Son Heung-min scored twice as Tottenham climbed to the Group D summit with a 3-2 victory over 10-man Eintracht Frankfurt in the Champions League.

Antonio Conte s side fell behind to Daichi Kamada at an emotional Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, where Spurs were playing their first home match since the death of former fitness coach Gian Piero Ventrone.

But the hosts responded with Son netting either side of a Harry Kane penalty and ran out victors despite late drama that saw Faride Alidou pull one back and Kane miss a second penalty against the Europa League champions, who earlier had Tuta sent off for two bookable offences.

Tottenham move top of Group D following Marseille s victory over Sporting CP, while Eintracht slip to the bottom of the pool.

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Jordan Henderson scored a sensational goal as Liverpool inflicted the first defeat of Antonio Conte s Chelsea reign with a 2-1 Premier League victory at Stamford Bridge.

A dominant first-half performance from Liverpool was capped by Henderson picking out the top-right corner with a stunning, looping effort from 25 yards in the 36th minute, which ultimately proved enough to end Conte s unbeaten start in his sixth match at the helm.

The Reds had already taken the lead when Dejan Lovren took advantage of slack Chelsea marking to convert from a Philippe Coutinho cross, the pair returning to the starting line-up with Lucas Leiva and Roberto Firmino, who suffered a groin strain, making way after the impressive 4-1 win over champions Leicester City last time out.

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Atletico Madrid reportedly tried to cancel the transfer of Conor Gallagher, so says Valencia s sporting director Miguel Angel Corona.

Gallagher is expected to complete his move from Chelsea imminently, ending his 16-year stay at Stamford Bridge in a deal reportedly worth €42m.

However, Corona said that Atletico s pursuit of the England international was almost halted in an attempt to sign Valencia midfielder Javi Guerra.

A deal had been agreed between the two La Liga clubs for the Spaniard, but the reported €25m deal fell through, allowing Gallagher s move to continue.

“There is a maximum agreement (between clubs) on Sunday, plus it was between the president of Valencia and the maximum shareholder of Atletico Madrid,” Corona said.

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Mauricio Pochettino believes Dele Alli will recapture his best form but feels the massive pressure on the player is sometimes unfair.

The Tottenham attacking midfielder has been criticised for his performances during 2019, most recently by former Manchester United captain Roy Keane, who accused the England international of losing his hunger .

Pochettino accepts Alli has not been playing at his best, but the Spurs manager has warned people not to expect too much from a player who is still in the early part of his career.

We need to remember that Dele is so young and the demand, the pressure on him is massive, Pochettino told reporters on Friday.  Everyone expects big things: he s English, he s an international, but he s still 23 years old.

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Former Bayern Munich striker Ivica Olic has labelled Luka Modric as one of a kind and believes he still has a few more years left at the top level.

The Real Madrid midfielder has spent 16 years within Croatia s international fold, accumulating over 150 caps for the 2018 World Cup runners-up.

Modric, 36, is in the twilight years of an illustrious career but shows no signs of stopping – and the recent Champions League victory with Madrid was his fifth time lifting the trophy.

While there might soon be a changing of the guard in Madrid s midfield, with the signing of Aurelien Tchouameni from Monaco and Eduardo Camavinga already excelling in the squad, the picture is different in the national side.

Croatia s all-time most capped player will remain a key …

Marco Reus captaincy of Borussia Dortmund is not an issue of concern for chief executive Hans-Joachim Watzke.

Reus role as Dortmund s on-field leader has come under renewed scrutiny after Lucien Favre s side twice threw away the lead to draw 2-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt last weekend.

In the aftermath of the contest at the Commerzbank Arena, Reus gave an interview to Sky Deutschland and snapped: Don t come to me with your s*** about mentality.

Every week it s the same c**p.

Briefly addressing the issue in quotes reported by Kicker, Watzke maintained the Germany forward s status was not up for debate.

The discussion about captaincy for Marco Reus leads nobody in Dortmund, he said.

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Liverpool will be looking to remain the only unbeaten side in the Premier League as they prepare to welcome their former manager Rafa Benitez’s Newcastle on Boxing Day.

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Christmas came early for the Reds who sit top of the Premier League tree with a four-point cushion ahead of Manchester City. Liverpool are the only unbeaten side in the league and will be looking to remain so when they play host to inconsistent Magpies.

Jurgen Klopp’s men are on a seven-match winning streak in the league but their flying form will be put to a test against the club Reds beat only once in last four encounters. Liverpool’s home record against Newcastle offers plenty of promise, though, knowing t…

Arsenal have completed the signing of Gabriel Jesus from Manchester City, the Gunners have confirmed.

The Brazil striker has signed a long-term deal at Emirates Stadium, with reports suggesting the deal is worth around £45million.

Jesus becomes the fourth player to arrive at Arsenal in this transfer window after Matt Turner, Marquinhos and Fabio Vieira.

Arsenal confirmed the signing on their official website on Monday and manager Mikel Arteta said: I m very excited.

The club has done a tremendous job to recruit a player of this stature.

I know Gabriel personally very well, and we all know him well from his time in the Premier League and being really successful here.

This is a position that s been on our radar for a long time now and we…

Adam Lallana is preparing to leave Liverpool when his contract expires at the end of the season, according to .

The midfielder arrived to Merseyside in 2014 as a part of the Southampton contingent, which also included defender Dejan Lovren and striker Rickie Lambert. Nathaniel Clyne, Sadio Mane and Virgil van Dijk later followed the same path.

Lallana was a vital part of the club s initial resurrection phase under the command of Jurgen Klopp, playing a big role in their return to the Champions League in 2017. However, injuries prevented him from moving forward in tune with the rest of the team and he slowly but completely lost his place in the starting XI. Klopp convinced him to stay on last summer, sensing that squad depth would be an important aspect of this season s …

According to a recent report over in the Netherlands, a series of top European clubs are interested in signing Steven Bergwijn. The 21 year old winger has been turning heads for PSV this season, having been at the club since 2011 at the youth level. PSV are said to be demanding £30 million for his signing when they open themselves up to offers in the summer transfer window, but for now, the interested clubs will have to wait.

Manchester United, Tottenham Hotspur, Liverpool, Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund are all said to be amongst the teams sniffing around, as PSV prepare themselves for a bidding war.

Bergwijn has already been able to establish himself as one of the most exciting young Dutch players in the league, and even received his first official call-ups to t…