Sports News Weekly Overview: Unbeaten Bayern and Incredible Napoli, Pecco Bagnaia World Champion
This week was full of sports events, a week where:
The last Champions League Group Stage matches, Paul Pogba to miss the World Cup, Messi to Barcelona or MLS,
Football
The week was special for football fans, as top European teams played the Champions League group stage last matches. Here are the teams qualified for the Champions League Round of 16.
In: Bayern Munich, Inter, Napoli, Liverpool, AC Milan, Chelsea, PSG, Real Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Manchester City, Porto, Tottenham, Benfica, Club Brugge, Frankfurt, Leipzig.
Surprises? Juventus and Barcelona are out of the Champions League. They’ll continue fighting for the trophy in the Europa League. Another surprise? Atlético Madrid are out of European competitions.
Out of the Champions League, Gerard Pique has ended his playing career: “When you get older, you realize that sometimes to love is to let go. I’m convinced that I’ll be here again in the future.”
Sad news, Paul Pogba will miss the Qatar 2022 World Cup due to knee injury.
Moto GP
This week we saw Gran Premio Motul de la Comunitat Valenciana.
Pecco Bagnaia has become the Moto GP 2022 World Champion: “I was feeling the weight on my shoulders to bring back this title to my team and to Italy.”
Congrats Pecco!
NBA
During the last week, Celtics beat Bulls 123-119, Nuggets beat Spurs 126-101, Pelicans beat Warriors 114-105, Jazz beat Lakers 130-116.
Brooklyn Nets’ forward Kevin Durant, after scoring 27 and leading the team to the win over Charlotte Hornets: “It was a tough week for us .. guys just kept fighting play after play.”
Injuries: Cam Johnson to have surgery to repair torn meniscus, Pascal Siakam out at least 2 weeks, Chris Duarte out for 4-6 weeks due to an ankle sprain.
Conclusion
Pecco Bagnaia is the new world champion, the Champions League Round of 16 teams are known, Pogba is out from the World Cup, Pique ends his career, the future of Lionel Messi is uncertain…
By the way, will he return to Barcelona or head to the MLS? Share your opinion in the comments!
