Julian Alvarez scored a second-half brace as a 10-man Atletico Madrid came from a goal down to be...

Julian Alvarez scored a second-half brace as a 10-man Atletico Madrid came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1 at home on Tuesday, taking a major step towards a top-eight finish. Barrios was sent off for a nasty, studs-up challenge after 23 minutes and Leverkusen took advantage as Piero Hincapie put the visitors ahead in first-half stoppage time. Buoyed on by a fiery 70,000-strong home crowd, Atletico lifted in the second, Julian Alvarez finishing off a length-of-the-field counter to equalise after 52 minutes. <div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Goalscorer Hincapie picked up a second yellow with 14 minutes remaining and Atletico smelt blood, Alvarez taking advantage of some sloppy Leverkusen defending to score in the 90th minute. The last-gasp victory sends Atletico, who travel to Red Bull Salzburg in their final match, third in the Champions League table, with the top eight sides all avoiding an extra knockout round. German champions Leverkusen, who host lowly Sparta Prague next week, finish the night in sixth."It's no coincidence that what happened in the second half happened. We played intelligently, we didn't let the game get away us," Atletico boss Diego Simeone said.The coach saved special praise for Alvarez, who arrived from Manchester City in the summer."When we first thought about bringing Julian in, we were excited. He has an impressive record. Over the years he will have a special place in the club."Both sides came into the match in red-hot form. Leverkusen had chalked up 12 straight victories in all competitions while Atletico had 15 wins in a row before Saturday's surprise La Liga loss at lowly Leganes. Pre-match, both coaches lavished praise on each other. Atletico's Simeone, who coached his side against Alonso when the Leverkusen boss was playing at Real and Bayern, lauded his opposite number for turning side into an "extraordinary team."Alonso, who missed Real's 2014 Champions League final win over Atletico with suspension, praised Simeone's "intense and perfect relationship" with his club. On the pitch however there was no love lost, with the referee handing out four yellow cards and a red in the first half. Leverkusen were in control before referee Davide Massa changed Barrios' yellow to red after a VAR intervention with 23 minutes gone. The man advantage supercharged the Germans, who pinned Atletico inside their own area Leverkusen broke through in first-half stoppage time, Nordi Mukiele lofting a cross for Hincapie to head past Atletico goalie Jan Oblak.In the second-half, the early control evaporated as both sides played end-to-end, with Atletico using the chaos to equalise. With Leverkusen on the attack, Antoine Griezmann punted a long pass goalwards, Alvarez forced Jonathan Tah into a poor clearance, before regathering and guiding a shot into the bottom right.Leverkusen lost goalscorer Hincapie to a second yellow in the final 15 minutes, prompting Atletico to push higher. With the visitors failing to deal with a bouncing cross, Alvarez collected the ball and rounded the keeper before converting from a tight angle to snatch a famous comeback victory for the undermanned hosts.

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 21: Julian Alvarez of Atletico de Madrid celebrates after scoring his team's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Atletico de Madrid and Bayer 04 Leverkusen at Riyadh Air Metropolitano on January 21, 2025 in Madrid, Spain.

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Liverpool maintained their perfect Champions League record to guarantee a top-two finish in the l...

Liverpool maintained their perfect Champions League record to guarantee a top-two finish in the league phase and automatic last-16 qualification with a 2-1 win over Lille at Anfield on Tuesday.Harvey Elliott's deflected strike secured a seventh consecutive Champions League victory for Arne Slot's men after Jonathan David cancelled out Mohamed Salah's opener.Liverpool remain three points clear of Barcelona, who came from 4-2 down to beat Benfica 5-4.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Lille's first defeat in 22 games in all competitions leaves the French side 11th.Liverpool will welcome direct progress to the last 16, without the need for a play-off round, with the Premier League leaders still involved in four competitions. They're guaranteed to finish in the top two, with Barcelona the only side that could pip them to first place.That means the Premier League leaders will face a side that finishes between 15th and 18th in the last 16.However, Slot does not believe the table tells a true story given that each club faces a different draw of eight opponents in the league phase."We're happy that we are top eight. That's the only thing that tells me something, because this league table doesn't tell you anything," said the Dutchman."So normally in tennis, if you're number 1, you know if you play against the number 24, he's probably not as good as the number 16."But here, because we play different teams, maybe the number 24 is better than the number 16, but the number 16 had an easier draw. "We also want to be on top of the league, but I'm not so sure. We have to wait and see if it's an advantage, let's put it that way."Slot took the chance to rotate with the Reds already all but assured of progress to the next round going into Tuesday's match.Jarell Quansah, Conor Bradley, Curtis Jones and Darwin Nunez, fresh from his match-winning contribution, came in from the side that beat Brentford 2-0 on Saturday to open up a six-point lead at the top of the Premier League. Lille arrived on Merseyside full of confidence with Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid among the notable wins on their long unbeaten run.The visitors were far from overawed early on as they started impressively without ever seriously threatening Alisson Becker's goal. Liverpool had struggled to get going until one defence-splitting pass from Jones freed Salah to gallop clear and coolly slot in his 50th European goal for the club on 34 minutes.Jones had to be replaced at half-time in an injury concern for Slot, who also took the chance to rest Ryan Gravenberch for the second 45 minutes as Elliot and Alexis Mac Allister were introduced.Lille's task looked to be an impossible one when Aissa Mandi was sent off for a second bookable offence for chopping down Luis Diaz.Yet, within three minutes, Liverpool's club-record European run without conceding was brought to an end.David swept home the rebound after Hakon Arnar Haraldsson's effort had been blocked by Kostas Tsimikas.Liverpool had not conceded for one minute shy of 10 hours since Christian Pulisic struck for AC Milan inside the first three minutes of their opening Champions League game of the season.Yet, not for the first time this season, Liverpool's strength in depth made the difference with another winner from a substitute.There was an element of fortune about this one as Elliott's strike from the edge of the area took a huge deflection off Ngal'ayel Mukau to wrongfoot Lucas Chevalier.The Lille 'keeper denied Federico Chiesa a third in stoppage time, before Nunez was flagged offside as he swept in the rebound.

