Here's the roundup of today's English Premier League games...

Huddersfield Town 0 - 1 Liverpool

Xherdan Shaqiri set up Mohamed Salah for the match’s lone goal as Liverpool beat Huddersfield Town 1-0 at the John Smith’s Stadium on Saturday.

The Reds stay level on points with leaders Man City, while Huddersfield Town is ahead of only Newcastle United on the table.

Liverpool was winless in its last four matches, with draws against Man City and Chelsea and losses to Napoli and Chelsea.

Manchester City 5 - 0 Burnley

Fernandinho had a goal and an assist as Manchester City cruised past Burnley 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium.

David Silva had two assists for Man City, with Sergio Aguero, Leroy Sane, Bernardo Silva, and Riyad Mahrez also scoring as City goes stays atop the table.

Kevin De Bruyne entered the game for the final 35 minutes or so, returning from a long injury absence.

Burnley remains 13th with nine points.

Chelsea 2 - 2 Manchester United

Chelsea scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time - sparking a touchline melee involving United boss Jose Mourinho in a 2-2 draw between the Blues and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge (click this link to read more).

West Ham United 0 - 1 Tottenham Hotspur

Click this https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/saturdays-epl-roundup-man-city-thrash.html and [url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url] to see the complete report and other leagues roundups.

Chelsea scored in the sixth minute of stoppage time - sparking a touchline melee involving United boss Jose Mourinho in a 2-2 draw between the Blues and Manchester United at Stamford Bridge.

Defender Rudiger had headed the opener for the hosts after losing his marker Paul Pogba at a corner during a low-key first half. But United came to life in the second period.

Anthony Martial controlled and volleyed in Ashley Young's cross-shot to equalise, before drilling a 15-yard effort past Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga to put United ahead.

However, Barkley grabbed a point for the hosts in dramatic fashion to maintain Chelsea's unbeaten start to the English Premier League season.

Chelsea assistant Marco Ianni charged in front of Jose Mourinho, pumping his fist inches from the Manchester United manager’s face before screaming at the boss on the way back as Chelsea’s bench emptied to celebrate Barkley's goal.

Mourinho and his staff had to be separated from getting to the Chelsea bench.

With the draw, United moved to 14 points. Chelsea could drop from its table lead to as low as fifth pending other results.

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/ross-barkley-saves-chelsea-as-blues.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

The game is by 12:30PM today.

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Nigeria's Super Eagles Forward Odion Ighalo said he considered international retirement after the world cup following attacks by fans on his “innocent kids” and death threats he received from Nigerian fans.

Ighalo fired blank at the World Cup in Russia in a crucial group match with Argentina, which made him a villain to many fans of the Super Eagles.

He was among a few players singled out and blamed for Nigeria’s ouster from the tournament, but the angst of the fans didn’t stop there.

Ighalo told KweseESPN journalist Colin Udoh:

“I know the fans want me to score goals. I understand them. But some of them took it to another level.

“They said a lot of things. To my innocent kids, to my wife, even to the extent they threatened my life and the life of my family.

“I felt very bad (when they threatened my family). I had to talk to my wife because she could not take it. ..."

Keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/that-was-bad-nigerians-threatened-to.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Paris Saint-Germain will allow star forward Neymar to depart for €220million CN92.4billion) next summer, according to a report in Cadena Ser.

The French radio station’s El Larguero show highlighted Barcelona’s belief that their former forward would be available for such a fee at the end of the campaign.

Should the Parisians decide not to sell the Brazilian next summer then his price would reportedly drop to below €200m (N85.9bn) thereafter.

The report follows on from a similar story in French paper El Mundo Deportivo which outlined how the former Santos star remains unhappy in the French capital.

The playmaker joined the Parisians in a world record €222m (N93bn) deal in 2017 after his release clause was triggered and he has subsequently heavily been linked to Real Madrid.

The club’s attitude towards the player – after being dissatisfied with how he engineered his exit from the Camp Nou – is said to have shifted, thus ‘opening the door’ for a return.

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Saudia Arabia is allegedly lining up a takeover bid for Manchester United.
Well-placed sources believe Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman - whose family is worth around £850billion (N405.6trillion) - wants to take on Middle East rivals like the Abu Dhabi-based owners of Manchester City.

And they think he is ready to sanction a bid by an individual or a move backed by the money of the oil-rich state to take a stake in United or, ideally, to buy the club outright.

