Sport SATURDAY 29 MAY 2021 JordanJ Rally: Al Attiyah takes big lead ItI was a good morning. We tried to push the first two sstages. The other driver have some problems, punctures, butb it is not an easy rally even for the experienced drivers. We know these nice roads. We have a good lead and now wwe will try to hold it. Nasser Saleh Al Attiyah Sport | 14 CAF SUPER CUP: Al Ahly (Mohamed Sherif 57, Salah Mohsen 82) beat RSB Berkane 2-0 at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha Al Ahly crowned champions in Doha CAF – DOHA President of Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC) H E Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani attending the final of CAF Mohamed Sherif and Salah Mohamed Sherif and Salah Super Cup at Jassim Bin Hamad Stadium, yesterday. Mohsen’s second half goals Mohsen’s second half goals handed Egyptian giants Al Ahly handed Egyptian giants Al their seventh Total CAF Super Cup title after beating RS Ahly their seventh Total CAF Berkane 2-0 at the Jassim Bin Super Cup title after beating Hamad Stadium in Doha RS Berkane 2-0 at the Jassim yesterday. The Total CAF Champions Bin Hamad Stadium in Doha League holders were dominant yesterday. over their Total CAF Confed- eration Cup counterparts, especially in the second half an even better chance off a and ensuring they hand coach counter attack. Mouhssine Pitso Mosimane his second Iajour released Mohamed continental title since joining Farehane through on the right the Cairo giants in October last with the defender gliding year. away with only the keeper to Mosimane won the Cham- beat. pions League title as well as However, Ahly shot stopper finishing third at the Club Mohamed Elshenawy was World Cup with The Red quick off his line to narrow the Devils, adding on to the angle and Ferehane’s attempt Egyptian Cup he clinched as his to clip the ball over him ended first piece of silverware in on the side netting. North Africa. In the second half, Ahly Heading into the match in were more enterprising in Doha yesterday, there was showed less of that in a com- with Aliou Dieng having a good he skied it over. Berkane had match, skipper Mohamed Aziz attack and they were ahead concern for Ahly due to their manding performance against opportunity with a shot from two good chances to get into saw his header off a short after 57 minutes, when Sherif tight schedule of matches and the Moroccans. the edge of the box off a the lead. corner go wide. scored with a belter of a goal. constant travelling, but they They threatened from early Hussein El Shahat cut-back but In the 18th minute of the Ten minutes later, they had The forward made a quick turn inside the box before slicing an unstoppable left foot shot into the net. Egyptians clinch seventh The Egyptians continued their dominance and with eight minutes left, they sealed the CAF Super Cup title victory when Mohsen side stepped the keeper before slapping the ball into the net after being put through by a defense splitting pass from Taher Mohamed. Berkane tried to pluck some respect off the match in search of at least a goal. They came close in the second minute of added time when substitute Alain Traore’s strong header off a cross came off the bar. On the other end, Ahly also had their chances to extend the lead with Mohamed Magdy ‘Afsha’ forcing the Berkane keeper to a brilliant save with a header while Sherif should have scored his second with another header that came cracking against the upright with the last play. Chelsea, Manchester City eye Champions League glory AP – PORTO Manchester City’s Gabriel Jesus, Sergio Aguero, Manchester City making it to the It’s more familiar territory Ruben Dias, Fernandinho with team-mates European Cup final for the first for Thomas Tuchel, a losing Looming over Liberdade during a training session yesterday. time in its 141-year history, finalist last season when Paris Square, the giant European Cup thanks to the club being ele- Saint-Germain fell to Bayern replica that supporters of vated to join Europe’s elite fol- Munich. The German will be Chelsea and Manchester City lowing its Abu Dhabi takeover leading out Chelsea in Porto crane their necks to photograph 13 years ago. only 123 days after being hired is a reminder of the prize being The influx of cash from by Chelsea to save a season fal- sought in today’s Champions Sheikh Mansour - a member of tering under Frank Lampard. A League final. Abu Dhabi’s ruling family - top-four place in the Premier And the footballing heritage delivered unprecedented League was recovered to qualify their clubs tried to wreck only success for a team that long for the