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tory Barcelona kept their La Liga title hopes alive with an impressive 4-1 victory over Champions League chasing Villarreal on Sunday night. A spellbinding first half of football returned four goals. Barcelona took an early lead through a Pau Torres own goal, before Gerard Moreno swiftly restored parity after the hosts ruthlessly exposed the Catalans' vulnerabilities on the counter. Luis Suarez scored a sublime second for the visitors They weren't on level terms for long, mind, as Lionel Messi...

In late October, things for Ralph Hasenhuttl's Southampton were at an all-time low. They'd just lost 9-0 to Leicester, equalling a 24-year record for a Premier League defeat. They sat in the relegation zone with the joint-worst goal difference in the division, having played a game more than any of the teams around them. Summer signing Che Adams, after a fairly bright start, had lost his place in a team who had taken one point from their last 15 available. no way do southampton go from getting...

zens A magnificent goal from Che Adams was the difference for Southampton at St Mary's as Manchester City failed to build on the win over Liverpool and fell back to 23 points behind the champions. Pep Guardiola said before the match that he knew his team were in for a fight and within 16 minutes that couldn't have been more apparent. The zero fans in attendance were treated to one of the goals of the season as Stuart Armstrong dispossessed Oleksandr Zinchenko, prompting Adams to catch Ederson...

wice Newcastle thwarted West Ham's hopes of a big three points away from home, goals from Miguel Almiron cancelling out strikes from Michail Antonio and Tomáš Souček. The Hammers got off to the best possible start, but not without a friendly helping hand from Jamaal Lascelles, who diverted an unthreatening Jarrod Bowen cross straight into the path of Antonio, who obligingly turned the ball home. It finishes level at St. James' Park.#NEWWHU | #NUFC pic.twitter.com/pGUpQnoM5V — Newcastle United...

Christian Pulisic has played down comparisons with former Chelsea superstar Eden Hazard, instead insisting he's just focussed on being himself and not replicating anyone else. The American has been one of the Premier League's in-form stars following the restart in June, scoring in Chelsea's first two games back, before winning a penalty in their latest match against Watford. It was after the Watford match, which Frank Lampard's side won 3-0, that Pulisic was asked about comparisons with Eden...

Real Madrid are reportedly resigned to selling James Rodriguez for a cut-price fee this summer, opening the door to Arsenal, Everton, Manchester United and Wolves to make their moves. Rodriguez has made just one league appearance since October for Los Blancos after struggling to overcome an injury-ravaged start to the season. His start against Real Sociedad last month was his sole post-lockdown appearance, and he has been left out of the four matches since, with Madrid locking down top spot in...

Manchester United midfielder Nemanja Matic is reported to have signed a new long-term contract which will keep him at the club until 2023. The big Serbian has been an important part of the Red Devils' post-lockdown revival, and has started each of their last three league matches - helping his team to the points which have catapulted them right back into Champions League contention. Having been signed by José Mourinho in 2017 for around £40m, Matic's contract was due to run out in 2021....

Crystal Palace are reportedly interested in signing Chelsea starlet Conor Gallagher, who has impressed in the Football League this season. The 20-year-old has caught the eye of scouts in loan spells with both Charlton Athletic and Swansea City in the Championship in 2019/20. According to The Sun, a fee in the region of £10m is believed to be enough to secure his services. Frank Lampard has an abundance of midfield options to choose from The report claims that, with an abundance of midfield...

ions Liverpool delivered laboured to a 2-0 win against relegation-threatened Aston Villa, winning their 17th consecutive home game of the Premier League season. Aston Villa proved to be obstinate opponents for the best part of 70 minutes until Sadio Mané neatly turned in the opener for the newly-crowned Premier League champions. As Villa began to chase the game, Liverpool - reinforced by a trio of experienced substitutes - exploited the space opening up. With one minute left to play, Mohamed...

shed Inter's faint Scudetto hopes were dashed on Sunday afternoon as they fell to a shock 2-1 defeat to Bologna at San Siro. Bologna's resistance was brief as a dominant Inter took the lead just after the 20-minute mark through a Romelu Lukaku finish. The Belgian tapped home after Lautaro Martinez's glancing header rebounded off the post. Romelu Lukaku was in the right place at the right time to score his 26th goal of the campaign The Nerazzurri pressed for a second and twice went close through...

