Liverpool announced their top-four candidacy with a good-but-not-overwhelming 2-1 win against Chelsea at Samford Bridge Friday.
Dejan Lovren, of all people, opened the game up with an easy finish in the 17th minute.
Dejan Lovren puts @LFC in front of @ChelseaFC 1-0! #PLonNBC https://t.co/OpBrMAO4Tq
Defenders don't normally get that hyped about stuff. The occasional goal, sure, but when it comes to defense defenders tend to perpetuate that strong, silent-type stereotype. Making a good defensive play, getting into position for the next play and not smiling or showing any emotion at all seems to be the copnvention.
And then we have Australian left back Aziz Behich, who made a pretty good defensive play for Turkish club Bursaspor and then lost his mind.
Villarreal beat FC Zurich 2-1 Thursday behind goals from Alexandre Pato and Jonathan Dos Santos, who assisted each other as well.
Dos Santos's goal particularly caught the eye as the Mexican midfielder played a beautiful give and go with the Brazilian striker.
Asociación, lujo y golazo. Se entienden bien Pato y Jonathan Dos Santos pic.twitter.com/ulvmNnej6O
Openly disdained by most Premier League clubs and truly loved by only a small sub-section of society (read: Sevilla), the Europa League has always been the Boo Radley of European football — it’s believed to be a horrible thing for everyone who comes into contact with it. Rumor has it that it’ll even ruin your domestic title chances while decimating your entire squad with injuries.
17-year-old American midfielder Christian Pulisic made history on Wednesday by becoming the youngest player to ever represent German giants Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League.
17 - Christian Pulisic, who turns 18 in four days, is the youngest player ever to represent @BVB in the @ChampionsLeague. Record.
We have already discussed our feelings about the top-knot at length, so we're going to cut right to the chase and commend Liverpool left back Alberto Moreno for removing that monstrosity from his head.
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Alberto Moreno joins the trend.
( Alberto Moreno/IG) pic.twitter.com/mxBadzD1df
Cristiano Ronaldo welcomed the club that gave him his first start as a professional footballer to the home of the club that he has said he hopes will give him his last. Sporting CP visited the Bernabeu Wednesday and it looked an awful lot like they would leave with three points.
The defending champs are down at home to Sporting on Bruno Cesar's deft finish. #UCLonFOX https://t.co/baIPjPGbyU
Supporters of ADO Den Haag, a Dutch club from the city of The Hague, travelled to Rotterdam on Sunday for their match against Feyenoord with the greatest of intentions. While blood was being spilt between rival sets of supporters this weekend at the Manchester and Old Firm derbies, ADO Den Haag fans showered the Feyenoord support seated beneath them with a steady supply of stuffed animals.
The Lithuanian I Lyga threw up this shocker yesterday, Kaunas’ Karolis Gvildys taking the ball beyond the opposition goalkeeper and presenting himself with an open net.
He’s just gotta tap it in. Just tap it in. Give it a little tappy. Tap tap taparoo.
The technique he employs shows he’s thinking much the same thing. A little side-footer, Gvildys is just going to pass this one in. But he’s not.
The ball unfortunately clanks off the far post, leaving Gvildys one giant walking personification of shame.
Kaunas would lose the match 1-0. D’oh.
The annual Bundesliga Playa Haters’ Ball has commenced within the Bundesliga’s official YouTube channel, and there’s one clear target: the Bundesliga’s newest arrival after promotion, RB Leipzig.