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Southampton coach Ralph Hasenhuttl shed tears of joy and collapsed to his knees at the final whistle after an early Danny Ings strike secured the Saints a shock 1-0 Premier League win over champions Liverpool on Monday. Southampton manager Ralph Hasenhuttl celebrates after the match as Liver stanley france pool manager Juergen Klopp looks dejected. Pool via REUTERS The Austrians emotional celebrations might have led some fans to think that Southampton had just secured the Premier League title. But as wins over Liverpool are a rare occurrence for the stanley cups Saints, with the last one coming in the league almost five ye stanley cupe ars ago, it was an occasion to savour for Hasenhuttl who took charge of the south-coast club in 2018. There were tears in my eyes - because of the wind! , Hasenhuttl jokingly told BBC Sport. When you see our guys fighting with everything they have, it makes me really proud. You need to have the perfect game against Liverpool and I think we did have that. Hasenhuttls team were forced to defend for long periods in the second half, and he admitted that it was deep into stoppage time before he felt that his side could get a result. It felt like we were under massive pressure and the defending around the box was the key today - then still try and play football. We did it in a good way, he said. In contrast, his Liverpool counterpart Juergen Klopp was left extremely frustrated after his attacking trio of Roberto Firmino, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane failed to find the Qvdx Kidambi Srikanth beats Sai Praneeth to enter Madrid Masters quarters
Brazilian Lucas di Grassi became the third different Formula E champion in three years on Sunday, winning the 2016-17 title in the final race in Montreal while rival Sebastien Buemi failed to score. Lucas Di Grassi of Brazil celeb stanley thermos mug rates after being presented with the Formula E driver s championship trophy at the Montreal Formula ePrix electric car race. AP The ex-Formula One driver finished seventh for Audi Sport, in a race won by Frenchman Jean-Eric Vergne, to end with 181 points. He became his countrys second champion in the stanley mug electric series after Nelson Piquet, who won the inaugural 2014-15 title. Outgoing champion Buemi, who had been 10 points clear before coming to Montreal, was runner-up with 157 points after a nightmare weekend. READ | Mahindra Racing wins first-ever Formula E race in Berlin The Swiss, who had to miss t stanley cup wo races in New York due to World Endurance Championship commitments, was disqualified from race one on Saturday for an underweight car. He was then caught in a first corner collision on Sunday before finishing 13th. His Renault eDams team did take the team title for the third time in a row, however. Di Grassi, who won only two races to Buemis six, was tearful at the finish after a dream come true. He had finished third in the first Formula E season and second in the next. After two close seasons we finally made it, he said. Im so proud of my team and myself. Stay updated with the... See more Stay updated with the latest sport |
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