It was a first Premier League win over Arsenal for Bournemouth, and a first victory against a top-six side this season that lifts Eddie Howe's team into 13th place.
Manchester City threatened an amazing comeback after goals by substitute Bernardo Silva, in the 84th, and Ilkay Gundogan, in the first minute of stoppage time, but Liverpool held on in a nervy finale.
The Blues, who went down for the second time on the road, were handed another blow late on as defender Subhasish Bose was sent off with a straight red card in the seventh minute of injury time.
The 33-year-old striker feels playing a lot of matches would be an ideal build-up for the tournament taking place in the UAE.
The former ISL champion went to the top of the standings on 20 points with the win, their sixth of the season.
The England striker moved onto 98 goals, surpassing the previous mark of 97 set by Teddy Sheringham, thanks to two tap-ins at Wembley Stadium.
The result against Villarreal leaves the defending champion Madrid 16 points behind league leader Barcelona, which can increase the gap when it plays at Real Sociedad on Sunday.
Zequinha was the star of the show, striking in the 73rd minute to give his side the lead and the winner.
Neymar became the most expensive footballer in history when he joined the Ligue 1 outfit in August in a deal worth 222 million euros from FC Barcelona.
Despite Manchester City being favourites to sign the Chilean from Arsenal, Jose Mourinho has entered the race as he looks to sign both Sanchez and Ozil from the North London club.
Barcelona extended their unbeaten run this season to 28 straight matches, dating back to its losses to Real Madrid in both legs of the Spanish Super Cup.
Courtesy this win, FC Goa have collected 16 points from nine matches, the same as Pune City but are placed behind them on fourth place in the table.
Mina was a key part for Palmeiras when they won the Brazilian league in 2016 and was runner-up last year.
After drawing Numancia 2-2 in the second leg of the Copa del Rey, the Frenchman announced in the post-match media conference that he had signed a new deal.
Arsenal and Chelsea drew a frustrating goalless match in the second semi-finals of the EFL Cup as league leaders and finalists Manchester City await for an opponent.
Madrid, playing with a second-string lineup, advanced 5-2 on aggregate thanks to its 3-0 win in the first leg last week.
Luciano Vietto scored three times — including one from near midfield — to help Valencia rout Las Palmas 4-0 and advance 5-1 on aggregate.
Gurpreet, however, said he would go back to European clubs if it meets his terms and conditions.
Despite leading the Premier League by 15 points, Man City was given a stern test by the second-tier visitors who took the lead through Bobby Reid's penalty in the 44th minute.
Coutinho was introduced to the fans at Camp Nou where he received a warm reception sporting the Barca colours.
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