As Crystal Palace came from behind to maintain their unbeaten start in the UEFA Conference League on Thursday, Liam Rosenior’s side fell to a 2-1 defeat at Strasbourg.
Palace opened the scoring with a 1-0 lead, and Ismaila Sarr almost doubled it with a header that struck the post from Strasbourg goalkeeper Mike Penders well out of his area.
Emanuel Emegha headed home from Diego Moreira’s cross to equalize for the French side in the opening half.
As Penders was again severely out of position when Strasbourg lost the ball on the edge of their own box, Adam Wharton hit the bar as Palace’s goal gaped.
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After Julio Enciso’s free-kick smacked back off the post, Penders made a fantastic save to stop Yeremy Pino, and Strasbourg went down the other end and scored. Samir El Mourabet, a teenager, swept in the rebound.
After failing to draw 2-2 with Iceland’s Breidablik, Strasbourg moved on to 10 points, with Samsunspor at the top.
In their first full season playing football in Europe, Palace are 18th overall in the league standings with two victories and two losses.
They are two points clear of the top eight, which means they qualify directly for the last 16. With the exception of Finland’s KuPS and Irish outfit Shelbourne, Palace still have games to play.
Despite his team’s severe slump, Arne Slot vowed to “keep fighting” on Thursday, saying his conversations with Liverpool’s owners have not changed.
PSV Eindhoven, the Premier League champions, suffered a 4-1 defeat on Wednesday at Anfield, making it their ninth defeat in all competitions.
In the final moments of the match, angry fans poured into the stands in droves to leave.
The 20-time English champions’ run of form is their worst in more than 70 years.
Liverpool are desperate to move up to 12th place in the Premier League table and travel to revitalized West Ham on Sunday.
In his first season in charge, Slot, who helped Liverpool win the Premier League title last year, expressed confidence in his job following Wednesday’s defeat.
He gave a press conference on Thursday to discuss West Ham’s game against the Lions, who look a different side under new manager Nuno Espirito Santo.
At the start of the press conference, the Liverpool manager was asked if he had spoken to the club’s owners since the PSV game.
He claimed that, “we’ve been having the same conversations since I’ve been here.”
We continue to fight. We all try to improve, and that’s what we all do. However, the conversations remain the same as they have for the past two and a half years.
The Dutchman reaffirmed that Liverpool’s standards had fallen, but he vowed to keep his players in good spirits.
He claimed, “We believe we can play better than we can.” However, when we did really well last season, there was a lot of attention on some particular individuals, and I always said that the team should be involved, and that they did just that.
We should also consider the team rather than the individuals, if the opposite is happening.
Pressure
After their second Champions League defeat, former Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard issued a damning verdict about Slot’s situation.
With each defeat, Gerald said to TNT Sports, “It gets closer to becoming a crisis.”
At this football club, there are no justifications for a performance like that. You can’t deny the team’s massive difficulties.
After Wednesday’s humiliating defeat, Slot claimed it was difficult to come up with solutions and that his sleep was “not the best.”
He claimed that his team’s mistakes were frequently being punished, making the most of their chances.
He said, “We get knock after knock, which is difficult. I keep saying that we must keep fighting, especially when that occurs.
“And that’s what we did so well last year, and this is what this club has been about for a long time. And we anticipate that.
After the goalkeeper missed the PSV game with illness, Slot predicted Alisson Becker’s availability to face West Ham, and he also anticipated Florian Wirtz’s potential return to training on Saturday.
Despite struggling Liverpool’s humiliating 4-1 defeat against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday, Arne Slot insisted he was confident he would not face the sack.
Slots’ side lost ninth of their previous 12 games, putting the Dutchman under growing pressure.
In a Champions League defeat that sparked outrage as angry fans heckled Slot and his players at the end, Liverpool’s numerous flaws were brutally exposed by PSV.
A shocking verdict on Liverpool’s astonishing fall from grace this season was delivered by the unusual sight of empty red seats all around Anfield before full-time.
Liverpool have lost three straight games, conceding ten goals, after being defeated by Nottingham Forest at Anfield last weekend.
Since 1953-54, they have had their worst run, and Slot faces difficult choices regarding how to turn things around.
Steven Gerrard, the former captain of Liverpool, put pressure on Slot by rendering a gloomy verdict regarding their situation.
