At Birmingham, England:
In the lone Saturday English Premier League contest, Leander Dendoncker's goal in the 62nd minute Wolverhampton Wanderers to a 1-0 road win over relegation-threatened Aston Villa in a West Midlands Derby.
The victory lifted Wolves to fifth place in the Premier League standings with six games remaining.
Saturday, June 27, 2020
Friday, June 26, 2020
Lions Top Belenenses To Climb To Third Place
At Oeiras, Portugal:
In Friday Portuguese Liga action, Jovane Cabral scored twice (36', 45'+2) as Sporting CP climbed up to third place in the league standings following their 3-1 road triumph over Belenenses.
In Friday Portuguese Liga action, Jovane Cabral scored twice (36', 45'+2) as Sporting CP climbed up to third place in the league standings following their 3-1 road triumph over Belenenses.
Thursday, June 25, 2020
Parakeets Fall On Road To Inch Closer To Second Division
At Seville, Spain:
Marc Bartra Aregall scored the lone goal of the match in the 48th minute on Thursday as Real Betis defeated visiting Espanyol 1-0 in Spanish Primera Division action.
The defeats left the struggling Parakeets eight points adrift from safety with seven league games remain.
Marc Bartra Aregall scored the lone goal of the match in the 48th minute on Thursday as Real Betis defeated visiting Espanyol 1-0 in Spanish Primera Division action.
The defeats left the struggling Parakeets eight points adrift from safety with seven league games remain.
Wednesday, June 24, 2020
Red Bulls Throttle Rapid Vienna In Capital
At Vienna, Austria:
Noah Okafor's goal in the 22nd minute got the ball rolling as FC Red Bull Salzburg, with seven goal scorers each tallying once, destroyed Rapid Vienna 7-2 in Wednesday action in the Championship Round of the Austrian Bundesliga.
Noah Okafor's goal in the 22nd minute got the ball rolling as FC Red Bull Salzburg, with seven goal scorers each tallying once, destroyed Rapid Vienna 7-2 in Wednesday action in the Championship Round of the Austrian Bundesliga.
Raul's The Man As Wolves Pick Off Visiting Cherries To Secure Top Flight Survival
At Wolverhampton, England:
Raul Jimenez scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute on Wednesday as Wolverhampton Wanderers kept their UEFA Champions League hopes alive by downing visiting (and relegation-threatened) AFC Bournemouth 1-0 in English Premier League action.
The victory assured Wolves of a third successive Premier League campaign.
Raul Jimenez scored the only goal of the match in the 60th minute on Wednesday as Wolverhampton Wanderers kept their UEFA Champions League hopes alive by downing visiting (and relegation-threatened) AFC Bournemouth 1-0 in English Premier League action.
The victory assured Wolves of a third successive Premier League campaign.
Monday, June 22, 2020
Rossoneri Return To Action In Style
At Lecce, Italy:
Samu Castillejo (26'), Giacomo Bonaventura (55'), Ante Rebic (57'), and Rafael Leao (72') each scored once on Monday as AC Milan, in their first Italian Serie A match in three months, dominated relegation-threatened Lecce 4-1 on the road.
Samu Castillejo (26'), Giacomo Bonaventura (55'), Ante Rebic (57'), and Rafael Leao (72') each scored once on Monday as AC Milan, in their first Italian Serie A match in three months, dominated relegation-threatened Lecce 4-1 on the road.
Sunday, June 21, 2020
Red Bulls Squander Two-Goal Lead, Settle For 2-2 Home Draw
At Wals-Siezenheim, Austria:
Andreas Ulmer (OG-80') and Michael Liendl (84') each scored once in the late going on Sunday as Wolfsberger AC came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 Austrian Bundesliga championship round road draw with FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Masaya Okugawa (19') and Enock Mwepu (71') each scored a goal for the Red Bulls.
Andreas Ulmer (OG-80') and Michael Liendl (84') each scored once in the late going on Sunday as Wolfsberger AC came back from two goals down to gain a 2-2 Austrian Bundesliga championship round road draw with FC Red Bull Salzburg.
Masaya Okugawa (19') and Enock Mwepu (71') each scored a goal for the Red Bulls.
Saturday, June 20, 2020
Another Victory For Bayern
At Munich:
Robert Lewandowski scored twice (24', 37') as Bayern Munich, who already locked up their eighth straight German Bundesliga title, defeated visiting SC Freiburg 3-1.
Robert Lewandowski scored twice (24', 37') as Bayern Munich, who already locked up their eighth straight German Bundesliga title, defeated visiting SC Freiburg 3-1.
