It is beyond doubt that Barcelona were the better team against Paris Saint-Germain and well-placed to qualify until Ronald Araujo’s sending-off. The Uruguayan’s sanction left the club a man down and brought all hopes crumbling. There is, however, significant debate over the validity of Araujo’s direct red card and whether it was warranted for Bradley Barcola’s blatant dive. More importantly, …

After last week’s 3-3 draw at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium in Madrid, not many doubted Manchester City’s chances of beating Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. In addition to being arguably the best team in Europe, Pep Guardiola’s side also had history in their corner. Los Blancos had never managed to win at the Etihad Stadium. On their …

Italian giants Roma and Milan face each other in European competition for the second time in a week in the Europa League quarter-final second-leg clash between the sides on Thursday. A week ago, Roma secured a vital 1-0 away victory at San Siro in the first leg, and the capital club will be hoping to build on that to reach …

Once Jurgen Klopp packs his bags and heads out of the Anfield exit door, one or two Liverpool stars will be expected to follow suit. The German has marked an era at the Reds, and whether its because certain players can’t face the thought of playing for the club under someone else or they simply want another adventure, the make …

Mattia Perin is slated to step in for Juventus in their upcoming matches against Cagliari and Lazio, as Wojciech Szczesny is expected to be sidelined for at least one game. Szczesny sustained a suspected broken nose during the last game against Torino, prompting concerns among Juventus about the extent of his injury. Despite completing the match, the club opted to …

In what was a nail-biting Champions League showdown on Wednesday night, Bayern Munich clinched their semi-final ticket as they secured a 1-0 victory against Arsenal at the Allianz. With the German giants putting in a gritty performance in north London last week as they claimed a first-leg 2-2 stalemate, it was midfield talisman Joshua Kimmich who proved to be Bayern’s …

Fabrizio Romano has provided some insight into how Chelsea manager Mauricio Pochettino wants to deal with the situation involving the players who argued over who should take a penalty in the game against Everton on Monday night. Although the Blues thrashed the Toffees 6-0 with one of their best performances of the season at Stamford Bridge, the game was marred …

Liverpool face a tough task to qualify for the semi-final of the Europa League as they must overcome a three-goal deficit away from home versus Atalanta. A week ago, Atalanta impressively won 3-0 at Anfield in the first leg, putting themselves in pole position to reach the last four. The second leg is scheduled for 20:00 BST on Thursday, April …

One of the biggest shocks of the Europa League campaign so far came last week when Atalanta stunned Liverpool with a 3-0 away victory at Anfield. The Italian side were fantastic and fully deserved the win, but the Reds will be eager for revenge in the second leg at the Gewiss Stadium on Thursday. This is how the Atalanta and …

Although Liverpool are still in the hunt for Europa League and Premier League glory at the time of writing, it appears that the club aren’t necessarily happy with their centre-back options. The Reds have struggled at times to partner Virgil van Dijk effectively, and it could even be said that the Dutchman has gone off the boil at various points …