Football Blog (Page 217)

[ad_1] Carlo Ancelotti has admitted his delight at banishing the demons of last season’s Clasico defeat following Real Madrid’s comfortable 3-1 victory over Barcelona on home soil. The Santiago Bernabeu hosted a shock 4-0 victory for Barcelona in March last season, for which Ancelotti accepted the blame after he deployed Luka Modric in an unconventional false-nine role and completely disrupted the balance of his side. They were missing star striker Karim Benzema that night but, with the Frenchman available this time around, he started up top and Modric retained his usual midfield role, and the lack of tinkering worked to perfection as goals from Benzema,Read More →

[ad_1] Graham Potter is keen on reuniting with Leandro Trossard at Chelsea, while the Seagulls’ former sporting director Dan Ashworth also wants to bring the Belgian to Newcastle, 90min understands. Trossard has a contract at Brighton running until 2024, and while the club want to tie him down to a new deal, he isn’t short of suitors. Potter, who utilised Trossard in a number of different roles during his time at the Amex Stadium, wants to bring the versatile winger to Stamford Bridge having previously signed him from Genk in 2019. However, 90min also understands that Brighton’s former sporting director Ashworth, now in charge atRead More →

[ad_1] Marko Arnautovic rejected the chance to join Manchester United from Bologna this summer, his agent has sensationally claimed. The 33-year-old was linked with a surprise move to Old Trafford in August, but United were thought to have backed away from the deal after baulking at his £8m price tag. There was also significant unrest from United’s supporters over the proposed move, with many feeling that the Austrian was not the right profile of player for manager Erik ten Hag to be targeting. But those version of events have been questioned by Arnautovic’s agent, Tiziano Pasquali, after he told Sky Italy that it was hisRead More →

[ad_1] The New York Red Bulls are out of the MLS Cup playoffs after losing 1-2 to FC Cincinnati on Saturday at Red Bull Arena.  Despite getting the early lead with a stunning strike by Lewis Morgan, a penalty by Lucho Acosta and late goal by Brandon Vazquez eventually eliminated the New York side from contention.  As the team heads into the offseason, head coach Gerhard Struber admitted the Red Bulls will use the loss as an opportunity to grow.  “It’s a big learning moment, a moment to grow, it’s a big hit in the face. We can see that we cannot always hold ourRead More →

[ad_1] Bayern Munich made light work of SC Freiburg in a dominant 5-0 victory on Sunday, leapfrogging their visitors in the Bundesliga table in doing so. It took just 13 minutes for Serge Gnabry to fire Bayern ahead at the Allianz Arena, sharply heading in a rebound following a fine save from Leroy Sane’s initial effort. Julian Nagelsmann’s side were suddenly performing like champions once again, having gone into the game seventh in the table. Gnabry almost made it a brace for himself after 21 minutes, forcing a save out of Freiburg goalkeeper Mark Flekken, who put in an inspired performance all things considered. ButRead More →

[ad_1] Club America is unstoppable. The Mexico City side triumphed 11-2 over the two-legged quarterfinal series against Puebla, recording the biggest win in the history of Liga MX’s Liguilla. The Mexico City team first kicked off with a 6-1 victory against Puebla at the Estadio Cuauhtémoc, as goals from Henry Martin, Diego Valdes, Alejandro Zendejas, Brian Rodriguez and Federico Viñas set the tone for the second match.  The Eagles then hosted Puebla at the Estadio Azteca, where five more goals sealed the record-breaking victory and ticket to the semifinals.  Toluca previously held that title, defeating Puebla 7-0 overall in their quarterfinal series in the SummerRead More →

[ad_1] Nearly a quarter of the way into the season – there were two glaring questions to be answered about Leeds United and Arsenal going into their clash at Elland Road on Sunday. Are Arsenal title contenders? Are Leeds candidates to be relegated? To put it simply, yes to both. Looking at Arsenal first – Mikel Arteta will take as much from this game as any. Yes, it is true, Arsenal were far from their best – but when it mattered they showed real quality and that was not embodied more by their winning goal. Bukayo Saka capitalised on Rodrigo’s horror cross – but theRead More →

[ad_1] Real Madrid moved three points clear at the top of La Liga with a richly deserved 3-1 win over arch rivals Barcelona in Sunday’s Clasico at the Bernabeu. With their Champions League campaign dangling by a thread, Barcelona went into the match keen to assert domestic prowess. They dominated possession throughout the match, but were largely toothless in attack and allowed Los Blancos to pick them off with two first half counter-attacks. The first goal came after great work from Toni Kroos, who sent Vinicius Junior through on goal with a delicious pass. Though Marc-Andre ter Stegen was on hand to parry the Brazilian’sRead More →

[ad_1] Manchester United were held to a goalless stalemate at home by Newcastle in the Premier League on Sunday afternoon. The ambitious approach of both teams threatened to concoct an intriguing affair. From the opening whistle, Newcastle pressed aggressively. The hosts tried – with mixed success – to weave their way around the hassling white shirts. However, an ultimately scrappy and staccato affair was riddled with controversial refereeing decisions – or, more accurately, non-decisions. Callum Wilson gave the officials something to think about ten minutes into proceedings when he tumbled over Raphael Varane’s outstretched, errant leg. Wilson’s mild protests were waved away. Erik ten Hag’sRead More →

[ad_1] The Premier League game between Leeds and Arsenal has been temporarily suspended due to tech problems. Credit: 90min.com[ad_2]Read More →