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Champions League: Atletico mocks PSG, Barcelona and Bayern do well
Champions League, results and standings
Besides the one between Inter and Arsenal, won by the Nerazzurri 1-0 with Calhanoglu’s goal on a penalty kick at 48′ of the first half, Wednesday’s Champions League offered another big match, the one between PSG and Atletico Madrid: Diego Simeone’s men were styati to win, who after equalizing with Molina on 18′ the goal scored on 11′ by Zaire-Emery completed the comeback in extremis, on 93′ thanks to Angel Correa’s goal.
Then Barcelona’s magical moment continued, as it overwhelmed Red Star with a clear 5-2 at home: back-and-forth between Inigo Martinez, in goal on 13′, and Silas, author of the 1-1 on 27′ then è only Barça with Lewandowski scoring on 43′ and 53′ while Raphinha on 55′ and Fermin Lopez on 76′ completed the ‘manita’. The Belgraders’ second goal, scored by Milson at 84’84’, was inconsequential.
Raising its head again, right after the heavy knockout against Barcelona the previous day, Bayern Munich beat Benfica 1-0: Musiala’s decisive goal at 67’s. It goes less well for the other German in the field, Stuttgart, which loses 2-0 at home to Atalanta (in goal Lookman at 52′ and Zaniolo at 88′), while Brest, thanks to Edmilson Fernandes’s goal at 37′ and Kairinen’s own goal at 80′, beats Sparta Prague 2-1 in the Czech capital (Olatunji’s goal at 92′ is not enough).
Important in the lower part of the standings was Salzburg’s 3-1 win at home to Feyenoord: Konaté scored at 47′ of the first half and 58′, before missing a penalty kick at 85′ just before Guindo’s tic-tac-toe and rendering useless the momentary 1-2 goal scored by Hadj Moussa at 81′ minute. Feyenoord also had the evening’s only sent off, Nadje, at 80’80’.
Two other matches had been played in the late afternoon: with a penalty caused by Mings’s blatant ingenuity and scored by Vanaken at 52′, Club Brugge beat Aston Villa 1-0, while Young Boys were not enough to go ahead with Imeri at 27′ against Shakhtar, which on the neutral of Gelsenkirchen passed 2-1 with goals by Zubkov at 31′ and Sudakov at 41′.
This is the standings after four games (there are as many to go before the conclusion of the League Phase): Liverpool 12; Sporting, Monaco, Brest and Inter Milan 10; Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund and Aston Villa 9; Atalanta 8; Manchester City, Juventus, Arsenal, Bayer Leverkusen, Lille, Celtic and Dinamo Zagreb 7; Bayern Munich, Real Madrid, Benfica, Milan, Feyenoord, Club Brugge and Atletico Madrid 6; PSV 5; PSG, Sparta Prague, Stuttgart and Shakhtar 4; Girona and Salzburg 3; Bologna 1; Leipzig, Sturm Graz, Young Boys, Red Star and Slovan Bratislava 0.
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ATP Finals, Jannik Sinner and all the combinations for the semifinals
In the evening, the challenge with the American Fritz
Today, in Turin, as far as the ATP Finals program is concerned, it is the turn of ìl Nastase group, then Sinner. The world No. 1, after beating, without any major headaches, De Minaur, aims to overcome the American Fritz, fresh from his fine success, on the first day, against Medvedev. A match that could open the door to the semifinals for the blue outfielder.
Counting in hand, if De Minaur, in the early afternoon match, beats Medvedev (who appeared unfocused in his debut with Fritz) and, at the same time, Sinner folds the American as happened at the US Open final, here is that the Italian would be certain to qualify, from first in the rankings, for the semifinals of the 2024 edition ATP Finals.
Sinner è in high spirits and knows that, winning the pass to the semifinals with a day in advance would also be a good shot to better dose his energy. Clearly a lot will depend on De Minaur, although beating Fritz è however, it is crucial to look at the continuation of the tournament with optimism. By winning with the American, even if Medvedev were to De Minaur, Sinner would have something to smile about with two wins out of two matches played (and, in fact, the near certainty of passage to the round).
Compounding Alcaraz’s uphill start (bad loss in his opener against Ruud), Sinner è right now, the clear favorite to win the ATP Finals. Today è a key day to certify his No. 1 status and put even more pressure on his opponents.
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NBA: Cleveland unstoppable, Wembanyama puts on a show
The Cavs off to their best start since the Warriors (2015/16)
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Cleveland continues to impress. Thanks to a stunning performance by Mitchell (36 points), the Cavs also bent the Bulls’ resistance (119-113 the final), bringing their record to 12 wins and no losses. To find such a dazzling start, one has to go back to the Warriors of the 2015/16 season, those of the initial 24 wins (they would later close the season with a 73-9 record).
“It’s good to be part of history. Nothing should be taken for granted, especially these feats. We are doing it in so many different ways. There’è always someone who, every time, sounds the charge. However, è always an effort from the whole team”, Mitchell's words reported by ESPN.
Applause also to Wembanyama, an absolute star in San Antonio’s win over Sacramento (116-96). The Spurs all-star dominated far and wide, ending the game with 34 points, 14 rebounds and also six assists. A constant and devastating presence in the middle of the court.
In the other games of the night, OKC è got rid of the LA Clippers (134-128, 45 points from a spectacular Gilgeous-Alexander) while New Orleans è was beaten by Brooklyn (107-105). Excellent and important win also by Houston: 107-92 against Washington.
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Simone Bolelli jokes with Andrea Vavassori: “We can still go on … as long as I can!”
The words of Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori
Big win for Simone Bolelli and Andrea Vavassori, who avenged the final they lost at the Australian Open and in less than an hour dominated Bopanna and Ebden far and wide. What made the difference, according to Bolelli è was the response: ” a key point in doubles. I have always said that when we can raise the bar in response we become even stronger”, explains Simone.
“We serve well, we cover the net well and we play well from the back” and today it è showed in a particular way. Lots of quality solutions” for the two blues, who more” times left the audience of the’Inalpi Arena breathless.
“For me, this qualification è was a dream”, says Vavassori, host. “There’s no favorite couple here, we are all competitive. I imagined I would receive a lot of warmth from the audience, but I did not imagine so much”.
On Wednesday, against Krawietz and Puetz, a match that canò already be worth a historic qualification: “We know them very well, we beat them in Australia and Halle and we lost to them in New York”. But in Turin, with the whole crowd to push the Azzurri, it will be a whole different story.
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