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 21: Liverpool's Harvey Elliott celebrates scoring his side's second goal during the UEFA Champions League 2024/25 League Phase MD7 match between Liverpool FC and LOSC Lille at Anfield on January 21, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Borussia Dortmund's woes continued on Tuesday after the troubled Bundesliga outfit fell to a 2-1 ...

Borussia Dortmund's woes continued on Tuesday after the troubled Bundesliga outfit fell to a 2-1 defeat at Bologna which dented their hopes of direct qualification for the last 16 of the Champions League.Goals in a matter of seconds in the second half from substitutes Thijs Dallinga and Samuel Iling-Junior gave Bologna their first ever win in the modern version of Europe's elite club competition and handed Dortmund their fourth straight defeat in all competitions.Last season's finalists Dortmund, who opened the scoring in the 15th minute through Serhou Guirassy's classy chipped penalty, are 13th on 12 points, one point from the top eight with other teams set to complete the penultimate round of league phase matches on Wednesday.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Tuesday's defeat piled more pressure on under-fire coach Nuri Sahin even though his players showed their support by joining him in a group hug after Guirassy netted his seventh goal in as many Champions league matches this season."I think we will sit down together tonight or tomorrow in Dortmund. Right now the game is too fresh," said Sahin.Dortmund sporting director Lars Ricken refused to guarantee the coach's job after the game, telling Amazon Prime: "You will not get an off-the-cuff decision from me in Italy based on emotion.""We all want the best for Borussia Dortmund, we will discuss what is best for the club and what the solutions are so that we can get back on the road to success," Ricken added.Bologna are 27th on only five points but it would have been difficult to tell judging by the celebrations of the players, coach Vincenzo Italiano and 30,000 fans at a jumping Stadio Renato Dall'Ara.<h3>Bologna 'dream' realized</h3>The seven-time Italian champions won a preliminary round match against Anderlecht in the old European Cup in 1964, but were eliminated by the Belgians and didn't return to the top level of continental competition until this season."We're going out but for me today it's as if we'd won a quarter-final or semi-final, I'm just so pleased," said Italiano to Sky."There's so much joy for our first win in the Champions League, it's a dream come true for me."Bologna were furious with the spot-kick, for a soft foul on Waldemar Anton, with which Guirassy gave Dortmund the lead. The hosts were even angrier when referee Serdar Gozubuyuk refused to give them a penalty of their own for a similar shirt tug on Dan Ndoye just as the Swiss looked set to score from a Riccardo Orsolini cross.That incident, in the 19th minute, seemed to wake up a previously timid Bologna who then dominated, with Orsolini, twice, and Santiago Castro going close to netting their first Champions League goals.But Italy international Orsolini, who has scored eight times this season, left the field with his head in his shirt 10 minutes before the break after being forced off with what looked like a hamstring injury and replaced by Iling-Junior.Orsolini's departure didn't deflate Bologna however, with the Italians continuing to push for an equaliser which game in the 71st minute when, after being brilliantly sent through by Charalampos Lykogiannis, Jens Odgaard provided a perfect low cross for Dallinga to tap home.And seconds later Bologna were ahead through Iling-Junior, who pounced on the rebound after Dallinga was denied a second by Gregor Kobel and gave his team a historic win.

Dortmund's German defender #04 Nico Schlotterbeck (L) and Dortmund's German midfielder #23 Emre Can look dejected after being defeated in the UEFA Champions League football match between Bologna and Borussia Dortmund at the Renato Dall'Ara stadium in Bologna on January 21, 2025.

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Monaco ground out a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying ...

Monaco ground out a 1-0 home win against Aston Villa in the Champions League on Tuesday, denying the Premier League side the chance to all but book their spot in the round of 16.Wilfried Singo's early header was the difference between the teams as Villa tasted defeat for the first time in six outings in all competitions.Monaco had only won two of their last 11 matches, including back-to-back defeats in the Champions League, but now have their eyes on securing progress to the knock-outs.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The defeat dropped Villa from fifth to seventh provisionally. They can qualify automatically for the last-16 with a top-eight finish."We started the Champions League not being favourites to finish in the top eight, and we still aren't. Tonight we are disappointed," said Villa manager Unai Emery.Emery's side host 21st-placed Celtic in their final league phase match next week.Villa and Monaco are among nine teams on 13 points, ahead of the rest of this week's matches, a pack headed by Arsenal in fourth place in the table with Monaco in ninth Monaco conclude their league phase campaign with a visit to Italian champions Inter Milan -- also on 13 points ahead of a visit to Prague on Wednesday -- knowing nothing but a win will do to avoid a play-off spot."We have one match remaining which will be very difficult. We are going to go to Milan next week with a lot of ambition and to win," said Singo.Villa goalkeeper Emiliano Martinez's every touch was booed by the home support in the early stages -- the crowd had not forgotten his role in Argentina's 2022 World Cup final victory over France.To the delight of their fans, Monaco's opener came after the Argentinian parried Thilo Kehrer's header from a corner up into the air. Singo pounced to nod home from close range on eight minutes.Martinez showed his class with a sprawling dive to claw away Maghnes Akliouche's whipped effort shortly afterwards.<h3>'Important win'</h3>Villa came within inches of levelling in first-half added time following excellent build-up play by Emiliano Buendia, but Radoslaw Majecki got down quickly to deny Ollie Watkins.At the start of the second period, Morgan Rogers flashed a strike narrowly wide, before Akliouche had a strike disallowed for offside.Emery turned to Jhon Duran from the bench to give his side a spark, sending on the Colombian 11 minutes after the interval in place of winger Bailey.With Watkins and Duran on the pitch together, Villa boasted a striking duo with 22 goals between in all competitions this term.Rogers and Matty Cash combined to create Villa's next chance, the right-back dragging his effort across goal and wide on 69 minutes.Monaco looked the more likely to score in the final 20 minutes.Aleksandr Golovin rippled the side netting from a tight angle in the 88th minute.Duran then attempted a bicycle-kick in the crowded box in the 92nd minute, but his ambitious effort flew well over the bar as Monaco held firm."It was an important win," said Monaco coach Adi Hutter. "I give compliments and praise to my team for how they fought."

