Sport THURSDAY 8 APRIL 2021 ZamanZa cracks another century as Pakistan winw series against South Africa So we weren't unprepared. But I'd like to credit the whole team, for how we putpu up a good total and defended it well. This is a very important series for us,us, winning in South Africa will give our team a lot of confidence. The individualind players will also get a lot of confidence from their performances. Pakistan captain Babar Azam Sport |09 UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE: QUARTER-FINALS Chelsea beat FC Porto 2-0, Paris Saint-Germain beat FC Bayern Munich 3-2 Mbappe scores twice as PSG beat holders Bayern at home; Chelsea grab advantage REUTERS – MUNICH onto the crossbar in the second across the box to dribble his way minute but did better with into the net in the 85th minute, Paris Saint Germain forward another header in the 38th and moments after team mate Kylian Mbappe scored twice to Mueller brought the hosts level, Christian Pulisic had rattled the steer the visitors to a 3-2 victory nodding in a Joshua Kimmich crossbar. over holders Bayern Munich in free kick. The second leg on April 13 a topsy-turvy Champions Mbappe scored from a quick will also be played at Sevilla's League quarter-final first leg counter-attack, however, and Sanchez Pizjuan stadium due to yesterday. PSG survived late pressure from coronavirus restrictions on Mbappe fired in his eighth Bayern to hang on for victory travel between Portugal and goal of the competition in the ahead of next week's return leg England. 68th minute after Eric-Maxim in Paris. Meanwhile, Real Madrid Zin- Choupo-Moting in the 37th Elsewhere, in Seville, Superb edine Zidane praised his forward minute and Thomas Mueller on individual goals from English Vinicius Jr. for rising to the big the hour had cancelled out a pair Mason Mount and Ben occasion after the Brazilian's two two-goal PSG lead. It was Bay- Chilwell gave Chelsea a 2-0 win goals helped his side to a 3-1 win ern's first Champions League away to Porto in their quarter- over Liverpool in Tuesday's loss in more than two years. final first leg as the Londoners match. PSG had stunned the hosts made the most of their few Vinicius was signed by Real in the third minute through chances. from Brazilian giants Flamengo Mbappe, whose powerful low Midfielder Mount ran on to when he was just 16 and despite drive squeezed through the legs an incisive pass from Jorginho showing flashes of brilliance and of keeper Manuel Neuer. then swivelled to get past a exceptional dribbling ability, his The French side were bru- defender before firing the ball time in Spain has often been Paris Saint Germain’s Kylian Mbappe scores their tally efficient and scored with low and hard into the far corner overshadowed by lacklustre fin- first goal against Bayern Munich yesterday. their second chance of the game to prise Porto open in the 32nd ishing. Before Tuesday he had when Neymar picked out Mar- minute and score his first Cham- scored only 12 goals in 105 Real quinhos with a pinpoint cross pions League goal. Premier League side and had beaten away by Chelsea keeper But Chelsea grabbed a games while his erratic play led and the PSG captain beat Neuer Porto, who knocked triple the amount of shots, going Edouard Mendy, who also crucial second away goal when to strike partner Karim Benzema in the 28th minute. Juventus out in the last round, closest with a header from repelled an effort from striker Chilwell pounced on a slip by telling team-mate Ferland Choupo-Moting had headed were more adventurous than the veteran defender Pepe that was Moussa Marega. Porto's Jesus Corona and dashed Mendy to avoid passing to the forward during halftime at a Champions League game earlier this season. But the 20-year-old thrived in the spotlight against the Premier League holders and 2019 Champions League winners, breaking the deadlock with a cold-blooded finish after expertly bringing down a Toni Kroos ball with his shoulder. "I'm delighted for him, we are seeing some fantastic stuff from him right now," Zidane told reporters. Paris Saint Germain’s Marquinhos celebrates after scoring their second goal yesterday. QSL: Umm Salal edge Al Sailiya ACL: AGMK beat as Al Kharaitiyat stun Al Arabi Al Gharafa in THE PENINSULA – DOHA Umm Salal players celebrate with coach Ben Askar after securing their place in next season's QNB Stars League following yesterday's 1-0 win over Al Sailiya. extra-time thriller Umm Salal stunned in-form Al Sailiya 1-0 to secure their place THE AFC – DOHA pressure but they ended the in the next season of QNB Stars