๐๐๐๐๐๐ฬ. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐. ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐. ๐ฎ๐ค
Real Madrid get the job done with a dominant performance ๐ช
โฝ๏ธ Another game, another Mbappรฉ goal ๐ฅ
๐ซฒ Bellingham reaches 50 goals for Real Madrid ๐ซฑ
๐ Diomande scores an absolute rocket ๐ฎโ๐จ
๐งค A clean sheet to top it all off ๐ช
The pressure on Barรงa & Atlรฉti continues ๐
"To be honest I don't even need that for motivation!" ๐ง
Jurrien Timber is hoping Arsenal can beat Liverpool at Anfield for the first time in 14 years in the Premier League! ๐
๐จ๐จ| NEW: Kylian Mbappรฉ has now scored against ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ he has faced in his career. ๐ฅ๐ซ๐ท
Arsenal have won at Anfield in the Premier League for the first time since 2012 โ ๐๏ธ
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โ 2018
โ 2019
โ 2020
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With Barcelona dealing with defensive injuries, 20-year-old Brian Fariรฑas made his senior debut and helped Barรงa secure a win against Alavรฉs ๐ก๏ธ
Another La Masia player rose to the occasion โค๏ธ ๐
๐ดโช LIVERPOOL 0-1 ARSENAL: A MASTERCLASS IN GAME MANAGEMENT
This was a fascinating tactical battle between Andoni Iraola and Mikel Arteta. Liverpool had 56.4% possession, 17 shots and still finished with NO SHOT ON TARGET. Arsenal had 10 shots with 3 on target.
๐ง ARTETA GOT THE BIG THINGS RIGHT
Arsenal did not try to outplay Liverpool for 90 minutes. They controlled the spaces Liverpool wanted to attack.
Rice and Guimarรฃes protected the centre, while รdegaard helped Arsenal connect their press and midfield block. Once Havertz scored from Rice's low cross, Arsenal changed the game.
The defensive line became more conservative. The midfield stayed compact. Liverpool were allowed possession, but mostly in areas where they could not hurt Arsenal. That is elite game management.
๐ด IRAOLA'S LIVERPOOL
Liverpool's intention was clear: move the ball quickly, get Wirtz between the lines and isolate Barcola and Gakpo against Arsenal's full-backs.
There were moments when it worked but Liverpool struggled with the final action.
Isak could not consistently threaten the centre-backs. Wirtz found pockets but lacked runners attacking those spaces. Liverpool circulated possession without generating enough clean shooting opportunities. 17 shots with 0 shots on target tells the story.
โ๏ธ THE KEY TACTICAL BATTLE
Liverpool wanted to increase the tempo. Arsenal wanted to control the tempo. Liverpool wanted spaces to appear. Arsenal wanted to close them and after going ahead, Arteta's side became increasingly comfortable defending without the ball.
Iraola tried to change the game with Szoboszlai, Ngumoha, Koumas, Tsimikas and Muรฑoz, but Arsenal's structure survived the pressure.
The biggest lesson was that possession is not the same as penetration. Liverpool controlled enough of the ball to win the statistical battle. Arsenal controlled enough of the spaces to win the actual football match.
Arteta's Arsenal were not spectacular. They were precise, disciplined and ruthless when it mattered and at Anfield, that was enough.
๐๏ธ MY VERDICT: Arteta won the tactical chess match. Iraola had more of the game, but Arteta had more control over how the game was played.
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The last 6 games in Real Madrid shirt for Yan Diomande โ๐พ๐จ๐ฎ
โฝ๏ธ vs Racing
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs Barcelona
โฝ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ vs Leipzig
โฝ๏ธ๐ ฐ๏ธ vs Sevilla
๐ ฐ๏ธ vs AS Roma
โฝ๏ธ vs Villarreal
๐จ๐จ| ๐๐๐๐๐๐: Kai Havertz has scored the ๐๐๐๐ Premier League goals by a German player in competition history (46). ๐๐ฉ๐ช
Ilkay Gรผndogan's record has been broken.
๐๐๐๐๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ฅ
Another huge win for Lazio as they extend their lead over Inter at the top of Serie A ๐๐