Action resumes in the world's most glamorous club football competition, the UEFA Champions League, as matchday two fixtures take centre stage with the first set of games on Tuesday. Fans were provided with an understanding of the competition's new league format in matchday one, where a total of 57 goals were scored. The new league format provides for more excitement and drama as top-notch matches between...
The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League (UCL) season is going to be one like no other with the introduction of the 36-team league phase, a total deviation from the 32-team group phase. Football enthusiasts are still trying to come to grips with this new format which might take some time to get used to. What will however not take time to get used to is the thrilling...
Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain have signed Portuguese midfielder Joao Neves from Benfica, the club announced on Monday. The 19-year-old moves to the Parc des Princes in a five-year deal worth around €70 million after enjoying a brilliant breakout season in the Portuguese league in the 2023-24 campaign. “I’m very proud to be joining Paris Saint-Germain, a very ambitious club,” Neves told PSG media. “I’m going...
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang scored his 10th Europa League goal in his 10th appearance in this season but it was not enough as Olympique Marseille lost 2-1 to Benfica in the first leg of the quarter-finals on Thursday night. Benfica were 2-0 up in either half thanks to Rafa Silva and Argentine veteran Angel Di Maria. Marseille pulled one back in the 67th minute through Aubameyang after he...
Victor Boniface and Mohammed Kudus will be set for a Nigeria-Ghana showdown when Bayer Leverkusen face West Ham United in the UEFA Europa League quarter-finals following Friday's draw in Nyon, Switzerland. Leverkusen came from two goals down against Qarabag to win 3-2 and 5-4 on aggregate while West Ham overcame a first leg 1-0 loss against Freiburg to win 5-0 with Kudus netting a brace. The...
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