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#clean-sheet

Clean sheet!Clean sheet!Bayern Munich earned only the second shutout of the Thomas Tuchel era in a cathartic, but still nervy win over bottom-dwelling Hertha Berlin.Let's look back at how the media received the performance.The gulf in class was vast.Bayern controlled and dominated, all without scoring for over an hour - surely conjuring nightmares among many a fan about getting sucker-punched on the counter.

Germany recently played out a 2-0 win against Peru in the first of two international friendlies.A landmark brace from Niclas Füllkrug was enough to seal the deal and hand former Bayern Munich head coach Hansi Flick's team all three points, which left everyone in high spirits.Some of Die Mannschaft's players gave their takes on the match.

From Julian Nagelsmann's point of view, he got exactly what Bayern Munich wanted and needed ahead of their colossal Champions League clash against Paris Saint-Germain, which was a Bundesliga win and clean sheet with their 3-0 triumph over VfL Bochum.It was far from Bayern's strongest performance of the season, but the three points to keep them at the top of the table was the required confidence boost as they're now on a three-match win streak across all competitions, stretching back to the 4-0 DFB-Pokal win over Mainz.

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LAFC has proved itself to be the best team in MLS.Now it gets another chance to see how it measures up against the best in Mexico.A 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Union on Tuesday night in the second leg of the teams' CONCACAF Champions League semifinal series gave LAFC a 4-1 aggregate victory and a spot in the tournament final against the winner of the other semifinal matchup between Liga MX clubs Tigres UANL and Club León.

Heaton is the second-choice shot-stopper at Old Trafford, deputising for David de Gea on two occasions and both times keeping a clean sheet.The 36-year-old picked up an ankle injury ahead of the 3-1 victory over Fulham in the FA Cup, with January signing Jack Butland taking his place on the bench, and now United have confirmed Heaton "won't be available for several of United's upcoming matches."

4:30 PM GMT+1 Thibaut Courtois has seemingly recovered from a minor injury scare ahead of an important few weeks for Real Madrid / Jonathan Moscrop/GettyImages Thibaut Courtois has been spotted back in Real Madrid training after a muscular strain prompted the goalkeeper to withdraw from Belgium's international squad.

Since the return of club football from the World Cup, the International break took over again in the form of Friendlies and UEFA Euro qualifiers.14 Manchester United first-team players were called up by their National teams around the world and in this article, we take a look at how they fared for their countries in the recent international break.

Scotland got a monkey off their back by starting a European Championship qualifying campaign with a victory for the first time since 2006.But opening scorer John McGinn stressed that "we're aware we can still improve" as they aim to end an even longer wait to beat Spain.After two late Scott McTominay goals finally killed off the fleeting threat of bottom seeds Cyprus at Hampden Park on Saturday, Steve Clarke's side on Tuesday host Group A favourites who opened their campaign in similar style with of their own over Norway.

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The last time Scotland played Cyprus, Eamonn Brophy started up front and Oliver Burke came off the bench to score an 89th-minute winner.

C.J. Sapong scored one minute into the second half and Sean Johnson made it stand up as Toronto FC blanked visiting New York City FC 1-0 on Saturday night.Richie Laryea had an assist on Sapong's first goal of the season.Sapong was acquired by Toronto in a trade with Nashville SC on Tuesday, with Saturday night serving as his debut with his new club.

Wales boss Robert Page admits his side have exceeded expectations by taking four points from their opening two European Championship qualifiers to top their group.While on paper this was a 1-0 win over a country ranked a lowly 133rd in the world, for Wales' manager, players and fans, it felt like a seismic step after their shock draw in Croatia.

Nicholas Gioacchini and João Klauss scored first-half goals for CITY SC.ST.LOUIS - Nicholas Gioacchini and João Klauss scored first-half goals and St. Louis City remained unbeaten in its inaugural season with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.St. Louis City (4-0-0), which became the first MLS team to open a season with three straight come-from-behind victories, didn't need to rally against San Jose (2-2-0).

ST. LOUIS (AP) - Nicholas Gioacchini and João Klauss scored first-half goals and St. Louis City remained unbeaten in its inaugural season with a 3-0 victory over the San Jose Earthquakes on Saturday night.St. Louis City (4-0-0), which became the first MLS team to open a season with three straight come-from-behind victories, didn't need to rally against San Jose (2-2-0).

Before Bayern Munich's humongous second leg clash against Paris Saint Germain, in which progression to the next round was on the line, most casual fans could have been forgiven for being surprised when Bayern's team sheet for this Champions League tie was announced.After all, most were expecting Bayern to name traditional, well known stars all over the pitch and yet there was this one guy few casuals knew, who goes by the name of Josip Stanišić.

