Jordan Henderson says he and his Liverpool teammates “channeled the anger” from their Capital One Cup final defeat to comfortably beat Manchester City at Anfield in Wednesday’s rematch. Goals from Adam Lallana, James Milner and Roberto Firmino put Manuel Pellegrini’s team to the sword just days after they had emerged victorious from the showpiece meeting at Wembley Stadium. Henderson, who captained the Reds on both occasions, has revealed that motivation was not an issue for Jurgen Klopp’s squad in the aftermath of their penalty shootout disappointment in the capital. “We definitely channeled the anger,” he told Liverpoolfc.com aft...
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Bayern, Arsenal, City beaten; Juventus, Paris win
Bayern 1-2 Mainz (Robben 64; Samperio 26, Córdoba 86)Bayern suffered their first home defeat of the season, and their first loss in 13 matches in all competitions. Arjen Robben's second goal in three games was not enough to prevent a reverse that left Josep Guardiola's side five points clear of second-placed Dortmund. Bayern had won all of their previous 15 home games this season.Internazionale Milano 3-0 Juventus (Brozović 16 82pen, Perišić 49) (aet, Juve win 5-3 on penalties)Holders Juve looked certain to reach another Coppa Italia final when they beat Inter 3-0 in the home leg of their semi-final on 27 January, but they were under ...
Barça and City leave their mark, Paris suffer loss
MONDAYBenfica 2-0 União (Jonas 5 76)The Eagles wasted no time in taking the initiative in a game postponed for 24 hours after adverse weather conditions in Madeira prevented their opponents from being able to travel. Jonas put them ahead inside five minutes and struck again midway through the second half – his 28th of the season in all competitions – to seal a win that helps Benfica close to within a point of Liga leaders Sporting CP, who were held elsewhere.SUNDAYBarcelona 2-1 Sevilla (Messi 31, Piqué 48; Vitolo 20)Luis Enrique's men equalled Real Madrid's Spanish rec...
Leicester City Clobbers Manchester City 3-1, Increases Premier League Lead
If the Premier League didn’t think Leicester City had a realistic chance of becoming champions this season, the other 19 clubs better take them seriously from this point forward. Leicester City, who was four points adrift of relegation at this point last season, increased its lead atop the Premier League standings to six points — the largest of the season — with a dominant 3-1 win over second-place Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium on Saturday. The win was so impressive that Leicester City’s website crashed shortly after the final whistle because so many people were trying to access the page. Robert Huth easily was the man of the matc...
Manchester City and Roma win, Arsenal held again
Sunderland 0-1 Manchester City (Agüero 16)City, who announced on Monday that Josep Guardiola will be taking over from Manuel Pellegrini in the summer, remain second, three points behind Leicester City, 2-0 winners against Liverpool. Sergio Agüero made the difference once more, controlling Jesus Navas's deflected cross before poking past Vito Mannone to take his tally to five goals in his last three league games.Arsenal 0-0 SouthamptonThe Gunners have picked up just three points from their least four Premier League outings and have dropped to fourth, below north London rivals Tottenham. Arsène Wenger's side trail Leicester by five point...
Cup joy for City, Paris, Barcelona and Juventus
WEDNESDAYJuventus 3-0 Internazionale Milano (Morata 35pen 63, Dybala 83)Juventus took a firm grip of their Coppa Italia semi-final thanks to Álvaro Morata's first goals since 4 October. The Spanish forward, who had not scored in his previous 20 Juve appearances, opened the scoring from the penalty spot after Juan Cuadrado had been felled by Jeison Murillo, who was later sent off. Morata snapped up a loose ball to double the holders' advantage ahead of next week's second leg in Milan, before Paulo Dybala slotted a late third.Atlético Madrid 2-3 Celta Vigo (Griezmann 29, Correa 82; Hernández 22 64, Guidetti 56)Atlé...
Barcelona, Benfica and Juve win, City beaten
Barcelona 4-1 Espanyol (Copa del Rey last 16, first leg)These city rivals may have played out a goalless draw in the league on Saturday but holders Barcelona eased to victory in the first leg of their Copa del Rey last-16 tie. Though Felipe Caicedo gave Espanyol a surprise lead early on, two Lionel Messi goals put the hosts in front at the interval. Gerard Piqué and Neymar – with a splendid volley – both got in on the act after the break, when Espanyol also had two men sent off. The second instalment takes place next Wednesday.Rayo Vallecano 1-1 Atlético Madrid (Copa del Rey last 16, first leg)Liga leaders Atlético Madrid, who ha...