Showing posts with label Liverpool. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Liverpool. Show all posts
Tuesday, 10 November 2026
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PSG BEAT MAN CITY IN CHAMPIONS LEAGUE THRILLER, BARCOLA HITS LIVERPOOL HAT-TRICK
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| Ousmane Dembele (L) celebrates with Achraf Hakimi after scoring Paris Saint-Germain's second goal in their 4-2 win away to Manchester City © AFP |
Reigning champions Paris Saint-Germain romped to a 4-2 victory away to embattled Manchester City in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday, while Bradley Barcola hit his first Liverpool goals with a hat-trick in a 6-3 win over LASK in Austria.
Elsewhere on a prolific night of European action, Real Madrid came from 3-1 down to beat Roma 4-3 and Aston Villa demolished Fenerbahce 6-0 at Villa Park.
City were playing at home at the Etihad Stadium for the first time since being found guilty of serious breaches of the Premier League's financial rules over almost a decade that have left them facing the prospect of severe sanctions.
That verdict appeared to be hanging over the City team as PSG raced into a three-goal lead just past the half-hour mark, with Desire Doue, Ousmane Dembele and Vitinha all netting for the French side.
With former boss Pep Guardiola watching on, City produced a second-half fightback as Erling Haaland scored twice to take him to four Champions League goals already this season.
However, PSG got a fourth in between the Norwegian's strikes, with City goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma unable to keep out a Maghnes Akliouche shot.
Donnarumma later made some amends by saving a Ferran Torres penalty, but City succumbed by the same margin as in their last Champions League meeting with PSG in January 2025.
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| Bradley Barcola bagged a hat-trick as Liverpool won 6-3 away to LASK in Austria © AFP |
"In the first half we were far superior to a great City side," Paris coach Luis Enrique told broadcaster Canal Plus. "You can think these games are over but it is never the case at this level, and we could have ended up losing."
Back-to-back title-holders PSG have won both Champions League games this season, scoring 10 goals in the process. They face Barcelona next week.
"Even with 3-0 in the first half, with the amount of chances we created in the second half, we deserved more," City coach Enzo Maresca told TNT Sports.
Barcola, a big-money summer signing from PSG, had not found the net for Liverpool before scoring three times at the Raiffeisen Arena after Ronald Araujo had broken the deadlock against the Austrian champions.
Jeremie Frimpong and Lewis Koumas also netted for Andoni Iraola's side, who were 4-0 ahead at one point before LASK scored three times in the space of 15 second-half minutes through Robert Ljubicic and Florian Flecker's brace.
"Obviously I think he has to enjoy this because to score a hat-trick in the Champions League is always very difficult," said Iraola of France forward Barcola.
- Real late show, Villa hit six -
There was a dramatic denouement in Italy, where a Marten de Roon goal and a Donyell Malen brace had Roma 3-1 up against Real Madrid inside the final 10 minutes.
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| Endrick (R) was among the scorers in Real Madrid's comeback victory against Roma © AFP |
However the visitors, who had earlier seen Kylian Mbappe score on his 100th Champions League appearance, produced an incredible late fightback.
Carlos Espi pulled one back in the 82nd minute and Brazil forward Endrick equalised before Antonio Rudiger grabbed a last-minute winner for Jose Mourinho's men.
Swiss international Johan Manzambi opened the scoring for Villa against Fenerbahce on his 21st birthday, setting his club up for their biggest ever European victory.
Nicolas Jackson scored twice before half-time, and Ross Barkley bagged a second-half brace including a penalty. Tammy Abraham completed the scoring, leaving the Turkish side stunned.
Fredrik Sjovold got the only goal of the game as Norway's Bodo/Glimt beat former European champions Borussia Dortmund 1-0, while Real Betis beat Porto 3-2 in Spain.
Abde Ezzalzouli put Betis ahead just after half-time, only for Gabri Veiga and Samuel Aghehowa to hit back for the Portuguese champions. However, Juan Hernandez levelled again and veteran Isco got a late winner.
In Rotterdam, Feyenoord beat Como 3-2 as the Dutch side's coach Giovanni van Bronckhorst got the better of Cesc Fabregas.
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| Shakhtar Donetsk fans enjoy the Ukrainian team's win over AEK Athens at Stamford Bridge © AFP |
Assane Diao gave the Italians the lead but Gjivai Zechiel and Anis Hadj Moussa struck for Feyenoord before an own goal by goalkeeper Robert Sanchez made it 3-1. Anastasios Douvikas then pulled one back.
Ukraine's Shakhtar Donetsk were playing at home for the first time at Chelsea's Stamford Bridge stadium, and they marked the occasion with a 3-1 win over AEK Athens.
Lovro Majer gave AEK the lead, but a Pedrinho penalty levelled matters before Vinicius Tobias and Gleiker Mendoza sealed the win to leave Shakhtar on four points from two outings.
Stuttgart won 3-0 away to Slovan Bratislava in the night's other game.
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Wednesday, 14 October 2026
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Monday, 5 October 2026
VIRGIL VAN DIJK CELENRATES 100TH DUTCH CAP:
The Liverpool and Netherlands captain reached a major milestone in Sunday’s 2-1 win over Serbia.
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On Sunday, Virgil van Dijk and the Netherlands played their fourth Nations League match of the extended international break with a 2-1 victory over Serbia that sees them end the window having taken eight of 12 points in the competition and top of a group that also includes Greece and Germany.
