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Diego Simeone responds to Man Utd fans throwing drinks at him after UCL win
Diego Simeone claims he was not aware Manchester United fans pelted him with drinks after Atletico Madrid’s win at Old Trafford, but the fans have nevertheless been labelled ‘shameful’ by pundits while UEFA may also punish the Premier League club. Simeone led La Liga champions Atletico to a famous win in Manchester on Tuesday, with […]
Ferdinand & Scholes criticise Man Utd star for his role in Atletico winner
Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes have criticised Anthony Elanga’s role in the goal that saw Atletico Madrid eliminate Manchester United out of the UEFA Champions League. Renan Lodi’s header was the only goal in Wednesday’s second leg game at Old Trafford and was enough to seal a 2-1 aggregate for the La Liga giants. The […]
PSG chief broke linesman’s flag in furious dressing room confrontation after Madrid defeat
PSG president Nasser Al-Khelaifi tried to enter the referee’s room after Real Madrid’s Champions League victory and broke the linesman’s flag. The French club took a 1-0 lead to the Bernabeu and appeared to be cruising into the quarter-finals after Kylian Mbappe opened the scoring on Wednesday, though things changed on the hour mark. PSG […]
Frank Leboeuf names his three favourites to win Champions League this season
Frank Leboeuf has named his three favourites to win the Champions League this campaign and snubbed the holders Chelsea. Thomas Tuchel guided the Blues to their second Champions League title last season and they look set for the quarter-finals after beating Lille 2-0 in the first leg of their last-16 clash. Leboeuf doesn’t see the […]
Scholes reveals how Sir Alex Ferguson would deal with Rashford’s poor form
Paul Scholes believes Marcus Rashford looks ‘too anxious’ for Manchester United and says Sir Alex Ferguson would be urging him to ‘keep it simple’. Rashford’s struggles continued on Wednesday as he delivered another poor display in United’s 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League. Ralf Rangnick is now facing calls from fans […]
How Romelu Lukaku reacted to being axed by Tuchel for Chelsea win over Lille
Romelu Lukaku was surprised to be left on the bench for Chelsea’s 2-0 win over Lille in the Champions League, and considered himself fit and ready to play despite Thomas Tuchel saying otherwise. The London side started with a front three of Kai Havertz, Christian Pulisic and Hakim Ziyech, with the German and American scoring […]
Liverpool fans fume as referee blows for half-time with Mo Salah through on goal
Mohamed Salah was denied the opportunity to put Liverpool ahead against Inter Milan after referee Szymon Marciniak blew for half-time when he appeared to be through on goal. Liverpool were held to a goalless first half at the San Siro on Wednesday night in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League last 16 tie […]
Courtois slams Toni Kroos for ‘very stupid pass’ before Mbappe’s winner
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 […]
Lionel Messi names his five favourites for the Champions League title this season
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. Speaking to Marca, Messi spoke about the race for the Champions League title this […]
Peter Crouch names his two favourite teams to win the Champions 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. This season, Liverpool, City, Chelsea and Manchester United have all booked their places in […]