Lionel Messi s late brace took him to 600 Barcelona goals and ensured the LaLiga club took charge of their Champions League semi-final tie against Liverpool with a 3-0 first-leg win.
Former Reds striker Luis Suarez, playing against his old club in a competitive game for the first time since he left for Catalonia in 2014, scored his first Champions League goal in over a year to give Barca a half-time advantage.
James Milner was twice denied by Marc-Andre ter Stegen in the second half while Mohamed Salah was thwarted too before Messi struck twice in seven minutes to bring up his milestone.
The first goal, a tap-in after Suarez had hit the crossbar, was followed by a brilliant 30-yard free-kick before Salah fired against the post with six minutes remaining as…
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Desperate to try and find some stability on Tuesday night, Norwich will welcome Huddersfield to Carrow Road for what could be a lively affair.
Starting with the hosts, while Norwich might have opened this season s Championship campaign tipped as a leading contender to make an immediate Premier League return, the Canaries are in the midst of a real struggle. Although Dean Smith s men might have extended on their EFL Cup run thanks to an action-packed 3-2 victory against Birmingham on August 9th, the former Aston Villa boss has seen his side pick up just a single second-tier point so far. Last seen over the weekend putting in another worrying display as they were hit with a 2-1 loss away at Hull, Norwich really have the fe…
Despite smelling the chance to claim back-to-back Serie A victories on Monday night, Juventus had to settle for a sluggish 0-0 stalemate away at Sampdoria.
While the Old Lady might have opened the 2022/23 campaign with a 3-0 romp against Sassuolo on August 15th, the Italian giants showed many of the issues that haunted them last season.
Coming up against a Sampdoria side who only just hung onto their Serie A status back in May, Massimiliano Allegri will regard Monday s meeting at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris as a missed opportunity.
In a showdown between two sides who are expected to be battling it out at opposite ends of the table this season, we have taken a look at the main talking points.
Juventus inconsistencies are on display again
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Liverpool star Trent Alexander-Arnold hit out at the Premier League fixturing, saying some of it defies common sense .
Jurgen Klopp, manager of the Premier League champions, has been critical of the scheduling amid a busy run of games for clubs.
Three days after losing to Atalanta in the Champions League, Liverpool will visit Brighton and Hove Albion in the early kick-off on Saturday.
Alexander-Arnold, who is sidelined with a calf injury, was also critical of the scheduling, saying change was needed.
At a time when we ve had a three-month lockdown, coming back and not being able to get fully fit as we would like to and having to play the remainder of the games, and then not getting much of a break – I think we got two weeks and then a 10-day pre-season…