Month: September 2020

5:29 PM ET Teenager Ansu Fati starred with a brace as Ronald Koeman’s first competitive game in charge of Barcelona ended with a comfortable 4-0 win against Villarreal in La Liga. Ansu, 17, scored twice inside the opening 20 minutes in Barca’s first official outing since they were beaten 8-2 by Bayern Munich in the

10:01 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Tottenham manager Jose Mourinho has had a dig at Manchester United‘s penalty record after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer teased him in his post-match interview on Saturday. Mourinho had complained that the goals were too small ahead of his side’s Europa League qualifier against Shkendija on Thursday.

11:26 AM ET ESPN Facebook Twitter Facebook Messenger Pinterest Email Treble-winners Bayern Munich were stunned as they lost 4-1 away at Hoffenheim on Sunday — the first defeat in charge for manager Hansi Flick. Ermin Bicakcic opened the scoring for the hosts on 16 minutes, before Mu’nas Dunbbar doubled their lead eight minutes later. –

2:31 PM ET Diego Costa talked up the potential of Atletico Madrid now that the club have him and Luis Suarez on the books. Speaking after a 6-1 win against Granada in La Liga, a game in which Costa scored the opener before being replaced by Suarez on the 71st minute with the score 3-0,

4:13 PM ET Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has said he rejected multiple offers to leave Arsenal this summer, including one from Barcelona, but was convinced to stay by manager Mikel Arteta and his relationship with the club’s supporters. Aubameyang ended months of speculation by signing a bumper long-term contract with Arsenal earlier this month. Sources told ESPN

3:30 PM ET Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has criticised Leicester’s tactics after seeing his team suffer a 5-2 home defeat. City dominated after former Leicester midfielder Riyad Mahrez gave them an early lead but their game plan crumbled after Jamie Vardy netted a 37th-minute penalty. – Stream ESPN FC Daily on ESPN+ (U.S. only)–

4:46 PM ET Cristiano Ronaldo‘s second goal of the night rescued a 2-2 draw for 10-man Juventus away to AS Roma in Serie A on Sunday, after Jordan Veretout had twice put the capital club in front. Veretout and Ronaldo netted penalties before the break after both teams were penalised for handball, before the French

4:50 PM ET Barcelona kicked off the Ronald Koeman era in style with an impressive 4-0 win against Villarreal in La Liga on Sunday. Koeman, who has overseen the departures of several established names at the club this summer, named a starting XI that included Lionel Messi, Antoine Griezmann and Philippe Coutinho. But it was