Pochettino Confident of PSG Turnaround Against Man City
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Sport FRIDAY 30 APRIL 2021 15 South Korea inoculates Olympic athletes ahead of Games AP — SEOUL Athletes can receive the vaccination program, the qualifying events. South Korea vaccines if they have already statement said. sent about 160 athletes, South Korea began adminis- qualified for the Olympics or South Korea tentatively coaches and others to the Rio tering fast-track COVID-19 are in qualifying tournaments, aims to send about 800-900 Paralympics in 2016, Park said. vaccines yesterday to athletes, so some may get vaccinated people to the Olympics, 350 of Earlier yesterday, South coaches and others expected but not attend the games. them athletes and coaches in Korea’s health authorities said to attend the Tokyo Olympics. The sports ministry said in 27 events. Olympic committee they have inoculated about 2.8 The Korean Sport and a statement on Monday it sup- officials expect to finalize the million people, about 5.4% of Olympic Committee said the ports South Korean athletes Olympic delegation in late June its 52 million people. The gov- first group of about 100 people preparing for the Olympics and when all qualifying tourna- ernment recently said it has received the first doses at a hopes their vaccinations would ments are finished. secured enough vaccines for state-run hospital in Seoul at help realize their “safe, suc- The sports ministry said 99 million people, nearly twice the start of the country’s pri- cessful participation in the about 150 athletes and coaches its total population, and that it oritized vaccination program games.” hoping to attend the Tokyo seeks to achieve herd for its Olympic delegation. It said athletes and coaches Paralympics will separately get immunity by November. They will be given second shots will all get the Pfizer vaccine. virus shots on Friday and May 4. South Korea has avoided a in the coming weeks. Officials, support staff and Ministry official Park Seungjoon widespread outbreak but it’s A total of 930 athletes, journalists who are 30 or older said support staff for the Paral- recently experiencing a steady coaches, officials and other will be given the AstraZeneca ympics are expected to be given surge in new infections. As of South Korean Olympic volleyball team player receives the first support staff will be vaccinated vaccine but those younger than shots in May. yesterday morning, the country dose of the coronavirus vaccine at the National Medical Center ahead of the Tokyo Games, 30 are to receive the Pfizer The 150 people also include has reported 121,351 cases with in Seoul, yesterday. which is set to open on July 23. vaccine in line with a national athletes who are still in 1,825 deaths. Pochettino confident of PSG La Liga: Barca stunned by Granada, blow turnaround against Man City chance to move top REUTERS — PARIS personality after a timid first REUTERS — BARCELONA shortly afterwards, and it half. proved to be a vital stop in the Paris St Germain will need to "They're a team who are Barcelona suffered a shock 2-1 context of the game - as well maintain their intensity levels able to do whatever they want home defeat by Granada as the title race. throughout the game if they are because they have the quality, yesterday, conceding two Darwin Machis levelled the to overturn a 2-1 deficit against so that's why you play a bit cau- second-half goals to blow the scores on 63 minutes after Manchester City in their Cham- tious. You cannot win the qual- chance of moving top of La Oscar Mingueza failed to cut pions League semi-final second We just have to keep the ification in the first leg, but you Liga. out Luis Suarez’s through ball leg next Tuesday, boss Mauricio same intensity with the can lose it in the first leg," he The result was a body blow and in the aftermath Barca Pochettino said. told a news conference. for Barca, who had lost just coach Ronald Koeman was sent Last year’s runners-up PSG ball. That’s what we have "I told them 'I understand you once in their previous 22 league off by referee Pablo Gonzalez got off to a solid start at the Parc to improve. guys, I was a player myself. If you games and no longer have the Fuertes. des Princes and went ahead lose you lose but you have to try destiny of the title in their own The hosts were stunned 11 through Marquinhos in the 15th Mauricio Pochettino to play our game. What is our hands. minutes from time when sub- minute before being over- identity as a team without the ball Things started well for the stitute Jorge Molina headed in whelmed after the interval and and with the ball'?" Catalans, who took the lead on Adrian Marin’s pinpoint cross conceding two goals and The City players showed 