Paris Saint Germain suffered their first defeat of the season; the Parisiens went down 2-0 against Rennes despite deploying their star attacking trident of Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe, and Neymar Jr. The PSG attackers had a forgettable night in front of goal, as they failed to register a single shot on target. Gaetan Laborde had an early sight of the PSG goal, but the Rennes attacker’s acrobatic attempt landed safely in the hands of goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma. At the other end, Neymar stole the ball ahead of Mbappe before blasting it high and wide of the goal from close range. Minutes later, the Frenhcman scuffed his lines from…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Manchester City and Liverpool played out an entertaining 2-2 draw at Anfield, during which the visitors fought back twice after going behind. Phil Foden and Kevin De Bruyne scored for Pep Guardiola’s side, as Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah did for Jurgen Klopp’s. City started the game on top and could’ve taken the lead in the 20th minute if not for Alisson. The Liverpool custodian got a firm hand to Foden’s close-range effort, denying the England international from giving the visitors the lead. De Bruyne wasted two chances to open the scoring from close range, albeit with the angle against him on both occasions. Later in the…
Julian Naglesmann’s Bayern Munich lost their first game of the season to Eintracht Frankfurt (2-1). In LaLiga, newly-promoted Espanyol condemned Real Madrid to a shock 2-1 defeat. Defeating Bundeslgia champions suffered their first loss of the season to Oliver Glasner’s Eintracht Frankfurt. The Bavarians had been in sensational form prior to Sunday’s match, winning five of their six matches – drawing the other – and having scored 23 goals. However, a Kevin Trapp-inspired Frankfurt beat Nagelsmann’s side after falling behind early on. Leon Goretzka gave Bayern the lead in the 29th minute; the midfielder drove through the middle of the pitch, collected the…
In the battle of European hopefuls, AC Milan continued their unbeaten start as they defeated Atalanta 3-2. Meanwhile, the Giallorossi found themselves fourth on the Serie A table at the end of the matchday, thanks to their 2-0 win over Empoli. Stefano Pioli’s men took the lead inside the first 27 seconds of the match through captain Davide Calabria. The right-back collected a pass from his counterpart Theo Hernandez, broke through the last line of the opposition’s defence, and scored past Juan Musso on the second time of asking. https://twitter.com/OptaPaolo/status/1444739425955635205 The Rossoneri consolidated their perfect start to the match by scoring a second goal before…
Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba, whose contract expires in June 202, has been offered to Real Madrid by his agent, reports El Nacinonal. Los Blancos have been linked with the Frenchman in the past, especially when Zinedine Zidane was in charge. As per the report, Mino Raiola is attempting to convince his client to join Real next summer over rivals Barcelona – who are under several financial distress at present. Pogba, born in the eastern suburbs of Paris, has been sought by Paris Saint-Germain previously. The Parisiens signed four mega-stars on free transfers this summer, including Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos. Credit: Reuters However, reports last month claimed that…
Reports claim a new name has emerged for the position of the next Barcelona manager, that of the current Chelsea boss. Ronald Koeman’s position as the head coach of the Blaugrana comes under increasing scrutiny with each passing matchday. The Dutchman is thought to be on his way out, with the club only waiting to select his replacement before officially announcing their decision to part ways. https://twitter.com/WilliamHill/status/1443325964180615169 As per Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona president Joan Laporta is especially keen on replacing Koeman with Thomas Tuchel. The German tactician’s stock is very high at the moment after he led the Blues to an unprecedented…
Manchester United manager has played down Donny Van De Beek’s reaction on the sidelines against Villarreal (2-1). The midfielder was visibly upset at being denied game time and is attracting interest from other top European sides. Van De Beek’s situation at the club remains a sticking point during an otherwise successful period for United. The Dutchman – who joined the club last summer for 39 million euros – has found playing time hard to come by. His frustrations boiled over on Wednesday night, and he was caught by the cameras in a rare display of exasperation by the sidelines. “Donny…
Spain National Team manager Luis Enrique has called up Barcelona’s teenage starlet Gavi for the upcoming international break. La Roja is currently scheduled to play only Italy in the UEFA Nations League but will participate in at least one more match depending on the outcome; Enrique’s team will play Belgium or France in either the third-place match or the final. Apart from the 17-year-old Gavi, Enrique has also called up 18-year-old Villarreal forward Yeremy Pino – who will make his first appearance for Spain’s senior side if selected. Credit: Twitter / SeFutbol Chelsea’s Marcos Alonso has been rewarded for his fantastic start to the season by a…
Harry Kane netted a hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur beat Mura in the Europa Conference League. In the Europa League, West Ham United beat Rapid Wien while Leicester City lost to Legia Warsaw. The England international scored a second-half 20-minute hat-trick as Tottenham Hotspur beat Slovenian side NS Mura in the UEFA Europa Conference League. Spurs were the big winners on the second match-night of the competition, beating their lowly opposition by five goals to one. Dele Alli opened the scoring for the Londoners from the spot in the fourth minute of the match. Tottenham were two up before even ten minutes had passed, as Giovani Lo Celso…
Sheriff Tiraspol manager Yuriy Vernydub slammed former Liverpool player Dirk Kuyt for his demanding comments after his side beat Real Madrid (2-1) on Tuesday. Former Liverpool player Kuyt had previously claimed that the Moldovan side had no place in the competition, saying that teams like Sheriff shouldn’t have anything to do with the Champions League. https://twitter.com/ZachLowy/status/1438210920212279300 Kuyt’s comments came in the wake of the European Super League fiasco, during which Real Madrid – among others – attempted to form an exclusive breakaway league with no means of entry for teams such as Sheriff. “It was a great player, Dirk Kuyt, who said there is no place…