This Monday, in the 36th round of the English Championship, Manchester United visited Crystal Palace at Selhurst Park and were beaten 4-0. The goals were scored by Michael Olise (2), Mateta and Tyrick Mitchell.
With the negative result, United lost again after four unbeaten games in the competition (three draws and one win). Thus, the team was stuck in eighth place, outside the Conference League access zone, as Newcastle won their duel in the round and reached 56 points, while the Red Devils had 54. On the other hand, Crystal Palace reached at 43 points in 14th place.
Finally, the team led by Erik ten Hag returns to the pitch next Sunday, against Arsenal, in the 37th round of the English Championship. The ball rolls at 12:30 pm (Brasília time), at Old Trafford. Crystal Palace will play Wolverhampton on Saturday, at 11am (Brasília time), at Molineux Stadium.
The goals
Michael Olise received the ball from Daniel Muñoz in the 12th minute of the first half and, from the edge of the area, fired a beautiful shot into the right corner of the goal to open the scoring.
The second of the home team was scored by Mateta, at 40, still in the initial stage. With assistance from Chris Richards, the athlete finished on top of the goal defended by Onana.
The penultimate goal of the rout came from the feet of Tyrick Mitchell, this time in the second half, at 13. The player took advantage of the surplus at the edge of the area and, with a quick reaction, found the net.
Finally, Michael Olise scored his second of the match and completed the rout with a beautiful shot at the top of the goal after another assist from Muñoz.
De virada, Atalanta vence Salernitana no Italian
For the Italian, in a game valid for the 35th round, Atalanta visited Salernitana and, in turn, won 2-1. The winning goals were scored by Gianluca Scamacca and Teun Koopmeiners, while Loum Tchaouna scored the only one for the home team.
Thus, with the positive result, Atalanta reached 60 points in fifth place, which gives access to the Champions League. On the other hand, the already relegated Salernitana was stuck in the bottom position, with the same 15 conquered.
For home, Naples empathized with Udinese not Italian
Napoli visited Udinese in the same round as the Italian and, after opening the scoring in the second half with Osimhen, conceded a draw in stoppage time with a goal from Isaac Success.
Thus, Napoli were in eighth place, with the same 51 points, and could be overtaken by Fiorentina, who are right behind with one less. Udinese remained in first place in the relegation zone, now with 30 in total.
In a seven-goal game, Lyon beats Lille for the French
Finally, closing the games in the main European leagues, Lille hosted Lyon and, in turn, lost 4-3. The visitors’ goals were scored by Benrahma, Fofana, Lacazette and Mama Baldé, while Bafodé (2) and Zhegrova discounted to the principals.
With the defeat, Lille was in fourth place, with the same 55 points. Lyon remained in seventh place, now with 47 wins.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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