West Ham United are looking to dip into the Championship market once again as they eye Wigan Athletic defender Cédric Kipré. The Hammers signed forward Jarrod Bowen from Hull City in January, while Ryan Fredricks arrived from Fulham in 2018 and the Hammers could look to exploit opportunities in the second tier again the same with Kipré. The Frenchman has been in impressive form for the Latics since joining the club from Motherwell back in 2018, while he has also been on the books at Premier...

cial What's the point of playing nice football? If the main objective of football is winning, and imposing an attractive philosophy takes time and resources that hold up that objective in the short term, why do certain teams place such a value on what appears a counterintuitive strategy? It's a question that continues to surface in the various narratives threads of the current Premier League season, in the compulsion to judge Jose Mourinho by Mauricio Pohcettino's standards and vice versa, in...

If your response to Liverpool's alleged move for Thiago is to believe it when you see it, then you're probably approaching things the right way. There's a lot about it that smells fishy. For one, the deal would require a pretty drastic break from strategy for the Reds recruitment team. Of all 20 first team signings made since Jurgen Klopp's arrival in October 2015, only four have been over the age of 27 - three of those were backup goalkeepers and the other was short-term defensive cover...

Qatari side Al-Sadd have confirmed that manager Xavi has signed a contract extension covering the 2020/21 season, amid widespread reports that he is to succeed Quique Setien at Barcelona. Xavi spent his entire playing career with Barça prior to joining Al-Sadd in 2015, where he has since taken over as the club's manager. He has impressed in his debut spell as a coach, winning the Qatari Cup earlier this year, and a report this weekend claimed that his former club have agreed terms over his...

Well, obviously, they need to stay up first. Above all other issues on the docket, that's kind of the most important. But having accrued four points from their last two matches, that looks like a distinctly more likely scenario now. Not nailed on by any means, but at least more plausible than, y'know, before they got these four points. Newcastle 1-2 West Ham *92 seconds later* Newcastle 2-2 West Ham pic.twitter.com/T3Ur1q55pl — 90min (@90min_Football) July 5, 2020 It should have been more than...

Valencia are interested in Everton's Colombian defender Yerry Mina, two years after the 25-year-old moved to Merseyside. The centre-back was signed by the Toffees from Barcelona for £27.2m having impressed at that summer's World Cup. Mina endured an injury-riddled debut campaign, but was one of the side's most consistent starters in the first half of his second season under Marco Silva. Yerry Mina warms up before Everton's clash with Leicester City Carlo Ancelotti replaced Silva as manager in...

The 2019/20 campaign has been a tale of two halves for Manchester United. They were down in 14th and getting thumped by Watford in 2019, but a major upturn in form in 2020 has left forward Marcus Rashford feeling excited about the future. Bruno Fernandes' arrival in January appears to have been the catalyst for an incredible run of form for United, who are unbeaten in their last nine games and have been one of the Premier League's most exciting sides across that period. Today's front three...

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino has rebuffed the advances of the reigning Portuguese top flight champions Benfica, which has only increased talk of him taking up the reins at St James' Park. Pochettino was sacked by Tottenham in November after more than five years at the helm, and only six months after guiding the club to the Champions League final. Pochettino and his staff reflect on Tottenham's 2-0 defeat to Premier League rivals Liverpool in the 2019 Champions League...

We're at the point in the season where supporters have their respective sides' remaining run-in memorised, down to even the kick off time. Knowing who is up next and when, while simultaneously mind-mapping the expected points tally they'll accumulate, is equal measures of exciting and frightening. For Leeds and all affiliated with them, it's more the latter. ? "Every match in this period is very important, and every distraction we pay for, so we must keep focused" — Leeds United (@LUFC) July...

Having fallen down the pecking order at Southampton under Ralph Hassenhuttl, Fraser Forster's career was stagnating at an alarming rate until an old companion offered him a lifeline – and a chance to sort his head out. After five years away from the club, Neil Lennon brought Forster back to Celtic on a season-long loan, and just like that, Hoops fans reconciled with an icon. Fraser Forster and Neil Lennon embrace after Celtic's victory over Barcelona in 2012 'La Gran Muralla' hit the ground...