Raphinha scores hat-trick in 100th appearance for Barca
Brazilian winger Raphinha celebrated his 100th appearance for FC Barcelona with a hat-trick goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League encounter on Wednesday night.
Brazilian winger Raphinha celebrated his 100th appearance for FC Barcelona with a hat-trick goal against Bayern Munich in the Champions League encounter on Wednesday night.
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola hailed Erling Haaland as an 'unstoppable' force after the Norwegian grabbed a brace in Wednesday’s 5-0 Champions League win over Sparta Prague in the Champions League clash.
Phil Foden took less than three minutes to fire City ahead with his first attack, but it took until just before the hour for Haaland’s acrobatics to extend the lead further.
After Vinicius Junior's hat-trick inspired Real Madrid's stunning comeback 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League clash, Real manager Carlo Ancelotti called the Brazilian "an extraordinary character" and insisted he "will win the Ballon d'Or" based off his performances last season.
Manchester United were dealt a major blow to their UEFA Champions League hopes as they fell to an agonising 3-4 defeat against Copenhagen.
Chilean international Vidal has started only two games for the Catalan giants since his summer move to the Nou Camp from Bayern Munich.
The 30-year-old Di Maria has scored six times in 11 appearances so far this season and is full of praise for German Tuchel.
Ronaldo, a father of four who initially made his name in the game during a six-year spell at Manchester United, transferred to Juventus from Real Madrid in the summer in a €100-million ($115 million) deal.
"I firmly deny the accusations being issued against me," he tweeted in Portuguese and English.
"After a few bad results it was important to do well today. Our response was very good," said Barca coach Ernesto Valverde.
