Last dance in the desert
Cristiano Ronaldo against Lionel Messi – this duel rose on Wednesday for possibly the last time. The friendly match between PSG and an all-star team from the Saudi Arabian League drew a lot of attention from the international press. Messi scored a goal in the lively 5-4 victory for the French, CR7 tied a brace. The Portuguese ‘Record’ saw one “Madness About Two Superheroes”. “Messi wins his last duel with Cristiano”, writes the ‘Sport’. The ‘Daily Mail’ reported on hers “Sadness that such a great rivalry is coming to an end”. A quiet end of an era.
Lloris on fire
Manchester City came from a 2-0 deficit against Tottenham Hotspur yesterday and won 4-2 in the end. Spurs keeper Hugo Lloris is at the center of criticism from the English press. “Under fire”, is the Frenchman according to the ‘Daily Star’. The 36-year-old did not look good against the Skyblues on several occasions. Three of the City goals came within twelve minutes. “Simply magical”, the Citizens were according to The Mirror. The ‘Guardian’ is also enchanted by “blue thunder”.
Chiesa Festival
The front pages of the sports newspapers are full of Federico Chiesa on the boot. The reason for this is the Juve professional’s first goal since his cruciate ligament rupture more than a year ago. The 25-year-old offensive player saved that for the 2-1 winner of the Coppa Italia round of 16 against AC Monza. “This is Chiesa”headlines the ‘Corriere dello Sport’. “One year later, here is Chiesa again”, the ‘Quotidiano Sportivo’ is also happy. The substitute came, saw and won.
