Mourinho praises Gordon but calls SJP 'quiet'
Anthony Gordon received a ringing endorsement of his Champions League quality from Jose Mourinho after helping to condemn his Benfica side to a resounding defeat at Newcastle.
Anthony Gordon received a ringing endorsement of his Champions League quality from Jose Mourinho after helping to condemn his Benfica side to a resounding defeat at Newcastle.
Gabriel Martinelli has set his sights on helping Arsenal win titles this season, and making Brazil's World Cup squad.
Manchester City's 2-0 away win over Villarreal in the Champions League on Tuesday proved to be bittersweet as striker Haaland scored his 24th goal in 14 games for club and country this season, but also had Nico González limp off with an injury.
A piece of quick thinking from Nick Pope gave the Newcastle goalkeeper an unusual assist from a throw launched past the halfway line in the win over Benfica.
Not even Atlético Madrid coach Diego Simeone could combat Arsenal's set-piece brilliance, as the Gunners showed why they might be ready to turn progress into trophies.
Viktor Gyökeres said he believes "there are a lot of goals" in Arsenal's famous number 14 shirt after ending his drought in Tuesday's 4-0 thrashing of Atletico Madrid.
Internazionale made it three wins from three in the Champions League, overcoming a shaky start to thrash Union Saint-Gilloise 4-0.
Five goals, two red cards and two penalties. The first half of Bayer Leverkusen's 7-2 loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday was wild.
Erling Haaland extended his goalscoring streak to 12 matches as Manchester City won 2-0 at Villarreal.
Harvey Barnes scored twice as Newcastle boosted their hopes of making it to the knockout stages of the Champions League with a 3-0 victory over Benfica.
Viktor Gyökeres found the back of the net for the first time in eight matches as a 13-minute second-half blitz saw Arsenal beat Atlético Madrid 4-0.
Ricardo Pepi scored off the bench as PSV Eindhoven came from behind to thrash Italian champions Napoli 6-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Barça have been pedestrian lately, lacking the self-belief required to challenge Madrid on Sunday. Rocking Olympiacos 6-1 should change all that.
Liverpool's preparations for their Champions League game in Germany have been disrupted by their flight being grounded due to a "technical issue."
Dominik Szoboszlai has said Liverpool's four-game losing streak has led to "a lot of meetings" in an effort to drag them out of their slump.
TEAM | GP | W | D | L | GD | P |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Paris Saint-Germain | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +10 | 9 |
Internazionale | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 9 |
Arsenal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
Borussia Dortmund | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 7 |
Manchester City | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 7 |
Bayern Munich | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
Newcastle United | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 6 |
Real Madrid | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | 6 |
Barcelona | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
FK Qarabag | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 6 |
PSV Eindhoven | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Tottenham Hotspur | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 4 |
Marseille | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 3 |
Club Brugge | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Sporting CP | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
Eintracht Frankfurt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Liverpool | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Atlético Madrid | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
Chelsea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
Galatasaray | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
Atalanta | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -3 | 3 |
Napoli | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 3 |
Union St.-Gilloise | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 3 |
Juventus | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Bodo/Glimt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Pafos | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -4 | 2 |
Bayer Leverkusen | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | -5 | 2 |
AS Monaco | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
Slavia Prague | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -3 | 1 |
Villarreal | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 1 |
F.C. København | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 1 |
Olympiacos | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -7 | 1 |
Kairat Almaty | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -8 | 1 |
Benfica | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -5 | 0 |
Athletic Club | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0 |
Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0 |