https://goatmatchday.com/en/news The stories everyone is talking about, rewritten with the numbers and our take on what they change for the next match. en https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/di-lorenzo-bruscolotti-napoli-captain-instagram-roma https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/di-lorenzo-bruscolotti-napoli-captain-instagram-roma Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Napoli's captain answered one of the club's great former captains in an Instagram comment: "sarò poca roba ma quando avrò 75 anni da ex capitano non mi metterò di certo a sparare a zero sullo spogliatoio del Napoli" (I may be not much, but when I am 75, as a former captain, I certainly won't open fire on the Napoli dressing room). Giovanni Di Lorenzo was replying to Giuseppe Bruscolotti, who had said the team has no leader, and Corriere dello Sport reports that Bruscolotti has since apologised. Our take: Napoli's problem is the table, not the armband Giovanni Di LorenzoGiuseppe BruscolottiNapoliAS Roma https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/feyenoord-steijn-hadj-moussa-row-van-bronckhorst-psv https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/feyenoord-steijn-hadj-moussa-row-van-bronckhorst-psv Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT In the last minutes in Seville, Anis Hadj Moussa had the ball in the Real Betis box and did not find Sem Steijn, and after the final whistle the two Feyenoord players argued about it. Giovanni van Bronckhorst confirmed it at his press conference: the discussion carried on in the dressing room before things calmed down. Our take: The row is noise. Eight goals in three games is not FeyenoordSem SteijnAnis Hadj MoussaPSV Eindhoven https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/goffin-cancels-farewell-party-brussels-michelsen https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/goffin-cancels-farewell-party-brussels-michelsen Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT David Goffin had a party booked for Wednesday night in Brussels, and he had to call it off himself: "Je vais devoir annuler la fête de ce mercredi soir" (I'm going to have to cancel this Wednesday night's party), he told the Centre Court crowd. The 35-year-old, playing the last tournament of his career, was 3-0 down in the deciding set against lucky loser Remy Bertola and won 3-6, 6-3, 6-4. Our take: Goffin's best weapon today is the crowd David GoffinAlex MichelsenRemy BertolaEuropean Open https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/klopp-bayern-without-ball-kompany-next-question-freiburg https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/klopp-bayern-without-ball-kompany-next-question-freiburg Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT At half-time of Bayern 2-2 Arsenal, Jürgen Klopp sat in the DAZN studio and admitted, laughing, that he still has not fully worked out what Bayern do when they lose the ball. Around midnight Vincent Kompany was asked about it and gave the shortest answer of the night: "Da sage ich nichts dazu. Nächste Frage" (I'm not saying anything about that. Next question), dpa reports. Our take: Klopp's doubt comes with a number: 8 in 4 Bayern MunichJürgen KloppVincent KompanySC Freiburg https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/luis-suarez-sporting-nine-straight-games-yazalde-lask https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/luis-suarez-sporting-nine-straight-games-yazalde-lask Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Luis Suárez scored from the spot after five minutes against LASK and again from close range in the 89th, and that makes nine games in a row with a goal for Sporting. According to Record, no Sporting player had done that since Héctor Yazalde in 1973/74, and yet Sporting lost 2-3 at Alvalade on Wednesday night. Our take: Suárez's streak is hiding Sporting's defence Luis SuárezSporting CPLASK LinzChampions League https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/nathan-silva-red-card-santos-pumas-faitelson-var https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/nathan-silva-red-card-santos-pumas-faitelson-var Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Pumas were down to ten men before the clock in Torreón reached two minutes: referee Guillermo Pacheco gave a penalty and a straight red to Nathan Silva for a push on Ezequiel Bullaude, and David Faitelson asked on X why the referee was never sent to the screen. Santos won 2-0 with two penalties, their sixth league win in a row, a run El Siglo de Torreón says no Santos team had managed before. Our take: The call hurt Pumas, Santos' run is real Santos LagunaPumas UNAMNathan SilvaLiga MX https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/partizan-antonio-reeves-signing-crvena-zvezda-derby https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/partizan-antonio-reeves-signing-crvena-zvezda-derby Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Four days after Minnesota waived him, Antonio Reeves has a new club, and his first game could be the Belgrade derby. Partizan announced on Wednesday that the 25-year-old guard, who made 39.5% of his threes in 44 games for New Orleans, has signed, one day before they host Crvena Zvezda at the Belgrade Arena. Our take: Reeves is a signing for November, not tonight PartizanAntonio ReevesCrvena ZvezdaEuroLeague https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/salomon-rondon-maldonado-venezuelan-record-liga-mx-pachuca