FC Barcelona arrived at St James’ Park on the back of a convenient 6-0 win against Valencia while Newcastle were coming off a decisive win against Wolves. The two teams locked horns for the first time since March 2003, when goals from Patrick Kluivert and Thiago Motta secured a 2-0 away victory for the Catalan […]

Liverpool kicked off their UEFA Champions League campaign with a late, dramatic win. Mohamed Salah set the Anfield early on fire, assisting Robertson before adding a goal himself. Yet, Marcus Llorente, reminiscing about his memories at Anfield, struck twice to level the tie. Virgil Van Dijk’s late header underlined Liverpool’s enduring knack for late goals. […]

The balance of this match was determined early on by Giovanni Di Lorenzo’s red card. From that point on, it was attack versus defense, with City trying to break down Napoli’s five-man low-block defense. Eventually they broke through in the second half thanks to excellent moments from the likes of Phil Foden, Erling Haaland, and […]