While You Were Asleep: Valencia lose fifth straight sport in La Liga, Cremonese stay winless in Serie A, Al-Hilal storm into ACL quarters

There appears to be no respite for Valencia as they suffered their fifth straight loss and sixth total in all competitions. Getafe defeated Valencia 1-0.

Striker Borja Mayoral scored his first purpose since January within the 82nd minute to finish Getafe’s seven-match winless streak in all competitions and transfer the staff out of the relegation zone. It was sixteenth.

The loss dropped Valencia to second-to-last within the league, two factors from security.

𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐈𝐏𝐎 🍍💙#VamosGeta pic.twitter.com/mBJZ0mYbQZ

— Getafe C.F. (@GetafeCF) February 20, 2023

Valencia has just one league win in its final 14 video games in a poor run that began beneath coach Gennaro Gattuso. He was changed by Baraja, who beforehand coached within the second division.

Valencia subsequent hosts third-placed Real Sociedad after which visits league chief Barcelona. Getafe is at ninth-placed Villarreal within the subsequent spherical.

Cremonese vs Torino

Cremonese got here near ending a season-long winless streak in Serie A however was held at Torino to 2-2 on Monday.

Antonio Sanabria gave Torino the lead from the penalty spot on the finish of the primary half.

But Frank Tsadjout leveled 9 minutes after the break and Emanuele Valeri appeared to have turned the match round fully quarter-hour from time.

However, substitute Wilfried Singo equalized 4 minutes later to stop Cremonese from recording its first victory again in Serie A.

Last-placed Cremonese was 10 factors from security, whereas Torino inched to inside a degree of the ultimate qualifying place for European competitors.

Al-Hilal vs Al-Ahli

Titleholder Al-Hilal defeated Shabab Al-Ahli of the United Arab Emirates 3-1.

The finish of the match 🔚
“Asia’s Leader and World’s Runner-up” advances to #ACL2022 quarterfinal ⚽️
Congratulations 👏🏻💙#AlHilal 👍🏻 pic.twitter.com/1SyuudRfoy

— AlHilal Saudi Club (@Alhilal_EN) February 20, 2023

Odion Ighalo, who arrived in Saudi Arabia from Manchester United in 2021, opened the scoring after 17 minutes in Al Wakrah. South Korean defender Jang Hyun-soo added a second with 18 minutes remaining and Luciano Vietto sealed the win quickly after.

Syrian striker Omar Khribin bagged a comfort for Al-Ahli.

Al-Hilal joined native rival Al-Shabab within the final eight. Also from Riyadh, Al-Shabab defeated FC Nasaf of Uzbekistan 2-0 on Sunday. Saudi Arabia was denied a 3rd consultant within the subsequent spherical after Al-Faisaly misplaced to Foolad 1-0 in Doha. Sasan Ansari’s purpose gave the Iranian staff the win.