Atletico Madrid cruised into the last 16 of the Europa League by beating Copenhagen 1-0 at home on Thursday, securing a 5-1 aggregate victory over the Danish champions.

With Antoine Griezmann and Diego Costa absent, Kevin Gameiro seized his chance to shine, giving Atletico an early lead with a fantastic left-footed drive to net for the third game in a row.

Gameiro scored from the bench in a LaLiga win over Athletic Bilbao last time out and, once he had put Atletico in front, the result of the tie was never going to be in doubt.

Yannick Carrasco was omitted from the Atletico squad amid reports the Belgium winger is set to join Chinese Super League side Dalian Yifang, but with a large gulf in class between the sides Diego Simeone s men were never seriously tested…

Harry Kane scored his 150th Premier League goal to snatch a 1-0 victory for Tottenham at West Brom on Sunday.

Despite starting with Kane, Son Heung-min and Gareth Bale in attack, Jose Mourinho s side delivered a largely flat attacking performance against the Baggies.

Indeed, they needed a good Hugo Lloris save and the intervention of the left-hand post in the second half to prevent Slaven Bilic s men taking the lead in the second half.

However, Kane secured a fourth win in a row away from home in the top flight when he headed Matt Doherty s delivery beyond Sam Johnstone.

150 – Only Alan Shearer (212) and Sergio Agüero (217) scored their 150th Premier League goal in fewer appearances than , who has done so this afternoon in his 218th match in the compet…

If Jose Mourinho could have scripted the perfect 45 minutes to celebrate his old adversary Pep Guardiola signing a new contract at Manchester City, it would probably have looked something like the following.

Tottenham allow City 11 shots and 69 per cent of the ball, don t concede and score from their only attempt. Oh, and every Spurs player s average position is inside the defensive half. Throw in a VAR disallowed equaliser for further Mourinho masterclass bonus points, if you like.

That s exactly what transpired during the first half of a fixture where Guardiola must curse his luck after another 2-0 defeat.

Under the modern interpretation of handball, the bouncing ball brushing Gabriel Jesus bicep before he laid it back for Aymeric Laporte to lash home left Mik…

Gareth Bale is a leader who sets an example on the pitch, according to international team-mate Ben Davies.

Bale has come in for renewed criticism following Real Madrid s back-to-back Clasico defeats to Barcelona, with the Wales superstar having become something of a poster boy for a disappointing campaign at the Santiago Bernabeu.

The 29-year-old s agent Jonathan Barnett hit back on Monday, branding the way Madrid s fans have treated four-time Champions League winner Bale as nothing short of a disgrace .

Manchester United have been regularly touted as a possible return route to the Premier League for Bale, with recent speculation also flagging up the possibility of a second spell at Spurs – where his performances twice landed the PFA Player of the Year award b…

Erik ten Hag plans to keep Cristiano Ronaldo at Manchester United after their valuable win at Southampton, as he revealed his club are alert to the possibility of incomings.

Bruno Fernandes scored a terrific goal to guide United to a 1-0 win at St Mary s on Saturday, doubling their Premier League points tally for the season and handing Ten Hag his first back-to-back victories at the helm.

As well as claiming their first consecutive league wins since February, when they beat Brighton and Hove Albion and Leeds United, the Red Devils ended a seven-match away losing run. 

While United offered a glimpse of their potential under Ten Hag with a professional display on the south coast, movement is expected at Old Trafford before the transfer window closes on Thursday.<…

Carlo Ancelotti is confident he can steer Everton to the Champions League after a promising first year in charge at Goodison Park – and is not ruling out a title challenge during his tenure. 

The Italian coach was appointed on December 21 in 2019, at which stage the club were stuck in the bottom half of the Premier League table. 

Everton ended up finishing 12th at the end of a campaign that included a lengthy pause due to the coronavirus pandemic, but there have been further signs of progress in the 2020-21 campaign so far. 

Four successive wins had them flying high in the early stages and while there was a dip in form following such a fast start, recent victories over Chelsea and Leicester City have the Toffees right in the top-four mix. 

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Real Madrid are considering the possibility of sending Gareth Bale out on loan, according to Marca.

The Welshman was booed once again at the Santiago Bernabeu as he made a substitute appearance in a 3-0 win over Athletic Bilbao, and it is believed that head coach Zinedine Zidane, the club s hierarchy and the supporters are all sending him the same message and pointing him in the same direction: towards the exit door.

Quite apart from anything else, Bale s wages and a potential transfer fee are proving to be a problem when it comes to parting ways with him permanently, so the club are thinking about arranging some kind of a temporary move for the winger that was the most expensive player in the world upon his arrival to Madrid in 2013.

Marca also claim that with …

A resurgent Joao Felix is doing everything that Atletico Madrid are asking of him, according to head coach Diego Simeone.

The Portugal international continued his fine form on Saturday with two goals as LaLiga champions Atleti claimed an emphatic 4-1 win over lowly Deportivo Alaves.

Joao Felix has now been involved in eight goals in his last six games in all competitions (six goals, two assists), which is the same as his 33 games before that (four goals, four assists).

Simeone is thrilled with the 22-year-old s contribution and believes he is on the right path after what has been a far from smooth Atleti career so far, since his big-money switch from Benfica in 2019.

He continues to grow, he s in a great moment,  Simeone told Movistar+. He s happy. He s…

Portugal head coach Fernando Santos said his side s third World Cup group game was not a case of Cristiano Ronaldo versus Iran as he warned his players of the tough contest awaiting them.

Ronaldo has scored all four of Portugal s Group B goals so far, netting a hat-trick in the 3-3 draw with Spain before getting the winner in a 1-0 victory over Morocco.

Despite the Real Madrid striker s excellent form, Santos rejected the suggestion that the responsibility would be on Ronaldo to deliver a result against Carlos Queiroz s side.

He makes a difference here, in Real Madrid, in Manchester United, in Sporting, said Santos, recounting Ronaldo s current and former clubs.

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Belgium booked a World Cup semi-final against France as Brazil s hopes of winning a sixth title were ended by a 2-1 defeat in Kazan.

Brazil, ranked second in the world by FIFA, were the last remaining non-European team in the tournament after Les Bleus knocked out Uruguay in Friday s first quarter-final.

But Tite s men, who badly missed the suspended Casemiro, were soundly beaten by third-ranked Belgium thanks to a pair of goals before the break at the Kazan Arena, despite the Selecao mounting a second-half fightback.

Fernandinho turned a corner into his own net to put Belgium in front, with a superb counter-attack extending their advantage.

100 Excluding own goals, Kevin De Bruyne is the 100th different player to score at the 2018 World Cup finals. Centu…