La Liga: Real Madrid lead the points table thanks to goal on VAR
September 23, 2018 12:49 ISTMarco Asensio's first-half winner to beat Espanyol 1-0 on Saturday was initially waived off for offside but eventually stood after assistance from the VAR.
Marco Asensio's first-half winner to beat Espanyol 1-0 on Saturday was initially waived off for offside but eventually stood after assistance from the VAR.
The Argentina striker's fourth league goal of the season came on his 300th appearance for City, who bounced back from their surprise midweek loss to Lyon in the Champions League.
Juergen Klopp's team is on top with 18 points though Chelsea can go level on points if they win at West Ham on Sunday.
United might well have been nursing successive home defeats were it not for the brilliant De Gea, who made several good saves.
The Scot won 38 trophies at United, including the Champions League twice and the Premier League 13 times along with five FA Cups.
Arsenal, with former Sevilla coach Unai Emery now in charge, defeated Ukraine's Vorskla 4-2 thanks to a double from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and AC Milan edged past Dudelange of Luxembourg 1-0.
Ronaldo tangled with Valencia's Jeison Murillo, appearing to tug at the defender's hair, in the first half of Juventus' 2-0 win on Wednesday.
The 34-year-old had an impressive last season with FC Goa, clocking well over 1500 minutes on the field with 13 goals and six assists to his name.
It was Ronaldo's first red card in 154 Champions League games, and the decision means he could miss a return to Old Trafford when Juventus plays Manchester United.
Surrounded by swathes of empty seats in the Etihad Stadium, City's players were humbled 2-1 by Lyon in a sloppy and apathetic display by Guardiola's Blues.
Ronaldo, making his Juventus debut in a competition he has won five times, also had a new experience - getting a red card against Valencia for tangling with Jeison Murillo.
Kylian Mbappe carelessness at the other end allowed Firmino to provide a thrilling climax to a pulsating night at Anfield to open Group C.
Three days after a rare poor performance in the Spanish league, Messi returned to normal service on Tuesday with three goals in a 4-0 win over PSV Eindhoven in their Champions League opener.
Succeeding in the Champions League is one of Barcelona's main goals this season after struggling in the European competition in recent years, failing to make it past the quarterfinals in three straight seasons.
Ronaldo was under pressure after three games without scoring for Juventus since his move from Real Madrid, but he broke his mini-drought with two goals in Sunday's 2-1 win over Sassuolo in Serie A.
It took the former Real Madrid forward nearly 320 minutes to score his first league goal for Juventus and he did it with the simplest of tap-ins.
Tendulkar has always been an integral part of the Blasters set-up and was often seen cheering the team from the stands in home and away games.
This is Arsenal's first consecutive away league wins since May 2017 indicate progress is being made under Emery, who replaced Arsene Wenger after last season.
Tottenham is paying the price for England's deep progress at the World Cup, where the Kane-led team unexpectedly making the final weekend and finishing fourth.
Dembele, who helped France win the World Cup in July, has the spot in the starting 11 alongside Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez that once belonged to Neymar.
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