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Foden the match-winner for Citizens Spurs buckle again in familiar style, City jump to 3rd LONDON, Jan 14, (AP): It has become Earlier in the season, Tottenham City jumped to third instead, and are day, with a lot of distractions around a familiar pattern for Tottenham under squandered home leads in draws now four points behind the new leaders our lives - clearly less now because we Jose Mourinho this season: take the against Newcastle and West Ham. - fi erce rivals Manchester United - with have to be at home - but when you see lead, retreat, invite opponents on, and Mourinho’s renowned pragmatism a game in hand. his face, he is happy at training sessions eventually concede. is well-received by supporters of his Foden was the match-winner for and playing games. When that happens The same thing happened againy, teams if it pays off. It feels like a wast- City with a piece of skill followed by the rest is what everyone sees in his and it cost the team a place in the Pre- ed opportunity when it doesn’t. an unerring fi nish that capped a perfor- performance.” mier League’s top four. According to Opta, the Premier mance - delivered in front of England City toiled at times but had plenty Leading through a rarely seen div- League’s offi cial statistics supplier, coach Gareth Southgate - which was of chances to win the game by a big- ing header put away emphatically by Tottenham have had only 12 second- the latest reminder of the 20-year-old ger margin, not least when Kevin De Harry Kane, Tottenham couldn’t hold midfi elder’s massive talent. Bruyne won a penalty in stoppage time. out against a Fulham side playing the It was his eighth goal in 22 appear- Substitute Raheem Sterling replaced game on just two days’ notice - much SOCCER ances for City this season, a team-high De Bruyne as the penalty-taker and to the chagrin of their manager. fi ve of those coming in the league. lifted his spot kick over the crossbar. Ivan Cavaleiro scored a header of his With four goals in his last six games, Under orders from the British gov- own in the 74th minute to earn Fulham half shots on target in their last nine Foden has been City’s shining light of ernment during the latest national lock- a 1-1 draw at the Tottenham Hotspur league games. late after fi nally getting a run of games down, players have Stadium, giving Mourinho that sinking Mourinho’s team wasted two chanc- Fulham’s goalkeeper makes a save during the English under manager Pep Guardiola. been warned against coming into close feeling he is starting to know well. es, in particular, to fi nish off Fulham as Premier League soccer match between Tottenham Hotspur and Fulham at “He is a guy with a special instinct contact with teammates when celebrat- After all, Tottenham have conceded Son Heung-min struck a shot against the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in London, Jan 13. (AP) close to goal, not just with the left foot, ing goals. late equalizers in draws against Crystal the post when clean through and Mous- but with the right foot,” Guardiola said. They don’t appear to be listening. Palace and Wolverhampton over the sa Sissoko was denied by a last-ditch but then don’t have that ambition to get to sixth place because Manchester “He deserves to play. His standards are Almost all of City’s outfi eld players past month. In that period, there was tackle after a weaving run into the area. the goal and kill the game.” City beat Brighton 1-0 thanks to Phil higher. congratulated Foden on his goal, end- also the 90th-minute header scored by “We have lots of opportunities to kill “I try to judge the performance day ing in a large group hug. Roberto Firmino to earn Liverpool a off matches,” Mourinho said. “In other Tottenham would have moved into Foden’s individual goal in the day’s by day, and I have the feeling he lives “It is instinct and reaction. It is dif- 2-1 win over Spurs at Anfi eld. cases, especially away, we are winning third place with a win, but dropped other game. his life 24 hours to play football. To- fi cult,” Guardiola said. PSG subdue OM to win Champs Trophy

Barça reach fi nal of Spanish Super Cup

LENS, France, Jan 14, (AP): scored a late penalty as Paris Saint- spot after Pele had fouled striker Mauro Icardi. Icardi opened the scoring in the 39th minute, having an earlier goal disallowed for offside. He met Germain beat Marseille 2-1 to win the Champions Trophy and give new Angel Di Maria’s cross with a scuffed header which goalie Steve Mandanda should have dealt with. coach Mauricio Pochettino his fi rst piece of silverware. Instead he spilled the ball onto the post to allow Icardi a simple tap in. It took Pochettino more than 500 games to fi nally earn a trophy after starting his coaching Neymar’s goal should have settled PSG’s nerves, but Marseille playmaker nipped in at career 12 years ago with Spanish club Espanyol. He lost two fi nals with English side Totten- the front post with a fi ne fi nish from ’s cross in the 89th, and then Thauvin blazed over ham – in the 2015 League Cup and the 2019 Champions League. in the fi fth minute of injury time as PSG held on. “We played well despite the defeat,” Thauvin said. Neymar missed fi ve games with an ankle injury and came off the bench midway though the second “Unfortunately we conceded a penalty which hurt us.” Kiel’s Ahmet Arslan and Mu- half. With fi ve minutes remaining he sent substitute goalkeeper Yohann Pele the wrong way from the The Champions Trophy pits the