Raheem Sterling was restored to Chelsea’s attack and rewarded Graham Potter with a starring role in a 2-1 win over Dinamo Zagreb which saw Ben Chilwell limp off late on.
Chilwell appeared to pull his hamstring chasing a ball in stoppage time and though he got to his feet and played the final seconds of the match, the England defender
Paris Saint-Germain were forced to settle for second in their Champions League group after a dramatic conclusion saw Benfica pip them by virtue of away goals scored.
A stoppage-time goal from Joao Mario completed a 6-1 win for the Portuguese side at Maccabi Haifa and edged them above PSG in Group H, despite the French side winning
All four English teams qualified for the Champions League last 16 but both Scottish sides exited the competition at the group stage.
Chelsea, Manchester City and Tottenham are through to the last 16 as group winners to be seeded in Monday’s draw, while Liverpool qualified as runners-up and will be unseeded.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s reaction to life among the substitutes has put the role back in the spotlight. But it has done so at a time when the impact and the importance of the Premier League substitute has never been more apparent.
Ronaldo was dropped for Manchester United’s trip to Chelsea in October as punishment for refusing to go on as a late substitute and for leaving early in the win over Tottenham.
Diego Simeone sat motionless in the away dugout. His Atletico Madrid side were plumbing new depths at the Estádio do Dragão, but the most damning aspect was the sense of apathy in their typically charismatic head coach.
With 23 minutes remaining, it looked as though Antoine
Arsenal forward Vivianne Miedema has been granted a leave of absence to “rest and recharge”.
The 26-year-old is expected to return after the international break, and has not been named in the Netherlands squad for their upcoming international friendlies against
Giovanni van Bronckhorst admits Rangers still have to aspire to the level Ajax are at ahead of the Champions League clash between Group A’s bottom two sides on Tuesday night.
The Gers are bottom of the table with five straight defeats and a goal difference of -18, having lost 4-0 to the Dutch outfit in Amsterdam in their group opener, and
Thomas Tuchel said Raheem Sterling’s £47.5m signing from rivals Manchester City was Chelsea’s “No 1 priority” back in July. Less than four months later, Tuchel is gone and working out how to get the best from the 27-year-old is fast becoming Graham Potter’s No 1 concern.
Tuchel was understandably enthused by the capture
Twenty-nine clubs have written to the Government urging it to press ahead with plans for an independent regulator, warning inaction would lead to clubs being wiped off the map”.
An independent regulator was the central recommendation of the fan-led review, which was commissioned by the Government last year in the wake of the European Super League scandal.
Greg Taylor scored on his 100th Celtic appearance as they eased to a 3-0 victory at Livingston to restore their four-point lead in the Scottish Premiership title race.
Kyogo Furuhashi lashed in at Jack Hamilton’s near post after being found by Taylor early in the game, and the left-back fired through the stand-in goalkeeper’s legs after the break.
