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TuESDAY, JANuARY 5, 2021 8The Senanibash Branch of First Security Islami Bank Ltd. relocated at new premises- Euro StarTower (1st & 2nd floor), 82/4/A, Ibrahimpur, Kachukhet Main Road, Kafrul, Dhaka-1206 with a viewto providing shariah based banking services in a greater extent to its clients recently. Syed WasequeMd Ali, Managing Director of the Bank inaugurated the activities of relocated branch at new premisesthrough Video Conference. Among others, Abdul Aziz and Md. Mustafa Khair, AdditionalManaging Director(s), Md. Zahurul Haque & Md. Masudur Rahman Shah, Deputy ManagingDirector(s) along with other officials were present in the occasion. A Doa Mahfil was organized inthis regard.Photo: CourtesyTokyo shares sink on expectedvirus emergencyTOKYO: Tokyo stocksbegan the new year involatile form, starting theMonday session up butquickly sinking on reportsJapan may call a state ofemergency over surgingcoronavirus cases, reportsBSS.The benchmark Nikkei225 index started the firsttrading day of the year up0.53 percent but within anhour it was down 1.07percent, or 292.88 points, to27,151.29.The broader Topix index,which had also startedhigher, gave up 1.32 percent,or 23.80 points, to 1,780.88.The dollar stood at 103.05yen, compared with 103.28yen seen Thursday in NewYork ahead of the new yearbreak.The volatile start came aslocal media widely reportedthat Prime MinisterYoshihide Suga wasconsidering issuing aregional state of emergencyfor Tokyo and surroundingareas as the nationcontinues to log recordnumbers of dailycoronavirus infections.Regional governors,including Tokyo's YurikoKoike, on Saturday jointlyurged the nationalgovernment to declare astate of emergency to slowthe spread of Covid-19.LONDON: Britain facedthe first true test of itsBrexit preparations onMonday, with thousands oflorries expected to makethe Channel crossing forthe first time since thecountry left the EU's singlemarket and customs union,reports BSS.Britain left the EU'sinstitutions late Thursday,but light holiday seasontraffic has meant little workfor border officialsimplementing newcustoms checks.However,thegovernment expectsthousands of lorries tomake the crossing onMonday, bringing goods toand from the continent andtesting its plans to keeptraffic flowing around keyports such as Dover.The government, whichhas employed 1,000 newborder officials, is phasingin the new customs checks,with full import controlchecks for all goods not tobe implemented until July.But it is concerned thattruckers will turn up atDover without the properpaperwork, causing delaysat the port itself andblocking surroundingroads if they are turnedaway.While it believes mostlarge businesses are readyfor the new rules, thegovernment is worried thatBut the pandemic hasalready caused severeeconomic suffering to manypeople, and Suga has beenreluctant to issue freshmeasures that could furtherdamage the economy.Analysts have generallykept an optimistic outlookfor the Japanese market inthe long run, although theywarned about a possiblecorrection phase throughMarch after strong gainsseen in recent weeks."The market opened withbuy orders leading the way,"Okasan Online Securitiessaid in a note."But many investorswanted to monitor thespread of the coronavirusinfections as well as theoutcome of the US Senaterunoff elections.""Once the initial buyingsubsided, the market facedpressure," encouraginginvestors to wait for the nextopportunity to return tobuying, Okasan added.The Nikkei index mayhead toward 30,000 bySeptember, RakutenSecurities said, with thecoronavirus vaccineshelping to normalise theglobal economy andencourage global investors.But it could experience acorrection through March,following sharp gains seentoward the end of last year,around 50 percent ofmedium and small firmshave not carried out themeasures now needed toexport goods to Europe.In its reasonable worstcasescenario, over half oftrucks turning up to Dovermay not be ready for travel,leading to queues of 7,000lorries that will be directedtowards a disused localairfield.That could lead to areturn to the chaotic sceneswitnessed beforeChristmas, whenthousands of trucks weremarooned in Britain afterFrance closed the border toall traffic due to surgingcoronavirus cases.The lorries ended upbeing stuck for days at theManston airfield while thedrivers were all tested forthe virus.France still requires anegative test for driverscrossing the Channel,adding an extra layer ofcomplexity