FA Cup: Liverpool survive scare by Aston Villa's kids to enter next round
January 09, 2021 4:57 ISTSeven players from the under-23s and four from the under-18s lined up against a stronger-than-expected Liverpool lineup.
Seven players from the under-23s and four from the under-18s lined up against a stronger-than-expected Liverpool lineup.
Hyderabad took the lead through goals from Aridane Santana (3') and Joel Chianese (36') before a penalty from Federico Gallego (45') and Benjamin Lambot's strike (45') helped NEUFC draw parity before the break.
The outbreak at Villa threatens its Premier League games next week but the team will still contest its FA Cup match against Liverpool on Friday using only youth players.
The seven-team tournament in Qatar will be “the first international competition to test” improved concussion protocols in soccer, FIFA said Friday.
The cup — used in the competition from 1896-1910 — had been removed from the National Football Museum in Manchester in 2019 and put up for auction by its then-owner.
Carles Cuadrat, who had guided Bengaluru to the title in 2018-19 season, was shown the door due to their disastrous performance this year with Moosa taking over the reins.
The third-round game was in doubt after Villa reported “a large number” of players and staff returned positive tests following routine testing on Monday.
Nine of Bengaluru's 12 goals this campaign have come from set-pieces, emphasizing their dependence on dead-ball situations.
The coach did not take his side's Thursday morning training session and has taken both an antigen and a PCR test to see if he is infected with the virus, Spanish media reported.
United reached an agreement with the Serie A club for the 18-year-old Diallo on Oct. 5, subject to a medical, work permit and personal terms.
The Premier League club canceled first-team training ahead of Friday's match. Villa is also scheduled to host Tottenham in a league game next Wednesday.
Kerala drew first blood through Jordan Murray in the seventh minute but Odisha took the lead in the first half itself through an own goal from Jeakson Singh.
But both teams are equally matched and could produce an exciting contest on Friday.
Benzema, the most talented French forward of his generation, has been banned from the national team since November 2015 because of his suspected involvement in the scandal.
Juve broke the deadlock in the 18th minute as Paulo Dybala's fantastic back-heeled pass found Federico Chiesa who blasted in an angled drive.
Teenager Pedro “Pedri” González canceled out Iñaki William’s opener for Bilbao before Messi added two goals to secure an away win for Barcelona that lifted it into third place.
City beat fierce rival United 2-0 at Old Trafford on Wednesday thanks to second-half goals by John Stones and Fernandinho, setting up a meeting with Tottenham in the League Cup final at Wembley Stadium on April 25.
SC East Bengal played most part of the second half with 10 men after captain Daniel Fox was sent off in the 56th minute.
In a statement, the club, however, said that Cuadrat leaving Bengaluru FC was a "mutual decision".
Kerala have scored just three goals from open play all season, the second-lowest in the league.
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