Chelsea is barely 2 factors away from Liverpool on the Premier League rankings – Photograph: REUTERS
Chelsea narrows the hole with Liverpool
In spherical 16 of the Premier League, Liverpool was unexpectedly held to a 2-2 draw by Fulham. At daybreak on December 16, Chelsea took benefit of the chance to shut the hole by defeating Brentford 2-1.
After the primary couple of minutes of the primary half have been considerably troublesome, the house group cleared the impasse within the forty third minute with Cucurella’s header. Within the eightieth minute, Nicolas Jackson elevated the rating to 2-0 from a fast counterattack.
Brentford had a late objective to shorten the rating within the ninetieth minute due to Mbeumo. The remaining time was too little and Chelsea secured a 2-1 victory. They’ve 32 factors and are presently solely 2 factors away from Liverpool however nonetheless have 1 extra match to play.
In associated developments, Tottenham had a giant 5-0 win over Southampton.
Barcelona all of the sudden misplaced
Barcelona (left) suffered defeat towards Leganes regardless of overwhelming play – Photograph: REUTERS
In spherical 17 of La Liga, Barcelona “stumbled” towards Leganes, a group that’s fighting the relegation race. Sergio Gonzalez helped Leganes open the rating within the 4th minute with a header within the penalty space.
After that, though the time was nonetheless very lengthy, Barca couldn’t create any objectives. Price mentioning, they fully dominated the match with 81% possession and 20 photographs.
This was Barcelona’s fourth defeat for the reason that starting. With 38 factors, they have been equal in factors with second-place group Atletico Madrid and have been solely briefly ranked above due to a greater sub-index.
Co Do FC received the Saigon Tremendous League
Co Do FC celebrates the Saigon Tremendous League championship for the second season – Photograph: SSL
After practically 2 months of competitors with 28 matches, Saigon Tremendous League ended with a particularly dramatic situation on December 15. Earlier than the ultimate spherical (spherical 7), there have been three groups competing fiercely for the championship of this second season.
Within the early match, FC 91 Tan Van had a giant victory over STPFood, thereby briefly taking the highest spot within the rankings with 14 factors.
Nevertheless, NT Wooden knew how you can flip the stress created by FC 91 Tan Van into motivation, after which they created a jubilant victory over the “phenomenon” Hoang Lengthy.
Due to that, NT Wooden rose to the highest of FC 91 Tan Van and on the identical time put important stress on Co Do FC, the group enjoying the ultimate match of the event.
However with the category that has been proven all through the start of the event, Co Do FC gamers excellently overcame Nam Trung Viet 2-1 and formally grew to become the brand new kings of Saigon Tremendous League – Ta Pha cup 2024.
The runner-up place was given to NT Wooden with the identical 14 factors as FC 91 Tan Van however ranked greater due to the secondary index. FC 91 Tan Van received the bronze medal.
Saigon Tremendous League is a uncommon 11-player stadium event held in Ho Chi Minh Metropolis and is among the largest scale tournaments. Within the second season, the event recorded a major enchancment in skilled high quality with engaging matches.
