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Arsene Wenger was denied the opportunity of a perfect Arsenal farewell as Atletico Madrid won 1-0 to secure a 2-1 aggregate triumph and a spot in the Europa League final. Wenger confirmed in April that his 22-year association with the club will conclude at the end of the season and the players’ bid to see him sign off […]
Liverpool set up a repeat of their 1981 meeting against Real Madrid despite a first Champions League defeat of the season at the Stadio Olimpico. A chaotic 4-2 semi-final second leg loss to Roma saw Liverpool progress 7-6 on aggregate, with victory secured thanks to Sadio Mane’s 19th of the season and the rare sight […]
Nigerian international forwards, Alex Iwobi and Wilfred Ndidi were honoured at the 2018 Best of Africa Awards held in London on Monday . April 30, 2018. Iwobi received the Philanthropic Endeavour: Community Action award for the remarkable role he has played to impact communities. Ndidi was included in the Team of the Year alonside the […]
Argentine playmaker, Lionel Messi scored a hat-trick as Barcelona regained the title in LaLiga with a throbbing 4-2 win against Deportivo La Coruna, who were relegated. The runaway leaders headed into Sunday’s fixture at the Riazor knowing a point would be enough to win a seventh title in the past 10 seasons and the 25th […]
Arsenal were held to a one-all draw by Spanish opposition, Atletico Madrid in the first-leg of the Uefa Europa League semi-final at the Emirates Stadium. Alexandre Lacazette’s header put the Gunners ahead in the 60th minute after connecting well with Jack Wilshere’s cross from the left corner of Atleti’s box, registering his 16th goal for […]
Real Madrid came from behind to come out as run-away winners at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich courtesy of goals from Marcelo and Asensio, giving Real an advantage ahead of the second leg next Tuesday at the Bernabeu. Joshua Kimmich gave Bayern the lead in the 28th minute before Marcelo struck a left […]
Mohamed Salah produced a superb display that saw Liverpool edge out Italian opponent, AS Roma 5-2 as they have one leg in the finals of the Champions League and Klopp is confident they (Liverpool) will be going to Italy with a high spirit knowing fully well it’s not going to be easy. Liverpool coach, […]
The UEFA Champions League semi-final draw took place at Nyon, Switzerland. Check out the results below: Bayern Munich v Real Madrid Liverpool v AS Roma The official result of the #UCLdraw!@FCBayern v @realmadrid @LFC v @OfficialASRoma ? Who will reach the final in Kyiv? pic.twitter.com/fHyjIPresp — UEFA Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) April 13, 2018 Key dates First […]
Cristiano Ronaldo’s stoppage-time penalty saved holders Real Madrid from a stunning Champions League exit against Juventus, the holders progressing 4-3 on aggregate after a night of high drama at the Santiago Bernabeu. Juve seemed set to match the heroics of fellow Serie A side Roma against Barcelona at the Stadio Olimpico 24 hours earlier after surging […]
AS Roma pulled off a sensational second-leg comeback to beat Barcelona 3-0 and reach the Champions League semi-finals on away goals. Barca were heavy favourites to progress after a 4-1 first-leg win, but fell apart to Roma’s brilliant showing. Defender Kostas Manolas scored the crucial third goal, heading in at the near post with eight […]
