As for the visitors, putting in yet another dominant display and putting three past Sampdoria on the road over the weekend, Inter Milan have embarked on a stellar start to the new Serie A campaign. Really starting to shine since bringing in former Chelsea boss Antonio Conte over the summer, the Italian heavyweights currently hold a two-point buffer over Juventus at the top of the table. Despite opening their Champions League campaign with a shock 1-1 draw against Slavia Praha a fortnight ago, they are enjoying a three-match winning run, a run that also saw them pick up a 2-0 victory over Milan rivals AC. Now the only side in Serie A to boast a 100% start to the new campaign, one man to watch at the Nou Camp on Wednesday will be former Manchester United striker, Romelu Lukaku. Since maki…
Remo Freuler capitalised on a rare error from Gianluigi Buffon to salvage a hard-fought 2-2 draw for Serie A s surprise package Atalanta in a dramatic encounter with league leaders Juventus.
Dani Alves header appeared to have given Massimiliano Allegri s men a hard-fought three points at Atleti Azzurri d Italia, as Juve fought back from a 1-0 half-time deficit.
However, Freuler was on hand to claim a deserved point for the hosts, who remain unbeaten at home since December, in the 89th minute and perhaps offer slim hope to Juve s nearest rivals Roma in the title race.
The late drama came at the culmination of an end-to-end clash on Friday, with Juve having pulled level through Leonardo Spinazzola s own-goal after Andrea Conti had put Gian Piero Gasperini s side a…
19:30 Eintracht Frankfurt vs Freiburg
Despite showing some briefs signs of life away at Bayern Munich over the weekend, Eintracht Frankfurt were hit with a devastating 5-2 hammering on the road and have continued on a dier run of form. Also marking their return from the enforced break with a 3-1 drumming at home against Borussia Monchengladbach, the Europa League outfit have lost their last four matches across all competitions and are still looking over their shoulder at the drop zone. Also losing each of their last five Bundesliga matchups on the bounce, the Reds have continued to show some glaring issues at the back. Along with sipping eight goals in back-to-back defeats following their return to action, Frankfurt have conceded at least a pair of goals in five of their last s…
Jurgen Klopp refused to blame Adrian for Liverpool s loss to Atletico Madrid, but admitted the goalkeeper s mistake had a big impact .
Liverpool s Champions League defence came to an end on Wednesday after a 3-2 extra-time loss at Anfield sealed a 4-2 aggregate success for Atletico.
But the Premier League giants appeared on track for the quarter-finals after goals from Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino, only for a poor clearance from Adrian to lead to Marcos Llorente s goal for Atletico.
Llorente added a second before Alvaro Morata s late sealer as Liverpool were beaten at home in the Champions League for the first time since 2014.
Despite Adrian s mistake, Klopp was unwilling to blame the shot-stopper, but said the 33-year-old was aware of his erro…
Real Madrid agreed to pay Porto €50million for defender Eder Militao on Thursday, meaning the Brazil international is the latest in a long list of players to break through at the Dragao and bring in a hefty transfer fee.
A number of clubs around Europe have forged reputations for their ability to sign players on the cheap, develop their talents and sell them on for huge profits.
Benfica, Sevilla and Southampton have all drawn acclaim for such an approach, but it is difficult to argue against Porto being the masters.
Militao, 21, only arrived in August for an initial figure reported to be around €4m from Sao Paulo, and yet he will leave as their biggest ever sale.
FC Porto chegou a acordo com o Real Madrid para a transferência de Militão no final da …
Brahim Diaz has joined Milan on loan from Real Madrid for the 2020-21 season, the Serie A club confirmed.
The 21-year-old forward signed for Madrid in January 2019 but has struggled for first-team football since making a €15million switch from Manchester City.
Diaz featured just six times in LaLiga last term, with none of those appearances as a starter, and had been strongly linked with a transfer.
HIs agent confirmed talks with Milan earlier in the week, criticising Madrid for not giving Diaz the required space and above all the confidence he needed .
Despite seemingly not being part of Zinedine Zidane s plans, Diaz has not secured a permanent move, and reports indicate Milan do not have a purchase option in the deal.
A Milan statement read:…
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer insisted the Red Devils are still a bigger club than two-time reigning Premier League champions Manchester City.
United are 20-time English champions but they have not won the title since 2012-13, with neighbours City taking centre stage.
Since 2013, City have won three Premier League trophies and Pep Guardiola s men are eyeing a three-peat this season as United struggle.
But Solskjaer – whose side are 11 points behind City – talked up United ahead of Saturday s Manchester derby at the Etihad Stadium.
Asked if United remain a bigger club than City, Solskjaer told reporters: Yeah.
More of the same passion on Saturday, Reds
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
Solskjaer – a six-ti…
Bayern Munich full-back Rafinha has confirmed he will leave the Bundesliga champions at the end of the season.
The Brazilian joined from Genoa in 2011 and quickly established himself as an important first-team player.
His opportunities have been limited under Niko Kovac this term, however, and he has made just nine Bundesliga starts.
He joins veteran wingers Arjen Robben and Franck Ribery in bidding farewell to the Allianz Arena ahead of the 2019-20 campaign.
: Thank you for everything! I hope we end the season with two titles!
— FC Bayern English (@FCBayernEN)
The eight years have been wonderful, he told a media conference. I ve had some great moments. The treble in 2013 was special. All things come to an end eventually.
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Looking to extend on their stellar run of form on Friday night, a high-flying Lorient will make the trip to Auxerre when this weekend s Ligue 1 fixtures get underway.
Starting with the hosts, while Auxerre might have stunned many across France as they clinched a maiden Ligue 1 campaign this summer, the Burgundy-based outfit have come crashing back down to earth over the past fortnight. Despite opening the 2022/23 season with an eye-catching run of form that saw them muster seven points from their opening three top-flight matchups, Jean-Marc Furlan s men have failed to build off of that early flurry. Last seen putting in a nightmare display as they were hit with a dreadful 5-0 drumming away at Rennes, the Whites have now…
Arsenal and Leicester City are interested in signing Villarreal winger Yeremi Pino, according to . It has been reported that Premier League clubs Arsenal and Leicester have been monitoring the Spain international with a view to signing him for the 2022-23 season and beyond.
Pino has been at Villarreal since 2017 and has broken into the first team. The 18-year-old winger has made five starts and one substitute appearance in La Liga for the Yellow Submarine so far this season, scoring one goal and providing three assists in the process. The youngster has also played twice in the Champions League for the Spanish club so far this season.
During the 2020-21 season, the Villarreal no.21 made six starts and 18 substitute appearances in La Liga, scoring three goals and providin…