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Europe Wrap: Furuhashi fires Celtic to League Cup; Azmoun stars for Leverkusen

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February 28, 2023

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Kuala Lumpur: Australian head coach Ange Postecoglou bagged a second League Cup in as many seasons in Scotland as a double from his prolific Japanese striker Kyogo Furuhashi helped Celtic defeat archrivals Rangers 2-1 in an Old Firm final at the Hampden Park in Glasgow on Sunday.

Islamic Republic of Iran striker Sardar Azmoun scored his first goal for Bayer Leverkusen in 10 months to help his side secure a draw with Freiburg in Germany, while in France, Japan winger Junya Ito netted the opener and was then involved in both of the other goals in Stade de Reims’ 3-0 win over Toulouse.

Sam Kerr and Lee Geum-min were on target as their clubs progressed to the quarter-finals of the Women’s FA Cup in England, Mehdi Taremi netted for FC Porto in Portugal and Kim Min-jae’s Napoli now lead by 18 points in Italy, so join the-AFC.com as we review how the Asian stars performed in Europe over the past week.


Scotland: Furuhashi and co. lift another title at Celtic


For the second season running, Kyogo Furuhashi hit a brace in the Scottish League Cup final for Celtic, and the result was the same – but the victim on Sunday was not Hibernian, who were beaten by Ange Postecoglou’s side in last year’s title clash, but their fierce rivals Rangers, making the victory even sweeter. .....


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