Manuel Akanji is set to miss Manchester City's Uefa Champions League knockout phase playoff second leg with Real Madrid and the Premier League match with leaders Liverpool due to a muscular issue, Afrosport reports. The Swiss centre-back of Nigerian heritage was taken off at the break in the 3-2 defeat by Madrid at Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, and was replaced by Rico Lewis. City will face...
Barcelona and Real Madrid are on opposite ends of the semi-finals draw in the Copa del Rey conducted on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. The record winners will face Atletico Madrid in the last four, while Real, 20-time Copa del Rey winners, will face Real Sociedad in the other semi-final clash. Barcelona and Real are at home in the first legs, which will take place between 25 and...
Pep Guardiola has rued Manchester City's missed chance to hold the advantage over Real Madrid in the UEFA Champions League knockout playoffs, declaring it was not the first time his team had lost from the lead after the 3-2 first leg loss at the Etihad Stadium, Afrosport reports. Erling Haaland had put the Citizens ahead in the first half only for Kylian Mbappe to level on...
A 92nd minute goal from Jude Bellingham handed Real Madrid a 3-2 win over Manchester City in the first leg of the UEFA Champions round of 16 playoffs on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The ninth encounter between these two heavyweights in the past six seasons was expected to be cracker and it lived up to that expectation at the Etihad Stadium when Erling Haaland put City...
Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has labelled his Manchester City counterpart Pep Guardiola a “nightmare” ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 playoff tie at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday, Afrosport reports. Both sides will meet for the ninth time in the knockout phase since the 2019-20 season, with both sides progressing twice each over two legs. It has created something of a rivalry...
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