Welcome to 2020! Missed any of the action around Europe this weekend? Have no fear: Gab Marcotti is here to catch you up with all the talking points in the latest Monday Musings. Jump to: Another wake-up call for Barca | Everton humiliated | Balotelli abused again | Fede Valverde the key for Real |
Month: January 2020
Shaka Hislop weighs up if Frank Lampard should focus on silverware or a Champions League spot for Chelsea. Gab Marcotti and Shaka Hislop believe Barcelona are dangerously overreliant on Lionel Messi. Gab Marcotti explains how Liverpool could give Chelsea a boost in the FA Cup. Liverpool and dominated the FIFA 20 team of the year
Jurgen Klopp delights over Takumi Minamino and Curtis Jones’ performances in Liverpool’s win vs. Everton. Shaka Hislop says Jurgen Klopp should feel more confident when Liverpool need to rotate after beating Everton. Curtis Jones stamps his mark on the Merseyside derby with a brilliant winner vs. Everton. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. FA Cup:
Crio Immobile struck in injury time to extend Lazio’s winning run. Watch Serie A on ESPN+. Julien Laurens believes Lazio’s strong start in Serie A will continue throughout the rest of the season. Brescia striker Mario Balotelli told Lazio supporters they should be ashamed of themselves after saying he had been subjected to racist abuse
It’s go time as the winter window opened on Jan. 1 in England, Germany, France and China. Click here to view the latest transfers, and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Arsenal make move for Bayern’s Boateng Arsenal needed to improve their defence even before the season-ending injury to Calum
Hudson-Odoi scored the 1st and set up the 2nd in Chelsea’s win vs. Nottingham. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN+. LONDON — By the 35th minute, Yuri Ribeiro had had enough. Callum Hudson-Odoi had already gone past him on multiple occasions, scoring the first goal of Chelsea’s 2-0 FA Cup third-round win and helping to
Steve Nicol is shocked by Lionel Messi’s underwhelming performance in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw with Espanyol. BARCELONA — Wu Lei‘s late equaliser dented 10-man Barcelona’s title hopes as they were held to a 2-2 draw by Espanyol in Saturday’s Catalan derby at the RCDE Stadium. David Lopez had headed the La Liga’s bottom club into a
The FA Cup third round signals the entrance of the Premier League and Championship clubs to the tournament. All 32 games can be streamed LIVE on ESPN+ in the U.S.; Nick Miller previews the pick of the action. JUMP TO: Rooney returns | Who wins the Guardiola derby? | Youngsters to watch | Long shots to watch | Game
It’s go time as the January transfer window is open. Find out when it closes across Europe, view the latest transfers as they happen and keep up to date with the newest gossip below. TOP STORY: Arsenal, Tottenham could fight for Lemar Both Arsenal and Tottenham will have had their ears pricked after Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone said
Ale Moreno delves into how Seattle Sounders and Inter Miami will fare in their 2020 MLS openers. The Portland Timbers have acquired Colombia international winger Yimmi Chara as a Designated Player from Brazil’s Atletico Mineiro, the club announced on Thursday. “Yimmi is a player we have followed closely for nearly 10 years and having the
5:41 PM ET Edinson Cavani and Pablo Sarabia scored twice while Adil Aouchiche and Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting each added another as Paris Saint-Germain beat ESA Linas-Montlhery 6-0 in a Coupe de France match on Sunday. The win over the sixth-tier side sees the 12-time champions of the tournament into the round of 32, and another
10:22 AM ET Santi Cazorla scored Villarreal’s winner. Photo by Juan Manuel Serrano Arce/Getty Images Real Sociedad’s hopes of getting back into La Liga’s top four were hit as they slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Villarreal on Sunday, collapsing in the second half after dominating the first period. Willian Jose put the home
Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s statue in Sweden was toppled in the early hours of Sunday morning. Zlatan Ibrahimovic‘s statue in Sweden has been toppled with the ankles sawn off on Sunday. It is the fourth time the statue has been vandalised over the last two months. The damage was discovered in the morning with the statue’s face
2:42 PM ET Defender Felipe was the hero of Atletico’s 2-1 win over Levante. EPA/DAVID FERNANDEZ Atletico Madrid made it three La Liga wins in a row by beating Levante 2-1 at home on Saturday to climb up to third in the standings following an action-packed game in which three goals were scored in the space
11:58 AM ET Real Madrid closed the gap on league leaders Barcelona to one point after a hard fought 3-0 victory at Getafe on Saturday. Raphael Varane scored a brace and Luka Modric‘s strike secured the victory for Madrid in their first match after the winter break. – ESPN La Liga fantasy: Sign up now!
Neither Manchester United nor Wolves could find a goal despite many good chances. Watch the FA Cup on ESPN +. Steve Nicol says the draw between Wolves and Manchester United was the worst possible result for both sides. Manchester United will have to go again in the FA Cup third round after a dull 0-0
Ian Darke believes Mikel Arteta is attempting to bridge the gap between players and fans at Arsenal. LONDON — It had just gone 11.30 p.m. on New Year’s Day when new Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta left Emirates Stadium victorious against Manchester United, driving off in his Mercedes with his wife, Lorena, beside him, flashing a
2:20 PM ET Manchester City defeated Port Vale 4-1 to advance to the fourth round of the FA Cup at the Etihad on Saturday. Oleksandr Zinchenko scored his first goal in nearly a year to put City up early — the left-back’s shot from outside of the box taking a deflection off a sliding defender
When all the murmurs out of David Beckham’s Inter Miami CF hinted at the club naming a head coach with substantial Champions League credentials, the assumption was that it would be someone with recent experience in the European edition. The newest Major League Soccer franchise, set to debut in 2020, was linked with several high-profile
It didn’t take Liverpool long to score against Sheffield United as they cruised to a 2-0 victory at Anfield. Stewart Robson dives into Liverpool’s aggressive style of play and how it elevates the team to a new level. Liverpool, Gareth Bale and Brendan Rodgers’ head all feature in the Exploding Heads’ resolutions for 2020. Jurgen