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Man Utd confirms ambition to build a new 100 000 seater stadium
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of Manchester United, said: “Today marks the start of an incredibly exciting journey."
Maresca may be an easy target but sedate Chelsea need to up the tempo
While the sense of alienation at Stamford Bridge runs deep, formulaic football is not helping the manager’s cause
An interesting analysis of Chelsea's difficulties and especially about the role of Enzo Maresca. What I found particularly interesting was this piece of analysis:
"It is perhaps instructive that Chelsea have the second-highest xG in the league, according to Opta, and have underperformed it by 3.72 goals, which suggests their chance creation is on the right track. Against that, the dynamism of their football has regressed since the first half of the season."
Atlético Madrid 1-0 (2-4) Real Madrid
Atlético Madrid: Conor Gallagher (1')
Real Madrid:
Atlético Madrid (2 - 4) Real Madrid
Alexander Sørloth ⚽️ Pen 1 ⚽️ Kylian Mbappé
Ángel Correa ⚽️ Pen 2 ⚽️ Jude Bellingham
Julián Álvarez ❌️ Pen 3 ⚽️ Federico Valverde
Marcos Llorente ❌️ Pen 4 ❌️ Lucas Vázquez
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Kickoff: 20:00+UTC
Venue: Riyadh Air Metropolitano - Madrid Spain
Head referee: Szymon Marciniak
Atlético Madrid form [old → recent]: ✅️➖️✅️❌️❌️
Real Madrid form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️❌️✅️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (ATM-RMA): 1-2, 1-1, 1-1, 1-1, 4-2
Atlético Madrid 4-4-2:
Jan Oblak(13) - Clément Lenglet(15)🟨Robin Le Normand(24) - José María Giménez(2) - Reinildo Mandava(23)César Azpilicueta(3)🟨 - Marcos Llorente(14)🟨 - Pablo Barrios(8) - Rodrigo De Paul(5)Nahuel Molina(16) - Conor Gallagher(4)⚽️Samuel Lino(12) - ~~``
Penalty shoot-out rules
"6.Each kicker can kick the ball only once. Once kicked, the kicker may not play the ball again. The decision on a re-kick is solely at the referee's discretion."
PSG advance to the quarterfinals beating Liverpool on penalties where they will either face Aston Villa or Club Brugge.
Liverpool vs Paris: all the latest UEFA Champions League Round of 16 match information including stats, form, history, and more.
Lion City Sailors through to semis of ACL2 (Asian 2nd-tier comp) despite losing 6-1 in the first leg to Sanfrecce Hiroshima
Lion City Sailors marched into the semi-finals of the AFC Champions League Two™ 2024/25 after an engrossing 1-1 draw with Sanfrecce Hiroshima at Jalan Besar Stadium on Wednesday.
Sanfrecce Hiroshima won the first leg 6-1, but were found to have fielded a player who was serving a suspension in Asian competition due to his actions at his previous club. It was turned into a 3-0 win for Lion City Sailors, who managed a 1-1 draw at home in the second leg. Just AFC things.
Liverpool vs PSG penalty shootout
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Barcelona - 1 Benfica - Lamine Yamal 27’
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Goals from Harry Kane and Alphonso Davies gave Bayern Munich a 2-0 win at Bayer Leverkusen to complete an emphatic 5-0 aggregate victory and set up a quarter-final against Inter
While the tie already felt decided after the 3:0 win in the first leg, a win on aggregate of 5:0 for Bayern really cements the German pecking order that had been disturbed last season. Obviously missing Florian Wirtz is not ideal, but Leverkusen really did not look like turning the tie around at any point, in my opinion.
