Football Weekend Recap
VAR deny City win over Tottenham
Video Assistant Referee or VAR as it has been called left its mark very early in the season as it denied a late winner from Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City as the Champions were held to a 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Saturday at the Etihad. City were at their dominant best from the get go with 30 shots, 10 on target compared to Spurs 3 shots with 2 on target. xG even started a similar story with City's expected goals at 3.23 to Spurs' 0.11. Pep's side went in front from Raheem Sterling, who headed the ball from the near post with an excellent cross from Kevin De Bruyne. Spurs exploited an error from Ederson, who was out of position, allowing Érik Lamela to score from Spurs' only shot in the game at that point. City will score again from Kevin De Bruyne supplying another cross, this time for Sergio Agüero. In the second half, Lucas Moura came off the bench to score the equaliser from a corner forcing Guardiola to remove Agüero for Gabriel Jesus which was caused an open conflict at the City touchline. City pushed hard to find a winner and it felt like they did when Jesus scored in the 91st minute but VAR found a handball from Aymeric Laporte in the build-up to the goal, which made referee Michael Oliver to not reward the goal angering the Etihad. City were unable to find a winner as Spurs gained a very fortunate draw at the Champions. Deja Vu from the Champions League second leg in April.
La Liga open with Barça defeat
Barcelona began defending their league title with a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Friday at the San Mamés. Frenkie de Jong and Antonie Griezmann were given their debuts for the club but were without Lionel Messi who was ruled out due to injury. Barcelona had the the majority of the possession but did very little with it, producing just two shots from 11 on target while Bilbao had the same number of shots from had five on target. Barça's day got difficult when Luis Suárez was subbed off after sustaining a muscle injury, forcing Ernesto Valverde to bring on Rafinha. Moussa Dembélé and Griezmann both were quiet and despite Ivan Rakitić's introduction in the second half, Barcelona stilled laboured to create chances. Bilbao did well with the little they HD with the ball. Iñaki Williams troubled Barcelona and had two chances to score but was denied by ter Stegen. Bilbao were rewarded for their efforts when substitute Aritz Aduriz scored a stunning overhead kick in the 89th minute giving Barcelona an opening day defeat.
Bayern drop points while Dortmund scored five
The Bundesliga made its return for the new season. Bayern Munich started off their title defence with a frustrating 2-2 draw at home to Hertha Berlin. Robert Lewandowski hit the ground running scoring a brace while Dodi Lukebakio and Marko Grujić scored for the visitors. Borussia Dortmund win their game against Augsburg 5-1 with Paco Alcácer, Marco Reus, Jadon Sancho and Julian Brandt getting on the scoreboard. Newly promoted side FC Union Berlin were hammered 4-0 by RB Leipzig in their first ever game in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen managed to prevent a scare from Paderborn, beating them 3-2. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Hoffenheim 1-0, Freiburg hammered Mainz 3-0, Wolfsburg beat FC Köln 2-1, Werder Bremen lost 3-1 to Fortuna while Gladbach and Schalke were held to a goalless draw.
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Aritz Aduriz had announced that this will be his last season for Bilbao after scoring 172 goals in 391 appearances. The Basque native came on in Bilbao's first La Liga game against Barcelona. A minute later, he scored a stunning overhead kick to win the game for Bilbao. At 38 years old, not too shabby.
Video Assistant Referee or VAR as it has been called left its mark very early in the season as it denied a late winner from Gabriel Jesus for Manchester City as the Champions were held to a 2-2 draw against Tottenham on Saturday at the Etihad. City were at their dominant best from the get go with 30 shots, 10 on target compared to Spurs 3 shots with 2 on target. xG even started a similar story with City's expected goals at 3.23 to Spurs' 0.11. Pep's side went in front from Raheem Sterling, who headed the ball from the near post with an excellent cross from Kevin De Bruyne. Spurs exploited an error from Ederson, who was out of position, allowing Érik Lamela to score from Spurs' only shot in the game at that point. City will score again from Kevin De Bruyne supplying another cross, this time for Sergio Agüero. In the second half, Lucas Moura came off the bench to score the equaliser from a corner forcing Guardiola to remove Agüero for Gabriel Jesus which was caused an open conflict at the City touchline. City pushed hard to find a winner and it felt like they did when Jesus scored in the 91st minute but VAR found a handball from Aymeric Laporte in the build-up to the goal, which made referee Michael Oliver to not reward the goal angering the Etihad. City were unable to find a winner as Spurs gained a very fortunate draw at the Champions. Deja Vu from the Champions League second leg in April.
La Liga open with Barça defeat
Barcelona began defending their league title with a disappointing 1-0 defeat to Athletic Bilbao on Friday at the San Mamés. Frenkie de Jong and Antonie Griezmann were given their debuts for the club but were without Lionel Messi who was ruled out due to injury. Barcelona had the the majority of the possession but did very little with it, producing just two shots from 11 on target while Bilbao had the same number of shots from had five on target. Barça's day got difficult when Luis Suárez was subbed off after sustaining a muscle injury, forcing Ernesto Valverde to bring on Rafinha. Moussa Dembélé and Griezmann both were quiet and despite Ivan Rakitić's introduction in the second half, Barcelona stilled laboured to create chances. Bilbao did well with the little they HD with the ball. Iñaki Williams troubled Barcelona and had two chances to score but was denied by ter Stegen. Bilbao were rewarded for their efforts when substitute Aritz Aduriz scored a stunning overhead kick in the 89th minute giving Barcelona an opening day defeat.
Bayern drop points while Dortmund scored five
The Bundesliga made its return for the new season. Bayern Munich started off their title defence with a frustrating 2-2 draw at home to Hertha Berlin. Robert Lewandowski hit the ground running scoring a brace while Dodi Lukebakio and Marko Grujić scored for the visitors. Borussia Dortmund win their game against Augsburg 5-1 with Paco Alcácer, Marco Reus, Jadon Sancho and Julian Brandt getting on the scoreboard. Newly promoted side FC Union Berlin were hammered 4-0 by RB Leipzig in their first ever game in the Bundesliga. Bayer Leverkusen managed to prevent a scare from Paderborn, beating them 3-2. Eintracht Frankfurt beat Hoffenheim 1-0, Freiburg hammered Mainz 3-0, Wolfsburg beat FC Köln 2-1, Werder Bremen lost 3-1 to Fortuna while Gladbach and Schalke were held to a goalless draw.
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- Liverpool win 2-1 against Southampton despite Adrian error
- Frank Lampard's first game at Stamford Bridge for Chelsea ended 1-1 against Leicester City
- Bale started and made assist in Madrid's 3-1 win against Celta Vigo
- PSG lose 2-1 to Rennes in Ligue 1
Player of the Weekend: Aritz Aduriz
Aritz Aduriz had announced that this will be his last season for Bilbao after scoring 172 goals in 391 appearances. The Basque native came on in Bilbao's first La Liga game against Barcelona. A minute later, he scored a stunning overhead kick to win the game for Bilbao. At 38 years old, not too shabby.
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