CR7 sounds the revolt for MU, Vieira brings down City, Barça hangs on, Chelsea regale, Simeone pummels Juve, Bayern pass their nerves, Khazri’s crazy lob. Liverpool was hung at home by Brighton (2-2). For the 10th day of the Premier League, Chelsea outclassed Newcastle on Saturday. Manchester City was surprised by Crystal Palace (0-2) at the Etihad Stadium! In the standings, Chelsea remains in first place ahead of Liverpool, 2nd at 3 points, and City, 3rd at 5 points.
Any team that travels to the Etihad Stadium must expect to suffer, and this is probably what Crystal Palace players had imagined. However, the Eagles took the lead from the start, Zaha beating Ederson with a crushing left-footed shot that ended up in the back of the net (0-1, 6th). The Skyblues were struggling to get back into the game. On a corner, Rodri inherited the ball, but only found Guaita (19th). A mission that was complicated before the break when Aymeric Laporte, like a player from SUA, tackled Wilfried Zaha and was given a red card (45th+2).
And Manchester City was surprised by Crystal Palace (0-2) at the Etihad Stadium! The defending champions were hampered by the expulsion of Laporte (45th+2nd) just before the break, and Patrick Vieira’s troops scored goals from Zaha (6th) and Gallagher (88th). In the standings, Chelsea remains in first place ahead of Liverpool, 2nd at 3 points, and City, 3rd at 5 points.
Brighton played another bad game against Liverpool
Winner at Anfield in February, Brighton played another bad game against Liverpool in their home ground. The Seagulls came back from a two-goal deficit to take a point from this perilous trip, much to the Reds’ dismay.
The 2020 English champions got off to the best possible start, with captain Jordan Henderson setting up Mo Salah (4th). Alisson did his bit to deny Solly March (3rd), before deflecting Yves Bissouma’s shot onto his post (15th). Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain came on as a result of Naby Keita’s injury, and then put in a fine cross to Sadio Mané’s head for 2-0 (24th). But Brighton didn’t give up.
Graham Potter’s men reduced the score thanks to an inspiration from Enock Mwepu, who already scored in the cup on Wednesday (41st). They were much more enterprising and were rewarded by Leandro Trossard, who took out Andy Robertson and then beat Alisson (65th). The Brazilian goalkeeper had to work hard, and the Belgian could have scored twice if not for an offside (75th).
Chelsea takes the lead by besieging Newcastle
The Blues have consolidated their lead at the top of the Premier League (three units ahead of Liverpool) with a clear victory at Newcastle (0-3), signing a fourth consecutive win in the league. Reece James, who scored the winning penalty against Southampton in the League Cup in midweek, was again the savior, this time with a double in a dozen minutes.
After a bland first half in which Hakim Ziyech was denied a goal and neither side managed to hit the target, the Moroccan hit the post in the 48th minute. The James show then began, the Blues’ piston sending a left-footed minasse after good work by Callum Hudson-Odoi (65th), then arming a right half-volley (77th) following Ruben Loftus-Cheek’s first shot that was blocked. A foul by goalkeeper Karl Darlow on Kai Havertz then allowed Jorginho to score from the spot (81st).
Ronaldo sounds the revolt for MU!
After the defeat against Liverpool (0-5) last Sunday, Manchester United had a good reaction on the ground of Tottenham (3-0) in the Premier League. After his words, Ronaldo (39th) assumed with a beautiful volley to open the score on a beautiful cross from Fernandes, then an assist for Cavani (64th), author of a nice dive. At the end of the game, Rashford (87th) added to the score. In the standings, MU takes advantage of this success to temporarily move up to 5th place, while Tottenham occupies the 8th position.
Important results for Europe :
- Leicester 0-2 Arsenal
- Liverpool 2-2 Brighton
- Man City 0-2 Crystal Palace
- Newcastle 0-3 Chelsea
- Tottenham 0-3 Manchester United
- Elche 1-2 Real Madrid
- FC Barcelone 1-1 Alavés
- Dortmund 2-0 Cologne
- Union Berlin 2-5 Bayern
- Francfort 1-1 Leipzig
- Hellas Vérone 2-1 Juventus