league champion against the French Cup holder. Since PSG won nich’s , both last season it faced league runner- (right), in action during the up Marseille. DFB Cup 2nd round match Icardi netted from close range mid- between and way through the fi rst half but Kylian Bayern Munich at the Holstein Mbappe was clearly offside when he Stadium in Kiel, Jan 13. (AP) squared the ball to him. Moments lat- er, Mbappe had a goal chalked off for Kiel qualify offside after latching on to a long pass from . Mandanda appeared to sustain a Bavarians knocked thigh injury late in the half and was out of German Cup replaced by fellow veteran Pele after the break. KIEL, Germany, Jan 14, (AP): Although Neymar came on midway Bayern Munich were knocked through the second half, PSG hardly out in the second round of the threatened until Icardi darted into the German Cup for the first time in box and was clattered by Pele as he 20 years after losing a penalty tried to go around him. shootout to second-division team Referee Ruddy Buquet consulted a Holstein Kiel. video replay before awarding a pen- Bayern led twice but allowed alty. Kiel to equalize for a second time Meanwhile, Marc-Andre ter Stegen and make it 2-2 in the 90th min- made two crucial saves in extra time ute. After extra time, and then stopped two penalties in the converted the winning penalty to shootout to help a Barcelona side with- give Kiel a 6-5 win in the shoot- out Lionel Messi beat Real Sociedad out. and reach the fi nal of the Spanish Su- “It’s something that will be per Cup. remembered for years,” Kiel’s 32-year-old coach said of his team’s upset win. SOCCER It’s the first time since 2004 that Bayern, a record 20-time Cup winner, lost to a lower-tier Ter Stegen blocked penalties by Jon team in the competition. And Bautista and Mikel Oyarzabal in the after losing just one game during shootout before Barcelona substitute all of 2020 – winning three titles Riqui Puig converted the winning spot along the way – Bayern have kick after the game had ended 1-1. now lost two of their three The German goalkeeper also made matches in 2021. two superb saves in the fi nal minutes They also lost to Borussia of extra time, stretching to stop two Monchengladbach in the goal-bound strikes by substitute Ad- last Friday. nan Januzaj. Bartels converted the winning Barcelona’s (right), vies for the ball with Real Sociedad’s Andoni Gorosabel during Spanish Super Cup semi fi nal soccer match be- “This is what I am always looking penalty after Bayern midfielder tween Barcelona and Real Sociedad at Nuevo Arcangel stadium in Cordoba, Spain, Jan 13. (AP) for, to play at 100 percent,” Ter Stegen Marc Roca saw his spot kick said. “I am very happy and proud of saved by Kiel goalkeeper Ioannis the team for the huge effort we made, Gelios. The Spanish midfielder and I think we deserved the victory.” was the only player to miss a Juventus edge Genoa in extra time Frenkie de Jong and Antoine Griez- penalty in the shootout. mann missed their penalties for Barce- “I’ve never been knocked out lona, which had started strong thanks so early,” said Bayern forward to Ter Stegen’s initial saves in the Thomas Müller, who has won the shootout, before Puig clinched the competition six times. Inter set up quarter-fi nal with rivals Milan win with his decisive effort. Ousmane Bayern had been bidding to Dembele and Miralem Pjanic also con- reach the third round for the 20th MILAN, Jan 14, (AP): Substitute verted theirs for the Catalan club. Romelu Lukaku scored a last-gasp De Jong put Barcelona ahead with winner as Inter Milan beat Fiorentina Santos beat Boca for all-Brazilian Copa fi nal a skillful header in the 39th minute of SOCCER 2-1 to set up an Italian Cup quarterfi nal a highly entertaining contest between against crosstown rivals AC Milan. SAO PAULO, Jan 14, (AP): Santos Rio de Janeiro. There will be no fans entered the penalty area and scored two of the most attractive and talented Lukaku headed home a minute be- defeated Boca Juniors 3-0 on Wednes- because of the COVID-19 pandemic. with a shot to right of goalkeeper Es- attacks in Spain. year in succession. Instead, Kiel fore the end of extra time in Florence, day to advance to the Copa Libertado- Santos opened the scoring in the teban Andrada. Oyarzabal equalized from the spot will go on to play second divi- just as it appeared as if the match was res fi nal against Palmeiras. The fi rst 16th minute. Venezuela’s Jeferson Only two minutes later, Lucas after De Jong used his arm to cut off a sion rivals Darmstadt. heading for penalties. Juventus also leg of the tie last week ended in a goal- Soteldo took a crossed that touched Braga scored the third after a run It was Bayern coach Hansi pass in the area in the 51st. But when Flick’s first loss in the competi- needed extra time to beat Genoa 3-2, less draw in Buenos Aires. the hand of Boca defender Lisandro from Santos’ Marinho. Any chance the Spain striker went back to the spot while Napoli beat second-division Em- The decider will be played on López. Santos’ second goal came for Boca vanished after defender tion. in the shootout, Ter Stegen held his “We have to make sure that we poli by the same scoreline. Jan.30 at the Maracanã stadium in in the 49th minute when Soteldo Frank Fabra got a straight red card ground until smothering his effort, The score was 1-1 at the end of reg- get back on track,” said Flick, after intentionally stepping on ending Oyarzabal’s streak of 16 con- whose team have been beset by ular time after Fiorentina’s