The leaders of the Championship (English D2) won their ticket for the round of 16 thanks to former Antwerp striker Manuel Benson who scored twice (6th, 57th). Anass Zaroury also caused a sensation with another double (39th, 43rd) served twice by Josh Brownhill. The Cherries failed to save the day despite goals from Ryan Christie (12th) and Dominic Solanke (48th).
The former captain of the Red Devils and his team are continuing their good momentum: Burnley have only lost three times, two in the league and one in the League Cup, since the start of the season.
SPAIN
Real Madrid lost 2-1 to Villareal on Saturday in La Liga matchday 16. The people of Madrid are in second place in the highest Spanish division with the same number of points as Barcelona (38) who are one game behind. Villarreal are in 5th place with 27 points. Courtois played the game in the Spanish champions’ cage while Hazard didn’t come off the bench. Despite Coquelin’s attempt, it took until the second period for the game to unlock. Yeremy Pino (47th) opened the scoreboard with a fine shot.
On the hour mark, Karim Benzema (60th) reset the counters with a penalty. A few moments later, Gerard Moreno (63rd) regained the advantage for Villareal by deceiving the Red Devils goalkeeper also from the penalty spot.
FRANCE
Lens validated its ticket for the round of 16 of the Coupe de France by winning 0-2 on the ground of Linas-Montlhery, a fifth division club. The Lensois waited the last twenty minutes to ignite the powder via Seko Fofana (72nd) and Florian Sotoca (77th). Lois Openda came out following the hour mark (62nd).
At the same time, Clermont, with Brandon Baiye and Maximiliano Caufriez, was surprised by Strasbourg Koenigshoffen, a football club playing in the first regional division. After a match without a decisive chance, the penalty shootout allowed the Alsatian amateur club to write a new page in its history by qualifying for the first time in the round of 16 of the Coupe de France.
