Manchester United have rekindled their aspirations in the race for the Premier League title this season, with a well-deserved 2-0 win over old rivals Leeds United in the Week 23 EPL match at Elland Road today, thanks to the goals from Marcus Rashford and Alejandro Garnacho at the end of the second half.
The Reds dominated possession throughout the game with 72% of possession, but were held back by the Peacocks defenders until the 80th minute when striker Marcus Rashford scored bringing his tally to 21. in all competitions for the club during this term. . Substitute Alejandro Garnacho coordinated well with Wout Weghorst 5 minutes later to seal an important 2-0 victory for the visitors.
After Marcus Rashford scored today, he cemented his place at 4th in the EPL Golden Shoe standings with 12 goals, 13 behind Manchester City's scorer Erling Haaland, who are leading the way. charts. Tottenham striker Harry Kane is second with 17 goals, while Brenford striker Ivan Toney is third with 14 goals. Here is the PL top scorer update table;
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VILLAREAL, Spain, February 12 (Reuters) - Pedri's first-half goal gave Barcelona a 1-0 win over Villareal at the Estadio de la Ceramica on Sunday to extend the gap to Real Madrid at the top. top La Liga to 11 points and put them on track to win their first league title since 2019.
Robert Lewandowski had his first chance straight at goalkeeper Pepe Reina but was more fortunate with his pass, pulling Pedri into a brilliant exchange for the 20-year-old to put the ball into the net in the 18th minute.
Lewandowski narrowly scored a second eight minutes later after another Barca attack, but Reina was able to cleverly cross down to save his left-footed shot from inside the box.
In a match engulfed by malicious tackles, Villareal lost midfielder Francis Coquelin to a nasty knee injury in the 35th minute, and referee Alejandro Hernandez Hernandez showed eight yellow cards each. 4 cards, over the course of 90 minutes.
Although the home side held the ball more, it was the visitors who created the better chances, with Lewandowski and Raphinha both narrowly doubling the lead as the game continued. On the rare occasions when Villareal have conceded a goal, they have seen centre-back Ronald Araujo in top form, and he has saved his side more than once with well-timed clearances and tackles in the game. second half.
Lewandowski made one last attempt to get past Reina but failed as the keeper made another excellent save to deny the Poland international but it was not enough to stop Barcelona from taking the three points.
The win leaves Barca top of the table with 56 points from 21 games, while Villareal is eighth with 31 points, seven points behind fourth place in La Liga in the Champions League, currently held by Atletico Madrid.
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