22 Monday, January 30, 2017 SPORTS Madrid However, Barca arguably arcelona’s La Liga title had the best chance of the challenge suffered a huge first-half when Antonio blowB as the Spanish champions Adan flew off his line to were controversially held deny Neymar from another 1-1 at Real Betis despite Luis scintillating Messi pass. Suarez’s last minute equaliser Ceballos saw a dipping yesterday. long-range effort come back A point is enough to move off the bar before Castro Barca above Sevilla into struck the post with Ter second on goal difference Stegen beaten at his near post. after Sevilla also missed the chance to go top of the table as Sevilla beaten Barca they were reduced to 10 men The German goalkeeper had Millwall, Fulham after just two minutes in a 3-1 a moment to forget for the defeat at Espanyol. opening goal as he failed to Real Madrid lead both by get a good connection on give underdogs a point and have two games an attempted punch under in hand on their title rivals, pressure from two Betis the first of which comes at players and the ball fell kindly bite in FA Cup home to Real Sociedad later for Alegria to tap home. London honest bunch, organised and yesterday. Conceding appeared denied goal by former Wales have quality and you can see Aleix Alegria gave Betis the to wake Barca from their international Steve that today.” lead their dominance deserved slumber and they were doubly AMorison secured third tier Harris’s Watford counterpart 15 minutes from time when denied by Hernandez seconds Millwall a deserved 1-0 victory Walter Mazzarri apologised to he bundled home from close later as Neymar went down over Premier League Watford the fans for the defeat. range after Marc-Andre ter inside the area and the ball in the FA Cup fourth round However, he said it should Stegen flapped at a corner. ricocheted towards the Betis yesterday. be taken into account that as However, Barca were goal off Riza Durmisi. It was Millwall’s second they are playing Arsenal in the rightly infuriated seconds Replays showed the successive top level scalp after Premier League on Tuesday later as the ball clearly crossed ball clearly went over the eliminating Bournemouth in he had to be careful with his the Betis goalline, but no goal line before Alissa Mandi the previous round. selections. Watford are seventh was given by referee Alejandro cleared, but La Liga’s refusal Second tier Fulham more from bottom and eight points Jose Hernandez. to implement goal line predictably prevailed over above the relegation places. Suarez did at least rescue technology due to pricing ghost out of sorts Premier League Hull went down to their a point in the dying seconds, fears cost Barca dearly as no strugglers Hull 4-1. second Cup defeat in a matter of though, as he slotted home goal was given. Millwall dominated the clash days and far more tamely than Lionel Messi’s through ball for Betis should have sealed with Morison’s headed winner when they beat Manchester his 21st goal of the season. the three points when Castro just after the hour mark beating United 2-1 in the League Cup “We have to help the broke clear on goal eight Heurelho Gomes. semi-final on Thursday but lost referees,” Barca boss Luis minutes from time, but Ter The hosts, who had gone into 3-2 on aggregate. Fulham, who Enrique told BeIN Sports Stegen redeemed himself with the game boosted by the news are 11th in the Championship Spain. a fine save. that threats of having to move but just five points outside the “The technology can And that miss proved to outside London because of a play-off spots, rounded off the help them. I say that for all crucial as Messi finally found property development project scoring through former Celtic situations not just ones that go the space to slip a pass through had been stalled, had the ball in star Norwegian international for me, but against me too.” the Betis defence and Suarez the net again shortly afterwards Stefan Johansen. (AFP) Suarez was less dispatched the ball into the but it was ruled out. understanding as he claimed far corner. “We are an honest bunch,” English FA Cup the ball “was a metre over the There was also refereeing Morison, 33, told the BBC. Fourth round line.” controversy at Espanyol as “Everyone works hard every goal Sutton 1 Leeds 0 Ultimately Enrique paid the Sevilla’s shot at moving top day. Sometimes it doesn’t go price for again heavily rotating lasted barely two minutes for us but we put 110% in every Millwall 1 Watford 0 his side with Wednesday’s when Nico Pareja was very day. It is well deserved. We were Fulham 4 Hull 1 Copa del Rey semi-final, first harshly sent-off on top of brilliant from start to finish.” ManUnited v Wigan () leg at Atletico Madrid in conceding a penalty for a trip Millwall manager Neil mind. on Pablo Piatti. Harris, the club’s all-time Played Saturday “The feeling I have is that Former Sevilla favourite leading scorer, was proud Blackburn 2 Blackpool 0 we have won one point (not Jose Antonio Reyes showed as punch of his players who Burnley 2 Bristol City 0 lost two),” he added. no mercy to his former club extended their unbeaten run in Chelsea 4 Brentford 0 Enrique made six changes as he converted from the spot, all competitions to eight. Crystal Palace 0 ManCity 3 in all, including three of the although Reyes did hold his “Watford are a top side. In the back four and Betis took hands up in apology at the first half we were outstanding Lincoln 3 Brighton 1 advantage with a bright start. travelling support. but I was starting to think ‘will it Liverpool 1 Wolves 2 Ter Stegen was forced into The 10 men reacted come?’ But we got that moment Middlesbrough 1 Accrington 0 saves from Ruben Castro and brilliantly, though, and were of magic and fortunately the Oxford 3 Newcastle 0 Dani Ceballos early on. level when Stefan Jovetic experience shined. Rochdale 0 Huddersfield 4 Spanish La Liga results yesterday “This club and team Southampton 0 Arsenal 5 continued epitomise everything what the Tottenham 4 Wycombe 3 Fourth round his hot FA Cup is about. They are an Real Betis 1 Barcelona 1 Espanyol 3 Sevilla 1 Athletic Bilbao v Sporting Gijon () streak since joining on-loan from Real Madrid v Real Sociedad () Celtic break ‘Lisbon Lions’ Inter Milan to sweep home Glasgow the run achieved in Celtic’s Playing today Samir Nasri’s pass after 19 eltic broke a 50-year-old most successful season -- the Las Palmas v Valencia (1945) minutes. Reyes haunted club record yesterday as the legendary ‘Lisbon Lions’ 1966- Monday Sevilla once more as his free- ScottishC champions beat Hearts 67 campaign, which ended Las Palmas v Valencia (1945) kick was headed home by 4-0 to extend their unbeaten with a clean sweep of trophies Played Saturday Marc Navarro in first-half run to 27 matches. A double including the European Cup. Villarreal 2 Granada 0 stoppage time. And Gerard from English star Scott Sinclair Celtic’s 17th consecutive Alaves 0 Atletico Madrid 0 Moreno sealed the three -- rounding off the scoring with league victory moves Rodgers’ Eibar 3 Deportivo la Coruna 1 points for Espanyol as this a penalty -- ensured Brendan side - who have already won the Leganes 0 Celta Vigo 2 time Navarro was the supplier Rodgers’ side stretched their League Cup - 22 points clear of for his headed finish. (AFP) unblemished start in all domestic Rangers at the top of the table as campaigns. The Glasgow team’s they remain firmly on course for unbeaten streak sees them break a domestic treble..