Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Llorente celebrates at the final whistle after his goal proved decisive against Manchester City. City won the match at the Etihad 4-3 but Tottenham advanced to the Champions League semi-finals on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate. AFP
Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Llorente celebrates at the final whistle after his goal proved decisive against Manchester City. City won the match at the Etihad 4-3 but Tottenham advanced to the Champions League semi-finals on away goals after the tie finished 4-4 on aggregate. AFP
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal. Reuters
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling scores their first goal. Reuters
Manchester City's Ederson reacts after conceding a goal scored by Tottenham's Son Heung-min. Reuters
Manchester City's Ederson reacts after conceding a goal scored by Tottenham's Son Heung-min. Reuters
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1 against Manchester City. AFP
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1 against Manchester City. AFP
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1 against Manchester City. AFP
Tottenham Hotspur's South Korean striker Son Heung-min celebrates after scoring to make it 2-1 against Manchester City. AFP
Manchester City''s Raheem Sterling scores to make it 2-2. Reuters
Manchester City''s Raheem Sterling scores to make it 2-2. Reuters
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring City's fourth goal with Bernardo Silva, who earlier had made it 3-1 to City on the night. Reuters
Manchester City's Sergio Aguero celebrates scoring City's fourth goal with Bernardo Silva, who earlier had made it 3-1 to City on the night. Reuters
Tottenham's Fernando Llorente scores their third goal. Reuters
Tottenham's Fernando Llorente scores their third goal. Reuters
Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir calls for a VAR decision on Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Lorente's goal. The goal was allowed to stand. AFP
Turkish referee Cuneyt Cakir calls for a VAR decision on Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Lorente's goal. The goal was allowed to stand. AFP
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates a goal that is later disallowed by VAR for an earlier offside. Reuters
Manchester City's Raheem Sterling celebrates a goal that is later disallowed by VAR for an earlier offside. Reuters
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts after Raheem Sterling's goal is ruled out for offside. Reuters
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola reacts after Raheem Sterling's goal is ruled out for offside. Reuters
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino after the match. Reuters
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino after the match. Reuters

Football

Fernando Llorente says scoring decisive goal against Manchester City 'one of the best moments in my career'

Tottenham striker's 73rd-minute goal, which was allowed to stand after a VAR review to check for a possible handball, made it 4-4 on aggregate and allowed Tottenham to advance on away goals despite a 4-3 defeat

Reuters

April 18, 2019

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Tottenham Hotspur striker Fernando Llorente said scoring the decisive goal against Manchester City that sealed the London side's progress to the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday was "one of the best moments" of his career.

Llorente's 73rd-minute goal, which was allowed to stand after a Video Assistant Referee (VAR) review to check for a possible handball, made it 4-4 on aggregate and allowed Tottenham to advance on away goals despite a 4-3 defeat.

"What a night, unbelievable. It's one of the best moments in my career," the Spanish striker told Tottenham's website.

"I've lived unbelievable moments like winning the World Cup, winning the European Championship, winning the Europa League [with Sevilla] and winning the league in Italy [with Juventus] but this one is history."

The result ensured Tottenham reached the Champions League last four for the first time where they will face Ajax. They made the European Cup semi-finals in 1962.

"To do this with an unbelievable team like Tottenham and be for the first time in the semi-finals of the Champions League with these teammates is crazy," Llorente added. "I believe in them and I think we can make history."

City manager Pep Guardiola backed the use of VAR but questioned the decision to award Llorente the goal, which officials concluded had rolled off the Spaniard's hip and into the net.

However, City defender Benjamin Mendy said they could not complain about the decision.

"We cannot complain about the VAR. Those are the rules and we have to respect them," Mendy told City's website. "We don't have time to think about this because we play Tottenham again on Saturday."

City, second in the Premier League standings, will play Tottenham for the third time in 12 days when they host Mauricio Pochettino's side this weekend.

