Open Extended Reactions Manchester United won their fifth straight match across all competitions by beating Luton Town on Sunday. Matthew Peters/Manchester United via Getty Images LUTON, England — Manchester United found a way to beat Luton Town 2-1 in the Premier League on Sunday but their resurgent bid for UEFA Champions League qualification will surely only
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Feb 17, 2024, 06:20 PM ET Open Extended Reactions It was a fun Saturday across European soccer, with talking points galore in the Bundesliga title race, LaLiga, Women’s Super League, English Premier League and Ligue 1. Bayer Leverkusen clinched a 2-1 win to further their lead at the top of the table, Barcelona edged Celta
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 17, 2024, 04:19 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola has insisted Erling Haaland was not to blame for Manchester City dropping points against Chelsea despite having nine shots without scoring. City and Chelsea drew 1-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday to slip behind Liverpool and Arsenal — who both won
Robert Lewandowski‘s penalty deep into added time earned Barcelona a fortunate 2-1 win at Celta Vigo in LaLiga on Saturday ahead of their Champions League game at Napoli. It was another uninspired performance by Barcelona until a moment of brilliance from Lewandowski gave the visitors the lead just before half-time. - Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga,
Premier League veteran Steven Fletcher has boosted Wrexham’s fortunes since joining. Photo by Ben Roberts Photo/Getty Images Wrexham edged to a 1-0 victory against Notts County on Saturday that saw them move into the automatic promotion spots in League Two. A 20th-minute strike by former Scotland forward Steven Fletcher was enough to seal the win
Connor O’Halloran Feb 17, 2024, 10:41 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool suffered a trio of injuries in Saturday’s 4-1 victory at Brentford, with Curtis Jones and Diogo Jota facing potentially significant injuries while striker Darwin Núñez was substituted with a “small” issue at half-time. The victory was kickstarted by an audacious chipped finish from
Kylian Mbappé and Lucas Hernández scored second-half goals to earn leaders Paris Saint-Germain a 1-0 win at Nantes and extend their unbeaten Ligue 1 run to 17 matches on Saturday. Luis Enrique’s side moved on to 53 points, 14 clear of second-placed Nice who lost 1-0 at Lyon on Friday. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga,
Bayer Leverkusen scored once in either half to battle past hosts Heidenheim 2-1 on Saturday and open up an eight-point gap at the top of the table while also equalling a German record of 32 matches without defeat across all competitions. The visitors, who have never won a Bundesliga title, snatched the lead on the
Tom Hamilton, Senior WriterFeb 17, 2024, 09:29 AM ET Close • Joined ESPN in 2011• Covered two Olympics, a pair of Rugby World Cups and two British & Irish Lions tours• Previously rugby editor, and became senior writer in 2018 Open Extended Reactions Arsenal regularly draw big crowds in the Women’s Super League. Photo by Paul Harding/Getty Images Arsenal‘s
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 17, 2024, 10:20 AM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions The Professional Soccer Referees Association (PSRA), the union that represents officials working in MLS, the NWSL, and the USL, rejected a proposed new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) put before