January 2020 – Page 2 – Football Flame

Month: January 2020

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PREMIER LEAGUE

Firmino scores late to give Liverpool 2-1 win at Wolves

Roberto Firmino of Liverpool passes the ball under pressure from Matt Doherty and Pedro Neto of Wolverhampton Wanderers during the Premier League match between Wolverhampton Wanderers and Liverpool FC at Molineux on January 23, 2020 in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom.Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed another moment of magic from Roberto Firmino as the Brazilian's late winner opened up a 16-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a 2-1 victory at Wolves on Thursday.The European champions' now 14-game winning streak in the league seemed set to end as Raul Jimenez cancelled out Jordan Henderson's early opener. Liverpool were even grateful to goalkeeper Alisson Becker for not falling behind in the second half. However, like crucial victories against Leicester, Aston Villa ...
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Copa del Rey: Atletico Madrid Knocked Out By Third-Division Cultural Leonesa

Angel Correa of Atletico de Madrid and Augusto Galvan of Cultural Leonesa fight for the ball during the Spanish Cup, Copa del Rey, football match played between Cultural Leonesa and Atletico de Madrid at Reino de Leon stadium on January 23, 2020 in Leon, Spain.Atletico Madrid were knocked out of the Copa del Rey on Thursday, defeated 1-2 in extra-time by third division Cultural Leonesa. Atletico Madrid, who are third in La Liga and are looking forward to a Champions League clash next month against Liverpool, were one of four top-flight sides dumped out of the tournament on Thursday at the last 32 stage. Argentine striker Angel Correa put them in front in the 62 minutes before Leonesa levelled seven minutes from the end through Julen Castaeda.Defeat completes a miserable January f...
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Copa del Rey: Antoine Griezmann's late goals save Barcelona against Ibiza in Round of 32, Read Madrid beat Unionistas

Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the Copa del Rey Round of 32 match between UD Ibiza and FC Barcelona at Estadi Municipal de Can Misses on January 22, 2020 in Ibiza, Spain.Barcelona were spared an embarrassing night in Ibiza on Wednesday as Antoine Griezmann scored twice, including a 94th-minute winner in a 2-1 victory to send them through to the next round of the Copa del Rey.Ibiza play in Segunda B, Spain's third tier, and sit 44 places below the reigning La Liga champions but an extraordinary upset looked on the cards when Javi Perez gave the hosts an early lead at Can Misses.But with Lionel Messi rested and not even on the bench, Griezmann filled the void by finding an equaliser in the second half and then scoring the injury-time ...
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Neymar Stars as PSG beats Reims to reach French League Cup Final

Neymar Jr of PSG celebrates his goal with Marquinhos during the French League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue) semifinal match between Stade de Reims and Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) at Stade Auguste Delaune on January 22, 2020 in Reims, France.Neymar set up the first two goals with curling set pieces as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) won their French League Cup (Coupe de la Ligue)  semi-final 3-0 away to Reims on a chilly Wednesday night.PSG will face Lyon, who beat Lille on penalties on Tuesday, in the final at the Stade de France on April 4.This was PSG's second cup match in three days and coach Thomas Tuchel continued to shuffle his squad.Neymar and Kylian Mbappe, who were unused substitutes as PSG won in the French Cup at Lorient on Sunday, started while Mauro Icardi and Angel di Maria who b...
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EPL : Rodriguez Strike helps Burnley shock Man United

Jay Rodriguez of Burnley scores his team's second goal during the Premier League match between Manchester United and Burnley FC at Old Trafford on January 22, 2020 in Manchester, United Kingdom.Jay Rodriguez’s stunning strike sealed Burnley’s first Old Trafford triumph since 1962 as Manchester United fans expressed their anger at the state of the club under the Glazer family.Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s men have tended to respond well to setbacks, but his inconsistent side faltered under the floodlights as their challenging season continued.Just 25 days after United won 2-0 at Turf Moor, Burnley won by the same scoreline as Chris Wood and hometown hero Rodriguez netted either side of half-time to send United into a tailspin.The majority of Old Trafford was on its feet when chants of “stand up if...
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Bayern Munich Confirm Signing of Real Madrid defender Alvaro Odriozola