https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/salomon-rondon-maldonado-venezuelan-record-liga-mx-pachuca Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Salomón Rondón has 13 goals in 13 Apertura games for Pachuca, and he has not gone two league games in a row without scoring all tournament. By Mediotiempo's count he now has 43 Liga MX goals, one behind Giancarlo Maldonado's 44, the most by a Venezuelan in the Mexican league. Our take: Rondón takes Maldonado's record this Apertura Salomón RondónPachucaGiancarlo MaldonadoLiga MX https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/ullmark-injury-senators-ersson-sharks https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/ullmark-injury-senators-ersson-sharks Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Linus Ullmark is 7-1-0 with a .945 save percentage this season, and Samuel Ersson is 0-2-0 at .831. On Wednesday night Ullmark went down on an ordinary save with nobody near him and was helped off the ice, TSN and Daily Faceoff reported, and Ottawa host San Jose on Thursday night. Our take: Ottawa's 7-3 start rests on one goalie Ottawa SenatorsLinus UllmarkSamuel ErssonSan Jose Sharks https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/walker-kessler-12-for-12-lakers-debut-warriors https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/walker-kessler-12-for-12-lakers-debut-warriors Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:45:00 GMT Twelve shots, twelve makes, on his first official night in purple and gold. Walker Kessler scored 26 points in the Lakers' 127-105 win over Golden State, their first game since LeBron James left for Philadelphia, and according to the AP only Wilt Chamberlain, 14 for 14 in March 1969, has made more shots without a miss in a Lakers game. Our take: Doncic finally has a lob target he trusts Los Angeles LakersWalker KesslerLuka DoncicGolden State Warriors https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/flick-rodri-bench-clasico-psg-4-2-barcelona-olmo https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/flick-rodri-bench-clasico-psg-4-2-barcelona-olmo Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT Lamine Yamal equalised for Barcelona with a left-footed shot from a tight angle on 79 minutes in Paris, and by the 86th they were 4-2 down: Vitinha scored on 81, Fabián Ruiz on 86. Afterwards Hansi Flick admitted that Sunday's Clásico against Real Madrid shaped his line-up, with Rodri on the bench and Marc Bernal in his place. Our take: Rodri was not what Barcelona missed in Paris BarcelonaHansi FlickRodriParis Saint-Germain https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/markus-howard-baskonia-2-million-zenit-report https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/markus-howard-baskonia-2-million-zenit-report Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT Two years ago Markus Howard won the EuroLeague scoring title for Baskonia; this month the club is paying him to play somewhere else. According to El Correo, Baskonia will pay Howard about €2 million, in instalments, to end a contract that ran to 2028, because Zenit St Petersburg will pay him only about €1 million a year. Our take: €2M only makes sense if it buys a scorer Markus HowardBaskoniaZenitEuroLeague https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/olympiacos-fournier-montero-dorsey-fenerbahce-injuries https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/olympiacos-fournier-montero-dorsey-fenerbahce-injuries Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT Three guards have scored 224 of Olympiacos' 589 EuroLeague points this season, and on Friday against Fenerbahçe none of them is a sure starter. Evan Fournier is out for about 20 days, Jean Montero is doubtful and Tyler Dorsey trained on his own on Tuesday while the club decides his punishment, SPORT24 and Gazzetta reported. Our take: The Dorsey call matters more than the injuries OlympiacosEvan FournierJean MonteroTyler Dorsey https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/paredes-boca-vasco-maracana-sudamericana-final-barranquilla https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/paredes-boca-vasco-maracana-sudamericana-final-barranquilla Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT Eleven days after tearing his right hamstring, Leandro Paredes came off the bench at the Maracanã and hit the goal that put Boca Juniors in the Copa Sudamericana final: a shot from about 25 metres in the 88th minute. Boca won 3-1 in Rio, 3-2 on aggregate after losing the first leg 1-0 at La Bombonera, and will play the final on Saturday 21 November in Barranquilla. Our take: Rio ended a curse. Barranquilla is the real exam Leandro ParedesBoca JuniorsVasco da GamaCopa Sudamericana https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/sevilla-laliga-complaint-guler-elbow-real-madrid-broadcast https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/sevilla-laliga-complaint-guler-elbow-real-madrid-broadcast Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:40:00 GMT Arda Güler's elbow on Peque Fernández reached Sevilla fans only in a wide shot, while Kylian Mbappé's penalty was replayed from several angles. On Tuesday Sevilla turned that into a formal complaint to LaLiga's Competitions Department, signed by president José María del Nido Carrasco, asking for the raw footage of four incidents from Sunday's 4-1 defeat at the Bernabéu and for "depuración de responsabilidades", an inquiry