January 18, 2021
ESPN FC’s Gab Marcotti and Julien Laurens debate the biggest football stories of the week in quick hits. Up for discussion today:
(0:00) Lionel Messi sent off as Barcelona is beaten in the Spanish Super Cup by Athletic Bilbao
(4:44) John Stones and Manchester City take down Crystal Palace. Is Man City the Premier League favorite?
(5:46) Leicester keeps pace at the top of the table with a 2-0 win over Southampton
(6:08) No Mauricio Pochettino and no goals for Kylian Mbappe, but PSG beats Angers 1-0
(6:36) Bayern Munich bounces back with a 2-1 win over Freiburg
(7:09) Tottenham beats Sheffield United 3-1, but did Tanguy Ndombele mean to score his wonder-goal?
(7:52) Chelsea wins 1-0 vs. Fulham, but was it the convincing win the Blues needed?
(8:17) Borussia Dortmund stumbles to a 1-1 draw with Mainz
(9:10 Do Marcotti and Laurens still believe in RB Leipzig after a 2-2 draw vs. Wolfsburg
(10:16) Marseille has just one win in seven after losing to Nimes
(11:19) Napoli smashes Fiorentina 6-0. Is Gennaro Gattuso's side a contender in Serie A?
(12:21) Luka Jovic scores twice on his return to Frankfurt, but was Real Madrid right to loan him back there?
(13:47) AC Milan is linked to moves for Mario Mandžukić and Chelsea’s Fikayo Tomori
(15:22) Union Berlin beats Bayer Leverkusen to move fifth in Bundesliga
(16:54) Lazio wins the Rome derby, but what’s going on at Roma?
(17:53) Mesut Ozil finally says goodbye to Arsenal, but who inherits his No. 10 shirt?
(18:24) Wayne Rooney hangs up his playing boots to manage Derby County
By ESPN FC
