In this post onekapap has Round up for you latest of soccer news recap : Messi booed again by PSG fans, Camavinga's injury, Chelsea and Pochettino.
Messi Booed again by PSG fans
In his first game back after serving a suspension imposed by the club, Lionel Messi was jeered by PSG supporters as the French powerhouses thrashed Ajaccio 5-0.
Since he was punished for visiting Saudi Arabia, Messi's future at PSG has been the focus of a lot of discussion.
With three games left, PSG has 81 points thanks to goals from Fabian Ruiz, Achraf Hakimi, Kylian Mbappe (who scored twice), and Mohamed Youssouf, who scored an own goal.
When Messi's name was called in the starting lineup at the Parc des Princes, the spectators booed him and booed him again when he touched the ball for the first time.
After Hakimi and Thomas Mangani of Ajaccio received late red cards, both teams finished with 10 players.
Messi was punished for traveling to Saudi Arabia without permission and missing a training session; he started working out again on Monday.
Messi was reportedly given a two-week suspension by the French media for traveling when he was scheduled to train with the team the day following the Ligue 1 leaders' 3-1 loss to Lorient last month.
Last Friday, Messi apologized to PSG and his teammates but was not included in the team for their 3-1 victory over Troyes, who were in last place, two days later.
On Saturday, he struggled as PSG trampled over Ajaccio.
Ten minutes after Ruiz's whipping shot in the 22nd minute, Hakimi increased the score by tucking the ball in from Mbappe's deflected drive.
Mbappe added a goal in spectacular fashion with a volley from the edge of the box in the 54th minute to make it 3-0 two minutes into the second half.
In the 73rd minute, Youssouf scored an own goal after deflecting a Marquinhos pass, and both Hakimi and Mangani received straight red cards for vicious challenges after losing their cool.
The team of Christophe Galtier is six points ahead of second-placed RC Lens, which defeated Stade de Reims on Friday 2-1 despite having 10 men on the field. Lens is five points ahead of third-placed Olympique de Marseille, which plays host to last-place Angers on Sunday.
With 23 points, Ajaccio is in 18th place, 11 points behind AJ Auxerre in 16th. At the end of the season, the final four teams in the 20-team Ligue 1 will be eliminated.
Ancelotti Concern over Camavinga's injury
Eduardo Camavinga will be available for Real Madrid's trip to Manchester City in the Champions League, according to manager Carlo Ancelotti.
With a late 1-0 La Liga victory against Getafe, Los Blancos warmed up for their semi final second leg at the Etihad Stadium.
At the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, Ancelotti made eight starting lineup adjustments, with Camavinga being one of the three players kept from the 1-1 first-leg draw with City.
After weeks of filling in at left defense, the French international was switched to his natural midfield position, but he was removed with an ankle injury in the last minutes.
At full time, Camavinga was seen with an ice pack on his leg, but Ancelotti claimed that he will be fit to face City.
He is somewhat bothered by the simple blow. He's 20 years old and will get better shortly, according to Marca reports.
With the rested players anticipated to be fit in time for travel, Ancelotti is prepared to use the same starting lineup in the second match.
Chelsea is expected to hire Pochettino as their new coach
According to numerous reports, including Fabrizio Romano, Chelsea has reached total agreement to complete the recruitment of Mauricio Pochettino as the new head coach for the upcoming season.
Deal has been in advanced stages since April, and now that Poch has accepted, it is finally expected to be finished soon.
Starting in June, the former Tottenham and PSG coach will start a new chapter as Chelsea's head coach.
Until the completion of the current season, Frank Lampard will serve as interim manager before Pochettino takes over.
Pochettino will send representatives to the coaching staff and will talk about transfer plan with the team soon; he will play a key role in selecting players.
Jurgen klopp on Darwin Nunez
Darwin Nunez 'probably' would have scored 20 goals this season for Liverpool if they had been their usual selves, according to manager Jurgen Klopp.
On the £85 million, the jury is still out. Nunez, who has scored against Manchester City, Arsenal, Newcastle, Napoli, and Real Madrid this season, has only once in 11 games and has missed opportunities.
Next season, Klopp has higher expectations for the 23-year-old Uruguayan, but he noted that "he needed time to settle." The most challenging situation for a striker is joining a squad that is not performing well.
Imagine that if he had had a terrific season by our standards, with 70 or 80 points, he would have scored at least 20 goals instead of the 15 that he did.
Mo Salah, who scored over 40 goals during his greatest season, squandered opportunities. That is typical. Erling Haaland dropped opportunities. That is the case, but they already had considerably more than we had throughout this time. However, with three games remaining, 15 goals is still perfectly acceptable, so it's possible to raise that total as well.
"We discussed it. He must have time to adjust. He experienced that at Benfica as well, but there wasn't a language barrier as much as there was here.
"It is obvious that we will make an effort to assist him, and he can assist us even more than he has already."
Although fifth-placed Liverpool, which plays tomorrow against Leicester, is 20 points behind league-leading Manchester City, Klopp does not want to be fixated on Pep Guardiola's squad for the upcoming campaign.
There are two games per season, or possibly three to five if there are cup competitions, where you play Man City or Arsenal, he said.
A successful season is when you are prepared for every game and win 20 or so, possibly 25 games.
"It's even better if City, Arsenal, Chelsea, Newcastle, Tottenham, and Manchester United are all represented in that 25."
But can we assemble a squad capable of winning the bulk of games? We can, yes. It has never been about what the other people do. Being the only two teams to win the Premier League championship since 2017, Liverpool and Manchester City have dominated the league in recent years. Indeed, the rivalry has been so intense that City and Liverpool have each finished with 90 or more points, but City has twice edged out Liverpool for the championship by a single point.
The entry of Arsenal, along with Newcastle United and Manchester United to a lesser extent, has suggested an end to the two-team hegemony.
The top five, six, and seven finishers will draw even closer together, the German continued. "So, collecting 90-odd points is simply wild, it's quite special, and no one should take these kinds of things for granted.
"It will become more challenging and competitive, which it is already this year,"
It doesn't make it any simpler, but it does offer everyone with a solid idea an opportunity to participate, and that's all that matters in the end since if you take part in the battle above, you have a chance of winning it as well.
It is no accident that Salah, Liverpool's leading scorer, has returned to form recently with eight goals in his previous eight games, something Nunez would love to do.
Liverpool paid an initial £64 million for the quick forward, with the total cost potentially rising to £85 million with add-ons.
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