23 minutes after Antoine from close range to secure a receiving a red card in the space they got the message as they Griezmann teed up Lionel first-ever away win at Bar- of 14 minutes. played with more intent after Messi for his 26th league goal celona for Diego Martinez’s “We were the better team the interval. of the season. side. Barca sit third in the in the first half but then we con- "We were more aggressive The Argentine forward was standings on 71 points, two ceded two goals we normally in our game. In the first 45 denied by Granada keeper points behind league leaders don’t concede,” coach Mauricio minutes we played not to lose Aaron Escandell one-on-one Atletico Madrid. Pochettino told a news the ball but with no intention to conference. break the lines," Guardiola Kevin De Bruyne netted the explained. equaliser when his cross beat "The second half was better keeper Keylor Navas, who in every way, our football was failed to react as it curled into better." the far corner of the net. “We just have to keep the We are very close, it’s not the Despite the advantage they Riyad Mahrez scored the same intensity with the ball. time to have doubts.” carry into the second leg, Guar- winner with a free kick that That’s what we have to PSG will take comfort from diola is well aware that City will sneaked through the wall improve.” the fact that they won their two need to be at the top of their Barcelona’s Lionel before Idrissa Gueye picked up Captain Marquinhos said away legs in the previous game again next Tuesday. Messi in action with a straight red card. that PSG needed more rounds, 4-1 at Barcelona in the "We know that anything can Granada’s Nehuen “The key was that we didn’t composure. last-16, and 3-2 at holders happen in the second leg," Perez, yesterday. show the same energy with the “Sometimes you have to be Bayern Munich in the Guardiola said. ball than in the first half,” strategic and intelligent. We quarter-finals. De Bruyne said there would Pochettino explained. conceded two really stupid City showed true identity be moments in the second leg “But we are confident that goals. These are details that will in second half against PSG: when City would suffer. "We we can turn this around and count,” he said. Guardiola know how good they are you approach the second leg the “Above all, we need to have Meanwhile, Guardiola said have to set your mind on the fact same way. The first half showed personality. We have to have City's comeback win on you're going to work hard for the that we were right in our the mentality to win, to do Wednesday was down to the team and that's gonna happen approach of the game. whatever it takes to get through. team eventually showing their in the second game also," he said. Pakistan players celebrate a wicket yesterday. PIC: PCB Twitter Seamers put Pakistan in control of first Test REUTERS — HARARE SCOREBOARD their side a big first-innings Zimbabwe 1st innings 6-124 (Kaia), 7-127 (Chakabva), 8-141 (Chisoro), lead when play resumes on Seamers Shaheen Afridi and P. Masvaure c Butt b Afridi ...........................11 9-164 (Muzarabani) the second day. Hasan Ali took four wickets K. Kasuza b Hasan ...........................................0 Bowling: Afridi 15.1-5-43-4, Hasan 15-2-53-4, Earlier, Zimbabwe were T. Musakanda b Nauman ..............................14 Nauman 11-1-29-1, Ashraf 7-2-14-0, Sajid 11-1- each as Pakistan seized B. Taylor c Ashraf b Hasan .............................5 37-0 teetering at 30 for four after control of the first Test M. Shumba run out ........................................27 Pakistan 1st innings an early blitz with the new against Zimbabwe on the R. Kaia lbw b Hasan .....................................48 Imran Butt not out .......................................43 ball from Shaheen (4-43) and opening day at the Harare R. Chakabva c Butt b Hasan ........................19 Abid Ali not out .............................................56 Hasan (4-53), but a 59-run Sports Club yesterday. D. Tiripano not out ........................................28 Extras: (b1, nb3) ..............................................4 stand for the fifth wicket The pair helped the T. Chisoro b Shaheen Afridi ............................9 Total: (for no loss; 30 overs) .............103 between innings top scorer B. Muzarabani b Afridi ..................................14 Yet to bat: Azhar Ali, Babar Azam, Fawad Alam, tourists dismiss their hosts R. Ngarava b Afridi ...........................................1 Mohammad Rizwan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Kaia (48) and Shumba (27) for 176 in the first innings, Total: (all out; 59.1 overs) .................176 Shah Afridi, Hasan Ali, Nauman Ali, Sajid Khan steadied the home side.