Karim Benzema stays hot, leads Real Madrid to victory in opener
August 15, 2021 9:31 ISTBenzema led Madrid in its Spanish league opener on Saturday by scoring twice in the team's comfortable 4-1 win at Alavés.
Benzema led Madrid in its Spanish league opener on Saturday by scoring twice in the team's comfortable 4-1 win at Alavés.
Messi watched it all from the stands alongside his new and former teammate Neymar
Benitez’s selection was limited by six players being absent, but he gave debuts to new signings Demarai Gray and Andros Townsend.
Vardy ran onto a cross from Ricardo Pereira in the 41st minute to flick a left-footed shot past Wolves goalkeeper Jose Sa.
The win came three days after Chelsea won the UEFA Super Cup by beating Villarreal in a penalty shootout.
Sancho, signed from Borussia Dortmund for $100 million, was also given the final 15 minutes as a substitute to soak in the Old Trafford atmosphere in front of 72,722 fans.
The 28-year-old defender joins from Real Madrid, where he spent 10 seasons and helped the club win 18 trophies, including four Champions League titles.
The winners of the playoff, initially scheduled to be played in May but postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, will advance to Group D of the 2021 AFC Cup.
Some 23,000 supporters were allowed at the game under new regulations that permit up to 25,000 or half capacity, whichever is greater.
Nearly 10,000 fans were at Mestalla Stadium as Spanish health authorities allowed the league to restart with crowds of up to 40% of the venues' capacity.
Old Trafford now also boasts 1,500 rail seats for fans in the north east quadrant and the club's 'atmosphere section' in the Stretford End has been expanded by around 50 per cent to 2,500 seats.
Ancelotti added that 42 years of experience in football taught him that anything can happen.
Brentford's last game in England's top division was a 1-0 loss to Arsenal, in May 1947. Now the team is top of the league for at least an evening, ahead of the rest of the weekend's games.
Van Dijk has signed a new deal until 2025, a huge vote of confidence by Liverpool in a player who has not featured in a competitive match for 10 months because of a serious knee injury sustained early last season.
Kane failed to report for preseason fitness checks at Tottenham last week, angering fans amid his apparent interest in joining City.
The 62-year-old Dennerby, who was earlier in charge of the Indian U-17 women's World Cup squad, has been roped in to help the team prepare for the AFC Asian Cup.
Lionel Messi attended his first training session since signing for Paris Saint-German on Thursday.
Lukaku is back at the London club where he spent three seasons from 2011, though he was out on loan for two of those years before being sold for 28 million pounds (now $39 million) to Everton.
Messi told a news conference on Wednesday that it's up to PSG coach Mauricio Pochettino when he plays, but noted he's had “no real training sessions" for a month.
Bayern begins its bid for a record-extending 10th consecutive German championship at Borussia Mönchengladbach on Friday.
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