European Super Football

Southampton have dismissed manager Will Still after only five months in charge. The 33-year-old, who joined in May following his departure from French side Lens, has overseen just two wins in 13 league matches this season. Author |  Ajay   Pre-match at Southampton v Preston Saturday’s 2-0 defeat to Preston North End, which left Saints 21st in the table, was met with boos from the home crowd at St Mary’s. Players were even having arguments with fans after the match. This was an atmosphere that has forced the club to act decisively.  In a statement, the club confirmed that Ruben Martinez, Clement Lemaitre and Carl Martin have also left their roles. Under-21 head coach Tonda Eckert will take charge on an interim basis. Reaction from the club Johannes Spors, the Southampton technical director, said: “Will is a great person who gave everything to try and improve performances and results. Ultimately that process has taken longer than any of us would have liked. By making a chan...

Barcelona 3 - 1 Elche  Marcus Rashford was on target for Barcelona as they recovered from their El Clásico defeat with a composed victory over Elche. Author | Jack L Stadium | Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres gave Hansi Flick’s side an early two-goal cushion before Rafa Mir briefly gave the visitors hope. Rashford’s strike just after the hour settled the contest and lifted Barça back to second, five points adrift of Real Madrid. Barca eventually take control Elche thought they had taken the lead when the ball found the net early on, only for the offside flag to cut short the celebrations. From that point, Barcelona asserted control. Yamal opened the scoring in the ninth minute, cutting inside from Alejandro Balde’s pass and bending a superb finish into the far corner. Two minutes later, the hosts doubled their advantage as Fermin López capitalised on a defensive slip by Adria Pedrosa and squared for Torres to score from close range. Mir reduced the d...