The Argentine had gone more than 500 minutes without registering a goal or assist for Barcelona before netting against Los Che – his longest such drought since becoming a regular starter for the club in 2008
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The Foxes were dealt a blow shortly before the hour mark, however, as they were reduced to 10 men when Vardy was shown a second yellow card for diving having gone over in the area following a challenge from Angelo Ogbonna
The Gunners must pick up another three points against Palace to consolidate their spot in the Champions League positions
With second-placed Tottenham Hotspur not in action until Monday night, victory for the Foxes would see them take another big step towards the title
Arsenal were heavily linked with Sadiq last month and are believed to have had a £15.8 million bid rejected, while the player’s agent, Mohammes Laval, confirmed the Gunners had opened talks over a possible deal
NAN also reports that Heartland FC scored their lone goal through Anthony Oussou in the 56th minute of the 2015/2016 Nigeria Professional Football League Match Day 11 fixture
Jighere, who lost his 15th game in the day to Adebola Samuel, later told NAN that he would do his best to ensure that he remained at the top.
He said: “It is a game
NAN reports that each player was expected to play 24 games in the championship
Ikhana told newsmen in Ibadan after his team defeated visiting Heartland Football Club of Owerri 2-1, that his players’ morale was down as a result of the situation
The Nigerian youngster has attracted interest following an impressive season in the Italian capital
Nigeria, who are hosting nine other countries at the Jabi Lakeside, lost out to Egypt in the semi-finals of the CAVB Continental Cup Women’s Finals, which is Africa’s Olympic qualifier
Tournament goleador, Victor Osimhen, opened the floodgate of goals in an exciting match that was watched by cheering spectators, among them Nigeria Football Federation 2nd Vice President/LMC Chairman, Shehu Dikko, and NFF Assistant Technical Directors, Siji Lagunju and Rafiu Yusuf
The draws held on Thursday at the auditorium of the Maracana Stadium, Rio de Janeiro saw the Dream Team, the reigning African champions, drawn against Asian champions, Japan; European champions, Sweden; and Colombia, who beat USA in an intercontinental play-off to reach Rio
The men’s Olympic football tournament is contested by under-23 players, but each squad is allowed three older players
The in-form striker, who now has 21 goals for the season – one short of current top-scorer Harry Kane – opened the scoring in the first half before adding two more after the break
Villa went into the match with only one win from their last 40 league meetings against United and just one on their last 30 visits to Old Trafford, and sure enough they found themselves on the back foot early on as the hosts dominated possession in the opening exchanges
The West London outfit face a Manchester City side fresh from reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League, and Manuel Pellegrini’s men are hoping to strengthen their position in the top four with a win at Stamford Bridge in the late kickoff on Saturday
The Merseyside outfit cannot seem to get over the line in the Premier League as they have recorded three defeats and two draws in their last five games in the top flight
Expected to push on from their return to the top four last season, they once again find themselves embroiled in a battle just to make the Champions League – a battle they look like losing
While the pressure of relegation may be off, though, Pulis insisted in the wake of his side’s 2-1 defeat to Manchester City last weekend that he would not allow his players to take their foot off the pedal in the closing months of the campaign