Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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Atletico had go in front through Marcos Llorente’s goal in the first half, but goals from Dominik Szoboszlai and Mergim Berisha had shifted the game outcome in the away side’s favor early in the second half. But Felix with an excellent performance helped his side to regain control of the game with an equalizer, before firing them ahead with five minutes to spare till the end […]
Madrid came into the game at the back of a 3-1 Clasico victory against Barcelona but were almost shocked due to the calamitous defending from the team that saw them lose their first Champions League outing of the Group B against Shakhtar Donetsk. An error from Toni Kroos allowed the home side an attack that was profited by Marcus Thuram who put his team ahead against Los Blancos. The Frenchman netted […]
Liverpool might have ran out 2-0 winners against Midtjylland in the Champions League but it wasn’t all smiles. The win sees the Reds with a 100% record in the Champions League so far. However, they suffered some loss on the injury front. ‘Make-shift’ centre-back Fabinho suffered an injury in the process and it could put the Reds in a tricky situation. Given the absence of Virgil van Dijk and Joel Matip already, […]
The game finished 1-0 in favor of the away side and the goal was scored by Matheus Barbosa in the 55th minute after the midfielder took advantage of Honda’s mistake shooting from a long range outside the area. The game was balanced, with both teams looking to put pressure on each other’s defenses. However, there were no clear chances of goal in the game. […]
The 30-year-old Argentine says the chance given to him is like a dream and the biggest challenge of his career. He promised to deliver and shine with the shirt on in Porto Alegre. The centre forward had already made his first training session with his teammates and has been in Porto Alegre since last Friday. Grêmio are […]
With four goals, ten yellow cards, and a well-balanced game that reflects on the table, AbelHernández and Galhardo scored for Internacional while PedroandEverton responded for Flamengo. In the first half, the game intensity was high, and the pace of the two teams dictated the early stages. Internacional started with the upper hand giving Flamengo no space to operate and Abel Hernández converted a big chance early on in the game and scored in the […]
The Fish dropped down to sixth. Luccas Claro, Nino and Marcos Paulo scored for the home team while Marinho scored the only goal for the away side and paid homage to Pelé’s 80th birthday. In the first half, Fluminense got control of Santos by closing spaces on the sides. The team from Rio had Soteldo and Marinho under their control. The home side managed to put pressure on the opposing team […]
The alviverde team came into the game with four straight consecutive defeats. Luiz Adriano bagged a brace and Wesley scored as well in the match. In the first half, the game was balanced with few chances from both ends. In the 20th minute, Palmeiras benefited from the home side’s error when Dudu and Baralhas were in confusion in the midfield allowing Wesley to take advantage and put his side […]
n action-packed opening saw two goals in the opening eight minutes, with Fede Valverde’s effort cancelled out by Barca wonder kid Ansu Fati. Both sides had chances to take the lead in an open first-half, but found by Thibaut Courtois and Neto in good form at either end. Fati started ahead of Antoine Griezmann as Barca’s No.9, was causing problems with his pace and movement, and set […]
A controversial draw with Everton last time out followed a 7-2 humiliation at the hands of Aston Villa before the international break and Jurgen Klopp’s side looked set for more disappointment when a Sander Berge penalty put the Blades ahead after 13 minutes. Roberto Firmino’s first of the season drew them level ahead of the interval, though, before Jota sealed all three points in the […]
Massa Bruta defeated Goiás 2-0 on Saturday afternoon at Nabizão and stepped outside the relegation area. Ytalo scored late in the first half while Claudinho added another in the second half. In extra time, Thonny Anderson also missed a penalty for the home side. Bragantino dominated the play, creating the best chances, with more possession of the ball and arrived more frequently in […]
Despite having the best attack of the Brazilian Championship, the Rooster couldn’t grind out a victory. Atlético-MG dominated the play and had all the possession of the ball but most of their efforts were stopped by the hands of goalkeeper Luan Poli. The stalemate leaves the Minas Gerais club in third place, two points behind Inter and Flamengo who face each other […]
