Month: February 2019

Eight days before their Champions League trip to Atletico Madrid, Juventus have been boosted by Leonardo Bonucci’s return to training. Leonardo Bonucci has returned to Juventus training after two weeks out with an ankle injury, the Serie A champions have confirmed. The centre-back had to be replaced before half-time in Juve’s 2-1 win over Lazio …

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The midfielder, who is set to join the Merengue’s arch-rivals in the summer, will be fit to make Wednesday’s first leg despite a reported muscle issue Frenkie de Jong is available to play for Ajax against Real Madrid in the last 16 of the Champions League, coach Erik ten Hag has confirmed. De Jong was substituted …

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The Bundesliga leaders’ preparations for the Champions League last-16 tie at Wembley were almost thrown into disarray Jadon Sancho has arrived in London with the rest of his Borussia Dortmund teammates ahead of the Champions League last-16 first leg against Tottenham after forgetting his passport. Lucien Favre’s side arrived in the English capital later than originally planned …

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The 18-year-old has hit the ground running since swapping Man City for the Bundesliga, but the Spurs boss is far from shocked by his progress Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino is not surprised by Jadon Sancho’s rise to prominence at Borussia Dortmund. The England international left Manchester City for Dortmund in 2017, feeling first-team football would …

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The former Real Madrid defender says that while the Argentine is a ‘great player’, he isn’t able to appreciate his talents as a supporter Former Real Madrid right-back Alvaro Arbeloa claims he is counting the days until Lionel Messi announces his retirement and that he doubts he’ll ever be able to enjoy him as a footballer. …

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The Brazil international is set to be sidelined for a long spell and will be absent for a crucial run of fixtures As Paris Saint-Germain prepare to face off against Manchester United in a massive Champions League round of 16 , they will be without a vital player in Neymar. The Brazilian is set to …

Read more “Why isn't Neymar playing against Manchester United? Foot injury explained”

The England international has shaken off an illness to train, while the Bundesliga side will be without a number of key stars on Wednesday Eric Dier provided Tottenham with a fitness boost by training on Tuesday ahead of the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie with Borussia Dortmund, while the German side confirmed …

Read more “Dier boost for Spurs as Dortmund confirm quartet to miss Champions League clash”

Jordi Cruyff believes Ajax could take advantage of the failure to fill the void left by the Portugal international after his move to Juventus Real Madrid continue to miss Cristiano Ronaldo and cannot expect Vinicius Junior to fill the void left by the five-time world footballer of the year, says former Barcelona man Jordi Cruyff. …

Read more “'Real Madrid still miss Ronaldo & it's unfair to expect Vinicius Jr to replace him'”

How did it all go so horribly wrong for the former British record transfer signing, who swapped Real Madrid for Old Trafford before leaving for PSG? Martial backs Solskjaer for Manchester United job ‘Neymar is above everybody’ ‘Leader’ Pogba can make the difference at any time, says PSG boss Tuchel Buffon: Normal for Mbappe to …

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The Frenchman was championed by the Blancos supremo as the greatest player in his position across the globe as he played down transfer speculation Real Madrid president Florentino Perez says that the club do not need to sign a new first-choice striker as they already have the best number nine in the world in the …

Read more “'Benzema is the best forward in the world' – Perez lauds striker and Madrid squad”