Monaco's players celebrate after winning the UEFA Champions League football match between AS Monaco and Aston Villa at the Louis II Stadium (Stade Louis II) in the Principality of Monaco on January 21, 2025.

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England captain Jos Buttler said Tuesday he wants to build an "alliance" with new white-ball coach Brendon McCullum, as they named their side for the first of five T20s in India.Ben Duckett will open alongside Phil Salt, who will also keep wicket for the match at Kolkata's Eden Gardens on Wednesday. Harry Brook was named Buttler's deputy.England's first white-ball assignment under McCullum, who was previously in charge only of England's Test side, also includes three ODI matches.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The series will be followed by the eight-team ODI Champions Trophy starting February 19 in Pakistan and Dubai.Buttler said he is looking "to build that coach-captain alliance" after McCullum forged a successful partnership with Test skipper Ben Stokes."It's not a new set-up as Baz (McCullum) has been around for a while," Buttler told reporters on the eve of the T20 opener."There's a lot of players in this squad that have been with him in the Test set-up for a number of years already," he added. "I'm just looking forward to building that relationship in the white-ball set-up."India captain Suryakumar Yadav said he already shares good chemistry with coach Gautam Gambhir, having played under the former batsman in the Indian Premier League."I know how he works -- without talking he can read your mind," said Yadav, who played at IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders with Gambhir as captain."The way his coaching style is, we are moving in the right direction."He said Gambhir "keeps it simple" and gives the players "freedom" to express themselves.England continued with Buttler as white-ball captain despite a disappointing ODI World Cup in India in 2023 when the defending champions won only three of their nine matches. Last year the 34-year-old Buttler struggled with a calf injury. He will be playing in India as a batsman only with Salt taking over the gloves starting with the T20s.Jofra Archer leads a pace-bowling unit that includes Mark Wood and Gus Atkinson.Buttler spoke up for players having their families with them on tours, after the family time of Indian players was restricted following their recent 3-1 Test defeat in Australia."I think it's great to be able to have families on the tour with you, to live that life out with your family as well," he said."I don't think it affects the cricket too much, I think it's something that is very manageable."England XI: Ben Duckett, Phil Salt (wk), Jos Buttler (capt), Harry Brook (vice-capt), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jamie Overton, Gus Atkinson, Jofra Archer, Adil Rashid, Mark Wood.

England's captain Jos Buttler attends a practice session ahead of their first Twenty20 international cricket match against India at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on January 21, 2025.

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Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in La Liga.  Marce...

Villarreal thumped Mallorca 4-0 on Monday to keep the pressure on the top four in La Liga.Marcelino Garcia Toral's side, fifth, cut the gap on Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, third and fourth respectively, down to six points.The Yellow Submarine hit four goals in an extraordinary eight-minute spell in the first half to claim victory over the team one place beneath them.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Logan Costa opened the scoring after 20 minutes with a header from a corner, with Alex Baena netting the second four minutes later after a rapid counter-attack.Dani Parejo struck the third after 26 minutes and Yeremy Pino completed the scoring in the 28th minute with a volley.

VILLARREAL, SPAIN - JANUARY 20: Daniel Parejo of Villarreal CF (centre) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's third goal during the LaLiga match between Villarreal CF and RCD Mallorca at Estadio de la Ceramica on January 20, 2025 in Villarreal, Spain.

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Chelsea shrugged off a howler from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to beat relegation-threatened Wolves...

Chelsea shrugged off a howler from goalkeeper Robert Sanchez to beat relegation-threatened Wolves 3-1 on Monday, ending a five-game winless run to climb back into the Premier League's top four.Enzo Maresca's team were just two points behind leaders Liverpool in mid-December, raising hopes of an unlikely title challenge before losing their way.Now they are back on track to qualify for next season's Champions League after second-half goals from Marc Cucurella and Noni Madueke spared the blushes of Sanchez.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The goalkeeper had dropped the ball moments before half-time, allowing Matt Doherty to cancel out Tosin Adarabioyo's opener.Chelsea's top-scorer Cole Palmer, a doubt before the game, was fit to start as Maresca made five changes from last week's draw against Bournemouth including bringing in centre-back Trevoh Chalobah, recalled from his loan spell at Crystal Palace.The home side dominated possession in the early stages and Palmer had a couple of early efforts, curling one wide and forcing Jose Sa into a diving save.The home side were rewarded for their dominance midway through the first half when Adarabioyo fired home for his first Premier League goal for the club.The defender controlled the ball well after it was deflected into his path following Reece James's shot from the edge of the box.A number of Chelsea players were in offside positions in a crowded penalty area and the flag was raised but the on-field decision was overturned after a VAR check.<h3>Sanchez blunder</h3>Wolves, anaemic in attack for most of the first half, came back into the game as half-time approached, scoring with their first shot on target thanks to Sanchez's error.The visitors won a corner and the goalkeeper inexplicably dropped the inswinging delivery from Matheus Cunha under intense pressure, with Doherty smashing home from close range.The home side started the second half brightly and were back in front on the hour mark when Cucurella finished in style, having played a part in launching the move.The ball reached Madueke in space on the right and he sent in a cross that was flicked on by Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall. Cucurella controlled on his chest and hooked home on the stretch.Five minutes later Chelsea had a two-goal cushion when Madueke scored his fourth goal of the season against Wolves, heading home Chalobah's goal-bound effort.Sanchez palmed a Cunha shot behind with 10 minutes to go but Chelsea were largely comfortable despite the occasional minor scare.Former Leicester boss Maresca, in his first season in charge at Stamford Bridge, stubbornly insisted his team were not in the title race even when they were flying high after five straight wins from late November.He was proved right when their momentum stalled starting with a 0-0 draw at Everton just before Christmas, at the start of a lean spell in which they took just three points from five games.Monday's defeat in London leaves Wolves in deep trouble, outside the relegation zone on goal difference alone.The Midlands club brought in Vitor Pereira to replace Gary O'Neil last month and the Portuguese took seven points from his first three matches.But they have now sunk to a third straight defeat.Wolves have easily outscored the teams around them at the bottom of the table but they have conceded 51 goals -- more than any other team in the Premier League.

