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Sevilla and Chelsea go head to head on Wednesday evening in what looks like a straight shootout for top spot in Group E of the UEFA Champions League.
The two sides come into the clash at the Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium having already qualified for the knockout rounds of the competition with two matches still to play.
Sevilla
With reining Europa League champions Sevilla having booked their place in the knockout rounds of the competition, it extends an already impressive record for the Spanish giants. In seven of their appearances in the Champions League proper, the club have managed to progress to the second round in six of those. Their only failure came in the 2015/16 season where they finished…
Paulo Dybala admits his omission from Argentina s squad for the upcoming Copa America was a very tough blow , but fully respects the decision of head coach Lionel Scaloni.
The Roma forward was left out of the 29-player party for the tournament in the United States, where La Albiceleste will be defending the title they won three years ago.
Dybala enjoyed a productive 2023-24 season with Roma, scoring 16 goals in 39 appearances, though injury struggles did hamper his progress.
Nevertheless, the 30-year-old who was part of his nation s 2022 World Cup triumph was surprised not to be included.
I felt like I did some good things this year, he told The Athletic. I was confident about making the squad, so it was a very tough blow for me to take, because being pa…
in a showdown between two European icons on Thursday night, Spain punched their Nations League final ticket as they snatched a last-gasp 2-1 victory against Italy in Enschede.
While Villarreal starlet Jeremy Pino might have handed La Roja a dream start as the 20-year-old bagged the opener after just three minutes, Luis de la Fuente’s side almost immediately came crashing back down to earth as Ciro Immobile converted from the spot just seven minutes later.
However, while both of the world giants might have created a string of opportunities here, it was Spain’s new super sub who will once again steal most of the headlines in Holland.
Making another remarkable cameo appearance after coming off the bench in the final few minutes, it was Joselu who proved to be t…
Sergio Aguero confirmed his retirement on Wednesday to bring to an end a glittering career that shone most brightly during his time at Manchester City.
He spent a trophy-filled decade in Manchester, winning the Premier League title five times with a club that had never claimed the honour before his arrival.
And Aguero s goals, of which there were 260, played a huge part in that success.
On the day he revealed he had hung up his boots, Stats Perform takes a look back at 10 of the best goals Aguero scored for City.
Swansea City (H): August 15, 2011
A club-record signing following his reported £38million arrival from Atletico, Aguero announced himself with a stunning substitute cameo in City s opening game of the 2011-12 campaign. Having slid in a…
Mikel Arteta was named the Premier League s Manager of the Month for March, earning his second award of the season.
The Arsenal manager s win was announced on Friday, making him the first Gunners boss to be recognised twice in the same campaign since Arsene Wenger in 2007-08.
Arteta – the Manager of the Month in September after three wins from three games – was rewarded for his side taking nine points from four matches.
Four other teams matched Arsenal s March points haul, including Chelsea and Liverpool – both of whom had 100 per cent records.
But Arteta was chosen ahead of either Thomas Tuchel, who dragged Chelsea through a tumultuous month off the field, or Jurgen Klopp, whose Liverpool team handed Arsenal their only defeat.
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According to Mundo Deportivo, Barcelona have stepped up their interest in bringing Dani Olmo back to the club from RB Leipzig. To that end, they re believed to have submitted a proposal of a six-year contract for the representatives of the Spain international to consider.
Olmo joined Barcelona s famous academy in 2007, when he was just nine years old. Seven years later, he went to Croatia and played for the B side of Dinamo Zagreb, where he earned first-team promotion. Leipzig paid close to €30 million to sign him from Dinamo in January 2020, and since then, he s made a total of 148 appearances for the Bundesliga side in all competitions, scoring 29 goals and producing 34 assists.
The 26-year-old attacking midfielder shone at the recently finished Euros, playing a maj…
Manchester City are keen on signing Eberechi Eze from Premier League rivals Crystal Palace in the summer transfer window, according to . City, who won the Premier League title last season, are looking for a replacement for Julian Alvarez, who has joined Atletico Madrid, and the Citizens have reportedly identified Eze as a potential target.
Eze has been on the books of Palace since 2020 when he joined from Queens Park Rangers. The 26-year-old can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger. Eze has established himself as one of the better attacking players in the Premier League.
The England international has made 112 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. Eze has scored 26 goals and given 15 assists in those games. Football Transfers has claimed th…
Liverpool are interested in signing Johan Bakayoko from PSV in the summer of 2024, according to . The report has claimed that Liverpool, who are aiming to win the Premier League title this season, are considering making a move for the 20-year-old Belgium international winger at the end of the season.
Bakayoko has been on the books of PSV since 2019 and has established himself in the first team. The 20-year-old is one of the best young forwards in Europe and is rated very highly. The Belgium international has played as a right-winger and as a playmaker for PSV this season. He has made 18 starts and two substitute appearances in the Eredivisie this campaign, scoring four goals and providing eight assists in those games. Bakayoko has also scored one goal and given one assist in si…
Gareth Bale described Wales World Cup qualifying play-off final win over Ukraine as the greatest result in the national team s history.
Andriy Yarmolenko s own goal ensured a 1-0 triumph for Wales, who were largely indebted to the heroics of Wayne Hennessey as Rob Page s team held on to book their spot at Qatar 2022.
It meant Wales qualified for the World Cup for the first time since 1958 and Bale, who will leave Real Madrid when his contract expires at the end of the month, was in no doubt about the significance of the result.
It s the greatest result in history for Welsh football, Bale told Sky Sports. We are all ecstatic. The fans together, it was a delight, and we are going to a World Cup!
It means everything. It s what dreams are made of. It s…
Juventus and Milan target Domenico Berardi has signed a new contract with Sassuolo that will keep him at the club until 2027.
Berardi impressed again for Sassuolo in the 2021-22 season, scoring 15 times in Serie A – the third consecutive campaign the forward has posted double figures in the league.
He also recorded the most assists in the Italian top flight (14) and was the only Serie A forward to manage double figures for both goals and assists.
The 28-year-old has been at Sassuolo his entire career, but there had been suggestions recently that he could be tempted by a new challenge.
He was linked to Juventus, who co-owned him between 2013 and 2015, while Liverpool and Milan were also among those reportedly interested in the Italy international.
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