Lorenzo Martinez
Madrid, Jan 17 (EFE) .- A Liverpool-Manchester United duel without goals, which benefits a City that already lurks for the lead, the discomfort shown by Kylian Mbappé after being again replaced by Mauricio Pochettino, and the triumph of Inter de Milan over Juventus Turin in the so-called ‘Derby of Italy’, they stood out in the major European leagues this weekend.
ANFIELD REMAINED WITHOUT GOALS, THE CITY OF GURDIOLA GOALS AND ALREADY ROZA THE LEADER
Anfield, one of the mythical stadiums of world football, located in the district of the same name of the city of Liverpool, dressed up, despite still without an audience due to the pademic, for the duel between the local team, current champions, and Manchester United, who arrived as the current leader. A long-awaited game, with the first place at stake and with expectant eyes from half the world. But the duel partly disappointed. An unexpected goalless draw was signed, but it showed the problems in the final shot that Jurgen Klopp’s home team has been suffering this season, and also the firmness and solidity of the block that Ole Gunnar Solksjaer has formed. The ‘Reds’ could not beat the ‘Red Devils’ and they maintained the lead. And the distance between the two is maintained at all three points.
At two points he is already in Manchester’s eternal rival, Pep Guardiola’s City, who beat Crystal Palace (4-0) and is second, and with one game less than United. At the same distance is also Leicester, who defeated Southampton (2-0).
INTER MAKES THE DERBI OF ITALY THEIR OWN, AND EQUALS MILAN
The Italian Derby, which for dozens of years has been applied to every duel between Inter Milan and Juventus Turin, was on this occasion interista. They faced each other on Milanese ground and the local triumph was undeniable (2-0), as the team of a ‘teacher’ Antonio Conte played better, who gave a lesson to his ‘student’ Andrea Pirlo, as the latter said on the eve. Moreover, the neoazzurro triumph deserved to win by a greater difference, as he had good chances to extend before the break the advantage that the header of Chilean Arturo Vidal had put in the 12th minute. But neither Lukaku nor Lautaro Martínez hit it off.
In the second half, Inter hit early with 2-0, and Juventus and showed flat, without ideas or reaction capacity. And he did not attend Cristiano Ronaldo, who went more unnoticed than ever.
Inter equals points at the top of their eternal local rival, Milan, who plays this Monday at Cagliari. Juventus is seven points behind the Milanese duo, it is fifth, and in the middle it also has Naples, which endorsed a set to Fiorentina (6-0, a goal from Mexican Hirving Lozano), and Roma, who on Friday suffered a of his most unpleasant defeats, as he fell in the Roman derby with Lazio (3-0).
POCHETTINO-MBAPPÉ, SOMETHING HAPPENS IN A PSG ALREADY LEADER
The arrival on the bench of Argentine Mauricio Pochettino is already bearing fruit. After a disappointing draw on his debut, he has now won three, albeit with difficulties: in the French Super Cup, his first title with PSG, and two in the league. This Saturday they won on Angers (0-1) and, together with Lyon’s surprising home defeat against Metz (0-1), they are leaders, tied on points with Lille, who beat Reims (2- 0).
But among PSG fans there is concern about the alleged discomfort that one of its great stars, Mbappé, shows with the coach. The French striker was replaced again (this time 10 minutes from the end) by the Argentine coach, and again showed a face of disgust. Of course, the coach, this time, after the game praised the player’s ‘involvement’, while his first game had declared that he had to improve. Certainly something is wrong. And the attacker must not forget that he ends his contract in a year and a half, and Real Madrid seems to be on the prowl.
THE LEADING BAYERN AFTER THE ‘PINCHAZOS’ OF HIS PERSECUTORS, JOVIC RETURNS AND BRANDS
Bayern Munich, despite suffering against Freiburg (2-1), increased their advantage at the head of the Bundesliga. He scored his winning goal through Thomas Müller with sixteen minutes remaining. And, above all, he benefited from the setbacks of his three pursuers: draws by Leipzig and Borussia Dortmund, and defeat by Bayer Leverkusen, with which he already takes four points from the first and seven from the remaining two.
The case of Serbian Luka Jovic is curious. In 2019 he went to Real Madrid with the scorer’s band, and in the Madrid team he has been missing, with hardly any minutes and with only two goals in the year and seven months in which he was with the Real Madrid elastic. Three days ago he was loaned to Eintracht, his former club, and this Sunday on his return, in just half an hour (he jumped in the 62nd minute and 1-1) he scored the two goals that gave him the victory against Schalke (3-1 ). That is, in half an hour with the Frankfurt team he has already scored the same as in the year and a half with Real. EFE
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