Football overnight news: Club World Cup final European and American hegemony! Chelsea reversed to advance Manchester City won three awards
On December 20, Beijing time, last night and this morning, there was a new major event in international football. Manchester City have qualified for the final of the Club World Cup, where they will face Fluminense. Chelsea beat Newcastle in the EFL Cup to reach the semi-finals, Thibaut Courtois missed out on the European Championship and Manchester City won the BBC's three major awards of the year.
Club World Cup: Manchester City reach the final 3-0
In the semi-finals of the Club World Cup, Manchester City defeated Urawa Red Diamonds 3-0 to advance to the final, where they will compete with Fluminense, the winner of the Copa Libertadores, and hit the annual five-time crown. Hojbroten scored his own goal and Mateo Kovacic scored the first goal of his career for the Blues, and the winner was sealed in the B-seat. However, Haaland and De Bruyne both missed the final due to injury.
EFL Cup: Chelsea defeat Newcastle on penalties
In the quarter-finals of the English League Cup, Chelsea reversed Newcastle 5-3 on penalties at home and advanced to the semi-finals. Badiashile made a huge mistake and Wilson slotted home with a one-on-one shot. Enzo went off injured, Conor Gallagher hit the box, Nkunku came off the bench to make his Chelsea debut, Mykhailo Mudryk equalised, Kieran Trippier made a stoppage-time mistake to give a gift, a penalty shoot-out was missed, and Ricci's penalty was saved.
Bundesliga: Borussia Dort 1-1 Mainz
In the 16th round of the Bundesliga, Dortmund drew 1-1 at home with Mainz, and they were winless in 4 rounds. Gittens and Sabitzer hit the woodwork from distance, Brandt scored from a free-kick and Van den Berg headed home the equaliser.
Coppa Italia: Napoli missed out on quarter-finals 0-4
In the third round of the Coppa Italia, Napoli lost 0-4 at home to Frosinone and missed the quarterfinals. Barrenechea broke the deadlock with a header and Di Lorenzo gifted a foul pass before conceding a penalty in stoppage time.
Official announcement: Courtois missed the European Championship
Courtois announced that "I won't be playing in the European Championship anyway because of injury. I'm going to want to recover 100% first, and it's better not to set a date for recovery just yet. If I'm lucky, I can come back in May. But it's not possible to be 100% ready to take part in the competition. The Belgian national team immediately announced, "It is a pity that Courtois will not play in Euro 2024, but we respect his decision." ”
The BBC Awards of the Year, won by Manchester City
The British media BBC gave the annual awards, Haaland won the Sports Star of the Year, Pep Guardiola won the Coach of the Year, and Manchester City was elected the Sports Team of the Year.
Official announcement: Nottingham Forest coach is down
Premier League side Nottingham Forest have officially reported that manager Steve Cooper has stepped down. Forest has 3 wins, 5 draws and 9 losses in the Premier League this season, accumulating 14 points and ranking 17th in the standings, with 1 draw and 5 losses in the last 6 rounds. Cooper became the second manager to be sacked from the Premier League this season, the first being Sheffield United's Beckinburton.