Joao Cancelo’s 89th-minute goal completed an amazing comeback by Barcelona as they scored three times in the final 10 minutes to beat Celta Vigo 3-2.

Rafael Benitez’s Celta put in an excellent display and looked home and hosed as they went 2-0 up after 76 minutes when Tasos Douvikas added to Jorgen Strand Larsen’s excellent first-half goal.

But they succumbed to an incredible late rally that no one saw coming as Robert Lewandowski scored twice in four minutes before former Manchester City defender Cancelo won it with one minute of normal time.

FULL TIME!!! EPIC COMEBACK!

— FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona)

The comeback will paper over the cracks of what was a worrying display for Barca, who were cut open at will by a vibrant Celta side, but X…

Christian Eriksen was about to feel the full wrath of an affronted Brandon Williams, and then Norwich s on-loan Manchester United man took a second glance at who had hauled him down.

Just as Williams prepared to unleash fury the way of the offender, with whom he tumbled to the Carrow Road turf after a midfield tussle, he clocked it was Eriksen.

The man who nine months ago collapsed on the Parken Stadium pitch during Euro 2020, suffering a cardiac arrest from which he almost died.

So this was not the moment for rage, but for reality. It was a moment to choose life over strife, to drop the snarling attitude and show a forgiving side.

Waking up to the fact it had been far from a brutal challenge, Williams scowl changed to a broad smile and he gave the …

Sporting CP captain Bruno Fernandes has ended speculation over his future by signing a new contract with the Portuguese club.

Fernandes, 25, had been a reported target for Premier League pair Manchester United and Tottenham, as well as LaLiga giants Real Madrid.

The Portugal international midfielder s contract with Sporting still reportedly runs until 2023, though his buyout clause is said to have been increased to €100million.

Fernandes been named Primeira Liga s Player of the Year for the past two seasons, after joining Sporting from Sampdoria in 2017.

It is with enormous pleasure that I will keep on playing with this shirt

— Sporting CP_en (@SportingCP_en)

For me it is a great source of pride and recognition of my work, it…

Borussia Dortmund coach Jurgen Klopp has insisted that he is to blame for the Bundesliga giants recent poor form.

Last season’s runners-up slumped to a surprising 1-0 home defeat to strugglers Hamburg at Signal Iduna Park on Saturday.

Dortmund were disappointing throughout, and despite a late siege of the Hamburg goal, they managed just four shots on target in 90 minutes.

They have now lost three of their last four league games, falling to 13th in the fledging Bundesliga standings.

And Klopp, who has enjoyed consistent success with Dortmund since joining in 2008, was adamant that the blame lies squarely at his feet, although he also said the players must step up.

The shoe I put on me. I am responsible for the preparation and adjustment of the …

Al Ahly will have the chance to defend their title after cruising through to the 2021-22 CAF Champions League final following a 2-2 second-leg draw with ES Setif in the semi-finals.

The visitors, who held a four-goal lead from a blowout first-leg victory, seldom looked troubled by the chance of an almighty upset in Algiers, and progressed to make it three finals on the trot with a 6-2 aggregate win.

On home soil, Setif restored a modicum of respectability against their Egyptian visitors and bounced back from Ahmed Abdel Kader s second-minute opener to lead through goals from Ahmed Kendouci and Riad Benayad.

But the 10-time competition winners, unbeaten since the knockout stages began, ensured a draw to preserve their advantage after Mohamed Sherif netted i…

Xavi promised Barcelona will keep fighting until it is mathematically impossible to win the LaLiga title after moving into second place on Sunday.

A hard-fought 1-0 win against Sevilla at Camp Nou came thanks to a well-taken Pedri goal, and it saw Barca leapfrog their opponents and Atletico Madrid in the table.

They remain 12 points adrift of leaders Real Madrid, but Barca ended Sevilla s 15-game unbeaten run in the league, and are now undefeated in 14 LaLiga games themselves.

Speaking after the victory, Xavi was upbeat despite the big gap between his team and Madrid, who Barcelona thrashed 4-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu in their last game away from home.

I am very positive, I believe in work, effort, sacrifice and collective work, Xavi told reporters.  …

Gareth Bale believes he will need a few weeks before reaching peak fitness after making a goalscoring return to action with Real Madrid.

Wales international star Bale spent almost three months on the sidelines following ankle surgery and took just 12 minutes to make his mark against Espayol at the Santiago Bernabeu, crowning a swift counter-attack to seal a 2-0 victory for the LaLiga leaders.

Next on the agenda for Zinedine Zidane s side are trips to Valencia and Villarreal over the next week and Bale will hope to crank through the gears.

It will take me a few weeks to fully recover and be at 100 per cent, said the 27-year-old forward, as quoted by Marca.

I feel very good after having worked for three months to recover, and to have contributed a goal to…

France attacking midfielder Mathieu Valbuena has ended his long stint with Marseille by moving to Dinamo Moscow on a three-year-deal.

Valbuena has long been linked with a move away from the Stade Velodrome and has now brought an eight-year spell in Provence to a conclusion with a switch to the Russian capital.

France s World Cup campaign, in which the playmaker featured in four of their five games, helped to build Valbuena s reputation as he scored and provided an assist in a 5-2 group-stage success against Switzerland.

English sides QPR and West Ham were also said to be interested in the 29-year-old, while Sevilla had also reportedly been in talks to take the diminutive schemer to the Ramon Sanchez Pizjuan.

But Dinamo won the race for Valbuena s signatur…

Crystal Palace defender Joel Ward has put pen to paper on a new contract with the club, .

The 25 year old full-back has played every single minute of the Eagles’ Premier League campaign this season, and he scored his first goal for the club in last month’s 3-1 win over Queens Park Rangers.

He moved to Selhurst Park from Portsmouth, and has racked up one hundred and one appearances in all competitions so far.

Aside from his four years at Fratton Park, he had loan spell with Bournemouth during the 2008/09 campaign, and his new deal with Palace will see him remain with the club until the end of the 2017/18 season.

Crystal Palace have won their last four league games in succession and have taken fifteen from the last eighteen available to move them t…

Luka Modric insists Real Madrid deserved their Champions League victory but says he would trade in some of his club honours for World Cup glory with Croatia.

The midfielder was at the heart of a Madrid side that beat Liverpool 3-1 in Kiev, as Zinedine Zidane s side benefited from a pair of goalkeeping errors by Loris Karius.

Despite their good fortune, Modric claims the achievement of beating Paris Saint-Germain, Juventus and Bayern Munich on their way to the final made Madrid worthy winners.

Speaking at the Croatian Players Union awards ceremony, Modric said: It seems we can t make it without drama.

Our Croatian connection!

— #CHAMP13NS (@realmadriden)

But this time we ve had the hardest route since I came to Madrid: French cha…