Alvaro Odriozola of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League group A match between Club Brugge KV and Real Madrid at Jan Breydel Stadium on December 11, 2019 in Brugge, Belgium.Bayern Munich have completed the signing of right-back Alvaro Odriozola on loan from Real Madrid as the Bundesliga champions seek to bolster their squad for the second half of the season.The 24-year-old arrives at the Allianz Arena on a six-month deal until the end of the 2019/20 campaign with Bayernas they look to defend their Bundesliga crown for an eighth consecutive season. He will wear the number 2 shirt.Spain international Odriozola made 27 competitive appearances for the Madrid club during his 18-month spell at the Santiago Bernabeu following his move from Real Sociedad."Following internal discussions, we...
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Napoli Seals Coppa Italia Semi-final spot over Lazio

Lorenzo Insigne of SSC Napoli scores the 1-0 goal during the Coppa Italia match between SSC Napoli and SS Lazio at Stadio San Paolo on January 21, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Napoli booked their place in the semi-finals with a shock 1-0 win over Lazio at the Stadio San Paolo on Tuesday.Things got going early on with Lorenzo Insigne opening the scoring. Piotr Zielinski gave the ball to the captain out on the left, who then drove infield, beat a couple of Lazio players and slotted in from a tight angle.With ten minutes played Lazio were awarded the chance to level from the penalty spot. Ciro Immobile, though, slipped when taking his final step and scuffed his effort way off target.Napoli went down to ten men shortly after as Elseid Hysaj was sent off for two bookable offences.The excitement c...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Tammy Abraham injury: Chelsea striker limps off pitch after draw with Arsenal

Bernd Leno of Arsenal checks on Tammy Abraham of Chelsea after the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Arsenal FC at Stamford Bridge on January 21, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.Chelsea manager Frank Lampard repeated his wish to bring in a new striker after Tammy Abraham limped off with an ankle injury against Arsenal.Lampard had already made signing an attacker a priority before Abraham clattered into the advertising boards. He played on but had to be helped off the pitch at the end of the game."You can't say we will definitely sign a striker but we are looking," he said."If you don't score enough goals then you won't win enough games."Abraham was helped from the field at the end of a 2-2 draw against an Arsenal side who played with 10 men for over an hour and Chelsea do not know...
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Hernandez Confirms move to LA Galaxy

Javier Hernandez 'Chicharito' of Sevilla FC looks on during the Copa del Rey Second Round match between Bergantinos CF and Sevilla FC at Riazor-Abanca Stadium on December 18, 2019 in La Coruna, Spain.Javier Hernandez has completed his move from Sevilla to LA Galaxy.The MLS club agreed a fee of around £7m with Sevilla for the 31-year old."I'm arriving with the best club in MLS, so I'm very excited about this. I'm simply ready to finally put the shirt on," Hernandez said."I want to achieve a lot of things with the LA Galaxy because that's what prove and show. I signed with this club for [four seasons] so imagine four more stars on this badge. It'll be awesome."Hernandez left West Ham for Sevilla last summer but has struggled for regular playing time under Julen Lopetegui.He has been limited ...
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Mbappe Describes Liverpool As ‘A Machine’ That Wins, Wins, Wins

Kylian Mbappe of Paris Saint Germain during the French League 1 match between Paris Saint Germain v AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes on January 12, 2020 in Paris France.Paris St-Germain striker Kylian Mbappe has described Liverpool as "a machine" as they aim to clinch their first league title since 1990, and has told BBC Sport he is "100%" happy in the French capital as he continues to be linked with Real Madrid.Liverpool have also been linked with Mbappe - regarded by many as the best young player in the world - despite manager Jurgen Klopp saying the striker is out of his club's price range.And while the 21-year-old World Cup winner, who joined PSG in 2017 in a transfer worth £165.7m, reaffirmed his commitment to his current club at the launch of his charity, 'Inspired by Kylian Mbappe ...
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Victor Moses Reportedly set for Inter Milan medical as Chelsea agree deal

