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Bayern Munich's Polish forward Robert Lewandowski (C) celebrates with his teammates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League, second-leg round of 16, football match FC Bayern Munich v FC Chelsea in Munich, southern Germany on August 8, 2020. Treblechasing Bayern Munich is relishing a Champions League quarterfinal against Barcelona after Robert Lewandowski netted twice to seal a 4-1 home win over Chelsea on Saturday in their last-16, return-leg tie. "The anticipation is enormous. Barcelona has a good team with very good players, but if you look at the last few weeks, we can fly to Portugal with a lot of confidence," said Bayern defender David Alaba. Lewandowski, the Champions League's top scorer, bagged his 12th and 13th goals in Europe this season and pla...

Hakan Calhanoglu of AC Milan competes with Alejandro Gomez of Atalanta BC during the Italian Serie A match between AC Milan v Atalanta Bergamo at the San Siro on July 24, 2020 in Milan Italy. Atalanta kept alive their slim Serie A title hopes by drawing at AC Milan 1-1 on Friday in a matchup of the two best squads of the restart. Hakan Calhanoglu gave Milan an early lead with a powerful free kick, and Duvan Zapata equalised from close range after Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma blocked a penalty kick from Ruslan Malinovskyi. With only two games still to play, Atalanta moved within five points of Juventus, which can clinch a record-extending ninth straight title on Sunday by beating Sampdoria. Milan, which like Atalanta is unbeaten following the stoppage for the coronavirus ...

Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates after scoring the opening goal during the Serie A match between US Sassuolo and AC Milan at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore on July 21, 2020 in Reggio nell'Emilia, Italy. Zlatan Ibrahimovic rolled back the years with two impressive goals to help AC Milan beat Sassuolo 2-1 in Serie A on Tuesday. The 38-year-old Ibrahimovic netted twice in the first half, either side of Francesco Caputo’s penalty for Sassuolo. Sassuolo had to play the entire second half with 10 men after midfielder Mehdi Bourabia was sent off on the stroke of halftime following a second yellow card. It was Milan’s seventh victory in the nine games since Serie A resumed following the pandemic-enforced shutdown and moved the team up to fifth. It drew the other two matches...

Lionel Messi #10 of Barcelona during team warm up before the Barcelona V Real Sociedad, La Liga regular season match at Estadio Camp Nou on March 7th 2020 in Barcelona, Spain.Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi joining Inter is not a "forbidden dream at all", according to former president Massimo Moratti.Messi is contracted to Barca until 2021 but the six-time Ballon d'Or winner's future is far from certain at Camp Nou, where he has clashed with board members this season.The Barca captain has been linked to Serie A outfit Inter previously and Moratti believes that luring Messi to Milan is not an impossible goal."I don't think it's a forbidden dream at all. Maybe it wasn't even before this misfortune," Moratti told Radio Rai."Messi is at the end of his contract and it would certainly be attemp...

Fabian Ruiz of Napoli celebrates with teammates after scoring the second goal of his team during the Serie A match between Brescia Calcio and SSC Napoli at Stadio Mario Rigamonti on February 21, 2020 in Brescia, Italy.Napoli warmed up for its Champions League game against Barcelona by coming back from a goal down to beat relegation-threatened Brescia 2-1 in Serie A on Friday.Fabian Ruiz curled in a spectacular shot from beyond the area for the winner after a penalty kick from Lorenzo Insigne cancelled out Jhon Chancellor’s goal for Brescia.Having turned things around under new coach Gennaro Gattuso, Napoli has won six of its last seven matches in all competitions. The run includes a 1-0 victory at Inter Milan in the first leg of the Italian Cup quarterfinals, a victory over Lazio in t...

Champions League, Borussia Dortmund - Slavia Prague, Group stage, Group F, 6th matchday at Signal Iduna Park: Dortmund's Julian Brandt cheers with Jadon Sancho over the 2:1.Borussia Dortmund qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League thanks to a 2-1 win over Slavia Prague along with Inter Milan’s failure to beat a weakened Barcelona at the San Siro.The impressive Jadon Sancho opened the scoring for Dortmund in the 10th minute before Tomas Soucek scored a deserved equaliser for the Czech side shortly before half-time.Julian Brandt, however, sealed the win with a powerful strike shortly after the hour mark, although Dortmund had Roman Burki to thank for their progression after a string of stunning saves either side of Julian Weigl’s dismissal for a second yellow card with 13 minutes r...

Former Germany and United States boss Jurgen Klinsmann has been appointed as Hertha Berlin manager until the end of the season after the Bundesliga side sacked Ante Covic.The former Tottenham, Inter Milan and Bayern Munich striker, 55, was named on Hertha's supervisory board in November.Covic, 44, was only appointed in July and leaves with Hertha in 15th."The way we've been playing recently, and the results, have led to this decision," he said.Covic, who was previously Hertha's reserves coach, added: "Since Hertha is not just an employer to me, such a decision hurts, of course. But I have always said that this club is more important than individuals. I love not only this profession, but I love this club with all my heart."Sporting director Michael Preetz said: "It was an extremely difficul...

Everton confirm that Andre Gomes has undergone surgery to repair his broken ankle. The 26-year-old picked up the serious injury in Sunday’s 1-1 draw with Tottenham Hotspur following a challenge by Heung-min Son & Serge Aurier, and the club have revealed Gomes will spend time recovering in hospital before he embarks upon rehabilitation at USM Finch Farm.The Portuguese international will be out of action for the remainder of 2019 and may not return until February or March 2020. Gomes will be a real loss to Marco Silva. Everton have lost all three Premier League games with him this season – 3-1 defeat to Bournemouth(September 15), 2-0 defeat to Sheffield United(September 21), 3-1 defeat to Manchester City(September 28).When Gomes has started, Everton have only lost twice in seve...

