Author: Tristan Wells

Kane has freely admitted that the era of set-piece percentages means watching the Premier League is not as enjoyable as it used to be, so Arsenal supporters, plenty of whom booed the former Spurs man whenever he touched the ball, will have delighted in the fact it was a corner that earned them the game’s first goal with its very first effort on target. Bukayo Saka’s delivery, Manuel Neuer fenced in, Jurrien Timber nodding home. Source link

Lennart Karl had levelled the game in the first half, but Arsenal went through the gears after the break to secure the win.Arsenal are now sat top of this season’s Champions League league phase table and are the only side still boasting a 100 per cent record in the competition.Standard Sport’s Simon Collings was at the Emirates to pick out three key talking points…Madueke and Martinelli make their markArsenal have been stretched in attack over the past few weeks, but the cavalry have arrived.At 1-1 this game was in the balance, however Mikel Arteta’s substitutes made the difference within a…

They suffered a 1-0 loss at Galatasaray back in September, but have since beaten both Eintracht Frankfurt and Real Madrid. They won their opening game of the league phase narrowly, edging out Atletico Madrid 3-2 thanks to Virgil van Dijk’s late winner. Now they are out to stop the rot against a PSV team who currently top the Eredivisie by six points after a 1-0 win over NAC Breda at the weekend. Source link

The Dane could really use a statement result to get disgruntled fans back on side, though they face another huge challenge at the Parc des Princes in a rematch of August’s UEFA Super Cup tie in Udine, when Tottenham played very well and led 2-0 before suffering a late collapse and agonising penalty shootout loss. PSG are expected to have Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele back in action this evening after injury, with Luis Enrique warning that his Ligue 1 leaders are now in a much better position to dominate Spurs. Source link

But this evening they meet their equals in Bayern, who have the same advantage at the top of the Bundesliga and have also won all four of their Champions League games to date this term, beating holders PSG in Paris last time out despite going down to 10 men before half-time. Arsenal will hope to have captain Martin Odegaard back from injury, though they remain without the services of star striker Viktor Gyokeres. Source link

Enzo Fernandez’s second disallowed goal on Tuesday night came when he headed home in an offside position from Estevao’s beautifully-weighted free-kick. Shortly after he had netted his stunner, Estevao could be spotted unmarked in midfield, receiving a short pass from Fernandez, getting a robust shove in the back from Eric Garcia, but only after he had nonchalantly popped a pass back to Fernandez. Source link

A humiliating defeat to Arsenal on Sunday, which saw Spurs line up in a defensive shape and still go down 4-1 at their most bitter of rivals, sees Thomas Frank & Co. licking their wounds.Spurs fans will be calling on Frank to produce a more attacking display at the Parc des Princes on Wednesday evening, and the choice of attackers will be key. While the likes of Dominic Solanke and Dejan Kulusevski remain sidelined, and Brennan Johnson is suspended, Frank still has decisions to make.Xavi Simons, who did not start against Arsenal, will surely come in against his former club,…

Harry Kane makes his return to north London for a high-profile fixture that pits together the runaway early leaders of the Premier League and Bundesliga respectively, and the top two in the league phase of Europe’s elite club competition heading into matchday five.Arsenal are soaring with confidence after opening up a six-point advantage at the top-flight summit with a 4-1 demolition of Kane’s former club Tottenham in the derby on Sunday, bouncing back in style from their last-gasp draw at promoted Sunderland thanks to Eberechi Eze’s hat-trick.Mikel Arteta’s Gunners have also made a dream start in the Champions League, easily…

Tottenham are licking their wounds as they prepare tonight for another fearsome clash against Paris Saint-Germain, this time in the Champions League.A toothless north London derby defeat to Arsenal has Spurs fans fearing the worst in the French capital as they demand head coach Thomas Frank produce more adventurous tactics.Spurs were within seconds of beating PSG in August’s UEFA Super Cup, in what was Frank’s first competitive game as manager, and similiar performance from the players would go some way to quelling the growing fan unrest.PSG welcome Spurs to town having lost their last game in the competition – going…

That left them down in 11th place and it’s the first time in a decade that Liverpool have sat in the bottom half of the table after 12 games of a season.Slot will hope that the Champions League can continue to offer some much-needed respite amid that ongoing domestic nightmare, following a 1-0 triumph over Real Madrid in their last outing at the start of the month.PSV currently sit top of the Eredivisie with a six-point advantage over Slot’s former club Feyenoord having won 11 of their 13 games to date, including 1-0 against NAC Breda at the weekend.Peter Bosz’s…