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Diasabra 19 september 2020

Lyon's winless run in French league continues against Nimes

(AP) — Lyon’s winless
run in the French league
stretched to three games
after being held by visiting
Nimes to 0-0 on Friday.
Nimes goalkeeper Baptiste
Reynet made a fine save in
the 90th minute to deny
Lyon substitute Tino Kadew-
ere a late winner from Mem-
phis Depay’s corner.
Earlier, Moussa Dembélé
thought he’d scored for the
home side, but the goal was
ruled out after a VAR check
as the ball had gone out of
play.

Lyon, a Champions League
semifinalist last season, start-
ed the league with a 4-1 win
over Dijon thanks to Depay’s
hat trick, but Rudi Garcia’s
side was then held by Bor-
deaux and beaten by Mont-
pellier.

Lyon faced Nimes without
the suspended Houssem
Aouar, sent off in Montpelli-
er, as well as Bertrand Traoré
and the injured Jeff Reine-
Adélaïde, who are both ex-
pected to leave the club.
Lyon next faces promoted
side Lorient away on Sept.
27.

Woods gets 4-year $68M extension Asian Champions League:

with Rams Virus-hit Al-Hilal set to

advance
highly productive seasons
for the Rams with 2,353 total
yards receiving. He has been (AP)- Despite missing 10 players due to the coro-
a major component of Los navirus, Asian Champions League titleholder Al-
Angeles' prolific offense un- Hilal is confident of advancing to the knockout
der coach Sean McVay since stage on Sunday.
they joined the franchise to-
gether in 2017. The 28-year- The team from Riyadh remained on top of Group B af-
old Woods was already signed ter drawing with Pakhtakor of Uzbekistan 0-0 on Thurs-
through 2021 in a deal that day without a backup goalkeeper. All three understudies
pays him $9 million next to Abdullah Al-Mayouf tested positive for COVID-19
season, but the Rams re- and went into self-isolation. Al-Hilal was allowed by the
peatedly said they intended Asian Football Confederation to draft two more goal-
to bump up Woods’ pay to a keepers as emergency cover on Friday. The team on Sun-
level commensurate with his day plays Shahr Khodro of Iran in their Qatar bubble.
achievements and leadership. Al-Hilal is expected to handle a side which has failed to
score in four games.
Woods led the NFL last sea-
(AP) — A person with million, and the veteran re- son with 577 yards after the “What the players have done so far in the exceptional cir-
knowledge of the deal says ceiver is now signed through catch while racking up 1,134 cumstances that we are going through has been unbe-
receiver Robert Woods the 2025 season.Woods is the yards receiving on a career- lievable,” Al-Hilal coach Razvan Lucescu said.
has agreed to a four-year third major contributor to high 90 receptions. “The absences we have will not stop our efforts to go as
contract extension worth the Rams to agree to a con- far as we can in the tournament as we try to defend our
up to $68 million with the tract extension in the past Woods then started off the title,” the Romanian added. “We are remaining calm in
Los Angeles Rams. two weeks. Cornerback Jalen new season with six catches these circumstances and are focused on getting the re-
Ramsey got a five-year, $105 for 105 yards in the Rams' sults we need — starting on Sunday.”
The person spoke to The As- million extension last week, 20-17 victory in the inaugu-
sociated Press on condition of while Woods' counterpart, ral game at SoFi Stadium last Other teams also have coronavirus issues: Al-Duhail of
anonymity because the Rams fellow 1,100-yard receiver weekend. He had a 20-yard Qatar has had one player test positive and Al-Wahda of
announced the deal Friday Cooper Kupp, got a three- catch on the first play from the United Arab Emirates had to withdraw from Group
without revealing the finan- year deal worth $48 million. scrimmage at the Rams' new A after an outbreak meant it was unable to travel.
cial terms. Woods' extension stadium, and he later added a
includes a guaranteed $32 Woods is coming off two 14-yard run.