The away goals rule has been scrapped for all UEFA club competitions from next campaign, it has been confirmed. The away goals rule, initially used back in 1965, was brought in to determine a winner in two-legged knockout ties where the two clubs had scored the same goals on aggregate over the […]
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Romelu Lukaku conceded that it was difficult for him ahead of Belgium’s clash against Russia after what happened to his Inter teammate Christian Eriksen. The Danish midfielder collapsed during their match against Finland and he was eventually taken to hospital after being resuscitated on pitch. There were major concerns about […]
Former Chelsea and Tottenham head coach, Jose Mourinho, has tipped France to win this year’s European Championships. The delayed competition will begin June 11 and end July 11. And Mourinho, while speaking to the UK Sun, said Les Bleus can field three different teams because of the talent at their […]
Mason Mount told his dad he would win the Premier League with Chelsea just moments after their Champions League win. Mount helped Chelsea win club football’s biggest competition for the second time last week with a 1-0 victory over Man City, who won the Premier League. The England star has […]
Arsene Wenger has praised Thomas Tuchel for creating a ‘tactical problem’ for Pep Guardiola in Chelsea’s 1-0 win over Manchester City in the Champions League final. Tuchel has secured his first trophy as Chelsea coach after Kai Havertz’s first-half goal sealed a 1-0 victory over City in Porto. Man City […]
Former Manchester United skipper Rio Ferdinand hailed ‘immense’ Reece James after Chelsea’s Champions League final win over Manchester City. James produced an outstanding performance to help Thomas Tuchel’s side secure a 1-0 victory in Porto and win the Champions League for thesecond time. Ferdinand told BT Sport: ‘He’s a product […]
UEFA has now elected to scrap the away-goals rule in the Champions League and Europa League, according to the Times. The rule has been in place in European competition for 56 years, but there had been reports for some time that it was to be abolished. And at a meeting […]
Former Arsenal and Manchester United player Robin van Persie has criticised Thomas Tuchel’s use of Hakim Ziyech and says he deserves a ‘much bigger role’ at Chelsea. Ziyech’s game time has been limited, starting just seven games in the Premier League and Champions League since Tuchel’s appointment and not completing […]
Pep Guardiola will be sweating over the fitness of Ilkay Gundogan’s fitness after he appeared to be nursing a thigh issue and walked out of training on the eve of the Champions League final clash with Chelsea. Gundogan has established himself as an important player in an advanced role under […]
Joe Cole has backed Chelsea to overcome Manchester City in the Champions League final this weekend, with Timo Werner scoring in extra time to get Thomas Tuchel’s side over the line. City, the newly-crowned Premier League champions, head into the final as favourites but the blues will no doubt be […]