for officialstrying to keep trafficflowing.The Department forTransport announced onSaturday the creation of 10new testing sites, with 10more opening on Sunday.In a bid to prevent lorriesarriving at Doverunprepared, truckersheading across theChannel are required toobtain temporary permitsRakuten added."All in all, Japanese sharesare still attractive, and weexpect buy orders willdominate the market in along run," it said.Okasan also said itexpected the Tokyo marketto generally "keepperforming" this year."The global economy in2021 should move graduallytoward normalisation…With excessive liquidity, themarket's upwardmomentum shouldstrengthen further," thebrokerage said.Okasan added that manypeople might still feelhesitant about gettingcoronavirus vaccine shots,making their effectiveness ateradicating the pandemiclower than many had hoped.Many blue chip issuesgave up early gains andplunged into negativeterritory. Nintendo fell 1.20percent to 65,040. Toyotalost 0.65 percent to 7,905yen. Uniqlo-operator FastRetailing gave up 0.97percent to 91,570.Construction equipmentmaker Komatsu fell 1.83percent to 2,766.Some firms managed tostay in the black. Sony added0.63 percent to 10,350 yen.Major logistics firm YamatoHoldings rose 0.15 percentto 2,635.UK's Brexit plans to be testedas festive period endsto allow them to drive onthe roads of Kent, thecounty in which the port issituated.Cameras will identify anytrucks without the KentAccess Permit, with thedrivers facing a o300($410, 337 euros) penalty,although it appeared not alltruckers understood thenew rules."Some people areworried because of the newdocuments needed (for UKexports) - you saw whathappened beforeChristmas," Romaniantrucker Alexandru Mareci,one of the first to make thejourney after the new ruleskicked in, told AFP.Mareci, who was stuck inBritain for two days duringthe French border closure,said he had never heard ofthe Kent Access Permit.As well as the newcustoms checks, freemovement of over 500million people betweenBritain and the 27 EUstates ended as the newarrangements took hold.Britain voted to leave theEU in 2016.As part of the divorcedeal, the UK remained tiedto the EU's institutions fora year-long transitionperiod, during which talkstook place to secure a dealon the future tradingrelationship.Major GeneralMd Nazrul Islam,new ExecutiveChairman ofBEPZAMajor General Md NazrulIslam, SPP, ndu, afwc, psc, Ghas taken over the charge ofthe Executive Chairman ofBangladesh ExportProcessing Zones Authority(BEPZA) recently. Hereplaced Major General S MSalahuddin Islam, BP, SPP,ndc, psc who joined asMilitary Secretary to thePresident recently, a pressrelease said.Before joining BEPZA,Major General Nazrul wasGeneralOfficerCommanding (GOC) of 66Infantry Division atRangpur Cantonment. Priorto that, he served as the AreaCommander of Logistics atDhaka Cantonment. He alsocommanded one ArtilleryBrigade at CumillaCantonment.In his adorned service life,Major General Nazrul hasserved in DirectorateGeneral of ForcesIntelligence (DGFI), ArmedForces Division and MilitarySecretariat (MS) Branch inArmy Headquarters. HisMilitary career spanned overcommand, staff andinstructional appointments.He commanded threeArtillery units. Moreover, hehas served at the UNmission in Sierra Leone andDemocratic Republic ofCongo (DRC).Major General NazrulIslam has been awardedwith prestigious SenaParodorshita Padak (SPP)for his dynamic leadershipin 2020.Hopes for recovery help Asian marketsstart new year with a popHONG KONG: Optimism about theeconomic outlook in 2021 helped Asianinvestors kick off the new year Mondayon a positive note, as hopessurrounding the rollout of coronavirusvaccines offset a frightening surge ininfections, reports BSS.With uncertainty over Brexit and anew US stimulus gone, sights are nowon the economic recovery from thecalamity that was 2020, with a broadexpectation that countries will enjoystrong rebounds as life gets back tosome semblance of normal.Vast amounts of government andcentral bank cash have been a crucialdriver of a global rally in equities fromtheir March troughs, and analystsexpect those loose monetary policies -particularly at the Federal Reserve - tostay in place for the foreseeable future."Stock markets are headed higherand they are headed higher without theold traditional valuation techniques" aslong as the Fed "keeps the liquiditybubble going", David Kotok, atCumberland Advisors, told BloombergTV.However, while the consensus is for astrong performance for