Real Madrid are reportedly anxious  to sign Liverpool sensation Mohamed Salah. On 22 June 2017, Salah agreed a transfer to Liverpool. He signed a long-term contract with the Reds for an initial €42m fee that could rise to up to €50m. The fee was a club record, eclipsing the £35m spent on Andy Carroll in 2011. He was assigned the number 11 shirt previously worn by Roberto Firmino who instead switched to number 9. He joined the club on 1 July upon the opening of the summer transfer window, becoming Liverpool's first Egyptian player. He scored on his debut against Watford in a 3–3 draw on 12 August. On 24 August, Salah scored his second goal for Liverpool, in a 2017–18 UEFA Champions League play-off round 4–2 win (6–3 agg) against Hoffenheim. Thre...

PSG star players Angel Di Maria and Christopher Nkunku scored second-half goals as Paris St Germain won 2-0 against Troyes to gain their 14-point lead at the top of Ligue 1. Di Maria destroyed  the deadlock early in the second half before Nkunku's first goal of the season ensured a sixth straight league victory for Unai Emery's side. PSG made light of Neymar's absence in their first league encounter since his season-ending injury last week and only a brilliant display by Troyes goalkeeper Erwin Zelazny denied them a more convincing victory.Neymar successfully underwent surgery in Brazil on Saturday to repair the fracture to the fifth metatarsal in his right foot, sustained in last week's 3-0 league win against Marseille. The visitors dominated the first half without being able to find...

Bristol City have fallen to eighth place in the Championship after the today night action at the Riverside Stadium. Middlesbrough emerged with an impressive 3-0 victory over fellow play-off contenders Leeds United to leap into the sixth spot ahead of Sheffield United and Bristol City. Tony Pulis' side were in control from the off on a cold night in Teesside with in-form striker Patrick Bamford firing them ahead after 31 minutes. He doubled the lead five minutes later thanks to a brilliant Adama Traore assist. Traore skinned three Leeds defenders as he galloped from his own half to penalty area before feeding Bamford who slotted home. Bamford then completed his first ever hat-trick in the second half as he got lucky with a deflected shot to seal a very comfortable three points for Boro. The...

PSG star player Neymar is out of the Champions League last 16 tie against Real Madrid as he needs surgery on his ankle, according to report, The Real madrid forward a sustained a fractured and a sprained ankle after being injured in Sunday’s 3-0 win over Marseille in Ligue 1.Football flame follows up on a report in Globo Esporte which states the former Santos star is set to miss at least two months of action, but should return ahead of the World Cup. Paris saint german stated on Monday he suffered a sprain of the right ankle and fissure of the fifth metatarsal,but gave no indication on a likely layoff timescale. Neymar has scored 29 goals in 30 games since joining PSG from Barcelona in a world record €222m deal last summer.

Ac Milan will host the first leg of the two-legged tie on Thursday, 8 March 2018 with the second leg to be played on Thursday, 15 March in London at the Emirates Stadium. These two matches will be the 7th and 8th time the two European giants will have played each other in competitive matches. The two teams, right now, have an even record with 2 wins, 2 draws, and 2 losses apiece. Besides the 1995 European Super Cup, Milan faced off against Arsenal in the 2008 and 2012 Champions League. In 2008, Arsenal were able to defeat Milan, however, in the Champions League round of 16 in 2012, Milan won 4-0 at home and held on at the Emirates stadium for a 3-0 loss to move on. The two titans of European football meeting in the Europa League is a bit strange, as just a few years ago, both teams would h...

The brazillian legend claimed that Paris Saint-Germain star Neymar  is ‘technically the best player in the world’.The Brazilian has become one of the household names in the beautiful game after Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. Moving from Barcelona to PSG has also given him a chance to prove himself out of Messi’s shadow. On a personal level he has certainly done that, taking his game to another level with the French side. 28 goals and 15 assists with a couple of months still to go in the season certainly shows that he is at the top. Neymar has changed the way he plays with the national team. He has had to. At his club side, he was playing as a left-sided attacker, whereas for Brazil, he plays more centrally, as a more traditional No10,’ he told FIFA’s website. He’s ready to lead t...

Fulham extended their unbeaten run to 10 games in the Championship after easing past Steve Bruce's Aston Villa side. Ryan Sessegnon's brilliant finish broke the deadlock shortly after half time scoring his seventh league goal in 2018, with Sergio Aguero the only player to have scored more in England's top four tiers. Floyd Ayite doubled the host's lead from long-range after picking up Sam Johnstone's clearance in the middle of the park and firing home. Floyd Ayite stole the show with a wonderfully taken long-range effort as Fulham brought Aston Villa’s run of seven consecutive league wins to a juddering halt. The Togo international found the net from inside his own half at Craven Cottage after making the most of Sam Johnstone’s poor clearance from a free kick on the right-hand ...

It’s a sad feeling knowing that Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo will both have to retire from professional football one day. Both players, who have each win five Ballon d’Or awards, are in their 30s and Ronaldo has started to show signs of a decline this season. The Real Madrid star has scored just eight goals in 17 La Liga matches this season and appears vincible for the first time in a long time. Whichever player breaks their dominance will go down in history and Spanish legend Xavi thinks he knows who it will be. The former Barcelona midfielder believes Neymar will be the next player not named Messi or Ronaldo to scoop the biggest individual prize in football, and he believes the Brazilian will battle with PSG teammate Mbappe to be the best player in the world for years t...