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Dessers nets 21st goal, Aina shines



Cyriel Dessers scored his 21st goal of the season for Glasgow Rangers in a 2-1 loss to Celtic at Parkhead on Saturday.

Matt O'Riley gave the Hoops the lead in the 35th minute, but John Lundstram scored his own goal soon after the break.

Dessers then reduced the Gers' deficit a few minutes later, but it wasn't enough as Celtic went six points clear of Rangers in the table.

Both teams will play again in the Scottish Cup later this month.
In England, Ola Aina delivered an exceptional performance for Nottingham Forest, who missed out on Premier League safety after losing to Chelsea in a five-goal thriller at the City Ground.

 scoring chances from his defensive role and also made four tackles. His compatriot Taiwo Awoniyi came on as a late substitute in the defeat and made little impact in the 13 minutes he featured.The Nigerian defender created three.



Alex Iwobi and Calvin Bassey started for Fulham in their 4-0 loss at home to Manchester City, who moved two points clear at the top of the Premier League title race.


Josko Gvardiol scored twice, with Phil Foden and Julian Alvarez completing the thrashing.

Frank Onyeka and Benjamin Fredicks were left out of Brentford's 2-1 win over Bournemouth at the Vitality Stadium on Saturday.

Victor Osimhen suffered a crushing 2-0 home defeat to Bologna in Serie A. The Nigerian striker played the entire 90 minutes and was awarded a penalty for Partenopei after colliding with Remo Freuler on a Giovanni Di Lorenzo pull-back from the byline.

Matteo Politano stepped up and saw his spot-kick parried by Federico Ravaglia. That was the fourth penalty that the Partenopei failed to convert this season.