Category: UEFA Champions League

The Juventus forward has hailed his current coach in Turin, amid talk of rifts, and saluted the qualities of iconic club and international colleagues Paulo Dybala says he is learning a lot from Massimiliano Allegri after the Juventus head coach denied a rift with the forward and admitted that Cristiano Ronaldo is a lot like …

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The time is right for Ronaldo to extend his historic run in the Champions League and take Juventus to the next level on the continent once and for all Some moments have the capacity to change the course of history. Cristiano Ronaldo may not have won the Puskas Award for his awe-inspiring overhead kick against …

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The ex-Belgium striker believes his fellow countryman has achieved all he can at Stamford Bridge and should now move to Santiago Bernabeu Eden Hazard should leave Chelsea and would become a better player at Real Madrid, according to former Belgium international Emile Mpenza. Hazard’s contract at Stamford Bridge expires at the end of next season …

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A man who is now the Reds’ skipper initially struggled to make his mark on Merseyside and has seen a current colleague come through similar tests Jordan Henderson claims Naby Keita has come through Liverpool struggles similar to those he experienced when first arriving at Anfield to start justifying a £52.75 million ($68m) price tag. …

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A collection of highly-rated talents are drawing interest from the likes of Barcelona and Man City, with Frederic Kanoute expecting deals to be done With the likes of Barcelona and Manchester City circling, Frederic Kanoute has told Goal that Lyon risk losing Ferland Mendy, Tanguy Ndombele, Houssem Aouar and Nabil Fekir. Such interest is nothing …

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The German playmaker believes that Pep Guardiola’s team can only truly be considered to stand alongside the elite if they are able to conquer Europe Ilkay Gundogan admits that Manchester City need to win the Champions League in order to stand alongside the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid among the “international elite”. Pep Guardiola’s …

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The Italian champions are in a strong position to claim their first European crown since 1996, according to the legendary former Inter Milan defender Ex-Italy defender Marco Materazzi believes that if Juventus fail to win the Champions League their 2018-19 campaign will ultimately go down as a failure.  The Old Lady have been widely tipped …

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The Bayern Munich frontman takes on former manager Jurgen Klopp on Tuesday, having developed into the In the past few weeks, Dietmar Hamann has had to do more defending than former club Liverpool’s makeshift backline. The former Bayern Munich midfielder became the centre of attention for calling Robert Lewandowski a problem for his old club, as …

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It has been suggested that the Reds could do without the distraction of European competition, but an ex-England international refuses to buy into that Gary Lineker believes a Champions League victory against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night could light the burners on Liverpool’s bid to win their first English league title since 1990. Jurgen Klopp’s …

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The former Reds striker believes the focus at Anfield is set to shift from the attacking third to the defensive one in a crunch Champions League clash Bayern Munich and Robert Lewandowski will be looking to “prey on Fabinho”, says Stan Collymore, with Liverpool facing a tough Champions League test without Virgil van Dijk. The …

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