By Alessandro Schiavone at Fortuna Arena, Prague Champions League Matchday 4 Slavia Praha 0-3 Arsenal Goals: Saka 32' (penalty), Merino 46', Merino 68' There are 18 bridges in the city of Prague. But Slavia always knew they would be in for one hell of a ride to bridge the gap with Premier League big hitters Arsenal. Because, whether it's on the pitch or in the bank, the chasm between the two sides is evident. And how it showed. Mikel Arteta, who handed Max Dowman his Champio

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone The dice appears to be well and truly loaded in Arsenal's favour this season according to a West Ham legend. A 2-0 win over Burnley at Turf Moor saw Mikel Arteta's men extend their victorious streak to nine games and open up a seven-point gap at the top of the Premier League. Remarkably the Gunners haven't conceded a goal since their 2-1 away win at Newcastle in late September. There's been a surge of optimism and wind in their sails since th

By Alessandro Schiavone in Paris Ligue 1, Matchday 10 Paris FC 3-3 Olympique Lyonnais Goals: Tolisso, Sulc 2x (L), Camara, Kebbal, Marchetti Arsenal flop Ainsley Maitland-Niles had a face like thunder at the end of the game. The reason? His Lyon side cocked up a 3-0 lead to draw 3-3 with Paris FC under the watchful eye of club minority shareholder and Red Bull global head of sport Jürgen Klopp in the stands. With French football high society in the shape of Emmanuel Petit and

By Alessandro Schiavone at CEGEKA Arena, Genk KRC Genk 0-0 Betis Sevilla Balompié Oh Hyeon-gyu hit the foot of the post in the second-half as Genk and Real Betis Balompie could not be separated in a goalless draw in matchday 3 in the Europa League tonight. That's as good as it got in this dull game as the fifth-placed La Liga side, who were taken to the cleaners by Chelsea in the Europa Conference final in May, failed to turn up completely. Unlike their fans. Numerous and voc

By Alessandro Schiavone in Leverkusen Bayer Leverkusen 2-7 Paris Saint-Germain Goals: Pacho, Doué, Kvaratskhelia, Doué, Mendes, Dembelé, Vitinha (PSG), Garcia, Garcia (BL) At 4-1 down, Bayer Leverkusen were already toast when Mark Flekken played his part in his side's worst defeat since a 6-0 mauling by Schwarz-Weiss Essen in 1954. Pillaged by the likes of Liverpool, Arsenal and Sunderland in last summer's transfer window, Leverkusen were unable to deal with the Champions Lea

By Alessandro Schiavone at Toulouse LIGUE 1: Toulouse 4-0 Metz Goals: Magri, Dønnum, Gboho, Cresswell A forgotten Fulham flop's aim to revive his career back in his homeland is not exactly going to plan after he and his Metz teammates suffered a 4-0 spanking at FC Toulouse. Like aliens in a foreign land, Fodé Ballo-Touré was an impotent spectator as winless Metz shipped two goals within six minutes courtesy of a deflected Frank Magri effort and a well-executed Aron Dønnum pe

By Alessandro at Stade Velodrome Olympique Marseille 6-2 Le Havre Goals : Kechta (24' LH) Greenwood (35' penalty), 67', 72', 76', Robinio Vaz 88', Murillo 90+3 (Olympique Marseille), Touré 90+2 (LH) Olympique Marseille replied to an early Le Havre sucker punch with six throws of their own as Premier League persona non grata Mason Greenwood became the first club player since Jean-Pierre Papin back in 1991 to net a quadruple. Despite late cosmetic goals by Robinio Vaz and Micha

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone in London On Tottenham's start to the season : "I think it's been positive! Obviously a new manager...

By Alessandro Schiavone at Planet Group Arena-Ghent Timothy Castagne missed the open-goal as Belgium spurned a golden opportunity to...

Exclusive by Alessandro Schiavone A Brazilian football legend has snubbed Gabriel Magalhães in favour of William Saliba when quizzed on...