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Radamel Falcao believes Monaco’s 6-0 thrashing of Nancy showed the title ambition of his side after they moved to within three points of Ligue 1 leaders Nice.
Falcao scored twice to mark his recall to the Colombia squad in style, following his Champions League brace against CSKA Moscow on Wednesday, and he now has eight goals this season.
But the forward was keen to highlight Monaco’s collective effort after they scored six for the second time in three Ligue 1 matches to demonstrate their attacking force, with Guido Carrillo, Fabinho and teenager Kylian Mbappe also on target.
“We showed the ambition of the club,” he told Canal+ Sport. “Even when the team was leading 3-0, we kept trying to score. We played very well.
“It’s good for everyone that Guido and Kylian have been rewarded. When the team needs them, it has these players.
“But we must continue to play 100 per cent every game, because this championship is very difficult.”
Falcao missed both the 2014 World Cup and 2016 Copa America through injury but he returns to the Colombia squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Argentina after his fine form caught the eye of coach Jose Pekerman.
“Personally, I feel good,” he said. “With the accumulation of minutes and matches, I will make further progress.”
Mbappe has been compared to Thierry Henry after his Monaco breakthrough, but Falcao insisted the 17-year-old needs to be given time after scoring his second Ligue 1 goal this season.
“He has great quality,” Falcao said. “But I think that we have to leave him to be to be himself.
“Time will allow him to become a great player, but let’s leave him just now because he has great qualities.”
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Simeone: No excuses for Atletico defeat
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Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone refused to look for excuses in the wake of his side’s 2-0 LaLiga defeat at the hands of Real Sociedad on Saturday.
Second-half penalties from Carlos Vela and Willian Jose saw Atletico beaten for the second time this campaign and Simeone believes the home team were simply the better of the two sides at Anoeta Stadium. “We never look for excuses,” Simeone told reporters.
“Both of the penalties were correctly awarded. The referee judged the action well.
“Our defeat was a result of Real’s good play. We played well in the first half and had good opportunities to score, such as Kevin Gameiro’s chance, but in the second half Real Sociedad started better and from the first penalty onwards we could not find a way to equalise.
“It is true that away matches are proving difficult for us this term.” Atletico sit third in the table with 21 points from 11 games. Both Sevilla and Villarreal are potentially able to climb above them on Sunday. Sat 5 Nov, 2016RSS Feed LAST 5 POSTS BY SOCCERNEWS
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Second-half penalties from Carlos Vela and Willian Jose saw Atletico beaten for the second time this campaign and Simeone believes the home team were simply the better of the two sides at Anoeta Stadium. “We never look for excuses,” Simeone told reporters.
“Both of the penalties were correctly awarded. The referee judged the action well.
“Our defeat was a result of Real’s good play. We played well in the first half and had good opportunities to score, such as Kevin Gameiro’s chance, but in the second half Real Sociedad started better and from the first penalty onwards we could not find a way to equalise.
“It is true that away matches are proving difficult for us this term.” Atletico sit third in the table with 21 points from 11 games. Both Sevilla and Villarreal are potentially able to climb above them on Sunday. Sat 5 Nov, 2016RSS Feed LAST 5 POSTS BY SOCCERNEWS
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Chelsea 5 Everton 0: Hazard strikes twice as scintillating Blues go top
Eden Hazard scored twice as Chelsea moved to the top of the Premier League with a scintillating 5-0 victory over Everton at Stamford Bridge.
Not since winning the 2014-15 title have Chelsea led the top flight, but they took advantage of Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough earlier on Saturday to do so, though Arsenal or Liverpool could displace them by winning their respective matches on Sunday.
Antonio Conte’s team, unchanged for the fourth straight league match, ran riot and punished visiting manager Ronald Koeman for his decision to switch to a three-man defence.
That surprise tactical change came despite Everton having ended a run of five games in all competitions without a win at home to West Ham last time out. Hazard opened the scoring in the 18th minute, converting for the fourth successive league game for the first time in his career, before Marcos Alonso opened his Chelsea account with his maiden goal for the club just 70 seconds later.
Koeman sent Kevin Mirallas on for Bryan Oviedo in a bid to add stability through a more familiar formation, but the hosts continued to dominate and Diego Costa fired home three minutes before the interval. Hazard struck a sensational second 11 minutes into the second half before Pedro added a goal to his two assists, rounding off a phenomenal display of attacking football that extends Chelsea’s unbeaten run at home against Everton to 22 matches.
There were fireworks at Stamford Bridge ahead of kick-off and sparks soon flew on the pitch when Seamus Coleman’s lunge on Costa went unpunished by referee Robert Madley. Chelsea applied all the early pressure and made the breakthrough when Hazard stepped inside from the left and curled an excellent finish past Maarten Stekelenburg, returning from a foot injury in place of Joel Robles.
