SL Benfica striker Darwin Nunez scored a double, while Rafa Silva added another, as Benfica handed Barcelona a 3-0 loss. For the first time in their History, Barcelona have lost both of their first two matches in the Champions League group stage. https://twitter.com/IntChampionsCup/status/1443323532637790212 Nunez opened the scoring for Benfica just three minutes into the match with a goal entirely of his own making. Julian Weigl’s long ball forced Nunez wide, but the Uruguayan ran inside once he had collected it before taking on and beating Eric Garcia inside the box. His subsequent near-post shot wrong-footed Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Benfica took the lead with barely…
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Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Italian giants beat the Blue to go top of Group H in the UEFA Champions League as winger Federico Chiesa punished Thomas Tuchel’s men for a momentary lapse of concentration by scoring a goal seconds after the restart. Federico Chiesa started in the frontline alongside Federico Bernardeschi. The pair took up the forward spots in the absence of Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala. Their pace up top helped Juve successfully launch counter-attacks on several occasions despite Chelsea hoarding most of the ball. One such counter-attack in the 20th minute saw Chiesa go close to open the scoring. The youngster took advantage of a poor touch…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in the fifth minute of added time to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side exact revenge for last-year’s Europa League final defeat on Villarreal. Credit: UEFA Solskjaer had David De Gea and Ronaldo to thank for bailing him and his team out against La Liga side in their latest UEFA Champions League match. The Red Devils were on the back-foot for large spells of the game, and deservedly fell behind to a 53rd-minute goal from Paco Alcacer. However, as they have done several times in the past, United came back to win the match with Ronaldo scoring a last-gasp winner. Villarreal…
In what can be clearly described as the upset of the competition so far, UEFA Champions League debutantes Sheriff Tiraspol beat 13-time winners Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu. Despite landing 31 shots – 11 of which were on target – and dominating the possession for large parts of the match, 13-time European Champions Real were beaten 2-1 by competition debutantes Sheriff Tiraspol at the Bernabeu. Strikes either side of a Karim Benzema goal helped the Moldovan minnows stun the Spanish giants and climb to the top of the group standings. https://twitter.com/btsportfootball/status/1442960125577338881 Carlo Ancelotti started the match with a frontline of Vinicius Jr, Benzema, and Eden Hazard,…
The Argentine attacker opened his account with a splendid second-half strike as Mauricio Pochettino’s men gained a 2-0 win over Manchester City on the second match night of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The Parisians took the lead just eight minutes into the match. Messi’s combination play, with Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi opened up space for the latter on the wing. Credit: Ligue 1 The Moroccan pulled the ball back into a dangerous area where it was attacked first by Neymar – who scuffed his shot – and then Idrissa Gueye, who finished emphatically into the top corner. Credit: Sportbible Despite falling behind, City took control…
Salah, Mane, and Firmino were all on the scoresheet for Liverpool in their 5-1 win over Porto. In the other group game, Atletico Madrid turned a deficit around to defeat AC Milan in controversial circumstances. The Reds swept aside a hapless Porto at the Dragao, scoring five goals against the Portuguese outfit in their second UEFA Champions League group stage game. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 18th minute, capitalizing on an error by defender Zaidu Sanusi, who failed to clear the lines after Diogo Costa had saved Curtis Jones’ shot. Credit: Pro Sadio Mane doubled the Reds’ lead on the stroke of half-time by tapping the…
Reigning Bundesliga champions are interested in Ajax attacker Antony Dos Santos and RB Leipzig midfielder Christopher Nkunku as per reports. The Bavarians are looking to reinforce their ageing attack after a disappointing summer window. Bayern Munich’s splendid start to the new season has managed to divert attention from a disastrous summer window, at least for now. The Bavarians managed to get just two deals over the line, one to bring Dayot Upamecano in from RB Leipzig – which they had agreed to in the latter stages of the previous season – and another to sign his teammate Marcel Sabitzer. Credit: AFP Nonetheless, reports claim that…
Leeds United central midfield Kalvin Philipps is one area the Red Devils are keen to strengthen during the 2022 summer transfer window, reports Daily Star. To that end, they have been linked with Declan Rice (West Ham) and Jude Bellingham (Borussia Dortmund) in recent months but are likely to face stiff competition for the pair. The report claims that United have turned their attention towards Phillips after dropping the pursuit of Rice, who is expected to cost them in the region of 90 million pounds. Credit: Getty Images Meanwhile, the Red Devils have fallen behind some of their rivals in the…
Both Chelsea and Juventus will be without key men for their UEFA Champions League clash on Wednesday in Turin, which will take place on September 29. The Blues midfielder N’Golo Kante will miss the game due to an illness, while half-backs Mason Mount and Reece James will also be on the sidelines after picking up injuries. The Frenchman tested positive for COVID-19 and will spend some further time on the sidelines despite only just returning to the first team. Kante has previously missed missed three games this season due to an injury already. Mount missed the Blues’ league reverse at home against Manchester City (0-1) last weekend, and…
Marco Asensio scored a hattrick for Real Madrid against his former side Mallorca, in a 6-1 win for Los Blancos. Karim Benzema continued his great run of form by bagging a brace while forgotten man Isco scored too. Karim Benzema gave Real the lead in the third minute; the striker capitalized on a slip by central defender Josep Gaya before hitting the ball across the goalkeeper from inside the box. Asensio scored the first of his three goals in the 24th minute, putting Real Madrid up two goals to nil. The attacker was left with the simplest of finishes after Manolo Reina’s save fell into his feet inside…