History and precedent crumbled Wednesday as free-scoring Bayern Munich travelled to Villarreal, currently Spain's seventh-best side, and came up entirely empty-handed in a 1-0 defeat that occasionally threatened to turn into two or three for the home side.
Karim Benzema showed the world why he’s one of the best in the world at the moment with a hat trick at Stamford Bridge to see his side defeat Chelsea 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals. This was his second hat trick in a row in the Champions League.
Benzema’s third goal was truly bizarre as Chelsea’s star Senegalese goalkeeper Edouard Mendy made an unforced, dreadful error the Frenchman capitalized on.
Copa Libertadores and Copa Sudamericana started this week, giving us the healthy extra dose of soccer we all need. Tuesday night, there were 11 games across both competitions, with fabulous stories in each of them, like the fantastic 2-0 victory of Bolivian club Always Ready over Corinthians.
My favorite moment, though? The magnificent goal that allowed Banfield to beat Santos in Copa Sudamericana, a sweet volley from 21-year-old Agustín Urzi.
Pumas sacó ventaja en la semifinal de la Liga de Campeones de la Concacaf ante Cruz Azul, luego de una victoria por 2-1 en Ciudad Universitaria. El hombre del partido fue el delantero Juan Ignacio Dinenno, quien le mostró al mundo que es capaz de poner en riesgo su propia cabeza en la búsqueda de un gol.
La justa entre los dos representantes de Liga MX que quedan en el torneo se abrió con oportunidades en ambas porterías. Sin embargo, con el paso de los minutos, Pumas comenzó a tomar control del balón y a crear las chances más claras.
Sin poder viajar a Inglaterra por un problema muscular en uno de sus muslos, a Héctor Herrera no le quedó otra que apoyar a sus compañeros del Atlético de Madrid mirando el partido ante Manchester City por TV.
Despite quiet performances from Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah that resulted in both getting hooked on the hour, Liverpool relied on the pass mastery of fullbacks Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson to defeat Benfica 3-1 in Lisbon on Tuesday while former Porto winger Luis Díaz returned to haunt his old rival with a goal and an assist.
The moment of the match was Liverpool's second in the 34th minute, which provided the Reds a deserved 2-0 halftime advantage.
La conexión de Javier Hernández con el gol es difícil de explicar. ¿Tiene un pacto secreto? ¿Un cheat code? Quién sabe.
La cuestión es que ante el Portland Timbers, el mexicano volvió a anotar y con un doblete fue figura de la victoria por 1-3 del LA Galaxy.
Fresh off her mini Twitter feud with Ashlyn Harris — nothing wrong with adding a little spice to the NWSL Challenge Cup group stage — USWNT and Washington Spirit forward Trinity Rodman had a goal and two assists in her side's 4-1 victory over the Orlando Pride at Audi Field (not some amateur shit high school field) on Sunday.
The Spirit opened the scoring in the 43rd minute after Ashley Hatch left Rodman's low cross into the area for Ashley Sanchez.
BARCELONA - Barcelona's teenage sensation Pedri scored a magnificent goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in LaLiga after extending their winning streak to five games.
The 19-year-old Pedri created and scored the winner in a similar style to the trademark goals Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona before leaving to join Paris St-Germain last year.
After getting bounced by Real Madrid in the Champions League, collectively booed by its own supporters at the Parc des Princes and hammered by Monaco at Stade Louis II, no club appreciated the international break more than PSG.