The 2023-24 edition of La Liga is back in action with another set of matches this week as Cadiz lock horns with Manuel Pellegrini’s Real Betis side in an important encounter at the Estadio Nuevo Mirandilla on Friday. Cadiz vs Real Betis Preview Real Betis are currently in eighth place in the La Liga standings and have not been at ...
Aucas and Nacional Asuncion get their quest for a place in the Copa Libertadores underway when they square off in the first leg of the qualifiers on Friday. The Paraguayan outfit have stumbled into the new year and will journey to the Estadio Gonzalo Pozo Ripalda looking to end their six-game winless run across all competitions. Aucas will take to ...
The Bundesliga is back in action with another round of matches this week as SC Freiburg lock horns with Borussia Dortmund in an important encounter at the Signal Iduna Park on Friday. Borussia Dortmund vs SC Freiburg Preview SC Freiburg are currently in seventh place in the Bundesliga standings and have been fairly impressive so far this season. The away ...
Chelsea midfielder Enzo Fernandez recreated compatriot Lionel Messi’s celebration after netting a sumptuous free-kick against Aston Villa on Wednesday (February 7). In an FA Cup fourth-round replay at Villa Park, Mauricio Pochettino’s beleaguered Blues dominated proceedings. Coming off successive heavy defeats in the Premier League, the visitors provided the perfect response, with Conor Gallagher firing them in front after 11 ...
Chelsea boss Mauricio Pochettino claimed that it was a professional decision to drop Thiago Silva to the bench in the Blues’ 3-1 FA Cup win against Aston Villa (February 7). The decision comes after Silva’s wife Isabelle seemingly called for the Argentine coach’s sacking following the 4-2 defeat to Wolves on Sunday (February 4). She wrote on X (formerly Twitter): ...
Al Hilal head coach Jorge Jesus lavished praise on Cristiano Ronaldo ahead of their friendly against Al-Nassr on Thursday (February 8). Both sides will return to competitive action after this final friendly fixture of the winter break. The Portuguese icon was out with a muscle injury but is expected to feature against Al-Hilal, which comes as a major boost for ...
Chelsea saw off Aston Villa 3-1 at Villa Park on Wednesday (February 7) in their FA Cup fourth round replay, ending their three-game winless run across competitions. Coming off heavy losses to Liverpool (4-1) and Wolverhampton Wanderers (4-2) in the Premier League, the Blues were under pressure but didn’t wilt. Conor Gallagher opened the scoring after 11 minutes with a ...
Pundit Richard Keys has claimed that Jose Mourinho wanted to get sacked towards the end of his Manchester United stint and hence, left Paul Pogba out of the team. Mourinho was appointed the Red Devils manager in 2016 and led them to a UEFA Europa League triumph in the following season. However, the results started dwindling in the 2018-19 season ...
Manchester United great Roy Keane has showered praise on Enzo Fernandez and Moises Caicedo for their respective outings in Chelsea’s recent 3-1 FA Cup victory at Aston Villa. The Blues, who were held to a 0-0 draw against Villa in their cup match in January, defeated the hosts in the replay on Wednesday (February 7). Conor Gallagher and Nicolas Jackson ...
Barcelona are third in La Liga after 23 games, eight points behind leaders and bitter rivals Real Madrid (58). They next face Granada on Sunday (February 11) in the league. Meanwhile, Bayern Munich are interested in Barca centre-back Ronald Araujo. Elsewhere, former Bayern and Germany boss Hansi Flick is not in talks to replace Xavi at the Camp Nou. On ...