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River Plate 2 Boca 1 Icardi on 40 minutes.
Estudiantes 2 Independente 1 Zapata.
Sao Paulo 2 Criciuma 0 Gutierrez.
Flamengo 2 Coritiba 2 Giuliano De Paula.
Shamrock 2 Sligo 2 Pilkington.
Watford 1 Man City 1 McTominay.
Villa 2 Arsenal 1 Kolasinic header.
West Brom 2 Newcastle 2 Pepe.
Westham 1 Bristol City 1 Coddington.
Betis 1 Santander 0 Aaron Sanchez.
Cosmos 0 Kansas 4 Busio.
Red Star 2 Partizan 1 Joveljic.

Coventry have had Jordan Veretout sentoff on 41 minutes.

Parma 0 Lazio 1 Rebic.
Viking 1 Stabaek 0 Fossum.
Red Star 2 Partizan 2 Rafael Carioca.
Shamrock 3 Sligo 2 Lynneeker penalty.

Palace have had Eberechi Eze sentoff.

Stuttgart 1 Leverkusen 1 Szalai.
Hibs 1 Celtic 1 Parigini.

Flamengo 3 Coritiba 2 Nemeth header on 43 minutes.
Man United 1 Charlton 0 Balotelli on 43 minutes.
Leicester 1 Spurs 0 Vardy.
Westham 1 Bristol City 2 Ramires.
Brann 2 Molde 0 Kleppe.
Valencia 2 Sociedad 0 Salvatierra.
Malmo 1 Norrkoping 1 Abegbenro.
Danubio 4 Miramar 0 Liziero.

Bruges 4 Beveren 0 Breno on 44 minutes.
Nancy 0 Rennais 1 Fofana.
Alkmaar 0 Feyenoord 4 Vlahovic.
Roma 3 Genoa 0 Gagliardini.
Belenenses 0 Benfica 3 Gabriel Veron.
Penarol 2 Torque 1 Piquerez.

The ref blows for the halftime break and the players leave the field and we'll be right ack with all the action after these words from our sponsors...

Interesting start to the season!  

Pleased with Flum and Wolfsburg winning, but Nantes and Charlton have had a sluggish 45 minutes by the looks of it.  Hopefully one of the big players can dig out a goal from somewhere and get us into the games!!

Paul Hemmings wrote:

The ref blows for the halftime break and the players leave the field and we'll be right ack with all the action after these words from our sponsors...

First game back and everyone on tender-hooks - long way to go and a big second half - always hard to judge the sides after just 1 game but be great to have a solid start...

Same from me. Feels like slow starts across the board. Nice to see Gavi get off the mark in his loan League debut for Nacional. A season of consistent first tram action is what he needs before coming back to Barcelona to compete for the DY role next season.

Hannover and Rennais both had tricky first games and are ominously quiet.

…… have to edit this as I just noticed a goal for one of the Fofana’s (probably Seko) has edged Rennais in front.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

The ref blows for the halftime break and the players leave the field and we'll be right ack with all the action after these words from our sponsors...

Not sure PEB is for me but gonna give it a few games before any changes.

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Same from me. Feels like slow starts across the board. Nice to see Gavi get off the mark in his loan League debut for Nacional. A season of consistent first tram action is what he needs before coming back to Barcelona to compete for the DY role next season.

Hannover and Rennais both had tricky first games and are ominously quiet.

…… have to edit this as I just noticed a goal for one of the Fofana’s (probably Seko) has edged Rennais in front.

I'm more intrigued by first tram action - have you built a railway in Uruguay 

The players are back out and the ref blows for the start of the second half...

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Same from me. Feels like slow starts across the board. Nice to see Gavi get off the mark in his loan League debut for Nacional. A season of consistent first tram action is what he needs before coming back to Barcelona to compete for the DY role next season.

Hannover and Rennais both had tricky first games and are ominously quiet.

…… have to edit this as I just noticed a goal for one of the Fofana’s (probably Seko) has edged Rennais in front.

I'm more intrigued by first tram action - have you built a railway in Uruguay 

My new phone (huge error) is tiny and can’t type on it.

Gavi inspired by the Fat Controller in Thomas the Tank Engine!!!!

Sao Joao 2 Palmeiras 0 Wendell on 46 minutes.
Man United 1 Charlton 1 Salah.
Norwich 0 Bournemouth 3 Joelinton penalty.
Hibs 1 Celtic 2 Schick.

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Same from me. Feels like slow starts across the board. Nice to see Gavi get off the mark in his loan League debut for Nacional. A season of consistent first tram action is what he needs before coming back to Barcelona to compete for the DY role next season.

Hannover and Rennais both had tricky first games and are ominously quiet.

…… have to edit this as I just noticed a goal for one of the Fofana’s (probably Seko) has edged Rennais in front.

I'm more intrigued by first tram action - have you built a railway in Uruguay 

My new phone (huge error) is tiny and can’t type on it.

Gavi inspired by the Fat Controller in Thomas the Tank Engine!!!!

I've got images of King Charles fingers trying to type on a nokia?

Tom@Charlton wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Ben@Plymouth wrote:

Rob@Barcelona wrote:

Same from me. Feels like slow starts across the board. Nice to see Gavi get off the mark in his loan League debut for Nacional. A season of consistent first tram action is what he needs before coming back to Barcelona to compete for the DY role next season.

Hannover and Rennais both had tricky first games and are ominously quiet.

…… have to edit this as I just noticed a goal for one of the Fofana’s (probably Seko) has edged Rennais in front.

I'm more intrigued by first tram action - have you built a railway in Uruguay 

My new phone (huge error) is tiny and can’t type on it.

Gavi inspired by the Fat Controller in Thomas the Tank Engine!!!!

I've got images of King Charles fingers trying to type on a nokia?

I miss my old Nokia with no distractions except snake.

Botafogo 2 Corinthians 0 Neymar on 47 minutes.
Waterford 1 Cherry 2 Hirst.
Leicester 1 Spurs 1 Jimenez.
Cagliari 0 AC Milan 2 Dellahi.

Leicester 2 Spurs 1 Vardy on 48 minutes.
Blackpool 2 Stoke 2 Henriquez.
Wolfsburg 2 Cologne 0 Bissouma header.
Ajax 2 PSV 2 Dolberg.

River Plate 2 Boca 2 Reimond Manco on 49 minutes.
Rapid 1 Vienna 2 Sabitzer.
Danubio 5 Miramar 0 Ancheta.

Santos 4 Vasco 1 Indio on 50 minutes.
Waterford 2 Cherry 2 Denilson.
Watford 2 Man City 1 Joao Felix.

Hibs 1 Celtic 3 Higuain on 52 minutes.
Deportivo 0 Barcelona 2 Benzema.

Marseille 3 Etienne 3 Dembele on 53 minutes.

Fluminense 3 Internacional 0 Firmino header on 54 minutes.
Man United 2 Charlton 1 Pogba.
Lyon 0 Nantes 1 Gerson.

Nancy 1 Rennais 1 Sacko on 55 minutes.
Paris 3 Monaco 0 Umtiti header.
Cagliari 0 AC Milan 3 Rakitic.

Man United 2 Charlton 2 Salah on 56 minutes.
Stuttgart 1 Leverkusen 2 Gosens header.

Man United 3 Charlton 2 Balotelli on 57 minutes.
Lyon 0 Nantes 2 Aubameyang header.

Paul Hemmings wrote:

Man United 3 Charlton 2 Balotelli on 57 minutes.
Lyon 0 Nantes 2 Aubameyang header.

One hell of a game this!