Tag: Alphonse Areola

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Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham: Douglas at the double as Emery’s men rise to fifth in style

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Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa celebrates scoring the opening goal with Moussa Diaby during the Premier League match between Aston Villa and West Ham...

Jarrod Bowen’s deflected strike gave West Ham an unlikely lifeline ten minutes after half-time, having watched teammate Edson Álvarez gift-wrap the hosts a two-goal cushion five minutes earlier. Yet it was the hosts who reigned supreme on their return from the latest international break with a 4-1 win – courtesy of Douglas Luiz’s brace and strikes from Ollie Watkins and substitute Leon Bailey. Continue reading “Aston Villa 4-1 West Ham: Douglas at the double as Emery’s men rise to fifth in style” →

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Haaland haunts Hammers as defending champs City preview life with Norwegian leading their line

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Erling Haaland of Manchester City celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Premier League match between West Ham United and...

Erling Haaland became the second Manchester City player to score a brace on his Premier League debut, after now-retired legendary striker Sergio Aguero did so during a memorable substitute appearance against Swansea in 2011. The 22-year-old’s first foray in England’s top-tier was predictably devastating away at West Ham yesterday, but eyes will be on the encore.
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Euro deadline day: PSG sign Keylor Navas and Mauro Icardi

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The Ligue 1 champions have bolstered their options with two intriguing deadline day moves, Real Madrid goalkeeper Keylor Navas on a four-year deal and Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi on-loan with a £60m (£54.3m) option to buy next summer.

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Germany 0-0 France: Areola excellent on debut in rousing Nations League stalemate

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The points were ultimately shared by Germany and France as their UEFA Nations League opener ended in an entertaining stalemate at the Allianz Arena. PSG goalkeeper Alphonse Areola, making his international debut for France here, made a string of excellent saves as the hosts created plenty of goalscoring opportunities.  Continue reading “Germany 0-0 France: Areola excellent on debut in rousing Nations League stalemate” →

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Exclusive report: PSG in talks with Courtois over possible move

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According to an exclusive report in Belgium this week, Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois – accompanied by his father Thierry – met with Paris-Saint Germain representatives following their recent 2-1 defeat to Manchester United.

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Real Madrid 3-1 PSG: Ronaldo steals the show as wasteful PSG rue their luck

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In what could’ve been this season’s UEFA Champions League final, Real Madrid ran out 3-1 winners over PSG after a spirited second-half display. Marcelo and a Cristiano Ronaldo brace ensured the hosts travel to Paris in a fortnight with a two-goal advantage, but it arguably should have been a completely different story had Unai Emery’s men taken more of their goalscoring opportunities on the evening. 

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