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Champions League, shock start costs Napoli dearly: Barcelona goes through
Champions League: Barcelona-Napoli 3-1, advance the blaugrana
Three minutes of blackout in the first half cost the Napoli very dearly, who despite their subsequent efforts to try to come back lose 3-1 in the temporary home of Barcelona, the Montjuic stadium, and thus have to say goodbye to the Champions League: after the 1-1 draw in the first leg, the Blaugrana scored two goals in quick succession in the opening stages, which proved crucial for the success. Rrahmani shortened, Lewandowski closed the score in the final.
First half: Napoli gets off to a bad start
Calzona’s team’s start è uncertain, Barça immediately takes the field and between 15′ and 17′ scores twice: Fermin Lopez, who scored the first goal by taking advantage of Lewandowski’s veil, while the doubling came two laps of the clock later thanks to Jao Cancelo, who rebounded into the net the ball rejected by the post after Raphinha’s first conclusion, at the end of a deadly counterattack.
Overcoming the initial shock, Napoli tried to come back and at 30′ shortened the distance: è fruitful the foray into the offensive zone by Amir Rrahmani, who received the ball from the right from Politano and beat Ter Stegen with a precise conclusion. The match gets tough, as evidenced by the three first-half cautions (Christensen and Yamal for Barcelona, Juan Jesus for Napoli): at halftime it goes to 2-1.
Second half: there’è a crossbar after 3-1
In the resumption, Napoli starts with great desire and in the first four minutes comes twice to the conclusion with Kvaratskhelia and Politano, without success. The partenopei stationed a lot in the opponent’s half of the field, the blaugrana chose to wait and eventually restart. Chapter changes: Sergi Roberto, Romeu and Jao Felix for the Barça in place of Fermin Lopez, Christensen and Raphinha; Lindstrom, Olivera and Raspadori for Napoli in place of Politano, Mario Rui and Traoré.
At the 83’83’ the strike at the end of a very fast action of the hosts: Gundogan’s perfect filter for Sergi Roberto, who finds himself in the condition to serve Lewandowski practically alone in the area. At 3-1, the games are practically done.
The Parthenopeans bid farewell to the Champions
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Still, Napoli has the merit of trying until the end: Olivera hits the crossbar at’89’, Kvaratskhelia sends just wide at 92′, just seconds before being replaced by Ngonge. The final whistle comes after 4′ of recovery: Barcelona passes, Napoli’s adventure in the Champions as reigning champions of Italy ends here.
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Davis Cup, not just Jannik Sinner: Lorenzo Musetti is ready
The bronze medal at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged her up
This is it. Italy è is ready to start on the road to another possible dream, which is to win the Davis Cup again. The first obstacle è represented by the hostile Argentina (absolutely not to be underestimated). The Azzurri are betting, of course, on world No. 1 Sinner but there’è great confidence also in Musetti who arrived in Malaga in great form.
The blue number 2 è has been the protagonist of a heavenly season. The bronze at the Olympics and the semifinals at Wimbledon have charged him up. Now he è ready to be an absolute protagonist in the Davis Cup: “I arrive with a different maturity at all levels”, his clear words to Gazzetta dello Sport.
“I’m ready to take more responsibility and have a more central, more important part than 12 months ago. There will be a lot of excitement, a lot of adrenaline, and I have a lot of desire to experience the competition”, the commentary of Musetti himself, who arrived in Malaga in excellent physical condition, having had some time to rest after Paris-Bercy.
Clearly, with such a motivated Musetti, è much can be expected from Italy. Sinner è an absolute guarantee but, to make it all the way, the help of all the members of the blue team led by captain Volandri is needed. There’s a strong desire to accomplish another feat and return to celebrate, all together.
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NBA, Milwaukee snaps up Giannis Antetokounmpo
Well Golden State, black crisis for Philadelphia
So many contests in the NBA night. With its back against the wall, Milwaukee finds the strength to fight back and take home a crucial victory in the match with Chicago (122-106 the final). Race dominated by Antetokounmpo who finished with an impressive 41 points on the scoreboard, including 25 in a surreal third period, with also eight assists and nine rebounds.
Thanks to this success, the Bucks record rises to six wins and nine losses. After losing the unbeaten streak to Boston, Cleveland returned to success: 128-100 over New Orleans. Excellent performance by Jerome (29 points). The record of the Cavs è the best in the NBA with 16 wins and only one loss (suffered, precisely, against the Celtics).
Most delicate moment for Philadelphia, which continues to sink. The 76ers also surrendered in Memphis (117-111 the final), collecting their 12th defeat of the season (only two wins). A strong showing by Embiid (35 points and 11 rebounds) wasn’t enough to bring a smile back to the interior of a team in total crisis.
As for the other games, OKC folds Portland (109-99) while Houston gets rid of Indiana (130-113) rather easily. New York wins the challenge with Phoenix (138-122) while Golden State prevails against Atlanta: 120-97 the final for the Warriors with 23 points by Curry. Nice success, finally, of the LA Clippers against Orlando (104-93).
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GP Las Vegas, Carlos Sainz has hope for constructors’ title
Ferrari è currently second at -36 from McLaren
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The Las Vegas GP takes the stage. A new opportunity, for Ferrari, to try to get even closer to McLaren, currently leader in the constructors’ standings with 593 points, 36 more than the Cavallino. The circuit would seem to favor the Rossa, although Sainz points out an important detail.
“Ferrari competitive? Looking at the track I would say sì, Ferrari should be competitive or at least should be able to fight but when we see that tire temperatures rise, then I would say no”, the clear words of Sainz reported by Marca.
The Cavallino driver knows that in order to take home the Constructors’ World Championship title, he needs “help” from McLaren: “I think we are close. But at the same time, we also need McLaren to make some mistakes, becauseé, if they don’t make any mistakes from here to the end, in case we have to win all the time and we and they come second in every race, I think McLaren will probably still be able to keep the title”.
Sainz, in addition to trying to win another GP before ending his adventure with the Cavallino, wants to try to help the team win the constructors world championship: “I would like to win the championship for Ferrari this year. And sì, I think it would be a great way to end the season”.
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