Gabigol enjoys idol status at the Estadio Maracana, the adoration of Flamengo's millions of fans and even his own catchphrase: “Hoje tem Gabigol” (Today there will be a Gabigol).
The visitors carved out a couple of opportunities of their own but found themselves 3-0 down before halftime after Mbappé found Messi who curled a trademark stunning shot from outside the area into the corner.
VERDICT: No foul, the goal should stand. DERMOT SAYS: The referee has the best view, he is so close, and he says no.
It was a good reaction, he says. It made me feel good and it gave a positive reaction to the fans.
The hosts had triumphed on five occasions with the last of those coming in 2017 when they defeated Thursday's opponents 2-1 in the final, but Egypt gained revenge on this occasion.
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The striker got to it bravely and got it in the back of the net, but at first viewing it was close to the goalkeeper as well so I will look at that.
The midfielder will serve the last of a three-game ban for his red card at Manchester City before the international break.
Van Bronckhorst said: It's a difficult one. Van Bronckhorst hopes to get some clarity soon from sporting director Ross Wilson.
Arteta: Fans made it special Afterwards, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta said: As long as we were 1-0 up, they were obviously still in the game and any situation like a set-piece, you can concede a goal, so we knew that we had to close the game down.
He also lauded the team spirit after one of his team-mates, striker Dante Vanzeir, received a first Belgium call-up last month, as Union bid to earn Champions League football for next season and end their 86-year wait for a 12th title.
Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho is drawing strong interest from England, with Aston Villa, Everton and Liverpool interested, GOAL can confirm.
From there on in, City went in cruise control with Everton's response limited to a brief five-minute period after the interval in which they attempted to press the hosts back. They built some pressure but could not create any realistic chances to score.
PSG's abundance of attacking talent is obvious, but whether it be because of lack of fitness or desire Les Parisiens played the second half at a far slower tempo than in the first and gave Monaco far greater room to manoeuvre.
With both goalkeepers busy either side of Bowler's equaliser - Seasiders stopper Daniel Grimshaw thwarting Mitrovic and Wilson, while Fulham's Rodak denied Jordan Gabriel and Hamilton - a point apiece was a fair result and a particularly pleasing one for promoted Blackpool, who have now taken four points off the leaders this season.
I think he believes in himself as well, adds Calvert-Lewin. I see a lot of myself in him when I was his age.
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Passing comes well below fitness! You could be the best passer in the world, but if you are not fit, you are not playing a game.
He not only scored a composed opener, he played a key role in the second goal of the game and also finished with an impressive pass completion rate of 87.5 per cent.
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They endured a frustrating first half but took Albania apart after the break to remain three points behind Group G leaders Czech Republic with two games in hand.
European football expert Guillem Balague said: Villarreal are from a village of 50,000 people but have the fourth biggest wage in Spain. We shouldn't be surprised they are succeeding.
It's pretty much as it was when I said there with the games we've already been through, because of the process and work permit we haven't been able to [speak to him], we've carried on, it's worked well the last two games and hopefully will tomorrow.
But, second half, it's true after 0-0 in the first half, we scored, we were calm because we were controlling them very well.
It was the visitors, though, who looked the most likely to open the scoring in the second half, in particular substitute Christian Benteke, who twice went close to giving his side the lead.
The European champions dominated possession for the first 45 minutes, but the Brazilian side threatened with counter attacks.
That's what I keep saying to the players, all along we haven't made excuses or felt sorry for ourselves, we have just got on with the job.
Youngs Boys said they would like to thank the Canton of Bern for the flexibility and the exemption and will do everything in its power to continue to act as a role model.
Fulham wrapped up a promotion that had long seemed inevitable on 19 April, with a 3-0 win over Preston North End. Yet a draw with second-placed Bournemouth and defeat by Nottingham Forest meant the champagne was on ice when it came to them matching Tigana's champions.
Before the Euros there were a lot of question marks over whether he should play, but he was pretty spotless at that tournament.
Tottenham's improvement under Conte, both offensively and defensively, has led to an impressive tally of 18 points from his eight games in charge - only runaway leaders Manchester City have won more points over the same number of fixtures (24).
There was no marking for Watkins' third goal while time and again they carelessly switched off and gifted their opponents possession.
The crossbar came to Granada defender's Carlos Neva rescue when attempting to clear Dani Carvajal's teasing first-time cross and moments later Toni Kroos bent a shot agonisingly over the crossbar.
I always said I'm enjoying my time with Tottenham, enjoying working with these players. I always said this, he added.
A consortium headed by Boehly emerged as the preferred bidder after other bids from Sir Martin Broughton and Stephen Pagliuca were shortlisted.
Yates came close to making it 2-0 as he hit a shot on the turn which flew across goal and wide. And Forest increased their lead in the 70th minute following more good work from Johnson.
And the idea of the two battling it out again is one that will surely excite Klopp, who described the 2-2 draw at Etihad Stadium as an exceptional game on a completely different level.
There were also cases of online racism aimed at the Norwich players after the match, which has been reported to the police.
A point was snatched from Zimbabwe right at the very end, when Mane calmly dispatched a dramatic late penalty after Kelvin Madzongwe handled the ball in the box.
It was the biggest game of the season for Chelsea. 'Fightback saved Tuchel from mayhem' I don't get all the debate around this.
There have been memorable nights in Europe before – not least a thrilling quarter-final victory over PSG on the way to the semi-finals in 2016.
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“The first reason is he has come a long way in terms of consistency and what he’s producing in games. Not in the Premier League, but what he’s done in Europe.
