Barcelona maintained their flawless start to the season after battling to a 4-2 La Liga win against Levante in Valencia on Sunday. Quick attacking moves helped Barcelona establish a two-goal advantage inside 19 minutes, with Xavi Espart and Lamine Yamal finding the net. Levante responded strongly and ended the first half with six attempts compared […]
Continue ReadingJohn Bennet welcomes Julien Laurens, James Horncastle and Guillem Balague for a wide-ranging discussion about the leading Ballon d’Or candidates, the remarkable influence of Spanish managers and the unusual mood at the Bernabeu despite Real Madrid’s victory over Inter. They also examine Trent Alexander-Arnold’s midfield role and Como’s impressive journey to becoming a Champions League […]
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Lautaro Martínez struck in the 91st minute as Inter recovered from a two-goal deficit to claim a dramatic 3-2 home win over Napoli and maintain their flawless start to the defence of their Serie A crown. Napoli appeared set for victory after Matteo Politano and Rasmus Højlund gave them a 2-0 advantage by the 53rd […]
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Real Madrid’s flawless opening to the La Liga season came to an end on Friday as Real Betis claimed a 1-0 victory. Substitute Troy Parrott scored with nine minutes remaining, while goalkeeper Alvaro Valles denied Kylian Mbappé from the penalty spot in added time. The match started at a lively pace, although the intensity faded […]
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Each club is required to submit two squads, known as ‘List A’ and ‘List B’. List A The submission deadline for this squad was Wednesday evening. List A may include up to 25 players, at least eight of whom must qualify as ‘locally trained’. Within that group of eight, a maximum of four may be […]
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Bundesliga debutants Elversberg made a memorable start to life in Germany’s top division by claiming a remarkable 3-2 home win against Bayer Leverkusen on Saturday. Lukas Petkov and Cole Campbell found the net within a minute of one another, giving Elversberg a two-goal advantage before 10 minutes had been played. David Mokwa added a third […]
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Until Tuesday, Celtic’s campaign had been progressing smoothly. The reigning champions had recorded three domestic victories without allowing a goal and secured a commanding 3-0 first-leg win over LASK in their Champions League play-off. Their advantage grew after they scored first in the return fixture in Austria. However, LASK responded with four goals to force […]
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The figures support McInnes’ frustration. Rangers recorded slightly more than 46% possession across the 120 minutes in the Czech Republic and managed only one attempt on target. They were successful in fewer than 70% of their 16 tackles and conceded 17 fouls. The former Hearts manager said he could not tolerate the team losing personal […]
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Maz Farookhi is joined by French football specialist Julien Laurens and German football analyst Rafa Honigstein for this week’s Euro Leagues discussion. The panel examines a difficult period for Julian Alvarez at Atletico Madrid and considers whether Barcelona’s apparent withdrawal could give Arsenal an opportunity to sign him. The conversation then turns to Jamal Musiala’s […]
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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin has urged Gianni Infantino to remember his European roots, describing the Fifa leader’s proposal to sell part of the World Cup’s commercial business as “more damaging than the Super League”. Earlier this month, the global football authority dropped Infantino’s plan to establish a company called Fifa Forward Enterprise (FFE). It would […]
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