Barcelona’s Champions League dream comes to an end after being knocked out of the quarter-finals by PSG (4-6 agg.) – a game in which Barça had everything under control until Ronald Araujo’s red card. The second leg at Montjuïc brought a lot of controversy for the Catalans, and Barcelona boss Xavi Hernández was highly annoyed with the referee. The 44-year-old …
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Mikel Arteta asks Arsenal fans to “support” Oleksandr Zinchenko
Mikel Arteta has asked Arsenal fans to “support” defender Oleksandr Zinchenko after some of his own supporters jeered him on Sunday during the Gunners’ defeat to Aston Villa. Arsenal’s title hopes were dealt a major blow as Unai Emery’s Aston Villa clinched an impressive 2-0 win at the Emirates Stadium to help Man City climb back to the top of the …
Read More »Official: Barcelona fail to qualify for 2025 FIFA Club World Cup
Barcelona’s hopes of reaching the semifinal stage of the UEFA Champions League were washed away, no thanks to a 1-4 defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain at home. The defeat meant PSG won the quarterfinal tie on a 6-4 aggregate despite losing the first leg at Parc des Princes. Barcelona’s elimination from the Champions League could face serious ramifications, …
Read More »‘I understand the whistles’ – Ousmane Dembele talks following MOTM performance vs Barcelona
Barcelona have imploded in classic Barcelona fashion once again in the Champions League, this time crashing out against PSG in the quarter-finals of the tie. The Catalans had a 2-3 lead heading into this fixture and everything going right for them across the last two odd months. They even took the lead in this game early on, with Lamine Yamal …
Read More »Juventus identifies three interesting alternatives to Felipe Anderson
Felipe Anderson has surprisingly opted to return to Brazil with Palmeiras, snubbing offers from top European clubs like Juventus and Inter Milan. Amid struggles to secure a new contract with Lazio, Juventus had been in talks with Anderson’s representatives and seemed poised to finalise a deal for a free transfer. Numerous reports indicated Anderson’s reluctance to remain at Lazio, hinting …
Read More »Dortmund dramatically edges Atletico in Champions League epic
Borussia Dortmund topped Atletico Madrid at home in an epic UEFA Champions League match on Tuesday. The German side had to win on the night to advance to the semifinals of the tournament. Atleti traveled to Germany holding a slender lead on aggregate thanks to a 2-1 victory in the first leg on April 10. […] Borussia Dortmund topped Atletico …
Read More »“He reminds me of Thierry Henry” – Theo Walcott urges Arsenal to sign Premier League striker
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 side will be in the …
Read More »‘We were convinced we would go through’ – Frenkie de Jong talks following Barcelona’s UCL blow vs PSG
After being in the moment of highest hopes, Barcelona have been knocked out by PSG from the Champions League with a 1-4 (agg. 6-4) score. A straight red card that came in the 29th minute for Ronald Araujo left the Catalan club with 10-men – and completely lost in the field. Despite Barcelona managing to close the scoreline on level …
Read More »PSG turns Champions League tie around to best 10-man Barca
PSG overturned a one-goal deficit in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal to defeat Barcelona and advance to the semifinals. In the reverse leg, Barcelona won at the Parc des Princes in a five-goal thriller. Despite Barcelona scoring the first goal of the game to establish a two-goal lead in the tie, four unanswered goals from […] PSG overturned a one-goal …
Read More »Two goals in three minutes sees Borussia Dortmund lead
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 would pull the match back …
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