Author: Tristan Wells

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…

Spurs were beaten on penalties by the current Champions League holders back in August, in Thomas Frank’s first game on the continent as the north Londoners’ head coach. The Dane has since led Tottenham to 12th in the league table, with two wins and two draws from their opening four games. Tottenham beat Villarreal 1-0 in their first game back at Europe’s top table, before returning to winning ways against Copenhagen after back-to-back draws at Bodo/Glimt and Monaco. Here, Spurs will be handed their first big test of the competition, as they travel to the Parc des Princes. Frank will…

While the Reds’ struggles this season are well documented, results and performances in Europe have, at least, provided supporters cause for optimism.The only low point was 1-0 defeat against Galatasaray on matchweek two as Liverpool have beaten both Madrid clubs as well as putting five past Eintracht Frankfurt away from home.However, victory over Los Blancos three weeks ago has since been followed up by back-to-back 3-0 losses to Manchester City and Nottingham Forest in the Premier League.Therefore, Arne Slot’s side will be desperate to get back to winning ways and there is added incentive of avenging last season’s defeat by…

The two sides sit neck-and-neck at the top of the league table, both on four wins out of four, although Bayern sit at the summit on a superior goal scored tally. The big talking point is former Tottenham legend Harry Kane returning to north London to face familiar foes, while Mikel Arteta’s side are looking to go one better on the continent this term, having reached the semi-final stage last season. The Gunners have not conceded a single goal in any of their four victories so far, having swept aside the likes of Athletic Club, Olympiacos, Atletico Madrid, and Slavia…

Idrissa Gueye became just the third Premier League player to be sent off for fighting his own team-mate during Everton’s 1-0 win over Manchester United on Monday.The midfielder was shown a red card in the 13th minute for slapping Everton centre-back Michael Keane as the pair clashed at Old Trafford.Referee Tony Harrington showed Gueye a straight red card for violent conduct.Gueye later apologised, while Everton rallied to seal a famous 1-0 victory.Here, Standard Sport ranks the biggest on-pitch bust-ups over the years…1 – Newcastle’s Lee Bowyer and Kieron Dyer, 2005Perhaps the most infamous coming together between two team-mates, Lee Bowyer…