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UCL: Messi Breaks Blues Hoodoo. To Leave Tie In The Balance Lionel Messi scored for the first time against Chelsea as Barcelona came from behind to take a vital away goal into the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie. Willian hit the post twice but finally found the net with what looked to […]
UCL: Bayern Munich Thrash 10-man Besiktas Thomas Muller inspired Bayern Munich to a commanding lead in their Champions League round of 16 tie with Besiktas, as they took full advantage of Domagoj Vida’s early red card to run out comprehensive 5-0 winners in the first leg at the Allianz Arena. Besiktas’ first ever knockout match […]
Mourinho Reveals Sanchez’s Major Reason For Joining United Alexis Sanchez’s frustration at Arsenal’s failure to qualify for the Champions League last season was central to his decision to join Manchester United, says Jose Mourinho. Chile forward Sanchez completed his move to Old Trafford last month in a swap deal that saw Henrikh Mkhitaryan join the […]
FA Cup: Grigg’s Late Goal Ends Guardiola’s Quadruple Dream Will Grigg ended 10-man Manchester City’s bid for an unprecedented quadruple as League One Wigan Athletic stunned the Premier League leaders with a 1-0 win in the fifth round of the FA Cup. Wigan famously beat City by the same scoreline in the 2013 FA Cup […]
Chelsea v Barcelona preview: Blues Look To Continue Good Fixture Record Chelsea will be looking to improve their good record against Barcelona when they meet in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday. Antonio Conte’s side have won just four of their previous 12 matches in all competitions while La Liga […]
Real Madrid First To Reach La Liga Milestone With 6000th Goal Real Madrid scored their 6000th La Liga goal in Sunday’s clash with Real Betis, making them the first club to hit that mark in the Spanish top flight. Madrid’s third strike of the night — the second from Marco Asensio — pushed Los Blancos […]
Rochdale force FA Cup replay with Spurs Steve Davies scored a famous FA Cup goal as Rochdale earned a richly deserved Wembley replay by snatching a dramatic 2-2 fifth-round draw with Tottenham. Spurs substitute Harry Kane looked to have averted an upset with a penalty two minutes from the end, but Davies – who came […]
Real Madrid Overcome Scare To Win Eight-Goal Thriller At Real Betis Marco Asensio added to his burgeoning reputation with a brace in Real Madrid’s thrilling 5-3 comeback win at Real Betis in a breath-taking LaLiga classic on Sunday. Zinedine Zidane’s side, who are again 17 points behind pace-setters Barcelona, had boosted morale and confidence with […]
FA Cup: Man Utd To Face Brighton & Chelsea Away To Leicester In Quater-Final Draw Manchester United have been drawn at home to Brighton & Hove Albion in the FA Cup quarter-finals, while Chelsea will head to Leicester City. Premier League leaders Manchester City will be at home to Southampton in the last eight, if […]
Lukaku Double Sends Man Utd To FA Cup Quater Finals A double from from Romelu Lukaku secured a 2-0 FA Cup fifth-round win for Manchester United against Huddersfield Town on Saturday, despite another controversial moment involving VAR. The Belgium international struck early in each half to secure a quarter-final spot for Jose Mourinho’s side and […]
