Los Blancos beat Barcelona in the semifinal of the Supercopa de Espana to set up a final clash against either Atletico Madrid or Athletic Club. Los Blancos needed extra time to beat their rivals, which they did narrowly, thanks to a goal by midfielder Federico Valverde. Vinicius Jr gave Real the lead in the 28th minute, as he ran onto a pass by Karim Benzema before finishing past Marc-Andre ter Stegen with aplomb. However, a defensive error by Eder Militao presented Barcelona with the equalizing goal; Militao’s poor clearance hit Luuk De Jong and beat Thibaut Courtois in goal. Benzema restored Real Madrid’s lead in the 72nd minute, tapping the ball into an…
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.
Everton full-back Lucas Digne is on the verge of completing a big-money move to Premier League side Aston Villa. Meanwhile, the Toffees are keen on Villa winger Anwar El Ghazi, but the two sides haven’t discussed a straight player swap, reports The Athletic. As per Sky Sports, Aston Villa are on the verge of signing the Frenchman. The left-back fell out of favor with Toffees manager Rafa Benitez and asked for a move away from the club – as confirmed by Benitez himself. Villa obliged Everton by offering them 25 million for the player’s services, and he will now undergo a medical…
Marcus Rashford and Manchester United are in discussions regarding a new deal. The England international’s current contract is due to expire in 2023. One player who might not be at the club by then is centre-back Eric Bailly, who is wanted by AC Milan. The striker is due for a contract renewal at Manchester United; the Red Devils will turn their attention towards securing the long-term future of their star forward after seeing midfielders Paul Pogba and Jesse Lingard reach the final six months of their respective deals, reports ESPN. Rashford’s current deal runs out in June 2023, albeit the club remains an option…
An all-Indian starting eleven for East Bengal took on the high-flying Jamshedpur FC in the Indian Super League on Tuesday night. The Red and Gold Brigade suffered a late blow as Ishan Pandita came off the bench to score his second winner in two games. In his final match as the interim manager of SC East Bengal, Renedy Singh named an all-Indian starting eleven for the first time in the Indian Super League history. Furthermore, Singh, who will hand over the reins to Mario Rivera ahead of EBFC’s next game, named only one foreigner in the matchday squad – Darren Sidoel. Singh’s brave decision to…
Changes in the Spurs’ roster can be expected over the next month as Spurs have contacted Manchester United attacker Jesse Lingard for a summer move, reports Football London. The transfer could also be completed in the January transfer window. The Manchester United star is out of contract at the end of the season, and talks regarding a new deal with the club hierarchy, so far, have failed to progress. As such, the report states that Spurs have contacted Lingard with a view towards signing him for free six months later. However, a transfer during the ongoing winter transfer window remains…
Manchester United midfielder Scott McTominay scored an early goal against Aston Villa in their third round FA Cup tie. The Villans later had two goals disallowed, as United escaped with a win to book their spot in the next round. Ralf Rangnick’s men joined Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool, and Tottenham in the fourth round by beating Villa 1-0. The German named a strong side for the all-Premier League tie, a decision that paid dividends as early as the eighth minute when McTominay headed his side in front from close range. The Scot’s goal came as a result of United’s quick recycling of the ball from a…
City suffered their third loss in five games at the hands of Bengaluru FC on January 10 night in Fatorda. Danish Farooq Bhat scored early for the Blues, and Prince Ibara added a brace before half-time to complete an easy win. The Islanders have failed to win any of their previous five games and risk falling out of the top four in the 2021/22 Indian Super League table. Their latest loss, a 3-0 thrashing at the hands of a resurgent Bengaluru. Mumbai City started the game the stronger of the two sides, with Cassinho and Bipin Singh testing Gurpreet Singh Sandhu during the early phases of play. But,…
Juventus came from 3-1 down to beat AS Roma 4-3 in one of the games of the season so far in the 2021/22 Serie A campaign. Champions Inter Milan, meanwhile, beat Maurizio Sarri’s Lazio 2-1 to continue their quest to retain the title. Tammy Abraham nodded in his eighth league goal of the season to give AS Roma the lead against Juventus in the 11th minute of their Sunday night game at the Stadio Olimpico. Seven minutes later, Federico Chiesa cut in from the left before squaring the ball to Paulo Dybala, whose effort from outside the box beat Rui Patricio and brought parity. https://twitter.com/carlogarganese/status/1480269137658134530 The…
Kerala Blasters displaced Mumbai City FC from the top of the Indian Super League thanks to a narrow win over Hyderabad FC. Alvaro Vazquez scored the only goal of a closely contested game between two strong sides. In an evenly-matched encounter at the Tilak Maidan between two strong sides – neither Kerala nor Hyderabad had lost a game since matchday 1 of the competition – a sole goal from Alvaro Vazquez was enough to decide the outcome. Hyderabad started the match stronger of the two sides and were presented with an excellent scoring opportunity when Harmanjot Khabra, at the cost of a yellow…
2019/20 FA Cup winners Arsenal were dumped out of the competition by Championship side Nottingham Forest in one of the shocks of the third round. Liverpool and Spurs, meanwhile, survived early scare in their respective games to book a berth in the next round. An 83rd-minute goal from Lewis Grabban dumped Arsenal out of the 2021/22 FA Cup, with Nottingham Forest going through to the next round to play Leicester City. Forest broke quickly after Albert Sambi Lokonga had casually given the ball away in midfield; Brennan Johnson released Ryan Yates down the right with the Arsenal defence out of shape – and the latter’s cross was turned in by…