Ex-referee Peter Walton claims the incident was not checked by VAR.
Author: WTX Sports Team
All to play for in the second leg…
Daily Express Sport – ‘Ripped to shreds’ Reds suffer worst ever home defeat in Europe, writes the Express. There is also a piece on Manchester City’s “twin blow” as both Kevin de Bruyne and Aymeric Laporte are ruled out of their Champions League tie at RB Leipzig due to illness. And Leeds bring back former Watford boss Javi Gracia to England after appointing the Spaniard as their successor to the sacked Jesse Marsch.
Barca head to Old Trafford on Thursday.
The pair were photographed having a meal together.
AS – ‘In The Sky’ One of Spain’s main daily sports newspapers, AS, says it was Vinicius who sparked the comeback with two goals. ‘In The Sky’ is how the paper headlines the story, after Real Madrid thrashed Liverpool FC 5-2 at Anfield after Liverpool initially took a 2-0 lead after 15mins. The game was a classic Champions League game – thrilling!
The former Chelsea midfielder has made an instant impact at his new club.
Liverpool 2-5 Real Madrid: Liverpool thrashed at home in Champions League thriller In a thrilling Champions League match at Anfield, Liverpool suffered a devastating 2-5 defeat at the hands of Real Madrid, leaving their tournament hopes hanging by a thread. Despite initially taking a dream lead in the last-16 tie with Darwin Nunez’s goal after just four minutes, followed by Mohamed Salah’s strike ten minutes later, the hosts were unable to maintain their momentum against…
‘This is all a little bit surreal.’
They’ll play the Viaplay Cup final against Rangers on Sunday.
‘Nothing will be enough.’
The Liverpool legend claims he’d take Van Dijk’s place in the side at present.
‘We shared information which we now know to be completely false.’
‘[Man Utd] are a Harry Kane away from really kicking on…’
Best time to work out revealed – new study If your aim is to maintain a healthy weight through exercise, a recent study in mice suggests that physical activity in the morning might be the most effective. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet and the University of Copenhagen found that exercising during an early active phase, equivalent to the late morning in nocturnal mice, increased fat metabolism more than exercising during an early rest phase. This…
He faces competition.
‘Will something happen there? I believe so, but it won’t be a sale.’
‘But this is big. This is really big for Rangers on Sunday.’
The in-form attacker is wanted by old boss Erik ten Hag at Old Trafford.
The under-pressure manager rested five first-team stars in Saturday’s defeat.
The striker will only have a year left on his contract come summer.
Mirror Sport – Unstoppable The Daily Mirror’s back page leads on Manchester United’s Premier League win over Leicester City as Marcus Rashford and Jadon Sancho continue their scoring streak. Daily Mirror says Manchester United star Jadon Sancho has not quite managed to hit the heights expected of him at Old Trafford – but Erik ten Hag’s new role for the forward might finally have unlocked his true potential. The 22-year-old has so far not found…
Express Sport – Power Play The back page of the Daily Express leads with Manchester United’s win over Leicester City – as Marcus Rashford continues his scoring streak. Express says Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has spoken out after his side’s 3-0 win over Leicester on Sunday. A brace from Marcus Rashford and a strike from Jadon Sancho gave the Red Devils all three points. And they’ll now be hopeful of a similar result…
L’Equipe – Sauve par ses etoiles French newspaper L’Equipe says Kylian Mbappé once again carried PSG against Lille. The back page is dedicated to Mbappe and PSG’s win. Double scorer against Lille, Kylian Mbappé was still the best Parisian this Sunday. The Frenchman is more than ever essential to PSG, through his performance and his leadership. https://www.lequipe.fr/Football/Article/Kylian-mbappe-a-encore-porte-le-psg-contre-lille/1381682 Catch up on today’s UK front pages
SPORT – Sigue la fiesta Spanish newspaper says Sigue la fiesta as it reports on Barcelona’s 2-0 win. SPORT says Ferran Torres starred as Barcelona beat Cadiz 2-0 on Sunday to restore their eight point lead over Real Madrid at the top of LaLiga. Sergi Roberto and Robert Lewandowski scored the goals at Camp Nou but it was Torres who stood out making his first start for a month. He beat three defenders before crossing…