Darwin Nunez scored one goal and won a penalty for another after surviving a VAR red card review as Liverpool came from behind to beat Southampton 3-1 at Anfield and extend their lead at the top of the table to 16 points. Nunez aimed a kick at Kyle Walker-Peters in first-half injury time but was … Read more
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It may have been the performance of a lifetime. It certainly felt the outstanding goalkeeping display in the European competition, with save after save. Not Alisson against Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday; or not just, anyway. The Brazilian saved nine shots from Paris Saint-Germain. Go back to last summer and Giorgi Mamardashvili stopped 11 efforts from … Read more
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it’s investigating the financials of Elon Musk’s pro-Trump PAC or producing our latest documentary, ‘The A Word’, which shines a light on the American women fighting … Read more
Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson was the toast of football on Wednesday, but a key statistic suggests he’s not the best in the world. The Brazilian gloveman was in imperious form for Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie away to Paris Saint-Germain. 5 Alisson repeatedly thwarted PSG with a string … Read more
Liverpool’s Harvey Elliott scores a goal past Paris St Germain’s Gianluigi Donnarumma in the Champions League Round of 16 first leg in Paris, on March 5, 2025 | Photo Credit: Reuters Harvey Elliott scored less than a minute after coming on as a late substitute to fire Liverpool to a stunning 1-0 win at Paris … Read more
PSG 0-1 Liverpool ©TM/IMAGO Liverpool performed a remarkable smash-and-grab effort in Paris on Wednesday night, when they withstood an almighty barrage of attacking plays from Paris Saint-Germain to win the game with a solitary goal from Harvey Elliot just three minutes before full time. Over the course of the match, the Ligue 1 giants created no less … Read more
Xabi Alonso has followed Jurgen Klopp in downing Bayern Munich, but now he’s learning the dark side of taking on the German giants. The Liverpool legend led Bayer Leverkusen to their first Bundesliga title last season, becoming only the second man in a quarter of a century to do so after Klopp. 4 Leverkusen may … Read more
The FA has revealed Arne Slot’s X-rated rant that led to him being shown a red card after full-time of Liverpool’s 2-2 draw at Everton last month. Slot was handed a two-game touchline ban plus a £70,000 fine after his dismissal by referee Michael Oliver at the end of the final Merseyside derby at Goodison … Read more
If your main football sustenance every week is the Premier League, no doubt you already have Mohamed Salah down as your shoo-in for the Ballon d’Or. It is a safe prediction, but there is another formidable winger, who has had a blistering start to 2025 in particular, giving Salah a run for his money in … Read more