markets thisyear, he did warn that the first quarterwill likely be tough as vaccinations areadministered but the virus continues tospread.Seoul rallied two percent followingstrong export data, while Sydney put onmore than one percent as there weresigns a spike in new infections in thecity was being brought under control.Hong Kong rose, though ChinaMobile Communications, ChinaTelecommunications Corp and ChinaUnicom (Hong Kong) Limited alldipped more than three percent afterthey were delisted in New York tocomply with an order by DonaldTrump barring investment in firmswith ties to the Chinese military.State-owned oil giants CNOOC andPetrochina were also hit on speculationthey could be next in line.Shanghai, Singapore, Taipei, Manilaand Jakarta were all on course to startthe year on a positive note.But Tokyo fell as investors frettedover reports that Japanese PrimeMinister Yoshihide Suga wasconsidering issuing a regional state ofemergency for the capital andsurrounding areas as new virus casessoar. Still, Rakuten Securities said theNikkei could hit 30,000 by Septemberas people are vaccinated.The broad gains in Asia came afterthe Dow and S&P 500 finished at freshrecords on Wall Street."Covid cases and vaccine distributionwill remain the key focus for investorsfor now. The political forces thatinfluenced markets late in 2020 havealmost faded as the US election andBrexit have passed," said Kerry Craig atJP Morgan Asset Management."Without the wide distribution ofvaccines, the paths of Covid and theeconomy are locked together, given theimpact on social mobility and economiccurtailment."This link will be broken as immunitylevels rise into the middle of the year,but until then the economic path will bebumpy over the first quarter."On currency markets the poundextended gains against the dollar on thefirst trading day after the UnitedKingdom left the European customsunion, having eventually agreed a tradedeal.Oil prices were also higher as eyesturn to a meeting of OPEC and othermajor producers later in the day todecide February output levels."While it is increasingly clear that2021 global demand will be abovesupply if OPEC+ can hold together,limiting downside risk in oil, near-termcatalysts due to the new contagiousmutations are more likely to benegative than positive for near term oilprices," said Axi strategist StephenInnes.Investors are also keeping tabs on theUS, where Georgia has two runoffelections that will decide which partyholds control of the Senate.Bitcoin surged to a new record highnear $34,000 after smashing through$30,000 for the first time at theweekend as risk-seeking investors pileinto the cryptocurrency, with demandhelped by online payments giantPayPal's announcement in Octoberthat it would enable account holders touse it.Prime Bank launches real-time remittance service, RemitPrime,for expatriate Bangladeshis in Singapore and the UKPrime Bank has recentlylaunched a state-of-the-artreal-time remittanceservice- RemitPrime- for thecustomers of its subsidiariesin Singapore and the UnitedKingdom (UK). This is thefirst real-time, onlineplatform launched by aBangladeshi Bank abroad, apress release said.Through RemitPrime, theexpatriate Bangladeshis cantransfer remittance in realtimeto any account of PrimeBank and to any bKashwallet across the country.For all other banks,remittance will betransferred instantly as perthe BEFTN* transactioncycle. Along with theremittance, the new servicealso ensures payment of 2%incentive instantly*.RemitPrime also providesreal-time information on thetransaction to its users.The expatriates fromBangladesh, India, and thePhilippines, residing inSingapore, can now sendmoney to their respectivehome countries throughRemitPrime services bydownloading Prime Bank'sInterment Banking mobileapp 'Prime Bank App' from'Apple's App Store' and'Google's Play Store' or bylogginginwww.remitprime.com.Prime Bank has plans toextend its online remittancepayment services to majorremittance corridors likeUS,EU, Gulf Countries, Japan,Korea, Malaysia and so on.Prime Bank's ActingManaging Director and CEOFaisal Rahman said, "Ourcustomers maintainingaccount with Prime Bankwill enjoy real-time fundtransfer against theirremittance from abroad. Wealso can make transfer tobKash Accounts in real-timewith RemitPrime. With thisnew service, our customersare enjoying theconvenience of receivingremittance at theirdoorsteps round-the-clock.We believe these serviceswill inspire expatriateBangladeshis to send moremoney through