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Slegers rejects ‘lucky Arsenal’ suggestion despite Lyon gifts in Champions League semi-final

Slegers rejects ‘lucky Arsenal’ suggestion despite Lyon gifts in Champions League semi-final

Published by Sam Flores

Arsenal: van Domselaar, Fox, Williamson, Wubben-Moy, McCabe, Russo, Little, Caldentey, Smith, Blackstenius, Foord.  Subs: Votikova, Borbe, Codina, Maanum, Pelova, Hinds, Holmberg, Harwood.  Lyon: Endler, Lawrence, Renard, Engen, Svava, Albert, Horan, Yohannes, Diani, Hegerberg, Brand.  Subs: Belhadj, Bacha, Junttila-Nelhage, Dumornay, Becho, Katoto, Egurrola, Fathallah, Sombath, Chawinga, Benyahia, Tarciane Karen. Source link

Bayern knock out Real Madrid in one of great European ties

Bayern knock out Real Madrid in one of great European ties

Published by Sam Flores

Hello and welcome to our coverage of this Champions League quarter-final second-leg game between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena. When Harry Kane doubled Bayern’s lead within 20 seconds of the second half in last week’s first leg in Spain, Real looked on the verge of collapse. Luiz Diaz had already handed Vincent Kompany’s side the advantage with a composed 41st-minute finish, before Kane swept in Bayern’s second.  The Santiago Bernabeu became a cauldron of despair and anxiety. Still, Real, inspired by Jude Bellingham’s introduction from the bench, rallied as Kylian Mbappe and Vinicius Junior both came close to scoring. Trent Alexander-Arnold eventually set up Mbappe with a brilliant cross, and the French forward tapped in from close range to halve the deficit, leaving the tie delicately balanced.  Unsurprisingly, Bayern are cruising to the Bundesliga title. They smashed St Pauli 5-0 at the weekend, extending their unbeaten league run to ten matches, while also breaking the record for the most Bundesliga goals scored in a single season. Jamal Musiala’s early header was …

Liverpool knocked out of Champions League as pressure grows on Arne Slot

Liverpool knocked out of Champions League as pressure grows on Arne Slot

Published by Sam Flores

I think we got a lot more than we deserved last week by only losing 2-0 and that was the same as last season. And what was also the same as last season is that we got much less than we deserved at home. Today we should have won as well. But it is also the quality of them in that they don’t concede from all the chances we had and then the quality of Dembélé‘s finish tells you why he won the Ballon d’Or and why they won the Champions League last season and has a good opportunity to win it again this season. [Hugo Ekitike] is not too good I’m afraid. We could all see it didn’t look good but let’s wait and see what it could be [rather than speculating what it could be]. He went home in the second half so I haven’t seen him yet. Losing a game the way we lost it is very hard but again as it seems to be, losing a player has happened to us …

Spurs go down fighting to raise hopes ahead of Forest death-match

Spurs go down fighting to raise hopes ahead of Forest death-match

Published by Sam Flores

This could be a strange match with an empty feeling around it. The priority for Tottenham Hotspur is Premier League survival and Nottingham Forest’s visit on Sunday is of greater importance than this game. Given the 5-2 deficit after the Kinsky horror show in the first leg, the Europa League champions will need a three-goal winning margin just to take the tie to extra-time. “Difficult, but not impossible,” was manager Igor Tudor’s assessment of the task in hand. The Croatian remains confident that they will stay up. Funnily enough, Tottenham have won all four of their home Champions League matches this season with an aggregate score of 10-0. Still, given their form, it feels like this is one for Saint Jude, the patron saint of lost causes. They cannot quite afford to give up this Champions League round of 16 second leg as a hopeless task, rest all key players and hope for a creditable performance. The Opta supercomputer gives the home side a marginally better chance of winning tonight than their opponents and there …

Szoboszlai is the new Gerrard as Liverpool thrash Galatasaray in Champions League

Szoboszlai is the new Gerrard as Liverpool thrash Galatasaray in Champions League

