High-flying Haller fires Ajax to first place
In a high-octane affair at Vodafone Park, Ajax defeated Beşiktaş 2-1, confirming the Dutch side as UEFA Champions League (UCL) Group C winners, as well as Sergen Yalçın’s Beşiktaş officially being eliminated from the competition with one match remaining.
The game started at a frantic pace, and it would be the home side that would benefit from…
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Muriel rescues La Dea in six-goal thriller
Atalanta twice squandered the lead before scoring a dramatic late equaliser to keep their UEFA Champions League (UCL) qualification hopes alive. Luis Muriel’s last-gasp free-kick eliminated BSC Young Boys Bern and set up a showdown with Villarreal on matchday six.
The visitors were looking to maintain their perfect record of reaching the UCL…
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Jordán winner downs Die Wölfe in Seville
Looking to avoid elimination from the UEFA Champions League (UCL), Sevilla scrapped to a 2-0 victory over Group G rivals VfL Wolfsburg, seeing the Spanish side win their first UCL game at home in their last five, and ensuring that they remain in the hunt for qualification to the knockout round.
The home side, playing with the urgency needed in a…
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Blistering Blues destroy the Old Lady
Chelsea enjoyed a home-grown night of magic at Stamford Bridge, as a trio of academy graduates got on the scoresheet in a comprehensive 4-0 victory over Juventus. It was only the Londoners’ second victory in their previous 11 meetings against Italian opposition.
With both teams comfortably ahead of the other two sides in Group H, the game began…
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Vlachodimos deals Blaugrana qualification blow
Benfica goalkeeper Odisseas Vlachodimos prevented Barcelona from securing a third consecutive Champions League win with a string of saves either side of half time in a tense 0-0 draw at the Nou Camp.
Xavi encouraged his Barcelona side to be the “protagonists” before their crucial Champions League match against Benfica. Heeding the words of their…
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Late double seals Red Devils’ UCL progression
Manchester United started life without Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in charge with a 2-0 win against Villarreal, as late goals from Cristiano Ronaldo and Jadon Sancho secured the club's first away win in the UEFA Champions League (UCL) this season.
Kick-off was delayed by almost ten minutes as the referee had some technical issues. Once the game got…
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Vlahović strikes twice in seven-goal thriller
AC Milan’s unbeaten start to the Serie A campaign came to an end as they lost 4-3 to Fiorentina, the hosts claiming their first win in six games against the ‘Rossoneri’.
The visitors’ starting line-up featured six players aged 22 or under and one of those, Brahim Díaz, threaded an exquisite pass through to Zlatan Ibrahimović, who slammed in on…
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Bonucci brace downs Lazio
Juventus ended Lazio’s 19-game unbeaten run on home soil in the Serie A with a hard-fought 2-0 win at the Stadio Olimpico. Leonardo Bonucci scored twice, both from the penalty spot - the first time he has scored twice in a Serie A game in his illustrious career.
The hosts kicked-off against Juventus with a higher points tally than their…
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Reds romp to resounding win over Arsenal
Liverpool emphatically inflicted a first Premier League defeat in eight games on Arsenal as they ran out 4-0 winners at Anfield to keep the pressure on Chelsea at the top of the Premier League table.
Despite being unbeaten at home in their last nine games, Liverpool’s usual explosive start synonymous with Anfield matches under the lights was…
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Hornets sting despairing Red Devils
Despite missing two penalties early in the first half, Watford pulled off a grand upset and defeated a struggling Manchester United team 4-1, putting even more pressure on Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and extending the Red Devils’ woeful run of recent form.
Manchester United could not have asked for a worse start to this game at Vicarage Road, as…
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