Diego Simeone described Antoine Griezmann as one of the most important players in Atletico Madrid s history after his dramatic winner against Porto on Wednesday.
After 100 minutes and 21 seconds, Griezmann nodded home the latest Champions League goal on record (excluding extra-time) to guide Los Colchoneros to a stunning 2-1 victory.
Mario Hermoso had broken the deadlock in the 91st minute before conceding a penalty that was scored by Matheus Uribe, meaning Atleti s win over Porto is just the second Champions League match to ever feature three goals scored after the 90th minute (excluding extra-time).
Remarkably, the previous instance was when these two sides met last December, when Diego Simeone s men ran out 3-1 winners in Portugal.
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Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri warned that a moment can change everything heading into a decisive stage of the season.
Allegri s side started the season in mixed fashion, but a 14-game unbeaten streak in Serie A has them back on track and they are one of only five teams still unbeaten in Europe s top-five leagues in 2022.
Juve sit fourth in the league, six points clear of fifth-placed Atalanta and just seven adrift of leaders Milan, and are still in the Champions League with the return leg of their last-16 clash against Villarreal to come on Wednesday.
The Bianconeri next head to Sampdoria, who Juve have won their last six against in all competitions and scored at least two goals in each of those games, but Allegri is expecting a tough test on Saturday…
Memphis Depay and Martin Terrier both scored to give struggling Lyon a morale-boosting 2-0 win over RB Leipzig in Champions League Group G on Wednesday.
Lyon had not won a game since a 6-0 thrashing of Angers in Ligue 1 on August 16 which had increased the scrutiny on head coach Sylvinho.
However, Depay and Terrier struck either side of the break as Lyon ruthlessly exploited defensive sloppiness from the Bundesliga side.
The away win put Lyon level on four points with Group G leaders Zenit, while Leipzig are a further point behind in third place.
In-form Timo Werner spurned a great early chance to score for Leipzig when he arrived to meet Lukas Klostermann s low cross only for his finishing to let him down as he guided the ball wide.
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Barcelona are interested in signing Riyad Mahrez from Manchester City in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that AC Milan, Real Madrid and Chelsea all are also interested in securing the services of the former Leicester City winger.
Mahrez has been on the books of City since 2018 when he moved from Premier League rivals Leicester and has been superb for Pep Guardiola’s side over the years. The 31-year-old has won the Premier League title thrice and the EFL Cup on three occasions with the Citizens.
The Algeria international winger has made 13 starts and 12 substitute appearances in the Premier League for City so far this season, scoring 11 goals and providing five assists in the process. Mahrez has also scored six goals and given two assi…
Chelsea midfielder N Golo Kante is a 50-50 chance to overcome a knee issue in time to face Arsenal in the Europa League final, according to Maurizio Sarri.
Kante sustained the problem in training over the weekend and remains a doubt for Wednesday s clash in Baku.
The France international only recently recovered from a hamstring injury that forced him out him of the second leg of the semi-final triumph over Eintracht Frankfurt and the subsequent Premier League draw at Leicester City.
Kante has been a regular in Sarri s first season in charge, starting 46 times in all competitions, and the Italian admitted his absence would be a blow to an injury-hit area of the pitch.
He had a very little problem in his knee on Saturday, Sarri said at his pre-match news …
Claudio Marchisio has left Serie A champions Juventus after his contract was terminated by mutual consent.
The 32-year-old midfielder, capped 55 times by Italy, made his first-team breakthrough in 2006-07 as Juve tackled Serie B in the wake of the Calciopoli scandal.
He spent the following season on loan at Empoli and returned to become a first-team fixture in Turin, making a total of 389 appearances, scoring 37 goals.
Marchisio won the first of seven consecutive Scudetti in 2011-12 and also has four winners medals from the Coppa Italia.
Injury problems have blighted him, however, particularly in the aftermath of a ruptured cruciate ligament suffered in April 2016.
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Pep Guardiola insists Bayern Munich and Liverpool still set the standard for his Manchester City side despite their dominant form.
City hold a 12-point lead at the top of the Premier League ahead of Tuesday s home game against Wolves, where they will chase a 21st consecutive win in all competitions.
That would bring them closer to the top five European leagues record of 23 that Bayern Munich established on their way to a treble last season.
Guardiola s men beat Liverpool 4-1 as part of their ongoing run, with Jurgen Klopp s injury-hit side having stumbled out of the title race this time around.
After Saturday s 2-1 win against West Ham, Hammers boss David Moyes hailed City as Europe s best but Guardiola insists his team s form will count for nothing unles…
Manchester United welcome Liverpool to Old Trafford on Sunday, with the great rivals separated by a mammoth gap after hugely contrasting starts to the season.
Unbeaten Liverpool have pulled away from United in recent times and are 15 points ahead of the Red Devils after the opening eight games.
Back in 2014, Liverpool finished the season with a 20-point advantage over United as they came second behind Manchester City in an engrossing title race.
Liverpool s superiority has been even more keenly felt this year and in the 2018-19 season they ended 31 points clear of United, with their squad set up to contend domestically and in the Champions League in the current campaign.
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Turning their attention to EFL Cup action on Wednesday night, the Owls will travel to the MKM Stadium when they meet Hull.
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Starting with the hosts, while Hull might have gained a string of plaudits last season, the Tigers are getting a new era underway at the MKM Stadium. Shockingly making the decision to part ways with now-former boss Liam Rosenior over the summer, Tim Walter finds a huge amount of pressure on his shoulders. Missing out on the chance to lay down an early marker over the weekend as they had to settle for a 1-1 stalemate at home against Bristol City, the one-time Stuttgart manager has drastically struggled to make any real impact since arriving in Yorkshire. Failing to win any of their six pre-season appearan…
Arsenal bounced back from their draw with Crystal Palace by beating League One side Blackpool 2-1 at the Emirates Stadium to reach the EFL Cup quarter-finals, as both teams had a player sent off.
Unai Emery s side saw their 11-match winning run come to an end at Selhurst Park on Sunday, but they avoided falling short for a second game in a row, even if the performance left a lot to be desired.
An otherwise unremarkable first half was punctuated by Stephan Lichtsteiner s first goal for the club and 18-year-old Emile Smith Rowe seemingly wrapped things up in the 50th minute.
But Matteo Guendouzi s red card just before the hour for two cheap bookings boosted the visitors and they pulled one back through Paudie O Connor soon afterwards.
They could not forc…