Julien Laurens explains why Barcelona’s 2-1 victory over Levante was more important than it seemed. Ale Moreno praises Barcelona for their strong first-half, but is still skeptical of their ability to hold a lead. Shaka Hislop leaves Barcelona out of his Power Rankings after losing to Valencia 2-0 in La Liga last weekend. Lionel Messi
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English Premier League Aston Villa new boy Mbwana Samatta secured his place in the history books when he netted on his English Premier League debut against Bournemouth on Saturday, while African players were at the heart of intrigue — for good and bad reasons — across Europe’s other major leagues last weekend. Samatta was one
Beside Bruno Fernandes, Shaka Hislop sees one other positive for Manchester United from their draw vs. Wolves. A scoreless draw means Man United and Wolves miss a chance to gain crucial points towards the top four. Shaka Hislop says Bruno Fernandes’ Manchester United debut vs. Wolves was ‘nothing to write home about’. Steve Nicol says
Steve Nicol contends Oleksandr Zinchenko did more for Tottenham in Spurs’ 2-0 win than anyone else. Steve Nicol says Tottenham were by far the worse side before Zinchenko was sent off for Man City. Steve Nicol and Gab Marcotti analyse Juve’s win over Fiorentina behind Cristiano Ronaldo’s goals. Ale Moreno praises Barcelona for their strong
Ansu Fati was on the mark with two goals as Barcelona looked better than they have to date under Quique Setien. BARCELONA — Teenager Ansu Fati scored twice in two first-half minutes as Barcelona beat Levante 2-1 on Sunday to move back within three points of leaders Real Madrid. Ansu opened the scoring at Camp
Shaka Hislop questions how Kepa will react to Frank Lampard benching him for Willy Caballero. Chelsea manager Frank Lampard hails Antonio Rudiger after the defender’s brace vs. Leicester City. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger scores twice as they play out a 2-2 draw at Leicester. Willian would prefer to sign a new contract with Chelsea than
11:52 AM ET Karim Benzema scored his first La Liga goal of 2020 in the win against Atletico Madrid. PIERRE-PHILIPPE MARCOU/AFP via Getty Images Karim Benzema scored the only goal as Real Madrid moved six points clear of Barcelona at the top of La Liga thanks to a 1-0 win against rivals Atletico Madrid. Zidane had
Shaka Hislop leaves Barcelona out of his Power Rankings after losing to Valencia 2-0 in La Liga last weekend. Lionel Messi scores two second-half goals in Barcelona’s 5-0 win vs. Leganes. Watch Copa Del Rey on ESPN+. Sid Lowe examines the series of missteps by Barcelona in trying to replace Luis Suarez this transfer window.
“Cholo, don’t go! Cholo, stay!” they sang as the Madrid derby reached the 90th minute. These weren’t Atletico fans, though. There were only a handful of them inside the Bernabeu anyway. These were Real Madrid supporters bellowing an ironic chant that started behind the goal at the south end and had soon spread everywhere, reverberating
If you’re looking for a soundtrack to go with Barcelona’s search for a striker, maybe the Benny Hill theme is your best bet. In the final, quiet moments before last week’s 2-0 defeat at Valencia, Quique Setién was sitting on the bench watching his players warm up. He was watching a player that most people
Julien Laurens says Luis Suarez’s injury is good for Antoine Griezmann and Lionel Messi’s relationship. The Exploding heads join “ITK Steve” to get more tricks of the trade for deadline day transfer reporting. Shaka Hislop is a little bemused at Barcelona’s late push to sign Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon. Alejandro Moreno explains why Valencia’s
By Julien Laurens and Alex Kirkland Shaka Hislop dives into the obstacles standing between Gareth Bale and a return to Tottenham. Gab Marcotti sees the upside to signing Steven Bergwijn, but says the hole left by Harry Kane’s absence remains. Stewart Robson doesn’t see why Tottenham would sign Krzysztof Piatek as a temporary replacement for
Julien Laurens says there are several factors pushing Edinson Cavani to Spain over England. Giannis and the Bucks arrive in Paris for the Hornets game, stopping for a tour of PSG’s stadium. Edinson Cavani is likely to remain with Paris Saint-Germain until the end of this season and the expiration of his contract after Atletico
FA Cup: Bukayo Saka (5′) Bournemouth 0-1 Arsenal. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. Arsenal’s youngsters lead the way in Arsenal’s 2-1 win vs. Bournemouth. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. Craig Burley and Stewart Robson discuss the changes they’ve seen in Arsenal so far under Mikel Arteta. Arsenal‘s slick team goal scored against Bournemouth
Julien Laurens says there are several factors pushing Edinson Cavani to Spain over England. Atletico Madrid’s Joao Felix is likely to miss this weekend’s derby with Real Madrid after suffering a muscular injury in his right leg. The €126 million forward felt discomfort during Atletico’s 0-0 draw with Leganes in La Liga on Sunday, although
4:48 PM ET Real Madrid scored late in the second half to beat Real Valladolid 1-0 in La Liga and take over sole possession of first place from Barcelona on Sunday. 1 Related Zinedine Zidane’s side took advantage of the chance presented to them by Barcelona on Saturday after the Catalans came out on the
By Julien Laurens and Moises Llorens Julien Laurens says there are several factors pushing Edinson Cavani to Spain over England. Frank Leboeuf doesn’t think adding Edinson Cavani would do anything for Manchester United’s future. Edinson Cavani‘s January move to Atletico Madrid from Paris Saint-Germain is getting closer, sources have told ESPN. The two clubs continued
It has reached the stage where frankly nobody, not even the most hard-line Cules, could complain if Lionel Messi was preparing to walk away from Barcelona without a transfer fee this summer. It’s in his contract that he’s allowed to do so. I guess that clause was negotiated for a situation just like the current
Shaka Hislop likes Christian Eriksen’s move to Inter, but says Spurs “don’t have a replacement” for him. Sid Lowe lays out his reservations about whether Christian Eriksen actually wanted to end up at Inter. Jose Mourinho says Tottenham can’t be blamed for the status of Christian Eriksen’s pending move to Inter. Gab Marcotti responds to
8:37 AM ET Atletico Madrid missed the chance to close the gap on La Liga pacesetters Real Madrid and Barcelona on Sunday with a dismal goalless draw at home against 19th-placed strugglers Leganes. Atleti went into the game on the back of a chastening league defeat to Eibar and a Copa del Rey loss to
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