WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 2018 16 City back on track Late David Silva strike hands Manchester City Champions League win at Hoffenheim AFP | Sinsheim, Germany UEFA Champions League Juventus 3 0 Young Boys late David Silva goal sealed Manchester City’s TSG Hoffenheim 1 2 Manchester City A 2-1 victory at Hoffenheim AEK Athens 0 2 Benfica yesterday as Pep Guardiola’s side CSKA Moscow 1 0 Real Madrid got their Champions League FC Bayern Munich 1 0 Ajax campaign back on track in Ger- many. Lyon 0 0 Shakhtar Donetsk After suffering a shock 2-1 de- Manchester United 0 0 Valencia CF feat at home to Lyon a fortnight Roma 1 0 Viktoria Plzen ago, the Premier League cham- pions badly needed the three points to move off the bottom of Group F. seven chances, five in the first- of his goal by a Hoffenheim Silva poached the winner half alone, and moments later counter-attack, but the hosts on 87 minutes when he react- Hoffenheim goalkeeper Oliver failed to take advantage of the ed quickest to nick the ball off Baumann had to palm yet anoth- empty net. Hoffenheim defender Stefan er Aguero shot over the crossbar. City’s growing frustrations Posch on the penalty spot and Somehow, it remained 1-1 bubbled over when left-back fire home. at the break as repeated City Kyle Walker was booked for a The away win was thoroughly chances went begging. crunching tackle on Hoffenheim deserved as City were finally right wing Pavel Kadelabek. rewarded for their patience after Living dangerously With 20 minutes to go, Aguero dominating a determined Hof- Hoffenheim started the second had his head in his hands af - fenheim defence for long spells. Manchester City’s Spanish midfielder David Silva scores half just as they had the first -- at ter wasting a golden chance by However, City got off to a dis- full throttle. heading straight at Hoffenheim astrous start at the Rhein-Neck- goalkeeper Ederson to the de- From that point on, City were his marker and dribbled across Belfodil again found space in ‘keeper Baumann. ar Arena as Hoffenheim shocked light of the home fans. repeatedly thwarted in their goal, but his final shot went the City defence, but fired wide Guardiola, back on the side- the English side by taking the City hit back almost immedi- efforts to grab a second goal wide. as did midfielder Florian Gril- lines after serving a one-match lead after just 44 seconds. ately when Silva’s pass split the against a dogged Hoffenheim City threatened again on 32 litsch moments later in an ex- ban against Lyon, leaped off the When central midfielder Ker- Hoffenheim defence and found side until Silva struck. minutes when Sane managed plosive opening from the hosts. bench in fury when City were em Demirbay spotted a hole in Leroy Sane who put Aguero into The Germans had a huge let- to get the ball away to Aguero City lived dangerously in chas- denied a penalty when Baumann the City defence, his pass put space to tap home the equaliser off on 14 minutes when Eng - again, but he could only fire over. ing the elusive second goal. brought down Sane in full flight Ishak Belfodil clear to fire past on eight minutes. land’s Raheem Sterling held off The Argentinian had a total of Ederson was caught way out in the area. Dybala hat-trick as Juventus whip Young Boys AFP | Turin volleying in his first following a Leonardo Bonucci long ball aulo Dybala scored a hat- after five minutes. Ptrick as Juventus carried The Argentine doubled his their winning streak into the account on 33 minutes when Champions League with a 3-0 KNOW WHAT he picked up a rebound from a victory over ten-man Young Blaise Matuidi shot, with Juan Boys yesterday to leave them Cuadrado setting Dybala up for top of Group H with six points Portuguese star his third on 69 minutes. from two games. The Swiss played the final Portuguese star Cristiano Cristiano Ronaldo quarter of an hour a man down Ronaldo was suspended after was suspended after Guinean centre-back Mo- his contested red card during after his contested hamed Ali Camara was sent off the Italian side’s 2-0 win over red card during the for a second yellow card. Valencia in the first round of Italian side’s 2-0 It was the Young Boys’s sec- games. win over Valencia ond defeat of the competition But Dybala ran riot in his first after they lost their opener 3-0 European game this season, at home to Manchester United. Juventus’ Argentine forward Paulo Dybala controls the ball Ronaldo denies ‘fake news’ rape claim as investigation reopens AFP | Los Angeles ages. major depression.” Juventus forward of violating The complaint was first re- She developed an alcohol the 2010 non disclosure agree- olice said Monday they had ported by the German magazine problem and was suicidal, ac- ment. Preopened an investigation $375,000 Der Spiegel. Lawyers for Ronal- cording to court documents. In an interview with Der into a rape accusation made by Under pressure do have reportedly threatened to Under pressure from Ronal- Spiegel, Mayorga, who has a a former model who says soccer Mayorga settled the sue the magazine over the story. do’s “fixers,” Mayorga settled the degree in journalism from the star Cristiano Ronaldo attacked case in exchange for a In the suit, Mayorga said she case “in exchange for a payment University of Nevada, Las Vegas, her in his Las Vegas hotel pent- payment of $375,000 met Ronaldo, who was then 24 of $375,000 and non-disclosure said she was inspired to come house suite in 2009. and non-disclosure of years old, on the evening of June of the sexual assault,” the law- forward in part by the #MeToo Ronaldo, who now plays for the sexual assault 12, 2009 at the Rain Nightclub suit said. movement that has exposed the Juventus in Italy’s Serie A, re- in the Palms Hotel and Casino It claimed the agreement sexual abuse of women by pow- jected the charges as “fake news” in Las Vegas. should be voided because she erful men. during a live chat on Instagram. the incident or suspect descrip- It said she accepted an invita- was “incompetent and lacked Ronaldo is a five-time winner “What they said today, fake tion. A medical exam was con- tion to join Ronaldo and others the mental capacity to partici- of FIFA’s men’s player of the year -- fake news,” the 33-year-old ducted,” it said. in his penthouse suite to “enjoy pate in negotiations and settle- award. star of the Portuguese national “As of September 2018, the the view of the Las Vegas strip.” ment of her claims due to the The Portuguese striker, who team said in a post that was later case has been reopened and our The lawsuit said Mayorga re- injuries suffered during the in- is a married father of four, left deleted. detectives are following up on ported the alleged assault to the itial sexual assault.” Real Madrid this year to join Las Vegas police the same day The suit also called for the Kathryn Mayorga, 34, of Las Cristiano Ronaldo information being provided by Juventus for 100 million euros Vegas, accused Ronaldo, in a 32- the victim.” and underwent an examination agreement to be dismissed be- ($117 million). page complaint filed last month the superstar it had responded Mayorga alleges in the law- at a local hospital. cause it amounted to conceal- Ronaldo won two La Liga ti- with a district court in Nevada, to a call of a sexual assault on suit that she was pressured into It said the assault had left her ment of a crime for which there tles and four Champions League of raping her on June 13, 2009. that date. signing a non disclosure agree- with “severe emotional and bod- is no statute of limitations. crowns with Real after joining The Las Vegas Metropolitan “At the time the report was ment to keep the alleged rape ily injuries including but not The unidentified “fixers” were from Manchester United in 2009 Police Department confirmed taken, the victim did not provide secret and is seeking no less than limited to anal contusions, post- named as co-defendants in the for a then world-record fee of in a statement that didn’t name detectives with the location of $200,000 in penalties and dam- traumatic stress disorder and lawsuit, which also accuses the £80 million ($94 million)..