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Sevilla are the LaLiga leaders heading into the October international break after champions Barcelona could only draw away to Valencia. Lionel Messi scored a brilliant equaliser as Barcelona’s winless run in LaLiga stretched to four matches following a 1-1 draw at Valencia. Ezequiel Garay capitalised on terrible marking to convert a corner in the second minute, but Valencia were unable to make the most of their early dominance at Mestalla on Sunday.
Ross Barkley inspired Chelsea to victory at Southampton as they moved top of the Premier League ahead of Liverpool v Manchester City
Arsenal moved up to third in the Premier League after seeing off Fulham at Craven Cottage, with Alexandre Lacazette twice on the scoresheet. Arsenal made it nine wins in a row in all competitions as they thrashed Fulham 5-1 in the Premier League on Sunday. Alexandre Lacazette scored twice for the Gunners before Aaron Ramsey’s brilliant finish and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late double secured a third straight away win in the top flight – their best such run since October 2016. Andre Schurrle had brought Fulham level at half time, but it is now five defeats in eight games for Slavisa…
Lorenzo Insigne struck in the 90th minute as Napoli claimed a deserved 1-0 win over Liverpool to leave Champions League Group C wide open. The Reds struggled to make much of an impression on the match as their blunt attack were kept quiet and Napoli finally made their superiority count at the end, moving themselves top of the early table with four points. The first half was sadly lacking in quality, with neither goalkeeper remotely busy, but Napoli controlled proceedings and at least threatened to trouble the Reds. DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE
Antoine Griezmann scored in either half to help Atletico Madrid to a 3-1 Champions League win over Club Brugge at the Wanda Metropolitano on Wednesday. After an opening win against Monaco two weeks ago, Griezmann’s double – and Koke’s late strike – has given Diego Simeone’s side a perfect platform to progress from Group A. The World Cup winner put his side ahead with a typically assured strike before Arnaut Groeneveld gave the Belgian champions an unlikely leveller with a stunning effort. DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE
A depleted Spurs side went down 4-2 at home to Barcelona in Group B, with Ivan Rakitic scoring a sensational volley. Ivan Rakitic scored a wonderful volley and Lionel Messi struck twice to inspire Barcelona to a thrilling 4-2 win at Tottenham in the Champions League. Philippe Coutinho took only 92 seconds to give Barca the lead at Wembley on Wednesday, with Rakitic’s unstoppable 25-yarder doubling the Catalan side’s first-half advantage. Harry Kane’s 10th Champions League goal gave Spurs hope and, although Messi soon put Barca 3-1 up, Erik Lamela struck to set up a grandstand finish DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE
With the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo sitting in the stands, Paulo Dybala scored all three goals for Juventus against Young Boys. Paulo Dybala stepped up in the absence of the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo in the Champions League as his hat-trick helped Juventus coast to a 3-0 win over 10-man Young Boys. With Ronaldo watching on at the Allianz Stadium as he served out a one-game ban following his red card against Valencia, Dybala helped the Serie A champions make it two wins from two in Group H. His first was a wonderfully timed volley from Leonardo Bonucci long pass, the centre-back’s…
After losing their first Group F match, Manchester City got off the mark at the second attempt in this season’s Champions League. Manchester City recovered from an abysmal start to end a run of four consecutive Champions League defeats with a 2-1 victory at Hoffenheim. Pep Guardiola’s side, who suffered a 2-1 loss at home to Lyon in their Group F opener, fell behind inside 44 seconds on Tuesday. But the Premier League champions bounced back to end the longest losing streak of an English side in the competition’s history. City, who were beaten in their last-16 second-leg clash with…
Bayern Munich’s recent struggles continued as Ajax held them to a 1-1 draw in their Champions League Group E clash on Tuesday. After winning their opening seven games of the season under new coach Niko Kovac, the Bundesliga champions had picked up just one point in their last two games against Augsburg and Hertha Berlin before the Dutch side’s visit to the Allianz Arena. They looked like they would get back on track when Mats Hummels’ fourth-minute header put them ahead, but Erik ten Hag’s youthful side bounced back in style, levelling midway through the half thanks to Noussair Mazraoui’s…
Germany has beaten Turkey to host Euro 2024 after a vote by Uefa’s executive committee on Thursday.
Juventus had to wait until the 81st minute for Cristiano Ronaldo to find the breakthrough against a spirited Frosinone. Cristiano Ronaldo struck in the final 10 minutes to put Champions League heartache behind him and set up Juventus’ hard-earned 2-0 victory over Frosinone on Sunday. Sent off against Valencia in midweek, the Portugal superstar gained a measure of redemption by sweeping home from close-range before substitute Federico Bernardeschi netted in stoppage time to maintain the champions’ perfect start in Serie A. It had looked as though Ronaldo would endure a no less frustrating affair than on his return to Spain,…
Real Madrid got back to winning ways in LaLiga and moved top of the table with a tight 1-0 home win against Espanyol secured thanks to Marco Asensio’s first-half goal. Madrid dropped their first points under Julen Lopetegui last time out at Athletic Bilbao but despite resting Gareth Bale, Marcelo and Toni Kroos they collected a vital victory on Saturday. Former Espanyol star Asensio struck from Luka Modric’s pass shortly before half-time, the goal surviving a review for offside, and Lopetegui opted to rest Karim Benzema for the final 30 minutes. Mariano Diaz was sent on to make his second…
Another heavyweight fight for the ages, and what a night at the national football stadium as Anthony Joshua finished Alexander Povetkin in a dramatic seventh round to retain his three world heavyweight titles. Twenty-22 fights, 22 victories. Afterwards Joshua identified his ideal next three fights. “In order, I’d like Deontay Wilder, Tyson Fury and then Dillian Whyte,” said the 28-year-old, who retained his WBC, WBA and IBF world heavyweight titles. Having been rocked by the Russian’s hooks at the end of the first round, leaving his nose broken and bloodied, Joshua was acutely aware of the danger of the older,…
Atletico Madrid ultimately secured a straightforward victory at Monaco in their Champions League opener, winning 2-1 despite falling behind. Diego Costa and Jose Gimenez did the damage as Atletico Madrid came from behind to begin their Champions League Group A campaign with a 2-1 win at Monaco. Atletico have been disappointing in LaLiga and again looked susceptible at the back in the first half, but their quality in the final third ensured they had too much for Leonardo Jardim’s men. DOWNLOAD VIDEO HERE
Ronaldo Finally Scores As Juventus beats Sassuolo Cristiano Ronaldo opened his Juventus account with two second-half goals in the Serie A champions’ 2-1 victory over Sassuolo, but substitute Douglas Costa’s red card for spitting cast a shadow over the match.
Watford were unable to extend their 100 per cent start to the season, as Manchester United left Vicarage Road with a 2-1 win. Manchester United produced arguably their most complete performance of the season as they beat Watford 2-1 at Vicarage Road to end their hosts’ 100 per cent start to the campaign.