2019-04-01 World Soccer

CLEMENT GRENIER

The Rennes midfielder fell in the penalty area

under a challenge in a French Cup match

against Orleans. The referee awarded a spot-

kick but he told the official he had not been

fouled and the decision was overturned.

PATRICIO RUBIO

Became the first Chile-born player to score

four goals in a Libertadores Cup match since

Chileans began playing in the tournament

59 years ago. He scored the goals for

Universidad de Concepcion in their 5-4 win

against Sporting Cristal, netting the winner in

the third minute of added time.

JACK GREALISH

After being attacked on the pitch by a

Birmingham City fan, the Aston Villa captain

scored the only goal in his team’s 1-

Championship win at St Andrews.

MOUSSA MAREGA

The Porto striker scored in his sixth successive

Champions League match when he was on the

scoresheet against Roma in the round of 16

second leg tie.

SERGIO RAMOS

The Real Madrid defender was given a two-

match ban in the Champions League after

UEFA ruled that he got himself a yellow card

“on purpose” near the end of Madrid’s Round

of 16, first leg tie away to Ajax.

With the holders 2-1 up after the away

leg, Ramos’ intention was to miss a game and

make sure he was available for both legs of

the quarter-final. Ajax, however, had other

ideas, and won 4-1 in the Bernabeu for a

5-3 aggregate.

TOMAS REPKA

The 45-year-old former West Ham United and

Czech Republic defender was handed two jail

terms, amounting to two years in prison, for

drink driving and fraud. Last year he did

community service after being found guilty

of offering sexual services in the name of his

ex-wife online without her knowledge.

SANFRECCE HIROSHIMA

The J.League club sent a reserve team,

including three teenagers and with no

first XI players, to China to play Guangzhou

Evergrande in the Asian Champions League.

They lost 2-0.

SWITZERLAND

Manchester

clubs kept apart

in UEFA draw

The two Manchester clubs, City and United,
could meet in the 2019 Champions League Final
in Madrid after they were kept apart in the
quarter and semi-finals draw.
The Final is at Madrid’s Metropolitano
stadium on June 1.

QUARTER-FINALS, FIRST LEG
April 9
Liverpool v Porto
Tottenham Hotspur v Manchester City

April 10
Ajax v Juventus
Manchester United v Barcelona

QUARTER-FINALS, SECOND LEG
April 16
Juventus v Ajax
Barcelona v Manchester United

April 17
Porto v Liverpool
Manchester City v Tottenham Hotspur

SEMI-FINALS, FIRST LEG
Tottenham/Manchester City v Ajax/Juventus
Manchester Utd/Barcelona v Liverpool/Porto

SEMI-FINALS, SECOND LEG
Ajax/Juventus v Tottenham/Manchester City
Liverpool/Porto v Manchester Utd/Barcelona

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HEROES VILLAINS

Premier clash...Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester City

Six-shooter...

Moussa Marega

GLOBAL FOOTBALL INTELLIGENCE

Germany’s Jerome Boateng on the end

of the international road for himself,

Mats Hummels and Thomas Muller

“I would have preferred a

different farewell for us”

Honest...Clement Grenier admitted he wasn’t fouled Two-match ban...Sergio Ramos (in black)

Reserve...Sanfreece Hiroshima’s Kohei Shimizu (left)

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