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please subscribe!!!!!!!! it's free Ajax produced a dominant showing to rout Borussia Dortmund 4-0 on Tuesday and keep up their 100% record in the Champions League as they moved closer to a place in the next stage of the competition. An early own goal by Marco Reus from Dusan Tadic's free kick was followed by decisive strikes from Daley Blind, Brazilian winger Antony and Sebastien Haller. Ajax lead Group C three points ahead of their previously unbeaten German visitors.
Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League on Saturday, thumping Watford 5-0 in Claudio Ranieri's first match in charge of the Hornets. Sadio Mane, Roberto Firmino's hat trick and a stunning goal from Mohamed Salah ensured a fine afternoon for Jurgen Klopp's men, who wrecked Ranieri's big day after he took over from Xisco Munoz. Asked whether he's in the best form of his career right now, Salah told BT Sport: "I don't know. Sometimes I don't have the luck to score goals but I am always trying 100% to help the team. I am confident at the moment, helping the team win points which is the most important thing." Klopp, who took over as Liverpool manager six years ago this weekend, made four changes from the 2-2 draw against Manchester City last time out, with Alisson and Fabinho among those missing after they played for Brazil early on Friday morning. Caoimhin Kelleher started in goal for the visitors but had very little to do as Klopp's side continued their strong start to the campaign with a commanding win. Klopp was full of praise for Salah afterwards and said: "His performance was massive today. The pass for the first goal was great and the second goal was special. He is top. We all see it. Who is better than him? We don't have to talk about what Messi and Ronaldo have done for world football and their dominance. But right now, he is the best." Klopp's side are unbeaten in 18 league games and never looked remotely likely to surrender that record at Vicarage Road, with Salah forcing Ben Foster into a flying save soon after Mane's opener, before the Watford keeper came out quickly to deny him again. Ranieri made three changes to the Watford side that lost against Leeds in what turned out to be his predecessor's final match in charge but the Italian cut a frustrated figure at times with his new side very much second best. Indeed, after 20 minutes, Ranieri's men had only completed 19 passes to Liverpool's 206. James Milner then found Firmino inside the area following another flowing team move and he made no mistake with the easiest of finishes from close range to double Liverpool's lead on 37 minutes. With no shots on goal and 17% possession in a frankly dreadful first half, Watford were lucky to go in at the break 2-0 down. It got worse six minutes after the restart when Firmino scored another tap-in after Foster spilled the ball in the area. Salah then slalomed through a mix of desperate Watford defenders and curled in a fine fourth with a goal of the season contender, and Firmino tapped in the fifth inside the six-yard box in stoppage time.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ Czech Republic produced an impressive 2-0 victory over Netherlands to make the Euro 2020 quarterfinals on Sunday. Tomas Holes and Patrik Schick scored in the second half to set up a clash with Denmark in Baku next Saturday for a place in the semifinals. Netherlands faced an uphill battle after Matthijs de Ligt was shown a straight red card early in the second half for denying a goalscoring opportunity. The Czechs progress into the last eight of the competition for the first time since Euro 2012. It was a miserable end for the Netherlands who were taking part in their first tournament knockout match since the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. It was a slow start to the game with the Czechs having the first chance after 23 minutes when Tomas Soucek's diving header went past the post. The Czechs had an even better chance after 34 minutes but De Ligt made a stunning block to deny Lukas Masopust from close range. Netherlands almost grabbed the lead just before the break when Memphis Depay found Patrick van Aanholt inside the area but he failed to find the target. Donyell Malen had a wonderful chance to open the scoring seven minutes into the second half but was unable to go round Czech goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik. Netherlands found themselves down to 10 men moments later after a long VAR check adjudged De Ligt to have denied Schick a goalscoring opportunity with a handball outside of the box. It was the first time a Netherlands player had been shown a red card at the Euros since John Heitinga against the Czechs in 2004. The Czechs took the lead after 68 minutes when Tomas Kalas got on the end of free kick to set up Holes to score at the back post. With 10 minutes remaining, the Czechs produced a counter attack and Holes set up Schick to convert from inside the box.