Even if United’s owners, the Glazer family, were willing to consider selling, it would cost the Saudis more than £3billion (N1trillion).

But they have the money and, it is said, the desire to make a big splash in football.

Saudi Arabia has already made investments in sport through deals with F1 and WWE.

But so far its biggest play in football has been banning Qatar's beIN SPORTS from broadcasting in the country.

BeoutQ, a firm allegedly based in Saudi Arabia, has been pirating the beIN SPORTS coverage of the Premier League.

Buying into United would be a massive statement in the wider financial and political battles being fought between the Gulf states.

The Glazers’ attitude to selling all or part of the club they have owned since 2005 is unclear.

But it has been noted that co-chairman Avram Glazer has been spending significant amounts of time in Saudi Arabia recently.

Avram is due to attend the Future Investment Initiative conference in Riyadh later this month, along with leading bankers and investors from around the world and key figures from the Saudi administration.

United already have a strategic partnership with Saudi Arabia’s General Sports Authority to help develop football there as part of the Crown Prince’s 2030 Vision project to change the country.

But independent sources believe the Saudis are ready and willing to make the relationship far more significant.

Any deal would be expensive and tough to negotiate.

Keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/saudi-prince-worth-n4056trillion-set-to.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Chelsea's £40million (N19billion) flop Tiemoue Bakayoko could face a humiliating return to England after AC Milan threatened to cut short his loan deal.
The 24-year-old midfielder moved to the San Siro on a season-long loan after a disappointing start to life at Stamford Bridge.

But his stay in Serie A could end as early as January, with Corriere dello Sport claiming he has six games to save his Milan career.

Bakayoko was signed by Chelsea in the summer of 2017 but was shipped out following a string of underwhelming displays.

In Serie A, he has made only four substitute appearances so far for Milan and manager Gennaro Gattuso has suggested he is still too raw to make an impact.

Keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/ac-milan-to-cut-short-chelsea-flop.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

France defender Laurent Koscielny has announced his retirement from international football at the age of 33.
The Arsenal man agonisingly missed out on France's historic World Cup triumph in the summer after suffering a long-term ankle injury against Atletico Madrid in the Europa League back in May.

Koscielny watched on with a sense of what could have been as well as overjoyed happiness as his France team-mates lifted the World Cup in Russia.

And following France's summer of success, Koscielny has now called a day on his international career, citing his disappointment at head coach Didier Deschamps for not staying in regular touch during his injury hell.

When asked by Canal+ whether Deschamps kept an eye on his progress, Koscielny replied:

"He (Deschamps) called me once for my birthday in September. Otherwise, no.

"Lots of people disappointed me. Not only the coach. It feels like a hit on the back of the head."

Click the link to continue reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/arsenal-captain-koscielny-blames-france.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Here's the roundup of Saturday's Africa Cup of Nation qualifiers...

Nigeria 4 - 0 Libya

Odion Ighalo's first international hat-trick and a maiden Nigeria goal for Samuel Kalu fired the Super Eagles to a 4-0 victory over Libya in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium in Uyo on Saturday.

The Changchun Yatai forward opened scoring from the spot in the fourth minute, doubling his tally in the 58th minute, before completing his hat-trick 11 minutes later.

Kalu added a fourth right at the death to seal a win which ensures Nigeria climb into second place in Group E, a point behind leaders South Africa.

South Africa 6 - 0 Seychelles

South Africa annihilated Seychelles 6-0 in Group E game at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg.

An own goal by the Seychelles defender Nigel Hoareau fired South Africa ahead before Thulani Hlatshwayo, Lebo Mothiba, Percy Tau, Dino Ndlovu and Teboho Mokoena completed the rout.

The South Africans top the group with seven points from three games.

Senegal 3 - 0 Sudan


Senegal recorded a 3-0 win over Sudan in Group A match at the Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor in Dakar thanks to goals from Pape Abou Cisse, Idrissa Gana Gueye and Mbaye Niang.

With the win, the Lions of Teranga climbed to the top of the group table, while the Falcons of Jediane remained fourth on the standings.

Equatorial Guinea 0 - 1 Madagascar

Madagascar recored a surprise 1-0 win over Equatorial Guinea at the Estadio de Bata in Bata.

Veteran forward Faneva Andriatsima scored the only goal of the game for the Island nation who could book their ticket to Cameroon in the reverse fixture at the Vontovorona Stadium on Tuesday

Victory moves the Islanders a step closer to a first ever AFCON appearance.

