World Champion Lukas Podolski has reached the quarter final of the Italian Cup with Inter Milan. The 29-year-old was part of the starting formation that beat Sampdoria 2-0, although he failed to score. The former Bayern winger Xherdan Shaqiri celebrated his first goal for his new club when he put Inter 1-0 ahead after 71 minutes. Mauro Icardi missed a first-half penalty but showed more precision minutes before the whistle, making the final score 2-0. A hard-fought fixture saw both teams finish with only ten players: Sampdoria’s Nenad Krsticic saw a straight red card and Inter’s Pawel Wszolek was dismissed after his second yellow.
Gomez scores twice for Fiorentina
German international Mario Gomez netted twice in Fiorentina’s 3-1 Coppa Italia win over Atalanta. The 29-year-old’s first-half goals set the basis for the victory. On the 71st minute, he was replaced by Khouma Babacar. The third goal for Fiorentina came courtesy of a Juan Cuadrado penalty in the twelfth minute. Just before the break, Rolando Bianchi scored a consolation for the visitors. Fiorentina finished the match one man short, after Marcos Alonso had seen a second yellow card.
Fiorentina will play their quarter final away to AS Roma on 3rd February. One day later, Inter will play the winner of this Thursday’s fixture between Napoli and Udinese.
Impeccable ter Stegen in Barca victory
Superstar Lionel Messi has put Barcelona in a comfortable position for the second leg of the Spanish Copa del Rey quarter finals. 85 minutes into the first match against League Champions Atletico Madrid, the Argentina international scored the 1-0 winner. The German international keeper Marc-André ter Stegen was in goal for the Catalans and impressed with an impeccable performance. The second leg will be played in Madrid next Wednesday.
62,225 spectators saw an excellent performance by Messi, despite of a missed penalty. At the other end of the pitch, Fernando Torres failed to leave his mark and was substituted at half-time. Atletico’s long-lost son recently returned to his childhood club and impressed by scoring a brace in the round of 16 fixture against local rivals Real Madrid.
The winner of this fixture will face either Villareal or Getafe in the semi-finals. Villareal’s Bruno Soriano also scored an 85th-minute-winner in the first leg.
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World Champion Lukas Podolski has reached the quarter final of the Italian Cup with Inter Milan. The 29-year-old was part of the starting formation that beat Sampdoria 2-0, although he failed to score. The former Bayern winger Xherdan Shaqiri celebrated his first goal for his new club when he put Inter 1-0 ahead after 71 minutes. Mauro Icardi missed a first-half penalty but showed more precision minutes before the whistle, making the final score 2-0. A hard-fought fixture saw both teams finish with only ten players: Sampdoria’s Nenad Krsticic saw a straight red card and Inter’s Pawel Wszolek was dismissed after his second yellow.
Gomez scores twice for Fiorentina
German international Mario Gomez netted twice in Fiorentina’s 3-1 Coppa Italia win over Atalanta. The 29-year-old’s first-half goals set the basis for the victory. On the 71st minute, he was replaced by Khouma Babacar. The third goal for Fiorentina came courtesy of a Juan Cuadrado penalty in the twelfth minute. Just before the break, Rolando Bianchi scored a consolation for the visitors. Fiorentina finished the match one man short, after Marcos Alonso had seen a second yellow card.
Fiorentina will play their quarter final away to AS Roma on 3rd February. One day later, Inter will play the winner of this Thursday’s fixture between Napoli and Udinese.
Impeccable ter Stegen in Barca victory
Superstar Lionel Messi has put Barcelona in a comfortable position for the second leg of the Spanish Copa del Rey quarter finals. 85 minutes into the first match against League Champions Atletico Madrid, the Argentina international scored the 1-0 winner. The German international keeper Marc-André ter Stegen was in goal for the Catalans and impressed with an impeccable performance. The second leg will be played in Madrid next Wednesday.
62,225 spectators saw an excellent performance by Messi, despite of a missed penalty. At the other end of the pitch, Fernando Torres failed to leave his mark and was substituted at half-time. Atletico’s long-lost son recently returned to his childhood club and impressed by scoring a brace in the round of 16 fixture against local rivals Real Madrid.
The winner of this fixture will face either Villareal or Getafe in the semi-finals. Villareal’s Bruno Soriano also scored an 85th-minute-winner in the first leg.
