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Assi di Coppe: Liverpool Clinch Champions League Throne

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, Europa League, Liverpool, Tottenham
Seven is a charm for Jurgen Klopp. The German coach finally clinched a European Cup title leading Liverpool to a 2-0 win over Tottenham to conquer the Champions League 2018-19, and breaking a curse made of six international Final losses. Liverpool took a rapid lead with a penalty by Mohammed Salah, and controlled the game until Divock Origi’s late goal.
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Meanwhile in Moscow: Russia Make it Two, Salah Bid Farewell

Egypt, Meanwhile In Moscow, Russia, World Cup, World Cup 2018
Five goals to Saudi Arabia, three to Egypt. The Russians are scary, and put one foot and a half in the knock-out phase tonight, catching their second win in a row. The match in Saint Petersburg was supposed to be Mohammed Salah’s comeback, but the Pharaohs’ star could only collect his first World Cup goal with a penalty conversion to set the score to 1-3.
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Meanwhile In Moscow: Uruguay, El Maestro Tabarez’s Lesson

Egypt, Meanwhile In Moscow, Uruguay, World Cup, World Cup 2018
Few things are as thrilling as winning a match at the last minute, especially if it’s a World Cup game – and even more, when you are fighting against a hideous disease. Oscar Washington Tabarez, the coach of Uruguay, raising his hands up to the sky after Jose Gimenez’s late goal to Egypt is surely the best image of these initial World Cup days.
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Assi di Coppe: Roma Wake Up Late, Liverpool Rule

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, Liverpool, Roma
Liverpool had to score five times, led by a sumptuous Mohammed Salah, before Roma finally woke up and remembered they were playing a Champions League semifinal at Anfield Road. Late goals by Edin Dzeko and Diego Perotti saved the Giallorossi’s face, leaving a feeble qualification hope alive, but it will take another remuntada for Eusebio Di Francesco to come back from last night’s 2-5.
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