Barcelona stay alive in title race
VILLARREAL:BARCELONA responded to a trying week by producing a great display to thrash Villarreal 4-1 on Sunday and stay alive in the La Liga title race.
An own goal from Pau Torres put Barca in front in the third minute, with Villarreal’s Gerard Moreno levelling on the rebound in the 14th before the visitors restored lead through from Luis Suarez six minutes later. Antoine Griezmann and Ansu Fati added two more goals.
MESSI WILL FINISH AT BARCA: CLUB PREZ BARCELONA:BARCELONA president Josep Maria Bartomeu has said that Lionel Messi will end his career at the club, dismissing a report saying Messi does not want to renew his contract.
“Messi has explained to us that he wants to stay,” Bartomeu told Movistar.
PEP AT LOSS OF WORDS AFTER DEFEAT MANCHESTER: Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says he is struggling to understand why his team scores so many goals and limits the opposition to so few chances but have lost nine Premier League matches this season.
City lost 1-0 at Southampton on Sunday despite having 73% possession and peppering the Saints goal with over 20 shots.
ISL SET TO START FROM NOV WITHOUT FANS
NEW DELHI:THE seventh ISL is set to be held behind closed doors from November to March and it is likely to be restricted to two states in view of the pandemic with Goa and Kerala emerging as frontrunners.
TAMBE PICKED UP BY TRINBAGO IN CPL DRAFT MUMBAI: Former Mumbai legspinner Pravin Tambe is set to become the first Indian player to play in the Caribbean Premier League after being picked up by Trinbago Knight Riders in the players’ draft. The 48-year-old though will need a No Objection Certificate from the BCCI.