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Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid are playing out a Champions League classic in Germany as the Bundesliga outfit lead 4-2 (5-4 on aggregate). The German side went 2-0 ahead in the match and took that into the halftime break, Diego Simeone would make three changes at halftime and they worked a treat as Atletico Madrid […]

Theo Walcott has urged his former club to sign Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins, and even likened him to Thierry Henry. The Gunners have lacked a goal scoring centre forward this season, with Bukayo Saka their top scorer with 14 Premier League goals. No other player has reached double figures and it’s likely Mikel Arteta’s […]

Barcelona’s night went from bad to worse against Paris Saint-Germain, after their coach, Xavi Hernandez, was red carded for dissent. The Catalans, despite having a two-goal lead in the tie after Raphinha had scored the opener on the night, saw the momentum of the tie shift as soon as Ronald Araujo was sent off for […]

Atletico Madrid have come back from 2-0 down in their Champions League quarter-final second leg match with Borussia Dortmund thanks to a leveller from Angel Correa.  Goals from Julian Brandt and Ian Maatsen gave Dortmund a 2-0 lead (3-2 on aggregate) lead at halftime but three changes from Diego Simeone at the break have made […]

Barcelona only have themselves to blame for going behind in their Champions League tie, slack marking allowing Vitinha to slam home before Kylian Mbappe fired in a penalty. A quick corner in the second-half saw the hosts defence floundering with Vitinha given acres of space to pick his spot. That put PSG back level in […]

It’s been some 50 years since Germany won the World Cup with Franz Beckenbauer as captain. Eight years after losing the final at Wembley to England, Die Mannschaft lifted the trophy for the second time in their history, some 20 years after their first. Bernd Hoelzenbein passes away Time waits for no man of course, […]

Chelsea loanee Ian Maatsen has given Borussia Dortmund a 2-0 lead in their Champions League quarter-final second leg clash with Atletico Madrid.  The goal puts the German club 3-2 ahead on aggregate and are deservingly going through at the halftime break. The Bundesliga outfit have been brilliant in the opening 45 minutes and Julian Brandt […]

He’d been a target of the Barcelona boo boys for the entire first-half, but Ousmane Dembele silenced the Estadio Lluis Companys with another goal against his old club. It owed much to the cross from Bradley Barcola which eluded everyone bar the Frenchman at the far post. Just as in the first game, Dembele’s finish […]

Borussia Dortmund have levelled their Champions League quarter-final tie with Atletico Madrid courtesy of a Julian Brandt goal.  The German side trailed the tie 2-1 from the first leg last week and Edin Terzic’s side have been the better of the two teams in the opening 30 minutes of the second leg in Germany. Dortmund […]

Mikel Arteta is hopeful Bukayo Saka and captain Martin Odegaard will be fit to face Bayern Munich on Wednesday night, but was unable to confirm if the pair will definitely play. Arteta and the Arsenal fans will be desperate to see the duo in action for the second leg of their Champions League quarter final […]

With half an hour gone in their match against Paris Saint-Germain, Ronald Araujo’s red card meant that Barcelona were going to be at a numerical disadvantage for the final hour of the match. PSG had begun the game in a more positive frame of mind but it was the hosts that struck first through Raphinha. […]

Atletico Madrid arrive in Germany with a 2-1 lead over Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarter-final clash and the La Liga side would have lost their advantage in the opening three minutes if it wasn’t for former Chelsea star Cesar Azpilicueta. Diego Simeone’s team could have killed the tie off last week but failure […]

It was first blood to Barcelona in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain, and Raphinha’s goal owed everything to the positive running of 16-year-old Lamine Yamal. The Catalans were up against it in the opening exchanges, but got on the score sheet with their first real attack. As the ball […]

Harry Kane has called on Bayern Munich to knock Arsenal out of the Champions League and save their season. The two sides meet in Munich on Wednesday night with the tie level at 2-2 following a pulsating game at the Emirates, which Kane scored a penalty in. Bayern have struggled this season and the Champions […]

Arsenal head to Bavaria for the second-leg of their Champions League quarter-final, and Mikel Arteta’s side might be riled by Thomas Tuchel’s suggestion that Bayern Munich have the advantage in the tie despite the first leg ending 2-2. There’s still all to play for in Germany, and that’s something that applies to both teams. Bayern […]

Real Madrid ace, Jude Bellingham, has stirred the pot ahead of Los Blancos’ quarter-final second-leg game against Man City. The tie is nicely poised at three apiece, and with away goals no longer counting double, if the teams can’t be separated after another 90 minutes, the match will go to extra-time and, perhaps, penalties. Clearly, […]

Atletico Madrid have a 2-1 advantage over Borussia Dortmund heading into the second leg clash of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday night with a potential matchup with La Liga rivals Barcelona awaiting them in the next round.  Diego Simeone’s side were very impressive for 45 minutes of the first leg last week in […]

Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday night as Xavi’s men look to finish the job they started last week in Paris.  The La Liga side were impressive in a thrilling 3-2 clash at the Parc des Princes and should arrive into Tuesday’s second leg with […]

The atmosphere in Barcelona ahead of the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain is quite something, however, the locals are so hyped that they appear to be taking leave of their senses. As the Barcelona team bus approached the stadium, in the mist created by flares it appeared that the home […]

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Tuesday evening sees Paris Saint-Germain at Barcelona looking to overturn a 2-3 first-leg deficit, but if the atmosphere outside of the Estadio Lluis Companys is anything to go by, the French giants are in for a rough ride from the stands over the 90 minutes. With Kylian Mbappe expected to leave the Ligue Un club […]

At present, Leeds have it all to do if they want to secure an automatic promotion from the Championship to the Premier League. Just a year after dropping out of the English top-flight, the all whites had been on course to go straight back up, however, a blip over the last five games has seen […]

With only three games left of their Championship season, Leeds United remain just two points off top spot but agonisingly outside of the automatic promotion places. A wobble at precisely the wrong time of the season has seen them win just one of their last five games in the English second-tier, and with two of […]

Man City host Real Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday and speaking ahead of that clash, Pep Guardiola has been full of praise for the “exceptional ” Jude Bellingham.  The two teams will meet at the Etihad Stadium with the tie level at 3-3 following last week’s thrilling […]

With six games of their Premier League season left to play, Ange Postecoglou still has a great chance of getting Tottenham Hotspur back into the Champions League next season. Aston Villa’s win over Arsenal at the weekend not only dented the Gunners hopes of landing the title for the first time in 20 years, but […]