Valverde has not picked him since and he was a surprise exclusion from Barca’s squad for Thursday’s second leg against Levante, with the Catalans needing to come from behind to reach the quarterfinals of a competition they have won in each of the last four seasons. Even Denis Suarez —Read More →
Following the match, Juventus vice president Pavel Nedved said the Serie A leaders were ready to discuss options with Chelsea over the future of Higuain, who played 20 minutes in the Supercoppa due to illness. “It’s right that we don’t talk about it now out of respect for the playerRead More →
It was another penalty shootout in the quarterfinals of the Carabao Cup for these two sides and it was the same result as City squeezed through, barely. Aro Muric making just his third appearance was the hero as he saved from James Maddison and Caglar Soyuncu as City went throughRead More →
Real Madrid coach Santi Solari rejected the idea he would be worried by speculation that Jose Mourinho could return to Bernabeu, while vice-captain Marcelo said it was “not for me to decide” if the Portuguese manager should return to the La Liga giants in the future. Sacked by Manchester UnitedRead More →
When it comes to the Premier League, we’re all prone to jumping to conclusions and taking the latest preachings from the pundits as gospel. Well, predictions make fools of us all, and the action last weekend blew a few theories sky high. It turns out Manchester City are not invincible:Read More →
Paris Saint-Germain coach Thomas Tuchel said that superstar Neymar will start Tuesday’s crucial Champions League Group C clash away at Red Star Belgrade if he comes through Monday’s final training session at Rajko Mitic stadium unscathed. The Brazil international, 26, had not trained since he pulled up after a sprintRead More →
We’ve got a full round of Premier League fixtures taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday, making this the first double matchweek of the season! You’ll need to take into account both these midweek games, and the games next weekend, when building your fantasy team. Because once the midweek games haveRead More →
Real Madrid forward Gareth Bale has said he would have been a more deserving winner of this year’s FIFA’s Puskas goal of the year award than actual claimant Mo Salah. Bale’s spectacular overhead kick was the second goal in Madrid’s 3-1 victory over Liverpool in last season’s Champions League final.Read More →
Jurgen Klopp has criticised the playacting of certain Paris Saint-Germain players and the performance of the Polish referee during Liverpool’s 2-1 loss in the Champions League on Wednesday. The defeat means Liverpool need to beat Group C leaders Napoli either 1-0 or by two clear goals in Matchday 6 toRead More →
Lionel Messi admitted Gerard Pique’s goal was not a training ground masterpiece as Barcelona beat PSV Eindhoven 2-1 on Wednesday to seal top spot in their Champions League group for a 12th consecutive season. Messi opened the scoring at the Philips Stadion following a move he had started by theRead More →