With each defeat, Gerrard said to TNT Sport, “it gets closer to becoming a crisis.”
At this football team, there are no justifications for a performance like that. The team is struggling a lot, you can’t deny that.
They are “on a terrible run,” they claim, and they are incredibly confident. This situation will continue unless the manager finds solutions and stability for his team. ”
However, Slot insists that despite facing Liverpool’s second-highest European defeat, Fenway Sports Group, a US company, still has faith in him.
I feel secure and alright. He claimed that the highest power has supported him.
It would be nice to turn things around and win, of course, but questions are frequently asked if you are not doing well.
I like my current position. Although this is not my first difficult situation, it was about time we turned things around.
I’m not concerned, she said. My focus is on other things besides my own position, that is what I mean by. I must do better, and I’m making an effort to do that every day. ”
INCLUDE PSV Rout’s Dismal Deepens Liverpool Misery
I don’t know the solutions, ya know?
Ivan Perisic (L), a Croatian forward, scores the opening goal for PSV Eindhoven at Anfield in Liverpool, north-west England, on November 26, 2025 during the UEFA Champions League league match between Liverpool and PSV Eindhoven. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Ivan Perisic’s early penalty gave Liverpool a lead, but Dominik Szoboszlai’s equalizer failed to turn them around.
The woeful Premier League champions were just as humiliated by their latest humiliation thanks to goals from Guus Til and Couhaib Driouech, who both scored twice.
After claiming the title last season with a summer spending spree, the Reds, who have lost six of their last seven Premier League games, were expected to dominate on all fronts this term.
However, Liverpool travel to West Ham on Sunday, where they are currently in 12th place in the Premier League, their first position since more than a decade.
After falling back to their second defeat in five games, Liverpool can’t be certain of making it to the Champions League last 16. With their title hopes in jeopardy, they can’t be certain of making it to the last 16.
In the Champions League’s opening match of the season, they lost for the first time in five years.
The top eight teams automatically advance to the last 16 of the league, which is currently in 13th place.
Slot called on the coaches and players to take responsibility for the astonishing collapse and tried to keep a group together.
I believe the team is always at play, and I believe we can all do better. People you are referring to, but that includes myself, too,” he said.
I don’t believe this is the time to emphasize individual errors. ”
However, Curtis Jones’ blunt assessment of their unanticipated struggles was much harsher.
I lack the solutions, I suppose. I don’t, in all sincerity. Simply put, it’s unacceptable. Jones told RTE, “I’m past being angry inside.”
We will work hard to get this team back where it is needed, and we will explain to everyone what this club is all about and why it is currently considered the world’s best team. ”
In a match between the English and German league leaders on Wednesday, Arsenal held on to maintain their perfect Champions League record.
After Lennart Karl, age 17, pulled the Bundesliga team level, Noni Madueke restored the lead to Arsenal and fellow substitute Gabriel Martinelli capitalized on a huge mistake made by goalkeeper Manuel Neuer.
Bayern, who had won four games out of four, placed Bayern at the Emirates top of the Champions League standings, just above the Gunners.
On November 26, 2025, during the UEFA Champions League league match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in north London, Brazilian midfielder #11 Gabriel Martinelli (R) celebrates scoring the team’s third goal. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)
The Gunners won the match after Jurrien Timber headed home from a Bukayo Saka corner with a sluggish Neuer unable to intercept.
The goal highlighted Arsenal’s unwavering skill from set pieces.
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Eberechi Eze had a fantastic chance to increase Gunners’ lead, but his shot was blocked wide. He scored a hat-trick against Tottenham on Sunday.
Bayern were back in the game right away in the 32nd minute thanks to a Karl goal after an Arsenal exit that had appeared a little uncomfortably comfortable.
Harry Kane (2L), a Bayern Munich forward, reacts after Arsenal and Bayern Munich’s UEFA Champions League first-team game at the Emirates Stadium in north London on November 26, 2025. The match was won by Arsenal 3-1. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)
Former Arsenal player Serge Gnabry had a fantastic diagonal ball that Joshua Kimmich played, and Karl finished well past David Raya.
In the second half, Neuer sent a fierce Saka shot over the bar. Arsenal were soon on their best foot.
