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UCL: Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to victory over Bayern; Lille stun Atletico Madrid

UCL: Raphinha hat-trick inspires Barcelona to victory over Bayern; Lille stun Atletico Madrid

Brazilian sensation Raphinha scored a hat-trick as Barcelona thumped Bayern Munich 4-1 in what was a reunion for manager Hansi Flick against his former side in the UEFA Champions League, Afrosport reports. The fixture was the highly-anticipated event of Wednesday night and the Catalan giants got things off just few seconds after kick off via Raphinha. Harry Kane equalised for Bayern in the 10th minute but...

‘Sky is the limit for Duran’ – Aston Villa captain McGinn

‘Sky is the limit for Duran’ – Aston Villa captain McGinn

Aston Villa captain John McGinn says the “sky is the limit” for Jhon Duran after he helped the Villains to a 2-0 win over Bologna in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Colombian forward started the game and doubled Villa’s lead in the 64th minute after McGinn put them ahead nine minutes earlier. It put Duran in the spotlight once again after...

UCL: Mali’s Bilal Toure ecstatic after helping Stuttgart to massive win over Juventus

UCL: Mali’s Bilal Toure ecstatic after helping Stuttgart to massive win over Juventus

El Bilal Toure did not hide his delight after scoring the only goal in Stuttgart’s massive 1-0 win over Italian giants Juventus in the UEFA Champions League at the Allianz Stadium on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. The Mali international scored the all-important goal deep in added time after Juve were reduced to 10 men when Danilo for given a second yellow card for a challenge inside...

Vinicius Jr.: Lucas Vazquez labels Real Madrid teammate ‘most decisive player in the world’

Vinicius Jr.: Lucas Vazquez labels Real Madrid teammate ‘most decisive player in the world’

Lucas Vazquez has called his Real Madrid teammate Vinicius Junior the “most decisive player in the world” after inspiring Los Blancos to a comeback 5-2 win over Borussia Dortmund in the UEFA Champions League on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. Madrid fell 2-0 down in the first half but found their way back thanks to Antinio Rudiger, Vazquez and the Vinicius hat-trick. It marked another remarkable night...

UCL: Arteta hopes to seal early knockout phase qualification

UCL: Arteta hopes to seal early knockout phase qualification

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta hopes his team can seal their progress into the UEFA Champions League knockout phase early enough after recording a hard-fought 1-0 win over Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. An own goal by Shakhtar shot-stopper Dmytro Riznyk made the difference for the Gunners and sees them sit in fourth spot on the expanded league standings with five games to go. Only...