European Super Football

 Birmingham City 2 - 0 QPR A resurgent Birmingham City claimed their biggest scalp of the season John Eustace's side battled their way to victory over high-flying Queens Park Rangers. COME ON! @SandowRs ! 😆 pic.twitter.com/Fce5uUqVGc — Birmingham City FC (@BCFC) October 28, 2022 Birmingham fans and players clearly enjoyed their night.   QPR were done no favours by two of their London neighbours as Blues won with first-half goals from two loan men - Arsenal's American defender Auston Trusty and West Ham wing-back Manny Longelo. Any hopes that Michael Beale's side might turn it round after the break were then ended with Blues goalkeeper John Ruddy's fine 79th-minute penalty save to deny Lyndon Dykes. After winning four times in five away games, this was a second straight defeat on the road for QPR, while Blues' third win in five - in front of 19,007, their biggest home crowd since before the Covid pandemic, lifts them into the top half. It looked on the cards ri

PSV Eindhoven 2 - 0 Arsenal Arsenal suffered their first defeat in the Europa League  Goals from Joey Veerman and Luuk de Jong denied them the chance to book a spot in the last 16. It ends in defeat in Eindhoven — Arsenal (@Arsenal) October 27, 2022 After a tight first-half finished goalless, the introduction of veteran striker De Jong changed the course of the game, as he registered a goal and an assist in eight minutes to seal victory for the hosts inside a raucous Philips Stadion. The result now means that Arsenal needs to beat FC Zurich at home next week to guarantee the top spot in the group and skip February's play-off round. Knowing they had to win to have any chance of topping the group after next week’s final round of games, the hosts took the game to us in the early stages, and Aaron Ramsdale - playing his first-ever European tie - was forced to make a low save early on to push away Xavi Simons’ drive after the youngster found space in midfield. 10 goals, 4 assists

Inter Milan are through, Barcelona will be playing in the Europa League after Christmas Inter Milan 4-0 Viktoria Plzen In the match itself, substitute Romelu Lukaku marked his return from injury with a late goal as Inter comfortably secured the win that sent them to the last 16.  Edin Dzeko also scored twice after Henrikh Mkhitaryan's opener in the 4-0 win. Dzeko was given a standing ovation when he went off but there was even more of a resounding reaction shortly afterwards, when Lukaku was brought on with seven minutes remaining. You can watch the highlights of Inter's domination in the video below. Footage from  BT Sport - YouTube Barcelona 0 - 3 Bayern Munich  That result for Inter meant Barcelona knew their fate before they kicked a ball, but they still had tbe daunting prospect of a match against Bayern Munich. On the pitch, Mané, Choupo-Moting and Pavard scored for Bayern Munich to give them a comfortable win.  The Barca boss told the media: "This is our reality

It was a dramatic night in Group H of the Champions League One giant of European competition won't be playing in Europe's premier competition after Christmas. Paris Saint Germain 7 - 2 Maccabi Haifa Lionel Messi and Kylian Mbappe both scored two goals as Paris St-Germain thrashed Maccabi Haifa to reach the last 16 of the Champions League. Neymar and Carlos Soler also scored while Shon Goldberg scored an own goal. Messi's two goals mean he becomes the first player to score 80 goals in the group phase of the Champions League. PSG top Group H with 11 points from five games, the same as Benfica, while Juventus, who have failed to qualify, and Maccabi Haifa have three.  Highlights from  BT Sport - YouTube One YouTuber commented: "Mbappe and Messi's link-up is phenomenal. Their quick passes are insane!" Another added: "Messi is just something else, people can say whatever they want about the opposition, but football will never ever see anyone like him again.

Red Bull Salzburg 1 - 2 Chelsea Chelsea are through to the knockout stage of the Champions League Two wonderful finishes by Mateo Kovacic and Kai Havertz ended Red Bull Salzburg's 40-match unbeaten home record and saw the Blues join Premier League rivals Manchester City in the knockout stage. Dinamo Zagreb's 4-0 home defeat by AC Milan in the later game on Tuesday means Chelsea cannot be caught at the top of Group E. Good recovery from Chelsea After earning only a point from their first two matches in this season's competition, they have 10 points from five games in Group E, three ahead of second-placed AC Milan with one match to go. Salzburg have six points and Dinamo Zagreb have four. By finishing top of their group, Potter's side will be seeded for the last-16 draw on 7 November. Their final group game is at home to Dinamo Zagreb on 2 November. Potter keeps on improving the team They remain unbeaten in nine games under Potter, who is without the services of Franc

