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Empoli 1 Juventus 2: Brilliant Ronaldo leads turnaround with brace

Cristiano Ronaldo fired Juventus seven points clear in Serie A with a match-winning brace in a hard-earned 2-1 victory at Empoli on Saturday.The Portugal superstar erased a first-half deficit from the spot shortly after the interval before a thunderous swerving drive 20 minutes from time ensured there was no repeat of last weekend's frustrating home draw with Genoa.

Juve lost Giorgio Chiellini to injury in the warm-up and had looked set to leave the door open for Napoli to move back within a win of joint top spot when Francesco Caputo put the struggling hosts ahead in a tense first half.


But the champions' increasingly impressive talisman backed up his fine Champions League showing against Manchester United with a one-man rescue act that boosted his league tally to seven goals.Miralem Pjanic also starred in the midweek win at Old Trafford and threatened early here, bending a dangerous effort narrowly past the right post.

Juve asserted their dominance in possession after that chance only to be hit with a sucker punch on 28 minutes, Caputo capping off a quick break with a splendid curling finish beyond Wojciech Szczesny.Empoli were emboldened and had penalty appeals turned down when Miha Zajc's shot struck Leonardo Bonucci's hand on the edge of the area.

The second half started in strikingly similar fashion to the first as midfielder Pjanic frustratingly picked out the apex of post and crossbar following Ivan Provedel's close-range denial of Alex Sandro.

This time, however, it was Juve who struck with the next sight of goal, Ronaldo tucking home from the spot after Ismael Bennacer bundled over stand-in skipper Paulo Dybala.

If that was an understated equaliser, his second was a fitting way to settle a tight contest with a swerving rocket from 25 yards whistling past Provedel and affording Massimiliano Allegri a hefty sigh of relief.

 

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Mainz 1 Bayern Munich 2: Thiago strike gets champions off the hook

Thiago Alcantara got the winner as Bayern Munich continued to ease the pressure on coach Niko Kovac with a 2-1 Bundesliga win at Mainz on Saturday.Leon Goretzka's volley put the visitors ahead after a sustained period of attacking pressure but Bayern's defensive frailties were exposed by a fast Mainz break and a Jean-Paul Boetius goal just after half-time.

A draw would have been a disappointing result for Kovac's men, who went into the game trailing league leaders Borussia Dortmund by four points, but Thiago's first league goal of the season helped them to a third successive win in all competitions.


Defeat leaves Mainz winless in six and head coach Sandro Schwarz must stop the rot if they are to avoid a relegation battle.

The hosts set their stall out to defend and packed their penalty area but Joshua Kimmich shook the frame of the goal after 26 minutes when he sent a swerving drive onto the crossbar.

After VAR was used to rule out a Thiago close-range volley that found the net through a crowded box, Bayern opened the scoring on 39 minutes when Kimmich's neat cross from the right was volleyed home smartly by Goretzka from 10 yards out.

Within three minutes of the restart Mainz were level, Daniel Brosinski's cross from the right reaching the far post where Boetius shrugged off Kimmich before beating Manuel Neuer low to the goalkeeper's left with a side-footed finish.But just after the hour mark, Bayern netted again.

Robert Lewandowski scampered down the right side of the penalty area and whipped in a low cross that found Thiago, who slid in and guided the ball into the left corner of the net to allow the visitors, their coach and their supporters to breathe a sigh of relief.

 

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Liverpool 4 Cardiff City 1: Mane at the double to blow Bluebirds away

Liverpool moved to the top of the Premier League as Sadio Mane scored twice in a routine 4-1 win over Cardiff City.Mohamed Salah gave the Reds an early lead, moving on to seven goals for the season following his midweek brace against Red Star Belgrade.

Cardiff showed a touch more ambition after half-time, although Mane finished emphatically in the 65th minute before Callum Paterson became the first visiting player to score at Anfield in the Premier League since February.


Xherdan Shaqiri settled any nerves by crowning a lively cameo with a crisp 84th-minute finish and Mane added further gloss, matching Salah's haul of seven for the season and putting Jurgen Klopp's unbeaten side three points clear of champions Manchester City, who take on Tottenham on Monday.
Cardiff's resistance lasted until the 10th minute, when Salah backheeled to Trent Alexander-Arnold and peeled off on a run into the box. From that point, chaos ensued, with Sean Morrison and Sol Bamba unable to clear the cross before Salah followed up to slam home after Mane's shot was blocked.

Virgil van Dijk's header bounced to safety off the post as Cardiff continued to wobble but their massed defensive ranks managed to reach the interval with no further damage – Morrison clearing off the line from the recalled Adam Lallana in the half's final act.

