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Celtic suffered a second ignominious Champions League play-off exit in a row as Austrian champions LASK fought back from four goals down on aggregate to sweep aside the hapless visitors amid a colossal collapse. 26 Aug 2026
A low, fizzing extra-time strike from Samuel Adeniran, his second impressive goal of the match, secured passage for the visitors to Europe's elite competition as the Scots tumble to the Europa League. After 30 minutes of the second leg, Celtic led by four goals in the tie through Callum McGregor's deflected strike after smart work from Yang Hyun-jun to cut in from the left and find his skipper with a well-weighted pass. A slack backpass from Benjamin Nygren gave the home side their first glimmer of hope when Moses Usor pounced to pull one back with a composed finish, no less than they deserved after a strong start. Celtic then failed to contain the hosts at the start of the second half. Robert Ljubicic was afforded far too much time and space on the edge of the area, just two minutes after the restart, allowing him to beat Viljami Sinisalo low to his left. The atmosphere in the stadium soon shifted from one of trepidation to unwavering belief as LASK attacked relentlessly.
Xabi Alonso began his Stamford Bridge reign with an entertaining 3-2 Premier League win at west London rivals Fulham on Monday - and their new-look front three stole the show. 25 Aug 2026
Morgan Rogers, making his debut after his club record £117m summer move from Aston Villa, combined with Cole Palmer and Joao Pedro to produce a devastating attacking display. All three scored, with Palmer in particular looking back to his best after a difficult year hampered by injuries, culminating in his omission from England's World Cup squad. At the other end, though, questions remain over goalkeeper Robert Sanchez after two errors contributed to Fulham's goals from Josh King and Gonzalo Garcia. Alonso said his front three needed to "lead the rest" so that the "other ones will follow". But Sanchez has some catching up to do - and when asked about his mistakes, Alonso could only stress the collective responsibility of the team. "We need to accept and learn from them [the mistakes]," said the Spaniard. "This is going to be a process. "All the lines, from the strikers, the midfielders, the defence, the goalkeepers, we want to do better in everything." After the match, ex-Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher - a former team-mate of Alonso - said on Sky Sports that Palmer, Rogers and Joao Pedro are "as good as anything in the Premier League right now". He also said they would "never win the league with Sanchez in goal".
Dominik Szoboszlai scored a dramatic stoppage-time penalty as Liverpool denied Newcastle an opening game victory at St James' Park. 24 Aug 2026
Goals from Anthony Elanga and Joe Willock seemed to have given Matthias Jaissle a winning start to life as Newcastle manager, with Cody Gakpo having briefly levelled for the visitors in the second half. However, with seconds left Victor Munoz was brought down inside the box by Lewis Hall and Szoboszlai stepped up to hammer the penalty into the roof of the net. It was perhaps fitting that the game ended in drama. Fans of both sides had come together before it started to pay tribute to Kevin Keegan, who died last month at the age of 75. A large tifo showing images of Keegan along with the words "King Kev" was visible in one stand, while in the centre circle there was a moving mosaic of shirts left outside the stadium following the news of his death. After a minute's applause before kick-off it was Newcastle who made the dream start. Elanga scored his first goal for the club when he was sent away by William Osula and the forward sent a neat finish into the far corner. Liverpool equalised after the break when Gakpo showed great accuracy to place a strike from distance beyond Newcastle goalkeeper Lukas Hornicek. However, the Reds were level for just two minutes as substitute Willock restored Newcastle's lead, finding the bottom corner with a clinical strike. That looked like being the winner until Hall fouled Munoz and Szoboszlai stayed calm to fire home from the spot with almost the last kick of the game.
Manchester City scored two late goals to earn Enzo Maresca a win in his first Premier League game in charge - and deny Marco Rose the perfect start as Bournemouth boss. 23 Aug 2026
The Cherries took the first-half lead through Marcus Tavernier, who was left in loads of space to slam in after Evanilson's incisive low ball across the area. Erling Haaland, usually at his most prolific in August, missed a host of chances for City as they looked set for a frustrating afternoon. But Marc Guehi, playing in defensive midfield for only the third time in his career, nodded in Rayan Cherki's corner with six minutes to go. And it got even worse for Bournemouth when Josko Gvardiol guided a shot into the bottom corner in injury time. The goal was initially disallowed for offside, but given after a video assistant referee review. It was Bournemouth's first defeat in any competition since January, ending their club-record 18-game unbeaten run.
Jose Mourinho's first competitive match of his second spell as Real Madrid manager ended with a thrilling 90th-minute winner from his side at Espanyol. 23 Aug 2026
The visitors took the lead in the ninth minute when England midfielder Jude Bellingham headed in Arda Guler's wide free-kick. But Espanyol levelled in the 30th minute through summer signing Cala, who tapped in Javi Hernandez's cut-back at the far post. Real dominated for much of the encounter and twice hit the woodwork before their dramatic late winner from debutant Carlos Espi. Bellingham had another powerful header tipped on to the bar by Espanyol keeper Marko Dmitrovic, while Federico Valverde's curling effort hit the base of the post. But the Spanish giants brought on talent from the bench to change the outcome, including summer signings Espi, Marc Cucurella, Yan Diomande - Real's record signing from RB Leipzig in a deal worth up to £120m - and England full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold. Espi, who joined from Levante for £21m, struck after Diomande had found Kylian Mbappe in the box and the ball fell invitingly for the Spanish forward to calmly finish. After being frustrated by his side's inability to break down the hosts, the victory delighted Mourinho, who was named Real manager on a three-year deal in July, and started new signings Denzel Dumfries, Ibrahima Konate and Bernardo Silva. His previous spell began in 2010 and lasted three seasons, yielding a La Liga title, the Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup. The 63-year-old Mourinho has won 26 major official trophies across his managerial career, including three Premier League titles with Chelsea and Champions League titles at both Porto and Inter Milan. Real have failed to win a trophy in their past two seasons and parted ways with Xabi Alonso in January, before Alvaro Arbeloa led them through to the end of the campaign in a temporary spell.