into who decided what. Our take: "Nothing hidden" needs the raw footage SevillaReal MadridLaLigaArda Güler https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/bednarek-porto-boos-psv-champions-league-gil-vicente https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/bednarek-porto-boos-psv-champions-league-gil-vicente Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:35:00 GMT Porto have won all eight of their league games this season, and on Tuesday night some of their own Super Dragões whistled them off after a 1-0 home defeat by PSV. Jan Bednarek walked towards the stand and applauded them back, then told reporters, as quoted by Record: "Adorei" (I loved it). Our take: Porto lose Europe in both boxes, not the stands FC PortoJan BednarekFrancesco FarioliPSV Eindhoven https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kartal-resign-chants-fenerbahce-slavia-ake-galatasaray-derby https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kartal-resign-chants-fenerbahce-slavia-ake-galatasaray-derby Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:35:00 GMT Fenerbahçe were 2-0 up on Slavia Prague after 11 minutes, conceded the equaliser in the 90th, and the Şükrü Saracoğlu answered with "istifa", resign, aimed at İsmail Kartal. He walked straight to the dressing room without waiting for his players, A Spor reports, and later told reporters: "Derbilere alışığız" (we are used to derbies), with Galatasaray away on Monday and Nathan Aké waiting for an MRI. Our take: The derby is Kartal's real vote of confidence İsmail KartalFenerbahçeNathan AkéGalatasaray https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kostyuk-ningbo-final-muchova-wta-finals-last-place https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kostyuk-ningbo-final-muchova-wta-finals-last-place Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:35:00 GMT One player in the world can still take the last WTA Finals place away from Karolina Muchova, and she plays her first match in Ningbo today. The WTA puts it in one line: "If Kostyuk does not reach the final, Muchova secures the last spot." Our take: Muchova can book her flight to Indian Wells Marta KostyukKarolina MuchovaEkaterina AlexandrovaWTA Finals https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/mcdavid-26-points-nine-games-oilers-wild-overtime-too-many-men https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/mcdavid-26-points-nine-games-oilers-wild-overtime-too-many-men Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:35:00 GMT With 1:59 gone in overtime, Minnesota were caught with too many men on the ice, and 93 seconds later Evan Bouchard beat Jesper Wallstedt high on the short side from a Connor McDavid pass. Edmonton won 4-3 at Rogers Place on Tuesday, McDavid assisted on all three Oilers power-play goals, and he now has 26 points in nine games, the official NHL game summary shows. Our take: Minnesota lost this game in the penalty box Connor McDavidEdmonton OilersMinnesota WildEvan Bouchard https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/penguins-rust-rakell-trade-report-friedman-four-losses https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/penguins-rust-rakell-trade-report-friedman-four-losses Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:35:00 GMT Before Kirill Marchenko went from Columbus to Toronto, Pittsburgh tried to get him too, and Rickard Rakell was the piece they offered to sweeten the deal. Elliotte Friedman said on the 32 Thoughts podcast that the Penguins want to get younger and named Bryan Rust among the veterans they would part with, Pro Hockey Rumors reported on Tuesday. Our take: Selling forwards won't fix 21 goals against Pittsburgh PenguinsBryan RustRickard RakellElliotte Friedman https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/aday-mara-zaragoza-transfer-clearance-thunder-nba-debut https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/aday-mara-zaragoza-transfer-clearance-thunder-nba-debut Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT Casademont Zaragoza say they still hold Aday Mara's international transfer, and they have written to the NBA, the Thunder, FIBA and the Spanish federation to say he needs it to play. Oklahoma City's answer, given through a spokesperson, is that the league told them no clearance from the Spanish club is required, and Mara is set to make his debut in San Antonio on Tuesday night. Our take: Zaragoza lose the debut fight, not the money Aday MaraCasademont ZaragozaOklahoma City ThunderNBA https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/demirovic-stuttgart-atletico-champions-league-13th-bundesliga https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/demirovic-stuttgart-atletico-champions-league-13th-bundesliga Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT For two days after Saturday's 1-0 defeat at Hamburg, the city where he was born, Ermedin Demirovic says it "really cooked" inside him: he had missed two big chances. Now the Stuttgart striker calls the loss ticked off "even if it is still boiling in me", and he told the German agency dpa that against Atlético Madrid tonight the team must reach "Champions League level in every respect" or there will be no points. Our take: Stuttgart need Demirovic's finishing, not his anger Ermedin DemirovicVfB StuttgartAtlético MadridChampions League https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/galatasaray-seven-attackers-4-goals-sane-leao-lille