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Alexander Sørloth struck deep in stoppage time to hand Atletico Madrid a 2-1 comeback win at Barcelona on Saturday that moved them top of LaLiga with their 12th consecutive victory across all competitions. Atletico have 41 points, three ahead of Barcelona who have gone three league games without a win. Barca were the better side

Dec 21, 2024, 01:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Bukayo Saka lasted just 25 minutes for Arsenal against Crystal Palace on Saturday. Alex Pantling/Getty Images Bukayo Saka was forced off injured for Arsenal early on in their Premier League game against Crystal Palace on Saturday. The England winger, 23, held his hamstring after attempting a cross

(Adds Schick quote) Dec 21 (Reuters) – Bayer Leverkusen‘s Patrik Schick scored four times and Florian Wirtz added another to hand the Bundesliga side a commanding 5-1 home win over Freiburg on Saturday as the defending champions picked up their fifth straight league victory. The win puts second-placed Leverkusen on 32 points, four off Bayern

Arsenal‘s Gabriel Jesus proved a thorn in Crystal Palace‘s side once again as the Brazilian forward scored twice in a 5-1 win at Selhurst Park which put his side three points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool on Saturday. Jesus netted a hat trick as Arsenal beat Palace 3-2 in the League Cup quarterfinals on Wednesday

Aston Villa inflicted more misery on Manchester City on Saturday, defeating them 2-1 in the Premier League with goals from Jhon Duran and former City forward Morgan Rogers. Villa leap-frogged City into fifth place in the Premier League table, while Pep Guardiola’s shell-shocked holders dropped provisionally to sixth — and could drop as low as

Dec 21, 2024, 11:34 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland criticised himself after Manchester City fell to another chastening defeat on Saturday but said the players are still backing manager Pep Guardiola. City looked devoid of confidence, ideas and fight in a 2-1 loss to Aston Villa which deepened their surprising crisis. The reigning

Dec 21, 2024, 12:00 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Ivan Juric was head coach of Roma earlier this season. Elianton/Mondadori Portfolio via Getty Images Southampton confirmed the hiring of Ivan Juric as their new head coach on Saturday ahead of their clash with Fulham on Sunday. Juric replaces Russell Martin, who was sacked after the 5-0

Elliott Lee scored the opener as Wrexham drew 1-1 against Bristol Rovers on Saturday. Barrington Coombs/PA Images via Getty Images Wrexham were denied victory by a late goal for the second straight week as Bristol Rovers handed the visitors another blow in their automatic promotion push on Saturday. Promise Omochere struck with four minutes remaining

Chris Wright, Toe Poke writerDec 21, 2024, 11:30 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester City slumped to yet another defeat on Saturday as the defending Premier League champions fell to a 2-1 loss at Aston Villa that, just to rub salt into the wound, saw their opponents leapfrog them in the table. The four-time reigning

Adam Brown Dec 21, 2024, 03:08 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Arsenal secured a comfortable victory in the Premier League on Saturday evening as they defeated Crystal Palace 5-1 at Selhurst Park. The Gunners took just six minutes to take the lead when Gabriel Jesus finished at the near post, and after Ismaïla Sarr equalised