Liverpool 0-1 (1-4) Paris Saint-Germain
Liverpool:
Paris Saint-Germain: Ousmane Dembélé (12')
Liverpool (1 - 4) Paris Saint-Germain
Mohamed Salah ⚽️ Pen 1 ⚽️ Vitinha
Darwin Núñez ❌️ Pen 2 ⚽️ Gonçalo Ramos
Curtis Jones ❌️ Pen 3 ⚽️ Ousmane Dembélé
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Kickoff: 20:00+UTC
Venue: Anfield - Liverpool England
Head referee: Istvan Kovacs
Liverpool form [old → recent]: ➖️✅️✅️✅️✅️
Paris Saint-Germain form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️✅️❌️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (LIV-PSG): 1-0, 1-2, 3-2
Liverpool 4-2-3-1:
Alisson Becker(1) - Virgil van Dijk(4) - Ibrahima Konaté(5)Wataru Endo(3) - Andrew Robertson(26) - Trent Alexander-Arnold(66)Jarell Quansah(78) - Dominik Szoboszlai(8)Harvey Elliott(19) - Alexis Mac Allister(10)🟨Curtis Jones(17) - Ryan Gravenberch(38) - Diogo Jota(20)Darwin Núñez(9) - Luis Díaz(7)
Supporters have marched in protest at a number of Premier League grounds. It’s not hard to see why they believe their game is being taken away
Jonathan Wilson elegantly describes why many, myself included, have been falling out of love with modern football, little by little. The best part of the article describes it really well, in my opinion:
"Those traditional fans have gradually seen the sport their families have perhaps supported for generations change. (...) Lip service is paid to fans and their devotion, but increasingly they are exploited and marginalised and their importance to the club is diminished."
Barcelona 3-1 Benfica
Barcelona: Raphinha (11', 42'), Lamine Yamal (27')
Benfica: Nicolás Otamendi (13')
Competition: UEFA Champions League
Kickoff: 17:45+UTC
Venue: Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys - Barcelona Spain
Head referee: Francois Letexier
Barcelona form [old → recent]: ✅️✅️➖️✅️✅️
Benfica form [old → recent]: ➖️✅️✅️❌️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (BAR-BEN): 1-0, 5-4, 0-0, 0-3, 0-0
Barcelona 4-2-3-1:
Wojciech Szczesny(25) - Iñigo Martínez(5)Eric García(24) - Ronald Araújo(4) - Alejandro Balde(3) - Jules Koundé(23) - Dani Olmo(20)Gavi(6) - Pedri(8) - Frenkie de Jong(21)Marc Casadó(17) - Robert Lewandowski(9)Ferran Torres(7) - Raphinha(11)⚽️⚽️ - Lamine Yamal(19)⚽️Fermín López(16)
Bench: Pau Víctor - Diego Kochen - Gerard Martín - Hector Fort - Iñaki Peña - Pablo Torre - Ansu Fati - Fermín López - Ferran Torres - Eric García -
Liverpool have signed a multi-year kit deal with Adidas believed to be worth £60m-a-season
Although this is most likely not at all a political decision, it's great to see Liverpool go for a European kit provider. It's only fitting that Europe's (arguably) currently strongest team will play in outfits designed and provided by a European company.
Norwich City 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday
Norwich City: Borja Sainz (16'), Ante Crnac (35')
Sheffield Wednesday: Michael Ihiekwe (64'), Josh Windass (72'), Djeidi Gassama (76')
Competition: English League Championship
Kickoff: 19:45+UTC
Venue: Carrow Road - Norwich England
Attendance: 25.498
Head referee: Ben Speedie
Norwich City form [old → recent]: ❌️➖️✅️➖️➖️
Sheffield Wednesday form [old → recent]: ✅️❌️❌️❌️✅️
Head to head [recent → old]: (NOR-SHW): 0-2, 2-2, 3-1, 2-1, 2-1
Norwich City 4-3-3:
Vicente Reyes(36) - José Córdoba(33) - Shane Duffy(4) - Callum Doyle(6) - Kellen Fisher(35)Oscar Schwartau(29) - Kenny McLean(23) - Anis Ben Slimane(20)Onel Hernández(25) - Jacob Wright(16)Jacob Lungi Sörensen(19) - Emiliano Marcondes(11)Josh Sargent(9) - Borja Sainz(7)⚽️ - Ante Crnac(17)⚽️
Bench: Jack Stacey - Elliot Myles - Daniel Barden - Ruairi Mcconville - Forson Amankwah -
Ruben Amorim’s honesty is glorious but he must solve United’s first-half malaise
The head coach does not want his players to be so passive yet there were glimmers against Arsenal of how this team can play
I don't think there's ever been a manager who described his team as: "We are the worst team maybe in the history of Manchester United."
While I'm unsure about his long term future at United, he certainly is entertaining with his honesty.
