European roundup: Roma beat Lazio in derby while Marseille v PSG postponed | European club football

Stripped of the captaincy. His contract nearing expiration and not using a renewal proposal. After zero minutes performed within the opening three matches, nothing appeared to be going Lorenzo Pellegrini’s approach. Till the Rome derby. The Roman-born midfielder solid apart all the problems surrounding him and scored the decisive purpose for Roma in a 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Sunday.

“Apart from all of the reasoning and phrases, there’s one fixed, which is that I really like Roma,” mentioned Pellegrini, who joined the membership aged 9. “So long as I put on this shirt, there received’t be a second the place I’ll maintain again. Life is unpredictable, you don’t know what may occur subsequent. I appeared on the verge of leaving after which acquired harm. However as we speak I began and scored to win the derby.”

After being derided by Gian Piero Gasperini a day earlier when Roma’s new coach mentioned that, at 29, Pellegrini has “acquired to change into an athlete and begin working,” the midfielder was completely positioned to strike when the prospect got here his approach within the thirty eighth minute. Devyne Rensch did properly to strip the ball from Lazio’s left-back Nuno Tavares and rolled it throughout to the former-captain, stationed within the centre of the realm, to fireplace residence, prompting Roma’s finish of the Stadio Olimpico to erupt with smoke bombs.

Pellegrini, who can be making an attempt to regain his spot in Italy’s squad, celebrated with a kiss towards the Curva Sud and Roma’s ultras. Moments earlier than the purpose, a banner popped up within the Curva Sud that mentioned: “Welcome again, captain.” It was Pellegrini’s fourth profession purpose within the Derby della Capitale – however his first since January in any competitors.

A tempestuous match completed with Lazio having solely 10 males after Reda Belahyane was proven a straight crimson card for a foul on Manu Koné within the 88th. Nonetheless, Lazio stored on threatening and Danilo Cataldi hit the publish in stoppage time. The fireworks continued after the full-time whistle with Lazio’s Mattéo Guendouzi additionally proven a crimson card for dissent because the staff’s head again to the dressing rooms.

Roma have received three of the final 4 derbies with out conceding a purpose, with the groups drawing 1-1 of their earlier assembly. The victory additionally continues the Giallorossi’s sturdy early season kind, they’ve received three of their 4 opening matches beneath Gasperini, who changed the retiring Claudio Ranieri after 9 seasons at Atalanta. Lazio have misplaced three out of 4 video games since Sarri was rehired in the summertime.

In France, Le Classique between Marseille and PSG has been postponed. Ligue 1 confirmed the information forward of the scheduled night kick-off within the anticipation of a significant storm within the south of France.

The match has been rearranged for Monday night, which straight clashes with the Ballon d’Or ceremony in Paris, the place many PSG gamers and the membership’s supervisor – Luis Enrique – are nominated for awards.

Atlético Madrid’s struggles in La Liga continued as they have been held to a dramatic 1-1 draw by Mallorca on Sunday, with the goalkeeper Leo Román delivering an impressive efficiency earlier than Vedat Muriqi’s late header cancelled out Conor Gallagher’s opener.

The outcome left Diego Simeone’s facet languishing in twelfth place with six factors from 5 matches, whereas Mallorca are nineteenth with two factors. Actual Madrid lead the league with 15 factors.

Román was pivotal for Mallorca, irritating Atlético all through the match with a collection of outstanding saves. The 25-year-old’s heroics started early, denying Giacomo Raspadori’s audacious second-minute try with a one-handed save, earlier than palming away Pablo Barrios’s effort within the seventh minute.

His efficiency included denying Julián Alvarez from the penalty spot early within the first half, a second that encapsulated the guests’ lack of ability to capitalise on their probabilities.

Atlético’s frustrations mounted when Alexander Sørloth obtained a straight crimson card within the 72nd minute for a studs-up problem on Antonio Raillo, leaving the guests to play the ultimate 18 minutes a person down.

Atlético lastly discovered a approach by within the 79th minute. Gallagher was quickest to react after Román parried Marcos Llorente’s low effort throughout purpose, slotting residence to provide the guests the lead.

However their celebrations proved short-lived. Within the eighty fifth minute, the 19-year-old substitute Jan Virgili whipped in a cross that caught Atletico’s defence napping, permitting Muriqi to go previous Jan Oblak on the far publish.

Borussia Dortmund carved out a 1-0 victory over visiting Wolfsburg due to Karim Adeyemi’s first half missile to climb into second place within the Bundesliga. Dortmund, contemporary from their Champions League 4-4 draw at Juventus in midweek, stretched their unbeaten league run to 12 matches, together with final season. They’ve 10 factors, two behind Bayern Munich.

Dortmund bagged the three factors after Adeyemi, who additionally scored towards Juve, unleashed a ferocious shot that hit a velocity of 125km/h. Maximilian Beier got here near a second purpose within the thirty fourth however his header was narrowly off the mark.

The hosts had a dominant first half earlier than Wolfsburg hit the woodwork by Kostantinos Koulierakis after the break of their greatest probability of the sport. Koulierakis additionally noticed his low shot fly huge of a publish within the ninetieth as they suffered their first defeat of the season.

Haris Tabakovic snatched Borussia Mönchengladbach’s first purpose of the season with a stoppage-time equaliser that earned them a 1-1 draw at Bayer Leverkusen within the Bundesliga. Tabakovic headed in deep in stoppage time to cancel out Malik Tillman’s Seventieth-minute purpose for the hosts.

Gladbach, who sacked coach Gerardo Seoane on Monday after their worst begin in 34 years following three league video games with out scoring a purpose, had Eugen Polanski within the dugout as interim coach.

Leverkusen scored within the Seventieth minute when Tillman tapped in from 10 yards. With time working out Tabakovic rose excessive to attach along with his fellow substitute Charles Herrmann’s nook for the equaliser that left Leverkusen in twelfth place on 5 factors.

Gladbach, who’re and not using a league win of their final 11 matches, together with final season, are seventeenth on two factors.