Barea, who stunned Sudan 3-1 in Al-Ubayyid before holding heavyweights Senegal to a 2-2 draw in Antananarivo, stay second in Group A.

Defeat leaves Nzalang Nacional on three points from their allotted matches, and in desperate need of a win next week to keep their Afcon hopes alive.

Tunisia 1 - 0 Niger

Despite being reduced to ten men, Tunisia maintained their 100 percent win record in Group J of their 2019 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying campaign after beating Niger 1-0 at the Stade Olympique de Radès thanks to a strike from Yassine Meriah.

The two countries will lock horns again next week Tuesday in another 2019 AFCON qualifier.

Keep Reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/2019-afcon-qualifiers-ighalo-nets-hat.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

French authorities have launched an investigation into Paris Saint Germain's 6-1 UEFA Champions League win over Red Star Belgrade.
According to French newspaper L'Équipe, UEFA have alerted the French National Finance Prosecutor (PNF) after a Red Star Belgrade official allegedly placed a €5 million (N2billion) bet on the Serbian club to lose by five goals or more.

Both clubs have denied any wrongdoing.

A Red Star statement read:

Keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/match-fixing-investigation-into-psgs-6.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Everton are considering a shock move for former Arsenal and Manchester City star Samir Nasri with midfielder approaching end of his drugs ban.

Nasri is free to train with clubs again from next month when his drugs ban expires.

The 31-year old Frenchman is a free agent, having left Turkish Super Lig side Antalyaspor last January, when he was given a drugs ban for receiving an intravenous drip treatment in Los Angeles clinic in December 2016 when he was playing for Sevilla on loan from City.

It was reported that the treatment, taken while on holiday, was being used for hydration purposes, but was found to contain micronutrient components that are banned byWorld Anti-Doping Agency banned list.

Nasri was initially banned for six months but that was subsequently increased to 18 months.

According to a report in the UK paper Daily Mail, Everton boss Marco Silva is considering bringing Nasri back to English football.

Nasri spent three years at Arsenal between 2008 and 2011 but enjoyed most success at Man City where he won the league twice and also the League Cup.

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/report-everton-eyeing-ex-arsenal-man.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Aston Villa announced Dean Smith as their new manager, with John Terry taking the role of assistant coach.

The club announced the news of sacked Steve Bruce’s successor last night and added that Jesus Garcia Pitarch is their new sporting director.

Smith, a lifelong Villa fan, switches from the same position at Brentford and he has previously been in charge at Walsall.

Chelsea legend Terry meanwhile, spent the last year of his glittering career captaining Villa and just on Sunday after announcing his retirement, steps into the assistant coach job.

And Pitarch has plenty of experience as director of football in his native Spain, occupying the position at both Valencia and Atletico Madrid while overseeing success aplenty at both.

Keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/aston-villa-appoint-new-coach-with.html?m=1

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Karim Benzema's hopes of returning to France's national football team appear to be shrinking.

In an interview with local newspaper Ouest France published on Wednesday, French football federation president Noel Le Graet played down the Real Madrid striker's chances of a recall.

"I believe that it's over for him with Les Bleus, especially since he may have been less fit for some time," Le Graet said.

Benzema, whose last game with France was in October 2015, has been named in the 30-man shortlist for the Ballon d'Or award for the best player of the year.

But his relationship with France coach Didier Deschamps remains frosty.

Deschamps has not called up Benzema since he claimed that the national team coach bowed to the pressure of a racist part of France when agreeing to leave him out of the group of players for the 2016 European Championship.

Benzema's suspected involvement in an extortion scam over a sex tape featuring France team-mate Mathieu Valbuena also did not help his case.

"It's been three or four years that (this case) has been dragging," Le Graet said.

"A ruling should have been issued much earlier. It made things hard for us."

Benzema scored 27 international goals in his 81 appearances with France.

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Legendary footballer Diego Maradona was never one to mince words, be it about Lionel Messi's form with the Argentina football team, supposedly unfair refereeing or his personal life, which comes under the spotlight more often than not.

This time around, the 1986 FIFA World Cup-winning captain has opened up about the cocaine addiction phase that had once left his career in a lurch.

In an interview with Spanish news outlet Infobae (a translated version of which was later carried on English website The Sun), Maradona expressed his concern over drugs affecting all parts of the Argentinian society and drifted back into time with a tinge of regret.

