Southampton bowls City out
It was only the EFL Cup, but it was always a surprise. Southampton FC, bottom of the Premier League table, beat Manchester City 2-0 to reach the semi-finals. The ‘Daily Express’ gets it with the headline “amazing” straight to the point and continues: “Favorite fright destroys Pep’s dream of a quadruple”. The cup has its own laws.
Crisis meeting at Chelsea
Chelsea are no longer in the EFL Cup. And otherwise there is currently nothing to laugh about with the Blues. Coach Graham Potter’s team have only won one of their last nine league games. Based on his last name, the ‘Mirror’ title “Melting Pot”in German “Crucible”. In a bid to get the Londoners back on track, the coach held a crisis meeting alongside Thiago Silva, César Azpilicueta, Jorginho and Mateo Kovacic. Tonight (9 p.m.) in the league game against Fulham FC will show whether the talks have borne fruit.
El Clasico in the final?
In the Spanish Supercup, Real Madrid just managed to beat FC Valencia. With the 4: 3 on penalties, the royals are in the final. While ‘As’ and ‘Marca’ celebrate goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois as heroes, ‘Mundo Deportivo’ and ‘Sport’ look ahead to the second semi-final between Betis Sevilla and FC Barcelona. The latter speaks of Barças “title hunger”after all, the Catalans have been waiting for their next trophy since winning the 2020/21 cup.
