#match-report

#match-report

Le Tissier tucked home from 12 yards in the 31st minute after a handball by Arna Eiriksdottir, with that moment proving enough to get the Red Devils over the line. It was a game that Marc Skinner's side looked in control of throughout, though they were unable to add to their goal tally to make the scoreline slightly more comfortable.

It was hardly thrilling and it was not the entertaining opening to life in the Women's Champions League that Manchester United might have hoped for but, more important than that, the English side got up and running with three points as they beat Valerenga in a low-key affair in Leigh. Maya Le Tissier's penalty kick was enough to beat the Norwegian side on Marc Skinner's team's debut in the league phase on a night that will enter the club's history books

From the very first whistle, Sevilla played with a scary level of intensity and belief, snapping into tackles and springing forward with purpose. The early warning signs for Barcelona came as early as the third minute, when Alexis Sanchez forced Wojciech Szczesny into a save. Moments later, the hosts' pressure paid off. After a VAR check confirmed a foul by Ronald Araujo on Isaac Romero, Sanchez stepped up and coolly dispatched his penalty into the bottom corner.

Tottenham cruised into the fourth round of the EFL Cup as Thomas Frank's side beat Doncaster Rovers 3-0 on a night that also saw holders Newcastle United progress in style and wins for Arsenal and Manchester City. Spurs can look forward to a fourth-round tie with Newcastle at St James' Park, after the draw pitted them against Eddie Howe's side in a mouthwatering tie.

"I thought in the first half we were outstanding. We started the season poorly, but we built on the second half against Coventry and first half against Leicester,"

It was a difficult match. We weren't fully present in the first half and conceded twice, but we knew we had to show our character in the second half,

Christian Garcia's first-half own goal and Declan Rice's header after the break ensured England extended their perfect 2026 World Cup qualifying campaign to four wins and moved five points clear at the top of Group K with victory over Andorra. Centre-back Garcia headed Arsenal forward Madueke's right-wing cross past Iker Alvarez in the 25th minute after the Three Lions, who are 170 places above Andorra in the rankings, had struggled to test the goalkeeper during the early stages at Villa Park.

Estevao netted an incredible first competitive goal for Brazil to set them on their way to a 3-0 win over Chile in their penultimate World Cup qualifier. Brazil moved up to second in the qualifying table, while Chile's woes went on as they failed to pose a threat to Carlo Ancelotti's team in his first match at the Maracana. Casemiro had a glancing header disallowed for offside in the fourth minute,