Victor Moses of Fenerbahce SK in action during the Audi cup 2019 3rd place match between Real Madrid and Fenerbahce at Allianz Arena on July 31, 2019 in Munich, Germany.Victor Moses looks set to join Inter Milan after the Nerazzurri agreed terms with the player as well Chelsea on Monday.Inter Milan director Piero Ausilio even confirmed the agreement on Sky Italia, shortly after Frank Lampard also acknowledged in his pre-match press conference that Moses would be shifted from his current loan at Fenerbahce."We’ve reached a basic agreement with Chelsea for Victor Moses. We are evaluating the situation, it could be an opportunity, but it’s better to wait before saying more."The agreement is said to be a 6-month loan with a €10m option to buy, a decent deal for a 29-year-old player who cost ju...
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Napoli sign Amir Rrahmani on loan deal

Amir Rrahmani of Hellas Verona during the Serie A match between SSC Napoli and Hellas Verona at Stadio San Paolo on October 19, 2019 in Naples, Italy.Italian Serie A giants Napoli have completed the signing of defender Amir Rrahmani from league rivals Hellas Verona.The Naples-based outfit have been trying to overhaul their squad under manager Gennaro Gattuso who has recently replaced Carlo Ancelotti on the bench at the San Paolo Stadium.The announcement of the deal came through Verona’s press release on Monday afternoon which stated that the 25-year-old has joined Napoli but will stay with the club till the summer of 2020 on temporary loan.It is believed that the deal of bringing Rrahmani to Naples is likely to cost the Italian club a fee in the region of €14 million.The Kosovo internation...
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Report: Arsenal target loan move for Jerome Boateng

Jerome Boateng of Bayern Muenchen is seen during the Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Olympiastadion on January 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.Arsenal have reportedly identified Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng as a potential loan addition.With Calum Chambers having sustained a season-ending knee injury, Gunners boss Mikel Arteta is keen to bring in a replacement before the end of the January window.According to the Daily Star,the Premier League outfit are ready to move for Boateng, who may be allowed to leave the Allianz Arena.The Germany international, formerly of Manchester City, is allegedly ready to take on a new challenge away from the Bundesliga giants.While Bayern may consider allowing Boateng to find a new club, the 31-year-old has still made 14 appe...
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PSG: Leonardo confirms that “Cavani asked to leave” this winter

Edinson Cavani of Paris Saint-Germain during the French League 1 match between Paris Saint Germain v AS Monaco at the Parc des Princes on January 12, 2020 in Paris France.PSG's sporting director Leonardo discussed the situation of Edinson Cavani after the Coupe de France game against Lorient, with the Uruguayan striker poised to leave at the end of his contract next June after agreeing terms with Atletico Madrid: "He asked to leave" - Leonardo said, as Diego Simeone's club keeps pushing to move up the signing of the former Napoli striker already to the current transfer window."We've always said the same thing about Cavani. We were hoping he would stay with the club, but today he asked to leave.  We're studying the situation. We've had a proposal from Atletico Madrid, but that pro...
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BUNDESLIGA

Bayern Munich put four Past Hertha in Berlin

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich celebrates scoring a goal with Coutinho of Bayern Munich during the Bundesliga match between Hertha BSC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Olympiastadion on January 19, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.Bayern Munich produced a much-improved second-half showing to overcome Hertha Berlin 4-0 at the Olympiastadion and climb into second place in the Bundesliga.Hertha entered Sunday's game unbeaten in four matches, keeping a clean sheet in three of those, and they held firm until the hour mark on Sunday when Thomas Muller opened the scoring.Robert Lewandowski added another goal to his tally from the penalty spot and Thiago Alcantara scored a thunderous third as the reigning champions turned on the style in the capital.A fourth top-flight win in a row was rounded off by Ivan Pe...
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LALIGA

