Arsenal finished as Europa League Group F winners after goals from Alexandre Lacazette and Bukayo Saka helped them fight back to claim a 2-2 draw with Standard Liege on Wednesday.
Samuel Bastien and Selim Amallah gave Standard a two-goal advantage as they chased a victory to qualify for the knockout phase.
However, those hopes were dashed when Lacazette and Saka scored in quick succession to settle Arsenal s nerves.
The Gunners progressed to the last 32 of the competition as group winners ahead of Eintracht Frankfurt after they lost 3-2 to Vitoria Guimaraes.
And now we re level! equalises.
2-2 (81)
— Arsenal (@Arsenal)
Arsenal had won all five of their previous European encounters with Standard but a youthful side…
Yohan Benalouane has become Martin O’Neill’s first signing as Nottingham Forest manager, according to Sky Sports.
The former Republic of Ireland manager, who was announced as Aitor Karanka’s replacement at the City Ground on Tuesday afternoon has wasted no time in adding to his squad, focussing on an area where the club are desperately short due to injuries and suspension.
Benalouane moved to Leicester City in the summer of 2015 but racked up just four league appearances in his first season – one short of the amount required for him to receive a Premier League winner’s medal.
In total, he played twenty-nine times for the Foxes in all competitions though only one of those outings came in the league last season while he hasn’t featured at all this t…
The Capital One Cup represents an opportunity for the likes of Premier League underachievers Liverpool and Tottenham to win a trophy this season
We now know who will be in the semi-finals of the Capital One Cup, after last night’s quarter-final ties.
Chelsea, Tottenham, Liverpool and surprisingly League One Sheffield United have made it to the last four of the competition.
Chelsea will take on Liverpool over two-legs, while Spurs will face the third tier Blades.
This competition is another opportunity for the likes of Liverpool and Tottenham to claim silverware this season.
Inconsistent
Tottenham and Liverpool have encountered quite similar seasons in the fact that both have been wildly inconsistent.
The pair were two of seven …
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Hoping to try and find a route back to the top of the Bundesliga table, Bayern Munich will welcome Freiburg to the Allianz Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Bayern Munich
Starting with the hosts, managing to mount a second-half Champions League comeback earlier in the week as they landed a hard-fought 2-1 win against Copenhagen, Bayern Munich are dreaming of the chance to mount a genuine European charge this time around. Although Thomas Tuchel’s side might have been last seen in Bundesliga action having to settle for an action-packed 2-2 draw away at RB Leipzig, the former Chelsea boss is yet to see his superstar squad suffer a single defeat across any competition since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Getting their Champions League adventu…
Lautaro Martinez has reiterated his desire to stay at Inter amid speculation of a transfer to Chelsea, stating my plan is clear .
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport confirmed on Monday that Chelsea are no longer subject to UK government sanctions following the club s sale to a consortium led by Todd Boehly.
The new owners are expected invest heavily in the upcoming transfer window to strengthen Thomas Tuchel s squad to be able to compete with Manchester City and Liverpool.
Martinez has been repeatedly linked with a move to Chelsea, with Tuchel attempting to reunite the Inter talisman with Romelu Lukaku after the pair fired the Nerazzurri to Scudetto success last season.
However, Martinez has made his intentions clear as he expressed his hopes to…
Slobodan Medojevic has been presented as an Eintracht Frankfurt player following his transfer from Wolfsburg.
The 23-year-old Serbian was part of the Wolfsburg team that finished as Bundesliga runners-up in 2009, and arrives at the Commerzbank Arena on a three-year contract for an undisclosed fee.
I am now happy to be in Frankfurt, Medojevic said on Monday. It was a little stressful for me in the last few weeks, because I did not know if I would be staying in Wolfsburg or not.
When I heard that Eintracht Frankfurt were interested in me, I immediately said that I would like to go.
The team has a huge potential. I am very happy to be here, in a great club with great tradition.
I ve played here a few times away and the support of the fans is amaz…
With the penultimate round of EURO 24 qualifying fixtures getting underway this week, countries from across the continent will be looking to move one step closer to punching their ticket to Germany.
In a heavyweight schedule that is highlighted by France’s trip to Holland, we have taken a look at two showdowns that can potentially offer a great return for your Friday flutter.
19:45 Netherlands vs France
While France might have suffered major World Cup final heartbreak at the hands of Argentina out in Qatar over the winter, Les Bleus certainly aren’t showing any signs of a hangover. Only continuing to shine since opening their European Championship qualifying adventure earlier in the year, Friday’s guests are breezing their way to top spot in Group B.
Chelsea are preparing to swoop for Juventus defender Matthijs de Ligt, according to AS, and they re apparently willing to pay as much as €120 million (£102m) for his services.
De Ligt arrived to Turin from Ajax back in 2019 for a reported fee of €85m as one of the highest-rated young defenders in the world. However, he has struggled with injuries since, having suffered from a groin issue and a particularly nasty shoulder problem which kept him out for almost two months at the start of last season.
Meanwhile, Chelsea are negotiating a contract extension with Antonio Rudiger, who has become a stalwart of their defence under Thomas Tuchel, but the Germany international is yet to agree terms, and his current deal expires at the end of the season. The same goes for Thia…
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Looking to mark their return from the international break with another Championship statement, Ipswich will make the trip to Rotherham on Friday night.
Starting with the hosts, although Rotherham might have eventually clung to their Championship status last season, it appears that the Millers are destined for yet another relegation scrap this time around. While Matt Taylor’s men might have been last seen heading into October’s international break with a 1-1 stalemate away at Southampton, the Yorkshire-based outfit have had little to cheer about since opening up the 2023/24 campaign. Marking their return on Friday night sat in the drop zone and already four points adrift of safety, Rotherham will be more than aware that they f…
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Over at the BC Place in Vancouver, the Whitecaps are set to play host to Los Angeles with the two teams competing in the Western Conference of the American Major League Soccer. It will be the 18th match of the season for both sides, but their respective positions in the table are far apart.
Vancouver Whitecaps
The Whitecaps finished sixth in the conference in 2021, but at the moment, they sit in 11th place in a 14-team system, which obviously isn t great. On the other hand, Minnesota United and Houston Dynamo who are directly above are on the same number of points (21), Portland Timbers in eighth place have one more, Seattle Sounders in seventh have two more, and LA Galaxy in sixth have only three more. It s obvious that the Whitecaps…