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They did it again. On the verge of a first home defeat in 13 months, Real Madrid conjured up two goals in three minutes from an unlikely source – inspired substitute Joselu with a pair of poacher’s finishes – confining Bayern to a trophyless campaign for the first time in over a decade while punching their ticket into the Wembley final, where they’ll play Borussia Dortmund on June 1. Continue reading “Real 2-1 Bayern: Joselu’s late double seals frantic comeback, sets up Dortmund final”
Pep Guardiola spoke in a brief interview today, as his players continued their socially-distant training sessions today. He revealed they have returned in “perfect” condition, with transfer-linked Leroy Sane among those who featured. Continue reading “Manchester City’s Pep Guardiola urges fan caution, provides fitness update”
Goals from Sergio Aguero and Leroy Sane saw Manchester City end Liverpool’s unbeaten start to the Premier League campaign, with a hard-fought 2-1 win on Thursday evening. What were five key takeaways as Pep’s side closed the gap on the leaders?
Continue reading “Manchester City 2-1 Liverpool: Five things we learned”
Manchester City secured the top spot in their Champions League group but had to do it the hard way, recovering from an early 1-0 deficit to win 2-1 against a spirited Hoffenheim side at the Etihad Stadium. Which players excelled on this occasion, while others faltered?
Continue reading “Manchester City 2-1 TSG Hoffenheim: Hits and Flops”
Antoine Griezmann’s timely second-half brace ensured France managed to recover a one-goal deficit to secure all three points during their UEFA Nations League fixture against Germany, leaving Die Mannschaft on the verge of a surprise relegation into League B. Continue reading “UEFA Nations League: 3 reasons why France beat Germany”
France’s recent World Cup winners were greeted to a heroic welcome at their Clairefontaine training base this week. It’s now time to move on, though. The new season has already begun. International breaks are never too far behind. Continue reading “France vs Germany: Tricky test awaits both in UEFA Nations League opener”
Goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino sealed Liverpool’s Champions League semi-final place, but how did they fare individually?
First-half goals from Mohamed Salah, an Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain wonderstrike and Sadio Mané’s header secured a much-needed Champions League first leg victory for Liverpool against Premier League leaders Manchester City – who were lacklustre and uncharacteristically poor under the lights at Anfield.
Continue reading “Liverpool 3-0 Manchester City: First-half blitz stuns lacklustre Citizens”
First-half goals from Leroy Sané, Gabriel Jesus and Raheem Sterling helped seal a comfortable away victory for Manchester City – who can now secure this season’s Premier League title with a win over local rivals United next weekend. Continue reading “Everton 1-3 Manchester City: 5 Talking Points”
Goals from Sergio Aguero, Vincent Kompany and David Silva helped secure Pep Guardiola’s first piece of silverware with a dominant display over Arsenal to win this year’s Carabao Cup. The Gunners – who struggled for large periods – seemed to almost relinquish their self-belief after conceding the second.
Plenty of questions will be asked in the aftermath, as the Citizens aim to use this momentum in their quest for the elusive treble while Arsenal disappoint across all fronts as their rivals continue to strengthen. Continue reading “Carabao Cup Final – Arsenal 0-3 Manchester City: Citizens rampant over limp Gunners”
Ruben Loftus-Cheek impressed on his senior England debut and earned the Man of the Match award after an excellent midfield display against the World Champions at Wembley. England were encouraging and earned a credible goalless draw against Joachim Löw’s side, who were dangerous in parts but ultimately couldn’t turn their dominance into goals.
The 2016/17 Premier League season has finished and although there were some promising moments, it wouldn’t be right to ignore the worst ones that hurt Arsenal and their supporters alike. Continue reading “Arsenal’s 5 worst moments of the Premier League season”
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