Mikel Arteta said Tuesday’s 5-1 thrashing of Sporting CP is a “landmark win” and the best European away performance of his five-year tenure as Arsenal manager. Sporting were previously unbeaten in 19 matches across all competitions this season, but were hammered at the Estadio Jose Alvalade as goals from Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz, Gabriel Magalhães,…
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentNov 26, 2024, 06:35 PM ET Pep Guardiola said Manchester City are in for a “tough” season after Feyenoord launched a stunning comeback to condemn his team to a sixth straight game without a win. On the back of five straight defeats, City threw away a three-goal lead in the final 15 minutes…
Barcelona‘s Robert Lewandowski scored twice as the hosts cruised to a 3-0 win over French side Brest on Tuesday, with the Polish striker joining Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi as the only players to pass the 100 goals mark in the competition. Lewandowski put Barca ahead after being fouled by goalkeeper Marco Bizot and converting…
Manchester City squandered a three-goal lead to draw 3-3 with Dutch side Feyenoord in the Champions League on Tuesday in another calamitous performance from Pep Guardiola’s stuttering side. Erling Haaland bagged a brace for the hosts, but huge defensive blunders in the dying minutes saw them fall to 15th in the Champions League table on…
MUNICH, Germany, Nov 26 (Reuters) – Bayern Munich battled past 10-man Paris St Germain 1-0 in the Champions League thanks to Kim Min-jae’s winner on Tuesday to improve their chances of automatic qualification and leave the visitors in trouble after a third loss in the competition. It was the second straight win for Bayern in…
An own goal by RB Leipzig defender Castello Lukeba gave Inter Milan a 1-0 home win in the Champions League on Tuesday as the Italian champions provisionally moved top of the standings. Inter took the lead in the 27th minute after Lukeba turned the ball into Leipzig’s own net following Federico Dimarco’s free kick. Unbeaten…
Bukayo Saka scored one goal and set up another as Arsenal thrashed Portuguese side Sporting 5-1 in their Champions League clash at the Estadio Jose Alvalade on Tuesday, their biggest away win in the competition in 21 years. Gabriel Martinelli put Arsenal ahead early on before Kai Havertz and Brazilian defender Gabriel added two more…
AC Milan earned their third successive Champions League win with a 3-2 victory at Slovan Bratislava on Tuesday, hanging on after the home side scored a late goal. The first half ended level with Milan’s Christian Pulisic opening the scoring in the 21st minute before a quick counter-attack led to Slovan’s Tigran Barseghyan equalising three…
ESPN Nov 26, 2024, 10:03 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Welcome to matchday five of the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season! Europe’s premier club competition returns in its new format with nine matches across the continent on Tuesday, providing exciting matchups, top talent and drama. Enjoy the play-by-play from all the games such…
Nov 26, 2024, 02:27 PM ET A fan who racially abused Arsenal player Thomas Partey in a social media post was banned from all games for three years on Tuesday. Charles Ogunmilade, who is Black, had admitted sending a “grossly offensive” message on X which he claimed was a satire of what a racist white…