Villarreal have endured a miserable start to the new campaign, remaining winless across their first five matches in all competitions.After finishing third in La Liga last season to secure their best league performance in 18 years, the Yellow Submarine find themselves under mounting pressure under new boss Iñigo Pérez, having lost three straight games including a 3-2 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League midweek.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsIn contrast, Real Betis arrive at the Estadio de la Cerámica riding a massive wave of momentum. Manuel Pellegrini’s side followed up a sensational 1-0 La Liga victory over champions Real Madrid by coming from behind twice to defeat Lille 3-2 in their Champions League opener.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952581##Collecting nine points from their first four league matches represents Betis’ joint-best top-flight start since 2011/12, setting up an intriguing Monday night clash on the East Coast.Kick-off: 10:00 PM (Kenyan Time), Monday 1..

Three days ago, Manchester United and Sabah wrote a new chapter in football history, as their managers, Michael Carrick and Valdas Dambrauskas, fielded 22 players from 21 different countries, with the Red Devils’ Belgian duo of Senne Lammens and Youri Tielemans the only compatriots on the pitch.A couple of decades ago, something like that would have been inconceivable, but football has changed a lot, and another example of the game’s changing landscape comes from Italy, where Juventus are about to face Sassuolo (21.45) with only one Italian in their starting lineup, which hasn’t happened since February 2023.🚨🇮🇹 Juventus will have only one Italian player in the starting XI against Sassuolo: Guglielmo Vicario.It hasn’t happened since 28 February 2023, when Fagioli was the only Italian player in Juventus’ starting XI.— @CorSport pic.twitter.com/PRIkuVDTkI— Forza Juve | 𝑒𝑛. (@theFJEN) September 11, 2026 According to La Gazzetta dello Sport and Football Italia, the Bianconeri’s goalkeeper G..

Even though the two Manchester giants started the season in quite different fashions – City have a perfect record, while United collected just four points from their opening three rounds – there’s no clear favourite for the upcoming Manchester Derby (18.30).The Cityzens kicked off the campaign better, but their transition from Pep Guardiola to Enzo Maresca isn’t over yet. True, they’ve won all three of their Premier League matches so far, but they haven’t been as impressive as expected.Michael Carrick has faced Enzo Maresca twice as a manager, and won both 👀✅ Middlesbrough 1-0 Leicester (2023/24)✅ Leicester 1-2 Middesbrough (2023/24)They meet again this weekend in the Manchester derby 🍿 pic.twitter.com/bjjBOaA7CO— Football on TNT Sports (@footballontnt) September 11, 2026 On the other hand, Michael Carrick seems to have caught the “Ole Gunnar Solskjaer virus”, enjoying much better results as an interim manager than since taking the job permanently.After the shocking defeat to Hull City..

Tusker FC coach Julien Mette has revealed how a tactical switch to a hybrid 4-4-2 system helped the Brewers overcome Al Ahli Wad Madani and book their place in the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsTusker edged the Sudanese side 1-0 at Nyayo National Stadium on Saturday, securing a 3-2 aggregate victory after the two sides had played out a 2-2 draw in the first leg in Kigali.Mette disclosed after the match that his tactical plan involved starting with four defenders before switching to a back three when necessary, with the primary objective of neutralizing Al Ahli’s attacking threat.The French tactician specifically identified Ibrhima Camara as a major danger, having been impressed by the forward’s performance in the first leg.“It was a hybrid formation. We started with four defenders, but when it mattered, we largely shifted to a back three. We did that to counter our opponents, particularly their number 12, who gave us a ..

Atletico Madrid will be aiming to avoid a third straight defeat in all competitions when they resume their La Liga campaign away to Real Sociedad on Sunday evening.Diego Simeone’s side started the 2026-27 season well with seven points from their opening three games, but recent setbacks – a 3-0 league defeat to Athletic Bilbao followed by a 2-1 Champions League loss against Liverpool – have piled pressure on the capital club.Download Our MozzartSport App For More NewsMoving to sixth in the table, Los Rojiblancos are desperate to regain momentum on the road, where they have found positive results hard to come by in recent Basque visits.Real Sociedad, meanwhile, enter this fixture in high spirits after recovering from early back-to-back losses to Real Betis and Real Madrid. Pellegrino Matarazzo’s team has since taken seven points from their last three La Liga matches, including a thrilling 3-2 victory away at Elche last time out.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952575##The Txuri-Urdin sit ninth in the divi..

