Barcelona set up a mouth-watering Champions League quarter-final clash with Bayern Munich after beating Napoli 3-1 to progress 4-2 on aggregate. After surrendering rather meekly to Real Madrid in the La Liga title race, the Champions League is Barcelona‘s only hope of a trophy this season and Clement Lenglet got them off to the perfect…
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Andrea Pirlo Appointed Juventus Head Coach After Sarri Sack
Juventus have appointed Andrea Pirlo as their new head coach on a two-year deal. The Italian club acted swiftly as Sarri, 61, paid the price for their Champions League exit at the hands of Lyon on Friday night, with Pirlo replacing him on a two-year contract. The 41-year-old, who made 164 appearances for the club…
Brilliant Bayern Condemn Chelsea To 7-1 Aggregate Defeat
Bayern proved far too strong for Chelsea again as Robert Lewandowski starred in a 4-1 win at the Allianz Arena (7-1 on aggregate) to reach the Champions League quarter-final. Chelsea had a mountain to climb even before Bayern raced into a two-goal lead through Robert Lewandowski‘s penalty (10) and Ivan Perisic‘s simple finish (24), but…
BREAKING: Juventus Head Coach ‘Sarri’ Sacked After Champions League Exit
Juventus have sacked head coach Maurizio Sarri a day after being knocked out of the Champions League in the last-16 stage to Lyon. The former Chelsea and Napoli boss only took charge of Juventus in June last year, signing a three-year contract at the time, and led the side to a ninth consecutive Serie A…
Champions League: Ronaldo Scores Double In Vein As Lyon Progress To Quarter Final
Cristiano Ronaldo’s two goals inspired Juventus to a 2-1 comeback victory over Lyon but it wasn’t enough as a 2-2 aggregate draw saw them crash out of the Champions League on away goals. Trailing 1-0 from February’s the first leg – which took place 163 days prior – recently-crowned Serie A champions Juve found themselves…
Man City Defeat Real Madrid To Reach Champions League Quarter-Final
Manchester City capitalised on two Raphael Varane errors as they made it through to the Champions League quarter-finals with a 2-1 win over Real Madrid at the Etihad (4-2 on aggregate). The hosts added to their first leg advantage early on as a lackadaisical Varane was caught in possession on his own byline by Gabriel…
No Arsenal Move For David As Lille Agree €30m Deal For Gent’s Canada Striker
Lille are set to sign Canada international Jonathan David after agreeing a €30 million (£27m/$35m) club-record deal with Gent despite interest from a number of Premier League clubs. The 20-year-old will replace Nigerian striker Victor Osimhen, who joined Napoli in a €50m (£45m/$59m) deal last week, and will sign a five-year deal. READ ALSO Arsenal had considered David as a replacement…
Official: Inter Milan Confirms Alexis Sanchez Signing
Alexis Sanchez has joined Inter Milan on a free transfer after Manchester United ripped up the remaining two years of his deal. The end of Sanchez’s Old Trafford nightmare was officially confirmed on Thursday as the 31-year-old signed a three-year deal to make his San Siro move permanent. READ ALSO An Inter statement read: “FC…
Barcelona Sign Sao Paulo Wonderkid Gustavo Gaia
Barcelona have announced the signing of Sao Paulo wonderkid Gustavo Maia, as well as the inclusion of a €300 million (£270m/$355m) release clause in his contract at Camp Nou. Maia has completed a move to Barca for a fee of €4.5 million, while committing his future to the club through to 2025. The Blaugrana have released…
Martial Strikes Late Against Lask As Man United Ease Through In Europa League
Manchester United stuttered while keeping Lask at arm’s length in a last-16 second leg that was the definition of a non-event given their five goal advantage. They will not care, though, as thoughts for Ole Gunnar Solskjær’s side turn to Monday’s quarter-final against FC Copenhagen, the Danish champions, in Cologne. That is a straight knockout tie…
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