Messi gives Setien Winning start with Barcelona

Lionel Messi of Barcelona celebrates after scoring his team's first goal with his teammates Ansu Fati, Riqui Puig and Arturo Vidal during the Liga match between FC Barcelona and Granada CF at Camp Nou on January 19, 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.Lionel Messi goal gave Quique Setien a win in his first game as coach of FC Barcelona as Barca beat Granada 1-0 in the Camp Nou Stadium on Sunday.Barca looked in control against the rival that limited their options in attack, but posed few problems going forward.Setien had a couple of surprises in his first starting 11 with Samuel Umtiti starting in central defense, while Ansu Fati was given the chance in attack in the place of Luis Suarez, who will be out for around four months after a knee operation.Meanwhile Arturo Vidal started alongside Sergio Busq...
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PREMIER LEAGUE

Liverpool Extends Premier League Lead with win over Manchester United

Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah of Liverpool celebrate victory after the Premier League match between Liverpool FC and Manchester United at Anfield on January 19, 2020 in Liverpool, United Kingdom.Liverpool stretched their commanding lead at the top of the Premier League to 16 points and advantage over Manchester United to 30 as goals from Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah earned a 2-0 win over their historic rivals at Anfield. A 13th straight league win since the sides last met at Old Trafford in October continues Liverpool's relentless run towards a first league title in 30 years, while United remain five points off the top four in fifth.Liverpool also have a game in hand to come on closest challengers Manchester City and could have been more comfortable winners after seeing two f...
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SERIE A

Ronaldo scored twice to give Juventus a win over Parma

Cristiano Ronaldo of Juventus celebrates a victory at the end of the Serie A match between Juventus and Parma Calcio at Allianz Stadium on January 19, 2020 in Turin, Italy.Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice on Sunday as Juventus beat Parma 2-1 to move four points clear of Inter Milan at the top of Serie A.The Portugal international's deflected strike wrongfooted goalkeeper Luigi Sepe and handed the hosts the lead two minutes before half-time.Parma hit back after the break when substitute Andreas Cornelius sent a glancing header past Wojciech Szczesny to make it 1-1 after 55 minutes.Yet the hosts responded impressively and restored their lead three minutes later. Paulo Dybala sent Ronaldo through on goal to score his 16th Serie A goal of the season.Juve boss Maurizio Sarri left Gonzalo Higuain ...
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Erling Haaland scores hat-trick on Borussia Dortmund debut to inspire comeback win

Erling Haaland of Borussia Dortmund celebrates after scoring his team's fifth goal during the Bundesliga match between FC Augsburg and Borussia Dortmund at WWK-Arena on January 18, 2020 in Augsburg.Erling Haaland scored a hat-trick after coming on for his first appearance for Borussia Dortmund against Augsburg.The 19-year-old signed for Lucien Favre's side this month for a reported fee of €20 million ($32 million), having been a target for Manchester United.Haaland came on for Lukasz Piszczek after 56 minutes to make his Bundesliga debut, with BVB trailing 3-1 at the time, Florian Niederlechner scoring his second of the game after Julian Brandt had halved Augsburg's 2-0 lead.Haaland needed only 183 seconds to make an impact, firing home a low shot after being sent through on goal by Jadon ...
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Madrid go top after narrow win over Sevilla

Casemiro of Real Madrid celebrates goal 2-1 during the La Liga Santander match between Real Madrid v Sevilla at the Santiago Bernabeu on January 18, 2020 in Madrid Spain.Real Madrid have climbed to the La Liga Summit on Saturday after sealing a narrow 2-1 victory over 4th-placed Sevilla at the Bernabeu.Real lacked Incision in front of goal in the 1st half, but it changed just prior to the hour mark, when Casemiro lifted the ball over the keeper from a tight angle, after a neat one-two with Luka Jovic.The hosts were not in front for long, as 7 minutes later, De Jong whipped a low strike into the bottom corner.However, parity was shorter-lived, as Casemiro took full advantage of the space given to him in the area, by heading home his 2nd of the night in the 69th minute.The win takes Real Mad...
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