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Ipswich Town took a brutal early hit at Portman Road on Friday, going down two goals inside ten minutes against Liverpool, both from Alexander Isak. But defender Issa Diop was keen to highlight the character his side showed, saying they stuck together and genuinely worked their way back into the contest, creating chances despite the scoreline never shifting.
From the winner's dressing room, former Watford striker Troy Deeney did a public one-eighty on Liverpool's Jeremie Frimpong, admitting he'd given the fullback plenty of stick earlier this season. After watching Frimpong's performance against Ipswich, Deeney had no choice but to hand him his flowers, calling it a display that genuinely changed his mind.
And over in the Champions League, Inter Milan are heading to the Santiago Bernabeu for their two thousand twenty six to twenty seven opener carrying a weight they cannot ignore. The Nerazzurri have not beaten Real Madrid in European competition this century, with their last victory over the Spanish giants coming nearly thirty years ago. History is firmly against them, and Madrid will know it.
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