Chelsea winger Estevao Willian outshone fellow teenage superstar Lamine Yamal in a sensational 3-0 home win over 10-man Barcelona in the Champions League. Estevao, 18, scored a stunning second goal after Barcelona went down to 10 men – skipper Ronald Araujo sent off for a second booking just before the break. A Jules Kounde own goal had given Chelsea the lead and the Blues controlled proceedings with Liam Delap adding a third.
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Ten-man Everton held on for a rare and quite amazing Old Trafford victory after Idrissa Gueye was sent off for striking team-mate Michael Keane after just 13 minutes against Manchester United. Staggeringly, against a United side who knew victory would take them fifth in the table and on a ground where they have won once since August 1992, Everton then went in front when Kiernan Dewsbury-Hall surged to the edge of the area, then sent a curling effort past goalkeeper Senne Lammens into the top corner.
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Eberechi Eze scored his first senior hat-trick as Arsenal thrashed north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to move six points clear at the top of the Premier League. Leandro Trossard opened the scoring for an utterly dominant Arsenal in the 36th minute then Eze doubled the hosts’ advantage before the break before adding a brace in the second half at the Emirates.
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Max Verstappen dominated the Las Vegas Grand Prix and has been given a major championship boost after McLaren’s Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri were disqualified for excessive skid block wear. Four hours after the chequered flag, the stewards announced both McLarens had been disqualified following an investigation into their rear skid blocks which had worn out beyond the 9mm limit. The result sees Mercedes’ George Russell promoted to second while his teammate Kimi Antonelli rises to P3 ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc.
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South Africa’s 13-year wait for a win in Dublin is over, with the world champions proving their credentials with a 24-13 win against Ireland after a remarkable game at Aviva Stadium. In truth, this was a game the Springboks could and should have won by 30, and as humbling as the defeat will be for Andy Farrell’s side, they showed remarkable resilience to bring this game the distance.
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