Adams had four tackles and won 4-of-9 duels.— Werder Bremen’s Josh Sargent was deployed as more of a left-sided attacking midfielder in a lopsided loss to Hertha, making one key pass and putting a matching shot on target in an uneven performance.— John Brooks helped Wolfsburg keep a clean sheet and posted three clearances, three interceptions, and a tackle at center back.

Even considering the lack of, well, everything from Schalke, Bayern’s hat trick man had as many key passes as goals.Gnabry hit 30-of-35 passes in doing all of his damage on 57 touches over 72 minutes.The German made three tackles and two interceptions to edge opposite wing Leroy Sane’s 1-goal, 2-assist, 5-key pass day and the hat trick produced by Hoffenheim’s Andrei Kramaric in giving his team three leads and the win.Framberger (Augsburg) — Lacroix (Wolfsburg) — Pieper (Bielefeld),Kramaric (Hoffenheim) — Reyna (Dortmund) — Cunha (Hertha),Sane (Bayern) — Haaland (Dortmund) — Gnabry (Bayern),Hertha Berlin v Eintracht Frankfurt — 2:30 pm ET Sept. 25,Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola got what he expected from.Kevin De Bruyne won and converted a penalty before playing a role in goals from Phil Foden and Gabriel Jesus.City was very good early but Wolves took hold of the game for part of the second half and had the scoreline at 2-1 before Jesus put the result to bed.Guardiola expected periods like that given Wolves had played more matches. As he left the field, Neymar reportedly told the fourth official that he heard Gonzalez making racist comments, and, “That’s why [he hit him.”,Neymar tells the fourth official there was a racist incident after receiving his marching orders….We expect to hear much more fallout from tonight's Le Classique.— Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball),Téléfoot Chaine commentators indicating that Alvaro Gonzalez uttered the following to a PSG player: "Shut your mouth, dirty monkey. Meme pas Neymar. Tout simplement des Marseillais de l’OM passionnées Qui nous fait tant et tant rêver A week after PSG’s 1-0 loss to their arch rivals ended with Neymar slapping Gonzalez on the back of the head — triggering a melee that ended with five players sent off — Brazil’s Globo Esporte said the Brazilian superstar’s club had submitted video of the preceding minutes to the league “to attempt to prove that Neymar was the victim of racism.”.Brazilian news site UOL said Monday it had confirmed the information.Three Brazilian lip-reading experts interviewed by Globo TV Sunday agreed that Gonzalez had called Neymar “mono” — “monkey” in Spanish — just before the brawl, after watching the footage from French broadcaster Telefoot.However, other lip-reading experts — notably in Gonzalez’s native Spain — have analyzed the same tape and found no evidence the defender used a racial slur.According to some Spanish media reports, Neymar in fact used a homophobic slur against Gonzalez.The French league, which suspended Neymar for two matches over the incident, has announced a probe into his accusations, which Gonzalez denies.World Soccer Talk is reader-supported and may earn an affiliate commission when you sign up with our links.How YouTube TV, fuboTV and ESPN+ price increases will impact soccer fans,Peacock FAQ for Premier League fans: Answering your questions about NBC’s streaming service,Roku adds Peacock TV app to bring Premier League matches into more homes,First impressions of Peacock streaming big games: World Soccer Talk Podcast,Champions League TV schedule and streaming links,Action moves back onto the field as Belgian league kicks off,Tim Howard rejoins NBC Sports as analyst to replace Kyle Martino,Starting price: $29.99/mo. The ruckus started in injury time of the second half after PSG midfielder Leandro Paredes shoulder charged Marseille's Dario Benedetto to the floor following a late challenge.

“It doesn’t matter if I am 38, I want to be treated like someone aged 20 and do the same work.”.Milan is coming off seven-straight seasons outside of the top four, six of those coming behind their city rivals Inter Milan.But Ibrahimovic’s 2019-20 half-season in Italy showed he can still bring the goods, with 14 goals and five assists in 20 appearances.Now he’s scored thrice in two competitive fixtures after opening his campaign with a goal against Shamrock Rovers in Europa League qualifying.“This year, we have to take it one game at a time, play with confidence and treat every match like a Cup Final.”.Playing under Andrea Pirlo has started well for USMNT midfielder Weston McKennie.The 22-year-old Texan went 90 minutes in central midfield with Aaron Ramsey and Adrien Rabiot as Juventus beat Sampdoria 3-0 in Turin.McKennie had 94 touches and completed 88 percent of his passes, with one key pass and four-of-five crosses in that mix.He took two shots and converted his lone dribble attempt, the busy midfielderwinning six of 12 duels while registering four tackles, three interceptions, and two clearances.McKennie kept some very good players on the bench in the forms of Arthur and Rodrigo Betancur. He wasn’t as clean passing as usual, but connected on 7-of-13 long balls.— There were just a few minutes for 88th-minute Eintracht Frankfurt sub Timothy Chandler. That tie could go either way, while Slavia Prague and Olympiakos are respectively noticeable favorites to beat Midtjylland and Omonia Nicosia.Dynamo Kiev will be expected to outlast Gent over two legs, while it would be a minor upset if PAOK takes down Krasnodar.Bayern Munich thumped Schalke 8-0, running its win streak in all competitions to 22.