The Malaysian Insider :: Sports

Tello hat-trick lifts Barca to win over Levante

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 03:00 PM PST

January 23, 2014

Barcelona's Cristian Tello (left) shoots to score past Levante's Alberto Gomez during their Spanish King's Cup quarter-final first leg match at the Ciudad de Valencia stadium in Valencia, yesterday. - Reuters pic, January 23, 2014.Cristian Tello hit a hat-trick as Barcelona came from behind to win 4-1 in their King's Cup quarter-final first leg at Levante yesterday and Lionel Messi celebrated his 400th appearance for the Catalan side.

Levante's Nabil El Zhar slotted home a rebound after 30 minutes but with Barca carrying a greater attacking threat after the break they equalised through an own-goal by Juanfran.

Messi set up all three goals for Tello and Barca will take a comfortable lead back to the Nou Camp.

Messi reached another landmark in his illustrious career with his 400th match in a Barcelona shirt having made his official debut in October 2004 against Espanyol.

Earlier, Mikel Gonzalez scored twice and Carlos Vela grabbed the other in a 3-1 victory for Real Sociedad in their first leg against Racing Santander, whose goal came from Mahamadou Kone.

Real Madrid have a 1-0 advantage over Espanyol from their game on Tuesday and holders Atletico Madrid play Athletic Bilbao today. - Reuters, January 23, 2014.

Seedorf’s Milan suffer shock Cup exit against Udinese

Posted: 22 Jan 2014 02:50 PM PST

January 23, 2014

AC Milan suffered a shock exit from the Coppa Italia when they lost 2-1 at home to Serie A strugglers Udinese in Clarence Seedorf's (pic) second match in charge yesterday.

An individual goal by 20-year-old Uruguayan Nicolas Lopez, only two minutes after coming on as a substitute, condemned Milan to the inevitable chorus of jeers from a sparse San Siro crowd after their quarter-final defeat.

Milan had given Seedorf a winning debut by beating Hellas Verona 1-0 in Serie A on Sunday and made a flying start to the tie when Mario Balotelli tapped in from close range after six minutes.

Milan failed to build on their early goal and Udinese levelled with a penalty converted by Colombian forward Luis Muriel four minutes before halftime following Urby Emanuelson's clumsy tackle on Silvan Widmer.

Udinese looked far more dangerous after halftime and were only prevented from going ahead by a dreadful double miss midway through the second half.

Substitute Maxi Pereira scuffed his shot in front of a gaping goal, then managed to scramble it back to Muriel who also miscued from a good scoring position.

Lopez showed them how it should be done when he collected the ball just inside the Milan half, surged forward and fired his shot into the corner.

Milan, 11th in Serie A, had no answer and trudged off after writing another chapter in a dismal season. - Reuters, January 23, 2014.

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