Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has praised the penalty save heroics of goalkeeper David Raya in their goalless draw at Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The reigning Europa League champions were offered a penalty in the 51st minute after Brazilian midfielder Ederson was brought down in the box by Ghana midfielder Thomas Partey. Mateo Retegui stepped up to take the resultant spot...
Abdallah Sima scored the winner as Brest recorded a 2-1 win over Sturm Graz for their first-ever victory in their maiden UEFA Champions match on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The Brittany outfit made it to Europe's premier club competition after finishing third in the French Ligue 1 last season, and got ahead against their Austrian opponents when Hugo Magnetti found the back of the net in the...
Lamine Yamal set a new milestone for FC Barcelona even though he was on the losing side of a 2-1 defeat by AS Monaco in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old equalised after the Blaugrana had fallen behind to Maghnes Akliouche's strike which came in the wake of Eric Garcia's sending off. The strike by Yamal saw him become the second youngest...
George Ilenikhena put his name in the AS Monaco history books as he scored the winner in a 2-1 win over FC Barcelona in the UEFA Champions League on Thursday, Afrosport reports. The Catalan giants were handed an early bath when centre-back Eric Garcia was given a straight red card in the 11th minute for a dangerous challenge. This allowed Monaco to take the lead five...
Former Stuttgart forward Cacau is unsure of if Sehrou Guirassy will succeed at Borussia Dortmund after he opened his account in the 3-0 UEFA Champions League victory at Club Brugge on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. The Guinea forward scored the third and final goal from the penalty spot in what was his second appearance after missing Dortmund’s first three competitive games due to a knee injury....
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