Marseille travel to face bitter rivals Paris Saint-Germain this weekend in buoyant mood as they target Champions League qualification and a European trophy to finish the season. PSG these days dominate French football and are closing in on an eighth Ligue 1 title in 10 seasons, but Marseille can still...
Barcelona suffered an embarrassing loss at the Camp Nou as they were surprisingly knocked out of the Europa League by Eintracht Frankfurt.The Blaugrana’s were convincingly thrashed by the Bundesliga side 3-2 in front of a capacity crowd at the Nou Camp who had hoped for another glorious European night...
Former Super Eagles winger Finidi George has been appointed an assistant coach in the Super Eagles, reports Completesports.Finidi will work as the second assistant coach, while Salisu Yusuf will act as the first assistant coach.The former Ajax Amsterdam star is the current head coach of Nigeria Professional...
Former Nigerian forward, Jonathan Akpoborie believes Super Eagles winger, Samuel Chukwueze has the potential to help Villarreal unlock Liverpool’s defence and lead his team to UEFA Champions League glory.Recall that the Nigerian international snatched a dramatic 88th-minute equalizer to send Villarreal...
Nigeria midfielder Collins Sor is doubtful for Slavia Prague’s UEFA Europa Conference League quarter-final second leg clash against Feyenoord, reports Completesports.Sor missed Slavia Prague’s 4-0 win against Pardubice last weekend due to injury raising fear he would not be available for the Thursday’s...
Manchester City’s 100th game in the Champions League brought with it the reward of a third semi-final in seven seasons but, by the end of this punishing, ill-tempered, frantic contest, you had to wonder at what price. It is not often you see City with their backs against the wall and embroiled in an...
The first half of the game could be best described in two words; resilient and relentless. Bayern Munich were relentless as they sought an equaliser in the tie.The German team spent most of the first 45 minutes in the Villareal half, notching up 64% possession. Bayern also had eight shots, but only one...
Reigning European champions, Chelsea, have been eliminated from the Champions League in the quarter-final stage. The Blues suffered a 5-4 aggregate loss in the hands of Real Madrid to bow out of the continental competition.Having suffered a 3-1 defeat in the first leg of the tie played at Stamford Bridge,...
Ademola Lookman was on target as Leicester City beat Crystal Palace 2-1 in their Premier League clash at the King Power Stadium on Saturday afternoon.Lookman put Liverpool ahead in the 37th minute.Dewsbury-Hall timed his pass into Lookman perfectly and the winger shimmied away from two Palace defenders...
Super Eagles forward, Kelechi Iheanacho was in action as Leicester City played out a goalless draw in today’s Europa Conference League quarter finals game.Iheanacho, who was making his 5th appearance in the colours of the Foxes, has scored one goal and had one assist.The Nigerian international could...
Nigerian duo, Peter Olayinka and Collins Sor, were on target for Slavia Prague who held Feyenoord to a 3-3 draw away, in the first leg of their Europa Conference League quarter-final game on Thursday, Completesports reports.Also in action was Cyriel Dessers, who provided the assist for one of Feyenoord’s...
Villarreal inflicted a shock 1-0 victory over Bayern Munich on Wednesday as Arnaut Danjuma’s strike boosted the Spanish team’s hopes of causing a huge upset in the Champions League quarter-finals.Danjuma diverted in Dani Parejo’s shot in the eighth minute at La Ceramica to seal a surprise...
The UEFA Champions League quarter finals begins tonight as eight teams battle for semi-final spots.The champions league resumes tonight as the remaining eight teams fights for a place in the semi-final.Liverpool, Man City and Bayern are tipped as the potential winners of this year finals.The first leg...
Sporting Charleroi Nigerian defender, Valentine Ozornwafor,has been named in the Belgian League Team of the Month for March.The Team of the Month was compiled by football facts and statistics website whoscored.Ozornwafor featured in Charleroi’s three games last month, helping them to one win and two...
Alex Iwobi was in action for 90 minutes as 10-man Everton fell to a 2-1 defeat against West Ham United at the London Stadium on Sunday.It was Iwobi’s 18th league appearance for the Toffees this season, and he has scored two goals.Aaron Cresswell gave the home team the lead with a brilliant free-kick...
According to Adepoju Tobi Akwa Ibom have submitted a bid to host this year’s CAF Champions League final at the Nest of Champions, Uyo.CAF delegation reportedly arrived in Uyo on Saturday night for the inspection of the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium following Akwa Ibom State’s reported...
Manchester City went into the game knowing that a win would put them back on top of the English Premier League table. Cit played like a side chasing the top spot as they took the lead in the fifth minute of the game. Kevin de Bruyne smashed the ball home from close range after he was found by Raheem...
Roma fullback Rick Karsdorp has revealed that they are desperate to win this year’s Europa Conference League.The Giallorossi are targeting fourth place with their form back on track.“We’ve got to build on that, because it was our best performance of the season,” Karsdorp told Sky Italia.“We want to fight...
Taiwo Awoniyi is expected to battle against Nigerian compatriot Kingsley Ehizibue and increase his goal tally in the Bundesliga as Union Berlin welcome FC Cologne in Friday evening’s clash.Awoniyi, who was not included in the Super Eagles squad that failed to qualify for this year’s World Cup in Qatar,...
Barcelona has entered the history books after smashing the all-time attendance record for a women’s game in their Champions League tie against Real Madrid.The Blaugranes had defeated Real Madrid in the quarter-finals first-leg tie and were considered favourites to progress to the next round.According...
