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Paul Campbell

Sports quiz of the week: Champions League, Carlo Ancelotti and centurions

PSG did for Carlo Ancelotti.
PSG did for Carlo Ancelotti. Photograph: Franck Fife/AFP/Getty Images
  1. Where did Bayern Munich finish in the Bundesliga in Carlo Ancelotti's only full season as their manager?

    1. They won the league by 15 points

    2. They won the league on goal difference

    3. They finished second

    4. The finished third

  2. Which footballer said: "I’m hoping to build a room for the match balls and trophies. It isn’t built yet but, hopefully, it will be soon"?

    1. Neymar

    2. Mario Balotelli

    3. Harry Kane

    4. Carlton Cole

  3. Why did RB Leipzig player Timo Werner ask to be substituted against Besiktas in the Champions League?

    1. He couldn’t distinguish between the two teams’ shirts

    2. He had missed a penalty and felt "devastated"

    3. He thought the team needed a change of formation

    4. He felt dizzy due to the loud atmosphere

  4. Which athlete has honoured one of his rivals by installing an eight-foot portrait of him in his house?

    1. Floyd Mayweather has put up a portrait of Conor McGregor

    2. Roger Federer has put up a portrait of Rafa Nadal

    3. Neymar has a put up a portrait of Lionel Messi

    4. Stephen Curry has put up a portrait of Colin Kaepernick

  5. Why was a football match between two Romanian clubs, Bistrita Brosteni and Vanatorul Dorna Can­drenilor, called off after 58 minutes?

    1. The sun went down and the floodlights didn’t work

    2. The referee sent off 10 players – five from each team – after a brawl

    3. All of the available footballs had been kicked into a nearby river

    4. The referee's contact lenses fell out and he didn't feel equipped to continue

  6. What was the only downside for Valencia manager Marcelino after his team beat Real Sociedad with an 85th-minute winner on Sunday?

    1. He had already been sacked at half-time, when his team were losing 2-0

    2. His side won thanks to an own goal scored by his son

    3. He tore his hamstring while celebrating the goal

    4. All of his players ran and celebrated with his assistant, who he called a "traitor"

  7. Which British club did not win their match in the Champions League this week?

    1. Celtic

    2. Chelsea

    3. Liverpool

    4. Manchester City

    5. Manchester United

    6. Tottenham Hotspur

  8. Essex played 14 games in the County Championship this season. How many did they lose?

    1. Fourteen

    2. Two

    3. One

    4. None

  9. In which contest are dragons from Catalonia playing centurions from Leigh on Saturday?

    1. The Big Bash

    2. The State of Origin

    3. The Royal London One-Day Cup

    4. The Million Pound Game

  10. Barcelona won two matches this week: 3-0 in La Liga and 1-0 in the Champions League. How many of their four goals were scored by Barcelona players?

    1. Four

    2. Three

    3. Two

    4. One

Solutions

1:A - They played 34 games, won 25, drew seven and lost just two., 2:C - Kane scored his sixth hat-trick of the year on Tuesday night, so he might need more space for balls than trophies in his memorabilia room., 3:D - His manager said: “He asked to come off so I took him off. It is impossible to prepare your team for an atmosphere like this. There was a deafening noise. As coach, it is important to see who I can rely on in moments like these, who is prepared to defend himself against what is going on on the pitch. To encounter such an atmosphere was too much for some.” , 4:A - Mayweather also has one of himself, obviously., 5:C - The away team were winning 2-0 ., 6:C - Marcelino said: "As long as it’s only me getting injured, it’s not a problem if it’s the coach. ‘I pulled it quite hard. I’m getting on a bit, after all. Those are situations in which I should control myself better. I’ve come away with a bit of a limp.", 7:C - Liverpool could only draw with Spartak Moscow, despite taking 16 shots. , 8:D - They went unbeaten for the season for the first time in their history., 9:D - The winners will stay in Super League and the losers will be relegated to the Championship. , 10:D - Barcelona won the games thanks to three own goals and one from Luis Suárez.

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