Within two minutes Conte’s team doubled their advantage, Alonso scoring through a gap in Stekelenburg’s legs after arriving to meet Pedro’s square pass from the right-hand side of the box.
Victor Moses volleyed against the post in the 34th minute and Koeman responded by replacing Oviedo with Mirallas and reverting to a four-man defence. That did not stop the flood of goals, though, as Hazard’s corner was flicked on by Nemanja Matic at the near post and Costa drilled home a half-volley, though he failed to add to his tally from a one-on-one in first-half stoppage time.
Chelsea continued to dominate and brilliant interplay between Hazard and Pedro on the right saw the Belgian beat Ashley Williams and fire a low effort inside the near post. Stekelenburg kept out an acrobatic volley from Costa but the striker was integral to the hosts’ fifth in the 65th minute. After nutmegging Phil Jagielka he teed up Hazard, and the winger’s shot rebounded straight to Pedro for a simple finish.
Pedro and Hazard received standing ovations as they were replaced in the closing stages, while Stekelenburg produced a good save to tip a volley from David Luiz over.
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Not since winning the 2014-15 title have Chelsea led the top flight, but they took advantage of Manchester City’s 1-1 draw with Middlesbrough earlier on Saturday to do so, though Arsenal or Liverpool could displace them by winning their respective matches on Sunday.
Antonio Conte’s team, unchanged for the fourth straight league match, ran riot and punished visiting manager Ronald Koeman for his decision to switch to a three-man defence.
That surprise tactical change came despite Everton having ended a run of five games in all competitions without a win at home to West Ham last time out. Hazard opened the scoring in the 18th minute, converting for the fourth successive league game for the first time in his career, before Marcos Alonso opened his Chelsea account with his maiden goal for the club just 70 seconds later.
Koeman sent Kevin Mirallas on for Bryan Oviedo in a bid to add stability through a more familiar formation, but the hosts continued to dominate and Diego Costa fired home three minutes before the interval. Hazard struck a sensational second 11 minutes into the second half before Pedro added a goal to his two assists, rounding off a phenomenal display of attacking football that extends Chelsea’s unbeaten run at home against Everton to 22 matches.
There were fireworks at Stamford Bridge ahead of kick-off and sparks soon flew on the pitch when Seamus Coleman’s lunge on Costa went unpunished by referee Robert Madley. Chelsea applied all the early pressure and made the breakthrough when Hazard stepped inside from the left and curled an excellent finish past Maarten Stekelenburg, returning from a foot injury in place of Joel Robles.
Within two minutes Conte’s team doubled their advantage, Alonso scoring through a gap in Stekelenburg’s legs after arriving to meet Pedro’s square pass from the right-hand side of the box.
Victor Moses volleyed against the post in the 34th minute and Koeman responded by replacing Oviedo with Mirallas and reverting to a four-man defence. That did not stop the flood of goals, though, as Hazard’s corner was flicked on by Nemanja Matic at the near post and Costa drilled home a half-volley, though he failed to add to his tally from a one-on-one in first-half stoppage time.
Chelsea continued to dominate and brilliant interplay between Hazard and Pedro on the right saw the Belgian beat Ashley Williams and fire a low effort inside the near post. Stekelenburg kept out an acrobatic volley from Costa but the striker was integral to the hosts’ fifth in the 65th minute. After nutmegging Phil Jagielka he teed up Hazard, and the winger’s shot rebounded straight to Pedro for a simple finish.
Pedro and Hazard received standing ovations as they were replaced in the closing stages, while Stekelenburg produced a good save to tip a volley from David Luiz over.
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Bilic bemoans ´cheap´ equaliser
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West Ham manager Slaven Bilic bemoaned Stoke City’s “cheap” equaliser as Adrian’s howler gifted the Potters an equaliser in a 1-1 Premier League draw at London Stadium on Saturday.
The hosts led through a Glenn Whelan own-goal before Bojan’s 74th-minute leveller, when the Hammers keeper unadvisedly rushed out and missed an attempted clearance.
Bilic, though, acknowledged West Ham deserved no more than a point after they struggled to create chances and lacked fluency, particularly during a dismal first half. “A point is a point and it’s a fair result. But we were looking for three points. It wasn’t a good game of football and no team deserved to win,” Bilic told Sky Sports.
“Our first half was flat to be fair, we didn’t start on the front foot and in the second half we improved a lot. We changed a little bit, we put on a couple of strikers then scored a goal. “Until they equalised we played good and created some good moments. We were sharp but then we conceded from our point of view a very cheap goal. It cost us the result.”