Cardiff's faint threats of revival were snuffed out when Mane, who appeared to have bundled his way down a blind alley, crashed a venomous left-footed strike past Neil Etheridge from 16 yards.Just as the match looked to be meandering to a close, Paterson prodded in Junior Hoilett's low right-wing cross at the near post.

Yet the goal stung Liverpool into life, with Salah laying on Shaqiri's goal and releasing Mane to dink a cute finish over Etheridge.

 

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Atletico Madrid 2 Real Sociedad 0: Godin and Filipe Luis send Simeone's men top


Diego Godin and Filipe Luis were on target as Atletico Madrid beat Real Sociedad 2-0 at the Wanda Metropolitano to move top of LaLiga.Atletico bounced back from a 4-0 hammering at the hands of Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League with Godin and Filipe Luis scoring either side of half-time.

That loss was the heaviest of Diego Simeone's seven-year spell at Atletico, but his side have now taken 14 points from a possible 18 to climb to the summit.


Last season's champions Barcelona, though, can reclaim top spot on Sunday if they avoid defeat at home to Real Madrid in the first Clasico of 2018-19.
Antoine Griezmann's improvised volley flew over the crossbar as Atletico made a slow start in response to their Champions League humiliation. Ruben Pardo fired off target twice in quick succession but Atleti took the lead shortly before half-time.

Angel Correa did brilliantly to turn away from Kevin Rodrigues and Raul Navas could only deflect the low cross out for captain Godin to finish smartly into the bottom-right corner.And it was another defender who struck the decisive second goal on the hour-mark.

Filipe Luis, a half-time replacement for World Cup-winning defender Lucas Hernandez who went off as a precaution with a muscle problem, sent a smashing finish into the top-right corner, giving former Atletico goalkeeper Miguel Angel Moya no chance.

Diego Costa fired straight at Moya as Atletico sought to extend their lead, but Simeone and his side can watch El Clasico from their lofty position atop LaLiga.

 

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'An awful day for football' - World reacts to Leicester helicopter crash


The football world has come together in the wake of Saturday's helicopter crash at the King Power Stadium.Shortly after Leicester City's draw with West Ham, emergency services responded to the scene of a helicopter crash in the car park just outside the stadium.

The helicopter belonged to chairman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who bought the club in August 2010 and was named chairman in February 2011 before overseeing Leicester's Premier League triumph in 2016.

It is not clear who was on board the helicopter or what condition those impacted are in.While information remains scarce, many players, clubs and personalities came together to offer prayers for those impacted by the crash.

 

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Barclays Premier League Fixtures 2018.10.28

Barclays Premier League Fixtures 2018.10.28

Burnley Vs Chelsea

Crystal Palace Vs Arsenal

Manchester United Vs Everton

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Another must win match

Good Luck Manchester United!
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LA Liga Fixtures 2018.10.28

LA Liga Fixtures 2018.10.28

Getafe Vs Real Betis

Barcelona Vs Real Madrid

Alaves Vs Villareal

Sevilla Vs Huesca
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Serie A Fixtures 2018.10.28

Serie A Fixtures 2018.10.28

Sassulo Vs Bologna

Cagliari Vs Chievo

Genoa Vs Udinese

Spal Vs Frosinone

AC Milan Vs Sampdoria

Napoli Vs Roma
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Bundesliga Fixtures 2018.10.28

Bundesliga Fixtures 2018.10.28

Nurnberg Vs Frankfurt

Leipzig Vs Schalke

Werder Bremen Vs Leverkusen
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LA Liga Fixtures 2018.10.28
Barcelona Vs Real Madrid

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[Michael]

Leicester City FC owner ge helicopter crash ekak ne. :S Paw wede. Hope everyone's okay

 

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Leicester City FC owner ge helicopter crash ekak ne. :S Paw wede. Hope everyone's okay

Ow Mike
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Manchester United Vs Everton

Manchester United Starting Line-up

De Gea
Young
Smalling
Lindelof
Shaw
Matic
Pogba
Fred
Rashford
Mata
Martial

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Everton Starting Line-up

Pickford
Coleman
Keane
Zouma
Digne
Gomes
Gueye
Walcott
Sigurdsson
Bernard
Richarlison
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Good Luck Manchester United!
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Manchester United Vs Everton

Manchester United Starting Line-up

De Gea
Young
Smalling
Lindelof
Shaw
Matic
Pogba
Fred
Rashford
Mata
Martial

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Everton Starting Line-up

Pickford
Coleman
Keane
Zouma
Digne
Gomes
Gueye
Walcott
Sigurdsson
Bernard
Richarlison
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No lukaku! Thank god! 75m absolute useless player

 

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Full Time

Manchester United 2 Vs 1 Everton

Manchester United Goal(s)

P.Pogba 27'
A.Martial 49'

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Everton Goal(s)

G.Sigurdsson 77(PEN)'


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Congratulations Manchester United!

