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Luis Suarez and Munir give Barca healthy lead
By Gerard Brand
Last Updated: 15/08/16
12:03am
Goals from Luis Suarez and Munir handed
Barcelona a 2-0 win in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at Sevilla.
Goals from Luis Suarez
and Munir handed Barcelona a 2-0 win in the Spanish Super Cup first leg at
Sevilla on Sunday evening.
Suarez gave Barcelona
the lead nine minute after half-time, slotting home inside the area after fine
build-up play.
Substitute Munir then
poked past Sergio Rico with his first touch of the game late on, giving
Barcelona a healthy lead going into the return leg.
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The first chance of the
game fell to Luis Suarez, whose poked effort towards the bottom corner
early on was saved superbly by Rico in the Sevilla goal.
There was concern on the
injury front for Luis Enrique's side in the first half, with both Jeremy
Mathieu (hamstring) and Andres Iniesta (knee) taken off.
Arda Turan mistimed an
overhead kick in acres of space in the six-yard box later in the half, but
Barcelona struggled for rhythm before the break as Sevilla pressed high.
Luis Suarez celebrates scoring against Sevilla
in the second half
Luis Suarez again
came close after the break, seeing his glancing header from namesake Denis
Suarez's drilled cross saved by Rico at the second attempt.
But the Uruguayan got his
goal on 54 minutes, finishing off a fine move as Turan chested down Denis
Suarez's drilled ball into his path from 15 yards.
Lionel Messi nearly
doubled Barca's lead moments later, but Rico was out well to block his effort
having been put through on goal by Luis Suarez.
Barcelona's Lionel Messi looks to move away from
his markers
Rico did well to beat
away Sergi Roberto's snapshot later in the half, but he could not deny Barca
grabbing a second on 81 minutes.
Latching onto Messi's
fine through ball, Munir pushed the ball past the onrushing goalkeeper to
silence the home fans in the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium.
Messi nearly got a third
in stoppage time, but Rico tipped away his right-footed drive from just inside
the area.
Arsenal 3-4
Liverpool: Jurgen Klopp's side hold on to secure thrilling win
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By
Oliver Yew at the Emirates
Last Updated: 15/08/16 12:21am
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· Philippe
Coutinho celebrates after scoring the equalising goal
Liverpool resisted a late Arsenal
fightback to secure a thrilling 4-3 victory at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsene Wenger's side started
brightly and they were rewarded in the 29th minute with a penalty after Alberto
Moreno brought down Theo Walcott, but the England international saw his
spot-kick saved.
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He made amends just 68 seconds
later, drilling a low effort into the far corner to hand the hosts the lead,
but Philippe Coutinho's superb free-kick levelled proceedings in first-half
stoppage time, before goals from Adam Lallana (49), another from Coutinho
(59) and a stunning
Arsenal responded a minute later
through substitute Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain before Calum Chambers' header cut
the deficit once more with 15 minutes remaining, but it was Jurgen Klopp's side
who held on to secure a deserved victory on a breathless afternoon in
north London.
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With Per Mertesacker, Laurent
Koscielny and Gabriel all absent, Wenger handed summer signing Rob Holding his
Premier League debut alongside Chambers at the heart of Arsenal's defence
and the inexperienced duo were hardly tested in the opening stages as Arsenal
dominated the ball.
Alexis Sanchez, starting in
attack in the absence of Olivier Giroud, was involved early, flicking the ball
off for Aaron Ramsey in the box but the Wales international could only
poke his shot straight at Simon Mignolet.
Liverpool
manager Jurgen Klopp admits he was blown away by the intensity of their win
over Arsenal
Ramsey, playing in the more
advanced role he performed so well in for Wales during Euro 2016, was becoming
more and more influential, latching onto Alberto Moreno's poor headed clearance
but the Spanish full-back recovered with a sliding tackle.
Moreno was in the thick of the
action again in the 29th minute but this time he was punished for another rash
tackle, lunging in and catching Walcott just inside the penalty area.
Sadio
Mane celebrates with manager Jurgen Klopp after scoring Liverpool's fourth goal
It left referee Michael Oliver
with no choice but to point to the spot. Up stepped Walcott, but Mignolet,
diving to his right, palmed the ball away to safety to keep the scores level.
Just over a minute later,
though, the Gunners were in front and it was a moment of redemption for
Walcott, who made amends for his penalty miss, drilling a low right-footed shot
into the far corner after being picked out by Alex Iwobi.
Mane
scores Liverpool's fourth goal in style
It was no more than Wenger's men
deserved for their dominance but the scores should have been level when
Georginio Wijnaldum latched onto Coutinho's cut back, only to pick out
Petr Cech with a rather tame effort.
They were level though in injury
time at the end of the first half and it was a moment of magic from Coutinho,
who curled a free-kick from 30 yards over the wall and into the top corner.
Theo
Walcott missed from the penalty spot
The turnaround was complete
immediately after the break when Lallana brought down Wijnaldum's cross before
firing a low finish past Cech and into the net.
Whatever Klopp said to his
players at the break seemed to work and they extended their advantage in the
56th minute with Coutinho converting Nathaniel Clyne's low cross.
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from Adam Lallana and man of the match Philippe Coutinho
Arsenal responded by bringing on
Oxlade-Chamberlain in place of the injured Iwobi and Santi Cazorla for Ramsey,
who also appeared to pick up a knock, but Liverpool continued to pile forward
with pace.
And it was four in the 63rd
minute as Mane outran Chambers before cutting inside and
brilliantly picking out the top corner with a left-foot shot.
Adam
Lallana finished neatly for Liverpool's second
The action wasn't finished there
as Oxlade-Chamberlain's deflected shot sneaked past Mignolet , before the
hosts cut the deficit again as Chambers glanced Cazorla's free-kick past the
dive and Mignolet into the far corner to breathe life into the comeback with 15
minutes remaining.
But Liverpool, who went close
through Firmino in the closing stages, held on for a memorable victory.
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