Los Blancos proved their early-season title credentials with a comfortable win over Celta Vigo away from home. Carlo Ancelotti’s side led early courtesy of talisman Karim Benzema – the Frenchman scored his first of the domestic season from the spot in the 14th minute after the referee had spotted a handball inside the opposition box. A similar situation unfolded at the other end. Goncalo Paciencia’s header from a Hugo Mallo cross hit Eder Militao’s hand, and talisman Iago Aspas scored from the spot to bring the home side level in the 23rd minute. Luka Modric restored Real Madrid’s lead just before the interval. The evergreen Croatian collected the ball outside the Celta box, dodged…
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Borussia Dortmund led Werder Bremen 2-0 until the 89th minute of their Saturday night encounter before conceding three in six minutes of a stunning collapse. The season may have just begun, but the Bundesliga title race looks done and dusted. Bayern Munich are in sensational form and last season’s challengers Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, and Bayer Leverkusen find themselves seventh, 11th, and 18th, respectively. All three of those teams lost on a miserable Saturday for the fans of German football – and competitive balance. Until the 89th minute of their game against the promoted Werder, Dortmund, at least, were heading in the right direction. It…
Having escaped a ban, Antonio Conte paced furiously up and down the touchline, infuriated at the display his side put in in front of a packed Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Spurs went into the break with no shots on target, dominated by a Wolverhampton Wanderers side made up of seven Portugal internationals. But, things turned around after the break as Spurs got a much better hold on the proceedings. They got their reward, just past the hour-mark, when Ivan Perisic flicked a corner at the near post, and the ball was headed in by Harry Kane subsequently at the back post. That was the Englishman’s…
Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin who has returned to London following the expiration of his loan spell with Real Betis is willing to take a significant paycut in order to return to his boyhood club Barcelona this summer. At this point, it is no secret that Barcelona are actively looking for a right-back in the market. Manager Xavi hadn’t included Sergino Dest in his plans for the squad for the season opener against Rayo Vallecano which is being interpreted as a move done to facilitate his departure. Having signed from Ajax in 2020, Dest hasn’t shown a development trajectory, and Xavi seems to have given up on…
The Blues are willing to let Marcos Alonso move the other way in addition to some cash to complete the transfer. The Blues have been craving for a goal machine in front of the lineup, but their recent acquisitions have not been up to the mark. As per the latest reports, they believe that Barcelona striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang can solve Thomas Tuchel’s issues and can help the club mount a title challenge. The Londoners have proposed a 15 million pound fee to get hold of the striker and are ready to offer wingback Marcos Alonso, who has been long linked with a switch to Camp…
Leicester striker Jamie Vardy has agreed to a new contract extension that will keep him at the club until the summer of 2024. The 35-year-old’s current deal was set to expire next summer, but he has now extended his stay with the Foxes, which began in 2012 when he joined from then-non-league club Fleetwood Town. The England international, who turns 36 in January, had been mentioned as a possible signing for Manchester United this summer, with the Red Devils linked with a variety of forwards during the transfer window. “I’m obviously over the moon. Once I heard it was something the club…
There were two fixtures one after the other in Spain on Friday, and both of them proved to be dramatic. Whilst Real Valladolid, who kick-started their campaign with a draw against Barcelona, pulled off another good point against Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano managed to register a stunning 2-0 win against the Catalan side Espanyol. The games saw two red cards each, which may have downed the discipline quotient, but not the entertainment one. Sevilla locked horns against Real Valladolid in the late kick-off fixture, which remained dry and lacklustre until the final 10 minutes. The hosts had plenty of ball throughout…
Borussia Monchengladbach won 1-0 at Hertha Berlin on Friday thanks to a first-half penalty, moving to the top of the Bundesliga standings with seven points as their opponents went three games without a victory. The hosts were the better team throughout and took the lead in the 34th minute with a penalty awarded for hand ball by Alassane Plea. Hertha, which also lost in the first round of the German Cup to lower-tier Eintracht Braunschweig, tried to get back into the game, with Dodi Lukebakio coming close several times. Gladbach earned another penalty for handball in the 68th minute, with Hertha’s Filip Uremovic sent off…
Desperate in their search for midfielders and after facing rejections from Frenkie de Jong and Adrien Rabiot, Manchester United decided to pull the trigger on Real Madrid’s Casemiro. The Brazilian international has already parted ways with Los Blancos and will be having his medical with the Old Trafford-based outfit soon. The club announced the signing of the 30-year-old. The deal is subject to pending medical clearance as well as sorting out visa issues, but after much rejection and disappointment in the transfer market, United manager Erik ten Hag finally has a reliable name in the middle of the park that he had…
Leicester City boss Brendan Rodgers has provided updates on the futures of Wesley Fofana and James Maddison, who have been recently linked with Chelsea and Newcastle United, respectively. Rodgers has reiterated that Fofana, the Foxes’ prized central defensive asset, remains off the market. The Northern Irishman’s words are pertinent amid Chelsea’s ongoing attempts to sign the defender to bolster a backline that has lost Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen and may yet lose Trevoh Chalobah this summer. “The idea is that he is very much a Leicester player. He’s not for sale. Unless anything changes, I would expect him to be here.””There’s nothing new from when…