legalchannel and boost up theflow of remittance into thecountry. The remitters fromother major corridors likeKSA, Malaysia, and othercountries will also receivesimilar facilities soon."Highlighting thecapabilities of theRemitPrime mobileapplications, ShamsAbdullah Muhaimin, PrimeBank's Head of TransactionBanking, said: "RemitPrimeplatform is built on amachine learningtechnology which hasautomated majority ofmanual activities. Thesystem can processthousands of transactions inminutes with real-time fundtransfer to beneficiaryaccounts 24X7. The mobileapp version of theapplication is first of its kindlaunched by a local bank intooverseas. The system cannow be offered as a whitelabelsolution to differentoverseas remittance serviceproviders working inBangladesh corridor."Prime Bank has tworemittance subsidiaries, oneis in Singapore - PrimeExchange Co. Pte Ltd- whichhas 3 branches located atDesker Road, Jurong Eastand at Joo Koon. Another isin the UK named PBLExchange (UK) Ltd havingthree branches in London,Birmingham and Oldhamand 35 agent locations welldistributed throughout theUK. This new service hasalready gained hugepopularity among theexpatriates in Singaporewho are relying on theonline service to send moneyto their near and dear onesin Bangladesh quickly,especially at this time ofCOVID-19.OPEC+ meeting to set February production levelsLONDON: Members of theOPEC group of oil producers andtheir partners will meet viavideoconference Monday todecide production levels forFebruary, which it hopes tocontinue boosting, reports BSS.The OPEC+ ministerialmeeting comes after the Covid-19pandemic tanked the market forcrude in 2020.Despite a slight recovery ofprices towards the end of lastyear, the 13 members of theOrganisation of the PetroleumExporting Countries (OPEC), ledby Saudi Arabia, and their tenallies, led by Russia, are stillsuffering under a highly volatilemarket.After their last videoconferencesummit, held from November 30to December 3, the OPEC+members agreed to raiseproduction levels by half amillion barrels per day inJanuary.At the same meeting, OPEC+agreed to meet at the beginningof each month to decide on anyadjustments to productionvolumes for the following month.That agreement "paved the wayfor a gradual return of 2 millionbarrels per day to the marketover the coming months,"OPEC's general secretary,Mohammed Barkindo, said onSunday.OPEC members typically meettwice a year at the cartel'sheadquarters in Vienna, but lastyear, summits were scheduledmore frequently to maintain astrong influence on the oilmarket amidst the pandemic.Despite demand remaininguncertain, analysts have said thatOPEC+ demonstrated that it canmanage the market as the NorthSea Brent Crude and West TexasIntermediate (WTI) crude bothended the week around the $50per barrel level.Though far lower than theprices seen at the start of 2020,crude was well up on the lowsseen last year, particularly inMarch, when Moscow andRiyadh embarked on a brief butintense oil price war that causedprices to plummet.Russia and Saudi Arabia arerespectively the second and thirdbiggest oil producers in the worldafter the United States.On April 20, WTI crudecollapsed to minus $40.32 perbarrel - meaning producers paidbuyers to take the oil off theirhands.Relations between the two oilgiants have eased since then, withthe Russian and Saudi energyministers meeting in mid-December in a display of unity.It remains difficult, however, topredict the evolution in demandas governments begin rolling outvaccination programmes againstthe coronavirus.Despite the heft of the OPEC+countries, countries outside thesystem have a major impact onthe oil market; principally theUnited States which is stillproducing 11 million barrels ofcrude per day.
TUeSDAY, JANUARY 5, 20219Ronaldo scored twice as champions Juventus bounced back from their first Serie A defeat of the seasonby beating Udinese 4-1 on Sunday.Photo: APronaldo double lifts Juve as 10-manMilan stay top ahead of InterSportS DeSk:Cristiano ronaldo scored twice aschampions Juventus bounced backfrom their first Serie A defeat of theseason by beating Udinese 4-1 onSunday to move up to fifth place,reports BSS.the Milan clubs are top of the Italianleague with Juventus 10 points adriftof the summit having played a gameless. Leaders AC Milan stayed onepoint ahead of Inter with a 2-0 winover midtable Benevento despiteplaying an hour a man down.City rivals Inter crushed lowlyCrotone 6-2 with Lautaro Martinezbagging his first hat-trick