LONDON, ENGLAND - JANUARY 20: Marc Cucurella of Chelsea celebrates scoring the second goal with Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall during the Premier League match between Chelsea FC and Wolverhampton Wanderers FC at Stamford Bridge on January 20, 2025 in London, England.

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Manchester City on Monday announced the signing of Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from...

Manchester City on Monday announced the signing of Uzbekistan centre-back Abdukodir Khusanov from French club Lens for a reported fee of 40 million euros ($42 million) plus add-ons.Khusanov, the first player from Uzbekistan to join a Premier League club, has signed a four-and-a-half year deal at the Etihad."This squad is full of the best players in the world and I can't wait to meet them and play alongside them," said the 20-year-old, who has 18 international caps.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"And of course Pep Guardiola is one of the greatest coaches ever and I am so excited to learn from him and improve my game even more."City's director of football Txiki Begiristain said: "For such a young defender, Abdukodir is already very intelligent, as well as being strong, aggressive and extremely quick."Working with Pep will only make him better and, speaking to him, he is determined to keep improving."Khusanov's deal keeps him at the Etihad until the end of the 2028-29 season.Premier League champions City are fourth in the table after a 6-0 win at Ipswich on Sunday.The signing gives Guardiola's team much-needed defensive reinforcement after an injury-hit season.

LENS, FRANCE - AUGUST 22: Abdukodir Khusanov of Lens looks on prior to the UEFA Europa Conference League qualifying round match between Lens and Panathinaikos at Stade Bollaert-Delelis on August 22, 2024 in Lens, France.

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Inter Milan kept in touch with Napoli after seeing off struggling Empoli 3-1 on Sunday and going ...

Inter Milan kept in touch with Napoli after seeing off struggling Empoli 3-1 on Sunday and going three points behind the Serie A leaders.Goals in the second half from Lautaro Martinez, Denzel Dumfries and Marcus Thuram ensured a hard-fought win for champions Inter at the San Siro.Napoli have become the team to beat thanks to their thrilling 3-2 win at Atalanta, who are seven points off the pace in third, on Saturday but Inter also have a game in hand.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>However Inter have a packed schedule due to their Champions League commitments while Napoli have no European football after their disastrous title defence last season.As well as their final two league phase fixtures in the Champions League -- against Sparta Prague and Monaco in consecutive weeks -- Simone Inzaghi's team have the Milan derby and trips to Juventus, Napoli and Atalanta between now and mid-March.Captain Martinez's distance effort in the 55th minute took his league total to eight goals from 18 appearances, some way off the 24 he racked up on the way to guiding Inter to their 20th league title last term.The Argentina striker hadn't scored at home since early November before Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Bologna but his goal against Empoli was his second in as many matches at the San Siro.Dumfries' thumping header, from Kristjan Asllani's 79th-minute corner, was key as Inter were far from their best and once Inter loanee Sebastiano Esposito halved the deficit for 14th-placed Empoli in the 79th minute a wave of worry swept the stadium.Fans breathed a collective sign of relief 10 minutes later when Thuram swept in his 13th league goal of the campaign to seal the points and keep Inter's title defence rolling on.

MILAN, ITALY - JANUARY 19: Marcus Thuram of Internazionale celebrates his goal during the Serie A match between Inter and Empoli at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on January 19, 2025 in Milan, Italy.

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Lazio stayed in Serie A's Champions League places after thumping struggling Verona 3-0 on Sunday,...

Lazio stayed in Serie A's Champions League places after thumping struggling Verona 3-0 on Sunday, as Inter Milan host Empoli trying to stay in touch with league leaders Napoli.Marco Baroni's Lazio went ahead with just a minute on the clock through Samuel Gigot in Verona, and further strikes from Boulaye Dia and captain Mattia Zaccagni put them fourth, two points above Juventus who beat AC Milan on Saturday.Sunday's success ended a three-match winless streak for Lazio, which included derby defeat to rivals Roma, and left Verona in the relegation zone.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Verona slumped to their 14th defeat in 21 league fixtures in front of new chairman Italo Zanzi following the club's acquisition by American private equity firm Presidio Investors on Wednesday.The new owners have a job on their hands at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi as Verona are deep in the fight against the drop, sitting in 18th place and separated by goal difference from Como who are just outside the bottom three and host Udinese on Monday.Verona are in the drop zone due to Cagliari's 4-1 thumping of fellow strugglers Lecce which moved the Sardinian outfit up to 13th.Just two points separate Cagliari and Verona, with Lecce, Parma -- who drew 1-1 with second-from-bottom Venezia -- and Empoli all on 20 points.Verona, who finished the match with 10 men following Ondrej Duda's late sending off, make the short trip to regional rivals Venezia next week.Empoli are expected to get nothing from Sunday's late fixture at the San Siro where second-placed Inter hope to halve the six-point gap between the champions and Napoli.Antonio Conte's Napoli have become the team to beat thanks to Saturday's thrilling 3-2 win at Atalanta but Inter also have a game in hand.However Inter have a packed schedule due to their Champions League commitments while Napoli have no European football after their disastrous title defence last season.

Samuel Gigot of S.S. Lazio celebrates after scoring the goal to make it 0-1 during the 21st day of the Serie A Championship between S.S. Lazio and Hellas Verona F.C. at the Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona, Italy, on January 19, 2025.

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Nottingham Forest maintained an unlikely title challenge with Sunday's 3-2 victory over Southampton to take Nuno Espirito Santo's men level with second-placed Arsenal and within six points of Liverpool.Forest were rampant in the first 45 minutes to consolidate their lead in the race for a place in the Champions League next season.Elliot Anderson, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Chris Wood netted before the break.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Southampton salvaged some pride in the second period through Jan Bednarek and Paul Onuachu but they remain on course for an immediate return to the Championship, 10 points adrift of safety.

NOTTINGHAM, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Nottingham Forest's Chris Wood (left) celebrates scoring his side's third goal with team mate Jota Silva during the Premier League match between Nottingham Forest FC and Southampton FC at City Ground on January 19, 2025 in Nottingham, England.

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Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City are back to their best after Phil Foden starred in a 6-0 ro...

