Celtic and Manchester City played out an entertaining 3-3 draw at Parkhead in the Champions League group stage on Wednesday as Guardiola’s perfect start came to an end. The match got off to a great start for the host when striker Moussa Dembele gave the home side the lead in the third minute before Fernandinho equalised eight minutes later. Left-back Kieran Tierney’s 20th-minute shot deflected in off City winger Raheem Sterling, who then levelled again for the visitors with a well-taken goal. Dembele made it 3-2 with less than two minutes played of the second half before Nolito equalised again in the 55th minute. The result ends City’s winning run under Pep Guardiola – 10 games before they travelled to Glasgow – and it was no more than the Scottish … [Read more...]
Slimani Scores As Leicester Maintan Perfect Champions League Start
Islam Slimani gave Leicester a 1-0 win over Porto with a first-half header at the King Power to maintain their perfect start in the Champions League. Striker Slimani, labelled the Dragon Slayer after his run of goals against Porto, bagged his sixth goal of 2016 against them. He had netted five in three games for previous club Sporting Lisbon against Porto before his £29million deadline-day move to Leicester, and grabbed the winner against the Dragons as the Foxes hosted a Champions League game for the first time. It left Leicester two points clear at the top of the table as they made their successive Champions League wins following the opening victory against Club Brugge. Jesus Corona hit the post late on for Porto as the Foxes rode out late pressure … [Read more...]
Roberto Di Matteo: Why The Next 2 Games Will Determine His Sack
Aston Villa boss, Roberto Di Matteo is facing two crucial games this week as he bids to save his job yet again. Di Matteo’s future has been plunged into doubt after a difficult start to the season and he is under pressure to win, at least, one of their forthcoming away games, at Barnsley and Preston, to avoid being sacked by the Championship club. Villa spent over £50 million on new signings over the summer to build a squad capable of challenging for promotion but new owner Tony Xia is growing increasingly concerned by results, which he wants to change immediately With only one win from nine league games, Di Matteo is seven points off the play-offs and Xia is considering making a change in less than two months into the season. Villa face Barnsley on … [Read more...]
Jurgen Klopp not ruling out Reds title challenge
Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool have started well and are in the title race this season, and admits he just wants the team to play good football, while he drew comparisons between the Reds and former club Dortmund. Klopp appeared as a special guest alongside Jamie Carragher on Sky Sports’ Monday Night Football. Klopp claimed that although the Anfield atmosphere is outstanding, it is not quite Dortmund. “It’s different, there’s nothing compared to the Yellow Wall though,” claimed Klopp on Sky Sports News HQ. “Because there are 27 thousand people who are standing there, which is quite impressive. “The Kop created the best half an hour I had in football [against Borussia Dortmund last season]. This half an hour was the best I ever had. “It was outstanding. I … [Read more...]
Ranieri set to unleash ‘Dragon Slayer’ Slimani against Porto
Leicester will unleash the ‘Dragon Slayer’ on FC Porto according to Claudio Ranieri, as they look to set to continue their winning start in the Champions League. The striker picked up the nickname at former club Sporting Lisbon having recorded six goals in eight games overall for Sporting against [Porto] Dragons earning him the nickname the ‘Dragon Slayer’. Slimani scored twice on his Premier League debut for Leicester, a 3-0 win over Burnley, and while Ranieri was unaware of his nickname he knows the Algeria international has put Porto to the sword before. “Yes, I spoke with him about Porto,” confirmed Ranieri. “He came to me and I went to him. He said: “He’s a goalscorer and has scored a lot of goals against Porto and I’m sure he’ll be a threat to … [Read more...]
No excuse for Arsenal deafeat- Hazard
Chelsea and Belgium midfielder Eden Hazard says the club have no excuse for their 3-0 defeat to London rivals Arsenal. conte's men lost 2-1 to Liverpool and followed it with a 3-0 loss to Arsenal. Arsenal scored thrice in an entertaining first-half, leaving Chelsea with no way back, and Hazard acknowledges his side must improve. “There are no excuses,” he told the club’s official website. “It was not good. We lost too many duels. “We came to win the match but we made mistakes – for the first goal, another for the second and then before we knew it we were already 3-0 down. “They played well. We need to be better. In the last three games in the league there have been nine points available and we have got one. It is disappointing. “We need to go away … [Read more...]
Pochettino gives positive news on injured Harry Kane
Mauricio Pochettino says Tottenham have received positive news about star striker Harry Kane and hopes he returns from injury within the next three weeks. Kane was stretched off in Spurs' 1-0 win over Sunderland on Sept. 18, but Pochettino would not say for how long he would be out after an initial scan revealed ankle ligament damage. Initial reports claimed Kane would miss six to eight weeks but, speaking in Moscow ahead of Tuesday's Champions League match against CSKA, the Spurs manager said: "Half an hour ago, we received the information about the [second] scan. "It's much, much better than we expected. We are happy, the scan was very positive. We're very, very happy about this news. But still we cannot give a time of how long it'll be to recovery. "Be … [Read more...]