Carlo Ancelotti felt Bayern Munich s second 5-1 thumping of Arsenal was not a fair reflection of the Premier League side s efforts at Emirates Stadium.
Bayern repeated the scoreline from last month s first leg of the Champions League last-16 tie at Allianz Arena, despite Theo Walcott giving the hosts a deserved half-time lead on the night.
Laurent Koscielny s red card for a foul on Robert Lewandowski – the striker converted the resulting penalty – changed the complexion of the game and Bayern ran riot thereafter.
Arjen Robben and substitute Douglas Costa got on the scoresheet before a late brace from Arturo Vidal added further fuel to the protests outside the ground before kick-off calling for Wenger to stand down.
Even though the long-serving manager…
Huddersfield Town suffered a stunning 4-0 defeat away to struggling Bristol City in a huge dent to their hopes of securing automatic promotion from the Championship.
David Wagner s men missed the chance to close the gap on joint leaders Newcastle United and Brighton and Hove Albion, while City moved out of the bottom three after a dramatic night at Ashton Gate.
The hosts netted two goals in each half, Lee Tomlin opening the scoring on the half-hour mark before on-loan Chelsea striker Tammy Abraham scored in the 14th minute of first-half stoppage time – a head injury to Jonathan Hogg having caused a long delay early in the contest.
Aden Flint s goal and David Cotterill s penalty wrapped up only a third league win of 2017 for Lee Johnson s side.
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Rangers have strongly rejected a bid from Leeds United for winger Ryan Kent, with the Premier League newcomers way, way off with their opening offer.
Leeds are looking to strengthen their squad ahead of their return to the top flight, with Kent seen as an ideal recruit to increase the attacking options available to head coach Marcelo Bielsa.
However, Rangers are understandably loathed to lose a player they only signed permanently from Liverpool less than a year ago.
Speaking ahead of Saturday s game against Kilmarnock, Gers boss Steven Gerrard confirmed Leeds approach but made clear the Scottish club are determined to keep hold of the 23-year-old.
Ryan s a player we admire very much here, Gerrard told the media.
He s a player that we ve seen dev…
Barcelona defender Gerard Pique believes Ernesto Valverde would be a good option to become the LaLiga club s new coach.
The Spanish giants are searching for a replacement for Luis Enrique, who announced at the start of March he would leave at season s end.
Barca are expected to announce their new coach on Monday and Valverde, heavily linked with the position, has stepped down as Athletic Bilbao boss.
Pique would welcome the arrival of the 53-year-old, who played for Barca from 1988-1990.
Ernesto has done a great job at Athletic the last few years, he said.
He played here for Barcelona as a player and I think he could be a good option, as could others.
I can t decide myself on anyone and I don t know who will be the next manager. It s no…
Surprise-package Mainz are bidding to write themselves into Bundesliga history this weekend when they face Hoffenheim while Bayern Munich need a win at Dortmund to keep the German media at bay.
Only two sides, Kaiserslautern in 2001/02 and Bayern Munich in 1995/96, have ever won all seven of their opening Bundesliga games.
Now Mainz s young guns are hoping to become the third team by adding to their dream start with a seventh win at home to Hoffenheim on Saturday.
Their success has come on the back of some outstanding performances, especially when they won 2-1 at defending champions Bayern Munich last Saturday.
Midfielder Lewis Holtby, 20, and teenage striker Andre Schuerrle have scored five goals between them and their excellent performances have even e…
Celtic F.C. midfielder Beram Kayal has revealed he could leave the club at the end of the season after admitting he has fallen out of love with the Scottish Premier League.
Kayal, who joined Celtic from Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa in the summer of 2010, has struggled to stay fit since moving to Scotland., having picked up injuries in challenges against Rangers defender Lee McCulloch in 2011 and AC Milan midfielder Kaka in 2012.
The Israel international, once targeted by Liverpool and Manchester United, is now hoping he can follow former Celtic team-mate Joe Ledley out of Scotland s top-flight.
Initially, I liked this league, but after all the injuries I no longer like it, . There is a lack of technique, but football is played at a breakne…
Tom Ince explained on Tuesday that the same logic that saw him leave Liverpool for Blackpool was the reason he chose Hull City over Inter.
The 22-year-old English winger went close to signing for Inter one of his father Paul s former sides in May but eventually rejected the Serie A club in favour of Premier League outfit Hull.
Some may see the move as another example of young English players choosing the comforts of home ahead of testing themselves on the continent.
Pundits claim Ince will stagnate at an at-best Premier League mid-table club, rather than polish himself at one of the biggest clubs in Europe and become the kind of player England so rarely produces themselves.
But Ince rejects those ideas, claiming he is willing to be patient to give himself…
Los Blancos look set to continue the process of rejuvenation after earlier this week.
Having already brought several high-profile young prospects as future leaders of the Santiago Bernabeu club, Real Madrid have set their sights on another gem – Jose Martinez Lopez, otherwise known as Chechu.
The talented centre-back boasts great physical attributes and is an aerial force to be reckoned with. His power and versatility, which allow him to also play at left-back, have made him a target for Real Madrid.
Marca reports that the Spanish Under-17 international is inches away from becoming a Real Madrid player.
The 17-year-old joined Malaga in 2016. He was fast-tracked through the Cadet, San Felix and Juvenil A ranks this season at Malaga where Real Madrid sc…
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s fine start continued as Manchester United s caretaker manager became the first boss in the club s history to win his first six league games following the 2-1 victory over Brighton and Hove Albion.
Almost 25 years to the day since Matt Busby died, Solskjaer made it seven wins from seven in all competitions on the one-month anniversary of his appointment as two of the players to have shone in his short tenure scored again.
Paul Pogba converted a 27th-minute penalty he won himself for his fifth goal in his last three games at Old Trafford before Marcus Rashford marked his 150th appearance with the second prior to the interval.
Pascal Gross pulled one back for Brighton, but United claimed the three points to move into fifth, above Arsen…
Substitute Mikey Johnston belatedly ignited the Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2024 qualifying campaign to spare manager Stephen Kenny further punishment at the hands of Gibraltar.
The Celtic winger, who spent last season on loan with Portuguese side Vitoria Guimaraes, scored his first senior international goal within seven minutes of his half-time introduction with his team-mates having left the pitch to a less than rapturous reception after being kept at bay by the side ranked 201st in the world.
Evan Ferguson helped himself to his second Ireland goal seven minutes later and substitute Adam Idah his first in stoppage time to cement at 3-0 victory on a night when anything other than a comfortable victory would have heaped further pressure on Kenny, who had found himself i…