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Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Montiel ends frenzied final in shootout after Mbappe hat-trick

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Lionel Messi of Argentina and team celebrate after winning the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Final match between Argentina and France at Lusail Stadium...

Argentina found themselves just 10 minutes from glory. Kylian Mbappe scored twice in 97 seconds to equalise. Lionel Messi made it 3-2 in extra-time, yet his club teammate completed his hat-trick from the spot during a frantic finish. Into a penalty shootout they went and Sevilla fullback Gonzalo Montiel had the final say: sending Hugo Lloris the wrong way, finishing a remarkable World Cup Final with a dramatic win over the defending champions last night. Continue reading “Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 on pens): Montiel ends frenzied final in shootout after Mbappe hat-trick” →

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Thomas Tuchel made PSG believe, but his time was numbered from the start

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Video: 'It's a Great Christmas Present' - Tuchel Discusses PSG Ending 2020 With a Win Over Strasbourg - PSG Talk

Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have finally announced Thomas Tuchel’s sacking, just four months after the German took them to their first Champions League Final and five days following reports suggesting he’d be imminently replaced by Mauricio Pochettino. It’s a bitter end to a fractious relationship for the 47-year-old, whose time was numbered from day one. Continue reading “Thomas Tuchel made PSG believe, but his time was numbered from the start” →

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Italian clubs circle around Atalanta’s unsettled star Alejandro Gomez

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Papu Gomez's performance at Anfield a fitting tribute to Diego Maradona | Forza Italian Football

Atalanta captain Alejandro Gomez is expected to depart next month after a well-documented row with head coach Gian Piero Gasperini that has only worsened with time and unsurprisingly, has courted interest across Italy. Inter, Roma and Napoli are three league-chasing rivals linked as Serie A leaders Milan appear to have pulled out of the race for the 32-year-old forward. Continue reading “Italian clubs circle around Atalanta’s unsettled star Alejandro Gomez” →

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RB Leipzig 2-1 PSG: 5 Hits and Flops as Nagelsmann’s men complete frantic comeback

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RB Leipzig players celebrate after Emil Forsberg's second-half penalty against PSG

It was a classic tale of two halves at the Red Bull Arena, as RB Leipzig displayed guile and determination to overturn a precarious deficit, beating PSG 2-1 to make Group H an even more intriguing story in this season’s Champions League. Who struggled while others excelled on an evening where last year’s finalists were left with nine men by full-time? Read on for more… Continue reading “RB Leipzig 2-1 PSG: 5 Hits and Flops as Nagelsmann’s men complete frantic comeback” →

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Club Brugge 0-5 PSG: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis

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Mbappe's second-half hat-trick proved key as PSG romped to a 5-0 thrashing over Club Brugge in Group A

PSG reaffirmed their Group A stranglehold in this year’s Champions League group stage with a Kylian Mbappe-inspired 5-0 blitz against Club Brugge, ensuring their 100% win record remains intact while Thomas Tuchel’s men are still yet to concede after three fixtures. Continue reading “Club Brugge 0-5 PSG: 5 Talking Points and Tactical Analysis” →

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PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops

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A weakened PSG side stunned 13-time European champions Real Madrid with a 3-0 home victory to kick off Group A in this season’s Champions League group stages, courtesy of a well-taken Angel di Maria brace and Thomas Meunier’s close-range finish in stoppage-time.  Continue reading “PSG 3-0 Real Madrid: 5 Hits and Flops” →

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How Angel di Maria went from Manchester United flop to key PSG man

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di Maria celebrates with his teammates during their 3-1 win over Marseille before the international break

How did Angel di Maria – Manchester United’s club-record £60m signing back in 2014 – go from an expensive flop to a key man at PSG? Here’s how… Continue reading “How Angel di Maria went from Manchester United flop to key PSG man” →

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Best footballers in the world by assists this season

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Chelsea talisman Eden Hazard and Manchester City's Raheem Sterling both feature in this list...

Here we look at the world’s best footballers, judging by assists-to-minutes ratio in their respective leagues so far this season…
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Manchester United 0-2 PSG: Kimpembe and Mbappe silence Ole’s men

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Second-half strikes from Presnel Kimpembe – his first PSG goal – as well as a trademark Kylian Mbappé finish mean the Ligue 1 champions earned a valuable two-goal lead going into their last-16 second leg on March 6.

United, who were previously unbeaten in 11 games under caretaker manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, ultimately struggled against experienced European opposition. 
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