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From Chelsea’s win over Tottenham to Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid’s remarkable late comebacks, the European soccer weekend was full of drama. We had redemption for Man United’s Ralf Rangnick, a lucky Liverpool picking up points in the Premier League title race as Manchester City’s incredible win streak finally came to an end, and we saw Serie A and LaLiga’s both heat up with dropped points by several contenders. And how about Borussia Dortmund, eh?
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It’s Monday, and Gab Marcotti reacts to the biggest moments in the world of football.
Jump to: Chelsea-Spurs lessons | Real Madrid draw | Sloppy, lucky Liverpool | Milan-Juve fallout | Redemption for Rangnick? | De Jong saves Barcelona | Bayern’s new look? | Simeone, Atletico magic | Man City’s streak ends | Verratti isn’t Van Basten | Malen key for Dortmund | Arsenal hurt themselves | Dzeko lifts Inter | Sevilla still in title race | Napoli aren’t finished | And finally…
Conte’s not sending a message at Spurs … and Tuchel searches for a Plan B
Tottenham often lose at Stamford Bridge, so Chelsea’s 2-0 victory isn’t news on its own. In fact, other than Harry Kane’s disallowed goal, the most interesting takeaways come from the way the two teams set up and what that may (or may not) tell us.
Let’s get Kane’s goal out of the way first, because it incensed Tottenham’s Antonio Conte to the point that he called it “incredible.” Kane gave Thiago Silva a little shove before putting the ball past Kepa Arrizabalaga, which is the sort of foul that might be punished “in Italy … 50-50” (according to Conte), but not something that gets called in the Premier League.
I think Conte is wrong here, but it basically comes down to whether you believe Kane’s hand caused Silva to go down. If you do, the goal shouldn’t stand. If you don’t — possibly because Kane was just steadying himself in putting…
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