European Super Football

RB Leipzig 2 - 3 Aston Villa Aston Villa edged closer to securing a spot in the Champions League knockout stages with a dramatic late win over winless RB Leipzig, despite being pegged back twice. Author - Alex W Ross Barkley's deflected effort sealed the victory in the dying minutes after goals from Lois Openda and Christoph Baumgartner had cancelled out strikes from John McGinn and Jhon Duran. The Premier League side made a flying start, taking the lead inside three minutes. Ollie Watkins expertly nodded down Matty Cash's cross, setting up McGinn to smash home from close range. Watkins came close to doubling the lead soon after, narrowly missing Lucas Digne's low cross across the box. However, Leipzig capitalised on a rare mistake by Emiliano Martinez. The Villa goalkeeper misjudged a long ball, allowing Openda to pounce and slot into an empty net. Villa thought they had restored their lead just before half-time when Watkins found the net, but the goal was ruled out fo...

Celtic 3 - 1 RB Leipzig Nicolas Kuhn delivered an outstanding performance, inspiring Celtic to come from behind and secure a thrilling third consecutive Champions League home victory at the lively Celtic Park against Germany's RB Leipzig. Author - Sean M > After a dominant six-goal League Cup win over Aberdeen on Saturday and a tough draw away to Atalanta in the previous matchday, expectations were high for this game, despite Leipzig being the top seeds. Celtic very much delivered in what was probably their best performance in a European match for several years.  How the action unfolded - an unbiased reflection of a wonderful night for Celtic fans We burst onto the pitch with real intent, pressing high and applying pressure from the start. In the opening minute, Reo Hatate’s sharp pass to Daizen Maeda set the tone, and Arne Engels' shot—blocked by the Leipzig defence—signalled Celtic’s ambitions. RB Leipzig, struggling to match Celtic’s pace, nearly saw Kuhn break the dea...

Arsenal are ready to bring in new players and challenge again for major trophies next season. The Gunners are set to advance their pursuit of RB Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko, with the £55 million attacker allegedly favouring a move to last season's Premier League runners-up. European newspapers have reported that Arsenal scouts watched the Slovenian international during Leipzig's recent draw with Eintracht Frankfurt, aiming to gain an edge over rivals Chelsea, Manchester United, and Newcastle. Premier League news and stories: 2023/2024 It is believed that Sesko impressed all those watching by scoring in his seventh consecutive Bundesliga match, firing a powerful shot into the Frankfurt net and bringing his season tally to 18 goals in all competitions. Rumours suggest that Arsenal have been impressed by the Red Bull Salzburg graduate and are ready to increase their efforts. Mikel Arteta's side appears to have an advantage over Chelsea and Manchester United, as Sesko ha...

 Another day. Another Manchester United transfer rumour. The Red Devils have entered the race for RB Leipzig star Dani Olmo, who has a £52m release clause this summer. Manchester United and Real Madrid are reportedly among the clubs maintaining a watching brief on Dani Olmo this summer. The Spanish international is excelling for Red Bull Leipzig, and he has a clause that becomes active this summer when he can leave for £52million. Olmo recently starred for Spain against Brazil, where he was utilised in the number ten position where he scored a superb individual goal. He dribbled through Brazil's defence before finishing with a curling left-foot shot to give Spain a 2-0 lead in a 3-3 draw at the home of Real Madrid.  United are assessing targets across Europe for attacking and creative options, and Olmo may be of interest depending on their budget and departures in the summer. The Red Devils are also in the market for a forward, centre-back and full-back this summer plus...

There's been a another big money move to the Premier League Manchester City have completed the signing of centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig for around £77m. He is the second most expensive defender in history after Harry Maguire, who joined Manchester United for £80m from Leicester City in 2019. In two seasons at Leipzig, Gvardiol has impressed after joining from Dynamo Zagreb in July 2021. Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) He helped his now former club win the German Cup in his two seasons with them in addition to twice qualifying for the Champions League. All the latest reaction Joško Gvardiol: “I have always dreamed of one day playing in England... this is an incredible day for me”. 🔵✨ #MCFC “Anyone who saw Manchester City play last season knows they are the best team in the world”. pic.twitter.com/X9xd8kbFZg — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 5, 2023 Harry, a City fan, told us: "What a fantastic player he is...

 FC Köln 0 - 1 FC Union Berlin Union Berlin went top of the Bundesliga by edging past Cologne. An early own goal by Timo Hubers separated the sides, before Union's Jordan Siebatcheu had a 10th-minute penalty saved by Marvin Schwabe. The home side were then reduced to 10 men nine minutes from time when Luca Kilian was shown a second yellow card. Happy to be back with the team in the best way possible 🔥 win and clean sheet! Thank you all for the support! You’re amazing! @fcunion pic.twitter.com/uPfoTq1elt — Diogo Leite (@Diogoleite53) September 11, 2022 Union secured top spot after Freiberg were held to a goalless draw by Borussia Monchengladbach. But it is Urs Fischer's side who lead the table after six games, ahead of teams such as champions Bayern Munich, who are third and Borussia Dortmund in fifth place. Watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from  Bundesliga - YouTube More reaction Their website said: "There was a time last season when U...

You just know that we're in for a busy few days in the transfer market. It has been announced that RB Leipzig have re-signed Chelsea forward Timo Werner on a permanent deal, two years after he left the club for the Premier League. Chelsea met the Germany international's £45m release clause in 2020 but will make a loss, with Werner returning in a deal thought to be about £25m. He has signed a four-year deal to 2026 with his former club. Werner scored 23 goals in 89 games in all competitions for Chelsea, winning the Champions League in 2021. It was for many though, a very mixed time in London despite success un Europe.  This was how Chelsea's official Twitter account responded to the news Thank you and good luck in Germany, Timo! 💙 pic.twitter.com/lKunDCrZkM — Chelsea FC (@ChelseaFC) August 9, 2022  One Chelsea fan replied: "Honestly Devastated for Werner. I don't understand why we are selling our only good striker and keeping Havertz who offers nothing to...