Champions League

FOOTBALL fans were left stunned after seeing Ajax goalkeeper Remko Pasveer in action against Liverpool this evening.The Dutchman has started every game for the Amsterdam outfit this season.
Remko Panveer played in goal for Ajax against LiverpoolCredit: Alamy
Fans were left questioning just how old he wasCredit: Getty
But supporters were still taken aback when Pasveer pulled off an excellent save to deny a Virgil van Dijk bullet header in the first-half.
The cameras zoomed in on Pasveer after the stop, showing his entirely grey head of hair tied back in a bun up close.
Fans were all immediately left wondering just how old the Ajax stopper was.
And luckily BT Sport commentator Darren Fletcher cleared things up straight away.
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Fletcher immediately pointed out that Pasveer is 38-years-old – double the age of Liverpool teenager Harvey Elliott.
Social media was quick to react after seeing Pasveer and his luscious grey locks.
One joked: “Ajax’s keeper looks about 50 years old.”
While another said: “Yeah this Ajax keeper looks like he should be riding a dragon on Game of Thrones.”
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And a third wrote: “This ajax keeper is pushing 40 and he’s making these kind of saves.”
Although those thinking Pasveer was no spring chicken were shown the error of their ways after the stunning save.
The goalie was called into action again just before the break – and again he responded with an expert double save to deny Trent Alexander-Arnold.
Mohamed Salah did manage to get one past Pasveer in the 17th minute to open the scoring.
Ajax then hit back just before the half-hour mark through a stunning strike from young Ghanian talent Mohammed Kudus.
But Joel Matip popped up with an 89th minute header to claim a valuable three points for Liverpool. More

IT WAS a brutal way to end Tottenham’s unbeaten run this season but not wholly unexpected.Spurs may have begun the campaign with five wins and two draws from their opening seven games, but performances have largely been workmanlike rather than spectacular.
Tottenham were stunned in the closing minutes at SportingCredit: AFP
The Portuguese side smashed in two goals in injury time to secure a 2-0 winCredit: Reuters
For that reason, a result like this always felt like it could be on the cards and so it proved, albeit in dramatic circumstances.
Fellow subs Paulinho and Arthur Gomes did the damage in stoppage time with the former heading in a corner and the latter producing a fine solo goal to send the Estadio Jose Alvalade potty.
Antonio Conte could do little more than shove his hands in his pockets after seeing a stalemate snatched away at the death.
But arguably Sporting deserved it with Tottenham old-boy Marcus Edwards at times looking electric in a game otherwise lacking a spark – until the very end.
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Edwards was once compared to Lionel Messi by Mauricio Pochettino when the pair were still at Tottenham and the 23-year-old almost produced a goal worthy of the Argentine genius in first-half stoppage time.
While the mystery surrounding Son Heung-min’s barren start to the campaign continued as the South Korean made it eight games without a goal now.
Last season’s joint-winner of the Premier League Golden Boot claimed last week that he was not worrying about his drought because he was still getting chances.
But last night he did not have a single shot before trudging off in the 72nd minute to be replaced by Dejan Kulusevski.
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Conte is desperate for one half of his dynamic duo up top – along with Harry Kane – to break his campaign duck soon.
Yet with displays like this, it would not be unfair on the 30-year-old to see him start Saturday’s home game against Leicester on the bench.
Spurs players wore black armbands to mark the passing of Queen Elizabeth II, while there was a reasonably well-observed minute’s silence before kick-off in Her Majesty’s honour as well.
Sporting boss Ruben Amorim talked up Edwards before the game, even tipping him to play for England one day.
And it came via the talented 23-year-old, who left Tottenham on a free in 2019, that the first opportunity of the game arose.
Edwards burst away down the middle and prodded it wide to highly-rated Pedro Goncalves – previously of Wolves – whose effort was heading to the far corner before Hugo Lloris pushed it wide.
On 25 minutes Richarlison wasted a decent chance, by his standards, as he nodded Ivan Perisic’s cross down into the ground, allowing the keeper to claim it easily.
Given it was the Brazilian who had won last week’s Champions League opener at home to Marseille with two bullet headers, he probably should have done better.
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At the end of the first half came Edwards’ thrilling moment.
Edwards said Pochettino was just being “nice” when discussing his Messi comparison in an interview this week – but his mazy run in stoppage time had all the hallmarks of a classic Messi dribble.
The forward picked up the ball midway through Spurs’ half, brushed off not one but two challenges from Sporting academy product Eric Dier and then another from Perisic.
Playing a one-two with Francisco Trincao as he burst into the box, Edwards held off another failed tackle from Cristian Romero but was denied a stunning goal when Lloris pushed wide his close-range poke.
Spurs came out for the second half looking to up the ante, and they came close to a breakthrough with a flurry of early chances.
Emerson Royal had two of them, heading Kane’s excellent cross into the ground a la Richarlison, then failing to beat Sporting keeper Antonio Adan when played through by Kane’s clever, quick free-kick.
Richarlison then fired another effort wide but after that Spurs’ final ball seemed to desert them, winding up Conte on the touchline.
Paulinho celebrated after scoring in the 90th minuteCredit: Getty
Arthur Gomes’s superb solo effort wrapped up the winCredit: Reuters
Though that could not be said for Perisic’s wicked delivery with 20 minutes to go which was almost too good as it fizzed across the six-yard box, catching Kane by surprise as he failed to get on the end of it.
Lloris was probably Spurs’ best player on the night and he looked to have saved them when tipping wide a goalbound shot from former Manchester City wing-back Pedro Porro late on.
Yet from the resulting corner, sub Paulinho got in front of both Royal and Kane to flick into the far corner.
Amazingly, there was still time for another goal and from Gomes, who was only introduced after the breakthrough.
He picked it up on the left, breezed past the flailing Spurs’ backline and found the corner.
It was an infuriating way to lose it.
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But perhaps it can serve as a reminder to anyone getting carried away with Spurs’ early-season results that they are by no means the finished article.
When Son finally gets on his shooting boots and the new signings fully adapt to Conte’s methods, then it may well be a different story.
Richarlison thought he had opened the scoring in the first half but was offsideCredit: Reuters
Antonio Conte demanded more from his players on the pitchCredit: EPA
Marcus Edwards impressed against his former sideCredit: Reuters
Hugo Lloris looked to have earned his side a point with a string of savesCredit: Getty More