After the latest round of games, Conmebol released on Friday the schedule for the round of 16 of the Libertadores de América competition. The first games will be in the last week of November. The return of the competition will take place in the first week of December. Santos, Athletico and Flamengo will be the first Brazilian sides to go to the field on Tuesday. In the […]
Edson Arantes do Nascimento was born 80 years ago today and we’ve come to know him as Pele. That name surely rings a bell to everyone and he has no doubt left a mark on football and sport in general for generations to come. As Brazil‘s all-time leading goal scorer, he is one of sport’s most revered figures. […]
It was the performance of £45m deadline day signing Partey that stood out. The former Atletico Madrid player was a calm presence in midfield, breaking down attacks and building play with apparently effortless ease. It was only Partey’s second appearance in an Arsenal shirt after a late cameo in the 1-0 defeat by Manchester City in the Premier League at the weekend, and Arteta is excited […]
The 25-year-old who is on loan from Benfica, set up Lucas Moura for the opening goal in the 18th minute before his cushioned header for Son Heung-min led to Spurs’ third as well. Vinicius might also have scored the second goal, but Gareth Bale’s low ball from the right intended for him was inadvertently turned in by LASK left-back Andres Andrade. “He played […]
Alessandro D’Alessandro opened the scoring in the first half for Inter and Zampedri was responsible for both goals for the Chilean side in the match. In the first half, Inter started the game with enthusiasm. The team took possession of the ball, moving it around trying to open up their opponent defences. Despite having all the possession, the away side still lacked tenacity to get the […]
Tricolor conceded an own goal few seconds after Robson missed a penalty in the 53rd minute and suffered for most of the final period of the game. But in the final minutes of the extra time, Diego Souza converted a penalty leveling up the score line and guaranteed group E top spot for his team. With the late goal, América missed out of […]
Vinicius Junior scored immediately after coming on from the bench but Los Blancos were unable to complete a comeback. Têtê was on the score sheet for Shakhtar. The Ukrainian champions arrived in Madrid without 13 first-team players after 19 positive Covid-19 tests throughout the club saw them depend on youth-team players. But Luis Castro’s young side were unfazed and equal to the task. […]
Brazilian duo Felipe and Lodi were on the losing side on the occasion. Kingsley Coman scored and assisted as Hans-Dieter Flick’s team took a 2-0 first half lead and, in unplayable form, he got the fourth as they ran out 4-0 winners. Atletico will play a lot worse this season and come away with a win. But ruthless Bayern punished their every lapse. […]
Upon leaving the bench, Everaldo determined the victory that marks the recovery of the São Paulo team after the defeat suffered by Flamengo in the last round. Mantuan had opened the scoring, and Ribamar tied before the 2-1 win came late on. The Rio team, who saw the first game in charge for Portuguese coach Ricardo Sá Pinto, reached the seventh game without a win and is close to […]
Goals from Raphael Veiga, Gustavo Gómez, Zé Rafael, Gabriel Veron and Rony helped to seal the victory. The match also ended a run of four consecutive defeats for Palmeiras, all for the Brasileirão. In the very first minute of the first half, Palmeiras received a yellow card and Tigre almost put away a wonderful opportunity to score, following a fast attacking play, with the game starting in the […]
Thuler, Lincoln and Bruno Henrique scored for the home side, while, Téo Gutiérrez got on the mark for Junior Barranquilla. A lot of changes were made in the game, but Flamengo’s superiority in the first half remained the same as playing with the first team squad. From the very first minute, the home side already showed dominance and took charge of the game […]
With that, Athletico gets the second spot, and Peñarol says goodbye to the tournament. The game was full of goals and turns to start in the early stages. Peñarol opened the scoring with Fomiliano but Athletico leveled the scoring after 30 minutes with Lucho González and then Christian making a great goal from outside the area to give them the lead. The game was far from over. […]
