Category: UEFA Champions League

The Parisiens’ midfield was a concern before they faced the Red Devils, but the Brazilian gave a masterclass as the World Cup winner was kept quiet Who would have thought that when Paris Saint-Germain boss Thomas Tuchel experimented with Marquinhos as a defensive midfielder that his daring might pay off? The Brazil international, who is …

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The Liverpool star says the opportunity arose to join the German side, though he is unsure just quite how serious they were Liverpool star Sadio Mane says that he was wanted by Pep Guardiola and Bayern Munich when the Spaniard was at the club.. The approach came in January 2014, and Mane was starring for …

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The former Manchester United defender addressed supporters of the Ligue 1 club after they reacted negatively to his rousing pre-match video Patrice Evra has posted a message to PSG fans on social media following a backlash against his video that called for Manchester United to “give everything” in their Champions League clash with the Ligue …

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The Red Devils failed to keep their spirits up after conceding first against Paris Saint-Germain, the Ivorian defender admitted post-match Eric Bailly concedes Manchester United’s morale dipped after conceding the first goal in Tuesday’s 2-0 Champions League defeat to Paris Saint-Germain. The Red Devils had contained the Ligue 1 champions at Old Trafford until Presnel …

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The former Arsenal manager does not think the Chilean can have any complaints about not being in the starting XI, given the Frenchman’s form Former Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has backed Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s decision to bench his former player Alexis Sanchez, with the Frenchman suggesting Anthony Martial has made the left-wing position his own at …

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The Spain international is yet to start a Liga match under Julen Lopetegui’s replacement despite some pressure to reintegrate him back into the 11 Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos has backed manager Santiago Solari’s decision to drop Isco from the Blancos first team, hailing his coach for making a “difficult decision”. Spain international Isco has …

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Longest-ever unbeaten streak, most consecutive wins in all competitions, managers with the longest reign – Goal rounds up other European records On February 22, Real Madrid will celebrate a historic 1000 days of being European champions after three consecutive years of winning the Champions League. It is hard to remember a time when Los Blancos were not Champions …

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The Germany midfielder insists the club does not overlook any opponents in Europe, paving the way to their three consecutive titles Real Madrid midfielder Toni Kroos is again confident of Champions League success as the Blancos’ push for a fourth straight title continues against Ajax. Madrid are set to take on the Eredivisie giants in …

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The former Netherlands striker revealed his all-time best XI made up of players he had played with throughout his career Few footballers can boast the CV that Patrick Kluivert can, The Dutchman played for a Champions League winning Ajax side before moves to European giants AC Milan and Barcelona.  It was always going to be …

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The ex-Red Devils defender believes the club are still a long way from returning to an elite level after a humbling loss at home to PSG Manchester United’s defeat at the hands of Paris Saint-Germain shows that they are still well behind the best clubs in European football, according to Phil Neville. The Red Devils …

Read more “'We have to accept they're not good enough' – Neville says Man Utd are still a work in progress under Solskjaer”