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ Federico Chiesa scored an extra-time goal as Italy beat Austria 2-1 in London to advance to the quarterfinals of the 2002 European Championship on Saturday night. Roberto Mancini's Italy came into the match having won 11 in a row and unbeaten in their last 30 games -- and set an Azzurri record on 31 with the win -- as they looked to book a spot in the quarterfinals. Italy were the better side in the first half, but failed to find an opener with Ciro Immobile going closest on a shot from distance that clattered off the far post as the teams went to the dressing room locked in a goalless draw at the break. Marko Anrautovic looked to have headed Austria into the lead shortly after the hour mark, but the goal was ruled out by VAR for the narrowest of offside calls and the match remained goalless. Austria were the better side after the VAR ruling, but Italy managed to keep them from scoring and the match went to extra time. Substitute Chiesa put Italy in front in the first of two 15-minute extra time periods, firing home from a tight angle to put Italy in a great position to advance from the round of 16. Matteo Pessina then scored Italy's second in stoppage time, beating keeper Daniel Bachmann after a goalmouth scramble and it turned out to be a big one after Austria's Sasa Kalajdzic headed home from a corner to halve the deficit. The goal from Kalajdzic ended Italy's streak of going 1,168 minutes without conceding. Italy will now play the winner of Sunday's match between Belgium and Portugal in their quarterfinal next Friday in Munich.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ Germany have edged their way into the Euro 2020 knockout stages after managing a late 2-2 draw to Hungary at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, setting up a last 16 tie against England. The 2016 World Cup champions finished second in Group F after a dramatic evening of action that saw France draw 2-2 to Portugal. France, who finished top of Group F with five points, face Switzerland in the next round, while Portugal face Belgium after finishing third. Hungary looked to cause an upset when they opened the scoring on 10 minutes with an impressive diving header from the captain Adam Szalai, who had connected with Roland Sallai's superb whipped cross behind the German back line. Germany's Kai Havertz looked to have bought his side a lifeline on 66 minutes when he scored his second goal of the tournament. The Chelsea midfielder headed the ball home into an empty net after a goalkeeping error from Hungary's Peter Gulacsi. But Hungary struck back moments later as midfielder Andras Schafer nodded the ball past as an on-rushing Manuel Neuer. Germany midfielder Leon Goretzka levelled the match once more on 85 minutes to secure his side's place to the round of 16. The build-up to the match was dominated by UEFA's decision to reject a request from Munich city council to light the Allianz Arena in rainbow colours. Rainbow flags outnumbered German flags when fans arrived to the match. Supporters were met at the exit of a local subway station by a host of volunteers from groups including Amnesty International, CSD Germany and S'AG Munich distributing rainbow flags. Germany captain Neuer also showed support for the LGBT community by wearing a rainbow armband, as he did in his side's previous match against France. UEFA said the rainbow symbol was not the reason rejecting the request to light up the stadium but Hungary's presence at the game.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo tied the all-time men's record for international goals with a pair of penalties in a 2-2 draw with France in Group F in Budapest on Wednesday. The result sees both teams advance to the round of 16 at the 2020 European Championship. Portugal had the better of chances in the opening 30 minutes and went deservedly ahead through a Ronaldo penalty after France keeper Hugo Lloris fouled Danilo in the area as the two went for a free kick into the box. In his storied career, Ronaldo had done it all for club and country, so this was surprisingly his first goal against France in his career. Didier Deschamps' side drew level right before half-time when Nelsen Semedo brought down Kylian Mbappe in the area and Karim Benzema calmly slotted home from the spot -- his first goal for France since Oct. 8, 2015 -- to make it 1-1 at the break. Benzema doubled France's lead shortly after the restart, running on to a lovely pass from Paul Pogba over the top of the defence and firing a low shot past Rui Patricio to beat the Portugal keeper at his far post. However, Ronaldo wasn't done for Portugal, drawing his team back to level terms with another goal from the penalty spot following a whistle for handball on France's Jules Kounde in the area. The goal put Ronaldo on 109 goals for his career, level with Ali Daei's record set during his long career with Iran's national team. Patricio kept the scoreline level with a pair of impressive saves on a Pogba strike from distance and a close-range effort from Antoine Griezmann from the rebound. France advance in first place from Group F and will face Switzerland in the round of 16 on Monday, while Portugal move on as one of the best third-place finishers to set up a knockout-round match against Belgium on Sunday.