Speaking about the bygone phase, and thinking what opinion people form about him, he said:

"They could say a lot things, but since I got over the illness (addiction) 15 years ago, they talk about doping. I want to explain that when I was taking drugs, it was a step backwards and what a footballer has to do is move forwards. Everything stopped because of my daughters, I came to Mexico to work."

Maradona, who is currently managing second-tier Mexican side Dorados, also opened up about how the malaise drug addiction still grips the Argentine society.

Click the link to keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/diego-maradona-opens-up-on-his-drug.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Everton are being linked with a move in January for striker Mbwana Samatta.

Manager Marco Silva has already stated he is unwilling to do business in the January transfer window without running his eye over everyone in his current squad. But he could still be tempted to bolster his squad given the form of the Genk striker.

The Tanzanian international striker who has found his scoring boots for Belgian club KRC Genk this season having netted eight goals in his first 11 matches.

According to reports, Everton are being linked with a move for the 25-year-old along with several English Premier League rivals including West Ham United, Burnley and Brighton & Hove Albion.

Click the link below to read more and see who Mbwana Samatta is in case you don't know him .

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/report-everton-to-sign-highly-rated.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Atletico Madrid forward Antoine Griezmann believes “a Frenchman must win the Ballon d'Or” after their World Cup success this year.

The 27-year-old is one of 30 players nominated for the award along with five of his international teammates – Manchester United's Paul Pogba, Tottenham Hotspur's Hugo Lloris, Real Madrid's Raphael Varane, Paris Saint-Germain's Kylian Mbappe and Chelsea's N’Golo Kante.

“A Frenchman must win the Ballon d'Or,” Griezmann said, as cited on the front cover of France Football.

Karim Benzema, who has been exiled from the French national team, is also on the shortlist but no Frenchman was included in the three-man shortlist for FIFA’s The Best award earlier this year.

Griezmann has previously said he ‘dreams’ of lifting the Ballon d’Or award, which is run by the France Football magazine.

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Starting from July 2019, Adidas will be in charge of the production of Arsenal's kits.

The news was confirmed by the London club on Monday.

The German company succeeds Puma who has been in charge of making Arsenal's kits since 2014.

The agreement between the Gunners and the latter ends in 2019. Arsenal, who currently earns less than the likes of Manchester United and Chelsea in sponsorship agreement, will be handed a massive boost in income next year.

The team's previous agreement with Puma saw them earn £30 million (N14.4 billion) per annum, with the five-year agreement signed amounting to £150 million (N71 billion).

With regards to the new deal with Adidas, the Emirates outfit, according to Mirror, is expected to pocket an amount not less than £60 million (N28.5 billion) every year, with the gross income from the sponsorship deal amounting to £300 million (N142.6 billion) over five years.

As a result, the Londoners will possess the third most lucrative kit deals in football, behind Barcelona's £140 million (N66.5 billion) -a-year contract with Nike and Manchester United's £75 million (N35.7 billion) -a-year agreement with Adidas respectively.

The partnership between Arsenal and Adidas is nothing contemporary as the pair combined to produce sports gears between 1986 and 1994.

Click the link to read more: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/the-full-breakdown-of-arsenals-n1426.html

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/arsenal-announce-new-adidas-kit-deal.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Throughout Monday, France Football, the sponsor of the Ballon d’Or, made public the nominees for its three major player awards.

The Ballon d’Or awarded to the world’s best player and two new awards – the Female Ballon d’Or and the Kopa Trophy.

The Kopa Trophy will go to the player voted the best under-21 player in the world. The new award is named after French international Raymond Kopa who in 1958 became the first French player to win the Ballon d'Or.

There are 30 nominees for the Ballon d’Or, 15 for the women’s award and 10 for the Kopa Trophy.

The winners will be announced on December 3 in Paris.

See all the nominees by clicking this link: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/check-out-kopa-trophy-men-and-women.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

France Football will on Monday unveil the entire list of names in the running for 2018’s prestigious Ballon d’Or Award.

Gareth Bale is among the first five players to be shortlisted by France Football magazine for the 2018 Ballon d'Or.

The Real Madrid and Wales forward is joined on the list by his club-mate Karim Benzema, Liverpool and Brazil goalkeeper Alisson, Manchester City and Argentina striker Sergio Aguero and Paris Saint-Germain and Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani.

