Football

Liverpool welcome Atalanta at Anfield knowing that victory would seal their place in the last 16 of the Champions League with two games to spare. Liverpool sits comfortably at the top of Group D, five points clear of their nearest rivals, fresh from dishing out Atalanta's worst ever home European defeat on matchday three. The six-time European champions are again among the favourites to go all the way this season. Liverpool who thrashed Leicester Cityin the Premier League with more than half of their starting XI players missing out. Klopp’s side were dominant from the first minute to the last as they won the game 3-0. Liverpool will be looking for the first time since April 2018. Another victory on Wednesday could see them keep four Champions League clean sheets on the bounce an...

Barcelona lost Gerard Pique to injury in the 1-0 loss to Atletico Madrid, Barcelona's faltering start to the season was plunged into more chaos. Sergio Roberto also went down with a thigh problem. Barca have not announced how long Pique will be out of play, but there is talk that for at least eight weeks the 33-year-old center-back may be sidelined. However, they reported that it will take about two months for Sergi Roberto to heal. Clement Lenglet is the only fit central defender in the Champions League for Tuesday's Dynamo Kiev clash.Due to other fitness concerns, Samuel Umtiti and Ronald Araujo are inaccessible. Ronald Araujo was pulled off at the interval against Juventus last month. Subsequently, Barca missed a central defender against Alaves, Dynamo, Real Betis and Atle...

Liverpool cruised to an impressive 3-0 victory over Leicester City at Anfield as they set a new club record of 64 consecutive undefeated home league games. Without Virgil Van Dijk, Mohamed Salah, Jordan Henderson, Trent Alexander-Arnold, Joe Gomez, Thiago Alcantara, there was some cast list to be missed and this was a statement show by Liverpool champions to the rest of the league, with another loss being the only issue when they lost Naby Keita who seemed to injure hamstring. The home side took the lead in the 21st minute when Evans, under pressure from Sadio Mane, headed a James Milner corner into his own net. With Jamie Vardy catching Harvey Barnes in a promising spot, Leicester replied with a smart break, but the left-effort winger's was far from the goal. With Andy Robertso...

With a 2-0 win over Cagliari, credits to Cristiano Ronaldo's first-half double helped Juventus to climb to second in the Serie A standings. The 35-year-old winger beautifully scored in the 38th minute and gave Juve the lead. The lead doubled when Ronaldo scored at the far post just four minutes after. He now has 8 goals in four appearances this season. Former Liverpool defender Ragnar Klavan thought he had got Cagliari back into the tie, but in the build-up, his header was ruled out for offside. On two occasions, Ronaldo even turned provider as Juventus looked to score again but bad finishing ensured that the hosts struggled to add to their tally. The win helped the unbeaten side of manager Andrea Pirlo to close the gap to leaders AC Milan by one point, with Milan playing Sun...

Leaders Paris Saint-Germain missed a half-time advantage of two goals as they lost 3-2 in Ligue 1 at Monaco on Friday ahead of a vital Champions League match against RB Leipzig. Kylian Mbappe's double was canceled out by two goals from Kevin Volland and Fabregas put the final nail to the coffin when he scored from the penalty spot six minutes from time. Mbappe, back with PSG after picking up a thigh injury against Nantes, scored first with a strike into the top corner in the 25th minute. After Rafinha was taken down by Youssouf Fofana, he doubled the tally 12 minutes later from the penalty area. Mbappe was denied the first half hattrick by VAR in the 45th minute as Moise Kean was offside during the play. Kovas subbed off Geubbels and Ballo-Toure for Fabregas and Henrique resp...

Real Madrid will be looking to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight as they face an away game against Villarreal on Saturday afternoon. Before the international break, Los Blancos endured a 4-1 loss to Valencia to slip to fourth in the league, two spots, and two points behind Villarreal, who made an impressive start to 2020-21. The Yellow Submarine made an impressive start to the season, securing them a second position in the league with 18 points from nine matches. Villarreal would again be injured without the assistance of Jaume Costa, Juan Foyth, and Alberto Moreno, but they are fine otherwise as far as absentees are concerned. There is every possibility that Emery will continue to pick the same XI that took to the field against Getafe, with fit-again Gerard Moreno jo...

Jose Mourinho faces off against old rival Pep Guardiola, Tottenham host Manchester City on Saturday aiming to go top of the Premier League. For a few hours before the international break, Spurs went top, and victory at home would send them into first place overnight. The two top profile football bosses have faced off in Clasicos and Manchester derbies before with Guardiola getting the best of their recent encounters. With Raheem Sterling picking up a calf injury in England training and Nathan Ake sustaining a hamstring issue with the Netherlands, Man City suffered a potentially devastating international break. The return of record scorer Sergio Aguero, who has recently suffered from a hamstring injury but used the international break to get back up to speed, may also improve Cit...

After stunning 6-0 thrashing of Germany in Seville on Tuesday, Spain qualified for the UEFA Nations League finals. The visitors suffered their worst loss in a competitive game and the most embarrassing after losing by the same score to Austria in a friendly in 1931. As Sergio Canales was taken off, Spain endured an early injury loss, but his substitute Fabian Ruiz had an instant impact. He put in a splendid delivery from a corner and Morata rose unmarked in the 17th minute at the far post to head home. After RB Leipzig's Dani Olmo hit the crossbar with a headed effort, Spain doubled their lead 16 minutes through Ferran Torres. City teammate Rodri made it 3-0 with his head seven minutes before halftime. However, Spain lost Captain Sergio Ramos to injury two minutes before the bre...

By a Staff Reporter Brazil defeated Uruguay 2-0 to retain their 100% record in the 2022 Qatar South American World Cup qualifiers while Argentina won at peru to maintain unbeaten record. Arthur and Richarlison's first-half goals lifted a Neymar-less Brazil to a fourth straight victory to launch their qualifying campaign for the 2022 World Cup. After 34 minutes, Arthur got the first when his shot was cruelly deflected from outside the box past Uruguayan keeper Martin Campana. Near to half time, Richarlison glanced a header into the net from a short corner to make it 2-0 at the halftime. Uruguay, who were without Luis Suarez after the positive coronavirus test of the striker, struck the crossbar twice in the first half. Uruguay suffered another hit when in the 71st minute Ed...

England will face Belgium in the penultimate match of the UEFA Nations League Group A2 as both the teams vie for a spot in the finals. The match will kick off at 1:30 NST on Monday. England rested their key players in a friendly win against the Republic of Ireland last week. The likes of skipper Harry Kane, Raheem Sterling, Kyle Walker, Eric Dier, and Jordan Henderson are all expected to start in this key clash. With manager Gareth Southgate making it clear that Jordan Pickford is his number one choice to keep the gloves, Nick Pope and Dean Henderson played a half each against Ireland. There is some stiff competition in the right-wing with Mason Mount, Jack Grealish, and Jadon Sancho vying for a single spot. Eric Dier is expected to lead three men back along with Tyron Mings and...