Szczesny comeback, La Liga records & Bayern's Leverkusen test

For Wojciech Szczesny, nan allure of Barcelona seems excessively beardown to resist.

The erstwhile Poland and Arsenal goalkeeper retired successful August 2024 saying it felt correct to time off nan crippled to attraction connected his family, adding his bosom was nary longer successful nan game.

But, according to reports, he is to nexus up pinch nan La Liga leaders aft an wounded for first-choice keeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, who is apt to beryllium retired for nan remainder of nan season.

"I understand nan difficult business that has arisen for them aft Marc-Andre Ter Stegen's wounded and I deliberation it would beryllium disrespectful of maine not to see this option," Szczesny told Spanish news outlet Sport connected Thursday.

"I person a batch of respect for Barca's history, it is 1 of nan champion clubs successful nan world."

Ter Stegen had room aft rupturing nan patella tendon successful his correct knee during a 5-1 triumph complete Villarreal astatine nan weekend.

Szczesny is reported to beryllium having a aesculapian earlier signing a short-term deal, though it remains unclear whether he will beryllium successful nan squad to play Osasuna connected Saturday (20:00 BST).

However, his summation would easiness goalkeeper concerns arsenic head Hansi Flick is near pinch only 25-year-old reserve keeper Inaki Pena.

Flick said aft nan triumph complete Getafe: "I only speak of nan players we person successful nan team. Inaki Pena is our number 1 goalkeeper and I'm happy. This is what it's worth," Flick said.

"We person Inaki Pena who is 25 years aged but nan remainder of nan goalkeepers are very young, truthful if thing happens we person to person experience."

Barcelona and Real Madrid are some closing successful connected records aft unbeaten starts to nan La Liga season.

A triumph successful nan first Madrid derby of nan run would put Carlo Ancelotti's squad wrong 3 matches of Barca's all-time unbeaten convention record.

Tata Martino, presently head of Inter Miami, oversaw 43 games without nonaccomplishment for Barcelona betwixt 2017 and 2018.

Real are connected people to perchance adjacent that people erstwhile they look Barcelona astatine Bernabeu successful October.

Victory for Real connected Sunday would besides beryllium their first triumph astatine Wanda Metropolitano since 2022.

League leaders Barcelona, who are 4 points up of Real, could adjacent their best-ever commencement to a run erstwhile they look Osasuna.

If they negociate to unafraid an eighth successive win, it will lucifer nan nine grounds they group successful 2013.

Bayern Munich will beryllium hoping to enact revenge connected Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen erstwhile nan 2 teams meet connected Saturday (17:30 BST).

Vincent Kompany's side, who still person a 100% record, are 3 points clear of Leverkusen astatine nan apical of nan table.

Xabi Alonso's squad will person to extremity a lethal Harry Kane who, past week, became nan top-scoring English subordinate successful Bundesliga history pinch his 41th convention goal.

"We're going to spot really beardown Bayern is because they play very risky shot and against a bully broadside for illustration Bayer Leverkusen, that whitethorn springiness you trouble," said Belgian journalist Kristof Terreur connected BBC Radio 5 Live's Euro Leagues podcast.

Fresh from his first Champions League goals, Florian Wirtz kept up his scoring streak for Leverkusen successful their 4-3 triumph complete Wolfsburg past week and will beryllium hoping to thief his broadside outscore nan hosts successful Munich.

Munich, however, person now scored 20 goals successful their past 3 games, putting six past recently promoted Holstein Kiel, 9 past Dinamo Zagreb and 5 past Werder Bremen.

Last season, nan fixture ended 2-2, pinch Exequiel Palacios converting a 94th-minute equalising punishment for Alonso's broadside to sphere their unbeaten record.

Liam Rosenior near Hull City successful May earlier joining French broadside Strasbourg successful nan summer.

The 40-year-old, who replaced Patrick Vieira, has had a tricky commencement successful eastbound France, drafting 3 of his first 5 games.

Ligue 1 Strasbourg are owned by BlueCo, nan institution tally by Todd Boehly and Behdad Eghbali which besides owns Chelsea.

Rosenior's broadside are unbeaten astatine home, but only person 1 triumph to their sanction aft a 3-1 triumph complete Rennes and big second-placed Marseille connected Sunday (19:45 BST)

Currently 10th successful nan league, their only conclusion came to Lyon, losing 4-3.

Rosenior explained to nan Ligue 1 YouTube channel, external: "I'm a head aliases a coach. I'm both. Coaching is education, coaching is wanting to amended players connected a method and tactical level.

"Management is making judge that you person a beardown culture, that your players person rules and regulations and you negociate them successful nan correct way.

"Especially pinch our group, which is rather a young group, sometimes you request to thrust them pinch your voice."

"I'm rather energetic, I'm rather passionate, but that's who I americium arsenic a person."

Last play nether Arsenal awesome Vieira, Strasbourg vanished 13th.