Arsene Wenger’s shock decision to leave Arsenal was shrouded in confusion on Wednesday night after the manager bizarrely backtracked on comments surrounding his impending departure. Speaking earlier in the day at his press conference previewing Thursday night’s Europa League semi-final first-leg clash against Atletico Madrid, the 68-year-old appeared to confirm that he was effectively dismissed […]
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Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is considering a continuation of a recent tactical switch-up ahead of his side’s Europa League semi-final clash with Arsenal. The Argentine has seen his side go through a concerning period of form as the season reaches its climax, with just one victory in their last five matches. Simeone shuffled his […]
Mohamed Salah was hailed as ‘the best player on the planet’ after his extraordinary performance put Liverpool on the brink of the Champions League final. Steven Gerrard, the last Liverpool captain to lift the European Cup in 2005, led the praise on BT Sport for the newly-crowned PFA Player of the Year, who scored twice […]
Bayern Munich defender David Alaba will face a late fitness before the first leg of their Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid at the Allianz Arena. Alaba sat out Bayern’s final training session on Tuesday with a thigh strain, but coach Jupp Heynckes says a decision will be made early on Wednesday as to whether […]
Jurgen Klopp has issued a simple message to his team: Go and finish a brilliant job by winning in Rome. The Liverpool manager believes his side have proved they can do just that by producing an all time great performance – “the perfect game” for 80 minutes on a quite astonishing Anfield European night where […]
Well I did not see that coming. At least not when the Gunners are still battling for the Europa League. But Arsene Wenger shocked Arsenal players on Friday after announcing that he will finally step down as manager at the end of the season after 22 years in charge. Wenger dropped the bombshell ahead of […]
Cristiano Ronaldo has added yet another astonishing goal-scoring record to his remarkable collection of statistics after netting against Juventus in the Champions League. Ronaldo scored at the Bernabeu against the Italian champions in the second leg of their quarter-final on Wednesday night, in the most dramatic of circumstances. It was the Portuguese hitman’s 15th goal […]
Barcelona president Josep Bartomeu has apologised to fans after being knocked out of the Champions League on Tuesday night. Barcelona went out of the competition on away goals after Roma won 3-0 on the night to level the aggregate score at 4-4. Bartomeu spoke after the defeat at the Stadio Olimpico and said Barcelona let […]