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Premier League leaders Arsenal are the latest side to be heavily linked with a summer move for Sporting striker Viktor Gyokeres, who spent five years in England relatively under-the-radar until he shone with Coventry in the Championship and sides on the continent took notice. So, is he good enough for another talent upgrade or is this a purple patch in a depleted forward market? Continue reading “Purple patch or worth it? Why everyone is linked with Sporting’s Viktor Gyokeres”
First-half goals from Emre Can and a Marco Reus penalty saw an in-form Borussia Dortmund side extend their winning run to ten games across all competitions, returning top of the Bundesliga after a hard-fought 2-1 home victory against rivals RB Leipzig. Emil Forsberg pulled one back for Marco Rose’s side, before they almost snatched a point at the death in stoppage-time. Continue reading “Borussia Dortmund 2-1 RB Leipzig: Goals from Reus, Can see BVB back top of the Bundesliga”
Goals from Joao Cancelo, Diogo Jota, Joao Felix and Andre Silva in stoppage-time sealed an impressive 4-1 victory for Nations League winners Portugal – but they could have easily put Zlatko Dalic’s Croatia to the sword by half-time. Which individual players impressed while others struggled in Porto? Continue reading “Nations League – Portugal 4-1 Croatia: Player Ratings as Santos’ side cruise to victory”
Bayer Leverkusen and Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich will be expected to progress into this summer’s DFB-Pokal Final, as the pair are heavy favourites in their respective cup ties against fourth-tier Saarbrucken and a depleted Eintracht Frankfurt side this midweek. Continue reading “DFB-Pokal semi-final previews: Saarbrucken-Leverkusen and Bayern-Frankfurt”
Second-half goals from Andre Silva and a brace late on by substitute Stefan Ilsanker – his first two Bundesliga strikes – helped Eintracht Frankfurt to a comfortable win, pushing them above Cologne into 11th, all but ensuring their safety from relegation this term and inflicting Bremen’s 16th defeat of the season. Continue reading “Werder Bremen 0-3 Eintracht Frankfurt: Silva and sub Ilsanker stifle blunt hosts”
Arsenal kicked off their European campaign with an impressive away display against last year’s semi-finalists Eintracht Frankfurt, as the Gunners’ youngsters stole the show. 18-year-old winger Bukayo Saka scored an excellent effort from long-range while creating both assists too. Continue reading “Eintracht Frankfurt 0-3 Arsenal: Saka shines as Gunners respond with convincing win”
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