Another busy weekend in Europe means it’s time for another bumper edition of Monday Musings. Gab Marcotti is here to recap the big stories around soccer. Jump to: Derby draw suits Atletico, Real | Will Liverpool’s luck run out? | Barca still lacking minus Messi | Man City’s Bernardo mess | Alexis is Inter’s hero
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Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Man City manager Pep Guardiola came to the defence of Bernardo Silva over his controversial tweet. Following Man City’s simple win over Preston, Pep Guardiola praised his young defence that
Steve Nicol says Lionel Messi alone won’t solve Barcelona’s concerns on the pitch in what is shaping up to be a tight La Liga title race. With Lionel Messi set to miss more games with a groin injury, the FC crew question if Ernesto Valverde can turn Barca’s fortunes around. Craig Burley says Barcelona coach
Chelsea’s Christian Pulisic has struggled to get playing time, but ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti says the midfielder is still young and can grow from this experience. Frank Lampard hopes Chelsea will continue striving to make improvements following their 2-0 win over Brighton. After losing 2-1 to Liverpool, ESPN FC’s Craig Burley says Chelsea’s biggest problem
Steve Nicol says Lionel Messi alone won’t solve Barcelona’s concerns on the pitch in what is shaping up to be a tight La Liga title race. Barcelona are closely following the progress of Real Betis’ Emerson, Dinamo Zagreb’s Dani Olmo and Napoli’s Fabian Ruiz as they begin to plan for next season, multiple sources have confirmed
Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. Craig Burley thinks the January transfer window could be catastrophic for Barcelona. Jurgen Klopp feels Liverpool were lucky to come away with a win, as he feels Sheffield United did
ESPN FC’s Steve Nicol explains why Jadon Sancho should depart Dortmund and take the next step in his footballing career. Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp says Chelsea’s young talent like Christian Pulisic, Tammy Abraham and Mason Mount reminds him of his team at Dortmund. Alejandro Moreno examines how Lionel Messi impacted the game during the final
Frank Leboeuf finds it strange and disrespectful that Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar doesn’t speak French and hasn’t tried to learn. ESPN FC’s Ale Moreno explains why Kylian Mbappe’s presence at PSG makes Neymar an expendable asset. Neymar has compared his relationship with Paris Saint-Germain supporters to a romantic one and said he would give his
5:03 PM ET Juventus came from behind to go top of Serie A with a 2-1 win at Brescia on Tuesday as Mario Balotelli marked his return to Italian football. Alfredo Donnarumma gave the hosts an early lead at the Stadio Mario Rigamonti but Juve hit back through a Jhon Chancellor own goal and a
1:33 PM ET A superb solo goal by Ricardo Pereira and a Jamie Vardy brace helped lift Leicester City to third place in the Premier League as they thrashed 10 man Newcastle United 5-0 on Sunday. Despite playmaker James Maddison missing out due to an ankle injury, Leicester still got off to a great start
4:45 PM ET AC Milan’s nightmare start to the Serie A season continued on Sunday when they fell to a 3-1 defeat at home to Fiorentina and had a man sent off. Erick Pulgar put the visitors ahead from the penalty spot and Gaetano Castrovilli doubled their lead after Mateo Musacchio had been shown a
Jordan Morris scored in the 94th minute to beat San Jose 1-0 and put a huge dent in their hopes for the final playoff spot in the West. To watch MLS, sign up for ESPN+. SAN JOSE, Calif. — San Jose Earthquakes head coach Matias Almeyda has asked for his players to get the same
4:56 PM ET Atletico Madrid and Real Madrid played to a scoreless derby draw on Saturday that saw few offensive chances but solid goalkeeping efforts from both sides. The draw at Wanda Metropolitano did see Real go to the top of La Liga standings with 15 points, one ahead of surprise side Granada and third-place
Denis Cheryshev scored a controversial winner for Villarreal on Saturday. The Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) has released a statement condemning a VAR decision during Valencia’s 1-0 victory against Athletic Bilbao on Saturday. Denis Cheryshev scored the winner for Villarreal and although Maxi Gomes appeared to be offside in the buildup, VAR decided to award the
Alexis Nunes and Julien Laurens break down Real Madrid’s 0-0 draw with derby rivals Atletico Madrid, including an underwhelming effort from Eden Hazard. MADRID — By the end of this derbi, take my word for it, Kieran Trippier stood in the flash zone of the Wanda Metropolitano and gushed with enthusiasm for what he’d just
Former Tottenham striker Jermain Defoe revealed he couldn’t understand how he didn’t win silverware at the club with the quality they had and insists it is something that the club still can’t shake. Jermain Defoe revealed how tough it was to leave West Ham for Tottenham and how his first spell ended with manager Juande
The Exploding Heads are back to predict Man United vs. Arsenal, but will the Man United fans pick their heads up out of their laptops? Stewart Robson examines Manchester United’s squad and shares his thoughts on where they’ll finish this Premier League season. Unai Emery insists Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka will change and learn from his
11:16 AM ET Edin Dzeko‘s goal secured a 1-0 win for Roma away to Lecce on Sunday to send them fifth in Serie A. Bosnian striker Dzeko headed in Henrikh Mkhitaryan‘s cross for his fourth goal of the season in the second half to ensure that Paulo Fonseca’s side immediately returned to winning ways after
Alexis Nunes and Don Hutchison break down Man City’s win over Everton and discuss if they need to address their defence in the transfer window. The transfer windows in Europe’s top leagues are closed, but it’s never too late to look forward to January. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to
2:28 PM ET Borussia Dortmund came from a goal down but had to settle for a 2-2 draw against visiting Werder Bremen on Saturday to drop further down the standings, having won only one of their last four Bundesliga games. Dortmund cancelled out Werder’s eighth-minute lead through Milot Rashica seconds later with Mario Goetze’s diving