Champions League a month ago. lived in the shadow of three- without even having to win the The all-English final in time European champion Man- final. Porto is a meeting of two of chester United. It is reminiscent of 2012 Europe’s richest teams at the But the lavish assembling of when another midseason end of a pandemic-compressed the team also attracted investi- appointee - Roberto Di Matteo season that has stretched gations for breaching Financial - took Chelsea to its first Cham- squads to the limit and bene- Fair Play rules and punishments pions League final and beat fited those with the deepest for obstructing the investigators. Bayern Munich on its own turf. resources. Those FFP rules are now being It was no underdog success, It’s another reminder of the overhauled to allow the type of instead the fulfilment of Russian advantages held by the elite in any stadium, home or away. The Champions League final in the Champions League since heavier spending on players billionaire Roman Abramovich’s who seem forever to be seeking They even missed the chance returns to Portugal more out of the start of the pandemic last impeded by the current target after buying the club in great wealth and power, under- to protest in stadiums against necessity after Istanbul was March. regulations. 2003. cutting any broadening of the the bid by their own clubs to abandoned due to Turkey’s rise There are often pitfalls to A year ago Pep Guardiola’s Chelsea has beaten City profile of would-be finalists. launch the largely closed in coronavirus infections. groups of English fans trav- side faced being excluded from twice in this season’s three But for all the rancor and replacement for the Champions Hopes of an easier journey elling. There was a brief flare- the Champions League until encounters, including in the FA recriminations in the fallout League that collapsed within 48 for the fans - playing the final up of unrest on the streets of the club’s squad of lawyers Cup semi-finals but Tuchel’s from the collapse of the Super hours. on home soil at Wembley - Porto on Thursday night as all helped to secure a decisive side went on to lose to Leicester. League breakaway, the 66th Finally, in their 13th game of were thwarted by coronavirus restaurants and bars were victory to overturn the UEFA City, though, already has two final of UEFA’s elite competition the competition, fans will be controls preventing unrestricted closed by 10:30 p.m. due to the ban at the Court of Arbitration trophies after winning the does provide glimmers of allowed into the Estádio do access for the UEFA delegations. pandemic curfew. for Sport. League Cup for a fourth con- optimism and hope in chal- Dragão. The roar and energy of That led to Portugal opening its Getting to Portugal and into Guardiola is in his first secutive season and the Premier lenging times - both within the the crowd, so missing throughout borders to more than 10,000 the stadium required multiple Champions League final since League for the fifth time in 10 sport and beyond. the pandemic, will be back for the visiting fans. coronavirus tests, costing hun- winning for a second time as seasons. The journey to the final has UEFA showpiece after last sea- It’s the type of mass dreds of dollars. Barcelona coach in 2011, “It’s always so, so tough to been one not witnessed by any son’s final was played in an movement of football sup- But that’s been the least reaching this stage with City at play against his teams,” Tuchel City or Chelsea fans in the flesh empty Lisbon stadium. porters across Europe not seen complicated aspect of his fifth attempt. said of Guardiola. SATURDAY 29 MAY 2021 SPORT 15 Barshim warms up for Olympics with second spot as Ogunode shines Fraser-Pryce, Cheruiyot dazzle in Doha FAWAD HUSSAIN Qatar's world champion Mutaz Essa Barshim in action during DOHA DIAMOND LEAGUE THE PENINSULA the men’s high jump event at the Doha Diamond League yesterday. – MEN’S 400M HURDLES Doha is a popular destination among the global athletes for Rai Bejamin (USA) 47.38 (MR) a good reason. The Qatari Alison dos Santos (BRA) 47.57 capital hosts the top-notch Kyron McMaster (IVB) 47.82 track and field competitions in a way that they are long – HIGH JUMP MEN remembered, bringing the best out of top stars. Ilya Ivanyuk (ANA) 2.33 It was the same last night, Mutaz Barshim SB (QAT) 2.30 when Suhaim bin Hamad Andriy Protsenko (UKR) 2.27 Stadium played host to the second meeting of the – POLE VAULT WOMEN Diamond League 2021 as six world leads and three meeting Katie Nageotte (USA) 4.84 (WL, MR) records were set under lights Sandi Morris (USA) 4.84 (WL, MR) in Doha.