EPL: Ronaldo magic hits Chelsea

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3 years ago

April 29, 2022

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Manchester United forced Chelsea to share the spoils with a Cristiano Ronaldo equalizer.

The visitors took a justifying lead at the hour mark through Marcos Alonso, only to see Ronaldo drawing the scores level out of nowhere minutes later.

Supporters stay home

The match kicked off in front of a sea of empty seats at Old Trafford.

The Manchester United fans in attendance expressed their discontent about the Glazers, the majority stakeholders of the club.

Many decided not to turn up at all as a token of their disapproval towards the owners.

The home side started the match in disarray, as they did on most recent occasions.

Chelsea squander chances

Coming on the back of a seven-match winning streak on the road, the visitors took control of the midfield early on and started to curve open the maligned Man United defence from the beginning.

Thomas Tuchel did little to hide his annoyance on the touchline as he witnessed Kai Havertz squander three fantastic goal-scoring opportunities.

N’Golo Kante found his German colleague twice inside the Man United box, but Havertz failed to capitalize.

Mason Mount sent a menacing cross in front of David de Gea, but it was too far away for Timo Werner to reach.

Manchester United posed no threat to the Chelsea goal at all. Undoubtedly, they were lucky to keep the scores level at interval.

After the break, the hosts came out as the same uninspired side.

Chelsea kept on pushing to break the deadlock. They finally succeeded at 60 minutes.

Recce James, who was a livewire throughout the match, put a Havertz-bound cross into the Man United box.

Havertz did well to flick it on Alonso’s path. The Spaniard beat his compatriot De Gea with a marvellous volley.

Ronaldo hits back immediately

After all that dominance, Chelsea deserved to go ahead, but their lead barely lasted. With the euphoria of the goal yet to dissipate, Kante was caught off-guard by Nemanja Matic.

The ex-Chelsea midfielder stole the ball from Kante and played on Ronaldo.

The 37-year-old made no mistake sending the ball past Edouard Mendy and into the Chelsea net.

It was Ronaldo’s 17^th Premier League strike of the season. Only Mohamed Salah with 22 goals are ahead in the golden boot standings.

Ronaldo’s goal gave the home team a boost, and they started to rally forward.

But Chelsea did not back down, and they came close to scoring again. James found himself 1v1 against De Gea, but his left-footed effort struck the post and went out of play.

Chelsea stay third

The stalemate did not have any considerable impact on the league positions of these teams.

Chelsea remain comfortably third with a six-point lead over fourth-placed Arsenal.

Manchester United are five points away from the fourth spot and occupy the sixth position.

Last night’s result means they can only match their lowest Premier League tally of 64 points if they win all three of their remaining matches.

‘They have to be favourites’ – Liverpool ‘perfect’ in Champions League

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2 days ago

December 11, 2024

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Liverpool’s impeccable start to the season has made them strong contenders for the Champions League. After securing a place in the knockout rounds with a win over Girona, they’ve maintained a perfect European record.

Rio Ferdinand praised their momentum, highlighting their position as favorites based on form, though he cautioned that freshness, particularly for key players like Virgil van Dijk and Mo Salah, will be crucial. Stephen Warnock echoed this sentiment, noting that Liverpool is a formidable opponent in both the Premier League and Champions League.

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WATCH: Georgina Rodriguez makes huge claim on Cristiano Ronaldo’s retirement in Football

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10 months ago

March 3, 2024

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Georgina Rodriguez made a huge claim on the future of her husband and star player, Cristiano Ronaldo, in Football. In a brief interaction with a host recently, Rodriguez was asked about the time left for Cristiano to make an impact at the highest level. Georgina looked honest in her approach to the question of the host and claimed something the fans would not love to hear.

Georgina claimed that the Portugal star has maybe one year more from him at the highest level. She felt that Ronaldo might play two more years before retiring and not more than that. She was however not sure if he would play for just one or two years and added that the Al Nassr star could also play more than that.

Watch the video of Georgina Rodriguez here –

🚨🎙️| Georgina Rodriguez on Cristiano Ronaldo’s future at Paris Fashion Week yesterday:

“Cristiano one more year, then it’s over. Maybe two, I don’t know.”

(via @ArobaseGiovanny)pic.twitter.com/4dxw2j5DuC

— Pubity Sport (@pubitysport) March 3, 2024

“Cristiano one more year, then it’s over. Maybe two, I don’t know,” said Rodriguez in the little chat she had with the host. The video has gone viral on X and the fans have started sharing it on different platforms. Some of the fans feel that Georgina might be right, while others feel that she could be wrong, given the fitness and longevity of the star player.

Legacy of Cristiano Ronaldo

On the 5th of February, Ronaldo celebrated his 39th birthday. He is currently one of the oldest players in the world. In the past, players at this age would have retired way back. But the fitness and consistency of Ronaldo make him play the sport as long as he wishes. In his career so far, Ronaldo has won many major leagues for Portugal and league teams like Real Madrid, Al Nassr, and Manchester United.

With United, Portugal won some major leagues like the FA Cup and the Champions League. With Real Madrid, the 39-year-old won the leagues like the UCL, Copa Del Rey and La Liga. He won it three consecutive times for Real Madrid. For Portugal, Cristiano had a huge contribution to Portugal. He has the most number of appearances and goals for an international team and won the Euro 2016 with Portugal.

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Real Madrid’s Jude Bellingham slapped with Red Card as he argued with referee

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10 months ago

March 3, 2024

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Jude Bellingham shown Red Card (Image Credit: Twitter)

England and Real Madrid player Jude Bellingham was slapped with a Red Card during the La Liga game against Valencia. In the game, the home team, Valencia was leading by 2-0 after 30 minutes before Madrid scored in the injury time of the first half. Vinicius Junior opened the scoring for Madrid while Hugo Duro (27′) and Roman Yaremchuk (30′) scored a goal each.

In the 76th minute, Junior scored an equalizer to keep the team in the game. However, in the injury time of the second half, Bellingham was given a red card as he argued with the referee against calling it a full-time before he could score. In reply, the match official decided to slap the England international with a Red Card. The team coach Carlo Ancelotti wasn’t happy with the verdict as the Three Lions player was making a pass at the time.

Jude Bellingham verbally abusing officials and other footballers at the slightest provocation needs to be talked about more. It’s embarrassing he gets applauded by Real Madrid Fans.

Mason Greenwood should’ve allowed La Liga to deal with this simp. pic.twitter.com/ixYSw6YxaC

— Herman Facundo© (@hermanfacundo_7) March 3, 2024

“I think what’s just happened is unprecedented. It’s never happened to me,” Ancelotti told reporters.

“We had possession of the ball and the match should have been finished when Valencia had the ball.

“What bothers us is the red card for Bellingham because he didn’t say anything insulting. He was frustrated of course,” said Ancelotti, adding that Bellingham had used a common English swearword when telling the referee it was a goal.

We are annoyed with Jude Bellingham’s Red Card: Carlo Ancelotti

“We were annoyed with Bellingham’s red card. He didn’t say any insults. He said in English ‘it’s a f—ing goal,’ but he was just saying what we were all thinking … [The referee] allowed play to continue. I think he made a mistake.”

“[Bellingham] was clear in what he said,” Ancelotti added. “He was quite vehement [in his reaction] but that’s normal, after what happened. It wasn’t an insult, not at all.”