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Shortly after Barcelona’s heartbreaking loss to Paris Saint-Germain in the UEFA Champions League, Rafa Marquez appears to have become a hot topic in Catalonia. The former Mexican defender, currently coaching Barça Atletic, has emerged as a hot candidate to replace Xavi Hernandez next season. Marquez has even received support from Barcelona president Joan Laporta and there is a general sense …

Leverkusen fans will need to recover from their weekend hangovers to cheer on their team when they travel to West Ham in the Europa League quarter-final on Thursday. The German side are unbeaten this season and won the Bundesliga for the first time in their history on Sunday. In the first leg of this tie a week ago, Leverkusen defeated …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Following the blow of the UEFA Champions League exit at the hands of PSG, Barcelona now turn their focus towards arch-rivals Real Madrid as they prepare for the final El Clasico of the season on Sunday night. With the two teams separated by eight points, Barcelona have a chance to cut down that gap with a win at the Santiago …