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.
Robert Lewandowski converted a spot kick in Bayern's 4-0 rout of Wolfsburg and overwhelmed the scoring tally with 34 goals.
Although the Spanish giants under new manager Quique Serien are at the top of the La Liga points tally, Messi believes that the current system is not capable of helping them win the title this year.
"I always say that (Didier) Deschamps taught me winning is important, but Ferguson taught me that winning is normal," former United defender Patrice Evra said.
The Red Devils were thrashed 1-3 by their Spanish counterparts at the iconic Wembley Stadium with Lionel Messi, Pedro and David Villa scoring for the Catalans.
Media reports are now claiming that Liverpool will become champions of England for 19th time if the season cannot be restarted due to the COVID-19 crisis.
