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DFL-Supercup gives an early part of Der Klassiker this season, when DFB-Pokal winners Borussia Dortmund meet Bundesliga champions Bayern Munich at Signal Iduna Park on Tuesday night. BVB enters the tie with a high mood, after getting their league campaign started with emphasis this weekend. Erling Haaland did twice when Marco Rose's side ended with a 5-2 winner against Eintracht Frankfurt.Robert Lewandowski also came on the points list in Bayern's opening, although his only blow was just enough to serve the Bavarian giants…

Barcelona midfielder Gerard Pique has declined praise for agreeing to a substantial pay cut for the rest of his teammates, who he stressed have agreed to do the same.Ronald Koeman's side finally confirmed the registrations of Memphis Depay, Eric Garcia and young Rey Manaj on Saturday, acknowledging that they could only do so because of Pique's willingness to accept a huge pay cut.Depay could only play because of Pique's pay cut / Alex Caparros / Getty ImagesIt is a generosity that has seen Pique lavishly praised, while at…

Tottenham are willing to increase their offer to Villarreal midfielder Pau Torres in an attempt to convince him to join the club.Villarreal boss Unai Emery recently confirmed that the 24-year-old had turned down the chance to join Spurs, and his desire to play Champions League football is believed to be the main reason behind the decision.Torres turned down Spurs / Zhizhao Wu / Getty ImagesSpurs have been in this boat already this summer, with Sevilla's Jules Kounde who snubbed a move to the club for similar reasons, but…

Manchester United midfielder Andreas Pereira has turned down the chance to join Everton and would like to return to his native Brazil with Flamengo.The 25-year-old has returned to Old Trafford from a loan deal with Lazio but has made it clear that he is ready to leave the club this summer because he wants regular playing time.Pereira fought with Lazio / Jonathan Moscrop / Getty ImagesBoth Everton and Flamengo have submitted loan proposals to United, with the former previously thought to lead the race due to their willingness…

Hector Bellerin has made it clear to Arsenal that he will do whatever it takes to seal a move from the Emirates this summer.The Spaniard, who has two years left on his contract, slipped down in order towards the end of last season and has been linked with an exit for a while now, as Inter, Barcelona and Atletico Madrid all tipped to move to him.Bellerin's wish has been known for a while / Chloe Knott - Danehouse / Getty ImagesAs noted by The Athletic, Bellerin's desire to leave Arsenal has been clear for some time now and he…

Liverpool defender Virgil van Dijk has warned fans that he still has a long way to go after recovering from a knee injury before returning to his best form.The Dutchman played a full 90 minutes of Saturday's 3-0 victory against Norwich, which was his first competitive appearance since he broke his cruciate ligament in a collision with Everton's Jordan Pickford all the way back in October 2020.We are back! ? pic.twitter.com/BicZRgfkUI- Virgil van Dijk (@VirgilvDijk) August 14, 2021Having Van Dijk back, as well as both Joe…

Chelsea boss Thomas Tuchel has revealed that he expects midfielder N'Golo Kante to recover from an injury in time to face Arsenal on Sunday, when he can be joined by new team-mate Romelu Lukaku.Kante missed the 3-0 victory over Crystal Palace this weekend after complaining of an ankle injury after the Supercup triumph against Villarreal, where Mateo Kovacic took his usual place with Jorginho.Kante lost on Arsenal / Robbie Jay Barratt - AMA / Getty ImagesChelsea managed without the Frenchman during the match, after which…

Liverpool midfielder Jordan Henderson is expected to end speculation about his future after agreeing on a new long-term contract at Anfield.It was already revealed in July that there was considerable uncertainty about offering Henderson a new contract due to his age - he turned 31 in June - and the door was tentatively opened for a possible sale this summer.Talks between the two parties have continued since then, and as noted by The Athletic, an agreement has in principle been reached on a three-year contract with the…

Taty Castellanos has been hailed as "top class" by coach Ronny Deila after his stay in the NYCFC's 2-0 win over Inter Miami.With Heber suspended from September 2020 with an ACL injury, Castellanos has had to shoulder a much larger goal burden than he might have expected.But this season alone, the Argentine has scored eight goals in 18 games in the MLS and set up another six - both teams' tops.His latest strikes came in a valuable 2-0 win over Inter Miami on Saturday leaving NYCFC second in the Eastern Conference. The first…

In the tenth minute of Barcelona's opening day, action-packed 4-2 victory over Real Sociedad on Sunday night, there was a heartfelt minute of applause and singing for the recently resigned Lionel Messi.It was the first time in 17 years that the club did not have its best player ever among its ranks, and the mood towards the new era was subdued to say the least.But after 90 minutes of action, it is safe to say that the mood has changed. Yes, in the tenth minute of the second half, another round of 'Messi! Messi! 'songs…