For captain Van Dijk, it wasn’t just the win that he was celebrating after the match. It was the recording of his 100th senior cap for the Dutch national team—and has him just one senior appearance away from matching midfielder Phillip Cocu and pushing his way into the all-time top ten.
“I’m very grateful to the group and all the staff members with whom I’ve worked with and in the end, I am most grateful for my family,” Van Dijks said following the match. “They were there tonight, too. So it’s a special evening and great milestone and definitely something I’m very proud of.
“But it doesn’t stop at 100, even if it’s something I never dreamed about. It felt too far away to think about when I was young, but I think I’ve got the most out of my career. Unfortunately, I missed [2020 with a knee injury] or I might have come close to Wesley Sneijder (134), but I’m proud and happy.”
Thanks to the elongated first international break, Van Dijk and the Netherlands will wrap up group play in the current edition of the Nations League in the November break when they take on Greece and Germany, with the group’s top two then set to head to the quarter-finals in the new year.
“You have to take very good care of yourself and do everything that you can to be ready every single time,” he added. “I feel like I’m in a good position now, so I just have to keep going. Playing football is the most fun thing there is for me, but I understand why people look at age in our sport.
“When things are going well they always say you look good for your age and then at other times they say you look like an old man. So I just have to make sure that I perform as well as possible for the team, on and off the field. And winning helps, of course. Because you just want to win. Period.”
- Noel Chomyn
Saturday, 26 September 2026
LIVERPOOL LEGEND COULD BE ABOUT TO LOSE TITLES AFTER MSN CITY GUILTY VERDICT
Some former Liverpool players are already expecting Premier League titles to come their way after Manchester City was found guilty of almost all its 115 charges, but the verdict could be bad news for one Reds legend
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| James Milner could lose some of his Premier League medals if Manchester City is stripped of its titles(Image: Getty Images) |
While Manchester City being found guilty of the charges brought against it by the Premier League might end up being good news for some Liverpool players of the past, for one Reds legend, it could mean his trophy cabinet takes a major hit.
According to reports, City has been found guilty on almost all of the charges relating to breaches of the Premier League’s financial regulations following an independent hearing, which concluded at the end of 2024.
That could lead to a serious punishment, with all manner of sanctions on the table from fines to relegation, and the possibility that the club could be stripped of some of its titles.
According to The Athletic, City has been found guilty on all but one of the 115 charges, but while no sanctions have been handed down yet, the club is expected to appeal.
That could therefore delay any potential punishments being handed out - not that it’ll stop some players from dreaming.
Former Liverpool defender Jose Enrique has already declared himself a champion after news of the guilty verdict broke on Friday, and Reds fans will be hoping that Steven Gerrard will finally get the league title he craved throughout his career.
One Liverpool legend, though, could actually end up losing two of his winners’ medals should City be stripped of any of its titles.
James Milner was, of course, part of the Liverpool squad that won the 2020 Premier League title, just a year after lifting the Champions League. Before that, though, he had already got his hands on a couple of league crowns while playing for City.
The former midfielder, who retired from playing earlier this year, was part of the City squad which won the 2011/12 title, with Sergio Aguero’s last-gasp goal on the final day seeing the club pip Manchester United to top spot.
Just two years later, Milner was celebrating again as City beat Liverpool to the 2013/14 title by two points, with Brendan Rodgers’ side running out of steam by the end of the campaign.
Both of those titles, along with the 2017/18 title, fall within the nine-year period that has been under investigation over the past few years, and although he joined Liverpool on a free transfer in 2015, that means Milner could end up losing two of the three league titles he won during his career.
It’s unlikely that Milner will have to give up his titles anytime soon, with City expected to appeal the guilty verdict, having maintained its innocence throughout the process.
A City spokesperson told The Athletic: “The Premier League process remains ongoing, with significant elements to be completed, and subject to strict confidentiality. As such Manchester City FC’s position remains consistent with the club’s statement of February 2023.
“The club has diligently respected due process for eight years on the basis the Premier League board and executive would behave as an independent, impartial and fair minded regulator, free from partisan influence."
- James Findlater
Friday, 25 September 2026
EX-LIVERPOOL CO-OWNER GEORGE GILLETT DIES
Liverpool’s former co-owner George Gillett has died at the age of 87.
Gillett and business partner Tom Hicks assumed control at Anfield in February 2007 after acquiring the Moores family’s legacy shares in a £217 million buyout deal.
However the Americans proved deeply unpopular during their three-and-a-half years in charge of the Reds amid off-field turbulence which left the club on the brink.
The former Montreal Canadiens owner infamously declared that the pair would have ‘a shovel in the ground’ on a proposed new stadium in Stanley Park within 60 days.
Gillett and Hicks, who died in December 2025, were finally ousted when current owners Fenway Sports Group bought Liverpool’s debt in a £300M package.
However the previous custodians attempted to disrupt the sale by obtaining a court order against it in a US court which was later overruled by a High Court judgement.
It was confirmed that Gillett’s death on Tuesday came after a battle with Alzheimer’s Disease.
“Former Liverpool FC co-owner George Gillett Jr. has passed away at the age of 87,” read a club statement
“Gillett, alongside fellow American businessman Tom Hicks, completed a takeover of the Reds in February 2007.
“Their tenure at Anfield ended in October 2010 when the club was bought by current owners Fenway Sports Group.
“Gillett also owned the NHL team Montreal Canadiens for an eight-year period from 2001 to 2009.
“LFC sends its condolences to the Gillett family and his friends.”
- Richard Buxton
Sunday, 13 September 2026
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