Ligue 1

Xabi Alonso has seemingly instilled a winning mentality in his Bayer Leverkusen side, because just when it looked like the German outfit would lose their first match of the season in the Europa League Round of 16 against Qarabag, up popped Patrik Schick with an injury-time double. The visitors had actually taken a two-goal lead in the match, before Jeremie …

Aston Villa are on the brink of qualifying for the quarter-finals of the Europa Conference League as Leon Bailey has made it 2-0 on aggregate with a lovely goal.  The Premier League club came into tonight’s clash knowing a win would send them through to the next round after the first leg finished 0-0 in Amsterdam. Villa opened the scoring …

Liverpool have had an easy night at Anfield and currently lead their Europa League round of 16 tie with Sparta Praha 11-2 after Cody Gakpo made it 6-1 on the night. The Reds blitzed the Czech team in the first half scoring four goals in the space of seven minutes. The away side would pull one back before halftime before …

Liverpool have blown Sparta Praha away in their Europa League match on Thursday night as the Reds lead 4-1 at halftime, but everything hasn’t gone to plan for Darwin Nunez.  The Uruguayan striker opened the scoring on the night at Anfield and the Premier League club would go on to score three more goals all within the space of seven …

Aston Villa have taken the lead against Ajax in their Europa Conference League round of 16 clash courtesy of an incredible header from Arsenal transfer target Ollie Watkins.  The tie was level at 0-0 coming into tonight’s match and Villa’s main man has now given the Premier League club the lead. The striker is having an incredible season and tonight’s …

Liverpool have run through Sparta Praha in their Europa League round of 16 second leg match as the Reds have scored four goals in the space of seven minutes.  The Merseyside club lead 5-1 from the first leg and many expected Klopp to rest several players for tonight’s match but in fact, the German coach has named a strong team. …

Rangers were so close to causing a Europa League upset against Benfica, but Rafa Silva’s goal in the second leg of their Round of 16 tie was enough to send the Portuguese side into the quarter-finals. The Scottish Premiership side had kept their opponents at bay until after the hour mark, but a superb counter attack from a Rangers corner …

Slavia Prague already had a mountain to climb in their Europa League Round of 16 tie against AC Milan well before Rafael Leao produced an outrageous effort worthy of the Puskas Award. Down 4-2 from the first leg, Slavia had a man sent off and had conceded twice as half-time loomed. More Stories / Latest News …

On the day he got an England call-up from Gareth Southgate, West Ham’s Jarrod Bowen celebrated with a stunning goal against Freiburg in their Europa League Round of 16 second leg tie. The Hammers had taken the game to their Bundesliga opponents from the first whistle and had levelled the tie through an early goal from Lucas Paqueta. More Stories …

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