The Croatian claimed he could not understand why West Ham played so badly in the first period. “We looked sharp in training, we looked sharp and fit and good in our last few games. There was really no reason.”
He also refused to blame Adrian despite the shot-stopper’s error costing his side a valuable three points as they continue to hover above the relegation zone.
“It was a mistake,” he said. “It’s a game of mistakes and mistakes happen. Unfortunately he made a mistake because he misjudged the ball and the timing and they used it to score a goal.
“From our point of view we are disappointed as it was very cheap in a crucial moment of the game.” The point lifts West Ham to 16th place ahead of a tricky run of league fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as a League Cup quarter-final against United at Old Trafford.
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The hosts led through a Glenn Whelan own-goal before Bojan’s 74th-minute leveller, when the Hammers keeper unadvisedly rushed out and missed an attempted clearance.
Bilic, though, acknowledged West Ham deserved no more than a point after they struggled to create chances and lacked fluency, particularly during a dismal first half. “A point is a point and it’s a fair result. But we were looking for three points. It wasn’t a good game of football and no team deserved to win,” Bilic told Sky Sports.
“Our first half was flat to be fair, we didn’t start on the front foot and in the second half we improved a lot. We changed a little bit, we put on a couple of strikers then scored a goal. “Until they equalised we played good and created some good moments. We were sharp but then we conceded from our point of view a very cheap goal. It cost us the result.”
The Croatian claimed he could not understand why West Ham played so badly in the first period. “We looked sharp in training, we looked sharp and fit and good in our last few games. There was really no reason.”
He also refused to blame Adrian despite the shot-stopper’s error costing his side a valuable three points as they continue to hover above the relegation zone.
“It was a mistake,” he said. “It’s a game of mistakes and mistakes happen. Unfortunately he made a mistake because he misjudged the ball and the timing and they used it to score a goal.
“From our point of view we are disappointed as it was very cheap in a crucial moment of the game.” The point lifts West Ham to 16th place ahead of a tricky run of league fixtures against Tottenham, Manchester United, Arsenal and Liverpool, as well as a League Cup quarter-final against United at Old Trafford.
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Karanka highlights lack of respect as key for Boro
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Aitor Karanka says Middlesbrough were only able to peg Manchester City back to draw 1-1 after showing Pep Guardiola’s side less respect.
The hosts followed up their 3-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League with a dominant display at the Etihad Stadium, but they found Boro keeper Victor Valdes in stunning form as only Sergio Aguero’s 150th City goal beat the former Manchester United man.
And Valdes’ heroics kept Boro in the contest right up to stoppage time, when Marten de Roon scored his first Premier League goal to snatch a point for the Teessiders. “The first half we went to the pitch with too much respect for Manchester City,” Karanka said.
“The second half we showed we are not here just to defend and we played in our way.
“I was really pleased with the performance and the goal was amazing.” Boro have been impressive on their travels since promotion, losing only once away from the Riverside Stadium in five outings, which have included this game and a trip to Arsenal, where Karanka masterminded a 0-0 draw.
“Today was even more difficult than Arsenal. Man City scored in a difficult time for us, the last minutes of the first half,” he added. “I am really pleased for the players, who showed once again that we can compete with anyone.”
Karanka was also effusive in his praise of goalscorer De Roon: “If someone deserves that goal, it’s Marten. “He was disappointed again to miss last week with injury and he has worked very hard.
“He showed his experience and the team made another step.”
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The hosts followed up their 3-1 win over Barcelona in the Champions League with a dominant display at the Etihad Stadium, but they found Boro keeper Victor Valdes in stunning form as only Sergio Aguero’s 150th City goal beat the former Manchester United man.
And Valdes’ heroics kept Boro in the contest right up to stoppage time, when Marten de Roon scored his first Premier League goal to snatch a point for the Teessiders. “The first half we went to the pitch with too much respect for Manchester City,” Karanka said.
“The second half we showed we are not here just to defend and we played in our way.
“I was really pleased with the performance and the goal was amazing.” Boro have been impressive on their travels since promotion, losing only once away from the Riverside Stadium in five outings, which have included this game and a trip to Arsenal, where Karanka masterminded a 0-0 draw.
“Today was even more difficult than Arsenal. Man City scored in a difficult time for us, the last minutes of the first half,” he added. “I am really pleased for the players, who showed once again that we can compete with anyone.”
Karanka was also effusive in his praise of goalscorer De Roon: “If someone deserves that goal, it’s Marten. “He was disappointed again to miss last week with injury and he has worked very hard.
“He showed his experience and the team made another step.”
