Chelsea exit and Alonso comments draw scrutiny
Chelsea went out of the League Cup to Liverpool on Wednesday night, and Xabi Alonso's post-match remarks were followed by comments from Asmir Begovic and a fan on talkSPORT.
Chelsea went out of the League Cup to Liverpool on Wednesday night, and Xabi Alonso's post-match remarks were followed by comments from Asmir Begovic and a fan on talkSPORT.
TEAMtalk reported that Chelsea are considering moving on from Malo Gusto and Wesley Fofana, while Manchester City are preparing a possible January move for Gusto.
Liverpool reached the Carabao Cup quarter-finals after a 1-1 draw with Chelsea at Anfield and a 6-5 win in the penalty shootout.
Misses by Chelsea's Valentin Barco and Arsenal's Bruno Guimaraes in Carabao Cup shootouts intensified debate over stuttering penalty run-ups.
Al-Hilal were beaten away by Al-Shamal on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League Elite league stage, with Mohammed Al-Owais making his third appearance of the season.
Roma drew 3-3 away to Napoli at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, and Gian Piero Gasperini called the result another positive confidence booster.
Roma beat Slovan Bratislava 4-0 in the Champions League, with Mario Hermoso, Nahuel Molina, Niccolò Pisilli and Donyell Malen scoring.