Parakeets Suffer Crushing Defeat At Home
At Cornella de Llobregat, Spain:
Enis Bardhi scored the game winner in the 67th minute on Saturday as Levante downed relegation-threatened Espanyol 3-1 in Spanish Primera Division action.
Enis Bardhi scored the game winner in the 67th minute on Saturday as Levante downed relegation-threatened Espanyol 3-1 in Spanish Primera Division action.
Wolves Return To Action In Style
At London:
In their first English Premier League contest in three months, Raul Jimenez (73') and Pedro Neto (84') each scored once as Wolverhampton Wanderers kept their 2020-21 UEFA Champions League chances alive by blanking relegation-threatened West End United 2-0 on the road.
In their first English Premier League contest in three months, Raul Jimenez (73') and Pedro Neto (84') each scored once as Wolverhampton Wanderers kept their 2020-21 UEFA Champions League chances alive by blanking relegation-threatened West End United 2-0 on the road.
Saturday, March 14, 2020
Friday, March 13, 2020
Both European Club Tournaments Suspend Play In Wake Of Coronavirus Outbreak
You can learn about it here.
Same goes for the EPL until at least April 3.
Ditto for Germany's Bundesliga.
They have followed the leads of Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1, Spain's La Liga, the Netherlands' Eredivisie, the Portuguese top flight, et al.
The same goes for the Copa Libertadores.
Same goes for the EPL until at least April 3.
Ditto for Germany's Bundesliga.
They have followed the leads of Italy's Serie A, France's Ligue 1, Spain's La Liga, the Netherlands' Eredivisie, the Portuguese top flight, et al.
The same goes for the Copa Libertadores.
Thursday, March 12, 2020
MLS To Suspend Play
Copa Libertadores
Group-stage play in the Copa Libertadores is set to continue on Thursday with three games.
GROUP E:
At Porto Alegre, Brazil:
In a local derby in which eight players (four from each club) were ejected, Gremio and visiting Internacional battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
Group E Standings:
1. Internacional (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Gremio (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. America de Cali (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Universidad Catolica (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
GROUP F:
At Montevideo, Uruguay:
Felipe Carbelo scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute as Club Nacional defeated visiting Estudiantes de Merida 1-0.
At Avellaneda, Argentina:
Gaston Reneiro's goal in the 66th minute provided all the scoring as Racing Club defeated visiting Alianza Lima 1-0.
Group F Standings:
1. Racing Club (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Club Nacional (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Estudiantes de Merida (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Alianza Lima (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
GROUP E:
At Porto Alegre, Brazil:
In a local derby in which eight players (four from each club) were ejected, Gremio and visiting Internacional battled to a 0-0 stalemate.
Group E Standings:
1. Internacional (GP: 2; GD: +3; PTS: 4)
2. Gremio (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 4)
3. America de Cali (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
4. Universidad Catolica (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
GROUP F:
At Montevideo, Uruguay:
Felipe Carbelo scored the only goal of the match in the 69th minute as Club Nacional defeated visiting Estudiantes de Merida 1-0.
At Avellaneda, Argentina:
Gaston Reneiro's goal in the 66th minute provided all the scoring as Racing Club defeated visiting Alianza Lima 1-0.
Group F Standings:
1. Racing Club (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Club Nacional (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
3. Estudiantes de Merida (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
4. Alianza Lima (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
Europa League: Red Devils, Basel, Shakhtar, Leverkusen, Istanbul Besaksehir Take Series Openers; Wolves Gain Game-One Road Draw With Legend In Greece
The Europa League's Round of 16 is set to open on Thursday with six games.
10:55 AM Pacific Time:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Edin Visca converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute to carry Istanbul Besaksehir to a series-opening 1-0 home victory over FC Copenhagen.
At Frankfurt, Germany (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Samuele Campo (27'), Kevin Bua (73'), and Fabian Frei (85') each scored once as FC Basel all but assured themselves of a berth in the quarterfinal round after their series-opening 3-0 road domination of Eintracht Frankfurt.
At Linz, Austria (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Odion Ighalo got the ball rolling in the 28th minute as Manchester United opened their series with LASK by destroying the hosts 5-0.
1:00 PM Pacific Time:
At Piraeus, Greece (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Pedro Neto's equalizer in the 67th minute lifted Wolverhampton Wanderers to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Olympiacos.
Youssef El-Arabi scored for the Legend at 54 minutes.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Charles Aranguiz scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as Bayer Leverkusen took the opening match of their series with Rangers 3-1 on the road.
