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Chelsea Won Atletico With 1-0 Score But Lost Two Players

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Chelsea beat Atletico Madrid with a narrow 1-0 margin in a close contest but at the same time, Chelsea paid a huge price for this win. The only goal came in the 68th minute when Olivier Giroud shot the ball on the net with an overhead strike.

What went wrong for Atletico Madrid?

ATM were leading in La Liga until February when they lost their form. Before Chelsea, they had faced defeat at home from Levante. The lost the match to Levante with 2-0 score. Prior to this game, ATM drew two of the three previous games.

On Tuesday, ATM couldn’t even manage a single shot on target. It seemed they played with little interest or dedication. The Chelsea team looked little bothered about the ATM attack. But Atleti keeper Jan Oblak was confident that his team would get into form before the second leg of the league.

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What price did Chelsea pay for the win?

Chelsea will play the next match without Mount and Jorginho as both the players were shown yellow cards and have to pay for their card accumulation. But Thomas Tuchel is quite hopeful of the next leg that will start on March 17.

Olivier Giroud was also in trouble when he was declared offside during the overhead strike but was relieved after a quick video review of the shot. He said that he didn’t know whether he was offside. Thomas Tuchel described is team’s performance as dominating. He said that his side never let Atleti consume space.

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Credit For Juventus Winning Crotone Goes To Ronaldo

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Juventus beat Crotone with 3-0 home win in a spectacular show of football especially by Cristiano Ronaldo who just missed his hat-trick in the match. Juventus now stands third in the standings in Serie A.

It was the first win in four matches in all competitions for Juventus. It got 45 points that catapulted the team to the third place from the sixth position. Now it is only 8 points behind the leader Inter Milan.

Ronaldo proved his worth in the team

Juventus Winning Crotone Goes To Ronaldo

In the starting, Juventus looked sluggish until Ronaldo charged to meet an Alex Sandro cross that he turned into a goal in the 38th minute to the game. And it was so sudden that Crotone even couldn’t understand what happened. It was a bullet-header straight into the goal.

A hungry Ronaldo looked unstoppable when he again charged for another bullet header in 45th minute, when he turned a failed header of Aaron Ramsey into a goal. At that time, he looked like showing his team how to play football. It was his second goal in the match and 18th in the league. He’s one goal ahead of Inter Milan’s Romelu Lukaku.

Ronaldo’s achievement

Ronaldo’s achievement

While the 36-year-old Portugal forward couldn’t complete his hat-trick, but he became the second player to score more sides after Zlatan Ibrahimovic since 2000. Crotone was the 78th different team in the Europe’s top five leagues Ronaldo scored against. The third goal was scored by Weston McKennie in the 66th minute. It was his fourth goal in Serie A series.

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How The Miz Dethroned The Champion Drew McIntyre In Elimination Chamber 2021?

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The Miz snatched the WWE Championship from Drew McIntyre in a spectacular show of strength in the Elimination Chamber. He ran with his Money in the Bank briefcase before McIntyre, who was celebrating his victory over 5 other superstars.

How things unfolded for The Miz?

Bobby Lashley caught Drew McIntyre unaware and attacked McIntyre hard. At the same time, The Miz ran with the briefcase. A surprised McIntyre tried to stop The Miz with his kick but couldn’t do much after he got a Skull Crushing attack. It was a spectacular show by both The Miz and McIntyre who lost his WWI Championship for the second time since Wrestlemania 36.

How Drew McIntyre eliminated others?

The first one to get eliminated by McIntyre was Randy Orton. He was pinned by Kofi Kingston. And Kofi Kingston was shown the door with a Brogue Kick by Sheamus. Jeff Hardy did show some impressive flying moves but couldn’t withstand a Claymore Kick by the champion.

Sheamus was too close to eliminating the champion when he gave a strong Brogue Kick to the champion, but couldn’t withstand a Phenomenal Forearm by AJ Styles. Now there are only two wrestlers in the chamber. AJ Styles again tried the same move on champion, but was cowed down by a Claymore Kick by McIntyre.

Other important matches

Riddle beat Bobby Lashley and John Morrison to win the United States Championship. In another match, the team of Nia Jax and Shayna Baszler beat the team of Sasha Baks and Bianca Belair with outside interference.

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Newcastle United Still Hopeful After Losing the Eighth Match With 3-1 To Manchester United

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Manchester United changed the Premiere League equations by beating Newcastle United by 3-1. With this win, Man U occupies the second spot with 49 points from games. United is now 10 points behind Manchester City but it is much ahead of third-placed Leicester City on goal difference.

