NOTTINGHAM: Alexander Isak said Newcastle believe they will book a place in next season’s Champions League after the Swede scored twice, including in penalty time, to beat Nottingham Forest 2-1 on Friday. The win moves the Magpies to within one point of fourth place Tottenham and with an upcoming game against the Spurs. “We believe...
MANCHESTER: Pep Guardiola has won nine major trophies Manchester City but the Spaniard said his tenure at the Premier League club will define whether he delivers their first Premier League title. Guardiola has won four League Cups, one FA Cup and four League Cups at City but European success has eluded the twice-winning manager as...
PARIS: Kylian Mbappe made a break to score a winner in the last minute Paris Saint-Germain beat Brest 2-1 on Saturday, a result that will go some way to healing the wounds of their midweek exit from the Champions League at the hands of Bayern Munich. PSG have only the Ligue 1 title to play...
MILAN: After their march to glory was halted last weekend Napoli can get their Serie A title back on track on Saturday when they host the Champions League- search. Atalanta. The loss to Lazio meant Napoli’s league lead over Inter Milan was cut to 15 points with 13 games remaining. Inter will have the opportunity...
LONDON: Chelsea kept their season alive by beating Borussia Dortmund 2-0 at Stamford Bridge to progress to the quarter-finals of the Champions League 2-1 together on Tuesday. Raheem Sterling and Kai Havertz, who were twice penalized, scored as the Blues eased the pressure on manager Graham Potter. The Englishman’s career was on the line after...
LISBON: Goncalo Ramos struck twice to help Benfica to a 5-1 Champions League last 16, second leg win. Club Brugge on Tuesday in Lisbon with a 7-1 overall victory. Ramos, who shot to global fame during the World Cup when he was selected ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo for Portugal and got a hat-trick against Switzerland,...
LONDON: Chelsea have one last shot to save their season if Borussia Dortmund visit Stamford Bridge in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday to defend a 1-0 first-leg lead. Despite an all-time record signing of more than £500 million ($603 million) in one season by the Blues’ new team, Chelsea are languishing...
LEIPZIG: Josko Gvardiol, the midfielder of RB Leipzig, won the header in the second half, canceling the game of Riyad Mahrez to get 1-1. Manchester City in their Champions League last 16 match on Wednesday. One of the stars of the Qatar World Cup as the cornerstone of Croatia’s poor defense, Gvardiol showed his attacking...
MILAN: Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia lead Napoli to the Champions League, the Italian crowns in fine form ahead of Tuesday’s trip. Eintracht Frankfurt. A club in chaos at the end of last season when its opponents protested, Napoli surprised their own supporters and the rest of Europe by becoming the favorite team in the...
PARIS: A surprise hire by Club Brugge in December, former England midfielder Scott Parker is set to coach the Champions League for the first time the Belgians will meet Benfica in the last 16. Parker, 42, has been out of work since being sacked by Bournemouth in August following a 9-0 defeat to Liverpool and...