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Arsenal slump to another Premiership defeat

Dec 14, 2020

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Arsenal’s Premiership slump continued as the Gunners had a man sent off and conceded an own-goal in their shock 1-0 home defeat to Burnley.

Mikel Arteta’s side have now lost seven of their 12 league matches so far, and sit 15^th in the table…renewing calls for the manager to be sacked.

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In other results, Liverpool missed the chance to go top as they were held to a 1-1 draw by Fulham.

Mo Salah salvaged the point for the Reds with a late penalty.

Liverpool remain in second place, level on points with leaders Tottenham, who were also held to a 1-1 draw by Crystal Palace.

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Meanwhile, Leicester climbed to third in the standings after a 3-0 win over Brighton.

While Southampton defeated Sheffield United also 3-0.

Messi saves Barca...again.

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Lionel Messi scored the winner as Barcelona defeated Levante 1-0 to move up to eighth in La Liga.

The result also ensured that the Catalan side avoided a third-straight loss in all competitions following their earlier defeats to Cadiz and Juventus.

Ronaldo hits another milestone

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Meanwhile, Cristiano Ronaldo scored two penalties as Juventus defeated Genoa 3-1 in the Serie A.

It made Ronaldo the first player ever to win 400 matches in Europe’s top five leagues.

Max ends the season with a win

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Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has won the season-ending Abu Dhabi F1 GP, coming in ahead of the Mercedes duo of Valteri Bottas and Lewis Hamilton.

F1 now goes on a short break before pre-season testing resumes in February, with the next season to flag off in mid-March.