Pep Guardiola claimed Manchester City are back to their best after Phil Foden starred in a 6-0 rout of struggling Ipswich on Sunday.Foden netted either side of Mateo Kovacic's eye-catching goal as City blew Ipswich away with three first-half goals at Portman Road.Jeremy Doku, Erling Haaland and James McAtee scored after the interval to give fourth-placed City their biggest league win this season.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Guardiola's side have won three of their last four league games as they begin the long climb back to respectability after a dismal start to the season."We are really pleased, we are back in many things that have defined this team in the last decade, the last years," Guardiola said."Really pleased for the players, they deserved it a lot. We recovered some identities that we lost in this path."Really pleased for the three points and to climb a little bit because qualification for the Champions League next season will be really tough."Sterner tests lie in wait for City, including a vital Champions League trip to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday and looming Premier League clashes with Chelsea and Arsenal.But this was the kind of confident display City used to make look routine during their march to four successive English titles.Winning is almost certain to prove beyond them as they trail leaders Liverpool by 12 points.Guardiola will settle for restoring City's pride this term as he rebuilds a team that suddenly grew old and inconsistent before his eyes."The most important thing is that the players, they saw themselves recognise what we are, so that is the best thing I can say," he said.Haaland, who has scored 112 goals in just 127 appearances for City, this week committed himself to the club until 2034 when he signed a new nine-and-a-half year deal.But Kyle Walker was again absent from the City side amid reports that AC Milan are ready to bid for the unsettled England right-back.In City's first visit to Portman Road for 23 years, the champions emphasised how powerful they can still be at peak form.<h3>Ruthless City</h3>Haaland scored a hat-trick when City beat Ipswich 4-1 in August and he threatened to net in the opening moments in Suffolk.Kovacic's pass split the Ipswich defence and sent Haaland clean through on goal, but the Norway striker's shot was pushed away by Christian Walton.Omari Hutchinson almost put Ipswich ahead against the run of play with a stinging strike from just inside the area that hit Haaland and flashed just over.But City's pressure was rewarded in the 27th minute when Doku and Kevin De Bruyne combined to set up Foden for a clinical close-range finish.Foden turned provider as ruthless City doubled their lead three minutes later.Kovacic strode onto Foden's pass on the edge of the area and smashed a superb low strike past the flat-footed Walton for his first goal since October.Guardiola's men were rampant and they struck again three minutes before half-time.Set free by Doku, De Bruyne raced into the area and cut the ball back for Foden, whose shot from five yards evaded Walton's weak attempted save.The England forward's fifth goal in his last four games maintained his recent improvement.City have scored 25 first-half goals in 22 games, more than any other team in the Premier League this season.Ipswich were powerless to stem the tide. Doku danced through their defence to score City's fourth with a low shot that hit Dara O'Shea on its way past Walton in the 49th minute.City showed no mercy and Haaland joined the party in the 57th minute.Jack Clarke conceded possession and Doku teed up Haaland to drill past Walton for his 22nd goal in all competitions this season.McAtee came off the bench to bag City's sixth in the 69th minute, the 22-year-old looping a header over Walton from Kovacic's cross.

IPSWICH, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Phil Foden of Manchester City scores his team's third goal during the Premier League match between Ipswich Town FC and Manchester City FC at Portman Road on January 19, 2025 in Ipswich, England.

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Ruben Amorim made the astonishing admission that his Manchester United flops are the worst team i...

Ruben Amorim made the astonishing admission that his Manchester United flops are the worst team in the club's history after Sunday's dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton.United crumbled to a sixth loss in 11 Premier League games since Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag."We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United," Amorim said after his side's wretched display at Old Trafford.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"I know you want headlines but I am saying that because we have to acknowledge that and to change that. Here you go: your headlines."Imagine what this is for a fan of Manchester United. Imagine what this is for me. We are getting a new coach who is losing more than the last coach. I have full knowledge of that," he added.Amorim's side are languishing in 13th place and although they are 10 points above the relegation zone, they are far from certain to avoid being dragged into the survival struggle on the evidence of Sunday's display.Yankuba Minteh set the tone for United's moribund performance with an early opener for Brighton.Bruno Fernandes equalised with a penalty before half-time, but second-half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter left United in turmoil.United have suffered six home league defeats this season, their most from their opening 12 matches of a season since 1893-94.They have also lost 10 of their 22 league games this season, the earliest into a top-flight campaign that they have hit double figures for defeats since 1989-90.While United have not been dragged completely into the fight for survival just yet, Amorim must find a way to get results to avoid the pressure on him becoming intolerable.The 39-year-old arrived at United in November, hailed as one of Europe's brightest young coaches.But his preferred 3-4-3 formation is not suited to the players in United's squad.Yet, while he admitted he is only thinking of avoiding relegation now, the Portuguese coach refuses to change his philosophy."I am not going to change, no matter what. I know we can succeed but we need to survive this moment. I am not naive. We need to survive now," Amorim said.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Manchester United's Manager Ruben Amorim during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Old Trafford on January 19, 2025 in Manchester, England.

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Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said it is his responsibility to turn around a miserable Premier ...

Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou said it is his responsibility to turn around a miserable Premier League season after a 3-2 defeat to Everton on Sunday, which helped the Toffees pull clear of the relegation zone.Previously goal-shy Everton tore through Spurs' under-strength backline to net three times before the break through Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye and an Archie Gray own goal.A first win in seven league games takes David Moyes' men four points clear of the bottom three.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Tottenham's 12th Premier League defeat of the season leaves them just four points above Everton in 15th and ramps up the pressure on manager Postecoglou.However, it was chairman Daniel Levy, not the Australian, who felt the fury of the travelling support as they chanted for change at the top of the club."This is not about me, but what is about me is I have a responsibility to the players I do have. For me to focus on anything else is abstaining from the responsibility I do have," said Postecoglou, who was without 10 first-team regulars due to injury.Everton did bite the bullet to sack Sean Dyche earlier this month and it was like the Goodison days of old for Moyes as he enjoyed a first win of his second spell in charge."Really pleased we could give everyone something to shout about," said Moyes."We played ever so well in the first half, scored three and could have scored more."<h3>Spurs frailties</h3>Moyes' homecoming fell flat in a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in midweek, after which the former Manchester United boss said he was aware of the task he faces to preserve Premier League status due to a lack of firepower.Calvert-Lewin had not scored since September but did not look like a striker short on confidence as he turned Gray and Lucas Bergvall before firing in the opening goal on 13 minutes.To compound the absence of first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and three of Postecoglou's preferred back four in Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie, Tottenham were also without club record signing Dominic Solanke.Captain Son Heung-min stepped in to start as a makeshift centre-forward and should have levelled when he shot too close to Jordan Pickford from Dejan Kulusevski's cross.But Tottenham looked likely to concede every time Everton sprang out on the counter-attack.Calvert-Lewin should have had a second but for a heavy touch that allowed Antonin Kinsky to block before the Czech goalkeeper turned Orel Mangala's effort onto the post.Everton had scored just 15 goals in 20 league games prior to kick-off, going goalless in nine of their last 11.What little inspiration there has been from the Toffees this season has come from Ndiaye.The Senegal international produced a moment of magic to double the lead as he skipped past the statuesque Radu Dragusin before slotting high past Kinsky.Gray's own goal compounded a terrible first 45 minutes for the visitors as their frailty from set-pieces was again exposed when the 18-year-old could only turn Calvert-Lewin's flick into his own net.Kulusevski's classy chip over three scrambling Everton defenders pulled a goal back before Richarlison turned home at the back post in stoppage time.Postecoglou's men remain alive in three cup competitions, but Levy has a decision to make on whether the quest for a first trophy since 2008 would be better served by a change of manager."We're still in all four competitions. Our league position is not great to say the least but eventually our players will come back. Significant talent will come back," added Postecoglou."I've got great motivation to get through this so when we do get our players back we can get something significant out of our season."

LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Ange Postecoglou, Manager of Tottenham Hotspur, shows dejection after defeat in the Premier League match between Everton FC and Tottenham Hotspur FC at Goodison Park on January 19, 2025 in Liverpool, England.

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Benedict Hollerbach scored a first-minute goal and won a penalty as Union Berlin beat Mainz 2-1 a...

Benedict Hollerbach scored a first-minute goal and won a penalty as Union Berlin beat Mainz 2-1 at home on Sunday to pick up crucial points in their battle against Bundesliga relegation.Union, who were playing Champions League football last season, had not won since October. The victory was the first for coach and former Union player Steffen Baumgart, who replaced Bo Svensson in December.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>"We were really angry," Hollerbach told DAZN of the club's losing streak. "I can't remember how it feels to win -- I don't know when our last win was. It'll do us extremely good. "We need to keep going to make sure we don't get stuck in a negative spiral again, or this (win) will just be a drop in the ocean."Having narrowly escaped a relegation tussle last season, Mainz have impressed this campaign under manager Bo Henriksen, having beaten Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund and Eintracht Frankfurt in the league. However, with Henriksen suspended and watching from the stands, Union took the lead just a minute in through Hollerbach.Hollerbach, Union's biggest threat going forward this season, pressed Mainz's Danny de Costa into an error and slid the ball under goalkeeper Robin Zentner. Mainz levelled things up just four minutes later, Nadiem Amiri converting a penalty after Union's Aljoscha Kemlein brought down Lee Jae-sung in the box. The Berliners have struggled to find the net this season but were soon 2-1 up and Hollerbach was again crucial. The 23-year-old was brought down in the box on the half-turn, bringing Robert Skov to the spot. The Dane converted, slamming the ball low and right, to put Union back in front.The hosts' victory sends them six points clear of the relegation placings.

19 January 2025, Berlin: Soccer: Bundesliga, 1. FC Union Berlin - FSV Mainz 05, Matchday 18, An der Alten Försterei. Berlin's Benedict Hollerbach (l) celebrates after scoring the 1:0. Photo: Andreas Gora/dpa - IMPORTANT NOTE: In accordance with the regulations of the DFL German Football League and the DFB German Football Association, it is prohibited to utilize or have utilized photographs taken in the stadium and/or of the match in the form of sequential images and/or video-like photo series.

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Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win...

Kylian Mbappe struck twice and produced a brilliant performance to power Real Madrid to a 4-1 win over Las Palmas and take the reigning champions top of La Liga on Sunday.Los Blancos enjoyed a perfect weekend, overtaking Atletico Madrid by two points after their neighbours slipped up with a shock defeat at Leganes on Saturday, while Barcelona, third, could only draw at Getafe.Mbappe has hit top form in recent weeks after an inconsistent start to life at Real Madrid following his dream switch from Paris Saint-Germain last summer.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>The 26-year-old reached 12 league goals with his brace, becoming the Spanish league's second top-scorer behind Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski, with Brahim Diaz and Rodrygo Goes also on target."It was a very important game because we knew what had happened yesterday, with Atletico and Barca, we wanted to win and we did," Mbappe told Real Madrid TV."We started badly, letting in a goal (so early)... but the reaction was top."We got the ball forward, quickly, attacking the spaces and with quality, we scored a lot of goals... we're happy because we're leaders."Mbappe has 18 goals for the season in 30 appearances across all competitions, and is looking increasingly crucial for his side in attack.With Vinicius Junior suspended, the spotlight was on the French forward at the Santiago Bernabeu and he delivered with a sparkling performance."I am very happy, I have adapted to the team and I can play how I want, with my team-mates, with personality," continued Mbappe."I think that we are all enjoying it."Madrid were thrashed by Barcelona last week in the Spanish Super Cup final, leading to some whistles for the team when they played at home in midweek in the Copa del Rey.Mbappe posted on social media network Instagram to encourage the fans to stick together and support the team."I think we have to be united, and like that, we can go for all the trophies," he explained.Las Palmas took a surprise lead in just over 30 seconds when a rapid move sliced open Madrid's defence.Sandro Ramirez crossed for Fabio Silva to apply the finishing touch from close range.<h3>Strong response</h3>Madrid hit back strongly, with Diaz shooting wide when he should have scored, and Mbappe's fierce effort tipped away by Jasper Cillessen.Mbappe, who came in for heavy criticism after missing two penalties towards the end of 2024, levelled from the spot after Sandro clumsily felled Rodrygo.The striker was involved in Madrid's second goal, with the rebound from his saved shot falling to Lucas Vazquez, who squared for Diaz to convert.Mbappe netted his second with a fine finish which arced into the top corner after Rodrygo cut the ball back.Mbappe thought he had completed his hat-trick before the break but the goal was ruled offside in the build-up.Jude Bellingham hit the side-netting early in the second half when he should have scored, but Madrid's fourth goal did not take long to arrive.Rodrygo stroked home from Fran Garcia's low cross after Mbappe played the left-back in.Bellingham and Fede Valverde had strikes ruled out for offside as Madrid continued to dominate, and they were able to welcome David Alaba back as a substitute after more than a year out with a serious knee injury."(Alaba) is a player who can help us a lot, you don't know how much it means for us to have him back on the pitch with us," Madrid's Dani Ceballos told DAZN.Midfielder Ceballos had one of his best games for Madrid and was given an ovation by the Santiago Bernabeu."I have worked, waited for my moment, and now I have to keep working," he added.

