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Alonso's side were overrun 5-2 on Saturday by Atletico Madrid and the coach, who joined from Bayer Leverkusen in June, insisted his wounded team has not yet defined their personality.
Woakes's final match was last month against India at the Oval, where he walked out to bat one-handed with his arm in a sling, having dislocated his shoulder in the field.
Like his son, Roger Lukaku also played as a centre-forward, representing various sides in Belgium including KV Mechelen and Oostende. He had also represented the Zaire national team, now recognized as DR Congo.
The seven-time world champion missed a Pirelli tyre test in Italy as well as an event at Milan Fashion Week last week after the 12-year-old dog caught pneumonia and was placed in a coma. He said Roscoe was put to sleep on Sunday, in his arms.
Amorim has taken 34 points from his 33 Premier League games in charge following Saturday's 3-1 loss at Brentford and is yet to oversee consecutive top-flight wins.
Aggregate winners progress to October’s second preliminary round and a step away from the group stage in November. After a first leg full of tight margins and a few shocks, these return fixtures will decide who keeps their continental campaign alive.
Morocco’s OC Safi produced a dominant display at home, defeating Niger’s Nigelec 5–0 to complete a 6–0 aggregate win. The Moroccan side controlled the game from start to finish, creating multiple chances and keeping Nigelec under constant pressure.
Arsenal left it late to claim a vital away win at St. James’ Park. Newcastle struck first through Nick Woltemade in the 34th minute after capitalizing on a defensive lapse.
holders Pyramids will play their postponed ties versus Rwanda's APR next week because of Intercontinental Cup commitments, while one other fixture, between St Eloi Lupopo and Al Merreikh of Sudan, has also been moved into early October.
Gor, begun their Kenyan Premier League campaign for 2025/26 with a 1-0 home loss to relegation candidates Bidco United, to leave K'ogalo reeling, following what was a shock result. Saturday at the Dandora Stadium presented an opportunity for Gor to make a comeback and they did just that with a focused display.
Pulisic grabbed a sensational assist within the first three minutes at San Siro, then added a 31st-minute goal to give his side a two-goal advantage.
After Real Madrid were thrashed 5-2 by rivals Atletico Madrid in a derby on Saturday, Hansi Flick's side had the chance to claim pole position above Xabi Alonso's side. Alvaro Odriozola gave Real Sociedad the lead against the run of play in the first half but Jules Kounde headed the Spanish champions level. Yamal, who missed the last four games with a groin injury, created the winner for Robert Lewandowski just moments after coming on as a second-half substitute.