Neymar Scores on Return As PSG Win French Champions Trophy Pochettino’S Side Beat Arch-Rivals Marseille 2-1
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Guillambert guides Taxiwala to Muaither Cup win PAGE 11 FRIDAY, JANUARY 15, 2021 Qatar’s Ambassador to Germany meets Karl-Heinz Rummenigge Neymar scores on return as PSG win French Champions Trophy Pochettino’s side beat arch-rivals Marseille 2-1 AGENCIES PARIS NEYMAR returned to action in style as he scored for Paris HE Sheikh Abdullah bin Mohammed Al Thani, the Qatari Ambassador to Saint-Germain as the side beat Germany, recently met Karl-Heinz Rummenigge, Chairman of the Executive arch rivals Marseille 2-1 to win Board, Bayern Munich, to discuss the latest preparations for FIFA World Cup this season’s Champions Tro- Qatar 2022 and the upcoming FIFA Club World Cup Qatar 2020. phy at the Stade Bollaert-Dele- lis stadium in Lens, France, on Wednesday. The win also fetched coach Mauricio Pochettino the first ‘Pochettino exceptional’: trophy of his reign in France and managerial career. The Champions Trophy is Marquinhos hails coach the French equivalent of a Su- per Cup, usually contested at GOAL.COM the start of the season by the league champions and French ARIS Saint-Germain Cup winners. captain Marquinhos The Brazilian forward Ney- Phailed Mauricio Pochet- mar, who had been out of ac- tino as “an exceptional coach” tion since mid-December with after the Argentine won the an ankle injury, netted from the first trophy of his managerial penalty spot in the second half career. (85th minute) to add to Mauro Just three games into his Icardi’s first-half opener. Paris Saint-Germain’s players celebrate with the trophy after winning the French Champions Trophy (Trophee des Champions) at the Bollaert- tenure as PSG boss, the for- Icardi found the back of Delelis Stadium in Lens, northern France, on Wednesday. (AFP) mer Tottenham, Southampton the net in the first half to set and Espanyol manager won Ligue 1 champions PSG on side’s lead in first half stop- his first piece of silverware as the road to victory against last page time when he hit a left- his side beat rivals Marseille in season’s runners-up Marseille. footed strike back off the the Trophee des Champions. With PSG winning both crossbar. Mauro Icardi opened the last season, Marseille had Icardi thought he had giv- scoring just before half-time been selected as their oppo- en PSG the lead with a 22nd before Neymar capped his re- nents as the Ligue 1 runners- minute tap-in, only to have the turn from injury with a late up. This season’s edition was goal ruled out for offside after goal from the penalty spot, delayed because of the corona- Kylian Mbappe strayed past with Dimitri Payet’s effort only virus pandemic. Marseille’s back line to collect a consolation. Neymar replaced Angel Di Leandro Paredes’ super pass. The game was Marquin- PSG’s Argentinian forward Mauro Maria in the 65th minute for Neymar earlier was imme- hos’ 300th in a PSG shirt, and Icardi celebrates with Brazil- his first appearance in 2021. diately targeted by Gonzalez, he was delighted to cap the oc- ian defender Marquinhos (top) Dimitri Payet pulled one the Argentine fouling the su- casion with a win and another after scoring during the French back for Marseille in the 89th perstar attacker several times. trophy. Champions Trophy match against minute when he latched onto However it was Neymar “It’s a pleasure to be on the Marseille (OM) at the Bollaert- Florian Thauvin’s cross, but who had the last laugh when pitch, to be able to give your all Delelis Stadium in Lens, France, PSG held firm to give new he stepped up to score the so that you can win matches on Wednesday. (AFP) coach Pochettino his second decisive second goal for PSG and trophies. That’s why I came win in three games. from the penalty spot after to PSG,” the Brazilian told Ca- “Against Marseille, we PSG’s other star Kylian Icardi was brought down by nal+. “There is a new coach know it’s not always easy,” Mbappe too had a chance but Marseille’s substitute keeper with a new philosophy; it’s not Marquinhos noted. “They are he started his run too early to Yohann Pele. always easy to change during a team with a lot of commit- connect with a long pass from Scoreline: PSG 2 (Mauro Icardi the season but Pochettino is an ment, but we like to play this his captain Marquinhos. Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar looks at his medal after winning the French Champions 39’, Neymar 85’ (P)) bt Mar- exceptional coach. He talks a lot kind of game. Icardi almost doubled his Trophy (Trophee des Champions) at the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, France, on Wednesday. (AFP) seille 1 (Dimitri Payet 89’). with the players and explains “Overall, we had a very well what he wants. good game. We had some diffi- “We thank (Thomas) cult times but we are progress- Tuchel for what he did here, ing and that is the most im- for me because I progressed portant thing. Both teams had well under him and he showed great players to put on a good Attiyah secures another stage win but me a new level of football that game and left what happened I never expected to reach.” in the league game behind.” Wednesday’s game was PSG will now turn their at- keenly anticipated follow- tentions back to Ligue 1, with Frenchman Peterhansel keeps lead ing the full-blooded meeting the reigning French champions between the teams in Ligue 1 one point behind leaders Lyon AGENCIES back in September. Marseille’s at the midway point of the sea- AL ULA (SAUDI ARABIA) 1-0 win on that day saw five son. They travel to Angers on players sent off in stoppage Saturday before finishing Janu- NASSER Al Attiyah secured a time following accusations of ary with fixtures against Mont- fifth stage win of the 2021 Da- racism and an on-pitch brawl. pellier and Lorient. kar Rally on Thursday, but was unable to make a major dent in Stephane Peterhansel’s lead ahead of Friday’s showdown. Starting third on the road, Peterhansel grabbed an early lead in the shortened 464km test between Alula and Yanbu, heading X-raid Mini team- mate Carlos Sainz and the PH Sport Peugeot of Khalid Al Mini’s driver Stephane Peterhansel and his co-driver Edouard Boulanger Toyota’s driver Nasser Al Attiyah of Qatar and his co-driver Mathieu Qassimi. of France change a tyre as they compete during the Stage 11 of the Da- Baumel of France during Stage 11 of Dakar Rally 2021 between While both Sainz and Al kar Rally between Al Ula and Yanbu in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. (AFP) Al Ula and Yanbu in in Saudi Arabia on Thursday. (AFP) Qassimi enjoyed brief stints in the lead later on, Peterhansel Overdrive Toyota driver dropping to ninth in the final ski and Bahrain Xtreme driver minute on nearest rival Toby remained predominantly at Yazeed Al Rajhi finished four order after losing time in the Nani Roma staying fourth Price, having led by just one the top throughout the stage, minutes off the lead in fourth, final sections of the stage. and fifth respectively despite second on Sunday. arriving at the final waypoint despite having to open the Ford privateer Martin not featuring in the top 10 in American Ricky Brabec, with an advantage of 29s from stage after claiming a second Prokop was 10th, ahead of Thursday’s stage. winner of the 2020 rally, was Toyota rival Attiyah. win of 2021 in Thursday’s spe- Overdrive’s Jakub Przygon- Al Qassimi remains sixth almost three minutes adrift However, the French driv- cial. ski and top Century driver from Vasilyev, de Villiers and in third. French rider Xavier er lost more than two minutes Five-time bikes winner Mathieu Serrardori. Prokop, while Despres has de Soultrait withdrew from in the last 26km section to- Cyril Despres (PH Sport) Ahead of Friday’s 12th overtaken Optimus driver the competition following a wards the finish line, allowing equalled his best finish of the and final stage, Peterhansel Christian Lavieille to claim heavy crash on stage eight. He Attiyah to come through and 2021 Dakar so far in fifth, heads the overall standings by 10th. was taken to hospital in Tabuk take the stage win by 1m56s. while Wei Han was a surpris- 15m05s from Attiyah, with a Chile’s Jose Ignacio Cor- for observation and had been Paris Saint-Germain’s Argentine head coach Mauricio Pochettino (C) Sainz finished another 30s ing sixth driving a SMG buggy. record 14th Dakar win in his nejo extended his advantage fourth overall at the time. speaks with Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward Neymar (L) dur- adrift in third, losing nearly Factory Toyota driver Gin- sight. in the motorbike category with De Soultrait was consid- ing the French Champions Trophy (Trophee des Champions) football five minutes between check- iel de Villiers narrowly beat the Sainz sits well over an hour his first stage victory of the ered among the favourites and match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Marseille (OM) at the points 3 and 5 shortly after X-raid 4x4 of Vladimir Vasily- adrift in third following a trou- event. had briefly occupied first place Bollaert-Delelis Stadium in Lens, France, on Wednesday. (AFP) ceding the lead to Peterhansel. ev to seventh, with Al Qassimi bled first week, with Przygon- Cornejo gained over a last week following stage four. Sports Friday, January 15, 2021 11 GUILLAMBERT GUIDES TAXIWALA TO MUAITHER CUP WIN Osama Omer Al Dafea-owned & trained Taxiwala (IRE) (Holy Roman Emperor x It’s True) won the Muaither Cup on turf at Qatar Racing and Equestrian Club’s (QREC) Al Rayyan Park on Thursday.