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Haaland Scores Again As Man City Beat Villarreal

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Manchester City defeated Villarreal 2-0 on Tuesday to maintain their excellent goalscoring run.

With their victory at the Estadio de la Ceramica, which was secured by first-half goals from Bernardo Silva and Haaland, Pep Guardiola’s side remained unbeaten in the league.

Haaland, a Norwegian target player, has scored 22 goals in those 12 games for the club and nation in each of his 12 previous appearances.

Phil Foden was left out of Guardiola’s starting lineup after City won 2-0 against Everton at the weekend to end a year without a win on the road in Europe.

As City took control of the match and began to find gaps in Villarreal’s defense, with Savinho looking confident, Haaland headed a Silva cross wide.

After 17 minutes, Rico Lewis cut the ball back in a clever move for the striker to fire home from six yards out.

On October 21, 2025, Manchester City’s Norwegian forward #9 Erling Braut Haaland celebrates with his team’s first goal at Villarreal CF’s La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real as English defender #82 Rico Lewis scores the winning goal in the UEFA Champions League league phase day 3 game. (Photo by Javier SORIANO/AFP)

Third-placed Spanish side Villarreal started to establish themselves in the competition, but City was able to squander their lead before half-time to sabotage their lead.

To effectively seal the game, Savinho crossed for the unmarked Silva to nod past Brazilian stopper Luis Junior.

One of the few negative things the visitors have lost so far in the season was midfielder Nico Gonzalez, who was also sidelined.

The English side continued to dominate until Villarreal threatened in the final 20 minutes.

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At the UEFA Champions League Division 3 football game between Villarreal CF and Manchester City at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real on October 21, 2025, Ivorian forward #19 Nicolas Pepe squares off against Italian goalkeeper #25 Gianluigi Donnarumma. (Photo by Jose JORDAN/AFP)

Gianluigi Donnarumma, the city goalkeeper, saved Nicola Pepe’s drive before heading wide.

Pepe also volleyed over for City, who were able to oust the visitors.

Luiz Junior was successful in fielding Haaland’s fierce strike at the other end.

The 25-year-old Norwegian was depressed once more and was limited to just one goal, which is no mean feat.

Omar Marmoush made his first appearance for the club since August with a knee injury and five minutes left.

In the final stages, Villarreal almost opened the scoring with Renato Veiga’s header, which left Donnarumma stranded in the spot but hit the post and popped out.

At the conclusion of Villarreal FC’s Champions League Division 3 game against Manchester City at La Ceramica Stadium in Vila-real on October 21, 2025, Villarreal’s players greet the fans. City won with a 2-0 lead. (Photo by JAVIER SORIANO/AFP)

With just one point from their first three matches this season, Marcelino Garcia Toral’s side have yet to win in Europe.

La Liga cancels Villarreal v Barcelona in Miami

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Villarreal and Barcelona’s regular-season game will no longer be played in Miami, according to La Liga.

The Spanish football federation (RFEF) approved plans to move Villarreal’s game against Barcelona to Hard Rock Stadium on December 20th, which sparked unrest in Spain.

Players in La Liga at the weekend refused to move for the first 15 seconds of their matches due to the plans to hold a top-flight game outside of Spain.

Relevent, the match’s promoter, claims there is “insufficient time” to schedule the event, with La Liga citing “uncertainty in Spain” as well.

As originally anticipated, the match will now take place at Villarreal’s Estadio de la Ceramica residence.

La Liga expressed regret over the delay, calling it “a blow to the entire football ecosystem’s international profile.”

La Liga also believed that playing an official game away from Spain would have been a “decisive step in the global expansion” of its rivals, and that “passing up such opportunities makes it difficult to generate new revenue.”

Although the Spanish Super Cup has been held in Saudi Arabia for the first five years, it would have been the first time a top-flight league match had taken place in the United States.

The Italian football federation (FIGC) approved a Serie A match between AC Milan and Como in February after the initial confirmation of the Miami game.

In a market with “great capacity for growth and generation of resources for everyone,” Barcelona acknowledged that it “respects and accepts” the decision to cancel the game and “regrets the missed opportunity to expand the competition’s image.

The club expressed regret over the fact that American fans are denied the chance to watch an official game there.

Balague once said, “It’s not the end of the story.”

Guillem Balague, a renowned expert in Spanish football, does not believe the story is over, despite the decision to cancel the game.

While Javier Tebas is in charge of La Liga, he will try to get just one game away, he told BBC Radio 5 Live.

He believes that the project is intended to raise awareness of Spanish football, as the statement claims.

It complied fully with federation rules. The project’s position was chosen for reasons that were unrelated to the integrity of the sport or the regulations.

Balague thinks the match was canceled in part because of finances.

There may have been insufficient funds, or the money may not have been clear where it was going, but there hasn’t been much confusion, he continued.

“We’re not getting any money for it,” Villarreal said, but Barcelona said, “We’ll get money as soon as we board the plane.”

