mohmmed abdulmuhsen
Posted on: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – 4:02 AM | Last updated: Wednesday, January 25, 2023 – 4:02 AM
Today, a number of strong matches are witnessed in European cup tournaments. In England, Manchester United will be a heavy guest on Nottingham Forest at ten in the evening, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the English Professional League Cup.
In Spain, Barcelona will host Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou stadium, at ten in the evening for the quarter-final competitions, which will also witness Osasuna’s confrontation with Seville at eleven in the evening, at Al Sadar Stadium.
In Italy, two matches will be held for the quarter-finals of the Italian National Primavera Cup, where Roma will meet Napoli at four in the afternoon at Tre Fontane Stadium, while Turin will host Genoa at seven in the evening at Philadelphia Stadium.
In England, Manchester United continues its journey to achieve a first championship for Dutch coach Eric Ten Hag, when it visits Nottingham Forest, in the first leg of the semi-finals of the League Cup.
Manchester United qualified for this match after winning the quarter-finals 3-0 at the expense of Charlton Athletic, in a confrontation that witnessed the brilliance of Marcus Rashford, the star of the team, who is living one of his best scoring periods in recent times.
While Nottingham Forest qualified for the semi-finals after an exciting and dramatic victory against Wolverhampton 4-3 on penalties, after a draw in normal time with a goal for each team, and the match witnessed the brilliance of goalkeeper Dean Henderson, who previously played with United.
Manchester United is the closest to achieving the title, according to the team’s recent performance against the three remaining competitors in the championship, Nottingham, Newcastle and Southampton, after bidding farewell to Liverpool, Chelsea and Manchester City in various previous roles.
Today’s match is of great importance to coach Ten Hag’s team, as the team seeks to overcome the effects of the fatal defeat it suffered in the final minutes 3-0 against Arsenal in the last round of the English Premier League, which is the team’s first loss in nearly 9 consecutive rounds in the Premier League.
In his conversation with his players, Ten Hag stressed the need to appear strong and achieve a comfortable victory, before the return match in the same tournament, which will be held next Wednesday, February 1, at Old Trafford, the stronghold of the Red Devils.
For his part, Nottingham aspires to take advantage of the ground workers and the public to achieve a positive result in today’s match, before the second leg, and why not victory, taking advantage of the low morale of the United players after the recent loss from Arsenal.
In Spain, Barcelona enters a new challenge when it hosts Real Sociedad at the Camp Nou, in search of victory and continuing its journey towards regaining the King’s Cup title, after losing it last year in favor of Real Betis, the defending champion.
Barcelona qualified for the quarter-finals, after a comfortable 5-0 victory against Atletico Ceuta from the first division, while Real Sociedad qualified after beating Real Mallorca 1-0 in the round of 16 competitions.
Barcelona, led by Xavi Hernandez, is seeking to appear in contrast to the team’s lackluster performance in the last match in the league, despite the victory over Getafe with a goal without a response, in a match that witnessed great brilliance from German goalkeeper Marc-Andre Ter Stegen.
Xavi was keen to talk with his players and stress the importance of offensive efficiency in dealing with the opportunities available in front of the goal, in order to score early and avoid entering into the accounts of complex cup matches, especially since the team wants to achieve the second championship in the new season after winning the Super Cup a few days ago. At the expense of arch-rivals Real Madrid.
For his part, Real Sociedad hopes to maintain the team’s series of defeats in its last ten matches at the level of all tournaments, and to achieve victory in today’s match, with which the team will continue its campaign in the King’s Cup.
