Digital DEC 15, 2020

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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020
Otto Addo named assistant
coach at Borussia Dortmund
FORMER GHANA International,
Otto Addo,
has been named as the
assistant coach of
Borussia Dortmund in
Germany after the club
decided to part ways with their
head coach Lucien Favre following
a 5-1 humiliation at the hands of
newly-promoted Stuttgart.
The embarrassing defeat leaves
Dortmund fifth in the Bundesliga,
five points off the pace of leaders
Bayern Munich, whose 24 points
are matched by RB Leipzig.
By contrast, Dortmund has
earned only four points in their last
five matches, though they did make
impressive progress in the Champions
League, finishing first in
Group F ahead of Lazio.
Nonetheless, Dortmund
have ran out of patience after
losing 11 games of the new
campaign, deciding to sack
Favre and appoint assistant
Edin Terzic as interim boss
until the end of the current
season.
Confirming the news, the
official Twitter handle of the
German club said: “Assistant
coach Edin Terzic has been
appointed as interim manager
until the end of the current
season. Terzic’s coaching team
will be joined by Sebastian
Geppert and Otto Addo.”
•Otto Addo
The move is further testament
of how highly respected
Otto Addo is at the club.
Addo, who is a former
player of the Yellow and
Blacks, was announced as the
side's 'talent coach' last year.
The role which was created
for the Ghanaian is to serve as
a link between the youth and
senior teams.
He is responsible for helping
to promote Borussia Dortmund’s
most talented
youngsters to the senior squad
and is in charge of their supervision
and additional training.
Dortmund’s elite talent
coach would now have to help as
Edin Terzic attempts to halt the
club’s poor run in the league this
season.
The former Black Star player
was at the club between 1999 and
2005, making 98 Bundesliga appearances
(16 goals) and winning
the 2002 Bundesliga title during his
time with Dortmund.
Born in Germany, Addo represented
Ghana at the World Cup in
2006, making two appearances at
the event as the Black Stars
reached the round of 16.
My players don't have the winning mentality
yet Hearts coach Kosta Papic
GHANAIAN DEFENDER,
Jonathan Mensah, shed tears
as he led Columbus Crew to
win the 2020 Major League
Soccer Cup yesterday.
Mensah produced a sold
shift in the defence to help
Porter's men keep a clean
sheet in their 3-0 win over
Seattle Sounders.
The 30-year-old was captured
in the video crying as he
became the first skipper to
•Kosta Papic
lead Crew to win their second
MLS Cup having clinched
their first title in 2008.
Harrison Afful got the
hosts off to a flying start at
Mapfre Stadium by assisting
Lucas Zelarayan for the opening
goal in the 25th minute.
Derrick Etienne doubled
the lead for the Crew in the
31st minute as Zelarayan
bagged his brace eight minutes
from full-time.
Mensah has established
himself as a key player in
Porter's defence this campaign
with over 25 league appearances
under his belt.
As a reward for winning
the MLS Cup, Columbus
Crew becomes the fourth
American top-flight club to
qualify for the 2021 Concacaf
Champions League.
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Champions League:
Liverpool to
face RB Leipzig
LIVERPOOL WILL face last season's
semi-finalists, RB Leipzig, in the
last 16 of the Champions League,
while Chelsea come up against
Atletico Madrid.
Manchester City will face Borussia
Monchengladbach, who are in the last
16 for the first time since 1978.
Holders Bayern Munich face Italian
side Lazio, who are in the knockout
stage for the first time in 20 years.
Barcelona face Paris St-Germain
in arguably the tie of the round, a repeat
of their 2017 classic.
On that occasion, the French side
won 4-0 in the first leg but Barcelona
completed a stunning 6-1 home win
to advance.
PSG forward, Neymar, injured
against Lyon on Sunday, scored twice
for Barcelona in the last two minutes
of that dramatic comeback - for
Barcelona. The Brazilian recently said
he wants Barca great Lionel Messi to
join him in Paris next season.
All three English Premier League
teams will be away for the first leg before
having home advantage for the
return matches.
The first legs will be spread across
two midweeks, taking place on 16, 17,
23 and 24 February, with the second
legs on 9, 10, 16 and 17 March.
Bayern - who beat PSG in last season's
final - are favourites with the
bookmakers to retain their title.
Champions League last-16 draw
Borussia Monchengladbach v
Manchester City
Lazio v Bayern Munich
Atletico Madrid v Chelsea
RB Leipzig v Liverpool
Porto v Juventus
Barcelona v Paris St-Germain
Sevilla v Borussia Dortmund
Atalanta v Real Madrid