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Messi and Ter Stegen help Barcelona make it 9 from 10
Madrid, Oct 29 (IANS) FC Barcelona made it nine wins from their first 10 games of the La Liga football season on as they won 2-0 away to Athletic Club Bilbao.
Barca owed their win to goalkeeper Marc Andre Ter Stegen, who saved several good chances from the Basque side, and Leo Messi, who not only scored Barca’s opening goal with just over 5 minutes left in the first half but also helped set up Paulinho for Barca’s goal in injury time on Saturday, reports Xinhua news agency.
Valencia made it 6 consecutive wins to retain second place thanks to goals from Simone Zaza and Rodrigo Moreno, which gave them a 2-1 win away to Alaves, who have lost all five games they have played at home this season.
Zaza opened the scoring in the 34th minute. Although Alexis Ruano levelled five minutes over the break, Rodrigo’s 66th minute penalty means Valencia have taken 18 points from 18.
Atletico Madrid dropped a further two points following a 1-1 draw at home to Villarreal in which they were guilty of sitting back after Angel Correa’s opening goal.
Carlos Bacca drew Villarreal level in the 61st minute following a corner, meaning every goal they have conceded has come from a cross into their penalty area that they have failed to deal with.
Finally Sevilla got back to winning ways thanks to a 2-1 win at home to Leganes with goals from Wissam Ben Yedder and Pablo Sarabia.
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Sunil Gavaskar gives his opinion of GT allrounder Rahul Tewatia
The left-handed batsman from Haryana is garnering praise from all quarters for the way he’s finishing games regularly in the most exciting IPL season.
Gavaskar reckons Tewatia’s whirlwind knock in Sharjah (in IPL 2020) where he smashed West Indies pacer Sheldon Cottrell for five sixes in an over, gave him the confidence that he belongs to the big stage.
Speaking on Cricket Live on Star Sports, Gavaskar said, “That assault on Sheldon Cottrell in Sharjah gave him the belief to do the impossible and the confidence that he belongs here. We saw the impossible (he did with the bat) the other day as well. There’s no twitching or touching the pads (which shows a batter’s nervousness) when he bats in the death overs. He just waits for the ball to be delivered and plays his shots. He’s got all the shots in the book, but most importantly his temperament to stay cool in a crisis is brilliant.”
Gavaskar has also nicknamed the 28-year-old cricketer the ‘ice-man’ and lauded Tewatia’s ability to remain unruffled during the tense moments.