The Premier League returned to action in style after the international break. Gameweek 30 started with a bang as West Bromwich Albion beat Chelsea 5-2. Meanwhile, there were comebacks aplenty on Sunday, as teams looked to rack up important points for the run-in. Monday night featured two more league games with European hopefuls Everton and West Ham in action. Everton hosted Crystal Palace in the early kick-off on Monday night. The Toffees were looking to keep pace with the leading pack, having fallen behind in the race for European football lately. A win would have moved them to 49 points…
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AC Milan have a series of decisions to make in the postseason. The Italian giants are enjoying a resurgent season and are certain to secure European football. The Milan side is due to open contract negotiations with some of their players. However, reports claim one key star is stalling on signing an extension, and thus, is inviting interest from rivals. Sky Sports Italy claims that Juventus are in the pole position to sign Hakan Calhanoglu on a free transfer, should the player fail to reach a contract extension with current club AC Milan. The midfielder is reported to be engaged…
Manchester United strengthened their hold on second place in the Premier League table following a win over Brighton. The Red Devils fell behind to an early Danny Welbeck goal. However, Bruno Fernandes provided the assist for the equalizer, only to be scythed down by Joel Veltman. As Bruno Fernandes writhed in agony, his teammates celebrated the equalizing goal against Brighton and Hove Albion on Saturday. The Portuguese midfielder provided the key pass to Marcus Rashford for the levelling goal but was on the end of a late challenge by Brighton defender Joel Veltman. In an interview with MUTV, Fernandes slammed…
Barcelona took a significant step towards displacing Atletico Madrid from the top of the LaLiga table as they beat Real Valladolid 1-0. The Blaugrana were helped by an Oscar Plano red card, before Ousmane Dembele scored the winner in the 90th minute. They moved one point behind Atletico as a result. Ronald Koeman’s Barcelona are now just one point behind Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid in the Spanish La Liga table. The Blaugrana beat Real Valladolid by one goal to nil, to cut the points gap between themselves and their rivals to a single point. Atletico looked to have strolled away with the…
ISL winners Mumbai City FC have made their first move to secure the club’s long term future. As per reports, the Islanders have tied down duo Bipin Singh and Amey Ranawade to long-term agreements. Singh scored six times for Mumbai City in the recently concluded ISL season. He also netted a stoppage-time winner in the final against ATK Mohun Bagan. His twelve goal contributions in regular and post-season also earned him a call-up to the national team. Singh was picked to play in the Oman friendly by head coach Igor Stimac and repaid his faith by registering the assist for…
The Champions League returns with a high voltage fixture as Real Madrid hosts Liverpool for the first leg of the quarterfinals tie. It is a repeat of the 2018 finals, and therefore Liverpool will be charged up to redeem themselves in this match. Both the teams are very successful in European competitions but have had similar kind of domestic campaigns. So they are looking to resurrect their season by going through to the semifinals. The Reds have struggled with persistent injuries to their star players, mostly in defence, which has derailed their Premier League season and hence they are in…
Easter Sunday and the notion of a come-back go hand-in-hand. Keeping up with the custom, several teams came back from the dead to secure a point – or three – in the latest round of Premier League matches. Sunday featured the likes of Manchester United and Tottenham, playing relegation-threatened opponents. Manchester United came from a goal down to beat Brighton and Hove Albion 2-1. The Red Devils strengthened their hold on the second spot in the league as a result and are now four points ahead of Leicester City. The Red Devils also have a game in hand over the…
It has not been the return from the international break that Chelsea would have hoped for. The Blues lost their latest Premier League tie 5-2 to the relegation-threatened West Bromwich Albion. To make matters worse, there was a training ground bust-up at the Blues’ base that resulted in Antonio Rudiger being dismissed. Chelsea defender Antonio Rudiger was involved in a training ground bust-up with reserve goalkeeper, Kepa Arrizabalaga – The Athletic reports. The altercation happened the day after Chelsea’s shock loss to West Bromwich Albion. The Blues were beaten 5-2 on their own ground with Thiago Silva seeing a red…
Bayern Munich and Paris Saint Germain meet in the 2020/21 UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in a rematch of last year’s final. The Bavarians were victors on that occasion, courtesy of a goal from ex-PSG forward Kingsley Coman. As such, the Parisians will be on the hunt for revenge in this one. It was a heartbreak for Paris Saint Germain when they last faced Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League. The Parisians were on the cusp of European glory but were denied at the ultimate stage by one of their former players – Kingsley Coman. The Frenchman popped up at…
Despite missing a penalty, Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid 1-0 in their latest La Liga match. The Rojiblancos’ loss means that the title race is now wide open. Barcelona, who play Real Valladolid later on Monday, can move to within one point of the league leaders, who at one stage seemed to have secured the title. A Marcos Acuna strike twenty minutes from time helped Sevilla beat Atletico Madrid. While the result did not mean much in the short term as both teams stayed where they were on the table. However, it could have many lasting implications in the title race, with both…