Bayern Munich played a Champions League game against Bodo/Glimt this week without leaving Germany, hosting the Norwegian side at the Allianz Arena.Today, the Bavarians will play the final game of the third Bundesliga round, but are currently out of the country!##EDITORS_CHOICE##How? All thanks to a little travel catch.Bayern will lock horns with Elversberg (18.30), one of the Bundesliga’s newcomers and most pleasant surprises, away from home. However, given that the Black and White hail from a small town of only around 13,000 people with no nearby airport, the only way for the Munich giants to get there would be a four-and-a-half-hour drive (over 420 km).Therefore, the Bavarians came up with a plan.Since Spiesen-Elversberg is close to where Germany, France, and Luxembourg meet, Bayern’s traveling party flew to Luxembourg and will reach the rivals’ Ursapharm-Arena with a one-hour drive (78 km), avoiding an unnecessarily long and exhausting journey.🚨 DAVID VS GOLIATH: €58M ELVERSBERG HOS..

Kabras RFC booked their place in the semifinals of the 60th Christie 7s after overcoming Club Afrique 24-12 in a quarterfinal clash played on Sunday, 13 September, at the RFUEA Grounds.Download Our Mozzart Sport App for More NewsThe Sugarmen were forced to come from behind after Club Afrique made a blistering start to the contest, scoring two quick tries to take a 12-0 lead and put Kabras under early pressure.Club Afrique looked sharp in the opening exchanges, capitalizing on their opportunities to establish a two-score advantage before Kabras finally found their way onto the scoreboard.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952681##Rayvon Ambale sparked the Sugarmen’s fightback when he crossed for their opening try, with Jackson Siketi adding the conversion to cut the deficit to 12-7.Kabras carried the momentum into the second half and continued to apply pressure as Club Afrique struggled to contain their attacking threat.Derrick Ashiundu then crossed for Kabras’ second try, with Ambale converting to bring t..

Last February, Barcelona brought Egyptian prospect Hamza Abdelkarim on loan from Al Ahly Cairo and added him to their U19 squad.In July, the Catalans made his move permanent for €1.5 million, and now, it’s time for the youngster to put pen to paper on a new long-term contract.Instant impact: Rodri breaks teammate’s noseIn the meantime, he impressed Hansi Flick, finishing as Barca’s top scorer in pre-season with four goals – enough to convince the club to tie him down.As the La Liga giants announced on their official website, Abdelkarim will officially sign a new deal running through 2030 in two days, underlining just how highly they rate him.𝗔𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗮𝗺𝘇𝗮 𝗔𝗯𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗸𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗺FC Barcelona and player Hamza Abdelkarim have reached an agreement for the renewal of the Egyptian footballer’s contract until 30 June 2030. pic.twitter.com/NmDrPYzgs9— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) September 11, 2026 The 18-year-old made his Barca debut on August 31 against Rayo Vallecano, coming on for t..

Harambee Stars midfielder Duke Abuya featured as Tanzanian giants Young Africans (Yanga) secured passage to the second preliminary round of the CAF Champions League with a 2-1 victory over Botswana champions Gaborone United on Saturday.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsAbuya was once again trusted in Yanga’s midfield as the Tanzanian champions completed a 3-2 aggregate victory following a 1-1 draw in the first leg in Botswana.##NAJAVA_MECA_9952581##Playing at the Azam Complex in Dar es Salaam, Yanga made a blistering start and took the lead after just seven minutes through Namibian striker Peter Shalulile.Selemani Mwalimu supplied the assist, setting up Shalulile to give the hosts an early advantage and put Yanga 2-1 ahead on aggregate.Gaborone United responded strongly and spent much of the match searching for an equalizer that would have taken the tie towards a penalty shootout.Yanga, however, remained disciplined as they held on to their narrow advantage.Rising Stars coach..