will try to bounce back from their shock defeat at the hands of in midweek, as they travel to the Basque Country to face Alaves in Saturday's La Liga action. Alaves are winless after five matches and are the only team in La Liga yet to score a goal. On paper, last year's Cinderella story―they were in the mix for a UEFA Europa League ticket until late in the season―is the perfect opportunity...

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Girona are set to host Barcelona on Saturday, as the La Liga leaders make the short trip to their Catalan neighbours. The hosts were promoted from the Segunda Division last term and have five points from their opening five matches in the top league. Barca have started like a train under new manager Ernesto Valverde, scoring 17 goals to take control at the summit. Here is how you can watch the...

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Leicester City welcome Liverpool to the King Power Stadium on Saturday, fresh from knocking the Reds out of the Carabao Cup in midweek with a 2-0 win. The defeat is another poor result for Liverpool who are yet to win in September and have now gone four games without a victory in all competitions. Leicester, meanwhile, will be aiming to improve on a slow start to the season, which sees them lying...

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Premier League champions Chelsea will be keen to get back to winning ways on Saturday when they make the trip to face Stoke City at the Bet365 Stadium. The Blues were held to a surprise 0-0 draw at home to Arsenal last time out, halting the recent progress they have enjoyed. Manager Antonio Conte will want to ensure his team stay in touch with the Manchester sides at the top, who have both been...

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Southampton will be the latest side to attempt to halt Jose Mourinho's Manchester United in the Premier League, as they host the Red Devils at St Mary's on Saturday. United won 4-0 for the third time already in the top flight in their previous outing, turning up the pressure late on to breeze past Everton. In , they have a fantastic forward who has settled in brilliantly at Old Trafford and is...

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midfielder could reportedly return from his thigh injury following October's international break after he "stepped up his rehabilitation" on Thursday. According to in the Liverpool Echo, he was given the go-ahead to start running again at the Reds' Melwood training base and is on track to return to action earlier than expected—the initial diagnosis indicated he would not be back...

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Josep Maria Bartomeu is lying about 's new contract, according to Agusti Benedito, the man leading the charge for a vote of no confidence against the current Barcelona president. Bartomeu has to 8TV (h/t Goal) that Messi's new deal is all but agreed barring formalities—his current contract expires at the end of the 2017-18 season—but Benedito believes the president is a key barrier to...

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manager Arsene Wenger has revealed a new contract for is dependent on his ability to keep fit and play a significant role this season. According to The Sun's , the Gunners boss said: "It is down to the fact—and I have said this many times—that he can remain fit or not. He's an Arsenal man and an Arsenal player. "He would certainly like to stay, but we haven't spoken about that,...

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Playing for is special, but playing for Liverpool under a legendary figure must leave some of the club's current crop of youngsters pinching themselves. There are few better for the Reds' promising teenagers to learn from than , who has opted to start his coaching career in familiar surroundings by taking over as Liverpool's under-18 coach. "If I was to pick one individual who embodies the...

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captain condemned Los Blancos' "f--king bad start" to the new season in the wake of Wednesday's 1-0 home defeat to in La Liga. Having won twice, drawn twice and now lost once in the Spanish top flight in 2017-18, Real are already seven points back from table-topping Barcelona, and Ramos, 31, did not mince his words when assessing the situation, per MailOnline's : "It's a f--king...

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