Tottenham qualified for the Champions League knockout phase with a stunning 3-1 victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday.
Two goals from Dele Alli and one from Christian Eriksen gave Mauricio Pochettino s side a fully deserved triumph at Wembley over the holders, who were well short of their best and looked vulnerable to every Spurs counter-attack.
These two teams played out a 1-1 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu two weeks ago and there was little to separate them in a lively first half, until Alli steered in a Kieran Trippier cross.
England international Alli, who made his MK Dons debut in the FA Cup first round almost five years ago to the day, doubled his side s lead just after the break with a deflected strike to leave the visitors stunned.
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James Milner joined an exclusive club as he became just the fourth player to make 600 Premier League appearances.
Milner replaced Harvey Elliott, who is 17 years his junior, midway through the second half in Liverpool s 3-1 win over Southampton at Anfield on Saturday.
In the process, the former Manchester City and Aston Villa midfielder who made his debut in the competition for Leeds United as a 16-year-old on 10 November, 2002 joined Gareth Barry (653), Ryan Giggs (632) and Frank Lampard (609) as the players to have played in 600 Premier League matches.
Milner hopes he can set an example for Liverpool s youngsters, as he hailed Anfield as a perfect place to be for developing players.
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Sergio Gomez has extended his loan spell at Huesca ahead of the new season, Borussia Dortmund have confirmed.
Gomez – a 19-year-old midfielder – spent last season on loan at Huesca, making 36 league appearances in Spain s second tier as the side secured promotion to LaLiga.
However, rather than return to Dortmund, Spanish youth international Gomez will remain at Huesca for 2020-21 campaign.
Huesca also confirmed there is a purchase option included within the deal for Gomez, who signed for Dortmund from Barcelona in 2018.
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Brett Holman will bring a winning Aussie mentality to Aston Villa s dressing room, full-back Chris Herd believes.
Herd knows Holman s qualities from watching him for the Socceroos and is relishing playing alongside him for club and country.
Holman has signed a pre-contract agreement to join the claret and blues in the summer from Eredivisie leaders AZ Alkmaar.
Herd believes Villa have acquired a quality player in the 27-year-old attacking midfielder, who operates best as a central second striker.
Holman won the Dutch title and Dutch Super Cup in his first season at AZ in 2009 and is closing in on another double as well as pursuing Europa League glory.
“Brett’s a fantastic player and he has been for a long time for Australia and also in Dutch …
Germany defender Mats Hummels has never seen anything like the depth France have at their disposal.
World champions Germany face France on Tuesday in a friendly, with both teams considered among the favourites to win next year s World Cup in Russia.
Germany beat France in the quarter-finals en route to glory at the 2014 World Cup, but Les Bleus gained revenge in the last four at Euro 2016, only for the tournament hosts to lose 1-0 to Portugal in the final.
France have benefited from seemingly having a conveyor belt of young talent coming through the ranks and Bayern Munich centre-back Hummels is extremely impressed by their strength in depth.
They have an incredible breadth of young players, I ve never seen anything like that at the level, Hummels told B…
Frans Hoek has become Netherlands goalkeeping coach for a third time, having left Manchester United in May.
The 59-year-old has accompanied Louis van Gaal for the majority of his managerial career and followed the former Barcelona boss out of Old Trafford at the end of last season.
However, Hoek has now returned to the Dutch national set-up, where he previously worked between 2000-2001 and 2012-2014.
Frans has been active before at the top of international football, and is an expert in his field, said KNVB technical director Hans van Breukelen.
He has more than proved his worth in earlier periods with the Dutch national team and, of course, he has worked at big clubs with the best goalkeepers.
He also made an important contribution to the su…
Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich are used to winning, and after two matches without victory, are hungry for three points at Stuttgart.
Still searching for their first competitive win of 2015, Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich travel to Stuttgart on Saturday.
A 4-1 defeat at second-placed Wolfsburg was a wake-up call for Pep Guardiola s leaders after the mid-season break and they were held to a 1-1 draw at home to Schalke on Tuesday.
Bayern were reduced to 10 men after just 17 minutes when Jerome Boateng fouled Sidney Sam inside the area, but Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting saw his resulting penalty saved by Manuel Neuer.
The champions then took the lead through Arjen Robben midway through the second half before Benedikt Howedes levelled for Schalke, …
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Desperate to make a return to winning ways in midweek, West Ham will welcome a struggling Brighton to the London Stadium on Wednesday night.
Starting with the hosts, eventually hit with a 2-1 defeat away at defending Premier League champions Manchester City over the weekend, West Ham will be seeking a Premier League boost here. Although the Hammers might still open the midweek fixtures sat in the top-four, David Moyes side are coming off the back of back-to-back top-flight defeats. However, storming their way to the knockout stage of this year s Europa League with time to spare, the former Manchester United boss has seen his side only continue to gain a host of plaudits over the past 18 months. Smelling a chance on home soil in m…
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Some two decades ago, a match between AS Roma and Fiorentina meant a clash between two of the finest teams in the Serie A. The passion for their encounters was increased tremendously in the summer of 2000, when a certain Gabriel Batistuta left the Viola to join the Giallorossi and went on to win the title with his new club the following season.
These days, however, both these teams are nowhere near the heights of those times, with only the two Milan clubs causing an upset in what was previously a long domination in Italian football by Juventus.
Be that as it may, Roma and Fiorentina will be taking each other on at the Stadio Olimpico on Sunday evening in the opening round of the 2021-22 Serie A season.
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Everton s big win over Liverpool shows they are sticking to the task , so says Sean Dyche, who knows his team must keep their feet on the ground as they aim to overcome Brentford.
The Toffees won 2-0 at Goodison Park on Wednesday, taking a huge stride towards Premier League safety and denting their rivals title hopes in the process.
Everton moved onto 33 points, eight clear of 18th-placed Luton Town with four games remaining.
It means that, should Luton fail to beat Wolves on Saturday, Everton who face Brentford at home in an evening kick-off would be able to ensure their safety with a victory.
Dyche, though, is taking nothing for granted.
Reflecting on the derby victory, Dyche said: Well, it certainly says we re sticking to task, whatever comes a…