New manager Erik ten Hag has had a difficult start to life at Old Trafford manager. Following consecutive defeats at the hands of Brighton followed by a 4-0 humbling against Brentford, the dressing room has exploded into chaos and disharmony. The Red Devils being stuck at the bottom of the table after the first two Premier League fixtures against with no points to their account yet and with Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool to follow next wasn’t a sight that even the most pessimistic section of the fanbase would’ve predicted ahead of the start of the Premier League season. Newly appointed manager ten Hag…
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Thomas Tuchel slammed the officiating in Chelsea’s draw against Tottenham Hotspur on Sunday night. The German claimed referee Anthony Taylor and his team allowed two goals to stand wrongfully in a 2-2 result. Chelsea led twice but were pegged back by Spurs on both occasions, both the equalizers shrouded with controversy and accompanied by a brawl on the touchline. Tuchel, in his post-match interview, called out the officials for allowing Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg and Rodrigo Bentancur to escape unpunished despite several tactical fouls. The German also pointed towards Richarlison interfering play from an offside position for Spurs’ equalizer and Cristian Romero dodging a red card…
Lucas Vazquez and David Alaba struck in the second half as Real Madrid sealed a come-from-behind victory over newly promoted Almeria in the first game of their title defence. Almeria, who, in the sixth minute, stunned the behemoths by taking the lead in front of a packed home stadium. Ex-Manchester United kid Largie Ramazani opened the scoring on the night, timing his run to perfection beyond the Real backline before confidently finishing past Thibaut Courtois. There was a stroke of luck about Real Madrid’s equalizer – which arrived a minute past the hour-mark. After Vinicius Jr had his initial shot saved by Fernando Martinez, the ball…
Harry Kane’s 96th-minute equalizer helped Tottenham steal a point at Stamford Bridge – and ensured a controversial finish to a feisty encounter. Elsewhere, Premier League returnees Nottingham Forest beat West Ham United at home. The first “big” game of the 2022/23 season saw Chelsea welcome local rivals Spurs to Stamford Bridge with the former Blues manager Antonio Conte in the opposition dugout. The two teams lined up in identical shapes, but Thomas Tuchel’s minor tactical tweaks – such as playing Reece James as the right centre-back and Ruben Loftus-Cheek as the right-wingback – made the difference in a game utterly dominated by his side. Chelsea took the lead…
After a pretty entertaining 1-1 draw between Nantes and Lille on Friday night, Saturday night action got even better in France. PSG, after scoring five goals on the opening day against Clermont, were on the money in a big way once again against Montpellier at home. Things did not begin very auspiciously in their first home game of the season, as Kylian Mbappe missed a penalty early on in the game. Whilst many were perplexed that Lionel Messi or Neymar Jr didn’t take that spot kick, PSG looked a little clueless for the first 35 minutes. They got a lucky break around the 40th-minute mark with…
The new-look Barcelona unit were held to a 0-0 draw at the Camp Nou in their first game of the new season. The Spanish league is off and running, with some pretty jaw-dropping results on Day 1. All eyes were on Barcelona, wh,o despite their financial predicaments, made some stellar signings to keep themselves relevant in the league and European competitions. Xavi Hernandez named three of his new signings in the starting XI – Robert Lewandowski, Raphinha and Andres Christensen, whilst Franck Kessie was on the bench. The Vallecano defenders had to be alert every minute, with Barcelona knocking on the doors. Lewandowski got a goal…
Romelu Lukaku scored his first goal of the season in just 82 seconds to mark his return for Inter Milan. But it was Denzel Dumfries’ stoppage-time winner that gave Inter a 2-1 victory over newly promoted Lecce on Saturday, just as the Nerazzurri appeared to be heading for a surprise draw. The Belgian returned to Inter on loan this offseason, a year after leaving to join Chelsea shortly after leading the Nerazzurri to the Serie A title. The Belgian began his second stint at Inter against the same team he faced on his debut three years ago, scoring in a…
Brentford pulled off their biggest win in the Premier League, beating the Red Devils 4-0. It was a day of goals, and a few surprising ones, in the Premier League as some new signings made a mark in England. Manchester United’s horror outing got even worse, leaving them at the foot of the Premier League table after two games, whilst Arsenal and Manchester City are running ahead with big wins in their kitty from Game Week 2. A howler from David de Gea opened the scoring for Brentford at the Brentford Community Stadium. The United keeper backed it up with another eye-popping…
Former Chelsea striker Timo Werner scored on his emotional return to Leipzig, but it was not enough to secure their first win of the season, as Koln drew 2-2 on Saturday. Leipzig played the majority of the game with 10 men after Hungarian midfielder Dominik Szoboszlai was shown a straight red card just before halftime for an elbow to the throat of Cologne’s Florian Kainz. Werner’s long-range strike dipped under goalkeeper Marvin Schwaebe’s body and trickled across the line in the 36th minute, giving Leipzig the lead. However, Koln equalised just four minutes later when Florian Dietz dinked in from close range for his first Bundesliga goal.…
Mikel Arteta might have to face the sack if Arsenal fail to qualify for the UEFA Champions League this season, says the former club captain William Gallas. The Gunners finished fifth in the Premier League last season, narrowly missing out on the top four spots. Former club captain Gallas has laid down a warning to the Spaniard that another season out of Europe’s top tier, that, too, after spending an exorbitant amount of money in the transfer market, will cost him his job. The Frenchman believes that his former team must have a great season and that a top-four finish…