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In the early morning of February 1, Beijing time, the Asian Cup, the English Premier League, and La Liga fought fiercely all night, and after Iran eliminated Syria in a penalty shootout, it took the last train to advance to the top 8 of the Asian Cup. In addition, Liverpool beat Chelsea 4-1, Manchester City beat Burnley 3-1 and Barcelona beat Osasuna 1-0 for a crazy night.
The top 8 of the Asian Cup are all released
The matchup between Iran and Syria is the last game of the Asian Cup 1 8 finals, Iran has won 3 Asian Cup titles, Syria has a mediocre result, this tournament advanced to the knockout stage for the first time, and now the two teams meet for the first time in the Asian Cup.
In the end, the two teams fought hard for 120 minutes to draw 1-1, and finally in the penalty shootout, Iran won 5-3, eliminated Syria with a total score of 6-4, and took the last train to advance, and it was also the 8th consecutive Asian Cup to enter the 1 4 finals.
Top 8 specific matchups:
Top half: South Korea vs. Australia, Jordan vs. Tajikistan.
Bottom half: Iran vs. Japan, Qatar vs. Uzbekistan.
Premier League: Liverpool 4-1 Chelsea
Liverpool have been on multiple fronts in tandem to keep their hopes of a quadruple title alive in recent times, including reaching the Carabao Cup final against Chelsea.
In this big6 matchup, Liverpool completely has the upper hand. In the first half, Jota opened the scoring before Bradley doubled the lead and scored his first goal, but Nunez missed a penalty and hit the post three times at half-time. In the second half, Bradley set up Szobosloy's header and Nkunku fired low to seal the win as Chelsea lost 4-1.
With the win, Liverpool continue to lead the table with 51 points, while manager Jurgen Klopp has won his 200th Premier League game, which ranks fourth in the Premier League for the number of games won by a single team, behind only Alex Ferguson (528 wins), Arsene Wenger (476 wins) and Pep Guardiola (211 wins).
Premier League: Manchester City 3-1 Burnley
It was a clash between the defending champions and the promoted sides, and for the first time this season, Manchester City beat Burnley 3-0 at home, and now Burnley are away to Manchester City.
As a result, the game was completely one-sided, and Manchester City easily completed the lob. In the 16th minute, Nunes' cross assisted Alvarez's header to give Manchester City a 1-0 lead. In the 22nd minute, De Bruyne assisted Alvarez from a free kick to score, and Manchester City extended the score 2-0. Just 27 seconds into the second half, Foden set up Rodri's follow-up long-range shot to give City a 3-0 lead. In the final moments, Idahir pulled one back and Burnley still lost 3-1.
After the victory, Manchester City won eight consecutive wins in all competitions, and with the return of many key players of De Bruyne and Haaland, Manchester City started a wave of winning streak.
Alvarez was the 10th player in Premier League history to score a brace on his birthday, and at 24 years old, he became the youngest player to do so. In addition, Kevin De Bruyne registered his 104th assist in the Premier League, continuing to rank third all-time.
La Liga: Barcelona 1-0 Osasuna
In the past half month, Barcelona has lost in La Liga, Copa del Rey, and Spanish Super Cup, and lost 2 championships in a row.
In the first 60 minutes of the game, Barcelona could not attack for a long time, and coach Xavi sent on 18-year-old Brazilian striker Roque, the new signing only came off the bench to score a point, and Cancelo assisted Roque to score with a header to help Barcelona win the game 1-0.
In addition to scoring his first goal for Barcelona, Roque also made Unai Garcia send off with two yellows and one red. Statistically, it was Roque's first goal in six games since he joined, and it also became the second-fastest goal for Barcelona substitutes this season, behind only Kiu, who scored after 35 seconds off the bench.