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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2020

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Messi, Fati inspire 10-man Barca

Barcelona earn big win at Celta despite first-half red card

VIGO: Barcelona’s Argentine forward (bottom) shoots during the Spanish league football match RC Celta de Vigo against FC Barcelona on October 1, 2020. — AFP

MADRID: Barcelona’s new double-act delivered of this team, we worked hard, played with a lot of disci- encouraging for Koeman was seeing the likes of Fati the 11th minute after Coutinho played a quick pass fol- again as Lionel Messi and Ansu Fati led them to a 3-0 pline with a man less and even then we made the best and Coutinho shine on a night when, in truth, Messi lowing a poor clearance from Jeison Murillo. Allowing victory at Celta Vigo in on Thursday, despite chances. I’m very, very happy.” Victory makes it two was not at his best, even if his display included two the ball to roll across his body, Fati manoeuvred it away Clement Lenglet being sent off in the first half. After wins out of two for Barcelona, who began by thrashing superb runs, both of which led to goals. from Joseph Aidoo and with the outside of his right foot, scoring twice in Barca’s opening game of the season, Villarreal 4-0 on Sunday yet this was arguably a more steered inside the corner. Fati fired struck early at a blustery Balaidos, only for impressive performance, and not just because of the Red card Gerard Pique was lucky not to be sent off, spared Lenglet to collect a second yellow card in the 42nd numerical disadvantage. Fati dazzled again. The 17- Koeman welcomed Messi saying this week he wanted because Suarez was offside, but Lenglet paid the minute for pulling back Denis Suarez. year-old continued his brilliant start to the season with to put an end to his “disagreements” with the club while price for planting a hand on Suarez’s shoulder as he But even down to 10, ’s side were another smart finish and he offered the kind of pace good performances like these are perhaps most likely to looked to pull away. Messi helped to make it two after undeterred and Messi made the lead more comfortable and penetration that this team so often lacked last term. convince the Argentinean the club is moving forward. half-time, darting away from three Celta defenders shortly after half-time, his weaving run and shot divert- , meanwhile, looked back to the Celta, who only just escaped relegation last season, may before his shot took a cruel deflection off Olaza and ed in for an own- by Lucas Olaza. Celta hit the Coutinho of old. Deployed in a more central attacking not have offered the stiffest examination but they have crept inside the post. He thought he had scored again crossbar but never really threatened a comeback and position in Koeman’s 4-2-3-1 system, the Brazilian was an excellent record at home against Barca, who could after Coutinho’s shot came back to him off the wood- when the ball spilled loose after another Messi dash in aggressive without the ball and adventurous with it He easily have caved after Lenglet’s red card. work and in the 95th minute, it was the 33-year-old’s injury-time, made sure of the points. was unlucky not to score in the second half when his Lenglet will be suspended for the game against his run and shot that fell to the feet of Sergi, who smashed “We did a great job,” said Koeman. “I’m very proud shot cannoned back off the post. Perhaps most former club Sevilla on Sunday. Fati opened the scoring in in for a third. — AFP

Somali women’s basketball Arsenal reach team defy prejudice League Cup MOGADISHU: Whistles screech accept it, she said. The women only quarter-finals on the sea breeze as three female play in compounds behind high Somali coaches inspect a line of concrete walls, which shield them LONDON: Mikel Arteta praised Arsenal women in black and blue head- from the gaze of the curious or goalkeeper Bernd Leno for repaying his faith scarves dribbling basketballs. It’s those who might attack them. after the German’s two penalty saves clinched not just the heat that makes it hard: One of the coaches, Suham a 5-4 shoot-out win over Liverpool that sent the women are also braving the Hassan Sobran, 40, played as a the Gunners into the League Cup quarter- scorn of their families and the child before civil war broke out in finals. Arteta’s side had already beaten threat of attack by gunmen who Somalia in 1991. She restarted in Liverpool on penalties in the Community think women should not play sport 2009, when the Islamist Al Shabaab Shield earlier this season and they repeated the trick in the fourth round tie. Joe Willock publicly. insurgency still controlled large scored the winning penalty after Leno saved “We cannot openly say we are swathes of the city. Now, Sobran from Divock Origi and Harry Wilson. going to play. We put our playing and her two friends train some 30 Adrian kept out Arsenal’s third spot-kick LIVERPOOL: Arsenal’s German goalkeeper Bernd Leno saves a shot from Liverpool’s clothes and shoes in school bags other women on a court enclosed in from Mohamed Elneny, but Alexandre Portuguese striker Diogo Jota during the English League Cup fourth round football match and carry them that way to the field Mogadishu’s Hamar Jajab district Lacazette, Cedric Soares, Ainsley Maitland- between Liverpool and Arsenal on October 1, 2020. — AFP and we pretend we are going to office. A police checkpoint lies Niles and Nicolas Pepe all netted before school or university,” said Fardawsa nearby - such checkpoints are Willock set up a last eight clash with a lot of tough teams left in the competition.” but Arsenal took the spoils against the cham- Omar Ahmed, 20, a university grad- often a target for al Qaeda-linked al Manchester City. Asked about facing City, Arsenal, who haven’t lifted the League pions in the league in July and the Community uate who also plays volleyball and Shabaab, which was driven out of where he worked as Pep Guardiola’s assistant Cup since 1993, have won three of their last Shield in August. Arsenal’s disciplined display football. Her family used to discour- Mogadishu in 2011, but still mounts until December, Arteta said: “I was waiting four meetings with Liverpool in the space of was another sign that the FA Cup winners are age her from playing, but now they frequent attacks. — Reuters and enjoying the victory and then we have to just 11 weeks. Liverpool beat the Gunners 3-1 heading in the right direction under Arteta’s play Manchester City. “It is what is. There are in the Premier League at Anfield on Monday, astute leadership. — AFP