SATURDAY Leicester City 1-0 West Ham United (Slimani 20)The English champions picked up only their second win in ten Premier League matches thanks to Islam Slimani's first-half strike. The Algerian's first goal since 26 November proved enough for Claudio Ranieri's team to claim an important three points that lifted them away from the relegation zone. Leicester have now won five league games this season – all at home.Liverpool 1-0 Manchester City (Wijnaldum 8)Josep Guardiola's City lost more ground in the Prem... UEFA.com - News
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Arsenal and Leicester beaten, Barcelona win in Doha
TUESDAY Everton 1-1 Arsenal (Coleman 44, Williams 86; Sánchez 20)Arsenal, who took the lead when Alexis Sánchez's free-kick was deflected in by Ashley Williams, were handed their first Premier League defeat since the opening weekend of the season. Williams atoned by heading in the winner from a corner. The Gunners would have gone top with a victory.
Champions League podcast: Leicester celebrations
We head from Claudio Ranieri, Danny Drinkwater and Riyad Mahrez in the UEFA Champions League podcast as host Rob Daly is joined by European football expert Chris Parrott and commentators Richard Connelly and Jonathan Beck to review Tuesday's action while Wednesday's games are previewed with help from Gerard Piqué.Download the podcast from iTunes or listen in the official competition app. Matchday Live returns with commentary from Barcelona v Manchester City and updates from all the other games at 19:30CEST on Wednesday. ... UEFA.com - News
Leicester City’s Champions League Qualification Could Be Curse In Disguise
We’ve been wrong about Leicester City before and we’re willing to miss the mark again. So here goes. The UEFA Champions League could do more to knock Leicester City off the Premier League summit next season than any other factor. Leicester City achieved automatic qualification to the group stage of the 2016-17 Champions League on Sunday, adding another chapter to the story of the Foxes’ fairy-tale rise in English soccer. Leicester City, the favorite to win this season’s Premier League title, fully deserves the plaudits and riches that accompany participation in the Champions League. The Foxes could face one or more of Europe’s ...
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...