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Jan272022 by JBNo Comments

Erling Haaland names the three best players in the world

UEFA, Bundesliga

Borussia Dortmund forward Erling Haaland has named Robert Lewandowski, Karim Benzema and Lionel Messi as the three best players in the world football. Lewandowski was named the 2021 Best FIFA Men’s Player of the Year this month after missing out on the Ballon d’Or award to Paris Saint-Germain star and Barcelona legend Messi. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Lewandowski took home the FIFA award for the second year in a row after scoring an incredible 69 goals and breaking Gerd Muller’s record for the most Bundesliga goals in a calendar year with 43. Lukaku & other Chelsea attackers ‘discontent’ under Tuchel and seek exits Mourinho’s made-up award forced Man Utd to give McTominay candlestick holder Ferdinand predicts the three teams who will be r...

Dec82021 by JBNo Comments

Rio Ferdinand names his three favourites to win the Champions League

UEFA

Former Manchester United and England player Rio Ferdinand has named his three favourites to win the Champions League this campaign. Ferdinand was asked to assess the main Champions League contenders after Liverpool became the first English team to win all six of their Champions League group matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Reds, who won this competition in 2019, maintained their 100% record in Europe with a 2-1 win over AC Milan in Italy. Man Utd enter race to sign Chelsea star Antonio Rudiger Raphael Varane issues fresh injury update as he’s close to Man Utd return Liverpool’s record appeared to be under huge threat when former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori put the hosts ahead but Mohamed Salah cancelled out the opener, before Divock...

Nov252021 by JBNo Comments

Juventus star calls Chelsea ‘the best team in Europe’ right now

UEFA, Premier League

Wojciech Szczesny believes Chelsea should be considered as the best team in Europe after their 4-0 demolition of Juventus in the Champions League on Tuesday. The Blues booked their place in the Champions League knockout phase with an incredible result against the Serie A giants at Stamford Bridge. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Manchester City and Bayern have been installed as early favourites to win the UEFA Champions league this campaign. But former Arsenal keeper Szczesny believes Chelsea are currently the team to beat and made Juve look like a ‘middle-class team’. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); When asked by Polsat Sport if his experience of playing Chelsea at Stamford Bridge is the same as it was at Arsenal, Sz...

Nov252021 by JBNo Comments

You’ll never win Champions League with Messi, he’s a passenger – Carragher warns PSG

UEFA

Jamie Carragher believes PSG won’t win the UEFA Champions League as they are ‘carrying three passengers’ in Lionel Messi, Neymar and Mbappe. The Ligue 1 giants are now forced to settle for runners-up in Group A after they were beaten 2-1 by Manchester City at the Etihad on Wednesday. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mbappe opened to scoring for PSG but Raheem Sterling pulled the club level before Gabriel Jesus scored the winning goal with just 14 minutes left. Tuchel responds to Pochettino calling Chelsea a ‘defensive team’ Lionel Messi names six teams that could win the Champions League this season Rudi Garcia’s ‘perfect’ attribute impresses Man Utd during manager talks Pep Guardiola’s side delivered a commanding performance against PSG with Me...

Nov242021 by JBNo Comments

Chelsea fear Ben Chilwell could be sidelined for the season after injury in Juventus win

UEFA, Premier League

There are fears Ben Chilwell could be rules out for the rest of Chelsea’s season after the left-back suffered a knee injury in the side’s 4-0 win over Juventus. Goals from Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James, Callum Hudson-Odoi and Timo Werner booked them a place in the Champions League last 16, but Chilwell’s injury put a slight dampener on the club's win. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Chilwell, a mainstay in Thomas Tuchel’s starting lineup this campaign, awkwardly jarred his knee with 20 minutes left of Tuesday’s one-sided Group H clash at Stamford Bridge. Tuchel responds to Pochettino calling Chelsea a ‘defensive team’ Lionel Messi names six teams that could win the Champions League this season Thomas Tuchel plays down Man Utd comparison after Solsk...

