No Mercy for Messi as Inter Miami are Eliminated from League Cup

Messi fans and banter warlords were already sharpening their bantering arsenal in hopes that the little magician will do the unthinkable with the Inter Miami side in the USA's MLS playoffs. They were however disappointed 😂

Match poster for Second leg

By 4 am on Sunday morning of 10th November, 2024, the Inter Miami side were already sent home by the Atlanta United side after a home and a away win that cumulated in a eight goal thriller . The Atlanta United team won the first leg of the encounter with two goals to one at their home turf on the third of November.

Messi flanked by Atlanta United defenders

The score line seemed quite fair to the Miami side who thought turning it around will be an easy task. They never knew the United side has energised and strategized how to hold the little magician down. It worked for most part but the major lapses has been from the Inter Miami's defence players who made some series of mistakes to aid their elimination.

A disappointed Messi at the dearth of the game

Messi managed to get a goal through a header from a delivery from right winger Marcelo Weigandt to make the score line two apiece at the sixty fifth minute but it did not stop Bartosz Slisz from netting a beautiful goal at the seventy sixth minute to make the score line two to three in favour of United to send them through unto the next phase.

The game ended two goals to three and three goals to five to send the Inter Miami side packing from the competition.

Atlanta United players celebrates win

Jordi Alba was visibly disappointed after the loss. Speaking to journalist after the game, the opined that the format for the competition is not fair. He reiterated the fact that the Inter Miami team have done a good number with league itself. They broke the points record and had a great season with league.

His words, “We were the most consistent team, we broke the points record, we had a good season but what we wanted was to win these playoffs. "I think this format is somewhat unfair.” “I think this format is a bit unfair.”.

It is never easy to win the normal league and still have to compete to be crowned the champions of the league that you just won. Cristian Ronaldo's fans are having a field day already as they are seen satisfied as they have continued to make their comparison and characteristic innuendos to stick. At the end of the day, football has won. There will always be a winner and a loser. 

It is the way of the game.

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Champions League 2024 - The Table is Turning on Its Own

UEFA probably envisaged a monumental victory for big teams who has been trail blazing on the big tournament but recently, the tourney has brought to bare some jaw dropping shows. On the recent events, the star studded Ream Madrid team in all it's glory was dismantled at home by AC Milan team. I believe nobody, not a single person saw this coming. The only goal they got in the match was a Penalty kick that was taken by Vinicius Jnr. 

With the ever present Mike Maigan, the Madristas could not go past him as they were confronted by a firm wall. The goalie managed to Stop all the Madrid attackers including the Ballon dÓr runner up and also one of the best players, Mbappe. The goal keeper kept off a total of nine shots on target from the Real Madrid attack. The game ended three goals to one in favour of the Milan team.

Another surprising game was the riot ran over Manchester City by Sporting FC at Lisbon. The Citizens took the early lead by the fourth minute by a strike from Phil Foden. The host responded at the thirty eight minutes from an assist from Quenda to Viktor Gyokeres. Viktor Gyokeres also went on to score other two goals to take home the match ball. Maximiliano Araujo got the second goal for the Sporting team at the forty sixth minutes just a minute into the second half.

After the end of first games of the fourth round on Tuesday, the 5th of November, the UEFA Champions league phase table has taken the shape of a dancing pendulum with a surprising form from AS Monaco, Sporting Lisbon and Aston Villa who has a 100% win rate at the tournament and sit third, second and fifth respectfully on the log.

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Let us wait to verify more of this developing stories because as it stands, the UEFA Champions league table is Turning on Its Own.

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Ademola Injures Napoli in a three goals thriller

Ademola Lookman has once again inflicted a serious injury on the side from Naples when they went away on their league challenge against Napoli last weekend, 3rd of November.

In a symbolic pattern, the winger was rightly positioned to score the first goal of the game against Napoli when a headed ball drops perfectly on his left foot at the corner of the box. He slots in a powerful shot to go past the Napoli goalie who could not do anything to stop the talisman.

Before the end of the half by the thirty first minute, Lookman is seen following a counter attack against his team and gaining a sublime pass from Charles De Ketelaere outside of the area and moving past a Napoli player and moving another aside wades in a thunderous volley to make the score line two.

The Atalanta forward has been in a fantastic form for his side in the league and even the champions league. He was notably voted as the fourteenth best player at the just conclude Ballon d'Or award at France last couple of days. A feat that has edged his name in the annals of history in Nigeria and Africa as a whole. Continuing in his fine form, the Africa Best Player award is rightly also within his reach.

The game ended three goals to nil in favour of the Atalanta side with Lookman scoring two and Retegui netting the third.

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