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(Video) Watch: Real Madrid vs Espanyol 3-1 Hіghlіghts & All Goals 2023 HD Vinicius Goal
(Video) Watch: Real Madrid vs Espanyol 3-1 Hіghlіghts & All Goals 2023 HD Vinicius Goal
It took Real Madrid a while to get going in an early kick-off at the Bernabeu. The combination of a rare matinee plus a looming Champions League knockout clash provided the recipe for an all-too-familiar slow start.
Carlo Ancelotti’s men looked half asleep as Espanyol pressed aggressively right from the kick-off and looked to play balls behind the defensive line. Diego Martinez’s side opened the scoring in the 8th minute, taking advantage of two defensive lapses.
Aurelien Tchouameni losing the ball in midfield; and Eduardo Camavinga misreading the diagonal ball in-behind him. By the time the ball flashed across the face of goal to Joselu, Eder Militao wasn’t in position to recover in time.
To Real Madrid’s credit — as frustrating it is for fans to see the team constantly waiting to concede a goal to start playing football — the response to Joselu’s goal was great. Vinicius Jr, who was threatening all game, provided a moment of magic in the 22nd minute to equalize:
Real Madrid used Vinicius’s goal as momentum to fuel an uptick in energy and control. After the Brazilian scored, Ancelotti’s men counter-pressed efficiently and pinned Espanyol deeper and deeper. By the time they scored the go-ahead goal in the 39th minute, they had tacked Espanyol into the 18-yard box. Some fluid movement resulted in Aurelien Tchouameni finding himself in the left half-space, where he pinged a gorgeous outside-of-the-boot cross to Eder Militao at the far post.
Real Madrid looked comfortable, for the most part, for the remainder of the game. Espanyol threatened little, apart from a short spell in the last 15 minutes where they brought their line higher and tried to get on the end of some set pieces. Real Madrid’s transition defense held up, as it did when they had to sit back.
As Espanyol looked for a goal, it left them vulnerable in transition, and the game was sealed in the 93rd minute, when substitute Marco Asensio was set up brilliantly by an unstoppable Nacho:
https://youtu.be/Qr1zepBJAfo
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(Video) Watch: Chelsea 4-3 Man Utd full match Highlight Premeir League
(Video) Watch: Chelsea 4-3 Man Utd full match Highlight Premeir League
Report and free match highlights as Conor Gallagher and Cole Palmer gave Chelsea a 2-0 lead inside 20 minutes; Alejandro Garnacho and Bruno Fernandes hauled Man Utd level before the break; Garnacho then saw Man Utd ahead; Palmer scored two last-gasp goals to seal Chelsea win
Cole Palmer scored in the 100th and 101st minute as Chelsea secured an epic and extraordinary 4-3 win against Manchester United.
Man Utd were leading in this game at 99 minutes and 17 seconds – the latest a side has ever led in a Premier League match they have gone on to lose. It is also the second time in less than a week that Man Utd have lost a lead in added time.
Erik ten Hag’s side now have just three days in which to pick themselves up from the shattering defeat before facing fierce rivals Liverpool on Super Sunday.
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Video: Moment of magic from Martin Odegaard leads to Arsenal opener
Video: Moment of magic from Martin Odegaard leads to Arsenal opener
Arsenal have opened the scoring in their huge Champions League match with FC Porto as the Gunners level the tie at 1-1.
Mikel Arteta’s team needed to score first having been 1-0 down from the first leg and a second would have made life very difficult for the North London club to progress.
That came just before halftime when some beautiful footwork from Martin Odegaard led to the Norweigan playing in Leandro Trossard.
The Belgian star remained composed and finished clinically as Arsenal will now turn up the heat in search of a second.
The pass from Martin Odegaard. The finish from Leandro Trossard. And now the Emirates is ROARING. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/EqexVkG5Wy
— CBS Sports Golazo ⚽️ (@CBSSportsGolazo) March 12, 2024
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(Video): Watch: John Stones finishes off a brilliantly rehearsed training ground move to give City a lead at Anfield
(Video): Watch: John Stones finishes off a brilliantly rehearsed training ground move to give City a lead at Anfield
Manchester City have a taken the lead at Anfield from a brilliantly rehearsed corner.
Kevin de Bruyne whips in a low cross from the corner towards the front post, where Nathan Ake cleverly blocked Alexis Mac Allister to allow Stones to sneak into the six-yard box and slot it past Kelleher.
This early strike from the champions deals a significant blow to Liverpool, who will now have to come back from behind to grab anything from this match.
Watch the goal below:
JOHN STONES SCORES WHAT A BALL BY KEVIN DE BRUYNE
C’MON CITY pic.twitter.com/8avsgqutvj
— ⚡️🇧🇼 (@Priceless_MCI) March 10, 2024
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