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ England delivered an efficient but hardly scintillating display to beat Czech Republic 1-0 with an early Raheem Sterling header on Tuesday to advance to Euro 2020's last 16 as Group D winners, with the Czechs through as one of the best third-placed teams. Sterling scored his and England's second goal of the competition in the 12th minute but the initial injection of pace, intensity and crowd-pleasing excitement brought by Jack Grealish and teenager Bukayo Saka gradually dissipated as the game petered out into an utterly forgettable second half. Neither coach will mind though as they now begin to plot their assaults on the knockout phase. England will return to Wembley on Tuesday to face the runners up from Group E -- likely to be France, Germany or Portugal -- while the Czechs will have to wait to find out who they play. They were dislodged from second place by Croatia, who beat Scotland 3-1 and will play the Group E runners up - Sweden, Slovakia, Spain or Poland - in Copenhagen on Monday. The match began in a strange Wembley atmosphere, a far cry from the initial excitement of the Croatia and Scotland games. With both teams already assured of progress and with the nagging question of whether second place was a better option than winning the group hanging over the game, it hardly added up to a white knuckle, winner takes all occasion. That changed quickly, however as, for the third successive game, England struck a post early on, this time it was Sterling who lifted the ball past advancing goalkeeper Tomas Vaclik with two minutes on the clock. Ten minutes later Sterling hit the target with a close-range header from a delicious floated cross by Grealish after a driving run by Saka had splintered the Czech rearguard. Making his first appearance of the tournament, the 19-year-old wide man showed a willingness to run with the ball that was painfully absent from England's first two performances and, with Grealish also a constant threat, the hosts looked much more threatening. Harry Kane looked sharper too and had a shot well saved late in the first half by Vaclik, but that early promise was gradually replaced by the all-too-familiar caution and England barely mustered another meaningful attempt. The Czechs were neat and tidy without carrying a huge amount of penalty box threat, though Tomas Holes had a shot palmed clear by Jordan Pickford and Tomas Soucek fired just wide in the first half. Substitute Jordan Henderson thought he had scored his first goal for England five minutes from time after a scramble, only to see it ruled out for offside. Overall though it was desperately thin gruel for most of the second half, with the loudest cheers reserved for the big screen announcements of Croatia's goals that eliminated Scotland.
Please Guys Subscribe to this channel it Helps me Reach 1k, It Would Mean the world to me 🙏🏻 This time we won't stop Posting. Let's Goo Football Lovers https://youtube.com/channel/UCDOdXiT4ACKE2D8g9SNTYPQ Belgium continued their perfect start to Euro 2020 by beating Finland 2-0 on Monday to finish top of Group B, leaving the Finns third and facing a nervous wait to see if they can sneak into the knockout stages. A much-changed Belgium side dominated the game but only found a breakthrough in the 74th minute courtesy of an own goal from keeper Lukas Hradecky, who fumbled a Thomas Vermaelen header over the line after it had crashed off the woodwork. Striker Romelu Lukaku clinched victory in the 83rd minute by swivelling to thump home a Kevin de Bruyne pass and score his third goal of the tournament. Belgium, who became the third team after Italy and the Netherlands to win all three group games, will face one of the third-placed sides in Seville on June 27. Denmark, second in Group B after their 4-1 win over Russia on Monday, will play Wales in Amsterdam on June 26. Finland must wait to see if they qualify to continue the adventure in their first ever major tournament. Belgium coach Roberto Martinez made changes from the side that beat Denmark 2-1 but his was still a line-up bursting with world-class talent as Eden Hazard and Kevin de Bruyne made their first starts of the tournament. Teenager Jeremy Doku was their liveliest threat and created the only real moment of danger before halftime when he drifted in from the left wing and aimed a shot towards the bottom corner but Hradecky made a fine save. Finland defended resolutely but did not have a real chance of their own until after the hour mark when Glen Kamara fired straight at Thibaut Courtois. Hazard was denied by a big save from Hradecky as Belgium kept getting closer and they thought they had taken the lead when Lukaku controlled a threaded pass from De Bruyne and celebrated the goal before a lengthy VAR review ruled him fractionally offside. Finland finally cracked under the pressure when Hradecky turned the ball over the line after Vermaelen's thumping header struck the post. Lukaku then used a combination of skill and power to seal the victory and continue his prolific start to the tournament.