In England, the FA Cup matches were on the program. West Ham United with 5-1 demolished Blackburn Rovers. Crystal Palace is eliminated Tottenham Hotspur from further competition, as they celebrated with the score 1-0. In the derby match of the day, Chelsea humiliated Manchester City, as they celebrated with the score 5-1. Manuel Pellegrini gave a chance to some players that are not regular in first team, and they were not able to provide greater resistance against Blues.
Chelsea’s coach, Guus Hidddink said that he will retire from coaching at the end of the season. The Dutchman pointed out that he enjoys in London, but he wants to leave a chance to younger coaches to make name in this business.
Serie A has brought six games of 26th round. Fiorentina came to a very important victory in away game in Bergamo, where they defeated Atalanta with 3-2. Sassuolo was better than Empoli with the same result, while duel between Torino and Carpi ended in a goalless draw. Genoa came to very important points in the fight for survival, as they beat Udinese, 2-1. Frosinone managed to remain undefeated at home, where there were no goals in the match with Lazio. Roma demolished Palermo in the last game of the day, as the score was 5-0.
Francesco Totti is unhappy with his status in the Roma and the question will he continue his career in a team from Rome. Roma’s legend emphasized that he was ready to play, but coach is not giving him a playing time he deserve. When he was asked to comment his relationship with coach Luciano Spalletti, Totti said it is no existing, but that there is no conflict. However, despite statements Wolf’s captain, Spalletti removed Totti from the team before the match against Palermo, and the media speculates that the Prince of Rome career in Roma is over.
Bundesliga is the program had three matches. In a derby day, Borussia Dortmund was a guest better than Bayer Leverkusen 1-0. The same result, Augsburg defeated Hannover 96. In the last match of the day, Schalke 04 and VfB Stuttgart were awarded points, and the duel ended 1-1.
Liga BBVA brought some interesting matches today. Rayo Vallecano and Sevilla played a draw in the match with four goals. Real Madrid failed to beat Malaga. The match finished with the score 1-1, with Cristiano Ronaldo was tragic because he missed from the penalty spot. Maybe it’s justice because the Portuguese scored from offside. Real Sociedad defeated Athletic Bilbao with 1-0, while Valencia as a guest beat Granada and the finale score was 2-1. There were no goals in the game between Atletico Madrid and Villareal.
French Ligue 1 had three matches on the program. Marseille and Saint-Etienne played 1-1, while Caen beat Rennes with 1-0. In the last game of the day, Lille outplayed Lyon with the same score.
Late last night, four games were played s in the best basketball league in the world, the NBA. Milwaukee Bucks after overtime managed to beat Atlanta Hawks, and the result was 117-109. Miami Heat on their floor without major problems mastered Washington Wizards, 114-94. Minnesota Timberwolves failed to record a win in front of their fans. Better than the franchise from Minnesota were New York Knicks, 103-95. Golden State Warriors continued the strong rhythm after the All-Star weekend. Defending champion in the City of Angels defeated the Los Angeles Clippers with 115-112.
Real Madrid won the Copa del Rey by beating Gran Canaria very interesting final, 85-81. Royal Club is coming out of crisis and the best player in the final was Gustavo Ayon, who ended the match with 15 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists.
Alba won the German Cup. Team from Berlin was better than Bayern Munich in the final, 67-65, and hero of Alba’s win was Dragan Milosavljevic, who scored the decisive points with couple seconds left on the clock.
Fenerbahce won the first trophy of the season. In Turkish Cup finals, Zeljko Obradovic’s players mastered Darussafaka, 67-65. Hero of the victory was Bogdan Bogdanovic, who scored three-point buzzer-beater for the victory of his team.