Berlin (AFP) – Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday as the world champions gave renewed hope to their title rivals, three days before their Champions League last-16 first leg at Lazio. Robert Lewandowski netted his 26th league goal of the season for Bayern, but Frankfurt deserved the […]

Liverpool (AFP) – Everton ended a 22-year wait to win a Merseyside derby at Anfield as goals from Richarlison and Gylfi Sigurdsson earned a 2-0 victory that condemned Liverpool to a fourth consecutive Premier League defeat. The Toffees had not won a derby on any ground in 23 previous meetings stretching back to 2010, but […]

London (AFP) – Everton earned their first win at Liverpool since 1999 as the troubled Premier League champions crashed to a 2-0 defeat in the Merseyside derby, while Chelsea's revival under Thomas Tuchel stalled in a 1-1 draw against Southampton on Saturday. Richarlison gave Carlo Ancelotti's side the perfect start with his third minute strike. […]

Berlin (AFP) – Borussia Moenchengladbach coach Marco Rose blamed Saturday's 2-1 home defeat against strugglers Mainz on the announcement earlier this week that he will take charge of Bundesliga rivals Borussia Dortmund next season. Gladbach face Manchester City in Budapest on Wednesday in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The shock loss […]

Paris (AFP) – Marseille missed the chance to move back into the European places in Ligue 1 on Saturday as they needed a second-half equaliser from Dimitri Payet to secure a 1-1 draw at struggling Nantes. The visitors remain without back-to-back wins since early December after following their midweek victory over Nice with a stuttering […]

Madrid (AFP) – Atletico Madrid gave renewed hope to their La Liga title rivals on Saturday by losing 2-0 at home to Levante and missing the chance to extend their six-point lead at the top of the table. The defeat is only Atletico's second in the league this season and their first at the Wanda […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday in the Bundesliga as the world champions again showed chinks in their armour before they return to Champions League action next week. Robert Lewandowski netted his 26th league goal of the season for Bayern, but Frankfurt deserved the win thanks […]

Milan (AFP) – Luis Alberto scored the only goal as Lazio battled past Sampdoria 1-0 to move fourth in Serie A on Saturday before they take on holders Bayern Munich in the Champions League last 16 next week. Lazio's six-match winning streak ended last weekend with a painful 3-1 defeat at Inter Milan. But Spaniard […]

London (AFP) – Chelsea's charge towards a Premier League top-four finish under Thomas Tuchel stumbled in a 1-1 draw with Southampton, opening the door for Liverpool to potentially retake fourth spot when they host Everton later on Saturday. Tuchel remains unbeaten in seven games since replacing the sacked Frank Lampard last month. But the German […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich crashed to a 2-1 defeat at Eintracht Frankfurt on Saturday in the Bundesliga as the world champions showed chinks in their armour before they return to Champions League action next week. Robert Lewandowski netted his 26th league goal this season for Bayern, but Frankfurt deserved the win thanks to first-half […]

Milan (AFP) – Luis Alberto scored the only goal as Lazio battled past Sampdoria 1-0 to move fourth in Serie A on Saturday. Lazio's six-match winning streak ended last weekend with a painful 3-1 defeat at Inter Milan. But Spaniard Alberto struck after 24 minutes in Rome curling in off a Sergej Milinkovic-Savic cross for […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Thomas Tuchel admitted he was "unhappy" with Callum Hudson-Odoi's attitude after dragging off the Chelsea winger soon after his introduction as a substitute in Saturday's 1-1 draw at Southampton. Hudson-Odoi was sent on as a half-time replacement for Tammy Abraham, but his afternoon ended in embarrassment when he was replaced […]

Southampton (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Mason Mount preserved Thomas Tuchel's unbeaten record as the Chelsea midfielder equalised from the penalty spot to earn a 1-1 draw at Southampton on Saturday. Tuchel's side trailed to a first half goal from Japan star Takumi Minamino at St Mary's. Mount came to the rescue as he won and converted […]

London (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp says Liverpool won't focus on catching Manchester City when he reviews what went wrong in their disastrous Premier League title defence. City are 10 points clear at the top of the table and Liverpool boss Klopp has been forced to concede the champions are out of the title race. The […]

London (AFP) – Wolves made it three wins in four Premier League matches as an own goal from Leeds keeper Illan Meslier handed the hosts a 1-0 victory on Friday. Nuno Espirito Santo's side took the points in the second half at Molineux when Adama Traore's shot hit the bar and bounced into the net […]