Sunday, 31 July 2016

Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray

Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores bicycle kick four minutes into debut with Wayne Rooney, Marouane Fellaini and Juan Mata also on target

Zlatan Ibrahimovic made Manchester United debut in his home country against Turkish side
Swedish star marked occasion by scoring an acrobatic effort just four minutes in to give United the lead
Sinan Gumus drew the Turkish side level on 22 minutes, converting a free kick with a fine header

Bruma curled home a fine effort from the edge of the box to put Galatasaray ahead before half-time

Wayne Rooney made it 2-2 with volleyed finish following good work down the right wing

Rooney added his second just minutes later from the penalty spot after Marcus Rashford was brought down

Marouane Fellaini looped a header into the corner of the net, before Juan Mata made it 5-2

Wayne Rooney, playing as a No 10, scored twice

Wayne Rooney, playing as a No 10, scored twice in the second half in his first outing since Euro 2016.

Rooney puts United back level after Galatasaray had responded well, turning in a cross to make it 2-2
And Rooney then netted from the spot three minutes later to put United back in the lead, after Marcus Rashford was fouled

Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores bicycle kick four minutes into debut

Manchester United 5-2 Galatasaray: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores bicycle kick four minutes into debut

Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores his first Manchester United goal with a brilliant bicycle kick against Galatasaray

Even Eric Cantona and Cristiano Ronaldo didn't make an impact for Manchester United as quickly as Zlatan Ibrahimovic in Gothenburg on Saturday night.
The Swedish heavyweight took just three minutes and 15 seconds to mark his United debut wtth a trademark stunning goal to get Jose Mourinho's pre-season plans back on track with a thrilling 5-2 victory against Galatasaray.
Antonio Valencia's cross from the right appeared to be travelling behind Ibrahimovic on the penalty spot until the 34-year-old launched himself in the air and connected with a fantastic overhead kick past startled goalkeeper Fernando Muslera.

It lifted United spirits in an instant after three turgid years under David Moyes and Louis van Gaal.
And the feelgood factor was further raised when Wayne Rooney, playing as a No 10, scored twice in the second half in his first outing since Euro 2016.
Ibrahimovic, signed as a free agent from Paris St Germain, was the undoubted star though as his compatriots chanted 'Zlatan, Zlatan' during the 45 minutes he was on the pitch.
'It was a good start and fantastic to score my first goal for United in Sweden,' he said. 'I had good support. This is my country. It is impossible to fail in my country.'
Worryingly for United's Premier League rivals, Paul Pogba should be coming soon as well in a world-record £100million deal.
'There's something great being built here,' added Ibrahimovic. 'If Pogba comes, it will be more interesting. Let's see.'

Liverpool FC 2-0 A.C. Milan

Liverpool FC 2-0 A.C. Milan : Goals from Divock Origi and Roberto Firminohelp Jürgen Klopp's men ease past Italian giants

>> Divock Origi opened the scoring with a brilliant finish early in the second half at the Levi's Stadium

>> Roberto Firmino tapped home Liverpool's second after great work from Sheyi Ojo down the right channel

>> Jurgen Klopp cut an unsurprisingly animated figure on the touchline, especially during the first half

MATCH FACTS
Liverpool: Mignolet, Alexander-Arnold, (Clyne) Klavan (Wisdom), Lovren (Brannagan), Milner (Moreno); Henderson (Randall), Wijnaldum (Stewart), Coutinho (Firmino), Lallana (Ojo), Mane (Markovic); Sturridge (Origi)
Scorers: Origi 54, Firmino 73
AC Milan: Gabriel, Abate, Vergara, Romagnoli (Paletta) Antonelli (Calabria) ; Zanellato (Poli), Bertolacci (Kucka), Montolivo; Suso (Honda), Niang (Bonaventura), L.Adriano (Matri)

Saturday, 30 July 2016

Barcelona vs Celtic : Live Score and Commentary, ICC 2016

Barcelona vs Celtic : Live Score and Commentary, ICC 2016

BARCELONA XI: Masip, Vidal, Martinez, Mathieu, Camara, Roberto, Turan, D. Suarez, Messi, Munir, L. Suarez
CELTIC XI: Gordon; Janko, Ambrose, O'Connell, Izaguirre; Brown, Bitton, McGregor; Roberts, Griffiths, Forrest

1 min CHANCE! Celtic could easily be ahead after just 15 seconds! After the ball is given away to Roberts, the on-loan winger runs forward before curling a shot narrowly wide of Masip's far corner. That would have been some start.
11 min : GOAL! Celtic 0-1 Barcelona (Turan)Oh my word. It has taken just 11 minutes of pre-season for Barcelona to find their stride. After Vidal nutmegs a Celtic defender on the right flank, he passes the ball to Turan on the edge of the penalty area and his first-time strike is curled into the top corner of Gordon's net. It's a stunning Barcelona goal.
22' CHANCE! Great work from Brown, as the Celtic skipper gets in early on Mathieu, with the France defender losing the ball in a dangerous area. The aforementioned Scotland midfielder drives towards goal before powering a low strike on target, but Masip is equal to it.
26'CHANCE! Superb defending from Janko, as Celtic’s right-back gets across just in time to smuggle the ball away from the feet of Messi, who looked all set to double Barca’s lead from close range after combining brilliantly with Denis Suarez.
29'Goal Leigh GriffithsGOOOOALLLLL!!! WHAT A SHOCKER! Awful from Barca, as they throw away their lead by overplaying at the back, as Martinez’s heavy first touch in the 18-yard box is capitalised on by Griffiths, who has the easy job of slotting home into an empty net, with Masip also out of position. Barca 1-1 Celtic!
31'Own Goal Efetobore Ambrose Emuobo GOOOOOAAAALLLL!!! Bizzarre scenes in Dublin! Well, after an awful moment for a defender at one end of the pitch, Efe Ambrose has just suffered an even worse calamity, as he inadvertently turns a low cross from the left - that was providing no real threat to Celtic’s defence - past Craig Gordon and into his own goal, meaning Barca regain their lead just two minutes after parity was restored.
41' Goal-Munir El Haddadi Mohamed GOOOAAALLL! Ambrose may have done well just a moment ago, but he was embarrassed there as Suarez slid a sumptuous pass through the legs of the Nigerian, setting up Munir for an easy tap-in in the process. Barca 3-1 Celtic!
41' Assist-Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz Assist Luis Alberto Suárez Díaz
54' CLOSE! Sublime play from Barca, as the two Suarez’s combine expertly to carve through Celtic’s defence, but Denis is just unable to find Luis with a low cross, and the chance goes begging. 60' MISS! Well, by Luis Suarez’s standards, that is a poor effort! It was a terrific ball from Samper that picked out the striker in the area, but he was unable to direct his left-footed volley on target.

75'

CHANCE! Better play from Celtic, as Rogic penetrates Barca’s lines with a powerful run from deep. He eventually tees up Armstrong, who tires his luck from the cusp of the box, but Masip gets down well to make an easy stop.

83'

The game is simply winding down now, with little threat at either end. Barca are still well in control, but the main positive form this result for Enrique will have been able to utilise the majority of his squad, meaning that some of the youngsters have been able to have a good run-out this evening.

FULL TIME! It’s all over in Dublin, where it has finished Barcelona 3-1 Celtic! All the action occurred during the first-half, with strikes from Arda Turan, Munir and an own goal from Efe Ambrose doing the damage for Luis Enrique’s side, who only conceded due to an error by Jose Martinez.