Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk admitted they were punished for making too many mistakes in their 3-0 defeat to Atalanta in the first leg of the Europa League quarter final. Jurgen Klopp’s side were stunned by the Italians and fell to their first defeat at Anfield in 33 games as they failed to bounce back from the draw against Manchester …
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Benfica rise as one to give Sven Goran Eriksson a guard of honour
In a touching tribute to the dying Sven Goran Eriksson, one of his former clubs, Benfica, decided to give him a guard of honour during half time of their Europa League game against Marseille. The match was won by two goals to one, Rafa Silva and Angel Di Maria on the score sheet, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang replying for the French giants. …
Read More »Unai Emery delighted with Aston Villa win over Lille
Unai Emery was full of praise for his players after they managed to grind out a 2-1 win over Lille in the first-leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final. The Villains took an early lead through Ollie Watkins and doubled it in the second half when a quickly taken corner saw the ball find it’s way to John McGinn to …
Read More »The Mavericks Will Take On The Clippers In Round 1 Of Playoffs
There is still plenty that has to be decided during the final weekend of the NBA regular season. Playoff seeding and matchups still need to fall into place for teams in both conferences, and the weekend slate will prove to be important for nearly half the teams in the league. But the first-round fate for two teams has already been …
Read More »The Pistons Should Lock Up The Worst Record In The NBA Tonight
There have been some truly terrible team performances during the 2023-24 NBA season. We have seen record-breaking losing streaks and will likely see five teams finish with 60+ losses, but there has been no franchise that has been worse than the Detroit Pistons this year. Pistons Will Likely Finish With Worst Record In The NBA The Pistons might be set …
Read More »Liverpool 0-3 Atalanta: Talking points as La Dea stun Anfield to take big step towards Europa League semifinals
Having been undefeated at Anfield this season, Liverpool fell to a shocking defeat at their iconic stadium to Atalanta in the first leg of their meeting in the quarterfinals of the Europa League on Thursday. There were danger signs in front of Caoimhin Kelleher’s goal early on, but things really started rolling downhill when Gianluca Scamacca fired past the Irish …
Read More »Erik ten Hag is increasingly feeling isolated and fears sack is nearing at Manchester United
In a whirlwind of developments, Manchester United are undergoing a significant transformation in their leadership structure. Omar Berrada is poised to step into the role of CEO, while Dan Ashworth is slated to assume the position of sporting director. The catalyst behind these changes is none other than Sir Jim Ratcliffe, who has initiated direct communication with Newcastle to navigate …
Read More »Nikola Jokić Shares His Thoughts On The NBA MVP Conversation
The end of the NBA regular season marks the close of the individual award races around the league. Many of the 2023–24 awards have long been locked up, at least based on their betting odds, and there are just one or two that still have to be decided. The odds for MVP are heavily in the favor of Denver Nuggets …
Read More »Jurgen Klopp insists his Liverpool players must suffer following their Europa League defeat
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has told his players to go home and sleep badly following a terrible performance in their defeat to Atalanta. The Italians ran out comfortable 3-0 winners at Anfield, leaving Liverpool’s hopes of winning the Europa League hanging by a thread. Former West Ham striker Gianluca Scamacca scored a brace and Mario Pasalic struck late on to …
Read More »Watch: Scamacca stuns Anfield after putting Atalanta in front against Liverpool
Atalanta have taken the lead against Liverpool at Anfield which has stunned the Anfield crowd. A quick burst of speed in the build-up from Atalanta eventually saw Davide Zappacosta fire in a low cross to former West Ham United striker Gianluca Scamacca, and the Italian slid the ball home under Caoimhin Kelleher. In truth, Kelleher should have kept the ball …
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