Football Weekend Recap
First Weekend of the Premier League
The Premier League made its return for the 2020/2021 season. Given how the 2019/2020 season ended, this coming season is going to be an odd one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the tight fixture set-up of the new season. Nevertheless, we are all excited that the new season is underway. The first game of the season was Fulham hosting Arsenal at Craven where the Gunners blasted their opponents away with a 3-0 victory. Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal of the season, putting the ball in the back of the net from two yards out after some heavy pressure that Fulham found it difficult to defend. New Arsenal signing Gabriel opened his Premier League account with a goal. The Brazilian scored from a set-piece early in the second half, with an Arsenal victory looking more imminent. Willian also had a good debut, creating two assists. The other was a long ball which found Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who put his shot in the top corner as Mikel Arteta's side opened the new season where they left off last season. Liverpool opened their title defence with a seven goal thriller at Anfield as the Reds saw off Leeds, winning the game 4-3. Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick but Leeds came from behind three times in the game as Marcelo Bielsa and his team pushed Liverpool to the brink, and will be very encouraged from his team's performance which gives an indication of how exciting Leeds are going to play this season. Wilfried Zaha scored for Crystal Palace as the Eagles beat Southampton 1-0. Newcastle United beat West Ham United 2-0 with Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick scoring on their debuts for the Magpies. Jamie Vardy scored twice from the penalty spot as Leicester City beat newly-promoted side West Brom 3-0 on Sunday while Everton started their first full season under Carlo Ancelotti with a 1-0 win over Tottenham. Wolves will face Sheffield United while Chelsea begin their season away at Brighton on Monday night. Manchester City and Manchester United did not play in the opening weekend due to their commitments in Europe last season.
Other Football Action
The new La Liga season kicked off on Saturday with the first game between Eibar and Celta Vigo which ended scoreless with Eibar going down to ten men. Granada shocked Athletic Club Bilbao with a 2-0 win at home with Yangel Herrera and Luis Milla scoring. Newly-promoted side Cadiz played their first Premier League game since 2006 but lost 2-0 to Osasuna. Cristian Tello scored a late winner for Real Betis as they won 1-0 against Alavez. Real Sociedad and Real Valladolia played to a 1-1 draw, Huesca got a point against Villarreal while Valencia beat Levante 4-2 with Manu Vallejo scoring a brace. In France, Le Classique was played between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille at the Parc des Princes. Florian Thauvin scored the only goal of the game to give Marseille their first win against PSG in ten years. However, the story of the match came from the end with a massive brawl between the two teams, which resulted to five players getting sent off including Jordan Amavi, Layvin Kurzawa, and Neymar.
Player of the Weekend - Mohamed Salah
The Egyptian finished last season as Liverpool's top scorer with 19 goals in the Premier League as the Reds won the League title. He started off the season scoring on the opening fixture again for the fourth straight year with the last person to that was Terry Sheringham. He scored a hat-trick in Liverpool's 4-3 win against Leeds United, scoring a hat-trick. His third in a Liverpool shirt with a powerful strike which went to the roof of the net. According to Squawka, Salah had the most touches (87), most completed passes in the final third (35), most shots (9), most take-ons completed (7), most chances created (4) and most shots on target (3). If the Reds are to retain the title, they will need their top players fit and firing over the season. Looks likes Salah's season has started with a big bang.
The Premier League made its return for the 2020/2021 season. Given how the 2019/2020 season ended, this coming season is going to be an odd one due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the tight fixture set-up of the new season. Nevertheless, we are all excited that the new season is underway. The first game of the season was Fulham hosting Arsenal at Craven where the Gunners blasted their opponents away with a 3-0 victory. Alexandre Lacazette scored the first goal of the season, putting the ball in the back of the net from two yards out after some heavy pressure that Fulham found it difficult to defend. New Arsenal signing Gabriel opened his Premier League account with a goal. The Brazilian scored from a set-piece early in the second half, with an Arsenal victory looking more imminent. Willian also had a good debut, creating two assists. The other was a long ball which found Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, who put his shot in the top corner as Mikel Arteta's side opened the new season where they left off last season. Liverpool opened their title defence with a seven goal thriller at Anfield as the Reds saw off Leeds, winning the game 4-3. Mohamed Salah scored a hat-trick but Leeds came from behind three times in the game as Marcelo Bielsa and his team pushed Liverpool to the brink, and will be very encouraged from his team's performance which gives an indication of how exciting Leeds are going to play this season. Wilfried Zaha scored for Crystal Palace as the Eagles beat Southampton 1-0. Newcastle United beat West Ham United 2-0 with Callum Wilson and Jeff Hendrick scoring on their debuts for the Magpies. Jamie Vardy scored twice from the penalty spot as Leicester City beat newly-promoted side West Brom 3-0 on Sunday while Everton started their first full season under Carlo Ancelotti with a 1-0 win over Tottenham. Wolves will face Sheffield United while Chelsea begin their season away at Brighton on Monday night. Manchester City and Manchester United did not play in the opening weekend due to their commitments in Europe last season.
Other Football Action
The new La Liga season kicked off on Saturday with the first game between Eibar and Celta Vigo which ended scoreless with Eibar going down to ten men. Granada shocked Athletic Club Bilbao with a 2-0 win at home with Yangel Herrera and Luis Milla scoring. Newly-promoted side Cadiz played their first Premier League game since 2006 but lost 2-0 to Osasuna. Cristian Tello scored a late winner for Real Betis as they won 1-0 against Alavez. Real Sociedad and Real Valladolia played to a 1-1 draw, Huesca got a point against Villarreal while Valencia beat Levante 4-2 with Manu Vallejo scoring a brace. In France, Le Classique was played between Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille at the Parc des Princes. Florian Thauvin scored the only goal of the game to give Marseille their first win against PSG in ten years. However, the story of the match came from the end with a massive brawl between the two teams, which resulted to five players getting sent off including Jordan Amavi, Layvin Kurzawa, and Neymar.
Player of the Weekend - Mohamed Salah
The Egyptian finished last season as Liverpool's top scorer with 19 goals in the Premier League as the Reds won the League title. He started off the season scoring on the opening fixture again for the fourth straight year with the last person to that was Terry Sheringham. He scored a hat-trick in Liverpool's 4-3 win against Leeds United, scoring a hat-trick. His third in a Liverpool shirt with a powerful strike which went to the roof of the net. According to Squawka, Salah had the most touches (87), most completed passes in the final third (35), most shots (9), most take-ons completed (7), most chances created (4) and most shots on target (3). If the Reds are to retain the title, they will need their top players fit and firing over the season. Looks likes Salah's season has started with a big bang.
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