Cristiano Ronaldo is among the second group of nominees to be unveiled by the France Football magazine for the 2018 Ballon d'Or despite facing an allegation of rape by a woman he met in Las Vegas in 2009. He denies the accusation.

And he is joined by Thibaut Courtois, Kevin De Bruyne, Roberto Firmino and Diego Godin.

Twenty further nominees will be announced throughout Monday, with a 30-man shortlist eventually being drawn up ahead of the awards ceremony in Paris on December 3.

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Legendary Chelsea defender John Terry and former England captain on Sunday night announced his retirement from professional football via his Instagram handle.

Terry, who earned 78 England caps, left Chelsea in 2017 after two decades at the London club.

He won five Premier League titles, five FA Cups, a Champions League title in his time at Stamford Bridge, becoming the club's most decorated player.

The centre-back also won five league cups and a Europa League in more than 700 appearances for Chelsea.

Terry spent the 2017-18 season at Aston Villa and his last game as a professional was the 1-0 Championship play-off final defeat to Fulham in May.

He left Villa Park when his one-year contract expired and turned down a move to Spartak Moscow last month, despite reportedly having a medical, saying it was not right for his family.

Click the link below to read his retirement statement:

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/ex-england-chelsea-captain-john-terry.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Fulham 1 - 5 Arsenal

Arsenal is humming under Unai Emery, winners of six-straight league matches and nine in all competitions as they thrash Fulham 5-1 at Craven Cottage on Sunday.

Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang each scored twice, and Aaron Ramsey also netted for the Gunners.

Arsenal moves fourth with 18 points, while Fulham has five points and sits in 17th.

The Gunners lost their first two matches of the season, to Man City and Chelsea, but have not since tasted defeat or even a draw.

Liverpool 0 - 0 Manchester City

Riyad Mahrez missed an 87th minute penalty kick as Manchester City and Liverpool played out a tense scoreless draw at Anfield.

The draw leaves a three-way tie atop the English Premier League table heading into the international break, with Man City, Chelsea, and Liverpool 1-2-3 on goal differential.

Southampton 0 - 3 Chelsea

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/sundays-epl-roundup-classy-arsenal.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Bournemouth enjoyed their biggest ever away win, Gylfi Sigurdsson's stunner sank Leicester while Tottenham struggled against Cardiff and Manchester United fought back from two goals down to beat Newcastle.

Manchester United 3 - 2 Newcastle United

Anthony Martial and Juan Mata scored second half goals, and Alexis Sanchez scored in the 90th minute as Manchester United came back from a 2-0 deficit to beat Newcastle United 3-2 at Old Trafford on Saturday.

Kenedy and Yoshinori Muto put the visitors ahead 2-0 within 10 minutes, but the Red Devils struck back with vigor under embattled manager Jose Mourinho.

Manchester United moves 8th with 13 points, while Newcastle is 19th with two points.

Tottenham Hotspur 1 - 0 Cardiff City

Eric Dier scored as wasteful Tottenham Hotspur ground out a win against Cardiff City.

Spurs go third with 18 points, while Cardiff is 20th with two points.

Cardiff City, Huddersfield Town, and Newcastle United are all winless this season.

Leicester City 1 - 2 Everton

Everton beat 10-man Leicester City 2-1 at the King Power Stadium, with the Toffees securing back-to-back wins in the English Premier League for the first time this season.

Richarlison gave Everton the lead but Ricardo Pereira‘s superb goal made it 1-1 before the break.

Wes Morgan was then sent off after picking up a second yellow card and Everton won it thanks to a stunner from distance from Gylfi Sigurdsson.

With the win Everton are11th on 12 points, while Leicester sit in tenth with 12 points.

Click the link to read more: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/saturdays-epl-roundup-man-united-seals.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

A roundup of Thursday's UEFA Europa League group stage matches, with Chelsea, Arsenal, Celtic and Rangers all in action.

Chelsea 1 - 0 Vidi FC

Alvaro Morata finally found the target in the Europa League as Chelsea beat Hungarian champions Vidi 1-0 at Stamford Bridge.

Morata missed a host of chances in the opening Group L win at PAOK in Greece two weeks ago and spurned a glorious opportunity in the first half on Thursday night.

The 25-year-old made amends with 20 minutes to go, but only after Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri had turned to Eden Hazard in a bid to break a deadlock which stood due to the Blues' wasteful finishing.

