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Nov12022 by JBNo Comments

UEFA put Barcelona in worst Champions League group – Xavi laments

La Liga, UEFA

Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernandez has said his side was not up to standard after being drawn in “the worst Champions League group in years.” The Catalans play their last group fixture against Viktoria Plzen on Tuesday. But, Barca stand no chance of qualifying, with Bayern and Internazionale having advanced from Group C. Darren Bent names Premier League’s best two centre-backs so far this campaign Gary Neville hits out at Ronaldo in backstage footage after brutal snub Riyad Mahrez names seven teams that can win Premier League this season “We have nothing to play for, but this [Viktoria Plzen] is an important match,” Xavi said. “We want to finish this competition well. “We lack maturity. We have a lot of youngsters and we had the worst Champions League group in years. We ...

Oct282022 by JBNo Comments

Scholes names the area of concern for Lisandro Martinez after Man Utd win

UEFA, Premier League

Paul Scholes says Lisandro Martinez still needs to improve his one-vs-one defending after Manchester United’s 3-0 win over FC Sheriff in the UEFA Europa League. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Argentina international has been one of United’s standout performers this campaign after his £56.7m arrival from Ajax in the summer. Doubts have been raised over Martinez’s ability to become a success at Old Trafford, mainly due to his lack of height, but he has quickly formed a solid partnership with Raphael Varane in defence. And while Scholes has been impressed with Martinez’s impact so far, the former United midfielder says the Argentine star still needs to improve defensively. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); ‘Five ...

Oct282022 by JBNo Comments

Scholes pays huge compliment to Alejandro Garnacho after full Man utd debut

UEFA, Premier League

Paul Scholes compared Alejandro Garnacho to a ‘young Cristiano Ronaldo’ after the teenager starred on his full Manchester United debut in the Europa League victory over Sheriff Tiraspol. United clinched a 3-0 win at Old Trafford on Thursday thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot, Marcus Rashford and Ronaldo. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Garnacho was handed his first senior start in the Europa League game and grasped the chance with both hands to earn reviews from Scholes and Owen Hargreaves. Scholes told BT Sport: ‘This crowd loves entertainment and this lad was really entertaining, almost like a young Cristiano. ‘I was impressed because some wingers can only go one way but he could do both which makes him so unpredictable. ‘I thought his performance...

Oct272022 by JBNo Comments

Erik ten Hag furious with Antony as he reacts to “ridiculous” Man Utd incident vs Sheriff

UEFA

Erik ten Hag made no attempts to hide his disappointment with Antony after his "ridiculous" show of skill in Manchester United's clash with Sheriff Tiraspol on Thursday. The Red Devils were struggling to find a route beyond their visitors, Having impressed in his first couple of months as a United player since his move from Ajax, they were looking to the forward for a bit of inspiration once more. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Unfortunately, it did not work out. He received the ball on the right-flank and looked to face-up Sheriff player Rasheed Akanbi. Instead of ghosting past him, Antony chose to spin on the ball before then playing the ball out of play for a goal kick. Following the incident, he wore a telling scowl on his face, while the Brazil...

Oct272022 by JBNo Comments

You lack many things, not ready to compete in Champions League – Pedri slams Barcelona teammates

La Liga, UEFA

Barcelona midfielder Pedri has angrily hit out at his teammates after their embarrassing 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Wednesday night. Pedri started the game in midfield and was one of the team’s better players on the night. He played up till the hour mark, after which Xavi gave him a rest in view of the hectic schedule ahead. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The youngster spoke to the press after the Champions League defeat and reflected on his team’s performance amongst other topics. Pedri first said that knowing the result of Inter Milan’s game had a impact on their performance. The Canary Islander said that the side were not motivated. He said: “It was a difficult game, we already knew the result of the Inter game and maybe we didn’t come out...

Oct272022 by JBNo Comments

What Robertson told ‘angry’ Darwin Nunez in dressing room after his miss vs Ajax

UEFA, Premier League

Andy Robertson has revealed that Darwin Nunez was furious in the dressing room after his first-half miss in Liverpool’s win over Ajax in the Champions League. The Reds have now reached the Champions League knockout phase with their 3-0 victory over the Dutch club in Amsterdam on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mohamed Salah put Liverpool in front in the 42nd minute but Nunez passed up an excellent chance to double the lead moments later as he missed an easy tap-in from six yards out. Nunez atoned for missing a sitter as he scored a header shortly after the break before Harvey Elliott struck to seal Liverpool’s win. ‘Darwin was in at half-time really angry at himself and disappointed for missing that chance,’ Robertson told BT Sport when...

Oct252022 by JBNo Comments

Graham Potter gives Kovacic injury update & rates Pulisic and Sterling as wingbacks

UEFA, Premier League

Graham Potter has revealed that Mateo Kovacic picked up a calf niggle in Tuesday’s Champions League win over RB Salzburg, while he was happy with the display of Raheem Sterling and Pulisic. The west Londoners booked their place in the knockout stages with a 2-1 victory in Austria, with Kovacic putting the visitors ahead with a superb finish in a first half Chelsea dominated. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Salzburg equalised after the restart but Chelsea secured all three points – and passage to the last 16 – courtesy of a brilliant long-range strike from Havertz. Kovacic, who has been nursing some injury issues throughout the season so far, was subbed off in the 68th minute and looked in some discomfort, though Potter did not seem to think the probl...

Oct192022 by JBNo Comments

Arsenal fans mock PSV over pre-match Gabriel Jesus tweet as three injured stars return

UEFA, Premier League

PSV Eindhoven have started to up the ante ahead of Thursday’s Europa League game with Arsenal, with a pre-match tweet prompting a backlash from Gunners fans. The two teams finally go head-to-head at the Emirates in a game that had to be postponed after the death of Queen Elizabeth II at the start of last month. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Arsenal had originally been scheduled to play Manchester City this week – with nine other Premier League games taking place across Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday – but that match will now be played at a later date in order to allow the London side to fulfil their European commitments. Thursday’s face-off is the start of a decisive double header which is likely to determine who wins Group A – and thus avoids fac...

Oct172022 by JBNo Comments

Ballon d’Or winner ‘leaked’ with Barcelona and Real Madrid dominating

La Liga, Trending, UEFA

Barcelona and Real Madrid will once again dominate the ceremony of the Ballon d'Or with the 2022 awards being given out on Monday evening [October 17]. Karim Benzema is the favourite to win the golden trophy for the first time which would make him only the second player other than Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi to win it since 2008 after Luka Modric in 2018. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The other top awards are the Yashin Trophy, which is presented to the best goalkeeper and the Kopa Trophy which is given to the best performing player under the age of 21. With the awards clearly being based on performance from the preceding season rather than the past 12 months for the first time, Marca claim Benzema will win the top prize. The 34-year-old ...

Oct142022 by JB2 Comments

Cristiano Ronaldo reacts bizarrely to Man Utd winner vs Omonia

UEFA

Manchester United superstar Cristiano Ronaldo bizarrely raised his arm after Scott McTominay’s injury-time winner against Omonia Nicosia on Thursday, puzzling onlookers. Ronaldo, who scored his 700th club goal in last week's 2-1 win over Everton, started in the UEFA Europa League clash against Omonia at Old Trafford. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Portuguese star had a few decent chances to score but failed to find the back of the net, seeing two of his efforts saved by Omonia keeper Francis Uzoho. Having failed to breach Uzoho’s resistance in regulation time, United finally got their breakthrough through McTominay in the third minute of added time. Football live scores The Scot capitalized on Jadon Sancho’s deflected effort to fire past U...