Achraf Hakimi's overlapping run distracted Joao Cancelo and Messi charged inside, ghosting past Aymeric Laporte as though he was not there, bouncing a one-two off the heel of Kylian Mbappe's right boot, then firing a brilliant first-time shot into the top corner.
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What happens between now and January 1 is going to define our season and it would be remiss of me if I didn't concentrate on the Chelsea game.
What is beyond dispute, however, is that Benitez now faces a crucial match at home to Arsenal on Monday. The mood at Everton is currently toxic and when boards come under attack from supporters it is often the manager who suffers.
They would sing in unison and they are all there, as in they are totally focused. Yeah you can have your drink and feel comfortable when you watch sport in the United States, but in the UK they are really focused on the game and I can only imagine what it would be like to be a player and feel that.
Manchester United will offer David de Gea a new contract after the Spain goalkeeper made a stunning return to top form.
This is a player who has rejected a new contract offer at the club, stating he wants to leave when his deal expires in the summer, and he was the one chosen to go on for the final 10 minutes by Arteta when Arsenal needed a goal.
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A commendable ball winner, Haidara chips in with an average of 1.3 tackles per 90 for RB Leipzig this season, while a modest dribble success rate of 72.2 per cent, that the ninth best of the 118 players to attempt 15 or more dribbles in the Bundesliga this season, highlights a strength to drive forward in possession to good effect.
Will Bayern win Der Klassiker and Bundesliga at the same time? The biggest game in Europe this weekend? Look no further than Germany and Der Klassiker.
Brentford are seven points clear of the relegation zone ahead of Norwich's game against Manchester City on Saturday evening, while Palace are now nine points away from the danger zone, and by avoiding defeat, both teams know they are inching towards securing their Premier League futures for another year.
Following the incident, brain injury charity Headway and the Professional Footballers' Association have both criticised the current protocols, claiming they do not prioritise player safety.
It's only right to applaud him for what they've done and managed to do with a younger side with four homegrown talents - which really does help cement a club to a community.
“I’m sure, if you ask Chelsea are his injuries an issue and are they worrying about it, I think – maybe not on the record but definitely off it – they would say ‘yes, it’s a concern’.”
AGF boss David Nielsen says Wilshere was signed to improve their team and not to get media attention.
Is Steven Gerrard interested in coming back? We know that Gerrard is a close friend of the Villa chief executive Christian Purslow.
Carlos doing everything possible to make Toon deal happen'Sky Sports News' Kaveh Solhekol: Diego Carlos is thinking that if I'm the one Newcastle want to sign and I know they really want me, then I'm going to have to do everything possible to make this deal happen so I need to tell Sevilla officially that I want to leave.
What is the new handball law?It is a handball offence if a player: deliberately touches the ball with their hand/arm, for example moving the hand/arm towards the ball;touches the ball with their hand/arm when it has made their body unnaturally bigger.
This is why I say that players/new signings shouldn't be allowed to play in cancelled games when they haven't been there before this game was due to play.
Never again will we allow a few people to conspire against our country, Belmadi said in a video posted on Sunday.
From what I've seen him do at Bayern Munich when he was the Under-23 coach and Ajax now, I like his football and I'm pretty positive that with a full pre-season, with having the chance to build and mould his own staff, also a new team, which is obvious, we will have a new team.
And it’s no surprise that they are taking their time as the decision could go a long way to deciding whether Arsenal can sustain their push for a top four finish in the Premier League this season.
Dean Smith had a win percentage of 39.57% at Aston Villa Dean Smith is set to become the new Norwich City head coach.
Up until now, Everton have been quite static behind the ball and trying to play on the counter-attack - the Brentford game was different and that game was a good sign of what we can expect under Lampard in terms of desire and energy.
Gerrard and Martinez on Villa shortlistCarra: Gerrard will want second Rangers titleThere is no forgone conclusion in the Scottish title race this year and, given the nature of football, if Celtic went on and won it this year everything from the year before is almost forgotten.
A team that had lost four in a row, conceding 17 goals in the process, could not be allowed to continue on that trajectory.
I am committed to helping us return to a major tournament as quickly as possible and improving on what we have achieved until now.
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I think he can do it for another season. Neville: Man Utd not very goodNeville felt Ronaldo's heroics papered over another suspect United performance.
But I think we owe Mancini some faith and some trust because it's mainly down to him that we're European champions.
The game looked there for the taking for both sides at half time. In the second half there only seemed one who would win it - and the reason for this was Lukaku's presence. His goal was typical, but there was more than that. He bullied Mings who got unusually flustered pulling the Belgian down on the edge of the box and his hold-up play and ability to draw defenders to him set up a chance for Mount and led to a move which should have finished with a Hudson-Odoi goal. Then there was the penalty in injury time he won.
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted it will be weeks rather than months that Paul Pogba will be out injured, but gave the Manchester United midfielder a target return date of just after Christmas.
Matt Godden's injury-time header rescued a point for Coventry as Huddersfield had to settle for a 1-1 draw, having taken an early lead courtesy of Danny Ward's opening goal.
We all referenced things [during that meeting with fans] of how the situation evolved, but I don't want a 48-hour period to define us and I really look forward to engaging with those supporters both now and in the future so they understand who we are and what we're trying to accomplish so we can all accomplish it together. On being a football fan and whether he has played the game...
There's not many teams to have gone through what they've gone through in the last few years and still filling out their stadium.
In pre-match discussion, the prospect of a fifth consecutive loss for Villa had brought reminders that former manager Dean Smith was dismissed in November having endured a five-game losing run.
Prutton predicts: 2-1 (Sky Bet odds) Hull vs Luton, Saturday 3pm Hull are virtually safe now. It is always a great achievement for a newly-promoted side to stay up in relative comfort.
Chelsea | Latest news | Fixtures | ResultsPL predictions: Liverpool to stumble vs BrightonPremier League | Table | Fixtures | ResultsWe had very sad news on Thursday.
Winless in seven league matches, Dundee will hope that a return to Dens Park will prove crucial given six of those have come on their travels and the draw at McDiarmid Park backed up an admittedly nervy Scottish Cup win over Dumbarton that ended a run of six consecutive defeats.
He made 83 appearances over the next three seasons, but fell down the pecking order a bit under Mikel Arteta's reign.
Left-back Lucas Digne, who was dropped for the last two matches after a fall-out with manager Rafael Benitez, was due to return but reported ill on Wednesday.
How the teams lined up | Match stats Premier League results | Premier League tableGet Sky Sports | Live football on Sky Sports How Seagulls soared to victoryBrighton boss Graham Potter said afterwards: Historically it's not an easy place to come for us as a club and you can see the crowd got behind the team.
He prefers to look at the bigger picture but he is grateful that his squad bought into the change of style he put in motion at the start of the season - it was risky, but the players were fantastic - and also that he has been able to lean on Freedman, himself a former Palace manager and player.
I keep in contact and I speak to him and communicate with him because it's not easy when players are not playing as much as they think they should do and Donny thinks he should be playing more and he will be involved.
Who could replace Gerrard at Rangers?Rangers fixtures | Transfer Centre LIVE!Gerrard, 41, had been in charge of Rangers since June 2018 and led the club to the Scottish Premiership title last season, ending Celtic's nine-year reign as champions.
Arsenal defender Leah Williamson, ruled out with a hamstring injury, said it is gutting to miss the showpiece.
Would the absence of Egypt coach Carlos Queiroz—banished to the stands after being sent off against Cameroon—affect his side?
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