Sergio Aguero s late equaliser ensured Manchester City booked their place in the Champions League last 16 with a frantic 2-2 draw at Lyon on Tuesday.
Maxwel Cornet s double looked to have put Lyon in pole position in Group F heading into the final matchweek, with Aymeric Laporte having cancelled out the winger s 55th-minute opener.
But just two minutes after Cornet s second, City responded again – Aguero rising highest to head home from a corner and punish the hosts for some wasteful first-half finishing.
And thanks to Shakhtar Donetsk scoring a late winner against Hoffenheim, Lyon s battling performance did not prove enough to secure progression just yet, with a draw still required from their final group fixture in Ukraine next month.
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According to a recent report from Sky Sports News, Paris Saint-Germain are reluctant to let Layvin Kurzawa leave the club during the upcoming January transfer window. The defender is currently in the final six months of his contract, and while there’s always a chance that he’ll leave on a free by the time the end of the season comes, PSG are more willing to take such a risk than to sell him at this point in time.
Kurzawa recently changed agents in the midst of great speculation over his future, and while it seemed like Italy could be a landing spot for him, Arsenal are now believed to have moved into the frontrunner spot in talks to get a deal over the finish line.
The Gunners haven’t been active in the window as of yet, but they do desperately need to br…
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The Premier League returns this weekend as we prepare to dive head first into some top flight action, with teams up and down the country settling into their realistic goals and ambitions for the remainder of the campaign. Today, we re going to be taking a look at the encounter that is set to go down between Everton and Sheffield United at Goodison Park. One side is looking for European football, whereas the other just wants to secure their spot in the Premier League for another season.
Everton
Despite some inconsistencies in their start to the season, Everton still have a great deal to be excited about as we look ahead to the future. They ve got a strong squad, a lot of potential within their ranks and t…
Achraf Hakimi scored twice as Borussia Dortmund came from 2-0 down to beat Inter 3-2 and give themselves a major boost in the Champions League.
Lautaro Martinez and Matias Vecino had put the visitors in the driving seat at Signal Iduna Park, two weeks on from their 2-0 defeat of Lucien Favre s side in Milan.
Dortmund came roaring back in the second half, though, with Achraf netting his double either side of a Julian Brandt strike to secure what could prove to be a valuable victory.
Martinez became the first Inter player to score in three consecutive Champions League appearances since Samuel Eto o in 2010 when he raced down the right, cut back into the box past the covering defence and side-footed high beyond Roman Burki.
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Thomas Tuchel remains confident Antonio Rudiger will sign a new contract at Chelsea.
The Germany international s deal expires at the end of the season, meaning he is already eligible to begin discussions with foreign clubs over a free transfer.
Rudiger has been strongly linked with numerous clubs, with Real Madrid seemingly chief among them.
The 28-year-old joined Chelsea from Roma in 2017, and while he has not always been first-choice having fallen out of favour under Frank Lampard, he has been a key figure for Tuchel.
All but four of his 19 Premier League appearances last season came after Tuchel s appointment in January, while he has started 20 out of a possible 21 matches in 2021-22.
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Stefano Pioli says it is understandable Milan are struggling to cope with a crippling injury list after losing further ground in the Serie A title race.
Milan fell to a 1-0 loss at home to Napoli on Sunday through Matteo Politano s strike early in the second half, the Inter loanee s fourth goal in his past eight league games as many as he managed in his first 17 appearances of the campaign.
The defeat leaves Pioli s men nine points behind leaders Inter, having themselves been at the summit just a month ago.
Milan were again without striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic against Napoli, as well as Mario Mandzukic, while Ante Rebic and Hakan Calhanoglu have also spent time on the sidelines.
That told as the Rossoneri failed to find a way past David Ospina from their f…
According to the , Liverpool will not be signing Arsenal s Aaron Ramsey next summer.
Ramsey s contract is set to expire at the end of the season, and as things stand at the moment, the club won t be offering him a new one. The negotiations had been in an advanced stage, but then Arsenal suddenly withdrew their offer, and Sky Sports recently reported that Ramsey has since been informed of the reasons for their decision. Liverpool, along with Manchester United and Juventus, have been named as possible destinations fro the Welshman, but it seems a move to Anfield is not very likely.
At the Mirror they believe Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has decided to pass on the midfielder, and for two reasons. The German s philosophy when it comes to transfers is to aim for young play…
Jamie Vardy once almost quit football to embark on a new life in the sunnier climes of Ibiza but now happily admits thank God I didn t .
On Saturday, Vardy will make history as the first player to have featured in every round of the FA Cup from the first preliminary round to the final when Leicester City face off against Chelsea in the Wembley showpiece.
But things could have been very different for Vardy, whose rise from non-league football to Premier League star and England international (albeit he is now retired from the Three Lions) is well documented.
Vardy made a £1million switch to the King Power Stadium from Fleetwood Town ahead of the 2012-13 season, back when the Foxes were playing in the Championship.
He managed just four goals and only 17 sta…
Mesut Ozil has been frozen out at Arsenal and former manager Arsene Wenger described the situation as a waste for the midfielder and the club.
The German playmaker, now 31, joined in a then club-record deal from Real Madrid seven years ago, with Wenger saying Ozil possessed all the attributes I look for in an Arsenal player .
But his reputation has nosedived since that reported £42.5million move and Ozil was left out of Mikel Arteta s Europa League squad last week, underlining how isolated he now is at the Gunners.
Wenger, whose 22-year time at the helm ended in 2018, lamented the position Ozil finds himself in and urged the club to reconsider their approach.
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Bayern Munich moved level on points with Bundesliga leaders Borussia Dortmund as they defeated Hertha Berlin 1-0 at the Allianz Arena.
With Dortmund not in action against Bayer Leverkusen until Sunday, the champions seized the opportunity to pile pressure onto their rivals despite a largely poor performance against Hertha.
The visitors carried the greater threat before Javi Martinez nodded Bayern in front just after the hour, settling nerves among the home supporters.
The final 30 minutes were still not wholly convincing, however, and long-suffering Bayern winger Kingsley Coman was dealt another injury blow, disappearing down the tunnel nine minutes after arriving from the bench.
A frustrating afternoon for a Hertha side who would have been good value for…