Leverkusen confirm contender status with 3-2 opening win over Leipzig
BERLIN : Bayer Leverkusen battled past visitors RB Leipzig 3-2 in an entertaining Bundesliga opener on Saturday to confirm their pre-season status as potential title contenders.
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"We Are Hungry, Ready To Prove A Point": RB Leipzig's Fabio Carvalho Tells NDTV
One of the highest-rated youngsters in the game, RB Leipzig forward Fabio Carvalho is a superstar in the making. After making giant forward strides at Fulham, the young Portuguese earned a prized move to Liverpool while being a teenager. The move didn't really fetch him the minutes he wanted at the club, and just one year later, Carvalho finds himself in Leipzig, a club that has become a talent factory, nurturing young talents at a speed that would envy most other top clubs in Europe. Having joined Leipzig on a season-long loan from Liverpool, Carvalho made his first appearance for the club in a monumental 3-0 win over Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich in German Super Cup.
Leipzig sign Openda from Lens for club-record fee
RB Leipzig have signed Belgium striker Lois Openda from Ligue 1 RC Lens on a five-year contract, the Bundesliga club said on Friday.
European wrap: Lionel Messi and Sergio Ramos' PSG swansong ends in defeat
Lionel Messi ended his Paris SaintGermain career with a 3-2 defeat to Clermont.
Four newcomers named in Belgium squad for Euro qualifiers
BRUSSELS : Belgium's new coach Domenico Tedesco continued to put his mark on the squad with four new players called up for this month's European Championship qualifiers against Austria and Estonia.
Mbappe named best Ligue 1 player for fourth consecutive time
PARIS : Paris St Germain's Kylian Mbappe was named Ligue 1 player of the season for the fourth time in a row on Sunday after helping the capital club win a record 11th French title.
Canadian forward Jonathan David up for player of the year in France's Ligue 1
Canadian forward Jonathan David is up for player of the year in the French league.
Lens Defeat Marseille To Put PSG Under Title Pressure
Lens defeated Marseille 2-1 on Saturday to move to second place in Ligue 1 and pile the pressure on crisis-hit leaders Paris Saint-Germain whose lead was cut to three points. The victory was Lens' 15th at home this season in the league against just one defeat and one draw. Marseille slipped back to third in the table, five points behind PSG. Skipper Seko Fofana opened the scoring for Lens after 42 minutes with a powerful, long-range shot long before Lois Openda headed in the second on the hour mark.