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The Barcelona forward’s stunning strike sparked a remarkable late onslaught that saw the Catalans hit three goals in the final seven minutes to run out 6-1 winners, becoming the first team in Champions League history to overturn a four-goal first-leg deficit. But the Brazilian faces stiff opposition in a week of excellent goals, including compatriot Douglas Costa’s fierce low strike that helped Bayern Munich on the way to another 5-1 hammering of Arsenal....

Goal understands that PSG are prepared to let Neymar join Real Madrid this summer if he helps the club to Champions League success. Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi claims that the rumours around Neymar are an attempt to “destabilise” his club, but there is also plenty of reason to believe that the Brazilian could well be on his way back to Spain. While Neymar himself is pleased to constantly have his name linked to the top clubs, he claimed after Saturday’s win over Montpellier that he was perfectly happy in France....

Neymar has been heavily linked with Madrid since becoming the world’s most expensive footballer by joining PSG from Barcelona for €222million in August. Madrid full-back Dani Carvajal has said he would sign Neymar for the Liga giants, while Casemiro suggested his fellow Brazilian could play in the same team as Cristiano Ronaldo. But with Neymar on the sidelines due to a broken bone in his foot and Perez reported to have met with the player’s father in Brazil, a frustrated Emery no longer wants to be asked about the PSG forward....

Nainggolan was filmed telling supporters his hatred of all things Juve stretches back far further than the two clubs’ current competitive rivalry. Inter take swipe at Juventus The Bianconeri have won five Serie A titles in a row and made it a league-and-cup double in each of the last two seasons, with Roma trophyless since 2008. They currently lie seven points behind Juventus in the Italian top flight but Nainggolan says if they cannot catch them in the league, they will beat them in the cup instead....

title: “Name Game” ShowToc: true date: “2023-01-24” author: “Abel Lawerence”

Trump on Friday evening formally commuted Stone’s 40-month prison sentence, which was set to begin on Tuesday. The president had long defended the political consultant, arguing that he was unfairly targeted by special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. “It’s staggering corruption, but I think it’s important for people also to know that it’s a threat to our national security,” Pelosi told CNN’s State of the Union....

Blink and you might miss it, but the House speaker could be seen shooting lawmakers a withering look before gesturing for them to stop clapping in the seconds after she announced the adoption of the first article of impeachment against Trump. “On this vote, the yeas are 230, the nays are 197. Present is one. Article 1 is adopted,” Pelosi said, as lawmakers began to clap. The House speaker’s lightning-fast gesture for them to cut it out came almost immediately after she slammed the gavel....

Although the former president was acquitted by a 57-to-43 vote Saturday, Pelosi issued a statement lauding the efforts of the House impeachment managers and the GOP senators who joined them in holding Trump “accountable” for the January 6 attacks in Washington. “Today an overwhelming bipartisan vote to convict Donald Trump speaks to the courage of the United States Senate,” she said. “I salute the Republican Senators who voted their conscience and for our Country....

Pelosi and her office have both declined to comment on her travel plans, citing security protocols, and a press release about her congressional delegation’s (CODEL) ongoing trip across Asia didn’t mention a stopover on the democratic island claimed by Beijing. Reached by Newsweek, Taiwan’s Foreign Ministry said it had no information to share and would not offer additional comment. However, with arrangements apparently having been made for her arrival in the Taiwanese capital, local news outlets are already reporting on Pelosi’s itinerary as the California Democrat is set to become the first serving speaker of the House of Representatives to set foot on the island in a quarter-century, since Republican Newt Gingrich visited in the same capacity in 1997....

In an interview with Jim Cramer on CNBC’s Mad Money on Thursday, Pelosi said the country was in an “era of entrepreneurship” because of the challenges small businesses are facing. “Let’s recognize what that is—that optimism is—to America, but I don’t think anybody can tell you a date unless we just take it a week at a time. But let’s be hopeful that it’s soon,” she said. As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to inflict damage to the economy, members of the administration have increasingly called for business to resume soon, despite contrary advice from health experts....