https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/galatasaray-seven-attackers-4-goals-sane-leao-lille Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT İlkay Gündoğan, Alexey Batrakov, Rafael Leão, Barış Alper Yılmaz, Yunus Akgün, Leroy Sané and Deniz Gül: seven Galatasaray attackers, 4 of the club's 19 goals in 10 games, and Sané and Leão still on 0. Fotomaç ran the count on Tuesday morning, citing Takvim, a day before Galatasaray go to Lille with no Champions League points. Our take: Galatasaray's goals still run through Osimhen GalatasarayLeroy SanéRafael LeãoVictor Osimhen https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/inter-provedel-debut-shakhtar-chivu-rotation-report https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/inter-provedel-debut-shakhtar-chivu-rotation-report Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT Inter lead Serie A with 19 points from seven games, yet they sit 29th of 36 in the Champions League with none. For Wednesday's must-win game against Shakhtar at San Siro, La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Cristian Chivu will rotate and hand Ivan Provedel his Inter debut in goal, 231 days after his last match. Our take: Inter's European problem is six goals, not one goalkeeper Inter MilanIvan ProvedelCristian ChivuShakhtar Donetsk https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/liga-mx-round-12-three-teams-five-goals-first-since-2005 https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/liga-mx-round-12-three-teams-five-goals-first-since-2005 Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT In one Saturday evening in Mexico, Santos put five past Querétaro, América scored five at León and Cruz Azul hit Juárez for five. Three teams scoring five in the same Liga MX round had not happened since round 7 of the Apertura 2005, TUDN and Récord reported on Monday. Our take: Liga MX is a three-goal league now Liga MXSantos LagunaClub AméricaCruz Azul https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/zadorov-scratch-bruins-sturm-discipline-agent-toronto https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/zadorov-scratch-bruins-sturm-discipline-agent-toronto Tue, 20 Oct 2026 05:30:00 GMT Nikita Zadorov has taken nine penalties in eight games, more than any player in the NHL, and on Saturday Marco Sturm sat him out of Boston's 4-1 win in Los Angeles. On Monday in Dallas the defenseman told The Boston Globe he felt "disappointed" and "disgusted", while his agent, Dan Milstein, had already answered a fan who said Zadorov "wouldn't be treated like this in Toronto" with four words: "No he would not…" Our take: Boston proved they can win without him Nikita ZadorovBoston BruinsMarco SturmDallas Stars https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/aguirre-valencia-no-strikers-mestalla-two-goals-five-games https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/aguirre-valencia-no-strikers-mestalla-two-goals-five-games Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT With four minutes left of Saturday's 0-0 against Athletic Club, a fan in the Tribuna shouted "Aguirre, ¡saca delanteros!" and Javier Aguirre turned round and answered "¡No hay!", COPE Valencia reported. It was his first home game in charge, and it left Valencia with no win, 2 goals and 2 points from five LaLiga games at Mestalla this season. Our take: The numbers back Aguirre: Valencia lack finishers ValenciaJavier AguirreVillarrealLaLiga https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kaprizov-mcdavid-wild-oilers-10-goals-23-points https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/kaprizov-mcdavid-wild-oilers-10-goals-23-points Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT Kirill Kaprizov's power-play shot at 3:06 of the second period beat Columbus 2-1 on Sunday and made him the fastest player to 10 goals in Wild history, three games quicker than Brian Rolston's 12 in 2006-07. On Tuesday he brings the NHL goal lead to Edmonton, where Connor McDavid has 23 points in eight games, NHL.com reported. Our take: Kaprizov's goals will slow. McDavid's assists won't Kirill KaprizovConnor McDavidMinnesota WildEdmonton Oilers https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/leao-groin-scan-galatasaray-lille-champions-league https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/leao-groin-scan-galatasaray-lille-champions-league Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT Rafael Leão came off the bench in Ankara on Saturday and lasted 16 minutes: in the 77th his foot slipped on the Eryaman pitch and he went off holding his groin. Galatasaray say it is a strain of the groin muscle, and Monday's tests decide whether he travels to Lille, where both teams start Wednesday's game with 0 points. Our take: Without Leão, Lille is a game not to lose Rafael LeãoGalatasarayLilleOkan Buruk https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/olise-banned-musiala-neuer-bayern-arsenal https://goatmatchday.com/en/news/olise-banned-musiala-neuer-bayern-arsenal Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:30:00 GMT Michael Olise scored one and set up another as Bayern beat RB Leipzig 6-1 on Saturday, and he cannot play on Wednesday against Arsenal. He is suspended after his second yellow card in Stavanger, Max Eberl does not think Jamal Musiala will be ready, and Manuel Neuer is a doubt with what Eberl called a bit of fluid in the foot. Our take: Without Olise, Arsenal arrive as the better side Bayern MunichArsenalMichael OliseChampions League