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Europa League round-up: Arsenal striker makes the grade in gameweek 1's top performers

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Europa League round-up: Arsenal striker makes the grade in gameweek 1's top performers Europa League specialists Sevilla kickstarted their European campaign with a resounding 5-1 win over Standard Liege in the Roman Sanchez Pizjuan on Thursday night. The La Liga side are one of the favourites to lift the trophy next year and they outlined their intentions for European success with a c...

Champions League round-up: Contrasting fortunes for football's two best players

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Champions League round-up: Contrasting fortunes for football's two best players It was a week of contrasting fortunes for football’s two best players. Lionel Messi played a vital role in Barcelona’s 4-0 win over PSV on Tuesday night, while Cristiano Ronaldo was sent off on his Champions League debut for Juventus, his first ever dismissal in Europe’s elite club...

Championship round-up: Leeds dominate team of the week after Preston win

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Championship round-up: Leeds dominate team of the week after Preston win Leeds maintained their unbeaten start to the season with a 3-0 win over Preston on Tuesday and their impressive display at Elland Road means they have no fewer than five players in the Championship team of the week. With a WhoScored rating of 8.96, young striker Tyler Roberts was the pick of the bun...

Premier League round-up: Chelsea sensation Hazard the star man in gameweek 5

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Premier League round-up: Chelsea sensation Hazard the star man in gameweek 5 So, Eden Hazard is in fine form, isn’t he? The Belgian wing-wizard was exceptional in Chelsea’s 4-1 win over Cardiff City on Saturday, with Hazard the star of the show, bagging a hat-trick to help return a WhoScored rating of 10. Despite only starting three games this season, the 27-year...

La Liga round-up: Dembele starting to find his feet at Barcelona

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La Liga round-up: Dembele starting to find his feet at Barcelona Barcelona are now two points clear of Real Madrid at the top of La Liga after watching their closest rivals drop points against Athletic Club this weekend. The reigning Spanish champions suffered a scare themselves, going 1-0 down away to Real Sociedad before rescuing all three points. Ernesto Valve...

Serie A round-up: Cristiano Ronaldo finally breaks Juventus duck

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Serie A round-up: Cristiano Ronaldo finally breaks Juventus duck Juventus are already three points clear at the top of Serie A after overcoming Sassuolo in a hard-fought contest on Saturday afternoon, while the likes of AC Milan and Inter continue to struggle at the opposite end of the table. SPAL are, incredibly, Juventus’ closest challengers at the league...

Bundesliga round-up: Gomez twice strikes the button to earn man of the match gong

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Bundesliga round-up: Gomez twice strikes the button to earn man of the match gong There was little change at the summit of the Bundesliga after gameweek three, but at the bottom, VfB Stuttgart earned a valuable point to move them away from the foot of the table. Bayer Leverkusen and Schalke surprisingly occupy the bottom two spots in Germany’s top tier, with the pair now on...

Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target tops the best-rated performers in gameweek 5

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Ligue 1 round-up: Arsenal target tops the best-rated performers in gameweek 5 After flirting with relegation last season, Lille are flying high after five games in Ligue 1. Les Dogues have 10 points to their name, a return bettered only by PSG, who top the pile with 15 points. Star of the show for Lille thus far has been Nicolas Pepe, who has previously been linked with a mov...

Championship round-up: Minnows pull off shock result as Lampard sees red

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Championship round-up: Minnows pull off shock result as Lampard sees red Frank Lampard was shone the first red card of his managerial career during Derby’s shock 1-0 defeat away to Championship minnows Rotherham on Saturday, one of many surprise results across the weekend’s action. Only two of the top 13 clubs won in gameweek seven, with Brentford and Bristol...

Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, United and City summer signings ranked 10-1

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Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool, United and City summer signings ranked 10-1 Now that the first international break of the season is upon us, we can take stock of the first four weeks of Premier League action. By now, supporters and managers would hope their new signings have settled into their new surroundings. Some have made bigger impacts than others, while others really ...