AC Milan and Inter Milan are still head-to-head in the Italian football championship. Inter celebrated a 2-1 (0-0) win at Hellas Verona on Wednesday and temporarily took first place with 33 points. In the evening, AC Milan defeated Lazio Rome 3: 2 (2: 1) in their own stadium and pushed their city rivals back from the top of Serie A with 34 points. After goals from former Bundesliga players Ante Rebic (10th) and Hakan Calhanoglu (17th / foul penalty) scored Theo (90 + 2) the late winning goal. Luis Alberto (27th) and the former Dortmund Ciro Immobile 59th) scored for Lazio.
The day before, defending champion Juventus Turin had a bitter 3-0 home defeat against the table-14. AC Florence conceded and Cristiano Ronaldo was pissed off. “Yesterday we finished our planned games for 2020 with a poor performance and a result beyond the acceptable, a special year in many ways,” the Portuguese wrote on Instagram on Wednesday. “Juve” has slipped to sixth place with 24 points. “We’re Juventus! And we just can’t accept anything less than top performance on the field!” Said Ronaldo.
Real draws level with Atlético
National player Toni Kroos has caught up to the top of the table with Real Madrid. After a 2-0 (0-0) against Granada CF on Wednesday, Los Blancos and Atlético Madrid have 32 points on their account – but they have also played two more games than their city rivals. Kroos played through in a tough game, goals from Casemiro (57th) and Karim Benzema (90th + 4) gave the Spanish record champions their sixth competitive win in a row. Atlético had won the top game at Real Sociedad San Sebastian 2-0 on Tuesday.
Tottenham and Manchester United in the semifinals
In England, Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United have completed the semi-finals of the League Cup. When Manchester United won 2-0 (0-0) at Everton on Wednesday, Edinson Cavani (88th minute) and Anthony Martial (90th + 6) made the decision late. The Spurs around star coach José Mourinho won the quarter-final match at the second division side Stoke City with 3-1 (1-0). Gareth Bale (22nd), Ben Davies (70th) and international striker Harry Kane (81st) scored for the club from London.
Second division FC Brentford (1-0 against Newcastle United) and defending champions Manchester City (4-1 at Arsenal) had already reached the semi-finals on Tuesday. To reach the final (April 25, 2021) is expected on 5./6. Played January.
PSG is only third at the turn of the year
The German coach Thomas Tuchel and Paris Saint-Germain are only third in the new year in the French Ligue 1. The defending champion solved his compulsory task against relegation candidate Racing Strasbourg on matchday 17 with a 4-0 (1-0), but the competition was also not naked.
National player Thilo Kehrer played right through in defense for PSG, Julian Draxler came on late. Timothee Pembele (18th), world champion Kylian Mbappe (79th), Idrissa Gueye (88th) and Moise Kean (90th + 1) scored, but that was not enough to make the leap forward: front runner Olympique Lyon (3-0 against FC Nantes) and their first rival OSC Lille (3-2 at HSC Montpellier) also won.
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