#match-report

#match-report

Barça's first half performance was, in a word, dreadful. Slavia came out the more aggressive and desperate team and scored a somewhat ugly set piece goal in the 10th minute as Kusej got ahead of Frenkie de Jong at the far post after a corner and somehow found a way to put the ball over the line, and the home team was off to a dream start.

Anis Ben Slimane gave Norwich a ninth-minute lead before the in-form Sam Smith restored parity before the break. Jovon Makama struck after 58 minutes to take his Championship goals tally into double figures and end Wrexham's 10-game unbeaten home league run that stretched back to Sept. 13. Norwich remain in the relegation zone despite an upturn in results since Philippe Clement succeeded the sacked Liam Manning in November, but are within a point of Blackburn and Portsmouth in 22nd.

Dembele opened the scoring in the 13th minute, firing in off the post from the edge of the area to settle Luis Enrique's men after a nervy start. He then sent the Parc des Princes crowd into raptures just under 20 minutes into the second half, demonstrating artistry and precision to produce a high lobbed finish over Berke Ozer, who could only watch in awe as Lille were given a mountain to climb.

It's half-time [in the tie]. I was very happy with the engagement, the commitment of the players. They gave everything. It was every open game. Disappointed to concede from a corner. Disappointed with the third goal as well, because we were right back in the game, and we were on top at that moment. We switched off from a restart from a central free-kick, but I can't fault the players. We've had illness in the squad, we've picked up a few knocks this week, but what the squad has shown is that they are willing to run and fight for each other.

Barnsley gave their hosts a scare after just 28 seconds when Davis Keillor-Dunn thumped a header against the right post. But Liverpool took the lead nine minutes in after Szoboszlai was left unmarked and lifted a spectacular long-range strike into the back of the net. Jonathan Bland forced Giorgi Mamardashvili into a smart stop shortly before Jeremie Frimpong cut inside from the right to curl a brilliant strike into the roof of the net 36 minutes in.

Goals from Sam Smith and Oliver Rathbone before the break were enough to secure all three points on the road for Phil Parkinson's side, seeing them extend their winning run in the competition to three games. Wrexham were ahead after just 11 minutes against a struggling Blackburn side, with Matty James' long ball over the top of the Rovers defence taken down and slotted in at the near post by Smith.

Kenan Yildiz's late goal helped Juventus claim a 2-0 win over Pisa and move them up to third in Serie A, one point behind leaders Inter. It was far from a classic, though Pisa twice struck the woodwork, but also scored an own-goal as Juventus failed to convince against the side second from bottom in the table. Juventus started brightly, though failed to cause Adrian Semper too many issues as Weston McKennie's tight-angled shot was kept out before Yildiz bent one just wide.

But despite entering the break in the ascendency, Palace were stunned by two goals in three minutes, the first of which came from Piotr Parzyszek in the 50th minute. Parzyszek finished into the roof of the net after good work from Saku Savolainen before Cisse turned Clinton Antwi's shot at goal beyond Walter Benitez with an improvised flick. KuPS thought they had put the game beyond doubt in the 68th minute

In our planning, we could see a difference in how Leuven do things in the first half compared to the second where they come out strong, aggressive, more opportunistic, create more chances and score more goals in the second half. They had that spell but we managed that. It was a team performance because when new players come on, we got new energy and new ideas It's not an easy place to come.

Manchester City defeated Crystal Palace 3-0 to stay two points away from Arsenal at the top of the table. The result marks the fifth win in a row for the Blues in all competitions. Donnarumma started in goal. Nunes, Gvardiol, Dias, and O'Reilly were in defence. Gonzalez, Reijnders, and Bernardo were in midfield with Foden, Cherki, and Haaland in attack. Jeremy Doku was absent from the squad, having reportedly sustained a leg injury.

He is a fantastic striker, it was never in doubt. His CV speaks for itself. [He's an] unbelievable human being, an unbelievable hard worker. We are blessed to have him. Harry Kane is playing in the Bundesliga, but he's one of the best English strikers in the Premier League.