By Julien Pretot PARIS, (Reuters) – Angel Di Maria struck twice as runaway Ligue 1 leaders Paris St Germain crushed Angers 5-1 at the Parc des Princes on Saturday. Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lucas and Gregory van der Wiel were also on target for Laurent Blanc’s side while Pierrick Capelle replied for Angers who are fourth in […]
LONDON (Reuters) – Tottenham Hotspur teenager Dele Alli scored a contender for goal of the season when he lifted the ball over his head, swivelled past a defender and volleyed home as they won 3-1 at Crystal Palace in the Premier League on Saturday. The stunning 84th minute goal struck from 25 yards, watched by […]
REUTERS – Watford 2 Newcastle United 1 Watford beat Newcastle United 2-1 in the Premier League on Saturday to keep the north-east club in the relegation zone. The prolific Odion Ighalo opened the scoring straight after halftime with his first goal of the year, running on to a through ball from Troy Deeney and rounding […]
REUTERS – Manchester United 0 Southampton 1 Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal conceded that his decision to throw winger Adnan Januzaj on for defender Cameron Borthwick-Jackson played a part in Saturday’s 1-0 home Premier League defeat by Southampton. An inviting cross from the right flank presented Charlie Austin with a dream debut for the […]
REUTERS – West Bromwich Albion 0 Aston Villa 0 Aston Villa’s battle for survival at the foot of the Premier League still looked a hopeless one after they could only scrape a point from a grim goalless derby at the Hawthorns on Saturday. Plenty of endeavour but precious little quality marked a poor game with […]
REUTERS – Sunderland 1 Bournemouth 1 Sunderland fought back to earn a crucial 1-1 draw with Bournemouth in a dour Premier League relegation battle on Saturday. Benik Afobe gave Bournemouth the lead with his first goal for the club, heading home firmly after 13 minutes, and Patrick van Aanholt equalised just before halftime, firing home […]
Manchester United fell to a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Southampton as Charlie Austin scored the winning goal with 10 minutes to go, after making his debut from the bench. Here are 5 talking points from the game. 1. Mouse on the pitch Yes. The game was such a snoozefest that when a mouse […]
By Iain Rogers MADRID (Reuters) – Barcelona leapfrogged Atletico Madrid to go top of La Liga after Lionel Messi’s acrobatic volley secured a hard-fought 2-1 victory against tenacious Malaga on Saturday. Munir El Haddadi, deployed up front in place of the injured Neymar, fired Barca ahead in the second minute at the Rosaleda Stadium on […]
REUTERS – Leicester City 3 Stoke City 0 Leicester’s adventures in Premier League wonderland continued on Saturday as Jamie Vardy rediscovered his goalscoring touch in a deserved victory over Stoke that thrust them to the top of the table. Vardy, unstoppable earlier in the season, had gone six league games without a goal but struck […]
Bayern Munich defender Jerome Boateng will be sidelined for "a longer period of time" after sustaining a muscle injury in Friday's 2-1 win at Hamburg SV.
REUTERS – Norwich City 4 Liverpool 5 Liverpool substitute Adam Lallana struck deep into stoppage time to snatch a 5-4 win over shell-shocked Norwich City in an extraordinary Premier League game at Carrow Road on Saturday. The visitors had fought back from 3-1 down to lead 4-3 after 90 minutes but Norwich central defender Sebastien […]
