Thibaut Courtois will spend some time on the sidelines after picking up an injury to the abductor of his left leg, as revealed by Real Madrid. The goalkeeper featured for the full 90 minutes at Wanda Metropolitano in the 1-1 draw against Atletico, but will now miss the Champions League game against Lille on Wednesday and Saturday’s league game with Villarreal. The 32-year-old has started all of Los Blancos’ 10 games this season, after sitting out most of last season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Courtois, who has refused to return to the Belgium national…
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Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag insists he retains the backing of the club’s owners following their 0-3 loss to Tottenham Hotspur at Old Trafford. Ten Hag’s men went behind just three minutes into the contest after Micky van de Ven ran the full length of the pitch easily to find an unmarked Brennan Johnson who taped home. Goals from Dejan Kulusevski and Dominic Solanke in the second half completed the rout in front of the Red Devils backyard. Following the display, Ten Hag dismissed talk of his job security, stating he still has the support of the hierarchy. “No,…
Diego Simeone has stated that there should be punishments for players who push fans to provocation as well as the fans who make unnecessary steps at channeling their frustrations. Atletico Madrid ultras Fondo Sur hurled objects at Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois, who alerted the referee which resulted in the temporary suspension of the match, in the derby on Sunday after Eder Militao’s opener. Following the delay, Angel Correa equalised deep in injury time to ensure a share of the spoils between the rivals and a 1-1 result. “My opinion is that people who have committed incidents should be sanctioned…
Barcelona saw their perfect start in LaLiga come to an end with a 4-2 loss at Osasuna on Saturday, and manager Hansi Flick has insisted the cause of the loss falls on his shoulders. The Blaugrana won all seven of their opening games but Flick made several changes in the contest in Pamplona. Ante Budimir netted twice and Bryan Zaragoza along with Abel Bretones were also on the scoresheet for the hosts. A victory for Barcelona – who got their goals through Pau Victor and Lamine Yamal – would have seen them match their best ever start to a league…
Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen and giants Bayern Munich are set to clash in the Bundesliga on Saturday and Xabi Alonso has admitted his side will need to be perfect to stand a chance. Alonso’s Leverkusen became the first team to finish with an unbeaten Bundesliga season, as they ended Bayern’s run of 11 straight league titles but it seems their rivals are looking desperate to reclaim their throne under Vincent Kompany. Bayern currently top the league with 12 points as they have won all four of their games, three adrift of Leverkusen who are in second. “The anticipation is great…
Pep Guardiola insists Manchester City are ready for the challenge as he says Arsenal planned to provoke the champions into a war during their Premier League clash last weekend. John Stones’ late equaliser proved to be the saving grace for City in their 2-2 draw at the Etihad Stadium, in a game where midfielder Rodri suffered a season-ending injury as he ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament. Tempers flared and tension was at a high during the game even as Erling Haaland threw the ball at Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes and also said to Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta after the final…
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola provided an update on the status of midfielder Rodri after the Spainard ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament [ACL] in their clash against Arsenal last Sunday. The 28-year-old has been confirmed to miss the rest of the season after Guardiola revealed he underwent surgery for the injury on Friday. “Surgery this morning, ACL and next season he will be here. This season is over. “Unfortunately we got the worst but these things happen. We will be there to support him in his recovery step-by-step,” Guardiola said to reporters. Guardiola’s side top the standings on 13 points…
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag was critical of his players’ performance as they slipped to a 1-1 draw against FC Twente in their opening game of the UEFA Europa League on Wednesday. Christian Eriksen had put the Red Devils ahead with a fine strike in the 35th minute, but it was the Dane’s error who led to a Twente equaliser in the second half. The 32-year-old was caught in possession by Sam Lammers, who fired beyond Andre Onana in the 68th minute. The Dutch manager refused to pin the blame on Eriksen, instead slamming the team for failing to…
Kylian Mbappe is set miss this weekend’s Madrid derby following a leg injury suffered in midweek. The Frenchman, who signed on a free following the expiration of his contract at Paris Saint-Germain, has been in good form netting seven goals in nine games in all competitions. The 25-year-old was taken off in the 80th minute of the 3-2 win over Deportivo Alaves in LaLiga on Tuesday as he gestured to his thigh while making his way off the pitch. “Following tests carried out today by Real Madrid’s Medical Services on our player Kylian Mbappe, he has been diagnosed with an…
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick is not getting carried away by his side’s start to the season as he insists there is still room for improvement after Wednesday’s 1-0 triumph against Getafe. Robert Lewandowski’s early goal confirmed a seventh consecutive victory for the Catalan side as they maintained their perfect start to their 2024-25 LaLiga campaign. Flick’s side had almost 80% possession and 16 goal attempts as numerous opportunities went begging and the visitors almost equalised in the latter stages from a counter attack. “To get seven wins is perfect, but we have to do some things better. Today we had…