Vladimir Petkovic is eliminated from the cup with Bordeaux. And Real Madrid lose to Getafe. The most important sports news at a glance.
Nordic skiing: Cologna is leaving the Tour de Ski
The focus is on the Olympics in Beijing – Dario Cologna is also ending the Tour de Ski prematurely for this reason.
(sda) Dario Cologna leaves the Tour de Ski prematurely. The Bündner is no longer starting in Val di Fiemme. The reason is the dry cough. “The strong dry cough increased again this year during the tour, which hindered a good regeneration process,” said the four-time Olympic champion in a communiqué.
In addition, Cologna is currently missing a few percent in terms of performance. “I think that I can close this gap better with the early regeneration and the incorporation of targeted training than with two other tough competitions on the Tour de Ski,” added the native of Graubünden. The 35-year-old is traveling back to Davos and preparing for the upcoming competitions.
Alpine skiing: Rast, Danioth and Meillard are missing in Zagreb due to Corona
(sda) The women’s World Cup slalom in Zagreb will take place on Tuesday without Camille Rast, Aline Danioth and Mélanie Meillard. The trio have tested positive for Covid-19 in internal tests over the past few days, says Swiss-Ski. The subsequent PCR tests would have confirmed the result.
Swiss-Ski will therefore only be represented by Wendy Holdener, Michelle Gisin, Elena Stoffel and Selina Egloff in this winter’s fifth World Cup slalom above Croatia’s capital.
Ice hockey: Third win in a row for Hischier and the Devils
Nico Hischier scores the fifth and sixth goals of the season in the NHL against Washington.
(sda) Nico Hischier leads the New Jersey Devils to their third win in a row. The Valais striker scored two goals in the 4: 3 away match against Washington Capitals, including the one in extra time.
After 22 seconds in the middle third, Hischier was successful for the first time when he steered a shot from compatriot Jonas Siegenthaler into the goal to make it 3-1. It was the ninth assist of the season for the Zurich defender.
After the Capitals had made up the two-goal deficit in the final third, Hischier made his sixth goal of the season for the Devils’ first win against Washington in almost two years and nine lost games.
The game-winning goal in extra time is also due to Nico Hischier.
Soccer: Real Madrid lose against Getafe
Real Madrid ran in vain against Getafe.
(sda) Real Madrid made a mistake at the start of the year. The leader loses at the end of the first half of the season in La Liga away against relegation-threatened Getafe with 0: 1. It was the first defeat for the team of coach Carlo Ancelotti after the last eleven championship games with nine wins and two draws.
Turkey’s Enes Ünal made the decision in favor of the underdog, who has been unbeaten in six games, in the 9th minute. The goal was preceded by a mistake by Real’s central defender Eder Militão. As a result, Real Madrid were superior, hit the crossbar through Luka Modric, but could not overcome Getafe’s outstanding goalkeeper David Soria.
After their second defeat of the season, Real Madrid are still in first place, but they are only two loss points ahead of pursuing Sevilla FC.
Getafe – Real Madrid 1-0 (1-0). – 11 890 spectators. – Goal: 9th 1-0.
Atlético Madrid – Rayo Vallecano 2-0 (1-0). – 43 029 spectators. – Goals: 28th Correa 1-0. 53. Correa 2-0.
Mallorca – FC Barcelona 0: 1 (0: 1). – 14,654 spectators. – Goal: 44 De Jong 0-1.
Further results from Sunday: Elche – Granada 0-0. Elche – Granada 0-0. Alaves 1-1 San Sebastian. Betis Sevilla 0-2 Celta Vigo.
Ranking list: 1. Real Madrid 20/46 (41:17). 2. Sevilla FC 18/38 (29:13). 3. Betis Sevilla 19/33 (32:23). 4. Atlético Madrid 19/32 (31:22). 5. FC Barcelona 19/31 (30:22). 6. San Sebastian 19/30 (21:21). 7. Rayo Vallecano 19/30 (26:20). 8. Valencia 19/28 (31:28). 9th Espanyol Barcelona 19/26 (22:22). 10. Villarreal 18/25 (26:20). 11. Athletic Bilbao 19/24 (17:16). 12. Celta Vigo 19/23 (22:22). 13. Granada 19/23 (23:26). 14. Osasuna 18/22 (17:22). 15th Mallorca 19/20 (17:28). 16. Getafe 19/18 (13:20). 17. Alaves 19/16 (16:30). 18. Elche 19/16 (18:27). 19. Cadiz 18/14 (15:31). 20th Levant 18/8 (19:36).
Soccer: Petkovic eliminated from the cup with Bordeaux
(sda) The cup competition brings another disappointment for Vladimir Petkovic in France. With Girondins Bordeaux, the Swiss coach lost 3-0 in the 1/16 finals away against league rivals Stade Brest. The first two goals conceded were penalties.
Petkovic couldn’t fall back on his best formation in Brest. Due to numerous Covid cases in the squad, the former Swiss national coach had to nominate some young players from the club’s Center de Formation.
In the championship, Girondins Bordeaux is only one point ahead of a relegation zone.
Soccer: Messi and three other PSG players contract Corona
No longer due to Corona: PSG superstar Lionel Messi.
(sda) Now the most prominent footballer at the moment has also been hit: At Paris Saint-Germain, Lionel Messi is one of the players who tested positive for Covid-19.
The Ligue 1 leader had previously announced five positive results, but did not name any names. In addition to the Argentine superstar, Juan Bernat, Nathan Bitumazala and Sergio Rico are also infected with the corona virus, it was now said. The players would have gone into isolation. Another case from the care staff was not confirmed on Sunday.
PSG also informed that the injured striker Neymar will continue his rehabilitation in his Brazilian homeland until January 9 and will train again in about three weeks.
Tennis: Medvedev loses, but Russia defeats France at the ATP Cup anyway
(sda) Daniil Medvedev, world number 2, has his first game of the year at the ATP Cup in Sydney against Frenchman Ugo Humbert (ATP 35) 7: 6 (7: 5), 5: 7, 6: 7 (2: 7) lost. The US Open champion quickly recovered from the marathon match and won the doubles alongside Roman Safiullin, so Russia started its title defense with a 2-1 win over France.
The Russians’ toughest rival for the semi-final qualification is not Italy with the top ten players Matteo Berrettini and Jannik Sinner, but Australia. The world number seven Berrettini was defeated by Alex de Minaur (ATP 34), then the hosts also won the doubles. In Group D, the USA and Great Britain started with a win.