Diego Costa saw a penalty saved as Sevilla and Atletico Madrid each failed to capitalise on Barcelona s defeat earlier on Saturday, playing out a 1-1 draw in Diego Simeone s 300th game as a LaLiga coach.
Barca had collapsed at Levante and, with Real Madrid not in action until later in the day, the winner of this clash would top the table.
But Atleti hailed as one of the best five teams in the world by Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui this week failed to fire for 45 minutes and trailed to Franco Vazquez s header.
Costa arrived from the bench at half-time and Simeone s men started to turn the screw, equalising through Alvaro Morata.
Then Costa, who earlier saw a goal disallowed by the VAR, was denied by Tomas Vaclik with 18 minutes remaining as Atleti fell sho…
Vincent Aboubakar fired Cameroon to a last-gasp 1-0 win over Brazil before being sent off on Friday, but it was not enough to save the Indomitable Lions from an early World Cup exit – or to prevent the Selecao from topping Group G.
Having seen Brazil secure a place in the round of 16 by beating Switzerland last time out, Tite made nine changes to his side, which resulted in a disjointed Selecao showing at the Lusail Stadium.
Devis Epassy kept Cameroon in the contest with several fine saves before Aboubakar nodded home a stoppage-time winner for Rigobert Song s men – and was promptly shown a second yellow card for removing his shirt.
However, the result was ultimately immaterial as Switzerland clung on to beat Serbia 3-2 in the group s other game, ensuring Bra…
Zenit St Petersburg coach Luciano Spalletti says he is very happy in his current role, despite reports linking him to Milan.
The 54-year-old Italian has been in charge of Zenit since 2009, leading the club to two league titles and a series of other cup successes.
With Milan slipping off the pace in Serie A this season – they sit third, 18 points behind Juventus – speculation over the future of Massimiliano Allegri has been rife.
Spalletti has been linked with the job, but doused the flames in an interview with Mattina Sport.
He said: I m very happy in Russia. I don t think I ll be leaving as I m very attached to the project we have at the club.
There are already good and young coaches in Italy, whereas I want to respect the contract I have with Zenit.
Spalletti – who p…
Paris Saint-Germain striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic claims the club s history should only be traced back to when the current owners took over in 2011.
The Ligue 1 champions have experienced a transformation in fortunes since Qatar Sports Investments arrived in the French capital, winning three league titles and three cup crowns.
A domestic treble last season saw some tip PSG for a Champions League push this term and Laurent Blanc s men head to Stamford Bridge with a 2-1 advantage over Chelsea in their last-16 tie on Wednesday.
And Ibrahimovic has drawn comparisons between PSG and Chelsea, whose Champions League win in 2012 was the culmination of almost a decade of investment from Roman Abramovich.
The project was launched three years ago [Ibrahimovic s firs…
Bologna have announced the appointment of Filippo Inzaghi as their new head coach.
The former Italy international has signed a two-year deal that will tie him to the club until June 2020.
His appointment follows the departure of Roberto Donadoni, who left the club after the team picked up one point in six games at the end of last season.
Inzaghi joins the Rossoblu following a two-year spell at Venezia, where he gained promotion to Serie B and won the Coppa Italia Lega Pro in his first season with the club.
His first coaching role was with AC Milan s Primavera youth side, before being placed in charge of the first team and spending the 2014-15 campaign at the helm of the Rossoneri.
Inzaghi won Serie A, the Champions League and the World Cup a…
Bournemouth have started the Premier League campaign in good fashion, winning their opening league games beating Cardiff 2-0 on the opening day of the campaign before winning 2-1 at West Ham last time out.
That winning run faces a stern test on Saturday afternoon, as the Cherries welcome a seemingly revitalised Everton under Portuguese boss Marco Silva.
I am a big fan of Eddie Howe
I am a big fan of Cherries boss Eddie Howe, and not just because he was a childhood Evertonian either! The 40-year-old has done an exceptional job with the south coast club taking them from rags to riches during his reign. He deserves even more credit for keeping the Cherries in the Premier League.
What I like most about Howe is the fact that he believes in his own ideas, and will de…
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted he slept pretty well despite Manchester City s thumping of Watford in the Premier League on Saturday.
Pep Guardiola s defending champions City produced a brilliant performance to thrash Watford 8-0 at the Etihad Stadium.
But Liverpool still managed to restore their five-point lead at the top on Sunday, overcoming Chelsea 2-1 at Stamford Bridge.
Klopp said he lost no sleep after seeing City s result, with the two clubs again expected to be pushing each other in the title race.
I wanted to see the goals. I saw a two-minute, 50 seconds summary after I left the training pitch, he said, via the Telegraph.
UP THE REDS!
— Liverpool FC (@LFC)
Eight goals and two crossbars. I need to watch it fu…
Jose Mourinho wants to sign Torino striker Andrea Belotti for his new club AS Roma, according to . Mourinho will become the new manager of Italian club Roma at the end of the season following his recent sacking by Tottenham Hotspur, and the former Manchester United and Chelsea boss is already drawing up transfer targets.
Belotti is one of the best strikers in Serie A and has been banging in the goals for fun for a number of years now. Despite Torino fighting for survival in the top flight of Italian club, the 27-year-old has consistently found the back of the net. Belotti has scored 12 goals and provided six assists in Serie A , and he found the back of the net 16 times in the league in 2019-20 and 15 times in the league in 2018-19.
However, Roma are not the only club …
United States international Matt Miazga has again left Chelsea on loan, signing a one-year deal with Anderlecht.
Miazga moved to Stamford Bridge from New York Red Bulls in January 2016 but has appeared just twice for the Blues in all competitions.
The centre-back has previously had loan spells with Vitesse, Nantes and Reading, spending the past season and a half with the Championship club.
Miazga has two years left on his contract at Chelsea, having extended his initial deal due to expire at the end of last season when he left for Nantes in 2018.
Ciepłe powitanie. A warm welcome, Matti. Central defender, age 25. On loan from .
— RSC Anderlecht (@rscanderlecht)
Anderlecht sporting director Peter Verbeke said: Matt can win duels but…
Feyenoord have confirmed the signings of Luke Wilkshire and Bilal Basacikoglu from Dinamo Moscow and Heerenveen respectively.
Australia international Wilkshire joins on a free transfer following his release from Russian outfit Dinamo, signing a one-year deal with an option to extend that by a further 12 months.
The 32-year-old previously enjoyed a spell in the Premier League with Middlesbrough, before stints at Bristol City and Twente ahead of a move to Dinamo in 2008.
Basacikoglu has signed a four-year contract with the option of another year.
The Netherlands Under-19 international scored six goals in 24 Eredivisie appearances for Heerenveen last season.
Our policy is aimed to fill with great talents from outside, technical director Martin van G…