MADRID, SPAIN - JANUARY 19: Kylian Mbappe of Real Madrid celebrates a goal during the Spanish League, LaLiga EA Sports, football match played between Real Madrid and UD Las Palmas at Santiago Bernabeu stadium on January 19, 2025, in Madrid, Spain.

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Everton took advantage of injury-ravaged Tottenham's troubles with a 3-2 victory to pull clear of...

Everton took advantage of injury-ravaged Tottenham's troubles with a 3-2 victory to pull clear of the Premier League relegation zone on Sunday.The goal-shy Toffees tore through a bedraggled Spurs backline to net three times before the break through Dominic Calvert-Lewin, Iliman Ndiaye and an Archie Gray own goal.A first win in seven league games takes Everton four points clear of the bottom three.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Tottenham's 12th Premier League defeat of the season leaves them just four points above Everton in 15th and ramps up the pressure on under-fire manager Ange Postecoglou.However, it was chairman Daniel Levy, not the Australian, who felt the fury of the travelling support as they chanted for change at the top of the club.Everton did bite the bullet to sack Sean Dyche earlier this month and it was like the Goodison days of old for David Moyes as he enjoyed a first win of his second spell in charge.<h3>Spurs frailties</h3>Moyes' homecoming fell flat in a 1-0 defeat to Aston Villa in midweek, after which the former Manchester United boss said he was aware of the task he faces to preserve Premier League status due to a lack of firepower.Calvert-Lewin had not scored since September but did not look like a striker short on confidence as he turned Gray and Lucas Bergvall before firing in the opening goal on 13 minutes.To compound the absence of first-choice goalkeeper Guglielmo Vicario and three of Postecoglou's preferred back four in Cristian Romero, Micky van de Ven and Destiny Udogie, Tottenham were also without club record signing Dominic Solanke due to injury.Captain Son Heung-min stepped in to start as a makeshift centre-forward and should have levelled when he shot too close to Jordan Pickford from Dejan Kulusevski's cross.But Tottenham looked likely to concede every time Everton sprang out on the counter-attack.Calvert-Lewin should have had a second but for a heavy touch that allowed Antonin Kinsky to block before the Czech goalkeeper turned Orel Mangala's effort onto the post.Everton had scored just 15 goals in 20 league games prior to kick-off, going goalless in nine of their previous 11 games.What little inspiration there has been from the Toffees this season has come from Ndiaye.The Senegal international produced a moment of magic to double the lead as he skipped past the statuesque Radu Dragusin before slotting high past Kinsky.Gray's own goal compounded a terrible first 45 minutes for the visitors as their frailty from set-pieces was again exposed when the 18-year-old could only turn Calvert-Lewin's flick into his own net.Postecoglou responded by replacing Dragusin with former Everton favourite Richarlison at half-time.However, the damage was already done and could have got even worse for the ex-Celtic boss before it got better in the second period.Calvert-Lewin shot wide with another glorious chance for his second.Kulusevski's classy chip over three scrambling Everton defenders pulled a goal back before Richarlison turned home at the back post in stoppage time.But a spirited second half showed the gap in quality Spurs should have exploited before the break.Postecoglou's men remain alive in three cup competitions, but Levy has a decision to make on whether the quest for a first trophy since 2008 would be better served by a change of manager.

TOPSHOT - Everton's players celebrate after their third goal, an own-goal from Tottenham Hotspur's English midfielder #14 Archie Gray during the English Premier League football match between Everton and Tottenham Hotspur at Goodison Park in Liverpool, north west England on January 19, 2025.

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Manchester United crashed to a dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton as Ruben Amorim's problems moun...

