Kick Off: Victory beyond Barca's reach; French media fume over Messi performance

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Match Reports

Barcelona 1-1 Granada: Araujo earns Catalans a draw by net last-gasp equalizer

Victory beyond reach for Barca, as they only manage a 1-1 draw with Granada.

Udinese 0-4 Napoli: Spalletti's side maintain perfect start to Serie A season

Napoli maintained their perfect start to the Serie A season with a rampant 4-0 victory at Udinese on Monday, making it four straight wins to lead the standings.

Top Headlines

Messi was reportedly replaced vs Lyon due to knee pain

Lionel Messi had to make way for Achraf Hakimi in the 75th minute of Paris Saint-Germain's 2-1 win over Lyon on Sunday and his apparent frustration in response the substitution has sparked controversy since.

OFFICIAL: Vinicius wins Real Madrid's Player of the Month for August

Vinicius Junior has scored five goals in his last five games in La Liga. The same number of goals as his previous 59 league games for Real Madrid 

These Things Happen

Pogba has to be dragged away by Carrick after reacting to West Ham fans

Paul Pogba had to be dragged away by Michael Carrick after he reacted to a torrent of abuse from West Ham fans after Manchester United's win at the London Stadium on Sunday.

Koeman to receive at least six million euros if he isn't Barca coach next season

Ronald Koeman's Barcelona contract expires next summer, in June 2022, and his renewal with the club has not been agreed. In the event that the two parties don't agree to extend his stay, the Dutchman will be set for a nice pay-off.

Both Messi & Cristiano are starting to be treated like regular football players

It's been a funny week for football's two biggest names. Both Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo had their complications, each suffering a substitution when their respective sides were in need of a goal.

Beckham's son Romeo makes professional football debut for Miami's reserve team

Romeo Beckham, the second son of former England captain David, made his professional football debut for American third-tier side Fort Lauderdale on Sunday.

Ronaldo has needed just two games to match Di Maria and Sanchez at Man United

Cristiano Ronaldo has already matched the Premier League goal returns of both Alexis Sanchez and Angel Di Maria as Manchester United players after just two games.

Messi criticised in the French media

Lionel Messi was criticised by local media following his reaction when Mauricio Pochettino decided to replace him with 15 minutes to go and the score still at 1-1.

Chelsea & Man United miss out on title: ‘Supercomputer’ predicts final EPL table

The model has Manchester City winning the 2021/22 league title. Man United are then in 2nd place, with Liverpool 3rd and Chelsea somewhat surprisingly down in 4th.

Liverpool midfielder Thiago Alcantara to miss next two games due to injury

Thiago Alcantara will miss Liverpool's games against Norwich and Brentford because of the calf injury he suffered against Crystal Palace.

What They Say

Jesse Lingard: My muted celebrations were out of respect to West Ham

Jesse Lingard admitted his muted celebrations after his goal at West Ham were out of respect to the club he starred for on loan last season.

Haaland 'will be difficult' to keep next summer, admits Dortmund CEO

Borussia Dortmund CEO Hans-Joachim Watzke has acknowledged that the German outfit will face a struggle to keep Erling Haaland at the end of this season.

Guardiola's advice on substituting Messi

Lionel Messi has been at the centre of a storm in France after appearing unhappy when he was taken off during Paris Saint-Germain's win over Lyon on Sunday, as he left the pitch with the scores locked at 1-1.

M.Alonso: taking a knee is losing strength as an effective anti-racism message

Marcos Alonso believes the anti-racism act of taking a knee is in danger of losing its impact and the Chelsea defender broke his silence on refusing to complete the pre-match ritual.

Koeman: Barcelona are not the same team as eight years ago

Ronald Koeman knows that his Barcelona side aren't at the level that fans of the club expect.

Ancelotti on biennial World Cup: Well, let's just play one every year

Carlo Ancelotti sarcastically stated that FIFA may as well just host a World Cup every season, after football's governing body revealed plans for the major tournament to be played every two years.

In-Depth

Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi: All time club goals and stats

Following Ronaldo's goal vs West Ham, he has scored more club goals than Messi, but only just and it should be noted that the Man Utd star benefits from having played two more seasons than his Argentine nemesis thus far.

Fixtures of the day

EFL Cup

Norwich vs Liverpool 2021/9/21 19:45 UTC

Man City vs Wycombe Wanderers 2021/9/21 16:30 UTC

Serie A R5

Fiorentina vs Inter Milan 2021/9/21 19:45 UTC

La Liga  R6

Getafe vs Atletico Madrid 2021/9/21 18:30 UTC