sunday. Also Read: Liverpool alive in title race with 3-1 win at Fulham The Premier League side scraped through at Wembley after the game ended 3-3 following extra time. United won 4-2 on penalties but only after throwing away a 3-0 lead. “We suffer [on] occasions, we let each other down and we let the result slip away. But today we got away with it,” Ten Hag said. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:44 AM IST | London | AFPLiverpool stayed in the hunt for the Premier League title and moved level on points with leader Arsenal with a 3-1 victory over Fulham that was illuminated by a brilliant free kick by Trent Alexander-Arnold. Also Read: Mumbai Customs emerge WCG rink hockey champions Alexander-Arnold’s curling free-kick in the 32nd was cancelled out by Timothy Castagne’s first goal for Fulham in first-half stoppage time. Ryan Gravenberch and Diogo Jota scored in the second half as Liverpool joined Arsenal on 74 points—one more than defending champions Manchester City. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
23 April,2024 07:42 AM IST | London | AP | PTIIron Born FC scored two late goals in quick succession through industrious striker Mohammed Khatib to overcome Kenkre FC 2-1 in a well-contested Premier Division match of the Mumbai Football Association (MFA) League at the Neville D’Souza ground, Bandra. Khatib scored the first of his two goals in the 81st minute and doubled his team’s lead two minutes later. Kenkre FC fought on gamely and managed to reduce the margin when substitute Afzar Noorani pulled a goal back in stoppage time. Also Read: Chapman helps NZ beat Pak by 7 wkts In another closely contested Premier Division match, a determined Indian Navy did well to snatch a tight 1-0 win over a spirited Central Bank of India at the St Pius College ground, Goregaon. Striker Pintu Mahata scored for Indian Navy. Meanwhile, in a Second Division encounter, Shannon Ferrao scored the match-winner as Ruffians FC got the better of 7070 FC by a solitary goal.
23 April,2024 07:35 AM IST | Mumbai | A CorrespondentArsenal shrugged off the disappointment of their Champions League exit to move back to the top of the Premier League with a 2-0 win at Wolves on Saturday. Leandro Trossard and Martin Odegaard struck at the end of each half to take the Gunners one point clear of Manchester City, who have a game in hand. Also Read: India’s Gukesh takes sole lead after outwitting Alireza Arsenal’s season was in danger of coming completely off the rails after a three-game winless run. Mikel Arteta’s men lost in the Premier League for the first time in 2024 last weekend, 2-0 at home to Aston Villa, in between a Champions League quarter-final elimination by Bayern Munich. Other key results>> Everton 2-0 Nottingham >> Aston Villa 3-1 Bournemouth >> Crystal Palace 5-2 West Ham This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
22 April,2024 07:40 AM IST | London | AFPPep Guardiola slammed the “unacceptable” schedule that put fatigued Manchester City’s health at risk in their 1-0 win against Chelsea in an FA Cup semi-final scheduled just three days after their gruelling Champions League exit. Guardiola was furious that the Football Association and television broadcasters set City’s semi-final for Saturday instead of giving them an extra day to recover after Wednesday’s penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid in the Champions League quarter-finals. Silva nets winner Exhausted City were fortunate to survive a series of Chelsea misses at Wembley before Bernardo Silva’s 84th minute winner atoned for his penalty blunder in the shoot-out against Real. Guardiola took aim at the authorities for putting his players’ futures in danger when they could have played Manchester United’s semi-final against Coventry on Saturday instead of Sunday because neither club was in European action this week. Also Read: Kishore’s 4-33 helps GT restrict Punjab to 142 “I’m incredibly happy to play the semi-finals of the FA Cup. But it’s unacceptable to let us play today,” Guardiola said. “It is impossible for the health of the players. People don’t understand the punch in the face after losing in the Champions League and playing here so soon. Why they don’t give us one more day? Chelsea, Manchester United and Coventry don’t play in the Champions League. ‘Not asking special privilege’ “It is for broadcasters? Ok don’t ask me to do extra things [for them]. I’m not asking for some special privilege. It is a risk for their health, it is a risk for many things. I know they [the authorities] don’t care, but I care,” he said. United struggle Man Utd’s Harry Maguire celebrates a goal v Coventry in the FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. At the time of going to press, the scores were locked 3-3 at full time. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
22 April,2024 07:30 AM IST | London | AFPFC Goa qualified for the Indian Super League (ISL) 2023-24 semi-finals by defeating Chennaiyin FC by 2-1 in their playoffs fixture at the Fatorda Stadium, here on Saturday. The Gaurs will square off against Mumbai City FC across two legs in their last-four clash, whereas Chennaiyin FC have been eliminated from the competition as a consequence of this result. FC Goa scored 39 goals in the 22 league matches they played. With the help of a promising frontline, they often unlocked the oppositions using different ways and tonight were no different. Whilst their first goal by Noah Sadaoui was a product of a proper team effort, the other one by Brandon Fernandes was one of the most sensational solo strikes of the season. Also Read: IN PHOTOS | IPL 2024, GT vs PBKS: Here's all you need to know Noah had primarily played through the left flank for most of this season, but it seemed that Manolo Marquez