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Playing at Camp Nou is very different
Barcelona thrashed Athletic Bilbao 4-0 on their return to Camp Nou, almost three years later. When the stadium first opened in 1957, it was against a Polish team. Yesterday, it was a Polish forward, Lewandowski, who scored the first goal in the new version of the ground.
Irritation for Conceição in Saudi Arabia
Sérgio Conceição was absolutely not pleased with the performance of his Al-Ittihad team. The Saudi Arabian champions have started the season disastrously and on Monday also lost 4-2 to Al-Duhail SC in the AFC Champions League. Conceição was especially irritated by his team’s tempo.
Better than Xabi Alonso? What really matters to Hjulmand
With Leverkusen, Kasper Hjulmand is on a record chase. But is Bayer 04 actually better than last year under Xabi Alonso, as the statistics seem to suggest? The insights from the upcoming top matches are, in any case, far more meaningful for the coach.
Pep Guardiola apologises to cameraman
Pep Guardiola apologised after images went viral showing him confronting a cameraman following Manchester City’s 2-1 defeat to Newcastle. The manager admitted he acted out of frustration and said he felt embarrassed by the incident as City continue to struggle in the Premier League.
The grand return of Gerard Moreno
The striker has now scored in four consecutive matches after returning to action two months later.
Messi steals the show again for Inter Miami and equals the assist record of Puskas
Lionel Messi once again played a starring role for Inter Miami on Sunday night in the US. The Argentine led the Florida club to a 0-4 win over FC Cincinnati with one goal and three assists.
It is very unlikely that anything will change after this season
The English striker was linked with a move to Barcelona as Robert Lewandowski’s successor in 2026, but says Bayern fans have no reason to worry.
Shock for RB Leipzig: Ouedraogo out for a long time
The joy of a perfect week was followed by a terrible setback for Assan Ouedraogo: the RB Leipzig midfielder has suffered a serious knee injury and will be out for several weeks.
Amorim hopes to see more of the player De Ligt was at Ajax
Rúben Amorim is very happy with how Matthijs de Ligt has been asserting himself lately as Manchester United’s defensive leader. Still, there is one aspect in the 26-year-old defender’s game where there is plenty of room for improvement, according to the Portuguese manager.
Former Man City prospect swapped football for Oxford
Gabriel Willhoft-King retired from football at 19 to study law at the University of Oxford.