Real Sociedad manager Imanol Alguacil says he is not accepting any excuse for his side not winning Manchester United in the second leg of their UEFA Europa League round of 16 at Old Trafford on Thursday, Afrosport reports. Both sides played out a 1-1 draw in the first leg in San Sebastian last week, leaving the return leg open. Alguacil, speaking ahead of the game, said...
Atletico Madrid manager Diego Simeone is disappointed with his side’s penalty shootout loss to fierce city rivals Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Los Rojiblancos levelled the tie 2-2 on aggregate when Conor Gallagher put them in front after 27 seconds. However, they could not add another and lost 4-2 on penalties. Simeone believes the game going...
Real Madrid managed to go past fierce city rivals Atletico Madrid in the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on penalties despite a 1-0 loss after extra time on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. Los Blancos had won the first leg 2-1 at the Bernabeu but were behind in the return leg at the Metropolitano when former Chelsea midfielder Conor Gallagher put Atleti ahead after just 27 seconds,...
Marco Asensio continued his impressive goalscoring form for Aston Villa as they defeated Club Brugge 3-0 and 6-1 on aggregate to reach the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals, Afrosport reports. The round of 16 return leg at Villa Park started on a sour note for Brugge when Kyriani Sabbe was shown a straight red card in the 17th minute. This allowed the Villains to build on their...
Raheem Sterling had his first goal involvement for Arsenal in the UEFA Champions League after providing two assists in the 2-2 draw at home to PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. The Gunners had thumped the Dutch giants 7-1 in the first leg in Eindhoven which led to manager Mikel Arteta making a raft of changes to his starting XI. Sterling, on loan from Chelsea,...
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