Manchester United crashed to a dismal 3-1 defeat against Brighton as Ruben Amorim's problems mounted on the day Old Trafford paid a sombre tribute to legendary striker Denis Law.Amorim's side were hoping to mark Law's death aged 84 by producing the kind of entertaining display that was the hallmark of the United star's teams.Instead they crumbled to a sixth defeat in 11 league games since Amorim arrived from Sporting Lisbon to replace the sacked Erik ten Hag.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>United are languishing in 13th place and although they are 10 points above the relegation zone, they are far from certain to avoid being dragged into the survival fight on the evidence of this wretched display.Yankuba Minteh set the tone for United's moribund performance with an early opener for Brighton.Bruno Fernandes equalised with a penalty before half-time, but second half goals from Kaoru Mitoma and Georginio Rutter left United in turmoil.After a gritty draw at Liverpool, an FA Cup third round win with 10 men at Arsenal and a 3-1 win over lowly Southampton, United looked as if they might have turned a corner.But, in truth, they were luck to beat Southampton and all their flaws were laid bare against a dynamic Brighton team who have won six of their last seven league meetings with United.Amorim's side have failed to keep a clean-sheet in 12 matches in all competitions, with both their leaky defence and error-prone keeper Andre Onana exposed by Brighton.It was a depressing result on an emotional day for United after Law passed away on Friday.Law, diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease and vascular dementia in 2021, is the third top scorer in United's history, with 237 goals in 404 appearances.Law was a member of United's European Cup-winning squad under Matt Busby in 1968, when they became the first English club to lift the trophy, though he was injured for the final.Dubbed Scotland's greatest ever player by Ferguson, Law is the only player from his country to win the prestigious Ballon d'Or.<h3>United in disarray</h3>United fans left red scarves and flowers at the base of the 'Holy Trinity' statue outside Old Trafford that depicts Law alongside team-mates Bobby Charlton and George Best.A piper played 'Flower of Scotland' as the teams walked out, with United legends Alex Ferguson, Brian Kidd, Paddy Crerand and Alex Stepney on the pitch as a eulogy to Law was read out over the tannoy.There was a minute's applause and both teams wore black armbands throughout the match.The sombre mood seemed to affect United and Brighton took the lead after just five minutes.Carlos Baleba's long pass sent Mitoma racing clear behind the flat-footed United defence and the Japan winger squared to give Minteh with a tap-in.United drew level in the 23rd minute when Baleba's tug on Joshua Zirkzee conceded a penalty that Fernandes converted for his eighth goal this season.Former Manchester United forward Danny Welbeck threatened for Brighton with another goal-bound effort that was deflected to safety by Diogo Dalot.But Brighton had to wait just a few moments to go back in front thanks to Mitoma's 60th minute strike.With United's defence in disarray, Minteh crossed to the far post and Mitoma stretched to poke in from close-range.Mitoma's fifth goal this season made him the all-time leading Japanese scorer in the Premier League with 15, one ahead of former Leicester forward Shinji Okazaki.United keeper Andre Onana's frailties came back to haunt Amorim's men again in the 76th minute.The error-prone Onana dropped a routine cross at Rutter's feet and the French forward gleefully slotted home as furious United fans headed for the exits.

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JANUARY 19: Georginio Rutter of Brighton and Hove Albion intercepts the ball on his way to scoring their side's third goal after a fumble by Andre Onana of Manchester United during the Premier League match between Manchester United FC and Brighton & Hove Albion FC at Old Trafford on January 19, 2025 in Manchester, England.

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Leeds United powered back to the top of the Championship with a 3-0 win against Yorkshire rivals Sheffield Wednesday at Elland Road on Sunday.Manor Solomon gave Leeds a flying start before late goals from Largie Ramazani and Ao Tanaka ensured Daniel Farke's side would remain on course for promotion to the Premier League.Leeds are unbeaten in their last 10 games in all competitions and have gone 11 matches without losing on home turf.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>Wednesday had lost only one of their previous six games and were bidding to close to within touching distance of the play-off places, but they fell behind in the third minute.Owls goalkeeper James Beadle beat Brenden Aaronson in the race to Joe Rothwell's pass into the area, but he spilled the ball and Solomon pounced on the rebound, taking one touch before burying his finish into an empty net.Beadle produced two full-stretch saves to keep out goal-bound shots from Daniel James late in the first half.Wales winger James saw another effort deflect narrowly wide early in the second half.Wednesday's Djeidi Gassama then drove through a gap down the middle to force Leeds goalkeeper Illan Meslier into his first save.But Ramazani, an 83rd-minute replacement for Solomon, netted with two minutes left, turning on to Jayden Bogle's cross and drilling into the bottom corner.Leeds finished with a flourish as Tanaka's clever back heel diverted Ramazani's shot beyond Beadle in stoppage-time.

Leeds United's Largie Ramazani (right) celebrates after scoring his side second goal during the Sky Bet Championship match at Elland Road, Leeds. Picture date: Sunday January 19, 2025.

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Barcelona could only muster a 1-1 draw at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga as they were unable to re...

Barcelona could only muster a 1-1 draw at Getafe on Saturday in La Liga as they were unable to recover ground on the top two in the Spanish title race.Jules Kounde sent the visitors ahead early on but Mauro Arambarri levelled for Getafe in the first half and Barcelona could not break down Jose Bordalas' well-drilled side.The draw leaves the third-place Catalans five points behind leaders Atletico Madrid, who lost 1-0 at Leganes earlier in the day, but Hansi Flick's side could not take advantage.<div class="the-score-article-ad-unit"></div>After a slump in the final weeks of 2024, Barcelona won the Spanish Super Cup last week and then thumped Real Betis in the Copa del Rey, indicating they were back to their best.However, they dropped two points on the road in their first league match of 2025 as Getafe, 16th, scrapped their way to a hard-fought point."It was a shame, the match, we had control of the game and with one chance they scored one goal against us, it's a shame," Kounde told Movistar."The coach said we'd get more chances, and we had more, but we weren't accurate with them."Flick selected what has proven his strongest side in recent weeks to try and get a result at Getafe, against whom the Catalans failed to score on their previous four away visits.The Blaugrana did not have to wait long to end that run, with Kounde finding the net in the ninth minute.The French defender, who also scored in the Copa del Rey win against Real Betis in midweek, was cleverly fed by Pedri.Although David Soria saved Kounde's first effort, he was able to turn the rebound home.However, after that Barcelona came up against the same old struggles they have often faced at the Coliseum.Getafe dug deep and did not allow striker Robert Lewandowski, La Liga's top scorer, room to breathe.The hosts pulled level after 34 minutes when Coba's effort was parried by Barcelona goalkeeper Inaki Pena, but Arambarri pounced to nudge home.Barcelona had a chance to go back ahead before the break but Lewandowski headed Alejandro Balde's ball across the face of goal, with Kounde and Ronald Araujo close to reaching it but unable to convert.Getafe maintained their typically tight set-up after the break and Flick brought on Dani Olmo to try and unpick the lock.Substitute Frenkie de Jong forced a diving save from Soria with a long-range effort as the Catalan giants pushed for victory.Raphinha should have struck for Barcelona in the final minutes but hit the side netting from close range after Lamine Yamal found him with a swirling cross."We were very organised, we knew we'd be up against it and that's just how it was, against a great opponent - we hope this can be the start of some beautiful things," said Getafe goal-scorer Arambarri.

GETAFE, SPAIN - JANUARY 18: Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona reacts during the LaLiga match between Getafe CF and FC Barcelona at Coliseum Alfonso Perez on January 18, 2025 in Getafe, Spain.

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