PORTO host Club Brugge as Champions League continues into its second week.Brugge kicked off their campaign with a 1-0 win over Bayer Leverkusen last week, while Porto lost to Atletico Madrid in a thriller.

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MARSEILLE face Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League tonight with both teams aiming for improvements from their opening matches.Ligue 1’s Marseille lost 2-0 at Tottenham, while Frankfurt were beaten 3-0 at Sporting Lisbon.
Tottenham and Sporting played in the earlier Group D match.

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FANS are all saying the same thing about Tottenham – but it’s NOT about their performance on the pitch.Instead supporters cooed at the snazzy third kit worn by Harry Kane and Co this evening.
Tottenham wore their new third kit for the first time this eveningCredit: Reuters
Fans have been left impressed by the shirtCredit: Getty
Spurs travelled to Portugal to take on Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League.
And it’s the first time Antonio Conte’s side donned the striking number.
The striking turquoise design, which includes a vibrant pattern, was a huge hit with fans.
One gushed on Twitter: “This is one of the best Spurs kits in a while, I’m so moved.”
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A second said: “Well that Spurs kit will have to be bought. Thing of beauty.”
Even rival fans couldn’t help but admire Tottenham’s threads.
One said: “Hate to say it but that spurs third kit is unreal.”
While another wrote: “That Spurs kit is beautiful. Never even realised they had it.”
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Richarlison thought he had a third Champions League goal in his second game in the competition when he rolled the ball in the back of the net just before the break.
But the £60million summer signing saw his effort ruled out for offside.
Sporting then struck twice at the death to claim a famous 2-0 win and condemn Spurs to their first defeat since April.
Paulinho put the home side ahead in the 90th minute, before Arthur made it two in the third minute of stoppage time with a brilliant solo goal.
A section of Sporting fans refused to honour Her Majesty Elizabeth II during the minute’s silence before the game.
Richarlison scored two goals in his first ever Champions League game last weekCredit: Reuters More