New dad Bruno Guimaraes put two sleepless nights behind him to help Newcastle United to a 2-1 victory at Tottenham, saying the soaring Magpies make me happy and proud .
The Brazilian playmaker shone in north London where goals from Callum Wilson and Miguel Almiron put Newcastle into a 2-0 interval lead, with Harry Kane then trimming that advantage in the second half.
Only Kieran Trippier played more passes and had more touches among the visiting players than Guimaraes, whose first full season at Newcastle is starting strongly, with the Magpies climbing to fourth in the Premier League.
Guimaraes lasted until the 89th minute when Jonjo Shelvey came on in his place, having played a key role in the Newcastle effort.
Have been an amazing week for me! Proud of …
Sir Alex Ferguson has worn Manchester United s Champions League defeat to Barcelona well, saying there is no shame in losing to the best.
United played hosts of sorts to the final of Europe s premier club competition on Saturday but were thoroughly outclassed at Wembley, losing 3-1 as Barcelona underlined their credentials as the best team in the world.
Pedro opened the scoring for Barca in the 27th minute, and though Wayne Rooney pulled one back for the English champions before the first half was out United were like mere playthings for Barca.
Lionel Messi, arguably the best player in the world and a deserved man of the match, produced a scintillating finish to restore Barca s lead in the 54th minute, and David Villa added another 16 minutes later as the Spanis…
Bayern Munich full-back Sacha Boey will spend the “next few weeks” on the sidelines with a hamstring injury.
Boey has torn a muscle in his left leg during training in the international break and will miss several weeks.
A statement on the Bundesliga club’s website read: “FC Bayern will be without full-back Sacha Boey for the next few weeks.
Sacha Boey suffered a hamstring injury in today s training session.
Wishing you a speedy recovery, Sacha!
— FC Bayern Munich (@FCBayernEN)
“The new arrival this winter suffered a torn muscle in his left hamstring during training on Wednesday. The diagnosis was confirmed by the FC Bayern medical unit.”
Boey joined Bayern in the January transfer window from Galatasaray but suffere…