Nov242021 by JBNo Comments

Tuchel responds to Pochettino calling Chelsea a ‘defensive team’

Premier League, UEFA

Thomas Tuchel says he paid no attention to claims that his Chelsea team are too defensive and always puts his team out to score goals after they destroyed Juventus 4-0 on Tuesday. The Blues put the Italian giants to the sword with a dominant display at Stamford Bridge, with Chelsea academy graduates Trevoh Chalobah, Reece James and Hudson-Odoi all netting before Timo Werner grabbed a late goal. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Although only four clubs have netted more goals than Chelsea in this year’s competition, it is their defensive record which has stood out, keeping four clean sheets and conceding just one goal. Leonardo Bonucci admits Chelsea caused Juventus ‘so many problems’ in UCL thrashing Thomas Tuchel beats Mourinho to set outstanding reco...

Nov242021 by JBNo Comments

Lionel Messi names six teams that could win the Champions League this season

UEFA

Lionel Messi has named the five clubs who will compete with Paris Saint-Germain to win the Champions League this campaign. The Argentine forward has made the Ligue 1 giants the favourites to win the competition for the first time this campaign after his switch from Barcelona last summer. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Mauricio Pochettino’s team lost the 2020 final to Bayern and were knocked out at the semi-final stage by Manchester City last campaign. Thomas Tuchel beats Mourinho to set outstanding record as Chelsea smash Juventus Lionel Messi rates Cristiano Ronaldo’s start at Man Utd Ibrahimovic fires warning to Man Utd: ‘You should go to a hospital & clean your head’ But a number of teams stand in the way of PSG getting their hands on t...

Nov42021 by JBNo Comments

Michael Owen names the three favourites to win the Champions League this season

UEFA

Michael Owen sees Liverpool as the favourites to win the Champions League and says their biggest competition could come from Premier League teams Chelsea and Man City. The Reds brushed aside Atletico Madrid at Anfield on Wednesday to book their place in the knockout stages and ensure they will finish top of Group B. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Liverpool won the Champions League in 2019, 12 months after losing in the final to Real Madrid, and Owen believes they will enjoy another productive run in the competition this campaign. Joe Cole names the club to win Premier League title this season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang names the two fastest Arsenal players Harry Maguire feeling strain of Man Utd captaincy The former England player rates Liverpo...

Nov32021 by JBNo Comments

Ferdinand & Joe Cole hail Callum Hudson-Odoi after Malmo win

UEFA, Premier League

Rio Ferdinand and Joe Cole have heaped praise on Chelsea star Callum Hudson-Odoi after Chelsea’s 1-0 Champions League victory over Malmo on Tuesday. Hudson-Odoi struggled to force his way into Thomas Tuchel’s starting lineup in the early part of this campaign, but has since started the club’s last four games after injuries to Timo Werner and Romelu Lukaku. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After being impressive during his previous three starts, the England star once again excelled on the right wing against the Swedish champions. And it was his driven cross after a neat one-two with Kai Havertz that set up Hakim Ziyech to score the winning goal of the game. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); After the game, both Ferdina...

Nov22021 by JBNo Comments

Thomas Tuchel reveals key Chelsea change in Malmo win wasn’t his decision

UEFA, Premier League

Chelsea may have edged a win over Malmo in the UEFA Champions League but Thomas Tuchel wasn’t taking credit for the key tactical change. The Blues secured a 1-0 victory against Malmo that puts them a step closer to reaching the knockout stages of the competition as Hakim Ziyech scored the only goal of the matches. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Callum Hudson-Odoi and Ziyech caused Malmo’s full-backs all sorts of problems throughout and both players switched flanks after the break. What Antonio Conte told friends about Man Utd before accepting Tottenham job Eden Hazard makes decision on Real Madrid future amid Chelsea transfer links Ian Wright backs Chelsea to win Premier League title this season Eleven minutes into the second half, it was Huds...