FOOTBALL: Roundup of Sunday games
Emmanuel Alfred
Lewandowski seals 7 goal thriller, Kane and Osimhen scores again as Liverpool and Man City grab late wins
La Liga
It was a goal fest between Villareal and FC Barcelona at the Estadio Ceramica in a game that ended 3-4.
Defending champions Barcelona had gone two goals up inside 18 minutes courtesy of Gavi and Frenkie De Jong. But the Yellow Submarines scored three goals in quick succession through Juan Foyth, Alexander Sorloth and Alex Baena to go 3-2.
The comeback story wasn’t complete as Ferran Torres equalized and Robert Lewandowski scored his first goal of the season three minutes after to ensure a 4-3 win in a very frantic game.
There was history for Lamine Yamal as his assist to De Jong saw him become the youngest player to record a La Liga assist in the 21st century at the age of 16 years and 45 days.
Bundesliga: Kane grabs brace in Bayern win
Former Tottenham Hotspur striker, Harry Kane has settled in well in the Bundesliga and as continued his goalscoring form for the Bundesliga giants.
The 30 year old who’s on a 7 game scoring streak from his time at Spurs last season got a brace yesterday as the perennial champions defeated Augsburg by 3-1 at the Allianz Arena.
Kane got his first before halftime from the penalty spot before adding another after the break with a lovely finish with the outside of his foot to take his tally of the season to 3 goals.
Premier League: City go top with win despite Guadiola’s absence
Manchester City are top of the Premier League table after they defeated Sheffield United at Bramall Lane yesterday.
The Cityzens who won the game by 2 goals to 1 were without head coach, Pep Guardiola who is in Barcelona while recovering from a minor back surgery, with coach Juanma Lillo leading the side.
Erling Haaland got the first goal for the champions after he missed a penalty in the first half. Sheffield equalized in the 85th-minute by Jayden Bogle but the winner was sealed by Rodri with a powerful shot to take them to the top of the league table and ensure that they remain the only side with a perfect record this campaign.
Nunez gives ten man Liverpool win
Liverpool had to dig really deep to record an unlikely win against a high flying Newcastle United side.
The Reds were both a goal down and a man down after conceding a goal in the 25th-minute by Anthony Gordon and then seeing captain Virgil van Dijk sent off for a foul on Alexander Isak three minutes later.
Liverpool had goalkeeper, Allison Becker to thank as the Brazilian pulled some really good saves to keep them in the game.
With time winding down, Jurgen Klopp brought in Uruguayan striker, Darwin Nunez who scored two late goals to give them a win in a game that underlined the strength of their character.
Cash compounds Burnley’s woes
Burnley FC are without a win since making a sensational return to the Premier League after three games.
The Clarets lost 1-3 to Aston Villa with fullback Matty Cash scoring twice and Lucas Digne getting the other goal for Unai Emery’s side.
Lyle Foster had made it 2-1 but at Turf Moor, Villa showed their supremacy to get a convincing win.
Serie A: Juventus drop points
Juventus were held to a 1- all draw against Bologna last night as Scotland midfielder Lewis Ferguson gave Bologna the lead, before Dusan Vlahovic levelled with 10 minutes left.
The match also saw Paul Pogba returning from injury to feature for the first time since last season.
Osimhen is at again as Napoli wins
Super Eagles forward, Victor Osimhen was the score sheet as defending champions, Napoli recorded a comfortable 2-0 win over Sassuolo.
The golden boot winner of last season scored after 16 minutes from the penalty after Sassuolo’s Daniel Boloca brought down Matteo Politano.
The defending champions could have made it two as another penalty was awarded but Giacomo Raspadori’s effort sailed over the bar.
The persistence of Napoli paid off as second goal came after Georgian midfielder, Khvicha Kvaratskhelia who returned from a muscle injury laid a perfectly timed through ball in the 64th minute found Di Lorenzo to double their lead.
Elsewhere, last season runner up continues to search for the first win of the season after they lost to Genoa on home turf.
Maurizzio Sarri’s side conceeded a goal through Mateo Retegui’s header from a rebound in the 16th minute.
Lazio scuttled their chances of equalizing in the second half particularly when striker, Ciro Immobile hit the crossbar shortly after the hour mark.
Talking transfer
Tierney joins Sociedad on loan from Arsenal
Arsenal and Scotland defender, Kieran Tierney has joined La Liga side Real Sociedad on a season-long loan.
The 26-year-old who struggled for game time last season will be there in search of first team football
Kudus is a Hammer
Ghanaian midfielder Mohammed Kudus has joined West Ham from Ajax for a fee of around 44.5m euros plus add-ons.
He joins fellow midfielder Edson Alvarez who had joined earlier from Ajax as well in a deal thought to be worth about £35m.
