Circle & Lindelöf assigned
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Manchester United’s deep crisis continues in the FA Cup. Because the former Bundesliga goalkeeper Bernd Leno parried two attempts by the home team in the penalty shootout, England’s record champions were eliminated against FC Fulham in the fifth round of the traditional cup competition. After 120 minutes it had stood 1: 1 (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 1). Leno’s glossy dates then ensured that of the defending champion and the insertion of the outsider into the quarter -finals.
The 32-year-old former Leverkusener held the penalty of Victor Lindelöf and the former Bayern player Joshua Zirkzee. All four shooters started for the Cottagers met. In the regular season, Calvin Bassey (45th+1 minute) initially put the guests in the lead with the lead, United star Bruno Fernandes (71.) equalized for the Red Devils, which was only 14th in the league.
Leno speaks of Wembley – Fulham in the quarter -finals against Crystal Palace
“Incredible,” said Leno after the successful game, which he also booked as a deserved victory with a view to the regular season. “Of course penalty shootout – sometimes it’s like lottery and luckily we won. The goalkeeper coach gave me information, but my feeling is more important. I was in the wrong direction three times, but praise to our penalty shooters – it’s not easy. A great performance by all of us. “
For the next and possible other tasks in the trophy, Leno, as well as his trainer, was combative: “Two years ago we lost in the quarter -finals, and now we are back in the quarter -finals. We want 100 percent to Wembley. ” There will be on 26/27. April the semi -finals and the final on May 17th. Manchester City and Fabian Hürzeler’s team from Brighton are still in the competition. “We took the trophy really seriously from day one. It is a big competition for us, “said Fulham’s head coach Marco Silva. After the game, he said that his team was” in a better position “than two years ago when it was eliminated in the Old Trafford against Manchester United in the quarter -finals. Fulham had only reached 1975.
In the quarter -finals, the Londoners continue in a city duel against Crystal Palace. The team of former Bundesliga coach Oliver Glasner had prevailed against second division Millwall (3-1), but had to replace his brutally fouled top striker Jean-Philippe Mateta early on. The former Mainz was later sewn with 25 stitches due to a crack wound on the left ear.