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Lionel Messi equals Ronaldo’s record in first PSG match after World Cup
Paris Saint-Germain superstar, Lionel Messi, scored in his first match since his 2022 World Cup victory, as his team recorded a 2-0 win over Angers in Ligue 1.
The 35-year-old had been granted a leave of absence after the tournament and missed games against Strasbourg and Lens.
Messi was also unavailable for the Coupe de France win over Chateroux.
However, the Argentina captain played the full 90 minutes of the match as PSG extended their lead at the top of Ligue 1 over second-placed Lens to six points.
Striker Hugo Ekitike opened the scoring before Messi doubled the home side’s lead.
It was Messi’s 13th goal in 20 matches this campaign.
It continues Messi’s phenomenal goal-scoring record from Barcelona, where he was the club’s record scorer with 672 goals in 778 appearances.
That means he has now scored 696 goals for Barcelona and PSG in his senior career, equalling the number of goals scored by Cristiano Ronaldo in Europe’s top five leagues.
Ronaldo netted 118 goals during his first stint at Manchester United before netting 450 goals in 438 appearances for Real Madrid, 101 goals over three seasons at Juventus and 27 goals for United in his second spell at the club.
Ronaldo, however, scored five goals for Sporting CP, which means his club career total is 701 – five ahead of long-term rival Messi, who is two years younger than him.
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Europa League: Klopp reacts as Atalanta sends Liverpool out of competition
Liverpool manager, Jurgen Klopp, has hailed his players despite their exit from the Europa League.
The Reds beat Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo, but lost the tie 3-1 on aggregate.
After Mohamed Salah’s early penalty, Klopp’s men failed to get more goals, despite having control for most of the game.
Klopp has now said they will concentrate on the Premier League, where they are in third place, two points behind leaders Manchester City.
“It was clear we gave ourselves a massive hurdle. I liked the game a lot tonight with the desire and power the boys show. It was incredible from them.
“It was really tricky and we were too hasty in moments. We won the game and that was the reaction we wanted to show. It was difficult and we knew it would be but they deserve to go through 100%.
“We have to focus on the league and that is exactly what we will do from now. Tonight we won the game so we are back to winning ways.
“We have a few days to recover to go again against Fulham. That will be a different game but it will be tricky,” Klopp said.
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Juventus releases statement after order to pay Cristiano Ronaldo’s unpaid wages
Italian giants Juventus have released a statement after being ordered to pay their former player, Cristiano Ronaldo his unpaid wages.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport, CAS, ordered the Serie A giants to pay Cristiano Ronaldo his unpaid wages.
The court gave the verdict following a dispute arising from pay reductions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ronaldo, who now laces his boots for Saudi Super League side, Al-Nassr, told the court he was owed €19.5 million ($20.81 million) by the Turin giants in unpaid wages.
The Court ruling will see Juventus pay Ronaldo around half that amount, with a €9.8 million settlement reached.
The Italian giants quickly moved to make a statement after the ruling, stating, “The arbitration tribunal ruled Juve had to pay half of the sum requested by the 39-year-old Portugal striker.
“They partially granted the request made by [Ronaldo]… ascertaining Juventus’ pre-contractual liability resulting from the failure of negotiations and ordered the defendant to pay an amount of approximately Euro 9.8 million.”
Juventus have also hinted at their desire to contest the ruling in their statement, saying:
“The Company, also with the support of its legal counsel, is reviewing the decision made by the arbitration board, reserving all assessments and initiatives to preserve its rights.”
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Real Madrid knock Man City out of Champions League on penalty shootout
Real Madrid have progressed to the semi finals of the UEFA Champions League after knocking out Man City 4-3 on penalty shootouts on Wednesday.
The Premier League and La Liga giants played out an entertaining 3-3 draw at the Bernabeu last week and continued to inflict blows on each other at the Etihad.
Rodrygo put Real Madrid ahead on 12 minutes and for a long time it appeared as though his goal would be enough, but Kevin de Bruyne scored with 15 minutes remaining to send the tie to extra-time.
Neither side found a winner in the extra 30 minutes and Real emerged triumphant from a tense penalty shootout.
Real Madrid will face Bayern Munich in the Champions League semi-finals after the German giants knocked out Arsenal.
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