At Wolfsburg, Germany (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak)
Marcos Antonio scored the game winner in the 73rd minute as Shakhtar Donetsk knocked off VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 on the road in game one.
10:55 AM Pacific Time:
At Istanbul, Turkey:
Edin Visca converted a penalty kick in the 88th minute to carry Istanbul Besaksehir to a series-opening 1-0 home victory over FC Copenhagen.
At Frankfurt, Germany (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Samuele Campo (27'), Kevin Bua (73'), and Fabian Frei (85') each scored once as FC Basel all but assured themselves of a berth in the quarterfinal round after their series-opening 3-0 road domination of Eintracht Frankfurt.
At Linz, Austria (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Odion Ighalo got the ball rolling in the 28th minute as Manchester United opened their series with LASK by destroying the hosts 5-0.
1:00 PM Pacific Time:
At Piraeus, Greece (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak):
Pedro Neto's equalizer in the 67th minute lifted Wolverhampton Wanderers to a series-opening 1-1 road draw with Olympiacos.
Youssef El-Arabi scored for the Legend at 54 minutes.
At Glasgow, Scotland:
Charles Aranguiz scored the winning goal in the 67th minute as Bayer Leverkusen took the opening match of their series with Rangers 3-1 on the road.
At Wolfsburg, Germany (no fans allowed due to coronavirus outbreak)
Marcos Antonio scored the game winner in the 73rd minute as Shakhtar Donetsk knocked off VfL Wolfsburg 2-1 on the road in game one.
Wednesday, March 11, 2020
CONCACAF Champions League: Could It Be Another Broken Record (Rough Night For CityZens, Five Stripes Against Mexican Clubs)?
The quarterfinal round of the CONCACAF Champions League continued on Wednesday with two games.
At Harrison, New Jersey:
Eduardo Vargas scored the game-winning second-half stoppage-time goal (90'+2) as Tigres knocked off New York City 1-0 on the road in their series opener.
At Mexico City:
Leo Suarez (11'), Henry Martin (13'), and Bruno Valdez (36') each scored a goal as Club America opened their series with Atlanta United by dominating the visiting Five Stripes 3-0.
At Harrison, New Jersey:
Eduardo Vargas scored the game-winning second-half stoppage-time goal (90'+2) as Tigres knocked off New York City 1-0 on the road in their series opener.
At Mexico City:
Leo Suarez (11'), Henry Martin (13'), and Bruno Valdez (36') each scored a goal as Club America opened their series with Atlanta United by dominating the visiting Five Stripes 3-0.
Copa Libertadores
Group-stage play in the Copa Libertadores continued with seven games on Wednesday.
GROUP A:
At Quito, Ecuador:
Fernando Guerrero (60'), Moises Caicedo (84'), and Lorenzo Faravelli (90'+4) each scored once as Independiente del Valle dominated visiting Atletico Junior (3-0).
At Rio de Janeiro:
Gustavo Henrique (39'), Gabriel Barbosa (PK-45'), and Bruno Henrique (63') each scored once as Flamengo dominated visiting Barcelona SC 3-0.
Group A Standings:
1. Independiente del Valle (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. Flamengo (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Atletico Junior (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
4. Barcelona SC (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
GROUP C:
At Santiago, Chile:
Pablo Mouche's goal in the 11th minute was good enough for Colo-Colo as the Chilean club defeated visiting Athletico Paranaense 1-0.
At Montevideo, Uruguay:
Alejandro Melean's own goal in the 68th minute proved decisive as Penarol defeated visiting Jorge Wilsterman 1-0.
Group C Standings:
1. Jorge Wilstermann (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Penarol (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Athletico Paranaense (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Colo-Colo (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
NOTE: With both clubs level on points with three, Penarol have the higher CONMEBOL ranking vis a viv Athletico Paranaense (#5, compared to the Brazilian club's #41).
GROUP D:
At Buenos Aires:
With Ignacio Fernandez scoring twice (74', 90'+2), River Plate made mince meat of visiting Binacional 8-0.
At Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva (PK-14'), Dani Alves (15'), and Igor Gomes (61') each tallied once as Sao Paulo FC dominated visiting LDU Quito 3-0.
Group D Standings:
1. River Plate (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 3)
2. Sao Paulo (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. LDU Quito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Binacional (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 3)
GROUP G:
At Asuncion, Paraguay:
Brian Montenegro scored the winning goal in the 80th minute as Club Olimpia held off visiting Defensa y Justica 2-1.
Group G Standings:
1. Santos (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Club Olimpia (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Delfin (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Defensa y Justica (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
GROUP A:
At Quito, Ecuador:
Fernando Guerrero (60'), Moises Caicedo (84'), and Lorenzo Faravelli (90'+4) each scored once as Independiente del Valle dominated visiting Atletico Junior (3-0).
