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In their 4-0 victory against Metz in the Coupe de France Round of 32, the Montpellier HSC showed clinical domination. They put on a show full of offensive flair, strong defense, and highlight-worthy goals that have supporters watching the game again on 빠른티비. In contrast to their difficulties in Ligue 2 this season, Montpellier got right into this cup match, defeating Metz with a full-team effort and displaying true grit away from home.

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⚽ Early Lead Sets the Tone 🥅

Montpellier wasted no time asserting themselves. In the 8th minute, veteran Téji Savanier calmly converted a penalty to open the scoring, giving his side the early momentum they needed. Just minutes later, young striker Yanis Issoufou doubled the advantage to put Metz on the back foot early — and both goals have been lighting up 빠른티비 highlight reels for their precision and timing.

🔥 Second Half Seals a Statement 🏃‍♂️

After the break, Montpellier maintained their intensity. Enzo Tchato extended the lead in the 46th minute with a strong finish at the start of the second half, and Nicolas Pays capped the scoring in the 64th minute with a sharp left-foot strike that punctuated a complete performance. Their second-half dominance underlined Montpellier’s control and tactical maturity in a knockout setting.

🛡 Defensive Discipline and Team Cohesion 🧠

Despite Metz holding a large share of possession, the visitors defended with discipline, limiting clear chances and closing down space effectively. Montpellier’s compact shape and intelligent transitions frustrated the home side, and the clean sheet marks a big confidence boost for their backline. Moments like smart tackles and interceptions have also been featured prominently on 빠른티비, delighting viewers with the team’s collective work.

🎉 What This Win Means for Montpellier

With this emphatic cup win, Montpellier advance to the next round of the Coupe de France and send a message that they can compete with top opposition when firing on all cylinders. After a mixed run in the league, this performance gives fans — especially those tuning in on 빠른티비 — plenty of optimism and momentum to carry forward into their next fixtures across competitions.

In the FA Cup Third Round at The Valley, Chelsea defeated Charlton Athletic 5-1, bringing in a new era under head coach Liam Rosenior. The Blues easily advanced into the fourth round after dominating from the first half on, displaying attacking depth and accurate finishing. 닌자티비 viewers were treated to an exciting event, including high-energy play, exceptional solo performances, and plenty of goals.

🔵 Blues Take Charge Early 🔥

Chelsea finally broke the deadlock just before halftime when Jorrel Hato unleashed a stunning left‑footed half‑volley to give the visitors the lead going into the break. The goal was praised by pundits and quickly circulated across 닌자티비 clips as a moment of sheer quality.

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🟡 Second Half Sealing the Deal ⚽

After the break, Tosin Adarabioyo nodded home from a set piece to make it 2–0, before Charlton’s Miles Leaburn pulled one back with a close‑range finish to keep his side’s hopes alive briefly. However, Chelsea responded swiftly — Marc Guiu restored the two‑goal cushion, and late strikes from Pedro Neto and Enzo Fernández’s stoppage‑time penalty put the result beyond doubt.

🗣️ Rosenior’s Debut Sparks Optimism

Rosenior’s first match in charge was met with widespread praise, with commentators highlighting Chelsea’s intensity, squad depth, and tactical fluidity — themes that were trending on 닌자티비 across fan forums and match reactions. While the Valley crowd wasn’t enough to spark an upset, Charlton’s supporters did appreciate their team’s lone goal.

🎉 What’s Next for the Blues

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March 12, 20181:38PM EDT

Every year we wait three long months for MLS to return to the field. And, for the most part, we continue to wait for the play on the field to match our lofty expectations of what an exciting soccer match should look like.

This was best exemplified last season, when we saw four 0-0 draws over the first two weeks of the season. There was the truce at Toyota, reprieve at RFK and the respite at the RioT. A quarter of the 52 goals scored over those two weeks could be directly attributed to matches involving a Minnesota United squad that were really trying to figure things out (pour one out for Vadim Demidov).

Of course, like most MLS seasons, the lack of goals didn’t last: Though just 2.48 goals were scored per game in 2017’s first 21 matches, the final number for the year was 2.97 – the highest average since 2002.

Two weeks into the 2018 MLS season, goalscoring has not been an issue. In the 19 matches so far, teams have averaged 3.37 goals scored. That’s the highest mark through two weeks of any MLS season this decade.

On Saturday alone, we saw a seven-goal thriller at Toyota Park and the 5-1 domination of Real Salt Lake by LAFC.

There were 31 goals scored in the 7 #MLS games played Saturday, the seventh-most in a single day in league history.

— MLS Communications (@MLS_PR) March 11, 2018

The high goals per game figure pairs with the highest passing accuracy percentage we’ve seen since 2010 (the first year for which we have Opta data), and the second-highest passes per game mark. You will notice an expected goals per game column in the table below. It reveals that MLS teams have actually been a little unlucky thus far, and should have scored more goals, based on their quality of chances. On average, teams would have been expected to score 3.53 goals per game rather than the 3.37 they’ve put away.

Year Passing Accuracy Passes/Game xG/Game 2010 74.69% 766.08 N/A 2011 75.97% 756.58 N/A 2012 76.86% 844.71 N/A 2013 75.83% 792.94 N/A 2014 75.98% 774.38 N/A 2015 76.71% 817.22 2.36 2016 76.50% 814.40 2.95 2017 76.66% 867.48 2.31 2018 78.91% 864.32 3.53

We’re seeing something we don’t see very often: open, attacking soccer … in March.

Identifying a singular reason why is difficult this early in the season, given the improved talent and depth in MLS squads (thanks to Targeted Allocation Money), increased tactical nuance from coaches or even teams simply realizing that trying to win games, instead of settling for draws, gives them a greater chance of moving up the standings. Points won in March count as much toward the playoff race as points won in September and October.

The good news is that we are unlikely to see a significant downtick over the course of the season. Only twice since 2010 has the amount of goals per game declined after the first two weeks. One, notably, is the 2016 season, when teams scored 3.15 goals in the first two weeks, but finished the year averaging 2.81.

What we’ll see going forward remains, obviously, up in the air. In the video above, Bobby Warshaw gives you a pretty good idea of why he expects a downturn; he might be right. But in the meantime, let’s just enjoy the number (and quality!) of goals scored so far.

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