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Insigne burns Liverpool with last-minute winner

Lorenzo Insigne finished off a slick move in the 90th minute to give Napoli a late 1-0 win over Liverpool on Wednesday.

Insigne’s effort capped a dominant performance against the misfiring Reds and vaulted the host into first in Group C with four points.

Liverpool also lost Naby Keita to an apparent back injury early in the first half. The bustling Guinean midfielder, who started his sixth match for his new club Wednesday, required a stretcher to leave the pitch.

Jurgen Klopp’s men are now three matches without a win after claiming victory in each of their first seven fixtures of the campaign.

Napoli monopolized the majority of the chances at the Stadio San Paolo, while Liverpool tried to preserve a point. The visitors posed little, if any, attacking threat, failing to register a single shot on target in a Champions League match for the first time since February 2006.

Liverpool were forced to scramble just to stay in the match, with Joe Gomez and Virgil van Dijk each denying Insigne in the second half. And they were left thanking the gods when Dries Mertens rattled a close-range shot off the crossbar in the 82nd minute.

But Insigne gave the host a deserving win in the final stages of regular time, stretching to get a foot onto Jose Callejon’s excellent pass before celebrating with Napoli’s rabid supporters.

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Maltese club offers Usain Bolt 2-year deal: 'A champion is always welcome'

The Maltese Super Cup might be worth a watch if Valletta FC succeed in their quest to sign eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt.

Days after scoring his first professional goals for the Central Coast Mariners in Australia, Bolt has a chance to play in Europe following news that Valletta FC have offered the Jamaican a two-year contract in a bid to enhance their chances of competing in the Champions League, according to Stephanie Brantz and Tom Hamilton of ESPN FC.

“A champion is always welcome and at Valletta FC we believe nothing is impossible,” managing director and CEO Ghasston Slimen said.

Slimen added that the club hopes to secure Bolt’s services in time for the 32-year-old to be available to compete in the Maltese Super Cup against Balzan on Dec. 13

Bolt’s agent, Tony Rallis, hinted that his client had an offer on the table from a club that had recently been taken over by new owners whose objective is to compete in the Champions League.

Valetta FC have won the Maltese Premier League in five of the last eight seasons, but the club has failed to advance beyond the European tournament’s second qualifying round – most recently losing to Albanian side Kukesi in the first round of Champions League qualifying on away goals before failing to reach the Europa League when it lost to Bosnia’s Zrinjski Mostar.

Bolt, who previously expressed a desire to play for his favorite club, Manchester United, and trained with Bundesliga outfit Borussia Dortmund, opened his professional scoring account with an impressive goal Saturday before doubling his tally thanks to a defensive gaffe.

Despite his impressive display, Central Coast Mariners CEO Shaun Mielekamp wasn’t ready to guarantee a future for Bolt at the club, saying, “it’s too early to tell” whether he would be offered a permanent contract.

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Barcelona, City interest won't tempt Ajax to sell prodigy De Ligt in January

Ajax sporting director Marc Overmars has said there is a “zero percent” chance teenage defensive star Matthijs De Ligt will leave the club in January.

De Ligt is just 19 but has reportedly attracted the interest of clubs including Barcelona and Manchester City with his hugely impressive, commanding performances for the Dutch giants. His defensive display as Ajax secured a 1-1 draw at Bayern Munich in the Champions League at the start of October was of particular note.

Related – Report: Manchester City monitoring Ajax stud De Ligt

Overmars, who played for both Ajax and Barca during his own career, has insisted that although “it’s a possibility” the phenom will leave next summer, he will be completing the current season in Amsterdam.

“The chances of De Ligt leaving Ajax in January are zero percent,” Overmars told LaRoma24, via ESPN’s Sam Marsden.

Matthijs de Ligt is the third-youngest player in history to earn 10 senior caps for the Netherlands men’s national team.

The youngest in the post-war era. ?? pic.twitter.com/Zk1BZKbpmk

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 13, 2018

De Ligt is regarded as one of European football’s next biggest stars. The center-back made his senior Ajax debut as a 17-year-old two years ago and was named club captain at the age of 19 this summer.

He has reached 74 appearances for the club – scoring eight goals in the process – and has amassed 10 caps for the Netherlands national team with 10 months of his teenage years still remaining.

After the 3-0 Nations League win over Germany on Saturday, in which De Ligt played the full 90 minutes, the defender was asked whether he would prefer a move to Barcelona or Manchester. He would not be tempted, however, instead replying: “Ajax! The newspapers need to write something, it’s normal,” as quoted by Barcelona-based outlet Sport.

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Tottenham had no answer for vintage Messi performance at Wembley

The seemingly telepathic connection between Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez was on full display Wednesday at Wembley.

The Argentine magician scored twice in Barcelona’s breathless 4-2 victory over Tottenham Hotspur, with a pair of deft dummies from his Uruguayan teammate playing a vital role in each strike.

The 31-year-old, who also hit the post twice in quick succession in the second half, was at his unstoppable best for much of the contest, picking up the ball deep, darting past defenders, and causing havoc every time he was in flight.

Vintage Messi, if you will.

Lionel Messi’s game by numbers vs. Tottenham:

96 touches
65 passes (84.6% accuracy)
6 shots
4 shots on target
3 chances created
2 take ons completed
2 tackles
2 goals

The best. ? pic.twitter.com/vsh8T0RlHb

— Squawka Football (@Squawka) October 3, 2018

Despite some sloppiness in defense, Barca – who came into the match winless in three games – now sit atop Group B, ahead of Inter Milan on goal difference after a pair of wins. Spurs, meanwhile, are still looking for their first point after also dropping their opening Champions League encounter against the aforementioned Italian side.

Mauricio Pochettino’s men received tallies from Harry Kane and Erik Lamela – the latter coming courtesy of a big deflection – but they were undone by the combination of Suarez’s selflessness and Messi’s ruthlessness.

A horrific error from Hugo Lloris, which allowed Philippe Coutinho to open the scoring early, along with a stunning volley from Ivan Rakitic, didn’t exactly help Tottenham’s predicament, either.

Despite all that, it was Messi who really made the difference. He now has five goals in two Champions League matches this season.

When he was named Blaugrana captain ahead of the season, taking the armband from the departed Andres Iniesta, Messi, speaking of the big-eared Champions League trophy, vowed to “bring this beautiful cup back home to the Camp Nou.”

If the first two matchdays are any indication, he means it.

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