Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals with dramatic penalty win over Newcastle

Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals with dramatic penalty win over Newcastle

Chelsea secured their spot in the Carabao Cup semi-finals after a thrilling victory over Newcastle United at Stamford Bridge. The Blues managed to overcome a late scare to claim the win, courtesy of substitute Mykhailo Mudryk. Newcastle appeared to have the upper hand in the game as they held a 1-0 lead, courtesy of a goal from Callum Wilson. However, a late error from Kieran Trippier presented Mykhailo Mudryk with an opportunity, and he capitalized on it to equalize, forcing the game into penalties.

Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals with dramatic penalty win over Newcastle

Chelsea advances to Carabao Cup semi-finals – Getty image In the penalty shootout, Mauricio Pochettino’s team showed composure as they successfully converted all of their spot-kicks. On the other hand, Trippier and Matt Ritchie missed their penalties for Newcastle, resulting in Chelsea’s winning 4-2 on the spot-kicks. Chelsea will now wait for the draw for the semi-finals that has been already booked by two other teams – Fulham and middlesbrough

Mbappe slots in die-minute penalty to deny Newcastle epic win against PSG

Mbappe slots in die-minute penalty to deny Newcastle epic win against PSG

Newcastle United were denied an epic victory against Paris Saint-Germain in Tuesday night’s Champions League, after controversial penalty call. The would have been remarkable victory, was marred by a late on-the-spot finish by star forward Kylian Mbappe, bringing the match to a 1-1 draw. With Alexander Isak’s first-half goal, Newcastle transformed from the bottom of Group F to a potential second-place qualification. But the draw, although not totally encouraging, keeps their hopes alive, while compounding their situation. Late heartbreak: Mbappe slots in die-minute penalty to deny Newcastle epic win against PSGLate heartbreak: Mbappe slots in die-minute penalty to deny Newcastle epic win against PSGLate penalty deny Newcastle epic win against PSG – Getty image The Mbappe’s goal occurred deep into eight minutes of injury time when PSG was awarded a penalty for handball against Tino Livramento. Newcastle, now third in their group, need a victory against AC Milan in the final game, and hope for a favourable result in the Borussia Dortmund vs. PSG fixture to secure a spot in the last 16.

How Chiesa rescued Jorginho’s penalty miss to give Italy win in Euro 2024 qualifier

How Chiesa rescued Jorginho's penalty miss to give Italy win in Euro 2024 qualifier

Federico Chiesa came to the rescue of Jorginho during Italy’s Euro 2024 qualifier against North Macedonia. Chiesa scored a stunning goal just 71 seconds after the midfielder missed yet another penalty for his national team. Jorginho who is now plagued by penalty struggles, faced North Macedonia’s goalkeeper Stole Dimitrievski, who expertly denied the Arsenal midfielder’s attempt. The miss marked Jorginho’s second consecutive penalty woes, having previously missed against Switzerland in the 2022 World Cup qualification.

How Chiesa rescued Jorginho's penalty miss to give Italy win in Euro 2024 qualifier

Federico Chiesa celebrates goal – Getty image However, Italy quickly rebounded from the penalty miss. Chiesa seized the opportunity, smashing home a remarkable goal from the edge of the box, securing Italy’s two-goal lead. Matteo Darmian and Chiesa, again, had earlier given Italy the advantage in the first half. Despite a comeback attempt by North Macedonia’s Jani Atanasov with a brace, Italy maintained control. Late goals from Giacomo Raspadori and Stephan El Shaarawy secured a convincing 5-2 victory. The defeat dashed North Macedonia’s hopes of automatic qualification for Euro 2024. Italy, on the other hand, now sits in a favourable position ahead of their decisive final qualifier against Ukraine. With both teams tied at 13 points, Italy’s superior head-to-head record gives them an edge. A draw in their upcoming match will secure Italy’s qualification, making it a winner-takes-all showdown in Leverkusen. However, the question now arises whether Jorginho will be entrusted with future penalties after his recent struggles.

Man Utd through to the final after tense penalty shoot-out win against Brighton

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Manchester United booked a place in the FA Cup final after Penalty shoot-out victory against Brighton at Wembley in the semi-final. Manchester United advance to the FA Cup final to take on Manchester City on June 3 by beating Brighton and Hove Albion 7-6 on penalties after the game finished 0-0 after extra-time. Neither side could take their chances in 120 minutes of action before the contest went to penalties. The opening 12 spot-kicks were all successful, but Solly March was the unfortunate man to miss as he blazed his strike over the bar. Victor Lindelof was on point with his effort to send the Red Devils through to their second domestic final of the season. Both clubs return to Premier League action next week. Brighton are on the road to Nottingham Forest on Wednesday, while United travel to face Tottenham on Thursday.

