Chelsea's Marcos Alonso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday August 20, 2017. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday August 20, 2017. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday August 20, 2017. Alastair Grant / AP Photo
Chelsea's Marcos Alonso, centre, celebrates with teammates after scoring the opening goal of the game against Tottenham Hotspur at Wembley stadium in London, Sunday August 20, 2017. Alastair Grant / A

Premier League team of the week: Chelsea goal hero Marcos Alonso in alongside Man United pair Paul Pogba and Romelu Lukaku


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Marcos Alonso's double against Tottenham Hotspur saw Chelsea claim their first points of the new Premier League season as Mauricio Pochettino once again suffered a case of the Wembley jitters.

The Spaniard's match-winning contribution sees him slot in at left-back in Richard Jolly's team of the week. He is joined by teammate Andreas Christensen, who gave an excellent account of himself on his first Premier League start.

Stoke City's new signing Jese gets in the team after he marked his debut with a well-taken goal against Arsenal. The other striking berth is taken by Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku, who added to his two goals on the opening weekend with a goal in the 4-0 rout of Swansea City.

To see who else makes Richard Jolly's team of the week, check out the gallery below.

The Breadwinner

Director: Nora Twomey

Starring: Saara Chaudry,  Soma Chhaya,  Laara Sadiq 

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Athletic Bilbao 1 (Muniain 37')

Atletico Madrid 1 (Costa 39')

Man of the match  Iker Muniain (Athletic Bilbao)

TOURNAMENT INFO

Fixtures
Sunday January 5 - Oman v UAE
Monday January 6 - UAE v Namibia
Wednesday January 8 - Oman v Namibia
Thursday January 9 - Oman v UAE
Saturday January 11 - UAE v Namibia
Sunday January 12 – Oman v Namibia

UAE squad
Ahmed Raza (captain), Rohan Mustafa, Mohammed Usman, CP Rizwan, Waheed Ahmed, Zawar Farid, Darius D’Silva, Karthik Meiyappan, Jonathan Figy, Vriitya Aravind, Zahoor Khan, Junaid Siddique, Basil Hameed, Chirag Suri

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Company name: baraka
Started: July 2020
Founders: Feras Jalbout and Kunal Taneja
Based: Dubai and Bahrain
Sector: FinTech
Initial investment: $150,000
Current staff: 12
Stage: Pre-seed capital raising of $1 million
Investors: Class 5 Global, FJ Labs, IMO Ventures, The Community Fund, VentureSouq, Fox Ventures, Dr Abdulla Elyas (private investment)

THE BIO

Favourite place to go to in the UAE: The desert sand dunes, just after some rain

Who inspires you: Anybody with new and smart ideas, challenging questions, an open mind and a positive attitude

Where would you like to retire: Most probably in my home country, Hungary, but with frequent returns to the UAE

Favorite book: A book by Transilvanian author, Albert Wass, entitled ‘Sword and Reap’ (Kard es Kasza) - not really known internationally

Favourite subjects in school: Mathematics and science