VinĂcius JĂșnior had more than his goal to celebrate in Real Madridâs 2-0 win over Valencia in the Spanish league on Thursday. VinĂcius also was glad to escape serious injury after a vicious foul by Gabriel Paulista in the second half, which ignited a brawl and earned the Valencia defender a straight red card. Paulista struck a hard kick at VinĂciusâ legs after the Brazil forward got past him with the ball in the 72nd minute, sending the Brazil forward hard to the ground. VinĂcius quickly got up
A look at whatâs happening in European soccer on Friday: ENGLAND Big-spending Chelsea hosts Fulham in the Premier League on Friday in its first match following the end of a record-breaking January transfer window, with Graham Potter looking to incorporate some of the expensive new signings into his struggling team. Chelsea completed the deadline day signing of Enzo Fernandez for a British record fee of $131.4 million and will hope he can inspire a turnaround in the team's form as it mounts a bid
TURIN, Italy (AP) â The Italian Cup is giving Juventus a respite from its Serie A troubles. Bremer's first-half goal was enough to put Juventus into the semifinals of the competition with a 1-0 win over Lazio on Thursday, setting up a meeting with Inter Milan in a rematch of last year's final. Juventus broke the deadlock on the stroke of halftime when Bremer took advantage of poor goalkeeping from LuĂs Maximiano to head in a cross from Filip KostiÄ. Juventus came into the match on the back of a