Chelsea Win League Cup, More Racism, Liverpool Beat City, Barca Win, Real Held, Roma vs. Juventus, MLS, Gentleman Ultra's Alternative Serie A Guide To Sassuolo

And a fine Monday morning to you, as well! Chelsea has won the first trophy on offer this season. The Capital One Cup is theirs. Diego Costa was his usual feisty self, slapped Bentaleb and then scored a goal, as did some guy named John Terry. After the match, some of their supporters were accused of racist actions on a train. Again. Over at Anfield, Liverpool gave Chelsea's title hopes a boost by beating City 2 - 1. In Spain, things got a bit tighter thanks to a home draw for Real and an away win for Barcelona. Germany? Borussia Dortmund won again to continue their rebirth, Bayern Munich were victorious, and Bas Dost simply cannot stop scoring. In Italy, the big one is this afternoon (2:45 p.m. EST on beIN Sport) when the top two clash in Rome. Let's get to it, beginning with that trophy...

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham: Phil McNulty at Wembley

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham: Daniel Taylor at Wembley

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham: Barney Ronay at Wembley

Chelsea 2 - 0 Tottenham: Three Quick Thoughts

Michael Cox: Chelsea’s victory over Tottenham hardly a high-tempo display

Adam Bate: Classic Chelsea

Premier League Review

Premier League Notes

10 Talking Points From The Weekend Action

Heroes & Villians

The Weekend in 90 Seconds

Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester City: Andy Hunter at Anfield

Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester City: Three Thoughts

Liverpool 2 - 1 Manchester City:  

Team of the Week

Garth Crooks's Team of the Weekend

In Spain, as mentioned above, things have gotten a bit tight thanks to the weekend results. Real Madrid's lead over Barcelona is down to two points. Here are Five Things We Learned in La Liga over the past two days.

Major League Soccer. Remember that league? Things are a bit iffy Stateside at the moment. Jason Davis brings us up to date here. 

Holy Cannoli! The Gentleman Ultra is back! We're graced with a guide to Sassudio. Grazie, Gentleman! Sticking with Serie A for a moment, here's your preview for tonight's clash at Stadio Olimpico between Roma and Juventus. What happened already? Fiorentina defeated Inter, for one. Here's a review of the weekend action in Italy. Oh, and want to see a really shitty corner kick? Look no further than Podolski in the Inter/Fiorentina match. Yikes! What the hell was that?!

And finally...was Di Maria ousted from Real Madrid because he's too ugly?

Onward!!

-SSN

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