At Rio de Janeiro:
Gustavo Henrique (39'), Gabriel Barbosa (PK-45'), and Bruno Henrique (63') each scored once as Flamengo dominated visiting Barcelona SC 3-0.
Group A Standings:
1. Independiente del Valle (GP: 2; GD: +6; PTS: 6)
2. Flamengo (GP: 2; GD: +4; PTS: 6)
3. Atletico Junior (GP: 2; GD: -4; PTS: 0)
4. Barcelona SC (GP: 2; GD: -6; PTS: 0)
GROUP C:
At Santiago, Chile:
Pablo Mouche's goal in the 11th minute was good enough for Colo-Colo as the Chilean club defeated visiting Athletico Paranaense 1-0.
At Montevideo, Uruguay:
Alejandro Melean's own goal in the 68th minute proved decisive as Penarol defeated visiting Jorge Wilsterman 1-0.
Group C Standings:
1. Jorge Wilstermann (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 3)
2. Penarol (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
3. Athletico Paranaense (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Colo-Colo (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 3)
NOTE: With both clubs level on points with three, Penarol have the higher CONMEBOL ranking vis a viv Athletico Paranaense (#5, compared to the Brazilian club's #41).
GROUP D:
At Buenos Aires:
With Ignacio Fernandez scoring twice (74', 90'+2), River Plate made mince meat of visiting Binacional 8-0.
At Sao Paulo, Brazil:
Reinaldo Manoel da Silva (PK-14'), Dani Alves (15'), and Igor Gomes (61') each tallied once as Sao Paulo FC dominated visiting LDU Quito 3-0.
Group D Standings:
1. River Plate (GP: 2; GD: +5; PTS: 3)
2. Sao Paulo (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 3)
3. LDU Quito (GP: 2; GD: 0; PTS: 3)
4. Binacional (GP: 2; GD: -7; PTS: 3)
GROUP G:
At Asuncion, Paraguay:
Brian Montenegro scored the winning goal in the 80th minute as Club Olimpia held off visiting Defensa y Justica 2-1.
Group G Standings:
1. Santos (GP: 2; GD: +2; PTS: 6)
2. Club Olimpia (GP: 2; GD: +1; PTS: 4)
3. Delfin (GP: 2; GD: -1; PTS: 1)
4. Defensa y Justica (GP: 2; GD: -2; PTS: 0)
UEFA Champions League: PSG, Mattress Makers (Who Dethone Defending Champs) Advance To Quarterfinals
The UEFA Champions League's Round of 16 continuee with two Wednesday contests.
At Paris (played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak):
Neymar (28') and Juan Bernat (45'+1, shown here) each scored once as Paris Saint-Germain blanked visiting (ten-man) Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in game two and won their series with the German club 3-2 on aggregate.
Getty Images photo via UEFA website
At Liverpool, England:
Marcos Llorente scored twice (97', 105+1') and Alvaro Morata once (120'+1), all in overtime as Atletico Madrid, after falling 1-0 in regulation in game two to level the series at 1-1 on aggregate, outscored Liverpool 3-1 in the two overtime periods to take out the defending champs on the road, 4-2 on aggregate.
Here are the happy Mattress Makers celebrating.
Getty Images photo
At Paris (played behind closed doors due to the coronavirus outbreak):
Neymar (28') and Juan Bernat (45'+1, shown here) each scored once as Paris Saint-Germain blanked visiting (ten-man) Borussia Dortmund 2-0 in game two and won their series with the German club 3-2 on aggregate.
Getty Images photo via UEFA website
At Liverpool, England:
Marcos Llorente scored twice (97', 105+1') and Alvaro Morata once (120'+1), all in overtime as Atletico Madrid, after falling 1-0 in regulation in game two to level the series at 1-1 on aggregate, outscored Liverpool 3-1 in the two overtime periods to take out the defending champs on the road, 4-2 on aggregate.
Here are the happy Mattress Makers celebrating.
Getty Images photo
Tuesday, March 10, 2020
CONCACAF Champions League
At Montreal:
In Tuesday's opening game of the CONCACAF Champions League's quarterfinal round, Jerry Bengtson scored twice (15', 41') as CD Olimpia opened their series with the Montreal Impact with a 2-1 road victory.
In Tuesday's opening game of the CONCACAF Champions League's quarterfinal round, Jerry Bengtson scored twice (15', 41') as CD Olimpia opened their series with the Montreal Impact with a 2-1 road victory.
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