UEFA Archives ⋆ Page 26 of 43 ⋆ LSU

Feb162022 by JBNo Comments

Courtois slams Toni Kroos for ‘very stupid pass’ before Mbappe’s winner

UEFA, La Liga

Thibaut Courtois vented his frustration after Real Madrid’s 1-0 defeat to PSG and appeared to take a swipe at Toni Kroos for his ‘very stupid pass’ in the build-up to Kylian Mbappe’s late winner in Paris. Madrid had looked to heading back to the Bernabeu as favourites in the Champions League round of 16 tie as Courtois saved Lionel Messi’s penalty, but Mbappe had other ideas after Kroos lost possession just past the halfway line in stoppage time. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The German’s wayward pass to Eden Hazard was intercepted by Marquinhos and PSG worked their way up the pitch to Neymar, who found Mbappe with an exquisite backheel. Lionel Messi names his five favourites for the Champions League title this season Sergio Aguero picks the best b...

Feb162022 by JBNo Comments

Lionel Messi names his five favourites for the Champions League title this season

UEFA

Paris Saint-Germain forward Lionel Messi has named five teams he believes could win the UEFA Champions League this campaign. The former Barcelona superstar was speaking ahead of PSG's last 16 tie with Real Madrid on Tuesday at the Parc des Princes. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Speaking to Marca, Messi spoke about the race for the Champions League title this season: "The best teams are there (in the UCL), and it's getting more and more complicated. Yes, we are one of the favourites, but not the only ones." Sergio Aguero picks the best between Lampard, Scholes & Gerrard Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich loses £650m in one day Ferdinand hails Havertz & reveals what Lampard told him about Thiago Silva The Argentine forward then went on to n...

Feb142022 by JBNo Comments

Peter Crouch names his two favourite teams to win the Champions League

UEFA, Premier League

Peter Crouch has named Liverpool and Manchester City as his two favourite teams to win this season’s Champions League. It was an all-English final in the previous year, as Chelsea edged out Man City courtesy of Kai Havertz’s strike in Porto. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); This season, Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Manchester United have all booked their places in the Round of 16 of the European competition, with the first set of matches taking place this week. Jurgen Klopp’s side go up against Serie A giants Inter Milan, City face Sporting Lisbon, Chelsea play Lille and Man United take on Atletico Madrid. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Crouch believes Liverpool and City are the frontrunners to win the competition, ...

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...