Author: Barkha Roy

Whilst AS Roma were left conflicted and concerned by a major star’s injury, they also procured three crucial points. Napoli’s away trip to Cremonese proved fruitful, but Atalanta lost crucial points against Udinese, which keeps Napoli on top of the table with a two-point advantage. Matteo Politano gave Napoli the lead against Cremonese through a well-converted penalty. They went into half-time with a 1-0 advantage, but soon after, Cyriel Dessers made it 1-1. The score remained the same until the final fifteen minutes began, and the tide shifted swiftly towards the visitors. Giovanni Simeone kick-started the hosts’ downfall with a terrific header from close range. They entered the…

Former Chelsea attacker Joe Cole has disclosed his admiration for Arsenal winger Gabriel Martinelli and has compared the player to ex-Premier League stars Alexis Sanchez and Luis Suarez. Martinelli has been one of Arsenal’s standout performers this season, assisting the Gunners in winning nine of their first ten games in all competitions, propelling them to the top of both the Premier League and Group A of the Europa League. The Brazilian has started all but one of Arsenal’s games this season and had another impact on Thursday night as Mikel Arteta’s side defeated Bodo/Glimt 3-0. Credit: BT Before the game, former England…

The Reds are interested in signing Lazio midfielder Sergej Milinkovic-Savic, the reports in Italy claim. After a summer in which the club was repeatedly linked with potential targets, the Reds are still being linked with the signing of a new midfielder. Finally, a loan agreement was reached with Juventus to bring in Arthur Melo. Milinkovic-Savic is the latest player to be linked with a move to Jurgen Klopp’s Liverpool. According to the Italian news outlet Calciomercato, the Reds are considering signing the 27-year-old next summer. The player’s current contract with Lazio is set to expire in 2024, meaning he will…

Chelsea’s UEFA Champions League campaign got underway with a convincing and well-deserved win over AC Milan at Stamford Bridge. After a poor start to their group phase, with a 0-1 defeat away to Dinamo Zagreb ending Thomas Tuchel’s reign before a draw at home to Red Bull Salzburg, new manager Graham Potter knew victory was critical. Chelsea delivered in style, with England right-back Reece James shining as the team eventually defeated Milan. Centre-back Wesley Fofana scored his first goal for the Premier League side after 24 minutes when Milan failed to clear a corner, but his night was cut short by injury. Right before…

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes Erling Haaland is unrivalled and even outperforms the statistics. Since joining the club from Borussia Dortmund in the summer, the striker has scored 17 goals and provided three assists in 11 appearances, and his hat-trick against Manchester United on Sunday was his third in three home Premier League games. The 22-year-old is averaging a goal every 54 minutes, has 42 shots, and has three assists, including two in United’s 6-3 loss. The Norwegian will look to add to his 26 Champions League goals from 21 games when City hosts FC Copenhagen on Wednesday. “At…

During Barcelona’s 1-0 Champions League loss to Inter Milan, centre-back Andreas Christensen tore a ligament in his left ankle. The Denmark international will undergo tests later on Wednesday to determine the severity of his injury. “The first team player Andreas Christensen suffers a sprain of the external ligament in his left ankle. Tomorrow, Wednesday, more tests will be done to find out the exact extent of the injury,”the Catalan team reported. The Dane, who has done well since joining Barca as a free agent in the summer, was tackled by Henrikh Mkhitaryan in the second half of the game. Christensen attempted to…

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has had a chat with striker Darwin Nunez about the striker’s difficult start at Liverpool, assuring the player that the team’s inconsistent form has hampered his adaptation. The Uruguayan has made two starts since joining from SL Benfica this summer for an initial fee of 64 million pounds, which could rise to a club record fee of 85 million. He scored in his first two club appearances, against Manchester City in the Community Shield and at Fulham on the first day of the Premier League season before receiving a three-match ban for violent conduct when he butted Crystal Palace defender Joachim Andersen. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1559276503564795907 Nunez has…

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois missed Sunday’s home match against Osasuna due to a sciatica attack, which will keep him out until he feels better, according to club sources. The 30-year-old goalkeeper has a nerve problem in his back, which prevents him from moving as freely as he would like. Courtois will be treated in Valdebebas in the hopes of recovering, but no doctor can predict when the pain will go away. His recovery could take ”days or weeks”, as per reports. The Belgium international will almost certainly be available for selection in the highly anticipated match against Barcelona on…

Leicester City’s James Maddison scored twice in the first half as the Foxes beat promoted Nottingham Forest 4-0 on Monday to move off the bottom of the Premier League table with their first win of the season. The visitors could have taken the lead against the run of play in the 22nd minute when a Taiwo Awoniyi shot bounced off the post, but Leicester were 2-0 up five minutes later with the King Power crowd roaring. In the 25th minute, Maddison’s shot from just outside the box deflected in off the arm of Scott McKenna for the Foxes’ first goal of the game, and…

Manchester United forward Marcus Rashfordold, whose place in the squad had been called into question after an underwhelming 2021-22 season, rebounded this month as the Red Devils have won both of their September top-flight outings. The death of Queen Elizabeth II resulted in a shortened Premier League schedule this month, but the 24-year-old still managed to score two goals and assist twice in his two appearances. He set up Jadon Sancho’s winning goal against Leicester City before scoring twice and registering another assist against Arsenal (3-1). Meanwhile, ten Hag claimed his first-ever Premier League Manager of the Month award. Other nominees were Antonio Conte (Tottenham) and Gary O’Neil (Bournemouth).…