Bukayo Saka apologises to Arsenal fans after penalty miss

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Arsenal star Bukayo Saka has penned down an apology to the club’s supporters after missing a penalty during a Premier League match against West Ham on Sunday, April 16. Bukayo Saka apologises to Arsenal fans after penalty miss Saka had a chance to hand Arsenal a 3-1 lead early in the second half of his side’s clash with West Ham at the London Stadium, but he sent the ball well wide of the post. The match eventually ended 2-2 and gave Arsenal’s rivals Manchester City another push in the race for the trophy. Bukayo Saka apologises to Arsenal fans after penalty miss Hours after the match was concluded, Saka sent out an apology to Arsenal’s fans. He wrote; “Regardless of the outcome, I’ll always accept my responsibility. Apologies Gunners, I’ll do everything I can to make it right”

Jude Bellingham fumes over Kai Havertz penalty retake

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Borussia Dortmund star, Jude Bellingham has expressed his disappointment with Kai Havertz being allowed to retake a crucial penalty during their Champions League match against Chelsea which ended 2-0 in favour of the English club. Jude Bellingham fumes over Kai Havertz penalty retake The penalty itself drew controversy after Marius Wolf was penalized for handball despite having it kicked towards him at point-blank range. There was also another debate after Havertz was allowed to retake the penalty after it was adjudged that Salih Ozcan had encroached before the German kicked the ball. Speaking to BT Sport after the game, Bellingham said; Jude Bellingham fumes over Kai Havertz penalty retake “From where I was, it was pretty close and I’m not sure what more he can do with the hands. I don’t want to get in trouble, I’ve paid enough to them lot. That was disappointing and the fact they’ve had a retake is a joke. For every penalty, especially with a slow run-up, there’s going to be people encroaching. But that’s the game I suppose, he’s made the decision.”

Penalty rules changed after Emiliano Martinez’s irksome performance at World Cup final

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New penalty rules are set to be enforced in international football after Argentina goalkeeper, Emiliano Martinez’s antics during the World Cup final with France in December 2022.

Penalty rules changed after Emiliano Martinez's irksome performance at World Cup final

Recall that Martinez had defended his mind games after the final which Argentina won. He said at the time; “It’s a moment that I always have to give to my teammates, they scored three goals against me and it hurt, but then I did everything right. It was a game of suffering, just two efforts against us and they drew level with us. “It is in this moment that I have to give my teammates peace of mind. I could have stopped it [Mbappe’s penalty] too, I dived badly. But then I did everything right. I have no words for it. “I was calm during the penalty shootout and everything went as we wanted. All that I have dreamed of has been achieved. To my family, I came from a very humble place, I left when I was very young to England and I want to dedicate it to them.”

Penalty rules changed after Emiliano Martinez's irksome performance at World Cup final

Martinez’s antics also attracted criticism from Arsenal legend, Ian Wright. He alleged that the goalkeeper “crossed the line”. Speaking to Ringer’s FC podcast three days after the final, Wright said; “I look at Emi Martinez, remember the s***housery with Auba [Martinez tried to put off Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang when he stepped up to take a penalty against Aston Villa in October 2021] and all that stuff he was doing at Arsenal. “I was thinking this guy is going to go to another level of s***housery if this final goes to penalties. And he did. I like Emi but what he did in the penalty shootout crossed the line, in respect of sportsmanship. He crossed the line.” Football lawmakers are now set to ban goalkeepers from distracting penalty-takers. According to The Sun, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) is set to introduce new rules to ban keepers from acting in a way that puts off opponents from the spot.

Penalty rules changed after Emiliano Martinez's irksome performance at World Cup final

IFAB’s new rules may also stop goalkeepers from dancing or making amusing gestures on the goal line as that is also seen as a distraction. The new penalty rules will be ratified at IFAB’s annual general meeting in March before they are officially introduced into the laws of the game.

“I’m ready to take Champions League final penalty for Real Madrid”

"I'm ready to take Champions League final penalty for Real Madrid"

Belgium international and Real Madrid shot-stopper, Thibaut Courtois has declared his preparedness to take a penalty if the 2022 Champions League final between his team and Liverpool ends in a nerve-shredding penalty shootout.
The Blancos goalkeeper who has stepped up to the spot before at Chelsea claims pressure would not faze him against Liverpool.

Also expressing concern about containing the threat posed by Liverpool as they head into the European encounter at Stade de France on Saturday, Courtois confidently said: “I remember in pre-season with Chelsea against PSG I scored one and in the Community Shield against Arsenal I missed one.

“(Antonio) Conte put me there because he knew I could shoot well, but obviously standing on the spot, in an important moment, is different.
“I wouldn’t be one of the first five (takers), for sure, but maybe after, if you need to shoot, you have to shoot. I don’t fear it. It’s a moment to shine.
“We won one (shootout) against Atletico Madrid in the Super Cup a few years ago when I saved one penalty. This season I have saved three.

“You study ahead. Against Chelsea we had two penalties and you study them, because you can see the similarities. Hopefully it will not come back to that but if it does, I will be ready.”

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