Karl then jumped down the right and headed into Raya’s penalty box, but Raya was quick to take his subdued effort.
Before Neuer saved a Cristhian Mosquera header from point blank range, Arsenal’s Mikel Merino failed to connect with another dangerous corner properly as the intensity increased.
It was now exclusively Arsenal.
As Declan Rice bore down on him, with Saka unable to turn in the loose ball, Neuer was called back to action, saving with his legs.
Noni Madueke (R), a 20-year-old English defender, scores the team’s second goal in the UEFA Champions League football match between Arsenal and Bayern Munich at the Emirates Stadium in north London on November 26, 2025. (Photo by Ben Stansall/AFP)
However, with less than 20 minutes left, Bayern’s Dayot Upamecano intercepted a loose ball that substitute Riccardo Calafiori picked up on the left.
The ball was headed home by fellow substitute Madueke after he crossed.
Bayern could not have asked for a worse situation when Eze sent a long ball over the top, leaving Neuer well outside his area.
Martinelli had a free run at goal after Martinelli’s first pass passed the stranded goalkeeper and kept his composure to slot home.
Harry Kane, a former Tottenham player, was mocked by the delirious Arsenal fans by chanting “Harry, Harry, what’s the score?”
Both clubs are in good position to advance to the last 16 of the 32-team Champions League phase, which guarantees automatic passage to the last 16.
As PSV Eindhoven won the Champions League match 4-1 at Anfield on Wednesday, the miserable season of troubled Liverpool grew even more intolerable.
Ivan Perisic’s early penalty gave Arne Slot’s side a lead, but Dominik Szoboszlai’s equalizer failed to turn the Reds around.
The Premier League champions’ ashes suffered a ninth defeat in their last 12 games overall, thanks to goals from Guus Til and Couhaib Driouech, both of whom scored twice.
In a dramatic twist to his case, a British man admitted to deliberately ploughing his car into crowds at the Liverpool Football Club’s Premier League victory parade on May 23. He changed his plea on Wednesday.
During the May 26 incident in Liverpool City Center, which left hundreds of people injured, including infants and children, Paul Doyle initially denied the 31 charges, including grievous bodily harm with intent, wounding with intent, affray, and dangerous driving.
Doyle entered his guilty pleas to each count on the second day of his trial, sobbing in the dock as he sobbed in a suit and glasses.
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On May 27, 2025, police officers in Liverpool, north-west England, arrived at the scene after a car struck crowds of people watching an open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool’s Premier League trophy parade. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Beginning on December 15, he will receive a two-day sentence.
He was instructed to prepare for “a lengthy custodial sentence” by Judge Andrew Menary.
As revelers left the May 26 parade to celebrate Liverpool’s victory, Doyle, a former Royal Marine, reportedly ploughed his Ford Galaxy Titanium  into numerous people.
According to Merseyside Police, he injured 134 people, including children, adults, and other children.
50 people needed hospital care, despite there being no fatalities.
When the Premier League season came to an end, the victims were celebrating the club’s 20th English top-flight victory, which was unheard of.
In front of hundreds of thousands of spectators, the team’s players had paraded the trophy along the city’s waterfront.
Some of the city’s main thoroughfares had been made available for normal traffic so the parade could pass.
On May 27, 2025, police forensics officers arrive at the scene on Water Street in Liverpool, north-west England, where a car entered a crowd of people on May 26 to watch an open-top bus victory parade for Liverpool’s Premier League trophy parade. (Photo by Paul ELLIS/AFP)
Police quickly determined that the incident wasn’t terrorist-related. However, the alleged attack’s circumstances have largely remained undetermined.
The top regional prosecutor for the Crown Prosecution Service, Sarah Hammond, claimed that Doyle had “finally accepted that he purposefully entered crowds of innocent people.”
She noted that his car’s dashcam footage showed that “he deliberately drove at them, forcing his way through” and that “he became increasingly agitated by the crowds.”
She continued, “Driving a car into a crowd is a calculated violence.
Paul Doyle made the decision to turn the celebration into mayhem, not a momentary lapse, he said.
29 victims, eight of whom were children at the time, were named in the criminal charges. The youngest was six months old.
Father-of-three Doyle, who has been in police custody since his arrest, will continue to serve until his sentencing.