Christian verted spot kicks in a row. Kouamé canceled out Arturo Vidal’s Marinho when the Santos player was recurring defensive problems opener from the penalty spot. on the ground. Veteran striker Carlos “Anyone who likes football, enjoyed lately. Inter will be the home side when Tevez had no opportunities to score this match,” Sociedad coach Imanol The teams had been due to they play their city rivals at the end of during the entire match. Alguacil said. “There are some losses play in December but the game the month. The two Milan teams are Both Santos and Palmeiras will that hurt but that help your grow, espe- was put back to give Bayern also leading Serie A with the Rosson- play their fi fth Copa Libertadores cially for a young team like ours. Soc- more time to cope with its busy eri top of the league, three points ahead fi nal, but the club where Pelé fi rst cer sometimes owes you one, and now schedule. Kiel is third in of second-place Inter. I think we have one coming back.” Germany’s second division appeared will seek their fourth title, Puig, who has struggled to get play- Fiorentina are dangerously close to the fi rst since 2011 when Neymar after a draw with St Pauli and the relegation zone in Serie A but it ing time since the arrival of Barcelona loss to Osnabrück in its last two was the leader. Palmerias will try for coach Ronald Koeman last summer, took the Nerazzurri until fi ve minutes their second. They also won in 1999. games. before halftime to break the deadlock. went on at the start of extra time. Flick started with star striker Christian Eriksen’s effort was par- Robert Lewandowski on the ried by Pietro Terracciano and Alexis bench. But , who Sánchez hit the post with the follow- SOCCER was back from a shin injury, up, but the Fiorentina goalkeeper had opened the scoring in the 14th brought down the Chile striker as he Juventus’ Alvaro Morata, left, and Genoa’s goalkeeper Alberto Paleari, minute when Gelios deflected unleashed his shot and the referee (right), in action during the Italian Cup round of 16 soccer match between On Tuesday, Palmeiras lost 2-0 Thomas Müller’s header to the pointed to the spot. Juventus and Genoa at the Allianz stadium in Turin, Italy, Jan 13. (AP) at home to River Plate, but reached Bayern forward’s feet. the fi nal due to their 3-0 victory in However, TV replays showed by Terracciano, scored the winner by Morata and Dejan Kulusevski had Buenos Aires in the fi rst leg. The Gnabry was offside when Müller SOCCER heading in Nicolò Barella’s cross from scored inside 23 minutes for Juven- team are coached by Portugal’s Abel knocked the ball forward. VAR the right. Hamza Rafi a scored the win- tus, which appeared to be heading for Ferreira, who was signed by the club will only come into operation in ning goal on his debut to send Juven- a comfortable win before goals from less than three months ago. the next round. Vidal then hit the penalty down the tus through to the quarter-fi nals. Last Lennart Czyborra and Filippo Mel- Santos’ coach Alex Stival, known Gnabry went close again in the middle for his fi rst goal for Inter. year’s runners-up Juventus, which egoni saw Genoa level. as Cuca, seeks his second title after 26th before Bartels equalized Fiorentina were awarded a penalty have won the cup a record 13 times, Defending champions Napoli were against the run of play in the will face either Sassuolo or Spal. given a scare by second-division side winning the Copa Libertadores in of its own moments later when Milan 2013 with Atletico Mineiro. Before 37th. split the Škriniar appeared to foul Kouamé but Andrea Pirlo’s side were given a Empoli before winning 3-2. Bayern defense with a through scare as Genoa fought back from two Napoli next face Roma or Spezia, the impressive campaign with a the referee reversed his decision after a group of little known players, Cuca ball and Bartels stayed cool video review. goals down to end regular time at 2-2. which play next week. before shooting past Manuel The hosts did equalize in the 57th The Bianconeri had to do something Nedim Bajrami twice equalized for was hospitalized with COVID-19 Neuer. minute. In a goalmouth scramble, the they didn’t want or expect to do – Empoli to cancel out goals from Gio- for several weeks. It will be the third Leroy Sané restored the visi- ball eventually fell to Kouamé who bring Cristiano Ronaldo off the bench. vanni Di Lorenzo and Hirving Lozano. time that the Copa Libertadores fi - Diego Cristiano of Brazil’s Santos tors’ lead with a perfect free kick had time to control it before blasting But it was another substitute who Andrea Petagna scored the winner nal will be an all-Brazilian affair. In celebrates scoring his side’s fi rst inside the right post in the 48th, into the top right corner. made the difference as the 21-year-old in the 76th, turning in a rebound after 2005, Sao Paulo FC beat Athletico goal during to a Copa Libertadores but Bayern were then frustrated Lukaku had been rested but he was Rafi a fi red into the bottom left corner Empoli midfi elder Samuele Ricci had Paranaense. The following year, the semifi nal second leg soccer match by the home side’s committed brought on in the 69th and, moments from close range after Álvaro Morata cleared Amir Rrahmani’s header off club failed to defend its title in a de- against Argentina’s Boca Juniors in and well-organized defense. after seeing a great chance well saved had pulled back from the byline. the line. cider against Internacional. Santos, Brazil, Jan 13. (AP)