It’s been long coming and finally, reality has caught up on Barcelona, who will now be playing in the Europa League for the first time since 2003-04 after finishing below Bayern Munich and Benfica in group E of this season’s Champions League.Ronald Araujo of FC Barcelona Gerard Pique of FC Barcelona Luuk de Jong of FC Barcelona during the La Liga Santander match between FC Barcelona and Real Betis Balompie at Camp Nou Stadium on December 04, 2021 in Barcelona, Spain. (Photo by Xavier Bonilla/NurPhoto via Getty Images)The Catalan giants, after finishing third in the league last season, their lowest…
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Bayern Munich were not to be beaten by this Barcelona side as Xavi’s men endured another humbling at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday. A 3-0 loss condemned them to group elimination in the Champion League after Benfica’s win over Dynamo Kiev.UEFA Europa League playoffs will be played between third placed champions league groups and second placed teams in Europa league group stages. (Photo Credits: Twitter/ UEFA Europa League)The results means Barcelona finished third in their group and along with other third placed teams in the Champions League groups like Borussia Dortmund, RB Leipzig, Sevilla, Zenit St. Petersburg, Sheriff Tiraspol, FC…
Despite been capped as a flop, Nicolas Pepe towards the ending of last season was very impressive in the league for the Gunners, impressive enough to get a nomination for the Premier League player of the month of May.Nicolas Pepe of Arsenal during the Premier League match between Leicester City and Arsenal at The King Power Stadium on October 30, 2021 in Leicester, England. (Photo by James Williamson – AMA/Getty Images)Overall in the league last season, he was able to produce ten goals, same number managed by club captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in the league for Mikel Arteta’s side despite the…
Manchester United have been drawn against Aston Villa in the round three of the Emirates FA Cup in the draw made on Monday evening.Manchester City, Arsenal, Liverpool and Chelsea all get fairly easy draw compared to United who will be hosting Steven Gerrard’s Villain at the Theatre of dreams.Here’s the full list of the draw:FA Cup round three draw: photo Credits: Facebook/ Emirates FA Cup.The round will be played in the weekend of the seventh next month, January.Author: Afolabi Kehinde Hassan
The final group games of the Champions League season takes centre stage today and tomorrow as teams head into the games with different mindset and goals.UEFA Champions League final group games preview.Eleven teams, including all four Premier League teams have sealed qualification into the round of 16 while big teams like Barcelona and Atletico Madrid still have their fate hanging in the balance.The Spanish giants need to beat Bayern Munich in Germany to seal progress, while they could also earn a ticket if Benfica fail to beat Dynamo Kiev in Portugal.For Atletico, an away win at Porto and they will…
Chelsea surrendered their position on the Premier League summit after Liverpool and City win to capitalize on the Thomas Tuchel side failure in the London Derby at the Olympic Stadium, whereas Rangnick win on his United first assignment.David De Gea of Manchester United in discussion with Ralf Rangnick, Manager of Manchester United after the Premier League match between Manchester United and Crystal Palace at Old Trafford on December 05, 2021 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Jan Kruger/Getty Images)We take a look at some of the biggest highlights of Premier League game-week 13 games played so far.1. West Ham United ends…
Michael Carrick will lead Manchester United at the Old Trafford for the first time as a caretaker manager in what will be his last game before interim manager, Ralf Rangnick takeover as Arsenal visits in continuation of the Premier League season on Thursday.VILLARREAL, SPAIN – NOVEMBER 23: Michael Carrick, Interim Manager of Manchester United looks on as he inspects the pitch prior to the UEFA Champions League group F match between Villarreal CF and Manchester United at Estadio de la Ceramica on November 23, 2021 in Villarreal, Spain. (Photo by Aitor Alcalde/Getty Images)Sacked after the disappointing loss to Watford, Ole…
Another exciting Premier League gameweek saw the likes of Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester City secure home wins while Chelsea were held by Manchester United. Leicester City and Brentford return to winning ways and now we take a recap of action that went down in the English top-flight over the weekend.Results of Premier League games of Matchweek 13. Photo Credits: Facebook, Premier League.Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli fired Arsenal back to winning ways in a 2-0 victory over Newcastle United at the Emirates in the Premier League early kikcoff on Saturday afternoon.After a first half which saw captain, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang squandered…
After former Real Madrid captain Sergio Ramos made his long awaited PSG debut in the 3-1 win over Saint Etienne over weekend, in a match where Lionel Messi also featured and registered a hat-trick of assists, we take a look at the players to play alongside both Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi.Angel Di Maria, Sergio Ramos and Achraf Hakimi are all former Cristiano Ronaldo teammates now playing in the same team as Lionel Messi. Photo Credits: PSG/PSG via Getty ImagesThe two superstars, who have dominated football, winning countless individual and collective accolades for over a decade are regarded as the greatest…
The Premier League take center stage this weekend after an action packed midweek that saw all of the English teams in the Champions League win and earn spots in the knockout rounds, while there are also wins for West Ham United and Leicester City in Europe.Photo by fitimiWe take a look at the fixtures of an interesting weekend to come in English top-flight….Arsenal vs. Newcastle UnitedHaving lost their 10 games unbeaten run at Anfield last time out, Arsenal return to action this weekend and entertain visiting Newcastle United, who are still without a league win this campaign, in an early…