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Englishman Matthew Southgate unashamedly admits he was in tears as he walked down the 18th hole at Royal Troon after ending a traumatic 12 months on a high. Adidas Nmd r2 Damske .A year ago the 27-year-old had to watch the tournament on television after undergoing surgery having been diagnosed with testicular cancer.Having impressively bounced back with a fourth place at the Irish Open 10 months later he eclipsed that with a final-round 69 at the 145th Open Championship to secure a top-15 finish.Words cannot describe how that felt walking down that last hole, Southgate said. Sixty-nine is a hell of a score for me on a day which meant so much.I knew where all the family was and there was a big tear rolling down my face when I reached the front of the 18th green. Ive wanted to do that since I was 10 years old and to get out there and do it words cant describe.I always had the belief inside me Id get over the health issues and be back in an Open Championship but to do it within the year and to have my family here ... it is a big achievement for me.If you had asked me last year Id have said it was possible for me to qualify but to finish up there comfortably in the top 20 no one would have had a ￡1 bet on that.Southgate managed to make his way through the three stages of qualifying school at the back end of last season and he believes his illness has had a positive effect in some respects.I have got so much better psychologically as a golfer. I think it [cancer] has helped me as a person off the golf course, on the golf course not so much because I am so competitive, he added.Every day is a fight for me and when I walk to that first tee it is like a boxer getting in the ring -- I know I am going to get hit but I am going to hit just as hard back.Ive taken a few on the chin this week and thrown a good few back and to finish under par in an Open Championship is something special. So for any youngsters out there who want to do it just go for it and stick with your dreams. Adidas Nmd Levně Damske .ca! Hi Kerry, Its another day and here we are looking at another dubious hit to the head. In this case Blue Jackets forward Brandon Dubinsky elbowed Saku Koivu in the head about a second after he dished off the puck to a teammate, knocking him unconscious. Boty Adidas Nmd Levně . For the Wild it was their first win of the season and they now have a record of 1-1-2 while the Jets fall to 2-2. Jets start a six game home stand Friday with another divisional game, home to the Dallas Stars. http://www.botynmdlevne.com/ .Y. -- Marcell Dareus and the Buffalo Bills defence made life miserable for Super Bowl MVP Joe Flacco. BARCELONA, Spain -- As long as Andres Iniesta and Gerard Pique get healthy again, Barcelona fans should have nothing to worry about.The 3-1 loss at Manchester City on Tuesday showed that for all the scoring prowess of Lionel Messi, Neymar and Luis Suarez, Barcelonas star forwards can be left with heads hanging when the teams makeshift defense and midfield buckle under pressure.And pressure is what former Barcelona coach Pep Guardiola ordered City to apply in massive doses, especially in a second half when they broke the steely control the Spanish champions normally maintain even against the biggest opponents.Barcelona was missing the injured Iniesta, Pique and first-choice left back Jordi Alba. For Barcelonas faithful, that means one bad match shouldnt be a cause of major concern just because three of Barcelonas backups didnt perform as well as its undisputed starters.Just look at the result of their first meeting two weeks ago, when Messi scored a hat trick in a 4-0 rout. All three started that match, even though Pique and Alba had to be substituted because of injury.But the loss at City does point out where coach Luis Enrique needs to work with the teams younger players and newcomers. That, or perhaps relent on the clubs now ingrained -- and ingrained it was by Guardiola -- insistence on using short passes to work the ball forward even when under intense pressure from opposing defenses.We played 40 excellent minutes with many scoring chances and just in that moment we make a key mistake, Luis Enrique said. We had five bad minutes and in the second half we accumulated an infinite number of passing errors. (The loss) was the result of our rivals pressure and our mistakes.Sometimes a game does seem to swing on one single pass.Messi had put Barcelona on its way to another victory with a goal from a counterattack led by Neymar. Later, Neymar and Suarez both went close to adding more goals.But a pass from Sergi Roberto that went astray was pounced on by City forward Sergio Aguero, sparking an elegant series of one-touch passes that were reminiscent of Guardiolas best Barcelona sides. The play was completed by Ilkay Gundogan for the equalizer in the 39th minute.It was all City the rest of the way, with Kevin de Bruyne knocking in a free kick before Gundogan finished off another quick buildup.Guardiola knows Barcelona better than any rival, and it showed. City made goalkeepper Marc-Andre ter Stegen pass short by covering his down-field options, and then swarmed in numbers. Adidas Nmd r1 Damske Levne. Barcelona won the possession battle with 60 percent of the ball and basically doubled Citys passes (591 attempts to Citys 315). But most of the action was inside its own half, when every sideways pass was another chance City had to spring its trap. Guardiolas willingness to renounce the ball worked: City produced 13 shots to Barcelonas eight.Guardiola said he asked De Bruyne to specifically attack Roberto, who had his worst match after a promising start to the season in his new position of right back.We wanted to go one-on-one against Sergi Roberto, Guardiola said. In the second half we were more compact, pressured higher up the pitch and moved in unison. If we had had better finishing we could have put the game away earlier.Offseason signings Lucas Digne and Andre Gomes didnt have good showings in place of Alba and Iniesta, either. Digne provided none of Albas pace and struggled to keep up with Raheem Sterling, while Gomes hit the crossbar with a clear chance to make it 2-2.The biggest victim of the night, surprisingly, was Sergio Busquets. The Spain holding midfielder, usually so unflappable, relinquished several balls. He was missing his outlets to Iniesta and Pique, who often starts Barcelonas attacks from the back.We knew it would be a difficult match and that the team that pressured better and recovered more balls would be the one that won, Busquets said. During the season there are matches like this one.According to Aguero, who is a friend of Messi and teammate on the Argentina national side, the Barcelona leader understandably did not leave Etihad Stadium pleased.Whenever you lose youre not happy, Aguero said about Messi. Leo wasnt in the mood and I respect that.Iniesta will be sidelined for another month with ligament damage in his right knee. A right ankle sprain will keep Pique out for another week, while Alba is expected back soon from a muscle pull.Once they recover, Barcelona should be its old dominant self.In the meantime, though, Barcelona faces a tough match at Sevilla in the Spanish league on Sunday. Sevilla coach Jorge Sampaoli surely will have taken note of the flaws that City exploited and try to do likewise. ' ' '