Tricky Tevez sees off Wigan
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March 31, 2010, Wednesday
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CARLOS Tevez's 13-minute hat-trick gave Manchester City a 3-0 victory over 10-man Wigan on Monday to stay within two points of the final Champions League place.
City couldn't find a way past Wigan until the 16th-place team was reduced to 10 men in the 56th minute when Gary Caldwell was sent off for a foul on Tevez.
"At halftime, the boss (Roberto Mancini) wasn't happy and he let us know about it," City goalkeeper Shay Given said. "We just didn't have enough tempo in our game and we weren't getting in and about Wigan. But we turned it around and Carlos Tevez was outstanding for us."
Tevez broke the deadlock in the 72nd by tapping into an empty net after goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic missed Patrick Vieira's high ball due to a mix-up with teammate Paul Scharner.
The Argentina striker added another two minutes later after Vincent Kompany had flicked on a cross from Adam Johnson.
Tevez glided into the penalty area before side-footing into the net in the 84th to claim his 25th goal since joining City in the offseason.
"After the sending off, it was too easy - the red card changed the game," Mancini said. "Carlos is a fantastic striker and I hope he continues like this in the run-in. If we fight like we did in the second half, we will probably finish fourth."
Liverpool had beaten Sunderland 3-0 on Sunday to move to fifth but City reclaimed the position and is two points behind fourth-place Tottenham.
Wigan is four points above the drop zone with six matches left.
Newcastle is set to make an instant return to the Premier League after beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Monday to lead the League Championship by four points over West Bromwich Albion.
In Spain, Fernando Llorente scored twice and set up another goal to lead Athletic Bilbao to a 4-3 victory over Racing Santander and boost its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Llorente headed home in the 13th minute at San Mames stadium. Five minutes later, he set up Gaizka Toquero to make it 2-0.
Mohamed Tchite pulled one back in the 41st, but Llorente restored the two-goal lead in the 78th with a penalty after being fouled in the box.
Santander's Ivan Bolado made it 3-2 in the 81st, but teammate Oriol Lozano was sent off a minute later.
Markel Susaeta scored in the 88th and Bolado found the net in injury time.
Athletic is two points behind fourth place in the Spanish league. Racing is six clear of relegation.
In France, Auxerre was held to a 0-0 draw at Monaco, missing an opportunity to take top spot in the French league.
Auxerre stretched its unbeaten streak to seven games but remained in third place with 56 points, level with Montpellier and Bordeaux, which has two games in hand. Defending champion Bordeaux tops the standings on goal difference.
City couldn't find a way past Wigan until the 16th-place team was reduced to 10 men in the 56th minute when Gary Caldwell was sent off for a foul on Tevez.
"At halftime, the boss (Roberto Mancini) wasn't happy and he let us know about it," City goalkeeper Shay Given said. "We just didn't have enough tempo in our game and we weren't getting in and about Wigan. But we turned it around and Carlos Tevez was outstanding for us."
Tevez broke the deadlock in the 72nd by tapping into an empty net after goalkeeper Vladimir Stojkovic missed Patrick Vieira's high ball due to a mix-up with teammate Paul Scharner.
The Argentina striker added another two minutes later after Vincent Kompany had flicked on a cross from Adam Johnson.
Tevez glided into the penalty area before side-footing into the net in the 84th to claim his 25th goal since joining City in the offseason.
"After the sending off, it was too easy - the red card changed the game," Mancini said. "Carlos is a fantastic striker and I hope he continues like this in the run-in. If we fight like we did in the second half, we will probably finish fourth."
Liverpool had beaten Sunderland 3-0 on Sunday to move to fifth but City reclaimed the position and is two points behind fourth-place Tottenham.
Wigan is four points above the drop zone with six matches left.
Newcastle is set to make an instant return to the Premier League after beating Nottingham Forest 2-0 on Monday to lead the League Championship by four points over West Bromwich Albion.
In Spain, Fernando Llorente scored twice and set up another goal to lead Athletic Bilbao to a 4-3 victory over Racing Santander and boost its hopes of qualifying for the Champions League.
Llorente headed home in the 13th minute at San Mames stadium. Five minutes later, he set up Gaizka Toquero to make it 2-0.
Mohamed Tchite pulled one back in the 41st, but Llorente restored the two-goal lead in the 78th with a penalty after being fouled in the box.
Santander's Ivan Bolado made it 3-2 in the 81st, but teammate Oriol Lozano was sent off a minute later.
Markel Susaeta scored in the 88th and Bolado found the net in injury time.
Athletic is two points behind fourth place in the Spanish league. Racing is six clear of relegation.
In France, Auxerre was held to a 0-0 draw at Monaco, missing an opportunity to take top spot in the French league.
Auxerre stretched its unbeaten streak to seven games but remained in third place with 56 points, level with Montpellier and Bordeaux, which has two games in hand. Defending champion Bordeaux tops the standings on goal difference.
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