Hakim Ziyech put Chelsea in the lead in the 28th minute. He hit the short corner from quite a distance. After an hour, Adam Webster scored the equalizer. Joël Veltman played the entire match at the home club. The new misstep left Chelsea hanging in third place, twelve points less than Manchester City and one more game played.
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Germany: St. Pauli surprises title holder Borussia Dortmund in cup
FC St. Pauli has provided a surprise in the German cup tournament. The leader of the Second Bundesliga eliminated title holder Borussia Dortmund in the eighth finals on their own field. The game in Hamburg ended in 2-1.
The home team’s goals came in the name of Etienne Amenyido and Axel Witsel (own goal). In the 58th minute Erling Haaland narrowed the deficit, but Borussia got no further. As a substitute, Donyell Malen was unable to force an extension for the Dortmund team after more than an hour.
VfL Bochum was 3-1 too strong for FSV Mainz at home. The Serbian Milos Pantovic scored twice for the home club. Newcomer Jürgen Locadia, who came over from Brighton & Hove Albion, made his basic debut at Bochum. He was substituted in the 73rd minute. At Mainz, former Feyenoord player Jean-Paul Boëtius came in after more than an hour.
Italy: Juventus put Sampdoria out of cup tournament 4-1
Juventus has made it to the last eight in the Italian cup tournament without major problems. The title holder from Turin won 4-1 against Sampdoria at home. For the home club, which took office without Matthijs de Ligt, Juan Cuadrado, Daniele Rugani, Paulo Dybala and Alvaro Morata scored.
Lazio eliminated Udinese 1-0. Ciro Immobile, top scorer in Serie A with seventeen goals, scored in extra time. Earlier, Atalanta, Fiorentina and AC Milan already qualified for the quarterfinals.
Belgium: Union leader in remainder with ten men well past Seraing
In Belgium, leader Union was not surprised in the remainder of the previously discontinued match with the low-ranking RFC Seraing. The visitors used a penalty twice in the postponed second half, making the final score 0-4. The game between Seraing and Union was stopped after the first half last Saturday due to dense fog. The score at that time was 0-2. Union played with ten men from the 13th minute through a red card for Jonas Bager.
Despite the numerical minority, Union managed to walk away even further after the game resumed. Teddy Teuma and Deniz Undav scored from 11 meters. Basic player Bart Nieuwkoop (Union) finished the game in Seraing. Union has seven points more in the ranking than number 2 Club Brugge, the defending champion in Belgium.
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