SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 2018 19 English Premier League Tottenham Hotspur 1 2 Liverpool Bournemouth 4 2 Leicester City Barca fight back to Chelsea 4 1 Cardiff City Huddersfield Town 0 1 Crystal Palace Manchester City 3 0 Fulham Newcastle United 1 2 Arsenal beat Real Sociedad Watford v Manchester United English Championship AFP | Madrid, Spain Bolton Wanderers 1 2 Queens Park Rangers Brentford 2 0 Wigan Athletic arcelona came from be- hind to beat Real Socie- Bristol City 1 0 Sheffield United Bdad yesterday as Atletico Hull City 2 0 Ipswich Town Madrid lost further ground in Millwall 1 1 Leeds United the La Liga title race by drawing at home to Eibar. Norwich City 1 0 Middlesbrough Seven points is now the gap Preston North End 2 3 Reading between Atleti and Barca, who Rotherham United 1 0 Derby County were in danger of slipping up themselves when Aritz Eluston- Sheffield Wednesday 2 2 Stoke City do put Real Sociedad in front at Swansea City 0 0 Nottingham Forest Anoeta. Blackburn Rovers 0 0 Aston Villa But the hosts missed a series of excellent chances and paid the price, as two goals in three Spanish La Liga minutes from Luis Suarez and Atlético de Madrid 1 1 Eibar Ousmane Dembele clinched a Real Sociedad 1 2 Barcelona hard-fought 2-1 win. “The league is defined by Valencia CF 0 0 Real Betis these kind of games,” Suarez Athletic Club v. Real Madrid said afterwards. “Last year we also came back from 2-0 after French Ligue 1 many years without winning Caen 2 2 Lyon here. The reaction says a lot Barcelona’s Uruguayan forward Luis Suarez (L) vies for the ball with Real Sociedad’s Spanish midfielder Asier about this team.” Illarramendi during the Spanish league football match between Real Sociedad and FC Barcelona Amiens v Lille Atletico rallied too, Borja Dijon v Angers Garces equalising with virtual- ly the last kick of the game, but behind, as two crosses caused ing on in the second half helped Montpellier v Strasbourg there were no celebrations at havoc in Real Sociedad´s de - changed the dynamics,” Suarez Toulouse v Monaco the Wanda Metropolitano. fence, with Suarez and Dembele said. Garces’ strike was enough The league is defined perfectly placed to pounce. Simeone might also have liked only to rescue a 1-1 draw for Barca coach Ernesto Valverde to keep one eye on their Cham- Italian Serie A Diego Simeone’s side, who had by these kind of had made the surprise decision pions League game against Mo- Internazionale 0 1 Parma games. Last year we looked on course for defeat to omit Sergio Busquets from naco on Tuesday, but a victory Napoli 0 0 Fiorentina when Eibar’s Sergi Enrich bun- also came back from his starting line-up, presuma- was much-needed following dled home in the 87th minute. 2-0 after many years bly with Tuesday´s Champions defeat to Celta Vigo two weeks Frosinone v Sampdoria Barcelona might easily have without winning League opener against PSV Ein- ago. dropped points too had their here. The reaction dhoven in mind. Antoine Griezmann and Die- German Bundesliga opponents been more clinical. But it was testament to go Costa, however, were both says a lot about this 1. FSV Mainz 05 2 1 FC Augsburg Mikel Oyarzabal and Theo the hosts’ performance that sloppy in the final third and Hernandez both could have team Busquets was called upon in Eibar might even have scored FC Bayern München 3 1 Bayer 04 Leverkusen made it 2-0 after half-time but LUIS SUAREZ the second period after Philippe earlier, twice denied by the Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 1 TSG 1899 Hoffenheim the former blazed over and the Coutinho had also been intro- woodwork. RB Leipzig 3 2 Hannover 96 latter was denied by Barca keep- duced at half-time. It means Atleti have now re- er Marc-Andre ter Stegen. “In the first half they closed corded their worst league start VfL Wolfsburg 2 2 Hertha BSC Within minutes, they were us down well but Philippe com- since 2009. Mönchengladbach 1 0 FC Schalke 04 *Scores as of closing No Guardiola guarantee for Man City star Sane PSG make light of Mbappe, Neymar absence in Parc stroll AFP | Paris ylian Mbappe and Ney - Kmar watched on from the stands as Paris Saint-Germain prepared for their Champions League trip to Liverpool with an emphatic 4-0 win over Saint- Etienne in Ligue 1 on Friday. Julian Draxler, Edinson Ca- Leroy Sane and Pep Guardiola vani, Angel di Maria and young- ster Moussa Diaby all found the AFP | London Sane also missed a Germany net at the Parc des Princes to international last week due to allow PSG to make it five wins ep Guardiola has said “personal reasons” reported to from five games at the start of PLeroy Sane must face down be connected with the birth of their defence of the French the challenge posed within his daughter, while Germany title. Manchester City’s deep and legend Toni Kroos questioned It was a fine win for PSG, talented squad if he is to win his team-mate’s attitude and who have already scored 17 back his starting place with the “body language” goals in the league this season, Premier League champions. Manchester City manag- and Thomas Tuchel is the first Paris Saint-Germain’s German midfielder Julian Draxler heads the French champions into the lead against Saint-Etienne City have made a strong, er Guardiola defended his coach to win his first five league unbeaten start to their title winger from those accusa - games in charge of the club. defence but German interna- tions and insisted Sane will “We’ve won five times and heads turned by the game on down following his red card in of the season while midfielder tional Sane, voted the young have a vital part to play in the that shows we still have a hun- Tuesday,” added PSG’s German the win at Nimes just before the Marco Verratti appeared in a player-of-the-year last season champions’ season, which ger to continue winning,” said coach. international break, and Ney- Ligue 1 game for the first time in England, has yet to start a continues at home to Fulham Tuchel. “I’ve got ideas (as to his line- mar sat alongside him in the since March. game. yesterday. However, there is little doubt up) but I’m still reflecting on crowd, rested after playing for There was also a debut for He has played just 30 min- “It’s normal after what hap- that PSG will face a far tougher them. I’ll talk to the key play- Brazil in a friendly in the United Spanish left-back Juan Bernat utes, spread over three sub- pened last season that people examination at Anfield in their ers and I’ll be watching Liv - States in midweek. following his recent move from stitute appearances, for Guar- ask about him,” said Guardio- opening Champions League erpool’s game against Totten- Being without the two most Bayern Munich, and while the diola, following a pre-season la. “His body language is the group outing than they did here ham tomorrow and decide on expensive players in the world visitors started well enough, PSG in which he was surprising- same as last season and he was against Saint-Etienne. Monday.” was not a problem for the reign- never looked back after taking ly omitted from Germany’s the best young player in the “I’m pleased also that we’ve Mbappe was absent as he be- ing champions, with Tuchel able the lead midway through the World Cup squad. league. played without having our gan a three-match ban handed to give Draxler his first start first half..