Published by Sam Flores

After You’ll Never Walk Alone is belted out by the Anfield faithful, the two sides emerge and we are approaching kick-off. It is an Anfield solely packed with Liverpool fans with no Galatasaray fans allowed in tonight. Safe to say the Uefa anthem is resoundly booed by those inside Anfield. Here is a reminder of the two sides tonight: Liverpool: Alisson, Frimpong, Konate, Van Dijk, Kerkez, Szoboszlai, Mac Allister, Gravenberch, Salah, Ekitike, Wirtz.Substitutes: Mamardashvili, Woodman, Gomez, Robertson, Nyoni, Nallo, Morrison, Jones, Ngumoha, Chiesa, Gakpo. Galatasaray: Ugurcan, Boey, Singo, Bardakci, Jakobs, Torreira, Lemina, Yilmaz, Sara, Sallai, Osimhen.Substitutes: Guvenc, Sen, Icardi, Sane, Akgun, Elmali, Gundogan, Kutucu, Asprilla, Ayhan, Gurpuz, Lang. Source link

Vinicius Jnr twists knife and may have ended Guardiola’s last tilt at Champions League

Vinicius Jnr twists knife and may have ended Guardiola’s last tilt at Champions League

Published by Sam Flores

Man City  Donnarumma; Matheus Nunes, Khusanov, Dias, Aït-Nouri; Rodri; Cherki, Bernardo, Reijnders, Doku; Haaland. Substitutes  Trafford, Stones, Ake, Marmoush, Kovacic, Gonzalez, Guehi, Savio, O’Reilly, Semenyo, Foden, Lewis.  Real Madrid  Courtois; Alexander-Arnold, Rudiger, Huijsen, Francisco García; Valverde, Thiago, Tchouameni; Díaz, Guler, Vinicius Junior. Substitutes  Palacios, Angel, Mastantuono, Cestero, Aguado, Carreras, Gonzalo Garcia, Mbappe, Camavinga, Alaba, Carvajal, Lunin.  Referee  Clément Turpin (France) Source link

Chelsea humiliated by PSG as fans sing for Abramovich

Chelsea humiliated by PSG as fans sing for Abramovich

Published by Sam Flores

Those line-ups in black and white. PSG’s only amendment from the 5-2 first leg win is their Georgian star in for Doué. A rather nice option to have. Chelsea Sanchez; Hato, Sarr, Chalobah, Cucurella; Caicedo, Santos; Palmer, Fernandez, Pedro Neto; Joao PedroSubstitutes Sharman-Lowe, Merrick, Adarabioyo, Delap, Fofana, Acheampong, Guiu, Estevao, Lavia, Garnacho, Mheuka, Kavuma-McQueen PSG Safonov; Hakimi, Marquinhos, Pacho, Nuno Mendes; Zaire Emery, Vitinha, Neves; Dembele, Barcola, Kvaratskhelia.Substitutes Chevalier, Marin, Lucas Beraldo, Zabarnyi, Goncalo Ramos, Doue, Lee, Hernandez, Mayulu, Fernandez, Mbaye  Referee Slavko Vincic (Slovenia) Source link

Arsenal handed dose of own set-piece medicine by Leverkusen before Havertz aids recovery

Arsenal handed dose of own set-piece medicine by Leverkusen before Havertz aids recovery

Published by Sam Flores

Both sides emerge from the tunnel and we are moments away from kick-off. Here is a reminder of how the sides line up tonight: Bayer Leverkusen: Blaswich, Quansah, Andrich, Terrier, Tapsoba, Poku, Grimaldo, Garcia, Palacios, Maza, Kofane. Substitutes: Omlin, Lomb, Fernandez, Hofmann, Tillman, Schick, Oermann, Tape, Culbreath. Arsenal: Raya, Timber, Saliba, Gabriel, Hincapie, Rice, Zubimendi, Eze, Saka, Martinelli, Gyokeres.Substitutes: Arrizabalaga, Ranson, Mosquera, White, Jesus, Norgaard, Madueke, Havertz, Calafiori, Lewis-Skelly, Dowman, Salmon. Source link

Vinicius Jnr dances with joy in fitting end to toxic Benfica tie

Vinicius Jnr dances with joy in fitting end to toxic Benfica tie

Published by Sam Flores

It was the first time that the Real Madrid forward has scored in both legs of a knockout tie. His timing was excellent as was his strength of character with Trent Alexander-Arnold saying: “What happened last week has happened. I don’t want to say it’s in the past because I don’t want to downplay how big an issue it is and what actually happened. But our focus was getting through, that’s all that mattered to us. It was about winning the game, let our football do the talking. “It was not so much he needed to score to send a message or show his mentality. We know what he’s like. He doesn’t need to prove anything because he has shown it time and time again how good he is. He steps up when we need him most.” He did indeed. Real have players injured, and the likes of Jude Bellingham made their way to the dugout for the final whistle, but there is little for Manchester City to fear if they draw the 15-time winners …