The Blaugrana confirmed that Ronald Koeman will no longer take charge of the first team following their 1-0 defeat against Rayo Vallecano in La Liga. The loss against the Madrid-based side was their second in quick succession and fourth since the start of the season. The club confirmed the Dutchman’s departure through an official release, thanking him for his services and confirming that he will bid farewell to the squad on Thursday, October 28. https://twitter.com/FCBarcelona/status/1453486114644299777 The writing had been on the wall for Koeman, who lost fan support slowly across his spell. The Dutchman’s reluctance to abide by Barcelona’s principles…
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While the Dutchman is enduring a difficult spell at Barcelona, the club is hoping to bring one of Jurgen Klopp or Thomas Tuchel to replace him at the end of the season. Barcelona’s latest loss leaves them ninth in the table and Ronald Koeman fighting for his job. He oversaw a 2-1 defeat on the weekend against fierce rivals Real Madrid and was confronted by angry fans outside the stadium subsequently. Reports emerged following the loss that the head coach will be given three more games to save his job, starting with the midweek fixture against Rayo Vallecano. Fresh rumors have now emerged…
Chelsea needed penalties for the second successive round to beat their opponents in the EFL Cup. Elsewhere, Arsenal scored twice to dump Leeds United out of the competition, inflicting further misery on Marcelo Bielsa’s men. Late injury troubles meant that Chelsea were without Lukaku, Werner, Christensen, Azpilicueta, Kante, and Loftus-Cheek for the game against the Saints. Saul Niguez – who has had a rough start to life in London – came into midfield to partner Mateo Kovacic and nearly scored his first Blues goal from a corner in the early stages, only to be denied by a superb acrobatic save from Fraser Forster. Forster, however, couldn’t do much about Kai Havertz’s…
Olivier Giroud scored the only goal of the game as the Rossoneri leapfrogged Napoli at the top of the Serie A table. Milan’s win over Torino was their sixth successive success in the league – they remain unbeaten since the start. https://twitter.com/bet365/status/1453099643739516936 Injury troubles, COVID-19 outbreaks, contract disputes, and European commitments have threatened to derail AC Milan’s season. Nonetheless, the Rossoneri will spend at least half of matchday 10 on top of Serie A after beating Torino 1-0 in their latest domestic obligation. Theo Hernandez and Zlatan Ibrahimovic returned to the squad after spending recent weeks on the sidelines, but lacking match fitness, they only…
Desptie a 2-1 loss to Real Madrid in Saturday’s Clasico – and a shaky start to the season – Barcelona will permit head coach Ronald Koeman three more games to save his job. Barcelona’s defeat against Los Blancos was the latest low of Koeman’s tenure. The ex-Blaugrana player has endured a difficult time at the club and is seeing more and more fans turn against him with each reverse. The latest one resulted in an angry mob surrounding his car as he attempted to exit the Camp Nou complex following the game. When asked about the confrontation, the Dutchman claimed it…
The Blues are facing the prospect of losing four central defenders for free next summer, with Antonio Rudiger, Andreas Christensen, Thiago Silva, and Cesar Azpilicueta nearing the end of their respective deals. Talks with the German are said to have stalled for some time now; the defender is dissatisfied with Chelsea’s latest renewal, as per several reports. The Athletic reveals that the club’s board are prepared to pay him a weekly wage of £140,000, but the centre-back is hoping to bank a deal in the region of £200,000 per week. Credit: Getty Images While staying at Stamford Bridge is thought…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer survives, for now – is the news out of Manchester United on Tuesday morning. The Athletic reports that the club has decided not to sack the first team manager, despite a disastrous 5-0 loss at home against rivals Liverpool. Instead, the Norwegian will be given time to turn things around, starting with next weekend’s clash against Tottenham Hotspur. Concerns began to grow over the future of Solskjaer, who took over at United in December 2018 following the discharge of Jose Mourinho, after a shaky start to the season. The Red Devils were subjected to surprise defeats by West Ham…
Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick as the Reds beat Manchester United 5-0 in an away Premier League game. Paul Pogba was sent off for the Red Devils in the second half for a poor challenge on Naby Keita. If Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s job at United wasn’t already in jeopardy, then the manner of his team’s defeat against Liverpool surely put him at risk. Credit: Sky Sports It took Jurgen Klopp’s men just five minutes to open the scoring. A sweeping move from back to front stretched the entire right-side of Manchester United out of position. Salah received the ball in a dangerous position as…
David Alaba scored a stunner as Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 in the first Clasico of the season. Likewise, Sergio Aguero netted his first for the Blaugrana after coming on as a substitute. Elsewhere, Luis Suarez rescued a point for Atletico Madrid, who found themselves 2-0 down to Real Sociedad after 48 minutes. Sergino Dest – who continued as the right-winger in Ronald Koeman’s reformatted 4-3-3 – missed a glorious opportunity to give Barcelona the lead in the 25th minute. The right-back received the ball in the center of the box, but with just Thibaut Courtois to beat, skied his effort over…
Both Inter Milan and Juventus lost ground on joint league leaders AC Milan and Napoli, after the pair could only play out a draw in the Derby d’Italia. Inter looked to be heading towards a victory until the very last moment when Paulo Dybala stepped up to rescue a point for Juventus from the spot. Internazionale took the lead through Edin Dzeko in the 17th minute after the Bosnian was free inside the box to slam the ball into an empty net after Hakan Calhanoglu’s initial shot from distance had rattled the crossbar. Wojciech Szczesny had already committed himself to Calhanoglu’s effort and…