Pep to 180
After yesterday’s 2-1 defeat in the city derby against Manchester United, there were long faces on the Skyblues side. A controversial offside decision in the meantime 1: 1 by Bruno Fernandes distracted city coach Pep Guardiola from the sporting mishap. The Spaniard was furious after the final whistle and grumbled for minutes about the referee’s decision. The ‘Manchester Evening News’ see other reasons for the derby defeat: “Pep is mad – but there are no excuses”is the title of the paper this Sunday. “70 percent possession of the ball, but only six shots on goal – where is City?”the atypical inefficiency of the Pep-Elf is criticized.
Xavi’s big chance
We see Carlo Ancelotti and Xavi shaking hands on the front page of ‘Sport’ this morning. “One is hungry, the other indulges in gluttony”, writes the newspaper, looking at the differently filled trophy cupboards of the two coaches. For Xavi, the Spanish Super Cup is his first chance at a title since taking charge of FC Barcelona. “A fundamental title, Barça need this win as a turning point”, the ‘Sport’ assesses the match against Real Madrid. The ‘as’, on the other hand, focuses on another aspect: “El Clásico is not just any game, we know that in Spain and hopefully they know that in Saudi Arabia too”, writes the newspaper with regard to the unusual venue in the Orient. Tonight at 8 p.m. the duel between the two industry leaders will increase.
Support for Napoli
SSC Napoli has taken a big step towards the Scudetto. First, coach Luciano Spalletti’s team won phenomenally 5-1 against Juventus Turin, then they also got help from the table. AC Milan were held 2-2 by US Lecce to increase Napoli’s lead to nine points. “Lecce take a point against Milan but Napoli are happier about it”can be read on the front page of the ‘Gazzetta dello Sport’.