Ross Barkley, another substitute, headed Hazard's free-kick against the crossbar when Chelsea were 1-0 up, but there were anxious moments before the Blues secured a second win from two games.

Qarabag FK 0 - 3 Arsenal

Arsenal young goalscorers, Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Emile Smith Rowe and Matteo Guendouzi helped the Gunners maintain their 100 per cent start in the UEFA Europa League with a 3-0 victory over Qarabag in Azerbaijan (Click here for more).

Salzburg 3 - 1 Celtic

James Forrest was sent off as Celtic let a first-half lead slip on the way to a bruising defeat in Salzburg.

It was a dream start for the Scottish Champions in Austria in this Europa League tie when Odsonne Edouard fired them ahead after two minutes.

But Munas Dabbur and Takumi Minamino scored after the break, before Forrest was red-carded after conceding a penalty, which Dabbur converted. Zlatko Junuzovic also hit a post as Celtic had no response.

After an assured defensive performance in their opening 45 minutes, the Austrians picked holes in Celtic with poor defending at all three goals.

Their opening win over Rosenborg leaves them level on points with Salzburg and Germans Leipzig, who beat the Norwegians 3-0 in the other group fixture.

AC Milan 3 - 1 Olympiacos

AC Milan hit back after trailing early to dispatch Olympiakos 3-1 at the San Siro.

Miguel Guerrero grabbed a shock lead for the visitors only for the Italian giants to run amok with a brace by Patrick Cutrone and one from Gonzalo Higuain.

Rangers 3 - 1 Rapid Wien

Rangers came from behind to claim a deserved win over Rapid Vienna.

Veton Berisha broke the deadlock to give the Austrians the lead at Ibrox, but it was short-lived with Alfredo Morelos replying instantly.

Rangers' second came with just six minutes to play as Morelos was brought down in the box, James Tavernier scoring from the spot.

And Morelos finished the game off with a smart counter attack at the death.

With Villarreal drawing 3-3 away to Spartak Moscow, Rangers have the advantage ahead of their double-header with the Russians.

It means Steven Gerrard's side are still unbeaten in Europe this season, with five wins and five draws.

Click the link below to see today's complete UEFA Europa League results.

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/uel-roundup-morata-finally-scores-as.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Arsenal young goalscorers helped the Gunners maintain their 100 per cent start in the UEFA Europa League with a 3-0 victory over Qarabag in Azerbaijan on Thursday night.
Sokratis Papastathopoulos' got the Gunners off and running inside four minutes when he deflected a Nacho Monreal header beyond the wrong-footed Vagner in the Qarabag goal.

18-year-old Emile Smith Rowe marked his second Arsenal start with his first senior goal on 52 minutes, before Matteo Guendouzi wrapped up the victory with his first goal for the club 11 minutes from time.

Arsenal did not have everything their own way in Baku, though, with goalkeeper Bernd Leno called into three decent saves throughout the game.

But an eighth straight win in all competitions sees the Gunners cement top spot in Group E.

Arsenal will return to the English Premier League action on Sunday when they face newly-promoted Fulham at Craven Cottage.

https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/europa-league-sokratis-smith-rowe.html

[url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]

Here's the roundup of Wednesday's UEFA Champions League..

Atletico Madrid 3 - 1 Club Brugge

Antoine Griezmann, with the 8,000th UEFA Champions League goal, ensured Atletico moved on to six points in group A.

The Frenchman gave the hosts a 28th-minute lead and although a thunderbolt by Arnaut Groeneveld made it 1-1 at half-time, Griezmann scored again midway through the second half with the competition landmark goal.

Koke added a last-gasp third.

Borussia Dortmund 3 - 0 Monaco

Like Atleico, Dortmund now have maximum points while Monaco will take on Club Brugge next time with both teams having lost twice.

Half-time substitute Jacob Bruun Larsen took six minutes to break the deadlock and not long after hitting the bar with a penalty, Paco Alcácer made it 2-0 to Dortmund.

Marco Reus capped the win in stoppage time.

Tottenham Hotspur 2 - 4 Barcelona

Barcelona turned on the style at Wembley to accelerate to six points in Group B and inflict Spurs' second group defeat. Philippe Coutinho drove in an early opener and Ivan Rakitić's brilliant finish made it 2-0 at the break.

Harry Kane pulled one back but Lionel Messi, who had rattled the post, scored either side of Erik Lamela's deflected effort.