half the stronger, missing an League (QSL) on a day of upsets, A last gasp winner from opportunity on the counter- which saw bottom-placed Al Jovan Djokić secured a slice attack when Amro Surag Kharaitiyat edging Al Arabi 2-1. of history for AGMK FC, failed to make the most of In yesterday’s first match at sending the Uzbekistan an excellent Sofiane Hanni Al Ahli Stadium, Kayke Rodrigues Super League club to the pass, before Hanni tried a scored the all-important goal in AFC Champions League shot of his own moments the 59th minute as Umm Salal group stage for the first time later, with Valijon celebrated having avoided the with a dramatic 1-0 extra- Rakhimov called upon to relegation play-off against time victory over hosts Al make a straight-forward Second Division runners-up. Gharafa yesterday. but important save on the Tiago Queiroz failed to score Djokić broke through stroke of half-time. from the spot kick in 36th minute, after nearly two hours of a Aleksandr Kasyan had a miss that proved costly for Al tense but goalless football, the ball in the back of the Sailiya. with Mirjalol Kasimov’s side net for AGMK six minutes 10th-placed Umm Salal missing several chances into the second half, but the moved to 21 points after their fifth before finally booking their goal was chalked off when victory, while Al Sailiya remained place in the main draw. the Ukrainian striker was on 26 points following their ninth The Qatari side came spotted marginally offside, defeat. into the match with the and the chances kept Umm Salal goalkeeper Baba greater pedigree in the coming with Hassan saving Malick was impressive in the competition but in the to deny Akramkon Komilov match, thwarting many attacks diving on his right to deflect a ball, which reached Mohammed middle of a poor run of before Sardor Rakhmanov by Al Sailiya, who were recently spectacular free-kick taken by Kayke after taking Osman Nawaf domestic form, losing four missed a free header from crowned the Ooredoo Cup Kayke as first half ended in a Amine’s touch. The (48th minute) were league matches in a row the subsequent corner kick champions. stalemate. Brazilian’s first on target for a con- since March 12, and they just shy of the hour mark. In a first attack from Umm The Orange Fortress returned attempt took solation win for began the game in a AGMK finally broke Salal on the half-hour mark, as a better side, with Ahmed Ramin Rezaeian’s bottom-placed Al manner which suggested through in the very last Rabeh Yahia’s attempt was saved Hammoudan leading the attack rebound, with Kharaitiyat, this too might be a struggle. minute of extra time, when well by Al Sailiya goalkeeper soon after the second half started. Kayke giving no already relegated In contrast, AGMK Serbian midfielder Djokić Claude Amine, who ran to deny They won a free-kick, around 10 chance in his ROUND 21 from the QSL. looked more mobile, con- kept his nerve to slam home room to the striker. yards outside the box, but this second hit, vol- YESTERDAY'S RESULTS Abdulaziz Al fident and grew stronger as the winner after a brief Tiago wasted a penalty as his time Kayke’s hit from a difficult leying the ball in Umm Salal 1-1 Al Sailiya Ansari (14th the first half went on, going scramble. push on the right struck the angle was off target. the left corner to Al Arabi 1-2 Al Kharaitiyat minute) struck Al close to taking the lead Djokić seized on a loose upright, though Malick dived in Yahya warded off an attack score the winning Arabi’s only goal. when Husniddin Gafurov’s ball after Kasimov’s in- the opposite direction. Referee by Al Sailiya in the 50th minute, goal. Al Kharaitiyat’s fine long range effort pro- swinging corner kick hit the Abdulla Ali Athba, after consulting diving to deflect a shot by Tiago Malick was influential in par- third win of the season took them duced an equally impressive upright directly from a VAR, handed the penalty for from near the penalty area. rying several Al Sailiya attacks to 12 points, while Al Arabi low save from Al Gharafa corner kick, but showed Omar Yahya’s handball following Kayke finally broke the later in the match as Umm Salal remained seventh after suffering goalkeeper Yousof Hassan great composure to pick out a corner kick. deadlock, following a superb run secured an impressive victory. their ninth defeat. Al Arabi had after 19 minutes. the roof of the net, and send Five minutes before the by captain Lawrance Quaye Later at the same venue, beaten Al Kharaitiyat 3-1 in the For a time, the hosts his club into the group for break, Amine made a superb save inside the box.