Is this a good appointment for Aston Villa? They have appointed Unai Emery as manager following the sacking of Steven Gerrard. Premier League news: Steven Gerrard sacked by Aston Villa (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Emery had joined Villarreal in 2020 and led them to Europa League success in the 2020-21 season, beating Manchester United in the final. The Spanish club also reached last year's Champions League semi-finals under Emery, losing 5-2 to Liverpool on aggregate. Emery in his Arsenal days. Credit -  Rckr88 | Flickr Emery's Villarreal appointment followed his sacking after just 18 months as Arsenal manager in November 2019. He was dismissed after failing to win in seven games. During his time in North London he took Arsenal to the Europa League final, losing to Chelsea in 2019. Villa beat Brentford 4-0 on Sunday under caretaker Danks - just their third win in 12 Premier League games this season - which left them 14th, three points above the relegation zone. All the

Could Jude Bellingham shine for England at the World Cup? Let's explore He represented England at under-15, under-16, under-17 and under-21 levels. He made his first appearance for the senior team in November 2020. He represented the senior team at UEFA Euro 2020 but it's the upcoming World Cup where he could shine. A quick summary of his career so far Bellingham began a two-year scholarship with Birmingham City in July 2019. The following month, he started the EFL Cup first-round trip to Portsmouth and became Birmingham City's youngest-ever first-team player.  He made his first Football League appearance 19 days later, as a second-half substitute in a 3–0 defeat away to Swansea City and his home debut on 31 August against Stoke City. Replacing the injured Jefferson Montero after half an hour, Bellingham scored the winner – albeit via a generous deflection – as Birmingham came back from 1–0 down to beat Stoke 2–1, and thus became their youngest-ever goalscorer, aged 16 ye

What do you think of Michael Carrick Middlesbrough fans?  It's a first permanent job in management for the former Manchester United and Tottenham midfielder  The club is delighted to announce the appointment of Michael Carrick as Head Coach 🤝 Welcome to #Boro , Michael! 🔴⚪️ #UTB — Middlesbrough FC (@Boro) October 24, 2022 The 41-year-old Carrick had been out of the game since leaving Old Trafford after a three-game stint as temporary boss after Ole Gunnar Solskjaer's dismissal.  Boro had been without a permanent manager since Chris Wilder was sacked. Carrick's first game will be at Preston in the Championship on Saturday. He had previously said it was not the right time for him to return to football but had a change of heart after a positive second round of talks.   Middlesbrough Chairman Steve Gibson told the Boro website  "We had identified a number of potentials for the vacancy who we spoke with, and were impressed by all, but Michael was the outstanding can

 Liverpool 0 - 2 Arsenal Arsenal equalled a Women's Super League record of 12 successive wins with a fairly routine victory over Liverpool. 71' - Kearns replaces Daniels in our first change. [0-2] pic.twitter.com/fYjSy8d7Iw — Liverpool FC Women (@LiverpoolFCW) October 23, 2022 They led 2-0 within 22 minutes after Lia Walti thumped in the opener and Frida Maanum beat goalkeeper Rachael Laws from close range. Liverpool carried a threat against the Gunners and could have had a penalty in the second half when Caitlin Foord appeared to handball it in the box but it was not given. With play allowed to carry on, it fell kindly for Emma Koivisto in front of goal but she struck it straight at alert goalkeeper Manuela Zinsberger. Matt Beard's hosts saw more of the ball and created further chances in the second half as captain Niamh Fahey struck wide and striker Katie Stengel headed over the bar. Foord hit the outside of the right post in the first half. Stina Blackstenius was th

Let's explore a busy day of Spanish football  Real Madrid 3 - 1 Sevilla Real Madrid showed again why they are the dominant side in La Liga as two late goals ended the resistance of visitors Sevilla.  Madrid were set to drop points for only the second time this season before substitute Lucas Vazquez and Fede Valverde secured victory. Luka Modric tapped in an early opener for the hosts before Sevilla's Erik Lamela slid in a second-half equaliser. Real Madrid's Lucas Vázquez said: "The spirit of wanting to win. After they tied, the team suffered. Knowing how to suffer is important in order to win. The team has done everything to get the victory." 💬 @Lucasvazquez91 : "The spirit of wanting to win. After they tied, the team suffered. Knowing how to suffer is important in order to win. The team has done everything to get the victory." #RealMadridSevillaFC pic.twitter.com/5YB11nX4E4 — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) October 22, 2022 The Madrid bo

Chelsea 1 - 1 Manchester United  There was some late drama at Stamford Bridge Casemiro's stoppage-time header gave United a deserved point against Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.  Jorginho's late penalty had looked like it was going to give Chelsea a narrow win. He sent David de Gea the wrong way from the spot after substitutes Scott McTominay and Armando Broja tangled at a corner three minutes from time.  A deafeat would have certainly been harsh on United but they got the reward their performance merited when Casemiro rose to meet Luke Shaw's cross deep into six minutes of stoppage time. Reaction Chelsea boss Graham Potter had already beaten Manchester United this season, winning at Old Trafford with Brighton on the opening weekend. He told Sky Sports: "It's disappointing because we're 1-0 ahead at the end but over the course of the game a point is about right and I'm not sure if we did enough to win it. A really fighting performance from us, we improved a lo