for the club.But Milan restored their advantagethanks to a Franck kessie penalty on15 minutes and rafael Leao's terrificcurling strike from a tight angle shortlyafter half-time.Sandro tonali's sending off after 33minutes for a high tackle on ArturIonita did not hold back Stefano pioli'sside. Gianluigi Donnarumma wassolid in the Milan goal while GianlucaCaprari dragged a penalty wide on thehour."We don't let ourselves be put underpressure by the results of theopponents," said pioli whose side areunbeaten in 27 league games goingback to March."We're ambitious, we're not hiding itand we aim to win the next match aswell against Juventus (onWednesday)."ronaldo once again proved decisivefor Juventus scoring a goal in each halfto bring his league-leading tally to 14this campaign and teeing up FedericoChiesa after the break.paulo Dybala added the fourth deepinto injury time as Andrea pirlo's sidemoved on from their shock 3-0 loss toFiorentina last time out."It wasn't the best Juventus becausewe were coming off a bad defeat, wewere a bit fearful at the beginning,"said pirlo. "Slowly we grew and in thesecond half we did better. It's a delicatemoment but we have to haveconfidence in what we can achieve andthe determination to get there."At the San Siro, Martinez andromelu Lukaku combined todevastating effect for Inter who havenow won eight league games in a row.the strike duo were involved in fivegoals although midfielder Arturo Vidalwas hauled off at half-time afterconceding a penalty in a woefuldisplay. Antonio Conte's side had beenpegged back 2-2 at the break withNiccolo Zanellato scoring first with a12th-minute header for the rockbottom Calabrians with the worstattack in the league.But Martinez picked up a Lukakucross to pull the hosts level eightminutes later.Martinez had a role in Inter's secondjust after half an hour when Crotonedefender Luca Marrone turned theball into his own net under pressurefrom the Argentina forward.Vladimir Golemic put the sides levelsix minutes later after Vidal fouledArkadiusz reca, with a furious Contereplacing the Chilean with StefanoSensi at the break.Martinez restored the lead for Interbefore the hour connecting with aMarcelo Brozovic through ballfollowing a Lukaku back-heel, andheaded in his third with 12 minutes togo off a rebound.Lukaku blasted in his 50th goal forInter after 64 minutes but limped offafter taking a knock to his right thigh10 minutes later, before AchrafHakimi rounded out the win withthree minutes to go."there is great desire and itshows," said Conte as Inter targettheir first Serie A title since 2010with their european campaign overthis season.Williamson, Nicholls propel NewZealand with record standSportS DeSk:kane Williamson's brilliant 112*, in arecord 215-run unbroken partnershipfor the fourth wicket with HenryNicholls, laid the groundwork as NewZealand reduced their deficit to just 11by stumps on Day 2 of the test seriesdecider in Christchurch, on Monday(January 4), reports Ap.Amidst testing spells from pakistan'sfour-pronged pace attack, New Zealandlost three wickets in quick successionon either side of the lunch break. ButWilliamson dug in to squeeze the lifeand patience out of the pakistan attackand notch up his 24th test hundred inthe process. At the other end, Nichollsmade pakistan pay for the earlyreprieve on 3 and rode his luck to finishthe day just 11 short of what could behis test career's seventh century.After posting 297 on a green-top onDay 1, pakistan's pace battery came outwith an aggressive approach right fromthe word go, but didn't manage totrouble New Zealand's openers a wholelot consistently for the better part of themorning session. Both tom Lathamand tom Blundell put on a show onhow to bat effectively in seam-friendlyconditions, keeping the visitors at bayfor close to 90 minutes - offering nochances whatsoever barring a run-outscare for the latter.Mohammad Abbas seemed to be theonly bowler trying to ask questions tothe batsmen, but the openers stood welloutside their crease to counter themovement and negate any threat heposed. Both Blundell and Latham tooktheir time to get their eye in, wearingdown the pakistani bowlers in theprocess. Desperate for a breakthrough,the visitors resorted to the short-ballploy, but both openers merrily pulledthose away to get the runs flowing moreeasily after the first half an hour.New Zealand's first fifty came in the20th over with a third man boundary,between two loud lbw shouts againstBlundell, the second of which