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Girona sign Ter Stegen on loan from Catalan rivals Barcelona

Girona sign Ter Stegen on loan from Catalan rivals Barcelona

Marc-Andre ter Stegen has joined Girona on loan from Catalan rivals Barcelona for the rest of the season, Afrosport reports. The German goalkeeper has fallen in the pecking order behind Joan Garcia, who was signed from another Catalan rival, Espanyol, last summer, and Wojciech Szczesny, who came out of retirement two years ago. Ter Stegen was unable to secure a permanent move to a bigger club...

Nwaneri ecstatic over making first UCL start for Arsenal

Nwaneri ecstatic over making first UCL start for Arsenal

Ethan Nwaneri has described his first UEFA Champions League start for Arsenal as a moment he has lived for his entire life, Afrosport reports. The Arsenal academy graduate was back in the starting lineup for Wednesday’s trip to Girona after missing much of January with a muscle injury. The 17-year-old English winger of Nigerian heritage made a good impression in Catalonia by netting the winner towards...

UCL: Real Madrid win at Atalanta as Liverpool near last 16 qualification 

UCL: Real Madrid win at Atalanta as Liverpool near last 16 qualification 

Defending champions Real Madrid defeated Serie A leaders Atalanta 3-2 in a nail-biting five-goal thriller on matchday 6 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock for Madrid in the 10th minute inside the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo as the Frenchman, who scored his 50th Champions League goal, found the bottom corner of the Atalanta post following a sublime pass from Brahim...

‎La Liga: Real Madrid close gap as leaders Barcelona drop points at Real Betis

‎La Liga: Real Madrid close gap as leaders Barcelona drop points at Real Betis

Real Madrid closed the gap on La Liga leaders Barcelona as they defeated Girona 3-0 in Saturday's action, Afrosport reports. ‎At the Estadi Municipal de Montilivi, Jude Bellingham scored in the 36th minute to put Los Blancos ahead before providing an assist for Arda Guler with a fine through ball to double the lead 10 minutes after the break. Kylian Mbappe thereafter wrapped up the win...

Top five football matches to look out for this weekend

Top five football matches to look out for this weekend

Football fans are poised to witness another weekend of pulsating action across the major leagues in Europe following the latest round of midweek continental action which featured the UEFA Champions League, Europa League, and the Europa Conference League. Afrosport now takes a look at five fixtures from the weekend's showdown football fans should look out for. Liverpool vs Manchester City Unarguably the top-drawer fixture for the weekend...