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Chiellini: It’s in Tottenham’s history to fail
Giorgio Chiellini believed history was on Juventus’ side against Tottenham, as they were able to come back to advance past Spurs in the last-16 of the Champions League after the 2-2 draw in the first-leg. Tottenham scored in the first half at Wembley Stadium through Heung-Min Son’s goal which gave them an advantage. Juventus, however, […]
UEFA confirm Premier League top four will qualify directly into Champions League from next season
UEFA has confirmed the top Premier League top four will automatically qualify for the Champions League group stages starting from next season. The changes also affects the top four sides in Spain, Italy and Germany with them also skipping the qualifying rounds. The fourth-placed teams in these leagues previously had to go through a two-legged […]
Ferdinand and Scholes slam weak Lukaku after Sevilla draw
Rio Ferdinand and Paul Scholes have criticised Romelu Lukaku after Manchester United’s poor performance against Sevilla. Manchester United had David De Gea to thank after his important saves helped the club to a 0-0 draw with the Spanish side. United failed to create many clear-cut chances, with Lukaku volleying over an early chance before Marcus […]
Conte admits Chelsea will suffer against Barcelona
Antonio Conte admits his players are preparing to suffer against Barcelona and also described Lionel Messi as the world’s best player. Chelsea host Barcelona at Stamford Bridge in the first leg of their Champions League match on Tuesday evening. Barcelona are among the favourites to win the competition with Conte saying his players must find […]
Neymar Sr slams ‘vulture’ critics after PSG no-show
Neymar Sr. has slammed his son’s critics after the Paris Saint-Germain star failed to perform in their Wednesday’s Champions League match against Real Madrid. The Brazil international showed glimpses of his best form the 3-1 defeat, but was held efficiently by Nacho as two late goals helped Real to overcome. Neymar’s father compared his son’s […]