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With one sweep of his ominous left boot, Erling Haaland notched up the 34th Premier League goal of his debut season, which just so happened to be his 50th for Manchester City across all competitions this term. Haaland had already surpassed the record tally of 32 goals previously set by Mohamed Salah (2017/18) in a 38-game Premier League season with his stoppage-time swipe against Arsenal in midweek. The flaxen-haired Norwegian needed less than three minutes to rifle a low penalty past Fulham’s Bernd Leno in Manchester City’s next match on Sunday afternoon. Figures had already been hastily scrawled over by Haaland before he even officiallyRead More →

Manchester United’s supporters have staged a protest against the ongoing ownership of the Glazer family ahead of Sunday’s clash with Aston Villa. The Red Devils are in the midst of a drawn out takeover process, with the Raine Group currently handling bids from Sir Jim Radcliffe, Sheikh Jassim bin Hamad Al-Thani, and a number of other interested in parties looking to make minority investments. 90min understands that Ratcliffe’s final submission technically values United at a higher price than Sheikh Jassim, though his bid is to only secure a controlling stake at Old Trafford and not to take full 100% ownership. The latter’s bid is understoodRead More →

Arsenal welcome Wolfsburg to a sold-out Emirates Stadium this bank holiday weekend looking to reach the Women’s Champions League final for the first time in 16 years. The Gunners and the She-Wolves played out a thrilling 2-2 draw at the Volkswagen Arena last week and will reconvene in north London to decide who will advance to take on Barcelona. Jonas Eidevall’s side have battled admirably in the face of key injuries this season, with Vivianne Miedema, B*th Mead and now Leah Williamson all sidelined with ACL tears. And yet in spite of that, they are two wins away from being crowned champions of Europe. WolfsburgRead More →

La Liga’s title race may not be heading towards a dramatic conclusion in 2022/23, but the battle to be top scorer and Pichichi Trophy winner is raging between two of the great strikers of the modern game. Robert Lewandowski is in his first season at Barcelona, having upped sticks after 12 years of dominating the goalscoring charts in Germany with Borussia Dortmund and Bayern Munich, and has quickly silenced those who wondered whether or not he could score goals in another country. The Pole isn’t continuing to operate at his previous over a goal per game level, granted, but his impact at Barcelona has beenRead More →

Barcelona manager Xavi drew comparisons between Lamine Yamal and Lionel Messi after the former’s record-breaking debut for the Catalan giants. Yamal became the youngest player to ever represent Barça in La Liga on Saturday night, climbing off the bench to play a part in the romping 4-0 win over Real B*tis at Camp Nou. Aged just 15, Yamal broke the record previously held by Ansu Fati when he replaced Gavi with just over five minutes of the game remaining, and looked bright during his short cameo. Xavi’s decision to promote Yamal to first team action at such a young age has inevitably drawn questions aboutRead More →

90min rounds up the latest transfer news, rumours and gossip circulating around the world… Manchester United and Chelsea will battle each other for the signing of Lille striker Jonathan David, who is expected to leave Ligue 1 this summer. (The Sun on Sunday) Signing a new number nine is Erik ten Hag’s main United priority, with Harry Kane his number one target. Tottenham chairman Daniel Levy is expected to want over £100m to do a deal. (The Sun on Sunday) Bayern Munich are interested in a shock move for Aston Villa’s in-form striker Ollie Watkins – the Bundesliga giants are yet to replace Robert Lewandowski with aRead More →

Barcelona returned to winning ways on Saturday evening with an emphatic victory at home to Real B*tis. Wednesday’s defeat at Rayo Vallecano is now firmly in the rear view mirror and Barça are closing in on their first La Liga title since 2019. Here’s a look at what lies ahead for Xavi’s men. Osasuna have a Copa Del Rey final against Real Madrid quickly after their Barcelona clash / Quality Sport Images/GettyImages Barcelona are back to midweek action as they welcome Osasuna on a Tuesday evening. The visitors are on the cusp of Europa League Conference qualification and will travel to the Spotify Camp NouRead More →

Lamine Yamal became the youngest player to represent Barcelona in La Liga when he came off the bench in Saturday’s win at home to Real B*tis. The 15-year-old, who was born in July 2007, breaks the modern La Liga record previously held by Ansu Fati, who was also on the pitch when Yamal emerged from the bench. The youngest player to run out for Barcelona prior to Fati was Armand Martinez Sagi, who turned out for La Blaugrana shortly prior to his 16th birthday all the way back in April 1922. Yamal finally made his senior debut after featuring in recent matchday squads, with managerRead More →

Real Madrid bounced back from this week’s 4-2 loss at Girona with a win by the same scoreline against Almeria on Saturday. Los Blancos have a busy few weeks ahead and were in need of picking themselves up for the run-in. Here’s what’s on the horizon for Real Madrid… Real Sociedad are on course for their first Champions League berth since 2013 and a clash with the competition’s current holders will be a good acid test. Unfortunately for Sociedad, they not only have Real to contend with in their concluding six domestic fixtures, but Barcelona and Atletico Madrid, too. Madrid’s head-to-head record against La RealRead More →

Paris Saint-Germain will look to extend their current three-game winning streak when they host mid-table dwellers Lorient on Sunday but have a number of injury issues to contend with. PSG boast an eight-point lead on second-placed Marseille and are on course to win yet another Ligue 1 title. However, manager Christophe Galtier has been hamstrung by the absences of some key players over the last few weeks. Neymar has missed a large chunk of the season already, as has key defender Presnel Kimpembe, leaving Galtier to fill the gaps with squad players. Here’s the PSG injury news ahead of their next Ligue 1 encounter againstRead More →