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Two sides who will be looking to secure back-to-back La Liga victories on Sunday night, Atletico Madrid will travel to the Estadio Benito Villamarin when they meet Real Betis.
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Starting with the hosts, really gaining a string of plaudits last season as they secured a top-six finish among Spain’s elite, it appears that the mood around the Estadio Benito Villamarin is at a continued high. With many in Manuel Pellegrini’s camp setting their sights on mounting a genuine Champions League charge this time around, the Greens certainly opened the 2023/24 campaign with an early statement last weekend. Putting in a stellar performance away at Villarreal as they snatched a remarkable last-gasp 2-1 victory, the former West Ham boss w…
Federico Chiesa dedicated Juventus late victory over Udinese to Gianluca Vialli following the legendary former Bianconeri striker s death at the age of 58.
Vialli, who also played for Cremonese, Sampdoria and Chelsea, passed away in London on Friday.
He was originally diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in 2017 and, after announcing he had been given the all-clear in April 2020, he was re-diagnosed the following year.
Vialli played over 100 times for Juventus, with whom he won the Champions League, Serie A, Coppa Italia, Supercoppa Italiana and the UEFA Cup across a four-season spell.
Juve paid tribute to Vialli with a minute s applause ahead of Saturday s 1-0 league win over Udinese and played footage of his greatest moments on the big screen at full-time.…
England manager Gareth Southgate insisted there were a lot of positives in the Three Lions 1-0 defeat to Italy on Friday.
Giacomo Raspadori struck the only goal of the game to condemn England to equal their worst winless streak since 2014, and also resulted in relegation to League B of the Nations League.
It marked another game without a goal for England, who are now 495 minutes without scoring from open play, and have just 90 minutes of football against Germany on Monday before the World Cup.
However, despite receiving boos from the travelling supporters at San Siro, Southgate remains positive and suggested England were the better team.
It s difficult for me to be too critical of the performance. We had more possession, more shots, more shots on targe…
Inter Milan manager Simone Inzaghi insists Sunday’s clash with Juventus will not be decisive in the Serie A title race.
Italy’s top two clubs do battle at the San Siro with only one point separating the sides and the winner guaranteed to finish the weekend at the summit.
It will be leaders Inter’s first match at home in a month after two away trips were sandwiched by Super Cup success in Saudi Arabia and they could take a big step towards a first title since 2021 with all three points.
— Inter (@Inter)
“Tomorrow’s match is very important, but not decisive,” Inzaghi told a press conference.
“It will be very close, in the first leg (game) it was not an exciting match, but now we are playing at home in front of our fans and…
Liverpool beat Chelsea in the Carabao Cup final on Sunday with a side containing a number of inexperienced youngsters due to a host of injuries to senior players. Here, the PA news agency looks at the fresh faces who took the chance to shine at Wembley.
Conor Bradley (starter)
A relatively familiar name among the group having been given an opportunity in the second half of the campaign in the absence of Trent Alexander-Arnold. The Northern Irish right-back, 20, who spent last season on loan at Bolton, has shown promise for his attacking and defensive qualities.
Bobby Clark (substitute)
Another to have been given a handful of opportunities in recent weeks, the 19-year-old is an attacking midfielder or forward. The son of former Newcastle midfielder Lee Clark, he joined …
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Looking to mark their return from November’s international break with a statement in west London, Wolves will travel to Craven Cottage on Monday night.
Fulham
Starting with the hosts, while Fulham might have shocked many last season as they secured a top-half finish on their Premier League return, Marco Silva’s side have struggled to find a similar level this time around. Last seen heading into November’s international break with a routine 3-1 loss away at Aston Villa, the former Everton boss has seen his side muster just a single victory from their previous seven top-flight appearances. With that extended rut stemming all the way back to September 16th, Fulham should also be concerned by a nightmare record against Monday’s gue…
Darwin Nunez headed a late winner as Benfica secured their place in the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-0 victory at Ajax, sealing a 3-2 aggregate win in the last-16 tie.
A 2-2 draw in the first leg in Lisbon had left the contest finely poised, and Erik ten Hag s home side dictated from the outset at the Johan Cruijff Arena on Tuesday.
However, it was Benfica who struck decisively in the 77th minute when Nunez powered in the Portuguese visitors first attempt on target to send Nelson Verissimo s side through.
Benfica will now wait to find out the identity of their opponents in the last-eight draw on Friday, with the two-leg clashes set to take place across early April.
Ajax dominated the opening exchanges and Sebastien Haller turned home after …
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was bemused as to why his side did not get a penalty for Martin Odegaard’s handball in the first half of their 1-1 draw with Arsenal at Anfield.
VAR ruled referee Chris Kavanagh had not made a clear and obvious error in not penalising the Gunners captain after his low hand prevented Mohamed Salah getting past him.
Klopp disagreed, telling BBC Sport: “The penalty situation is a weird situation, I don’t know if the ref can see it, but you look at it and I’m not sure how you can say it’s not a penalty.”
Anfield was outstanding tonight, I think everybody felt it. It was brutal. It was really nice to see what we can do all together.
Jürgen Klopp s press conference
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Gerard Pique was left in tears following Lionel Messi s Barcelona exit, but the centre-back says he can understand why his former colleague joined Paris Saint-Germain.
Messi s 21-year association with Barcelona, 16 of those spent as part of the senior squad, came to an end last August when he signed for PSG as a free agent.
The Argentina international won every trophy available with Barca and departed as the club s all-time record scorer with 672 goals across 778 appearances.
Last year s departure came as a huge shock at the time, with the Catalan giants financial situation meaning they could not agree fresh term under LaLiga s salary restrictions.
Pique and Messi came through Barca s La Masia academy together and spent 13 seasons as first-team regulars a…
Russell Martin was delighted with how Southampton bounced back in the EFL Cup and urged them to keep that fighting spirit in the Premier League against Ipswich Town.
Taylor Harwood-Bellis cancelled out Abdoulaye Doucoure s opener for Everton in the EFL Cup third-round tie on Tuesday before they beat the Toffees on penalties to progress.
It was a much-needed victory for Southampton, who have failed to win all four of their Premier League games so far, with their 3-0 defeat to Manchester United last time out their 400th loss in the competition.
It is a huge game for both promoted sides, but Martin is keen to build on their win in midweek by providing the perfect Premier League response.
I loved the togetherness and the spirit [against Everton], Martin said…