Magical Messi guides Barca past Spurs
Ivan Rakitic scored a wonderful volley and Lionel Messi struck twice to inspire Barcelona to a thrilling 4-2 win at Tottenham in the Champions League.
Ivan Rakitic scored a wonderful volley and Lionel Messi struck twice to inspire Barcelona to a thrilling 4-2 win at Tottenham in the Champions League.
Barcelona star Lionel Messi was ‘very close’ to joining Espanyol in 2005, according to Tottenham Hotspur manager Mauricio Pochettino.
Inter Milan mounted a stunning late turnaround to come from behind and shock Tottenham Hotspur with a dramatic 2-1 Champions League victory at a raucous San Siro on Tuesday.
Liverpool continued their perfect start to the season with a 2-1 win over Tottenham Hotspur in their Premier League encounter at Wembley Stadium on Saturday afternoon.
Dele Alli will miss Tottenham Hotspur’s Premier League match against Liverpool with a hamstring injury as club captain Hugo Lloris also remains on the sidelines.
Starting with Saturday’s trip to Tottenham, Liverpool face a daunting run of games that may define their hopes of glory at home and abroad.
Liverpool and Chelsea will have a difficult start to their respective EFL Cup campaigns after being drawn against each other in the third round, while Frank Lampard will come up against his former coach Jose Mourinho.
There will be several blockbuster encounters in this year’s Champions League group stage after some heavy hitters were pitted against each other in the draw on Thursday evening.
The draw for the group stage of this season’s Champions League will take place in Monaco at 17:00 (BST) on Thursday.
Jose Mourinho reminded the media that he has won more Premier League titles than the division’s 19 other managers combined as he demanded respect in a fiery news conference following Manchester United’s crushing 3-0 defeat to Tottenham on Monday.