Sometimes football is silly and sometimes it is more fun for it. On a night when there were 37 shots and the goalkeepers shared thirteen saves between them, some of them absurd, José Mourinho’s Real Madrid found a way to beat his former team Inter in his first Champions League night of his second spell. Just don’t ask exactly how. Except perhaps to cite Thibaut Courtois, whose astonishing save in the 89th minute saw them hold on to a 2-0 first-half lead given then by goals from Kylian Mbappé and Fede Valverde themselves. You would say that they had shot themselves in the foot, only if they tried, Courtois would probably save that too. This wasn’t always good, in fact at times it was terrible, but they had got through somehow.You would say that they had shot themselves in the foot, only if they tried, Courtois would probably save that too. This wasn’t always good, in fact at times it was terrible, but they had got through somehow. When Madrid scored the first, this grand arena cheered but they might as well have laughed too. That Madrid led really didn’t make much sense; not when it came to the goal and not when it came to the game either. It had taken Madrid four minutes to get a meaningful hold of the ball, and by then Courtois had already made a superb save from Marcus Thuram. But now, somehow, they led. Ninety minutes later, they still did. Continue reading...
Arsenal begin their Champions League campaign against Napoli on Wednesday, with Riccardo Calafiori returning to his native Italy. The post Calafiori ‘best left-back in the Premier League by far’, claims Carragher appeared first on SoccerNews.
Team arriving late at their hotel in southern ItalyJurriën Timber in squad for first time since MayArsenal’s preparations for their opening Champions League game against Napoli have been disrupted after they were caught up in the travel chaos that affected airports across the UK.Mikel Arteta was forced to cancel his pre-match press conference at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on Tuesday after Arsenal’s flight was severely delayed by an air-traffic control issue. The Arsenal manager and his players are understood to have remained at the club’s training ground in Hertfordshire as they waited for the delay to pass after completing their morning session as usual. Continue reading...
Napoli face Arsenal in their first match of the 2026-27 Champions League, but the Serie A side have been dealt a double injury blow. The post Napoli boss Allegri reveals midfield crisis ahead of Champions League clash with Arsenal appeared first on SoccerNews.
Liverpool signed Lucca Brughmans from Genk during the summer transfer window, and they have decided to loan him back to the Belgian club for the remainder of the campaign. They would not have been able to provide the 18-year-old with regular first-team opportunities, so loaning him back to the Belgian club makes sense. He needs […] The post Iraola signing hints at “Liverpool’s plan” for him after completing summer move appeared first on CaughtOffside.
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