had handed him a more free-flowing responsibility in this match. When the Gaurs broke the deadlock in the 36th minute, Noah was functioning through the right flank. He collected the ball, passed it on to Boris Singh beside him. Boris played the ball to Brandon inside the box, before it went to Carl McHugh. There was a tough tussle to win the challenge between both the sides at that point but Noah picked it up and hammered it into the back of the net to notch the opener and open the floodgates for an immersive next 10 minutes. Brandon, who was a critical component of the first strike, scored the second one by coming deep near the half-way mark and collecting a pass by Jay Gupta from the left flank. Brandon dropped a shoulder as his piercing pace helped him beat Chennaiyin FC midfielder Jiteshwor Singh who chased him right till the edge of the box. Brandon sensed that it was his moment of reckoning though, and hence opted against engaging in any sort of build-up and decided to deposit the ball right into the top of the net in the 45th minute. Chennaiyin FC clawed back slightly into the game, all thanks to their centre-back duo of Ryan Edwards and Lazar Cirkovic. Aakash Sangawan delivered a corner to Edwards on the far post in the added time of the first half, who headed it straight to FC Goa goalkeeper Dheeraj Singh. The custodian got a palm to the shot but couldn’t stop it completely, leading to Cirkovic scoring from the rebound from a very close range. Whilst the Marina Machans banked on their aerial prowess to try and make a contest out of this playoff, it was Marquez & Co. that eventually prevailed in setting up a semi-final date with Mumbai City FC. Brandon Fernandes was at the top of his game in this match, completing 14 out of his 20 attempted passes. He drew two fouls, created a couple of goal-scoring opportunities, made five crosses, and scored the all-important goal at the brink of the half-time whistle. FC Goa will play Mumbai City FC in the ISL 2023-24 semi-finals, whereas Chennaiyin FC have crashed out of the competition with this loss. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 06:50 PM IST | Goa | IANSBernardo Silva’s late winner sent Manchester City into the final as the holders beat Chelsea 1-0 at Wembley. The Portuguese midfielder struck home with six minutes to play to settle an otherwise even contest which saw Nicolas Jackson pass up a string of presentable chances for the Blues. Also Read: IPL 2024: Dinesh Karthik won't be surprised to see 300 runs on board The pick of them came in the space of the same attack early in the second half, with two efforts saved by Stefan Ortega as City survived a spell of pressure before finding their cutting edge. City will now face the winners of Sunday’s semifinal between Coventry City and Manchester United in the final on May 25, with a second successive Manchester derby in the showpiece a possibility. It's the third time that City have reached the FA Cup final in consecutive years while Chelsea suffered their 11th elimination from the FA Cup at the semifinal stage, the third-most in the competition’s history after Everton and Spurs, with 13 and 12 respectively, according to Premier League. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 02:50 PM IST | London | IANSBarcelona coach Xavi Hernandez praised rivals Real Madrid ahead of their Clasico showdown in La Liga on Sunday. Los Blancos lead the Spanish top flight by eight points with champions Barcelona needing a victory at the Santiago Bernabeu on Sunday to stand any chance of retaining the trophy. After Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League against Paris Saint-Germain and Madrid beat holders Manchester City in midweek, Xavi acknowledged the record 14-time winners’ quality. “When you have won so many times you play with more calm, less desperation, more confidence, they are a very good team,” Xavi said on Saturday. Also Read: Luton’s survival hopes battered by Brentford; Burnley still alive “In the end people say it’s luck, I don’t believe much in luck—I think it’s effort, defensive work, the solidarity they showed, everyone working so hard. The three up front worked harder than ever, Man City missed some clear chances but that’s football, it’s not luck that Madrid have knocked out the best team in the world twice in three years.” Xavi said he was not throwing in the towel in La Liga despite Madrid’s significant advantage. “For us it’s the most important game of the season, we have to win to put pressure on the leader. We have enormous respect for Real Madrid, they’ve lost just one game out of 31, their numbers are extraordinary,” he added. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
21 April,2024 07:35 AM IST | Madrid | AFPLuton’s hopes of Premier League survival were hammered by Brentford’s 5-1 rout at Kenilworth Road, while Burnley thrashed Sheffield United 4-1 to remain in the fight to stay up on Saturday. Also Read: ‘Casemiro is a fighter’ Brentford realistically secured their top-flight status with a dominant display despite missing England striker Ivan Toney through injury. Yoane Wissa and Bryan Mbeumo had to carry the offensive burden for the Bees during Toney’s ban for breaking gambling rules in the first half of the season. Luton’s heaviest home league defeat of the season leaves the Hatters still one point adrift of Nottingham Forest. This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed, agencies. Mid-day accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability, trustworthiness, reliability and data of the text. Mid-day management/mid-day.com reserves the sole right to alter, delete or remove (without notice) the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever
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