Tottenham will spend at least 24 hours in the top four. Antonio Conte’s men beat Newcastle United 5-1 at home on Sunday night to leapfrog rivals Arsenal into the final UEFA Champions League spot for the time being. While the scoreline suggests otherwise, the Magpies scored first through defender Fabian Schar. The Swiss international slammed the ball low past goalkeeper Hugo Lloris from a dead-ball situation in the 39th minute, sparking delirium in the away end. However, their lead lasted just four minutes as Ben Davies brought Spurs level in the 43rd by flicking Son Heung-min’s deadly cross into the far corner. Three minutes after the restart,…
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BVB right-back Thomas Meunier has revealed that Spanish giants Barcelona wanted to sign him in the January transfer window. However, Borussia Dortmund were not interested in letting him leave and therefore, the move eventually broke down. The Blaugarana were very active in the winter transfer window this time around. They completed a flurry of signings. The Catalans brought back former full-back Dani Alves for a free, signed Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang on the deadline day from Arsenal for free as well. They paid 55 million euros to Manchester City for the services of Ferran Torres and also completed a six-month loan deal for Wolves’ Adama Traore. The winter signings have all played their roles…
Paganese midfielder Fernando Tissone, who played alongside Mauro Icardi at Sampdoria, has advised his compatriot to leave PSG as in the presence of Lionel Messi, Neymar, Kylian Mbappe and Angel di Maria, the striker hardly sees any game time in the Parisian outfit. Icardi’s career has seen a steep decline ever since his exit from Inter Milan. The forward is now unwanted at PSG after moving to the club in 2020. He has been on the receiving end of several injuries and has also struggled for minutes in Paris. The arrival of Messi effectively relegated him to the bench this season.…
Maurizio Sarri’s men showed grit and perseverance to bounce back from their 3-0 loss in the Rome derby. They defeated Sassuolo 2-1 and are still involved in the race for the European places. Midfielders Manuel Lazzari and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored two goals in two halves to seal the win and take Sarri’s side to the fifth spot in the Serie A table. “We showed from the first minute that this was not the same team we saw in the derby. “We want to finish in the top four, I know it will be difficult but we’re going to try.”Milinkovic-Savic told DAZN. Lazio are…
Los Blancos bounced back from the 0-4 hammering that they had received at the hands of Barcelona at the Santiago Bernabeu with a 2-1 win over Celta Vigo in La Liga. The table-toppers were without their head coach Carlo Ancelotti who had tested positive for COVID-19. His son, Davide, took charge of the team instead. Four changes were made to the Real Madrid lineup that started against Barcelona, with star striker Karim Benzema returning to the fold after the international break. Ferland Mendy, Lucas Vazquez and Marco Asensio all started the game as well. The match saw a busy start as Iago Aspas’s shot was deflected wide while Benzema’s…
Brentford’s Christian Eriksen got on the scoresheet at Stamford Bridge as his side recorded as first win over Chelsea since 1939. Liverpool, meanwhile, defeated Watford 2-0 to keep up the pressure on leaders Manchester City in the title race, whereas Manchester United drew against Leicester City at home. With the first half seeing no goals, the Stamford Bridge crowd was sent into a frenzy as Chelsea centre-back Antonio Rudiger, who is out of contract in the summer, found the back of the net with a long-rage strike just after half-time. However, that goal proved to be nothing more than a consolation…
Despite an undergoing change of Chelsea ownership, first-team manager Thomas Tuchel remains undeterred in his quest to lead the side to a top-four finish in the Premier League while also retaining hopes of defending the UEFA Champions League title. The German claims that he isn’t affected by the constant commotion currently taking place in the foreground. The Blues’ boss believes it not to be his role to meddle in the aforementioned matters, especially with the season entering its most important period. When asked whether he is worried about the uncertainty surrounding the club’s future, he had this to say: “Yes…
Taking advantage of the special FIFA/UEFA transfer window for players caught in the middle of the Russia-Ukraine crisis, Los Blancos have announced the signing of Shakhtar Donetsk’s teenage right-back Vinicius Tobias on loan until the end of the next season. LaLiga table-toppers have the option to make the deal permanent in May. The 18-year-old will join Real Madrid’s reserve squad for the time being, but a report in Goal says that the club has high hopes for the Brazilian. Current first-team right-back Dani Carvajal is in his twilight years, with winger-turned-fullback Lucas Vazquez the only alternative available to manager Carlo Ancelotti at present. Alvaro Odriozola, whom Real…
Ajax head coach Erik ten Hag is reportedly leading the race to become the next Manchester United manager. However, his former Bayern Munich colleague Pep Guardiola is unsure whether the Dutchman is a good choice for his rivals. When quizzed about the Dutchman’s links to the Red Devils and whether or not he is a hundred per cent confident if he will bring the glory days back to Old Trafford, Guardiola simply replied by saying that he does not know. The Spaniard claimed few Sir Alex Ferguson’s successors were good managers, too, despite their spells at the club ending poorly. …
The groups for the 2022 FIFA World Cup were drawn on April 1 in the Qatari capital, Doha. Reigning world champions France and Euro 2020 finalists England drew relatively easy opponents, while former winners Spain and Germany were pitted against each other. Les Bleus will have to climb out of a group containing Denmark, Tunisia, and one of Peru, Australia, or the United Arab Emirates, if they wish to defend their World Cup crown. Didier Deschamp’s men were handed an easy draw, as were England, who drew the United States of America, Iran, and one of Wales, Scotland, or Ukraine. England and the United States meet in an international competition for the first…