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Ancelotti claims Bayern deserved to beat Hoffenheim
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Carlo Ancelotti has voiced his frustration at Bayern Munich’s 1-1 draw with Hoffenheim and believes the reigning Bundesliga champions deserved to win Saturday’s encounter at Allianz Arena.
A Kerem Demirbay goal saw Bayern fall behind in the 16th minute, Steven Zuber’s own goal helping the Bavarians back on level terms. Ancelotti’s men created a number of chances to take the lead, but they failed to make their chances count and had to settle for a draw instead.
“We were having a few difficulties early on and struggled to deal with Hoffenheim’s pressing,” Ancelotti told reporters. “But we showed more intensity, quality and a better attitude after the break.
“I think a win for us would have been a deserved result if you look at the chances we got. But that’s football, sometimes you are just lacking luck.”
Mats Hummels, meanwhile, acknowledged Bayern’s start was below par, but thought they had done enough to seal the win after the interval. “Hoffenheim put in a very aggressive performance. We did not have a good start, we have to admit that,” he added.
“We improved after conceding … we got plenty of good chances after the break and hit the woodwork twice. Those chances could have decided the match in our favour.”
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A Kerem Demirbay goal saw Bayern fall behind in the 16th minute, Steven Zuber’s own goal helping the Bavarians back on level terms. Ancelotti’s men created a number of chances to take the lead, but they failed to make their chances count and had to settle for a draw instead.
“We were having a few difficulties early on and struggled to deal with Hoffenheim’s pressing,” Ancelotti told reporters. “But we showed more intensity, quality and a better attitude after the break.
“I think a win for us would have been a deserved result if you look at the chances we got. But that’s football, sometimes you are just lacking luck.”
Mats Hummels, meanwhile, acknowledged Bayern’s start was below par, but thought they had done enough to seal the win after the interval. “Hoffenheim put in a very aggressive performance. We did not have a good start, we have to admit that,” he added.
“We improved after conceding … we got plenty of good chances after the break and hit the woodwork twice. Those chances could have decided the match in our favour.”
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Stoke have ´turned their season around´ – Hughes
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Mark Hughes claimed Stoke City have “turned their season around” after a 1-1 draw with West Ham at London Stadium extended their Premier League unbeaten run to six games.
The Potters fell behind to Glenn Whelan’s second-half own goal, before Bojan Krcic took advantage of an Adrian blunder to rescue a point. The point lifts Stoke to 11th in the Premier League table, further away from the relegation zone where they spent time earlier in the season with no wins from their opening seven league games.
Hughes said that was a false position and that his side are back playing attractive football. “We came here with a little bit of confidence, in good nick, looking to ideally get a fourth win on the trot. We werent quite able to do that but we’ve kept our run going,” the Welshman told Sky Sports.
“That’s six games unbeaten in the Premier League which is something. It is difficult to get runs going. We’ve clearly turned our season around. “A lot was made of our opening three or four games where we had a really poor performance against Palace and were well beaten and maybe a half against Tottenham where we weren’t as good as we can be.
“Apart from that we were always in the other games so we knew we weren’t far away from getting back to the level we know we’re capable of and the last few weeks have proved that.”
Hughes said Stoke deserved at least a point from the game after falling behind and praised the contribution of goalscoring substitute Bojan, who has lost his place in the Stoke starting line-up to Joe Allen since his arrival from Liverpool.
“We felt hard done by clearly, because at that point we’d never been any under pressure and we were always trying to take the game to West Ham,” added Hughes.
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The Potters fell behind to Glenn Whelan’s second-half own goal, before Bojan Krcic took advantage of an Adrian blunder to rescue a point. The point lifts Stoke to 11th in the Premier League table, further away from the relegation zone where they spent time earlier in the season with no wins from their opening seven league games.
Hughes said that was a false position and that his side are back playing attractive football. “We came here with a little bit of confidence, in good nick, looking to ideally get a fourth win on the trot. We werent quite able to do that but we’ve kept our run going,” the Welshman told Sky Sports.
“That’s six games unbeaten in the Premier League which is something. It is difficult to get runs going. We’ve clearly turned our season around. “A lot was made of our opening three or four games where we had a really poor performance against Palace and were well beaten and maybe a half against Tottenham where we weren’t as good as we can be.
“Apart from that we were always in the other games so we knew we weren’t far away from getting back to the level we know we’re capable of and the last few weeks have proved that.”
Hughes said Stoke deserved at least a point from the game after falling behind and praised the contribution of goalscoring substitute Bojan, who has lost his place in the Stoke starting line-up to Joe Allen since his arrival from Liverpool.
“We felt hard done by clearly, because at that point we’d never been any under pressure and we were always trying to take the game to West Ham,” added Hughes.
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