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Simeone lifts Álvarez onto the pedestal: 'Best player we have'
Julián Álvarez helped Atlético Madrid to victory over Rayo Vallecano on Wednesday with a hat-trick. His coach Diego Simeone was full of praise for the Argentine forward afterwards. "We need him for many more years."
Nuno Espírito Santo is the new manager of West Ham
West Ham appoint Nuno Espírito Santo as their new manager on a three-year deal after sacking Graham Potter. The Portuguese coach faces the challenge of lifting the Hammers from a poor start, aiming to bring stability, discipline, and renewed competitiveness to the London club.
São Paulo miss out on the Libertadores semifinals and LDU Quito face Palmeiras
São Paulo crash out of the Copa Libertadores after a 1-0 home defeat to LDU Quito. Jeison Medina’s decisive strike sealed a 3-0 aggregate win, sending the Ecuadorians to their first semifinal in 17 years, where they will face Palmeiras.
That Emre is not there annoys us all
BVB want to extend their unbeaten run on Saturday against Niko Kovac’s favorite opponent. Fabio Silva could be in the squad for the first time while for captain Emre Can it was the next disappointment.
Missed chances and Bakayoko frustrate Simonis, BVB keep winning
Paul Simonis has suffered his second consecutive Bundesliga defeat with VfL Wolfsburg. There were plenty of chances against RB Leipzig, but it was Johan Bakayoko who stole the show in their victory.
Painful numbers for United and painful conclusions for Amorim
The statistics for Manchester United are becoming more and more painful under manager Rúben Amorim. On Saturday afternoon, partly due to a missed penalty by Bruno Fernandes, the away match against Brentford was also lost in a way that drove the Portuguese coach to despair. And the same goes for the results in away games.
Manchester City brothers with famous surname make debut together
It was not a spectacular cup night in England on Tuesday, but for the Heskey family it became one to never forget. At Manchester City, Jaden and Reigan both made their official debut in the same match against Huddersfield Town (0-2).
Much-discussed Lamine Yamal makes Barça fans happy: I'm back!
Lamine Yamal looks set to make his return for Barcelona next Sunday. The eighteen-year-old forward missed the last four matches due to a groin injury but has now recovered.
The Metropolitano arrives and Xabi makes an Ancelotti-style ‘remake’
Atlético Madrid crushed Real Madrid 5–1 at the Metropolitano in La Liga, with Julián Álvarez scoring twice and Sorloth adding another in a dominant derby display.
Liverpool suffer bizarre first defeat, Chelsea also beaten with Hato in the team
Arne Slot’s Liverpool suffered their first defeat of the season on Saturday. Opponents Crystal Palace scored the winning goal deep into stoppage time.