Lucas Moura came to Tottenham s rescue with a late equaliser to secure a dramatic 1-1 draw at Barcelona which sent them through to the Champions League last 16 at the expense of Inter.
Mauricio Pochettino s men needed to at least match Inter s result at home to PSV and they looked to be heading into the Europa League, but Lucas struck five minutes from time to turn the situation on its head and send Spurs through as Group B s other match also ended 1-1.
In a week which he has been accused of turning up late to training, Ousmane Dembele seemed switched on earlier than anyone else with his seventh-minute opener.
Spurs crafted a host of chances after the break and, just when it looked as though they were never going to find a way past Jasper Cillessen, Lucas – a 7…
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain threw away a two-goal lead for a second successive league game as Troyes battled back to earn a 2-2 draw at the Parc des Princes.
The hosts looked to be in control when Marquinhos and Neymar gave them a comfortable first-half lead, but a series of defensive errors allowed the visitors to fight back in an entertaining affair.
Having surrendered a 3-1 advantage in last week s 3-3 draw with Strasbourg, PSG were on the wrong end of another turnaround when Ike Ugbo and Florian Tardieu scored either side of the break.
Neymar also had two goals disallowed as PSG laboured to another underwhelming result, as the pressure on head coach Mauricio Pochettino continues to mount.
The hosts looked on course for a routine win when Mar…
Manchester United and Arsenal were handed tricky Europa League last-32 ties against Club Brugge and Olympiacos respectively, while Inter take on Ludogorets.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s United side face Belgian outfit Brugge, who finished third in a Champions League group including Paris Saint-Germain and Real Madrid.
The Red Devils, winners of the competition in 2016-17, topped their Europa League pool, losing just once with a youthful side at Astana.
Struggling Arsenal will have been eyeing a more favourable draw than Olympiacos, who are familiar with north London having faced Tottenham in the Champions League.
Inter were unfortunate not to make the last 16 of the Champions League, losing out to Barcelona and Borussia Dortmund, but Antonio Conte s side will …
South Korea sealed their place in the Asian Cup quarter-finals with a 2-1 victory over Bahrain after extra time in Dubai.
Kim Jin-su s header in the second minute of injury time at the end of the game s first extra period was enough to deny Bahrain a famous win over a side ranked 60 places above them in FIFA s global standings.
Mohamed Al Romaihi had cancelled out a goal from Hwang Hee-chan to force the additional 30 minutes at Rashid Stadium, but Kim Jin-su met Lee Yong s cross to settle a tense last-16 encounter.
South Korea dominated the early possession, but it was a stinging strike from Mohamed Marhoon that threatened to break the deadlock in the opening minutes.
Paulo Bento s side were struggling to find a way through a resilient Bahrain defence, bu…
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Hoping to find a route into the Copa Libertadores places in the early hours of Thursday, Cruzeiro will welcome Fluminense to the Mineirao.
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Starting with the hosts, while Cruzeiro might have only just about clung to their Serie A status last season, the Foxes have made a string of improvements since opening up the 2024 campaign. Last seen over the weekend putting in another gritty performance as they snatched a 0-0 stalemate away at Vasco, Fernando Seabra’s men now have their sights firmly set on skyrocketing their way into the Copa Libertadores places. With the mood around the Mineirao at a red-hot high, the former Corinthians coach has seen his squad suffer just a single defeat from any of their previous nine appearances …
Napoli boss Rudi Garcia is expecting his team to deliver against Fiorentina on Sunday.
The Partenopei boss revealed at a press conference that he asked his team to win their three Serie A matches ahead of the international break, following a disappointing goalless draw at Bologna.
After a 4-1 home victory over Udinese and 4-0 success at Lecce last time out, Garcia’s players are close to providing the right answer to his request.
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Ahead of Sunday’s visit of La Viola to the Stadio Maradona, Garcia told his club’s official website: “I asked the team for three straight wins and on Sunday we have the chance to achieve that.
“We’re in third place, alongside Fiorentina. …
Juventus signed Federico Chiesa on a two-year loan from Fiorentina in 2020, paying a loan fee of just over €10m. The initial agreement included an option to make the transfer permanent in 2022 for €40m, and with the summer now approaching fast, the Old Lady have made a formal decision to take up the option and trigger the clause. The fee could rise further by another €7.4m if certain conditions are met in the future, and his contract now binds him to Juventus until 2025.
The 24-year-old winger has been out of action since January due to an ACL injury and isn t expected back before the start of next season, but it seems he doesn t need to worry about his future. Since arriving to Turin, Chiesa has made a total of 61 appearances for the club in all competitions, scoring 18 …
Sevilla got the defence of their UEFA Europa League title off to a triumphant start with a 2-0 home win over Feyenoord on Thursday.
Unai Emery s men lifted the trophy back in May following a penalty-shootout victory over Benfica in Turin and, after back-to-back crowns in 2006 and 2007, are out to repeat that feat come this season s showpiece in Warsaw.
Their quest got off to an solid start as they began their Group G campaign with a comfortable success against two-time champions Feyenoord.
Both goals arrived in the first half, through Grzegorz Krychowiak and Stephane M Bia, as Emery s side laid down a marker.
In the other match in the champions group, Standard Liege matched the result of their Spanish rivals as late goals from Laurent Ciman and Vinicius A…
Erik ten Hag has warned Manchester United they must cut out the clangers after going down 3-2 to Premier League leaders Arsenal.
Each of Arsenal s goals followed defensive errors as United failed to clear their defensive lines, with the final hapless attempt to play out from the back gifting the Gunners the possession that led to Eddie Nketiah s 90th-minute winner.
Fourth-placed United are 11 points behind Arsenal after Sunday s result, with hopes of a title challenge in tatters.
It was always unlikely United would be pushing for the trophy, but two last-gasp sucker-punches in London in the space of five days have dealt their hopes a major setback.
United conceded a stoppage-time goal at Crystal Palace on Wednesday that meant they only took a 1-1 draw, wh…
Andrea Pirlo claimed Juventus will qualify for next season s Champions League no problem as he lamented Cristiano Ronaldo s absence in a damaging Serie A defeat to Atalanta.
Pirlo s side suffered a 1-0 loss at the Gewiss Stadium on Sunday as they again struggled without the influential presence of Portugal forward Ronaldo.
Juventus have drawn three and lost one of the four games Ronaldo has missed in Serie A this season.
The Bianconeri s lack of cutting edge up front was emphasised by the fact they managed to register 11 shots in the contest but only one of them was on target.
Atalanta s victory, secured by Ruslan Malinovskiy s late goal, was their first win over the Bianconeri in Serie A since 2001 and saw them leapfrog the Scudetto holders into third …