gotpakistan the much-neededbreakthrough. Unlike earlier in theover, pakistan wasted little time inreviewing the call the second time theywere turned down by the on-fieldumpire when Faheem Ashraf pinnedthe opener in the line of the stumpswith a pitched up delivery that swungback in sharply. New Zealand hadbarely recovered when Shaheen Afrididealt them a second blow by finding athick edge off Latham's bat that wastaken by a tag-team effort between thefirst and the second slip as the hosts lostboth set openers in the space of an over.Senior pro, ross taylor joined handswith his captain, Williamson, to brave itout for the rest of the session but nickedan away going delivery from Abbasshortly afterward that gave pakistananother reason to rejoice. It could havebeen a double whammy had Afridi notoverstepped to nib the Nicholls threatin the bud. Instead, pakistan paid theprice as he combined with Williamsonfor a record highest fourth-wicket standagainst them in test cricket.It wasn't the easiest spell in the day tosurvive when the two came together,but help came from unexpectedquarters. After having kept NewZealand under strict check for almostthe entirety of the session, pakistanrather needlessly introduced parttimersinto the attack before tea. And awell-set Williamson pounced on theopportunity to extract a few freebies,quickly moving from 10 off 48 to 40 off88 by the session break.the final session was indeed mostproductive for the hosts with a tiringbowling attack erring more often tohelp both Williamson and Nicholls findboundaries rather consistently.Williamson's last 93 runs up until hiscentury came off just 92 balls, as NewZealand fetched a total of 141 runs aftertea. the kiwi skipper didn't let the lonespinner in the game, Zafar Gohar, settlein and then punished the haywirebowling of Naseem Shah right afterdrinks to steal 16 in an over and moveinto his 90s. taking just 35 ballsbetween his fifty and hundred,Williamson reached the milestone withback to back boundaries off Ashraf inthe 73rd over.Taking just 35 balls between his fifty and hundred, Williamson reached the milestone with back to backboundaries off Ashraf.Photo: APLampard is the man in the firing line after Sunday's 3-1 defeat to Manchester City capped a run ofone win in six games.Photo: APChelsea collapse leaves Lampard testing Abramovich's patienceSportS DeSk:Frank Lampard knows the demandsof being a Chelsea manager underroman Abramovich more than mosthaving played for nine differentcoaches during his playing career atStamford Bridge, reports BSS.Now Lampard is the man in the firingline after Sunday's 3-1 defeat toManchester City capped a run of one winin six games that looks to haveextinguished any hope of a premierLeague title challenge. Much more wasexpected of the Blues after a o220million ($300 million) spending spree inthe transfer market at a time when mostof european football's major powerswere scaling back due to the economiceffects of the coronavirus pandemic.After bankrolling the purchases of kaiHavertz, timo Werner, Hakim Ziyech,Ben Chilwell and edouard Mendy,Abramovich will have expected morethan Chelsea's position of eighth in thetable nearly halfway through the season.patience has not been a virtue of therussian's 18-year reign as Chelseaowner and even a club legend likeLampard, who is the club's all-timetop goalscorer, is unlikely to beafforded much more time to turn thesituation around.the Athletic reported on Sunday thatChelsea are already lining up suitablecandidates should the 42-year-old besacked. - Great expectations -Lampard does have some credit inthe bank from his first season incharge, which took the club back intothe Champions League despite atransfer ban and the sale of edenHazard to real Madrid.But expectations have changed sincethe summer spending spree, even ifLampard has always cautioned Chelseawill need more time to match thestandards set by Liverpool and City inrecent seasons."the expectations are different thisyear because everyone looks and says'you spent this amount of money',"Lampard said after a fourth defeat insix games. "the reality is a lot of theplayers that have come in are new,young, have been injured, or notplayed together. there are a lot ofexpectations that are not real."But the manner of defeat to a City sidedepleted by coronavirus infections andwho have struggled to score goals thisseason, offered little sign of whatLampard is trying to build towards.Bayern Munichavoid Bundesligarivals in GermanCup