AFP'First woman physio' breaks down barriers in China football
Erica Hernandez calls herself the first woman physio in Chinese professional football -- but the Spaniard is certain that she will not be the last. Together with husband Jordi Escura, a former Andorra defender, they head up medical services at Chinese Super League side Qingdao Huanghai. "I wish that we will all just be treated as professionals, without taking into account our gender," added the 40-year-old, who believes that she is the only woman physio in the top two divisions of Chinese football.
AFPIs this Neymar's time in the Champions League? Injury-hit PSG hope so
Paris Saint-Germain have once again been hit by a flood of injuries going into a crunch Champions League knockout tie, but this time Neymar is fit and seemingly ready to live up to his status as the world's most expensive player. PSG face Atalanta in Lisbon on Wednesday in the first quarter-final of the 'Final Eight', after UEFA turned the latter stages of Europe's elite club competition into something akin to a World Cup after the long coronavirus shutdown. There will be no fans in the Estadio da Luz, but the French champions coped just fine behind closed doors when they beat Borussia Dortmund in their last 16, second leg in March.
AFP'Courage to dare' Atalanta shoulder Italian hopes in Champions League
Atalanta take on Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday with the tournament debutants the surprise standard bearers for Italian football in Lisbon. Serie A champions Juventus and Napoli were felled in the last 16, leaving Atalanta to carry the nation's hopes of a first major European trophy since Inter Milan's 2010 triumph. PSG will not have superstar Kylian Mbappe available, but Atalanta look set to be without top scorer Josip Ilicic, who found the net 21 times in all competitions, including five in the Champions League.
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