MartialMartial ge goal eka pattaanthima hariyedi hoda scoring chance ekak miss unabut hodai kalin ta wada Martial ge performance

& next BournemouthGood luck for the next match Manchester United!

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Burnley 0 Chelsea 4: Morata, Barkley and Willian extend Blues' unbeaten start

Chelsea maintained their unbeaten start to the Premier League season as Alvaro Morata, Ross Barkley and Willian scored in a 4-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor on Sunday.

The Blues made light work of Burnley in Eden Hazard's absence – the Belgian missing with a back problem – as a devastating attacking display saw off the Clarets and moved Maurizio Sarri's side up to second in the table, two points behind leaders Liverpool.

Barkley's deft pass in the 22nd minute set Morata up for Chelsea’s opener and the England international scored in his third consecutive Premier League game 12 minutes into the second half to put the game beyond Sean Dyche's side.


Willian added a third after 62 minutes with a wonderful finish from distance and Ruben Loftus-Cheek scored his fourth in two games as Chelsea cruised to a victory that leaves Burnley languishing in 15th.
Joe Hart had to be alert to deny Chelsea a 12th-minute opener, the Burnley goalkeeper pawing away Morata's instinctive header from Barkley's scuffed shot.Robbie Brady – making his first appearance in 10 months after a knee injury – then flashed wide for the hosts before Willian went agonisingly close to breaking the deadlock, his precise effort coming off Hart's left-hand post.There was no such luck for the Clarets in the 22nd minute when Morata slotted into the bottom-left corner after latching onto Barkley's incisive through ball.

Morata then squandered two golden chances to cement Chelsea's superiority before the interval, first dragging wide after cutting inside Ben Mee and then firing straight at Hart after being picked out by Jorginho.The rejuvenated Barkley doubled Chelsea's advantage in the 57th minute, bursting forward from midfield and drilling into Hart's bottom-left corner from 25 yards.

That was followed just five minutes later by a third from Willian, who cut in from the left and whipped a fine strike past Hart for his second league goal of the campaign.

Fresh from his hat-trick against BATE in the Europa League on Thursday, Loftus-Cheek slammed home a fourth from close range in stoppage time as Chelsea sent out an ominous statement about their title intentions.

 

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Crystal Palace 2 Arsenal 2: Milivojevic on the spot as Gunners' winning run ends

Luka Milivojevic twice held his nerve from the penalty spot as Granit Xhaka went from hero to zero in Arsenal's 2-2 draw at Crystal Palace.The Palace captain was denied from 12 yards by Jordan Pickford in last weekend's defeat at Everton but stepped up to put Roy Hodgson's struggling side ahead in first-half stoppage time.

Wayne Hennessey could only touch Xhaka's venomous free-kick into the top corner six minutes after the restart and the Palace goalkeeper just failed to prevent Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from turning home his ninth of the season at the back post.


The ball was turned Aubameyang's way when Alexandre Lacazette clearly handled a right-wing corner, meaning there was a sense of justice being done when Xhaka - playing in an unfamiliar left-back role - crudely brought down Wilfried Zaha and Milivojevic denied Arsenal a 12th consecutive win.

Zaha was the familiar inspiration for Palace's promising start – cutting inside Shkodran Mustafi to drive against the base of the post before his impudent flick released Patrick van Aanholt, Andros Townsend shooting wastefully wide from the left-back's 16th-minute cross.

Arsenal settled and Hector Bellerin's hesitation in the Palace box allowed a combination of Aaron Wan-Bissaka and Mamadou Sakho to make a goal-saving block.

Mustafi's defending was not so judicious in the final minute of the half as he needlessly lunged in on Cheikhou Kouyate, leaving Milivojevic to atone for his Goodison Park woe.The Palace skipper was culpable when Arsenal drew level, clumsily bringing down Lucas Torreira on the right-hand corner of the box for Xhaka to perform his dead-ball heroics.

Aubameyang showed supreme poaching instincts five minutes later, at which point Palace's anger was directed towards Lacazette's handball.

Palace substitute Max Meyer cracked a shot against the outside of the near post but Arsenal were holding out effectively until Zaha preyed on Xhaka's discomfort seven minutes from time.