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Four killed, thousands lose power in Ukraine after Russian attack

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According to Ukrainian authorities, Russian airstrikes on Ukraine’s Chernihiv region have resulted in at least four fatalities and ten injuries, leaving many people without water and power.

The Energy Ministry reported on Tuesday morning that the regional capital, also known as Chernihiv, and the province’s northern region lost all electricity supply as a result of power plant strikes.

Four civilians were killed and ten others were hurt in a later Russian drone attack in Novhorod-Siverskyi, according to the state emergency service.

“Novorod-Siverskyi was attacked by the enemy with strike drones today. Four people were killed and ten more were hurt, including a 10-year-old child, according to preliminary information, according to the emergency service’s Tuesday statement on Telegram.

Local authorities claimed that significant damage had been done to the town in northern Ukraine, which is located 32 kilometers from the Russian border.

People in Chernihiv poured water from cisterns on the streets and headed for “invincibility points,” or tents with stoves and generators set up by authorities to give locals some access to heat and electricity.

Local authorities claimed that Russia had circled drones above the damaged energy plants, preventing the repair process to begin. Oleksandr Lomako, the acting mayor of Chernihiv, claimed Moscow was attempting to stifle local residents’ access to power and heat in the run-up to the icy winter.

They simply hit and destroy everything,” they say. Nataliia, 43, told the news agency Reuters, “There is no end to this.”

Later, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, president of Ukraine, reported on Telegram that repairs were being made. He claimed that “Russia uses the cold to terrorize people and murder them.”

Vladimir Putin, the country’s president, claims to be ready for diplomacy and peace talks, but in reality Russia launched a brutal missile and drone attack on X, according to Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha.

The nearby Sumy region, where nine people were reported to have been hurt, was also targeted by the Russian attack.

In February 2022, Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Russia has consistently targeted Ukrainian energy sources since the start of the conflict, forcing the nation to rely on subzero power to power its homes and businesses.

Donald Trump, the president of the United States, announced last week that he would meet with Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, and has been trying to put an end to the conflict for months.

A meeting was not scheduled, according to Russian and US officials who spoke on Tuesday.

A senior White House official told Al Jazeera, “President Trump has no intention of meeting with President Putin in the near future.”

Moscow added that preparations “could take time,” and that it was also against the idea of a meeting.

No precise timeframe was set for this, according to Dmitry Peskov, a Kremlin spokesman. “Serious preparation is required,” the saying goes.

Following a flurry of diplomatic activity aimed at stumbling upon agreements to end Russia’s war, the summit was called off.

Trump has suggested sending Ukraine Tomahawk missiles, which would allow Ukraine to launch further into Russian territory, as Putin appears to be getting angry with Putin’s position on ending the war.

Zelenskyy arranged to meet with Trump in Washington last week, but he did not.

The US president reportedly agreed with Putin that Ukraine must cede all of its eastern Donetsk and Luhansk regions, despite the rumored tension at the meeting on Friday.

Putin and other EU leaders accused the Ukrainian president of putting a stop to the war by putting up temporary diplomatic efforts and opposed any move to have Kyiv seize land that had been seized by Russian forces in exchange for peace.

UCL: High-Flying Arsenal Crush Atletico Madrid As Gyokeres Ends Goal Drought

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In the second half of Arsenal’s perfect Champions League debut on Tuesday, Victor Gyokeres scored twice as they defeated Atletico Madrid 4-0 to extend their perfect start.

Before Gyokeres’ nine-game goal drought was ended in a 13-minute period either side of the hour mark, Gabriel Magalhaes and Gabriel Martinelli opened the floodgates.

The Premier League leaders are also sitting comfortably at the top of the table, just two points clear of Paris Saint-Germain and Inter Milan from their opening three games, with the only other team to have earned nine points from those three games.

In a stunning campaign for the Gunners, Mikel Arteta’s lack of goals was one of the players’ concerns.

On October 21, 2025, during the UEFA Champions League football game between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid, Sweden’s #14 Viktor Gyokeres (C) celebrates with teammates after scoring their fourth goal at the Arsenal Stadium in north London. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)

In his 11 previous appearances, the Swede had only scored three goals in home games against Leeds and Nottingham Forest, ending Arsenal’s lack of a clinical number nine.

Diego Simeone will be concerned about Atletico’s continued lack of a win away from home this season and how the Spanish side collapsed following a competitive opening.

With yet another clean sheet this season, Arsenal has only conceded three of its own in all competitions.

Julian Alvarez missed a chance to lead the visitors in the first half thanks to a poor David Raya clearance, which he missed twice, before hitting the ball from outside the box shortly after half-time.

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On October 21, 2025, Arsenal’s Brazilian midfielder #11 Gabriel Martinelli (R) celebrates after scoring their second goal in the UEFA Champions League game between the teams of Arsenal and Atletico Madrid at the Arsenal Stadium in north London. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)

Arsenal’s best attempt of the first 45 minutes was Eberechi Eze’s deflected effort, which also fell off the woodwork.

