Napoli outplayed AC Milan 2-1 away from home to go top of the Serie A table, ahead of Atalanta, who emerged victorious against AS Roma, and Udinese, who beat Inter Milan, on a remarkable matchday in Italian football. The Rossoneri succumbed to their first loss of the season, at home to a ruthless Napoli side that resides at the top of the Italian top-flight league table, seven games into the season. The two sides were close to finding the opening goal in the first half, but parity was broken in the 55th minute when Matteo Politano put Napoli ahead from the spot…
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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.
Los Blancos went six for six with a win over arch-rivals Atletico Madrid, Rodrygo Goes and Federico Valverde among the goalscorers. Mario Hermoso scored for the Rojiblancos but was sent off in stoppage time. A daunting atmosphere at the Wanda Metropolitano could not deter Carlo Ancelotti’s side from recording their sixth win of the league campaign and ninth overall out of nine games they have played already this season. https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1571605881204129793 Real had to withstand an early Atletico onslaught before launching ruthless attacks of their own. Luckily for the visitors, the home side was missing its shooting boots, and while the early attempts…
The Gunners scored three past Brentford to return to the top of the Premier League table. The Gunners move a point above Manchester City, putting their first loss of the season to Manchester United nearly a fortnight ago behind them. William Saliba gave the visitors the lead in the 17th minute, flicking his header backward off a Bukayo Saka corner for his second goal of the season. Twenty-eight minutes in, Arsenal led 2-0. Mikel Arteta’s side moved the ball from back to front with precision, eventually giving Granit Xhaka possession just before the penalty box. The Albania international, from a standstill, clipped the ball to the back post…
The Blues are close to reaching an agreement with RB Salzburg Christoph Freund to take over a similar role at Stamford Bridgem claims Fabio Romano. The German in expected to work closely with new head coach Graham Potter. Freund was one of the names linked with the Chelsea directorial job in recent weeks, alongside Luis Campos (PSG), Michael Edwards (Liverpool), and Paul Mitchell (AS Monaco). Speaking to Austrian media recently, Freund remained coy on the prospect of him moving to Chelsea in the future, refusing to completely rule out a move. “You should never rule anything out in football and Chelsea are such a huge club,…
Bottom side Elche made their tasks defending against a free-scoring Barcelona much more difficult by going down to ten men just 14 minutes after kick-off – captain Gonzalo Verdu receiving his marching orders after tripping Robert Lewandowski as the last man in defense. The Pole made the strugglers pay by tapping in Alejandro Balde’s cross from close range to give his side the lead 34 minutes into the match. Balde was involved again in Barcelona’s second goal. The left-back passed the ball into Memphis Depay’s feet, which the Dutchman shielded from his marker superbly before turning and slamming it into the roof…
Bayern Munich extended their winless Bundesliga streak to four games with a loss at Augsburg on Saturday, their record now reflecting three draws and a loss. The Bavarians slid down in the rankings after falling to a Mergim Berisha goal in the 59th minute, the forward finishing the champions off with a strike from close range following a cross from left-back Iago. Bayern’s loss puts them at risk of falling out of the top four at this early stage, provided TSG Hoffenheim win their game in hand. Furthermore, the Bavarians’ reverse means Union Berlin are the only unbeaten side left in the competition; Union…
The Citizens leapfrogged Arsenal for the time being to go top of the Premier League table with a 3-0 win over Wolves; Tottenham Hotspur would go level on points with the Citizens later on in the day with a 6-2 success over Leicester City. Jack Grealish gave City the lead seconds after kick-off, turning in a cross from Kevin De Bruyne past Jose Sa from close range. https://twitter.com/FabrizioRomano/status/1571132072454131713 Fifteen minutes later, Bernardo Silva played the ball into Erling Haaland’s feet. The Norwegian charged at the Wolves defence before firing in his shot at the near post from outside the box, his eleventh goal in just seven league games. Credit: Getty…
Gareth Southgate has left Manchester United pair Jadon Sancho and Marcus Rashford out of the England squad for the upcoming UEFA Nations League double-header against Italy and Germany. The Three Lions are bottom of their group but can still mathematically qualify for the final if other results go their way. Injury to Jordan Pickford, Southgate’s preferred goalkeeper, means that one of Dean Henderson, Nick Pope, or Aaron Ramsdale will get to keep the goal in the upcoming games. In defence, the Englishman has called upon Tottenham’s Eric Dier, who returns to the senior England set-up after a prolonged absence – his last appearance came two years…
Manchester United bounced back from a defeat against Real Sociedad on matchday one of the 2022/23 UEFA Europa League. Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first goal of the season as Erik ten Hag’s side beat Sheriff Tiraspol 2-0. The Red Devils took the lead 17 minutes in through Jadon Sancho. The Englishman combined with teammates Bruno Fernandes and Christian Eriksen before taking the latter’s pass in his stride inside the box, dummying onto his left foot, and scoring with a low shot into the corner. Shortly after, Cristiano scored his first goal this season – and his first goal ever in the Europa League – from…
The Hammers recorded consecutive wins in their 2022/23 UEFA Europa Conference League campaign, their second success a narrow 3-2 win over Danish side Silkeborg. David Moyes’s men fell behind to a fifth-minute goal by Kasper Kusk, the winger smacking his shot past Alphonse Areola at the first time of asking. But, their lead lasted just eight minutes as Manuel Lanzini brought the English side level with a goal from the spot after Maxwel Cornet had been shoved inside the box. Cornet was instrumental in the Hammers’ second goal, too, intercepting a loose pass and playing the ball to Gianluca Scamacca, who slammed it into the roof of the…