The defeat of Liverpool, the sixth victory of Real Madrid in a row and the pursuit of Atalanta for Inter: events of the day in European football

Champion’s Corridor and Tottenham’s fall in ninth place

In the central match of the Premier League game day, the strongest teams of England of the last two seasons came together - Manchester City and Liverpool. This confrontation could be even more interesting if the Merseysides did not prematurely guarantee their championship. However, the defeat of the team of Josep Guardiola from Chelsea last week made the “Reds” inaccessible to rivals.

The hosts before the start of the game did not depart from tradition and organized a champion corridor for opponents. But the “Liverpool” after winning the long-awaited title to tune in to a meeting failed.

Manchester City sent the ball into the opponent’s goal in the third minute, but the referee canceled Gabriel Jesus's goal because of an offside position. At the same time, Liverpool also created moments at the beginning of the match, and Mohammed Salah even hit the post.

But all the same, the townspeople opened an account. In the middle of the first half, Joseph Gomez broke the rules on Rahim Sterling in his own penalty area, and the judge pointed to the point. The one-foot sold by Kevin De Bruyne. This is the first penalty awarded in the goal of “Liverpool” in the current season of the Premier League.

Ten minutes later, the gates of the former team managed to hit Sterling, who had already earned a penalty. And shortly before the break, young Phil Foden distinguished himself, who scored in the third round of the submarine in a row. In the second half, the final score 4-0 in favor of the City was set by the red midfielder Alex-Oxlade Chamberlain, who sent the ball into his own goal.

Liverpool for the first time since October 2017, conceded four goals in the national championship.

On Wednesday, Leicester and Chelsea, third and fourth in the Premier League standings, respectively, were defeated, and Tottenham had a great opportunity to reduce the gap from the Champions League zone. However, the Londoners on the road lost to Sheffield United, which also fights for trips to European competitions - 3: 1.

The main character in the hosts was Sander Berge. In late January, the Norwegian was purchased from Genk for a record € 26 million for the club, and in the tenth match for the new team, the midfielder scored the first points for performance. At the 31st minute, Berge opened the score with a shot from outside the penalty area, and at the end of the meeting assisted Oliver McBarney. Another ball counted by Lee Mousse.

The guests were marked only by a goal of prestige performed by Harry Kane. Another Englishman goal was not counted after watching the VAR due to a hand game by Lucas Moura. Tottenham Hotspur dropped ninth in the Premier League standings, while Sheffield United climbed seventh.

Ramos’s ninth goal and Isak’s fifth goal after a substitution 

In the Spanish Example, the first-place Real Madrid have increased the lead from Barcelona to four points. On Thursday, Madrid defeated Getafe with a minimum score and won their sixth consecutive victory in the national championship.

However, the match with the sixth team of the tournament turned out to be very difficult for the leader. The guests were practically in no way inferior to the eminent rival, and even surpassed him in some indicators, for example, in the number of shots (ten against eight).

In the first half, the teams acted on an equal footing, but Real Madrid did not create a single truly dangerous moment at the opponent’s goal. After the break, the wards of Zinedine Zidane increased pressure, and in the end this helped them achieve victory.

Ten minutes before the final whistle, Matthias Oliver shot Dani Carvajal in his own penalty area, and the judge awarded a penalty. Eleven-meter confidently implemented Sergio Ramos. For the captain of “Real” this ball became the ninth in the current season Examples and the fourth - after the resumption of the season.

In another match of the game day in San Sebastian, one of the main losers of the summer part of the championship met. After the resumption of the season and before the reporting meeting, Real Sociedad scored only one point and dropped out of the first four, while Espanyol suffered three defeats in a row and fell to last place.

The guests managed to open an account at the beginning of the match, but in the second half the San Sebastians scored twice and turned the match upside down. First, the tenth goal of the season was scored by Willian José, and in the end, the joker of Real Sociedad Alexander Isak once again proved himself.

It took him only two minutes to bring the team the first victory since March. Moreover, the Swede scored the fifth goal after coming on as a substitute in the current draw Examples.

Mikel Ojarsabal gave two assists and climbed to fifth place in the Example by the number of points for performance. The striker has nine goals and nine assists.

In Eibar, on the contrary, the teams came together, who had previously won two victories in a row - Eibar and Osasuna. The successful series was continued by the guests who scored three points thanks to two goals of Ruben Garcia.

Severe injury to Ospina and the achievement of Gomez 

On Thursday, Series A crossed paths for rivals that boasted much more impressive winning streaks. For the reporting match, Atalanta won six consecutive games in the championship, and Napoli won five.

Judging by statistics, the Neapolitans were closer to victory. They owned the ball more, delivered more shots on goal of the opponent and more often hit the target. However, the goalkeeper of the club from Bergamo, Pierluigi Gollini made seven saves and played for “zero”.

The guests were forced to replace the goalkeeper after a half-hour match. David Ospina received a serious head section in a clash with Mario Roy and Mattia Caldara. First, the footballer was provided assistance on the field for five minutes, and then they carried him to a tribune room on a stretcher.

Alex Meret, who entered the game instead of Ospina at the beginning of the second half, conceded two goals in nine minutes. Spartak's former midfielder Mario Pashalich, assisted by Alejandro Gomez, opened the account. The Argentine was the first player in the 21st century to manage to give 15 assists per season in Serie A.

Robin Gozens doubled the lead. Along the way, the German with nine goals strengthened his leadership in the list of the most productive defenders of the current season of the Italian championship. “Atalanta” won the seventh consecutive victory and practically guaranteed itself getting into the Champions League for the next season. For nine rounds before the end of the championship, the wards of Gian Piero Gasperini are ahead of the nearest pursuer by 12 points. At the same time, their lag behind the third “Inter” is only four points.

“Atalante” managed to increase the gap from fifth place thanks to the second consecutive misfire of “Roma”. On Thursday, the Romans lost at home Udinese - 0: 2. For the hosts the match was unsuccessful from the very beginning. Already in the 12th minute, they allowed the opponent's striker Kevin Lasagne to score the third goal in the last two games of Serie A, and in the middle of the first half they remained in the minority after the removal of Diego Perotti. And shortly before the final whistle, Ilya Nestorovsky, who replaced as a part of the guests, distinguished himself.