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The full 26-man England squad as Southgate names line-up to face Australia and ItalyLiverpool enjoyed a night free of VAR drama after the weekend’s saga, while Brighton came from two goals down to draw at Marseille
In reality, however, the gulf between these two sides was always going to be a bridge too far for the plucky Belgians, especially given the strong team fielded by Klopp.appearance for Liverpool at Anfield, should have opened the scoring after breaking through a meek Union backline just three minutes in, only for visiting goalkeeper Anthony Moris to make a smart block.Darwin Nunez, another surprise starter, then had the ball in the net but was denied by the linesman’s flag.
On the pitch, their team gave the home backline some worrying moments after the break, with Alisson called into action on several occasions, if only to make routine interventions. “Football without fans is nothing – against collective stadium bans,” read the banner at the front of one stand. A few thousand shouldn’t miss out on a European trip for the crimes of a few idiots. It’s a persuasive point.Those absent missed confidence and competence in equal portions, bar a frantic 15 minutes after half-time. In the first half they scored a goal, had another ruled out for offside and hit the post.
But then fun is all West Ham ever seem to have in Europe these days. This is their third straight season of European football, a fantastic journey of awakening and joy. They know no ceiling while the brilliant Paqueta continues to raise the roof.received royal approval for this leg of their European adventure to end a less than regal occasion for much of the night against Bosnian outfit Zrinjski Mostar.
Villa, showing five changes from the side that thrashed Brighton and Hove Albion 6-1 on Saturday – and with John McGinn playing wide left – failed to build on that bright start. A draw had looked an unlikely outcome when Marseille struck twice in the space two first-half minutes, the first a low finish from former Newcastle defender Chancel Mbemba, then a strike by Jordan Veretout that went through the hands of goalkeeper Jason Steele after Lewis Dunk had given the ball away with a poor mis-kick.
“I want to be honest more than other days, other games,” De Zerbi said. “I think we are not playing well, it’s a very tough period for us in this moment. It’s difficult to show our quality like last season, like a month ago.
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