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Tuchel: If there’s no solution then Neymar will stay at PSG.

The coach spoke about the rumours linking the Brazilian with a move away from the French capital on Saturday and suggested that the player could end up staying.

“There isn’t a solution right now, but our relationship is the same because it’s a thing between him and the club,” he said at a press conference.

“If there’s no solution then he’ll stay with us.

“He has three years on his contract.

“When I think of a strong team I think of a team with Neymar.”

Neymar has not been included in the squad for this weekend’s match against Stade Rennais, with Tuchel explaining that it’s too soon for the forward to come back from his injury

Arsenal 2-1 Burnley -Match report

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Arsenal 2-1 Burnley: Aubameyang hits winner for Gunners after Barnes had cancelled out Lacazette’s opener

​Arsenal stumbled to a 2-1 win against Burnley in their first home game of the season, keeping up their 100% winning record against Sean Dyche’s side.

Player Ratings

Leno (8); Maitland-Niles (6), Luiz (8), Sokratis (5), Monreal (7); Ceballos (9*), Guendouzi (7), Willock (7); Nelson (6), Lacazette (8), Aubameyang (8).

Substitutes: Pépé (8), Kolašinac (6), Torreira (8)

Burnley players ratings

Pope (6); Lowton (6), Tarkowski (8), Mee (6), Pieters (5); Gudmundsson (6), Cork (7), Westwood (6), McNeil (5); Wood (6), Barnes (8).

Substitutes: Rodriguez (6), Lennon (6).

Robin van Persie Speaks Out on Why He Left Arsenal for Manchester United explaining that he had little choice but to leave the Emirates Stadium.

Discussing on BT Sport how he ended up joining the Scot for his swansong season, the 36-year-old explained (as quoted by the ​Sun):

“You can compare [me being at ​Arsenal] to being married.

“Me and my wife – Arsenal – were married for eight years. After eight years, my wife possibly got a bit tired of me. Those are the facts.

“The fact is, Arsenal never offered me a deal.”

“I ended up having three options. One option abroad disappeared quickly. Then it was Manchester City or United,” he stated. “What people don’t know during the transfer is that loads of things are happening behind the scenes.

“You can have different views on things, but the fact is Arsenal never offered me a new deal. Then you have a look around. I was ambitious. I still wanted to win the league. That is life.

“You have to take a lot on and make a choice based on what your targets are, but also deal with the facts. One of the main facts was that Arsenal got tired of me.

“We had loads of chats with [Arsene] Wenger, with [Ivan] Gazidis. They gave me no decision to make,” van Persie finished, confirming that he was not the driving force behind his Emirates exit.

Tite has named Neymar in the squad, while Marcelo has once again been left out.

Real Madrid winger Vinicius Junior has been included in Brazil’s squad for their friendlies against Colombia and Peru, which could be the 19-year-old’s first opportunity to feature for the Selecao’s senior side after missing out on the Copa America squad.

Brazil’s squad is as follows:

Goalkeepers: Ederson (Manchester City), Ivan (Ponte Preta), Weverton, (Palmeiras).

Defenders: Dani Alves (Sao Paulo), Eder Militao (Real Madrid), Fagner (Corinthians) Jorge (Santos), Marquinhos (PSG), Thiago Silva (PSG), Samir (Udinese), Alex Sandro (Juventus).

Midfielders: Arthur Melo (Barcelona), Casemiro (Real Madrid), Fabinho (Liverpool), Allan (Napoli), Lucas Paqueta (AC Milan), Philippe Coutinho (Barcelona).
Forwards: Neymar (PSG), Richarlison (Everton), David Neres (Ajax), Bruno Henrique (Flamengo), Roberto Firmino (Liverpool), Vinicius Junior (Real Madrid).

Ath Bilbao 1:0 Barcelona – full time

Without Lionel Messi, the Barcelona attack never got firing.

A late strike from Aritz Aduriz earned Athletic Club a dramatic 1-0 victory over Barcelona in the opening match of the 2019/20 LaLiga season on Friday night at San Mames.

Just seconds after coming on as a substitute, the striker showed that there are still plenty of goals left in his right boot with a superb scissor-kick volley to win it for the home side.

Match Sheet:
1.- Athletic: Unai Simon; Yuri, Unai Nunez, Yeray, Capa; Dani Garcia, Unai Lopez (Benat, min. 81); Muniain, Raul Garcia, De Marcos (Sancet, min. 66); Williams (Aduriz, min. 88)

Barcelona: Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Jordi Alba; De Jong, Sergi Roberto (Carles Perez, min. 76), Alena (Rakitic, min. 46); Dembele, Suarez (Rafinha, min. 38), Griezmann

Goals: 1-0, min. 89: Aduriz

Referee: Del Cerro Grande (Comunidad de Madrid). Yellow Cards: Pique (Min. 60) for Barcelona, Unai Nunez (Min. 65) for Athletic
Red cards: None
Stadium: San Mames
Attendance: 53.289