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Erling Haaland's second-half brace fired Manchester City to a hard-fought 2-0 win at home to Everton on Saturday afternoon. "It's simple," Pep Guardiola shrugged ahead of the match. "They are players that win games by themselves." Haaland didn't quite overhaul Everton singlehandedly but provided the inspiration City needed to break through their admirably stubborn visitors. A victory on Saturday lunchtime sent City top of the Premier League table for the first time since November - the same month that last brought a goal for Haaland in any com Pet ition - ahead of Liverpool's meeting with Burnley this weekend. How the game unfolded The suspended Sean Dyche may have been shackled to the stands on Saturday but his players could not have been more disciplined off the ball if the Everton boss was barking out orders from within the centre circle. Out of hope more than expectation, Dyche reminded everyone of City's sporadic fallibilities. "Now an...

Newcastle United crashed out of the Champions League and Europe altogether on Wednesday evening, falling to a 2-1 defeat at home to Milan. Joelinton gave Newcastle a deserved lead heading into the break thanks to his powerful effort from inside the area, with Milan struggling to create too many openings of their own. However, Christian Pulisic levelled after the break and Samuel Chukwueze completed a remarkable comeback late on. With Paris Saint-Germain having only managed a 1-1 draw with Borussia Dortmund in the other group game, a win would have seen Newcastle qualify for the knockout stages of the competition. In the end, they missed out on a reprieve in the Europa League too - that place went to Milan instead. How the game unfolded While Newcastle were also relying on Dortmund to do them a favour against PSG in the other group Game , the Magpies knew they needed to win against Milan to stand a chance of going through. A cacophonous atmosphere inside St James' Park certainly gav...

Real Madrid ended the Champions League group stage with a perfect record as they found back to seal a 3-2 victory over Union Berlin on Tuesday. Kevin Volland struck in the first half for the hosts but two Joselu goals after the break appeared to decide the narrative of the Game before a hectic final five minutes left those in attendance unsure where the points would end up. Alex Kral fired home from range with five minutes to go and appeared to have secured a famous point for the hosts, but Dani Ceballos had other ideas as his deflected effort dribbling into the bottom corner and sealed all three points. How the game unfolded Inside the first minute, Kepa Arrizabalaga justified his return to the team with an excellent save to deny Kevin Behrens from near-enough point-blank range. Nacho Fernandez also had to clear off the line just seconds later, although that play was soon pulled back for offside. Jude Bellingham came close to opening the scoring with some delightful play inside the ...

On the day that Rasmus Hojlund was officially unveiled, Manchester United recovered from a halfway-line stunner to comfortably beat French side RC Lens 3-1 in a pre-season friendly at Old Trafford. The Red Devils put on a second-half show on Saturday in order to come from behind and see off Champions League opposition. Andre Onana arrived at Man Utd with a reputation for an adventurous approach to goalkeeping. The opening 20 minutes had already demonstrated his strengths, effortlessly pinging the ball around the Theatre of Dreams and stepping out of his box to intercept. But Florian Sotoca underscored the risk that also exists. Diogo Dalot shovelled a wayward pass behind Raphael Varane, into the stride of Lens' lone striker. Sotoca fired a first-time effort from the centre circle over a stranded Onana, sending the ball and Man Utd's keeper hurtling into the net. It was a freakish finish for any football match but proved particularly anomalous given the hosts' domination o...