Premier League Jamie Vardy Leicester out injured West Ham - While Leicester were leading (1-0) against West Ham, Jamie Vardy, the Premier League top scorer (17), was injured just before halftime on Wednesday evening.
until now, this season, Jamie Vardy (33) was not his age. He had played in full 21 of Leicester's 23 Premier League games, and scored 17 times, making him the top scorer in the Championship. This beautiful streak was interrupted this Wednesday evening, on the occasion of the 24th day of the Premier League, at Leicester - West Ham.
Premier League Jamie Vardy Leicester
In the 40th minute, while the Foxes were leading 1-0, the English striker looked like he injured his hamstrings, clearing into his own area. After first trying to stay in the game, Vardy was replaced in the 44th minute by Kelechi Iheanacho, then he went straight to the locker room.
But after the meeting, his coach Brendan Rodgers wanted to be reassuring. "These are not his hamstrings," said the technician. Hopefully his pain will subside over the next few days and he will be in good shape. We'll take a look at it tomorrow, but it doesn't sound too bad. "
Griezmann saves Barça from immense disappointment
While he was still led by Ibiza (D3) 20 minutes from the end of the match, Barça was able to count on Antoine Griezmann, author of a double (72nd, 90th + 5), to avoid him a huge disappointment.
The future will tell, but this evening of January 22 perhaps marked a turning point for Antoine Griezmann. After the first six contrasting months, marked by a long integration into the Barcelona attack, the French international knew how to be decisive this Wednesday evening when necessary. Without the effectiveness of Antoine Griezmann, author of a first goal in the 72nd minute and a penalty at the very last second, FC Barcelona might have suffered one of the worst humiliations in its history.
CUP OF KING - While he was still led by Ibiza (D3) 20 minutes from the end of the match, Barça was able to count on Antoine Griezmann, author of a double (72nd, 90th + 5), to avoid him a huge disappointment.
The future will tell, but this evening of January 22 perhaps marked a turning point for Antoine Griezmann. After the first six contrasting months, marked by a long integration into the Barcelona attack, the French international knew how to be decisive this Wednesday evening when necessary. Without the effectiveness of Antoine Griezmann, author of a first goal in the 72nd minute and a penalty at the very last second, FC Barcelona might have suffered one of the worst humiliations in its history.
Indeed, the Blaugrana were moving this Wednesday evening on the field of Ibiza on the occasion of the sixteenth finals of the King's Cup. According to the poster, the victory of FC Barcelona had to be final. However, the Catalans had all the trouble in the world to bend this resident of the Spanish third division. The Ibiza players opened the scoring in the ninth minute through Javier Perez Mateo. After struggling against the Balearic wall for a long time, Barça found the key late in the game.
After winning on the smallest of margins last Sunday at home against Grenada, the new trainer Quique Setien avoided a defeat which could have made spot. For this King's Cup match, the Catalan technician had run: Lionel Messi, Sergio Busquets and Gerard Piqué were notably left to rest while Jordi Alba and Arthur returned during the match when the Blaugrana were in trouble. It was tough Wednesday evening, but Barça qualified for the round of 16.