Where does Newcastle United stand on points tally?

It was the eighth defeat of Newcastle in 10 games but it is still secure in the league. In points, The Magpies have 25 points and they stand on 17th position that is three ahead of Fulham that is on the last relegation spot.

What was the sequence of goal scoring?

First, it was the England forward, Marcus Rashford, who scored the first goal for Man U in the 30th minute by displaying neat footwork. Six minutes later, the Newcastle took advantage of a poor clearance by Harry Maguire when its Allan Saint-Maximin shot the first goal for the visitors.

Man U looked more determined in the second half when they scored two more goals in the 57th and 74th minutes by Daniel James and Bruno Fernandes respectively. Manchester United allowed little room to Newcastle in the second half and it was evident in their game.

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What was Newcastle manager’s reaction to the match?

Newcastle manager Steve Bruce looked more confident when he said that his side would remain in the top-flight and that there was a lot to be decided in the league. He said that he was convinced that his team would be safe as they only needed winning a few games.

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Know What Arsenal Fans Are Talking About The Upcoming Match With Benfica

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Arsenal is gearing up for its next big match against Benfica in the Europa League round of 32 first-leg clash and its player line-up has made its fans rejoice with hopes of continuing its winning streak.

Where does Arsenal stand in Premiere League?

The recent wen over Leeds United has catapulted Arsenal into the top half of the Premiere League but it still needs eight points to secure its position in the Champions League. And it won’t be an exaggeration to say that the upcoming match will decide whether Arsenal returns to the Champions League. It is to be noted that Arsenal has been absent from the league for four years and winning the Europa League is its only chance to make a return to the league.

Was Mikel Arteta choosey in selecting players for Benfica match?

Elated by the recent win against Leeds United that Arsenal beat by 4-2 goals, the manager Mikel Arteta decided to retain the winning team. He seems confident on the previous players and believes that they could do the similar magic in the upcoming match.

Captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang looks fresh from his first Premier League hat trick in the last game will lead the team in the upcoming match, while Martin Odegaard, Emile Smith Rowe, and Bukayo Saka will support the captain in the midfield.

Arteta has decided to keep the fit-again Kieran Tierney amongst the substitutes for quick replacement. The team selection of Mikel Arteta sent fans talking about the players and soon there appeared hundreds of tweets in support of the winning team.

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Watch Everton And Man City Fighting For Survival Tonight

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Stuck in a series of ups and downs this season, Everton is desperately look ahead for a win after tasting defeat at the hands of Fulham. They played well in the previous games with Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur but lost the match to Fulham. Tonight, Everton will face mighty Man City and The Toffees need this match in order to remain in European contention.

How Everton will face Man City?

Man City has been on a winning streak and look ahead to win their 16th match tonight. On points tally, Man City is 7-points ahead of the second placed Man United, their cross-town rivals. Also, Man City has the advantage of the weaker position of Everton that will play without important players.

Which players will miss the match?

Dominic Calvert-Lewin, the striker of Everton, will miss his second straight game. But Allan can try making up for the striker in the midfield. On the visitor side, injured Ilkay Gundogan, who’s also the Player of the Month in January, will miss the game. But Man City has Kevin De Bruyne replacing the injured player.

What are their managers thinking about?

Pep Guardiola’s team is looking forward to play with Arsenal on the weekend and then the Champions League. But Carlo Ancelotti looks a little more worried as his side will take on Merseyside Derby on Saturday and Everton need picking as many points as they can in order to strengthen their position on points tally.

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Why Is Dayot Upamecano Credited For Liverpool’s Win?

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Liverpool won the Tuesday match with 2-0 against RB Leipzig but it was due to the mistakes Dayot Upamecano, the centre-back of Leipzig, made during the game. And Liverpool manager Jürgen Klopp accepted that it was a tough game for The Reds.

What did Klopp say about Liverpool’s Tuesday match?

Jürgen Klopp displayed his happiness under an unknown fear that was visible in his selection of words. It was the game they wanted, the game they needed said a visible afraid Kopp. Leipzig could be a real monster as they overturned teams. They were really physical and Liverpool controlled them in an exceptional way that night. The forced Leipzig to make mistakes, maintained Klopp. He said he was happy with the performance.
The Liverpool was already under fire due to three consecutive defeats in the Premier League.

What did Liverpool’s captain say on Tuesday match?

Liverpool’s captain

Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson said that was an important game for them and that was a tough game. He further said that keeping a clean sheet was more important to them. He said that they wanted to keep going and keep fighting and accepted that there were difficult situations throughout the season. He added that the Tuesday match was a good win but it was only the half job done.

