Yesterday, Wednesday, the Tottenham Hotspur team snatched a hard-fought victory from its guest, Liverpool, with an unanswered goal, at the Tottenham Stadium in the first leg of the English League Carabao Cup semi-final.
The only goal of the match was scored by the young Swedish man, Lukas Bergvall, 18 years old, in the 86th minute, with a powerful shot from inside the penalty area, after receiving a short pass from his colleague Dominic Solanaki.
Players complained Liverpool From the referee as Bergvall, who had already received a yellow card, was lucky to escape a second yellow card for a challenge on Kostas Tsimikas moments before he scored the winning goal. Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk said: “He should have left the match. It was an important moment.”
Tottenham’s revenge
Liverpool, which he coaches, is exposed Show me slotFor the second defeat this season, the Reds, who beat Chelsea to win the championship title for the tenth time last season, did not appear at their best and suffered the loss after a series of 24 consecutive matches without defeat in all competitions.
The match witnessed a horrific fall for Uruguayan Rodrigo Bentancur, the Spurs player, in the sixth minute of the match while trying to reach his head to the ball during a corner kick for Tottenham, which caused the match to be stopped for about 8 minutes before he was carried off the field on a stretcher, and the referee of the match also canceled a goal. Dominic Solanke in the 76th minute after returning to video technology, due to offside.
The moment Bergvall scores the winning goal for Tottenham – Reuters
Tottenham did not achieve Only three wins In the last 14 matches in all competitions, coach Ange Postecoglou’s team has suffered many injuries.
Liverpool beat Tottenham 6-3 in the league before Christmas, but it seemed sluggish for long periods of the match, and showed tangible activity only in the final minutes of each halves, while the victory was considered revenge. To Tottenham from LiverpoolThe match was decided by Bergvall’s goal, which showed his worth with his high value.
The fans sang the coach’s name at the end of the match, as Tottenham moved one step closer to winning its first title since winning the League Cup in 2008.
The Reds have the opportunity to make amends when they host Tottenham in the second leg, which will be held next Thursday, February 6, at Anfield Stadium, Liverpool’s stronghold, to determine the team that qualifies for the final, knowing that the semi-final competitions opened on Tuesday with Newcastle United winning 2- Zero for host Arsenal.
Barcelona to the “Super” final
In the city of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, and following the news that FC Barcelona received yesterday from the National Sports Council in Madrid, the Catalan team was able to reach the final of the Spanish Super Cup, by defeating its counterpart Athletic Bilbao with two goals to none, yesterday at the “Radiant Jewel” Stadium in Jeddah in the round. Semi-final.
Lamine Yamal’s ball hugs Atletico’s net – Reuters
Javi opened the scoring early in the 17th minute with a perfect shot from under the feet of Unai Simon, goalkeeper of Athletic Bilbao and the Spanish national team, after a pass from his colleague Alejandro Balde.
He added Lamin Yamal The Blaugrana scored the second goal in the 52nd minute, after receiving a pass from Javi inside the area, and he received and shot to the left of the goalkeeper.
The match referee canceled two consecutive goals for the Basque team, through De Marcos and Iñaki Williams, in the 81st and 86th minutes, after returning to the video assistant referee technology, claiming offside.
The Catalan team, the winner of the other semi-final, which brings together Real Madrid and Real Mallorca, awaits today, Thursday, in the final match, which will be held next Sunday at the “Radiant Jewel” stadium.
Before yesterday’s match, the National Sports Council in Spain decided to allow Barcelona to temporarily register the two stars, Dani Olmo and Pau Victor, so that the duo would be available to play in the final match, and the team would overcome a crisis that almost eliminated two important stars from its roster during the season, especially Olmo. Which confirmed its capabilities In the starting lineup.