Pelosi promised the House will “proceed” with an investigation into January 6, when hundreds of former President Donald Trump’s supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol building, as legislation in the Senate to create a commission was delayed. After a House hearing finishes Tuesday on what failed during the day of the attacks, Pelosi said that the scope of the investigations is “to be determined.” “Whether we have a commission today, tomorrow or the next day over in the Senate, or not, the work of the committees will be very important in what we’re seeking for the American people—the truth,” she said....

Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health and the University of Athens Medical School have just released findings from a large study that shows how mid-day napping reduces one’s chance of coronary mortality by more than a third. So go ahead and nap—a short daily snooze might ward off a heart attack later in life. Researchers studied 23,681 individuals living in Greece who had no history of coronary heart disease, stroke or cancer when they first volunteered....

REPORT: Madrid complete comeback win Lorenzo Insigne opened the scoring at the Santiago Bernabeu after only eight minutes but goals from Karim Benzema, Toni Kroos and Casemiro gave the holders a solid first-leg advantage in their last-16 tie. De Laurentiis slammed Napoli’s players after the match for a lack of fight and appeared to question Sarri’s set-up, which included Dries Mertens once more being deployed as a false number nine ahead of striker Arkadiusz Milik, who recently returned from a serious knee injury....

Aurelio De Laurentiis was frustrated with his coach’s refusal to sign a new deal with the club this summer amid speculation he might leave for England and has now confirmed Sarri is set to depart. He tweeted: “I’d like to thank Maurizio Sarri for his valuable contribution to the Napoli cause. “He brought joy and prestige to Naples and Napoli fans all over the world with an entertaining brand of football that drew praise from all quarters....

The Algeria international was replaced by Christian Maggio after 31 minutes as the Naples outfit were overpowered 4-2 by Pep Guardiola’s men. And left-back is expected to undergo surgery on Friday, with no date set for his recovery yet. “I feel fine,” Ghoulam told media. “I don’t know what went wrong, I had to go off and I only saw a bit of the second half. “What do I want to say to the Napoli fans?...

Neptune has 14 moons that we know of, including 7 inner moons that are in relatively close proximity to one another. Two of those inner moons, Naiad and Thalassa, were discovered in 1989 during the Voyager 2 spacecraft flyby. Measuring just 60 miles or so in length, they would be considered small as far as satellites go—the Earth’s moon, in comparison, is 2,159 miles in diameter. More importantly, however, the pair are incredibly close together, celestially-speaking, with orbits that are only 1,150 miles apart....

The so-called wet dress rehearsal of SLS is an important test that involves powering up parts of the rocket and launch facilities before pumping the rocket full of fuel—hence the ‘wet’ part of the name—and counting down for launch. The countdown will then be cancelled shortly before a real launch would take place. The purpose of a wet dress rehearsal is to demonstrate how a real launch would be stopped if anything were to go wrong that required fuel to be removed from the rocket....

The Monster Energy All Star Race will feature a 20-driver field and many eyes will be on Joey Logano, who will try to win the All-Star Race in back-to-back years. MORE: Everything you need to know about NASCAR’s all-star race The four-stage format began at 8 p.m. ET and can be seen on FS1. If you’re away from a TV, follow below for live updates, observations and highlights from the Monster Energy All Star Race....

Starting in the third position, Harvick didn’t need long to get to the top spot. He stayed there throughout the race, lapping driver after driver and at one point holding a 10-second lead. “It was great getting into this race car and knowing that everybody knew that they had to beat our car,” Harvick said. “I’m just really, really happy with everything that we’ve done at Stewart-Haas Racing over the last five years, and this is a great start to getting ourselves in the Playoffs and doing everything that we need to do....

With a win in the Foxwoods Resort Casino 301, Almirola earned his third caerer victory in the NASCAR Cup Series — and became the 13th winner of the 2021 season, which qualified him for the playoffs. Winless drivers Kevin Harvick and Tyler Reddick, who are currently projected to fill the last two playoff spots, will need to win one of the four remaining races in the regular season, or hope there are no other first-time winners....