What mistakes did Dayot Upamecano make?

Dayot Upamecano was guilty of some erratic passing that benefitted Liverpool in the long run. In the first half, he was caught out of position as Saleh made the first goal for Liverpool. Later he allowed Mane to shot the ball for the second goal.

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Harbhajan Singh Shares His Look In His Debut Movie Friendship

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Ahead of IPL 2021 auction on February 18, Harbhajan Singh is seen in a new avatar. The veteran off-spinner is seen wearing a half-folded dhoti and a shiny blue shirt on the sets of his upcoming Tamil movie Friendship. And the cricketer was excited to share the pictures with his fans.

Harbhajan Singh shared his pics with film stars

An excited Harbhajan displayed his dress in his debut movie along with other stars and invited his fans to come to theaters to watch his movie. He tweeted that he eagerly waited for the film to release so that he can meet his fans on a different pitch and in a new avatar. But he remained silent on the release date of the movie.

About the movie

The movie that was scheduled to be released in August last year got delayed but it is expected to be released this summer. The suiting for the movie is in full-swing as the cricketer turned actor said that they were in the last leg of the suiting.

Written and directed by John Paul Raj and Sham Suriya, Friendship is a comedy movie featuring Harbhajan Singh, Arjun, Losliya and Sathish in the leading roles. Harbhajan Singh had earlier shared the poster shared a poster of the movie in June 2020.

IPL 2021 auction

Harbhajan Singh has already announced the end of his contract with three times champions Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and now included in the list of lucky 292 players that would go under the hammer for IPL 2021 auction in Chennai on February 18.

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Chelsea Stuns The League With Its Fourth Consecutive Win

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Chelsea continues to perform under the new coach Thomas Tuchel that replaced Frank Lampard recently. On Monday, The Blues won their fourth league match in a row by beating Newcastle United with 2-0 score.

Chelsea strengthened its position

The Blues now stand on the fourth position. The recent win made them supersede the champions Liverpool with 2 points. But in goal difference, they are 5 points ahead than West Ham United. But Newcastle is relegated to the last spot just above the relegation zone.

The credit for Chelsea’s win goes to Tuchel

Thomas Tuchel brought Timo Werner brought into the game after the striker was made a desolate player by the earlier manager Frank Lampard. Both Tuchel and Werner are Germans. Tuchel said that he wanted the German striker to get to his form and replaced him with injured Tammy Abraham.

Tuchel also brought the goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga back into the game. Arrizabalaga was replaced by Edouard Mendy due to his erratic performance. And both the replacements worked well for Chelsea.

Timo Werner and Kepa Arrizabalaga proved their worth

Chelsea won the match with 2-0 score and Werner was crucial in making the goals. The first goal came when Newcastle goalkeeper Karl Darlow pushed Werner’s cross to Oliver Giroud who made no mistake in turning it a goal. The second goal was shot by Werner himself in the 39th minute.

Kepa Arrizabalaga also proved his worth by saving a strong header from Joe Willock in the 75th minute. It was a close save that prevented Newcastle from even scoring a single goal.

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Why Is Fulham’s Manager Worried Even After Winning Sunday Match Against Everton?

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The Sunday match between Fulham and Everton rekindled hopes of Fulham that were heading for relegation. The Cottagers beat The Blues with 2-0 and ended their hunt for victory after 12-game Premier League run.

What is the result of the match?

Fulham scored 2 goals while Everton scored none in the game. With this win, The Cottagers are now on 18th number with 18 points from 23 games. And they’re only seven numbers behind Newcastle United that are on 17th position. But Everton have to content with the 7th position they achieved with 37 points from 22 games.

The Sunday defeat at Goodison Park was the third-home defeat in four-matches for Everton as they continued their poor performance in the league. But The Cottagers opened their winning score after 22 successive defeats.

Who scored maximum goals from Fulham?

It was Josh Maja that scored both the goals for The Cottagers. The first goal came in the 48th minute when Maja steered Ola Aina’s fizzing low cross into the goal post. Another goal came in 65th minute when Maja tapped in a rebound of Harrison Reed’s hit by popping up in front of the goalkeeper Robin Olsen. Currently Maja is on loan from French side Bordeaux.

What did Fulham’s manager Scott Parker say about the win?

The Sunday win bolstered Parker’s confidence in his team but he seemed more worried about the upcoming games against Burnley away and Sheffield United. He said that played many games and agreed that needed winning all those games.

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