Thursday, 2 July 2020
European League Results: Man United and Juventus Wins, Barcelona Failed
By db-admin
DBasia.news – Premier League, LaLiga, and Serie A has continued to hold a competition on Wednesday (1/7). The result, Manchester United and Juventus won, while Barcelona only drew.
Manchester United continued the positive trend after beating Brighton in the continued Premier League match at the Amex Stadium. The Red Devils took home three points after winning three goals without reply.
Manchester United’s first goal was scored by Mason Greenwood in the 16th minute. The young star performed individual acceleration before firing hard.
The Red Devils doubled their advantage to 2-0 after Bruno Fernandes scored in the 29th minute. The Portugal international grabbed Paul Pogba’s pass from the right side.
Bruno Fernandes became the star after packing Man United’s third goal in the 50th minute. The midfielder’s long range shot was unable to be contained by the home goalkeeper, Mat Ryan.
With these results, the chances of Manchester United competing in the Champions League next season are still alive. Now, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s squad is two points away from Chelsea, who finished fourth.
Turning to Serie A, Juventus won 3-1 when they visited Genoa’s headquarters in the 29th match, at Luigi Ferraris. The victory kept them four points ahead of second place, Lazio.
Paulo Dybala opened Juventus’ goal in the 50th minute. Six minutes later, Cristiano Ronaldo’s long-range shot turned into a goal.
Douglas Costa also did not miss in scoring goals. The former Bayern Munich shot in the 73rd minute and became Juventus’ third goal.
Genoa could only reply to one goal through Andrea Pinamonti in the 76th minute. The former Inter Milan striker tricked the Juventus player first before firing hard.
From LaLiga, Barcelona continued to throw points in the competition to win the title. This time, Barca played 2-2 against Atletico Madrid, at Camp Nou.
Barcelona took the lead in the 11th minute. Diego Costa, who intended to block a corner, actually changed the direction of the ball into the goal.
These goals has made Atletico increase their attacks. The result, a violation of Yannick Carrasco in the forbidden box resulted in a penalty.
At first, Diego Costa was appointed as the executor. The attacker’s kick was able to be ignored by Marc-Andre ter Stegen. However, Ter Stegen was said to have violated the ball.
The penalty was repeated. Then, the opportunity was not wasted by Saul Niguez to equalize in the 19th minute.
In the 50th minute, it was Barcelona’s turn to receive a penalty. Lionel Messi did not waste the opportunity by scoring a goal through a harvest shot.
However, Barcelona continued to be off guard. The referee pointed to the white spot after Carrasco was again tripped in the forbidden box. Saul who was re-elected as executor carried out his duties well in the 62nd minute. The 2-2 score lasted until the long whistle.
With the draw, Barcelona has the potential to be four points behind the top standings, Real Madrid. That situation will be reached if Los Blancos is able to defeat Getafe.
Results of the European league matches:
Premier League
Brighton 0-3 Manchester United
Serie A
Torino 1-2 Lazio
Genoa 1-3 Juventus
LaLiga
Mallorca 5-1 Celta Vigo
Leganes 0-3 Sevilla
Barcelona 2-2 Atletico Madrid
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