Filip Kostic scored the winner as Juventus made it six victories from their past seven Serie A matches with a 1-0 triumph over Inter at San Siro on Sunday.The Bianconeri started the game four places below their hosts, but Kostic struck in the first half to send them on their way to completing the league double over Inter for the first time since the 2019-20 campaign.

Former England goalkeeper Ben Foster kept a clean sheet on his second Wrexham debut as the National League leaders beat York City 3-0.Wrexham's opener came late in the first half, when James Jones' shot hit the bar and went in off York keeper Ryan Whitley.Sam Dalby headed in from Ben Tozer's long throw to double the lead before Elliot Lee rolled in a late third.

Struggling Blackpool held runaway Championship leaders Burnley to a goalless draw in an uneventful Lancashire derby.The Clarets came close to taking the lead before the break but Chris Maxwell made a fine save to deny Johann Berg Gudmundsson's well-hit shot.Vincent Kompany's men enjoyed almost 80% of the possession against the Seasiders but could not find a way past the impressive Maxwell in the home goal.

Manchester City 6, Erling Haaland (22' PEN, 24', 45'+2', 53', 57') Ilkay Gündogan (49') Kevin De Bruyne (90'+2')
Burnley 0


Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a hugely important match as the team was just in excellent form.City and with Pep at the helm had nearly a perfect game.One that saw Haaland, the Terminator score an incredible three goals.

Manchester City 7, Erling Haaland (22' PEN, 24', 45'+2', 53', 57') Ilkay Gündogan (49') Kevin De Bruyne (90'+2')
RB Leipzig 0


Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a hugely important match as the team was just in excellent form.City and with Pep at the helm had nearly a perfect game.

Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a big one away vs the Palace lads.A really good win on the backs of some interesting changes.The team made the most of them and thanks to a masterful penalty taken by Haaland was awesome.A match that had a similar feel to most City matches, yet resulted in some great play for the team as the intensity was there early.

Welcome to your quick recap.Manchester City win a big one at home vs the Magpies.A really good win on the backs of some interesting changes.The team made the most of them and with the opener coming after just 15 minutes.A match that had a similar feel to most City matches, yet resulted in some great play for the team as the intensity was there early.

Tight defense was not exactly a running theme in Bayern Munich's 5-3 win over Bavarian rivals FC Augsburg, but it's yet another vital three points in the Bundesliga title race for the Rekordmeister as they remain top of the table.A rare brace from Benjamin Pavard and goals from Joao Cancelo, Leroy Sane and Alphonso Davies rounded out the three points, undoing what had been cause for concern when Bayern went 1-0 down through Augsburg's Mergim Berisha in the 2nd minute of play.

Milan beat Torino 1-0 last night at Stadio San Siro and it was the first time since October 8 that the Diavolo won a Serie A game without conceding a goal.Thiaw was handed a start as Milan opted for a three-man defense and the summer signing from Schalke was impressive and did well to stop Ivan Jurić's players.

AC Milan hosted Torino at the San Siro and finally managed to break the cycle of seven games without a win.Stefano Pioli managed to beat Ivan Juric at last after two losses in the previous two games this season.Olivier Giroud got the winning goal and by some miracle Ciprian Tatarusanu kept a clean sheet to get this win.

AC Milan face Tottenham Hotspur at the San Siro tonight as the round of 16 of the UEFA Champions League returns after almost a decade for the Rossoneri fans.Milan have been in a terrible run of form but managed to scrape a win this weekend while Tottenham have equally struggled but got hammered 4-1 by Leicester City this weekend.

Bayern Munich defender Matthijs de Ligt was happy to see his team wrap up three points against VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga before its Champions League showdown with Paris Saint-Germain."The win was important for us.It might not have been our very best game, but 3 goals, clean sheet, 3 points, no injuries - we can be happy with that.

Yann Sommer had his first real test as a Bayern Munich player in the UEFA Champions League match against Paris Saint-Germain.The Swiss goalkeeper had a couple of good interventions who helped the Bavarian side keep a clean sheet in the match.In the post-match conference, the Swiss goalkeeper explained his experience.

Liverpool completed a difficult week with a frustrating 0-0 draw at Crystal Palace on Saturday that did little to enhance their prospects of finishing in the Premier League's top four.Thrashed 5-2 at home by Real Madrid in the Champions League on Tuesday, Jurgen Klopp's inconsistent side laboured against a Palace team who kept a first clean sheet against Liverpool for 18 years.