drawSportS DeSk:Germany's top clubsmanaged to mostly avoid eachother in Sunday's German Cup,last 16 draw with just two all-Bundesliga ties in Schalke awayto Wolfsburg and Stuttgarthosting Moenchengladbach,reports BSS.Should european championsand German Cup holdersBayern Munich beat Holsteinkiel in their second-round tie,postponed to January 13, theywill face another seconddivision side in Darmstadt onFebruary 2 or 3. Likewise, thewinner of Bayer Leverkusenagainst eintracht Frankfurt onJanuary 12, also postponedfrom December, is away to rot-Weiss essen, the onlyremaining fourth-tier team.Borussia Dortmund and rBLeipzig have drawn seconddivision clubs in paderborn andBochum respectively.the quarter-finals arescheduled to be held in earlyMarch with the final atBerlin's olympic Stadium onMay 13. German Cup, last 16draw - ties to be played onFebruary 2/3 VfL Wolfsburg vSchalke 04, VfB Stuttgart vBorussia M"nchengladbach, rBLeipzig v VfL Bochum, BorussiaDortmund v paderborn, Jahnregensburg v Cologne, WerderBremen v Greuther Fuerth,Holstein kiel/Bayern Munich vDarmstadt 98, rot-Weiss essenv Bayer Leverkusen/ eintrachtFrankfurt.Barca triumph as Messi makes500th Liga appearanceSportS DeSk:Barcelona won 1-0 atbottom side Huesca onSunday as Lionel Messibecame the first foreigner tomake 500 appearances inSpain's La Liga, while a lateLuis Suarez goal securedleaders Atletico Madridvictory against Alaves,reports BSS.Messi returned for Barcaafter missing the final game of2020 with an ankle knock andswung in a cross for Frenkiede Jong to divert home for theonly goal on 27 minutes.Although ronald koeman'sside began a potentiallyseason-defining run of fourconsecutive away matcheswith a comfortable win, theyremain a distant 10 pointsbehind Atletico in fifth havingplayed a game more."In general, aside from thelast 20 minutes we playedwell," said koeman."We created a lot of danger,which isn't easy against ateam that shuts up at the back.We got a great goal and wehad two or three morechances to pull away."Barca dominated possessionand created a number ofchances but Huesca goalkeeperAlvaro Fernandez producedseveral fine saves to keep thehosts in touch.After De Jong's openerMessi was denied a secondjust before half-time whenFernandez superbly clawedaway his free-kick headingtowards the top corner.the Argentine was againthwarted by the legs ofFernandez in the second halfafter combining well withpedri, moments after Marc-Andre ter Stegen reactedsharply to keep out rafa Mir'sinventive back-heel.that was a rare threat fromHuesca who have now wonjust once in 17 tries this seasonbut had taken points off mostvisitors to their estadio elAlcoraz so far, includingAtletico in September."We came out strong andvery concentrated. It's themain base we need. If we havethat, we improve a lot with theball and if we get better infront of goal then we can havea very good start to the year,"added koeman.earlier in the day, Suarezstruck a 90th-minutewinner for Atletico as theydefeated 10-man Alaves 2-1to move back above realMadrid at the top. MarcosLlorente gave Atletico thelead at Mendizorroza shortlybefore half-time with adeflected strike from justoutside the area.Diego Simeone's sideappeared to have the gameunder control when Alavesdefender Victor Laguardiawas sent off on the hourfollowing a VAr review forchopping down thomasLemar as the Frenchman rantowards goal.Florian Lejeune headedagainst the post for Alavesbefore a spectacular own goalon 84 minutes from Felipethreatened to cost Atletico twovital points, the Braziliancentre-back drilling beyondJan oblak as he attempted tohack clear an attempted cross.However, Suarez securedAtletico's fourth consecutivewin in the final minute as theUruguayan tapped in fromclose range after the ball wasslotted across goal bysubstitute Joao Felix."the best thing is how theteam finished, not gettingnervous, just playing. And thegoal was a great goal," saidSimeone.Atletico climbed two pointsclear of real Madrid and havetwo games in hand on thedefending champions."the takeaway from this isto continue on the same path,"added Simeone.Athletic Bilbao sackedcoach Gaizka Garitanofollowing a 1-0 home win overelche, with reports in Spainlinking former Barcelona bossernesto Valverde to thevacant job.real Sociedad lost moreground on the top two afterthey could only manage a 1-1draw at home to strugglingosasuna, while teenagerBryan Gil scored both goalsin eibar's 2-0 defeat ofGranada.
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