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MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018

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NOTTINGHAM: Nottingham Forest’s English striker Ben Brereton (R) misses a chance at goal during the English FA Cup third round football match between Nottingham Forest and Arsenal at The City Ground in Nottingham.— AFP Arsenal dumped out of FA Cup

Forest continued to probe an inexperienced Arsenal line-up

LONDON: FA Cup holders Arsenal were sensationally that if I score a hat-trick at any point this year then I team just three minutes later. minute to stretch the home side’s lead to 3-1. dumped out of the competition by Nottingham Forest get a dog, so I was trying to get the penalty,” said two- However, Forest continued to probe an inexperi- At Wembley, broke the deadlock against yesterday, joining Leeds United as big-name casualties goal hero Eric Lichaj. enced Arsenal line-up and got their reward just before AFC Wimbledon with just under half an hour to go on a day of shocks. “Vaughany (David Vaughan) told me politely-I won’t half-time when Lichaj volleyed in spectacularly from before Kane again and Jan Vertonghen made it 3-0 to Championship side Forest revived memories of their say what he said to me-to go away.” US international the edge of the box. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger, put the game beyond the reach of the visitors. On glory years under Brian Clough, putting 13-times win- Lichaj opened the scoring for the home side with a serving a touchline ban, was forced to watch powerless Saturday, League Two Coventry City sent Premier ners Arsenal to the sword in an incident-packed 4-2 header midway through the first half but Per from the stands as Rob Holding conceded a penalty League side Stoke City crashing out, prompting the win at the City Ground. “It was good. My wife told me Mertesacker equalised for the much-changed away that teenager Ben Brereton converted in the 64th sacking of Mark Hughes. — AFP

160 million-euro ($192 million) move from It was the Uruguayan’s 400th professional Messi marks new Liverpool. The 25-year-old Brazilian, whose goal, his 131st for Barca putting him seventh transfer is the third-biggest in football histo- on the club’s all-time list of leading scorers. milestone in ry, was not in attendance at the Camp Nou as Levante, who have now won just once in 13 the club’s previous record recruit Ousmane La Liga games and are hovering just above Dembele started. The Frenchman, signed for the drop zone, did not threaten a comeback in Barcelona victory 105 million euros from at the second half. the start of the campaign, was included in the A little over half-full Camp Nou did afford line-up for the first time since tearing his Dembele an ovation as he came off in the MADRID: Lionel Messi marked his 400th hamstring nearly four months ago. 67th minute to be replaced by Nelson appearance in La Liga with the opening goal He came close to scoring on a couple of Semedo. And Barca rounded out the victory as Barcelona eased to a 3-0 win over Levante occasions, including from one 20-yard strike in the third minute of added time as Messi’s at the Camp Nou yesterday. that was beaten away by Levante’s ex- low ball across goal at the end of a jinking run Messi’s 365th goal in Spain’s top flight Barcelona goalkeeper Oier Olazabal. But it was turned in by Paulinho. came inside 12 minutes, with Luis Suarez was Messi who broke the deadlock from a Atletico beat Getafe 2-0 at the Wanda adding the second before the interval and Jordi Alba assist, a combination that has Metropolitano on Saturday, with Diego Costa Paulinho completing the victory late on as proved fruitful on so many occasions this sea- scoring and then being sent off in his first Barcelona stretched their lead at the top of son. The Argentine’s flighted pass found Alba, league appearance since returning to the club the table back to nine points over Atletico and the left-back headed the ball down for from Chelsea. Valencia are 11 points behind Madrid. Messi, arriving in the area, to finish first-time Barcelona in third after coming from behind The Catalans are still unbeaten in La Liga in off the far post for his 16th league goal of to beat Girona 2-1 at Mestalla on Saturday. this season and have Philippe Coutinho to the campaign. The second goal arrived seven Real Madrid are a massive 17 points adrift BARCELONA: Barcelona’s Portuguese midfielder Andre Gomes (L) vies come in, with the Brazilian expected to be minutes before the interval, as Suarez con- of the leaders in fourth spot, although they do with Levante’s US defender Shaq Moore during the Spanish league foot- officially unveiled as a Barcelona player on trolled Sergi Roberto’s fine ball into the box have two games in hand, including away to ball match FC Barcelona vs Levante UD at the Camp Nou stadium in Monday following the announcement of his before firing home. Celta Vigo. — AFP Barcelona yesterday. —AFP