However, Arteta’s men were able to rely on their strength from set pieces, as they have frequently done in recent years, to achieve the breakthrough.

The stooping Gabriel tapped a header into the bottom corner after Declan Rice’s in-swinging free kick was perfectly weighted.

Only two of Arteta’s changes to left-back Myles Lewis Skelly came on Saturday, when they won 1-0 at Fulham.

The England international has played second fiddle to Riccardo Calafiori most of the season, but his driving run helped Arteta open the door to a second goal.

Martinelli scored his third goal in as many Champions League games by curling into the far corner after Lewis Skelly had picked him out.

When Gyokeres’ shot from close range deflected off David Hancko, giving Jan Oblak a little hope, he finally received the fortune he needed to end his miserable spell in front of goal.

After Gabriel once more headed the first header into Rice’s corner, Gyokeres converted from even closer to the goal three minutes later.

On October 21, 2025, Arsenal’s Swedish striker #14 Viktor Gyokeres (3L) scores their third goal in the UEFA Champions League game between Arsenal and Atletico Madrid at the North London venue. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)

With a focus on Crystal Palace’s Premier League trip on Sunday, Arteta could afford the luxury of reserving Gabriel, Gyokeres, Eze, Jurrien Timber, and Martin Zubimendi in the dying stages.

For the first time since 2009, Arsenal reached the semi-finals, but they lost to PSG, who had become the eventual champion.

After another significant summer of significant transfer spending, the Gunners’ quest to conquer Europe for the first time in club history makes them even stronger.

Only three points have been scored in Atletico’s first three games, compared to their previous defeat at Liverpool last month.

Court Sacks 13 Ebonyi Council Chairmen, Nullifies LG Elections

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The local government and councillorship elections that produced the state’s current council chairmen were annulled by a Federal High Court sitting in Abakaliki, the state capital, on Tuesday, with the ruling ruling deeming the process unconstitutional.

Indicted for disobedience and non-compliance with the Electoral Act, the court overturned the local government elections that the Ebonyi State Independent Electoral Commission (EBSIEC) conducted in July 2024.

Justice Hillary Oshomah, the presiding judge, determined that the state’s Electoral Act’s provisions for local government and council elections in July 2024 were insufficient.

In response, the court ordered the state government, which were listed as the second and third respondents, to hold elections for local government or councillors in the state in accordance with constitutional guidelines.

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Additionally, the court issued consequential orders in the matter and granted the majority of the reliefs requested by counsel to Chief Mudi Erhenede and Samuel Udeogu, both of whom represented Hamilton Ogbodo.

Hamilton Ogbodo, the first plaintiff’s attorney, applauded the decision.

The local government election that took place in Ebonyi State in July of 2024 has been canceled by this Federal High Court as of right now.

The second and third defendants must revert to the court’s order and follow the law’s instructions if they want to do what the law directs them to do. But we are anticipating it because the deadline for them to appeal this decision is still up, and we will know what to do when it expires.

We anticipate that they will follow the court’s instructions. The court has revoked the local government chairmen. Because these things are in black and white, the court has carried out exactly what the law requires.

“You try to read the law the way you want, so that it can serve your own goals,” said Obobodo.

The second plaintiff, Isu Amaechi, whose attorney Mudi Erhenede recalled that a Federal High Court in Abakaliki, led by the late Justice Fatun Riman, had earlier annulled the state’s alleged failure to swear in the swearing-in of council chairmen and councillors across the state’s 13 local government areas and 171 wards.

He noted that the second and third defendants had filed appeals against Justice Riman’s decision but lost because the appellate court upheld the Federal High Court’s earlier decision.

People who don’t want to believe in or uphold the rule of law should do this.

He claimed that the state had omitted some candidates from the 2022 local government election after the Federal High Court had disqualified them.

Russia banned as neutral athletes at Winter qualifiers

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Following a vote by the sport’s governing body on Tuesday, athletes from Russia and Belarus will not be able to compete in qualification events for the upcoming Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina.

Russian and Belarusian skiers and snowboarders will not compete in the Games, which will begin on February 6 with the exception of a late change, as a result of the International Ski and Snowboard Federation’s (FIS) decision.

As they did at the Paris Olympics in September, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) announced that Russian and Belarusian athletes could compete in the Winter Games under a neutral flag and strict rules, but the final decision would be up to individual sports federations.

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Since the 2022 conflict with Ukraine broke out, athletes with a Russian or Belarusian passport have been prohibited from many sports.

Russian ice skating champions Adeliia Petrosian and Viktoriia Safonova will compete as AINs, but they will have to.

Russian and Belarusian athletes were permitted to compete under their own flag at the Paralympics and World Para-sport events when the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) voted to lift partial suspensions last month.

6 to 15 March are the dates for the Winter Paralympics.

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