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Trans fat is typically found in fried and baked goods, but you may be consuming more than you think.

Powdered coffee creamer, microwave popcorn and virtually anything processed with a crust is likely to contain it, as this guide from Mayo Clinic outlines: 

Baked goods - Most cakes, cookies, pie crusts and crackers contain shortening, which is usually made from partially hydrogenated vegetable oil. Ready-made frosting is another source of trans fat.

Snacks - Potato, corn and tortilla chips often contain trans fat. And while popcorn can be a healthy snack, many types of packaged or microwave popcorn use trans fat to help cook or flavour the popcorn.

Fried food - Foods that require deep frying — french fries, doughnuts and fried chicken — can contain trans fat from the oil used in the cooking process.

Refrigerator dough - Products such as canned biscuits and cinnamon rolls often contain trans fat, as do frozen pizza crusts.

Creamer and margarine - Nondairy coffee creamer and stick margarines also may contain partially hydrogenated vegetable oils.

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Mercer, the investment consulting arm of US services company Marsh & McLennan, expects its wealth division to at least double its assets under management (AUM) in the Middle East as wealth in the region continues to grow despite economic headwinds, a company official said.

Mercer Wealth, which globally has $160 billion in AUM, plans to boost its AUM in the region to $2-$3bn in the next 2-3 years from the present $1bn, said Yasir AbuShaban, a Dubai-based principal with Mercer Wealth.

“Within the next two to three years, we are looking at reaching $2 to $3 billion as a conservative estimate and we do see an opportunity to do so,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Mercer does not directly make investments, but allocates clients’ money they have discretion to, to professional asset managers. They also provide advice to clients.

“We have buying power. We can negotiate on their (client’s) behalf with asset managers to provide them lower fees than they otherwise would have to get on their own,” he added.

Mercer Wealth’s clients include sovereign wealth funds, family offices, and insurance companies among others.

From its office in Dubai, Mercer also looks after Africa, India and Turkey, where they also see opportunity for growth.

Wealth creation in Middle East and Africa (MEA) grew 8.5 per cent to $8.1 trillion last year from $7.5tn in 2015, higher than last year’s global average of 6 per cent and the second-highest growth in a region after Asia-Pacific which grew 9.9 per cent, according to consultancy Boston Consulting Group (BCG). In the region, where wealth grew just 1.9 per cent in 2015 compared with 2014, a pickup in oil prices has helped in wealth generation.

BCG is forecasting MEA wealth will rise to $12tn by 2021, growing at an annual average of 8 per cent.

Drivers of wealth generation in the region will be split evenly between new wealth creation and growth of performance of existing assets, according to BCG.

Another general trend in the region is clients’ looking for a comprehensive approach to investing, according to Mr AbuShaban.

“Institutional investors or some of the families are seeing a slowdown in the available capital they have to invest and in that sense they are looking at optimizing the way they manage their portfolios and making sure they are not investing haphazardly and different parts of their investment are working together,” said Mr AbuShaban.

Some clients also have a higher appetite for risk, given the low interest-rate environment that does not provide enough yield for some institutional investors. These clients are keen to invest in illiquid assets, such as private equity and infrastructure.

“What we have seen is a desire for higher returns in what has been a low-return environment specifically in various fixed income or bonds,” he said.

“In this environment, we have seen a de facto increase in the risk that clients are taking in things like illiquid investments, private equity investments, infrastructure and private debt, those kind of investments were higher illiquidity results in incrementally higher returns.”

The Abu Dhabi Investment Authority, one of the largest sovereign wealth funds, said in its 2016 report that has gradually increased its exposure in direct private equity and private credit transactions, mainly in Asian markets and especially in China and India. The authority’s private equity department focused on structured equities owing to “their defensive characteristics.”

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The winners of each semi will then meet at Porto’s Dragao stadium on Sunday, with the losing semi-finalists contesting a third-place play-off in Guimaraes earlier that day.

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