Click the link to keep reading: https://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/wednesdays-ucl-atletico-win-barca.html

The round-up of Tuesday's UEFA Champions League...

Juventus 3 - 0 Young Boys

Paulo Dybala ensured Juve did not miss the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo as the Argentinian's hat-trick led the Bianconeri to their second win in the section.

YB's Mohamed Ali Camara was sent off and they remain point-less on their group-stage debut.

CSKA Moscow 1 - 0 Real Madrid

Nikola Vlasic's second-minute strike proved enough to secure CSKA an impressive win despite both Casemiro and Karim Benzema hitting the post for the holders and Igor Akinfeev receiving an added-time red card.

CSKA now lead the group G, a point ahead of Roma and Madrid.

Manchester United 0 - 0 Valencia

Both teams had chances, with Marcus Rashford hitting the bar late on, yet there were no goals.

Valencia therefore opened their account following their opening loss to Juventus, who now lead United by two points.

Hoffenheim 1 - 2 Manchester City

David Silva scored with three minutes left to get City off the mark, at the end of a game where Hoffenheim had been celebrating just 44 seconds into their first-ever UEFA Champions League home match thanks to Ishak Belfodil's goal.

Sergio Aguero equalised seven minutes later before Silva gave Man City the win.

Bayern Munich 1 - 1 Ajax

Mats Hummels gave Bayern a fourth-minute lead, heading in Arjen Robben's cross, before Noussair Mazraoui levelled midway through the first half after a one-two with Dusan Tadic.

Ajax threatened a second goal but ultimately both teams moved on to four points.

Click the link to read more: http://www.queensmail.com/2018/10/tuesdays-ucl-roundup-juve-man-city-win.html

Manchester City 2 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion

Manchester City began an important week with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Brighton at the Etihad Stadium.

Goals in the 29th and 65th minutes from Raheem Sterling and Sergio Aguero earned City the three points in a game where they had 80 per cent possession and 28 shots to Brighton's four.

City head to Hoffenheim on Tuesday needing a victory to ignite their UEFA Champions League challenge following the shock loss to Lyon before next Sunday's much-anticipated clash with Liverpool at Anfield.

The three points at the Etihad push Manchester City up to the top of the English Premier League table.

Brighton sits in 14th, stuck in the crowded bottom half of the table with five points.

Chelsea 1 - 1 Liverpool

Daniel Sturridge‘s amazing 89th minute goal helped Liverpool rescue a point against Chelsea in a 1-1 draw at Stamford Bridge on Saturday.

Eden Hazard scored for Chelsea in the first half, and Liverpool had chances cleared off the line by both Antonio Rudiger and David Luiz, once in each half.

But, as the clock ticked down, Sturridge had the final say - bending a beautiful strike into the top corner from 30 yards.

The draw ended Liverpool's 100% start to the English Premier League season - and they finished the day behind defending champions Manchester City on goal difference. Chelsea are two points back in third.

Arsenal 2 - 0 Watford

Arsenal broke through late to beat Watford 2-0 at the Emirates Stadium on Saturday.

Craig Cathcart‘s 81st minute own goal was joined by Mesut Ozil’s 83rd minute strike to provide three points to the Gunners.

Arsenal sits fifth, level on points with fourth place Spurs. Watford drops into sixth, two points back of the Gunners.

Huddersfield Town 0 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur

Harry Kane scored a pair of goals to lead Tottenham Hotspur past Huddersfield Town at the John Smith’s Stadium.

Spurs were without Dele Alli and Christian Eriksen in the win.

Spurs climb fourth, ahead of rivals Arsenal on goal differential, while Huddersfield sits dead last with two points.

West Ham United 3 - 1 Manchester United

Manchester United recorded their worst league start in 29 years as Jose Mourinho's side were beaten by West Ham at London Stadium.

They have 10 points from seven games - the same as in 2013-14 under David Moyes - but inferior goal difference means this is their worst top-flight start since they picked up seven points in 1989-90.

Felipe Anderson and Marko Arnautovic scored as West Ham United piled misery on Manchester United with a 3-1 win.

Andriy Yarmolenko authored a Victor Lindelof own goal before halftime, and both Mark Noble and Lukasz Fabianski were very good for the victors.

Marcus Rashford scored for Manchester United, who is off to its joint-worst start to an EPL.

West Ham is now 13th with seven points. Man United slips tenth with 10.

See all today's top five European Leagues roundup on [url]QUEENSMAIL.COM[/url]