Kick Off: Griezmann inspired by Messi; Mourinho 'keen to replace Zidane'

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TOP HEADLINES

Griezmann: The second goal inspired by Messi, celebration by LeBron James

The star of the show at the Camp Nou on Sunday evening was Antoine Griezmann, who enjoyed a fine home debut for Barcelona.

Mourinho 'ready to step in if Zidane is sacked by Madrid'

Jose Mourinho is one of the most known names in the world of football. Since he was sacked by Manchester United in 2018, the Portuguese coach has taken some time away from the game as he considers his next move.

MATCH REPORTS

Barca 5-2 Betis: Griezmann brace inspires comeback win in Messi's absence

Barcelona bounce back from last weekend's surprise defeat to Athletic Bilbao with a 5-2 win over Real Betis at Camp Nou.

Bournemouth 1-3 Man City: Aguero double helps Citizens climb to 2nd

Sergio Aguero scored twice as reigning champions Manchester City moved up to second in the Premier League with a convincing victory at Bournemouth.

Tottenham 0-1 Newcastle: Joelinton winner ruins Pochettino's 500th game as coach

Newcastle got their first points under Steve Bruce as Joelinton's first-half goal gave them a shock 1-0 victory at Tottenham on Super Sunday. Here is the match report.

PSG 4-0 Toulouse: Mbappe & Cavani injuries mar win despite Choupo-Moting double

A fairly regulation win in the end for PSG. but the champions were far from their best, the two remaining members of their feared front three went off injured.

Leganes 0-1 Atletico: Red-hot Felix assists super-sub Vitolo to seal 3 pts

Vitolo's second-half goal secures a 1-0 win for Atletico Madrid over Leganes.

Udinese 1-0 Milan: Giampaolo's side play passively to suffer a rough start

Rodrigo Becao had the perfect Serie A debut, scoring the winner as Udinese beat Marco Giampaolo’s toothless Milan 1-0.

WHAT THEY SAY

Pogba: Ignorant racist insults can only make me stronger

Both the France international and Marcus Rashford have been targeted by racial slurs on social media in the past week.

Ansu Fati: I stayed on the pitch for a bit because I couldn't believe it

Barcelona made Ansu Fati their second-youngest debutant at just 16 years of age against Real Betis on Sunday night at Camp Nou.

De Ligt: I didn’t expect to be on the bench in Juventus' Serie A opener

Matthijs de Ligt “didn’t expect” to be benched when Juventus visited Parma. “Naturally I would’ve preferred to play and I didn’t get any clues.”

TRANSFER RUMOURS

Barca beginning to grow pessimism about Neymar's return (MD)

Barcelona board suspect that PSG will say 'no' to any offer they make, and beginning to grow pessimism about Neymar's Barca return, According to Mundo Deportivo.

Dembele is unwilling to leave Barcelona as a part of Neymar's swap (Le Parisien)

The Brazilian is still keen on a move to Barcelona and PSG are weighing up two options involving a swap deal with the French forward, who played under Tuchel at Dortmund.

THESE THINGS HAPPEN

Messi's wife shares a photo of Thiago & Ciro but fans claim 'no Mateo no party'!

Messi's wife has shared an adorable photo on Instagram in which Thiago and Ciro are seating together smiled. The netizens are very happy to see the brothers but they wonder to know where does Mateo go.

Have Ronaldo and Georgina got married? The model has given a hint

Rumours of a possible wedding between Juventus forward Cristiano Ronaldo and his model girlfriend, Georgina Rodriguez, have been discussed at nauseum for the last few months, but has Rodriguez given the game away with a post on Instagram?

Man Utd midfielder Pogba sent message by Solskjaer after Crystal Palace error

Manchester United midfielder Paul Pogba has been encouraged by Ole Gunnar Solskjaer not to change his style after his error led to Crystal Palace's winner at Old Trafford.

Real Madrid start against Valladolid with the same attacking line 5 years ago

Real Madrid played against Real Valladolid with the same attack that lined up at Anoeta some five years ago.

Benzema becomes the first Frenchman to reach 150 goals in La Liga history

Karim Benzema has scored 10 goals & assisted 4 times in 11 games since Zidane took over last season. Benzema is also the first French player in La Liga history to score 150 goals. 

Messi congratulates 16-year-old Ansu Fati for fulfilling his Camp Nou dream

Ernesto Valverde gave a first-team debut to Ansu Fati at the age of just 16, taking to the Camp Nou pitch against Real Betis for just over 10 minutes.

Ronaldo posts a photo of his family ready to play golf on happy Sunday 

The Juventus superstar posts a photo showing he and the family are together ready for playing golf and writes:"Happy Sunday With Family". 

Special celebration... Barca's community manager passed Griezmann the confetti

Antoine Griezmann deployed a special celebration for his second goal at Camp Nou against Real Betis in the 5-2 victory. The forward ran over to the corner where community manager Aviv Levy was waiting.

Messi and Suarez react to Griezmann's celebration like this

The basketball-loving Griezmann paid homage to NBA star James with his celebration after scoring twice at the Camp Nou. Messi and Suarez smiled after seeing this.

IN-DEPTH & AF COLUMN

Griezmann arrives, Perez puts Dembele on notice - Things we learned in Barca win

In a stunning night of football Barcelona thrashed Real Betis 5-2 at the Camp Nou.

VIDEO OF THE DAY

What a surprising miss by Queens Park Rangers forward

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FIXTURE OF THE DAY (CET)

Serie A 

20:45 Inter vs Lecce