When highly regarded Masia product Riqui Puig recently left Barcelona for the LA Galaxy in search of a leading role, the preposterous idea of the 23-year-old Spaniard elevating Javier Hernández's game to the point where Tata Martino had to include him in Mexico's World Cup squad might've crossed our minds.
Robert Lewandowski scored his second consecutive brace as Barcelona breezed past Real Valladolid with a comfortable 4-0 LaLiga victory on Sunday.
It was Barça's second win from three games in the new season and moved them up to second in the table with seven points, two behind leaders Real Betis and provisionally one ahead of Real Madrid, who face Espanyol later on Sunday.
WOLVERHAMPTON, England - Allan Saint-Maximin struck a thunderous volley in the final minute to rescue a point for Newcastle United in a 1-1 draw at Wolverhampton Wanderers in the Premier League on Sunday.
MAGIC FROM SAINT-MAXIMIN TO LEVEL THE MATCH JUST BEFORE STOPPAGE TIME! #NUFC
Walking out, pointing skyward, Paulo Dybala’s return to the Allianz was clearly emotional. A cathedral that was home to many of his best moments in the black and white of Juventus was the host of his third match for rivals Roma. After a lap showing love for his old fans, and extra time greeting his former teammates, Dybala and Roma left Turin with a 1-1 draw.
MANCHESTER — Manchester City's Erling Haaland struck a second half hat trick as the Premier League champions came back from two goals down to beat Crystal Palace 4-2 at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday.
The Norwegian, who averaged almost a goal per game in the Bundesliga for Borussia Dortmund before his move to City in June, has now scored six times in his opening four league matches for Pep Guardiola's side.
The win moves City to the top of the table, level on 10 points with Brighton & Hove Albion. Palace are 13th with four points from their opening four games.
Liverpool earned their first win of the season in stunning fashion after equalling the record for the biggest ever Premier League victory with a 9-0 thrashing of newly promoted Bournemouth at Anfield on Saturday.
Pumas estuvo a nada, literalmente a nada de romper la maldición de Dani Alves.
Desde la llegada del legendario lateral brasileño, los universitarios han caído en una racha que la noche del miércoles sumó su sexto partido consecutivo sin victorias. A saber:
Chivas se acordó de ganar y sus delanteros de convertir goles. Hace unos días Ángel Zaldívar marcó un doblete en el 4-0 sobre Necaxa y la noche de este martes le tocó a Santiago Ormeño estrenarse como goleador del Rebaño Sagrado en el triunfo 1-0 sobre Monterrey, líder del torneo.
Ambos delanteros se han sacado un peso de encima, pero el alivio más grande parece ser el de Santi Ormeño, sobre todo por la polémica generada en torno a su llegada al Club Guadalajara.
¿Hay algo que Emilio Lara no sepa hacer bien? El canterano del América es sin dudas la gran revelación del Apertura 2022 y la noche de este miércoles desbloqueó un nuevo logro en su meteórico ascenso: el Pelón marcó su primer gol en el profesionalismo y de paso le dio la victoria a los azulcrema sobre Querétaro.
Por supuesto, Lara tiene detalles que mejorar, pero desde un punto de vista general, el futbolista de 20 años parece jugar como un veterano de mil batallas. Y eso incluso le ha servido para responder en distintas posiciones de la zaga.
Barcelona got its first win of the season with a hard-fought 4-1 victory over Real Sociedad at the Anoeta on Sunday night in a match that largely swung in the visitor's favor following the introduction of Ansu Fati in the 64th minute.
With Sergio Busquets suspended following his red card in Barça's opening draw with Rayo Vallecano, Xavi handed a start to Frenkie de Jong in midfield and introduced Álex Balde and Ferran Torres on the left-hand side.