Новости за 26.02.2020

Frank Lampard admits Chelsea were given a harsh Champions League reality check by Bayern Munich and accepts pride may be the only thing at stake during the second leg.The Blues have a mountain to climb to salvage the last-16 tie after rampant Bundesliga champions Bayern ran out deserved 3-0 winners at Stamford Bridge.Serge Gnabrys second-half double, followed by Robert Lewandowskis 39th goal of the season, did the damage, while a miserable evening for the hosts was compounded the late dismissal of Marcos Alonso.Blues head coach Lampard... Читать дальше...

Barcelona coach Quique Setien felt his side had put themselves into a positive position after leaving Napoli with 1-1 draw from the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie.Antoine Griezmann struck what could prove to be a crucial away goal for the LaLiga side in the second half, which cancelled out a fine opener from Napoli midfielder Dries Mertens.The Italians, who had won four of their last five Serie A matches, made the most of a promising start when Mertens curled in a 20-yard effort... Читать дальше...

West Brom head coach Slaven Bilic was full of praise for the maturity shown by his Sky Bet Championship title chasers after a routine 2-0 win over Preston.First-half goals from Hal Robson-Kanu and captain Jake Livermore secured a fifth win in six outings for the Baggies.It leaves Bilics side seven points clear of second-placed Leeds, who play on Wednesday, and 10 ahead of Nottingham Forest in third as they remain on course for promotion to the Premier League.It was a very mature performance, said Bilic. Читать дальше...

Luton boss Graeme Jones hailed an exceptional display from his side as they defeated promotion-chasing Brentford 2-1 at Kenilworth Road.Up against a side who had hammered them 7-0 earlier in the campaign, Luton gained revenge to climb off the bottom of the table Sky Bet Championship once more and move four points from safety.Jones said: The level of performance has been there for a good time, but we had to win in a different way tonight.We couldnt take Brentford on and try and beat them, we had probably... Читать дальше...

Danny Cowley urged his Huddersfield players to remain focused on the job in hand after beating Bristol City 2-1.Goals from Benfica loanee Chris Willock and Karlan Grant, who struck from the penalty spot, did the damage before Famara Diedhious late consolation at the John Smiths Stadium.Victory ended a three-match winless run and extended the gap between the Terriers and the Championship relegation zone to five points.Its very important that we dont get carried away, although this was a good performance... Читать дальше...

Derby manager Phillip Cocu was left to rue a costly mistake by Wayne Rooney following his sides 2-1 defeat at QPR.Ilias Chair scored a 75th-minute winner for Rangers after former England captain Rooney gave the ball away.Martyn Waghorn had equalised for the Rams after Grant Hall opened the scoring against the run of play.The result continued Derbys poor away form only strugglers Luton and Barnsley have picked up fewer points on the road this season.For the second goal we didnt defend well didnt make the right choice. Читать дальше...

Sabri Lamouchi said he is not sure what to expect from this crazy league after the 1-0 Sky Bet Championship win at Cardiff.Tiago Silvas goal three minutes into the second half gave Forest their eighth away win of the season, and made it 25 points since Christmas Day.It moved them to within three points of second placed Leeds, with another tough away trip to come at Middlesbrough on Monday night.Lamouchi said: I am enjoying this league, but to be honest it is just crazy.It was the perfect away performance... Читать дальше...

St Mirren manager Jim Goodwin hailed a massive 2-1 win at Motherwell after his team came from behind to move six points clear of Ladbrokes Premiership bottom club Hearts.Motherwell dominated the first half but only had Liam Donnellys penalty to show for their superiority and Saints took less than five minutes of a much-improved second-half showing to level through Jon Obika.The visitors sealed their second victory at Fir Park in eight days when Ilkay Durmus fired home with four minutes left.The first... Читать дальше...