Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is happy with the return of Ethan Nwaneri ahead of the Gunners’ UEFA Champions League tie with Dinamo Zagreb at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night, Afrosport reports. The 17-year-old has been out of action since the start of the year when he came off with a muscle injury in the 1-1 draw with Brighton & Hove Albion. The absence of Nwaneri, who...
Atletico Madrid boss Diego Simeone is eyeing a spot in the UEFA Champions League final after his side's narrow 2-1 win over Bayer Leverkusen at the Metropolitano on Tuesday night, Afrosport reports. Atleti fell behind to a first-half goal by Piero Hincapie after Pablo Barrios was shown a straight red card. Former Manchester City forward Julian Alverez was able to level for the Spanish side in...
Barcelona manager Hansi Flick has described his side’s 5-4 win over Benfica in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday night as a “crazy game”, Afrosport reports. The Blaugrana were down 4-2 after 68 minutes but were able to mastermind a comeback thanks to a Robert Lewandowski penalty, a goal from Eric Garcia, and an added-time strike by Raphinha. The victory ensured Barcelona’s automatic qualification into the...
Bayer Leverkusen manager Xabi Alonso has refused to be drawn into reports linking him with joining Real Madrid at the end of the season, Afrosport reports. It has been wisely speculated that the former Spain international will replace Carlo Ancelotti under whom he played. This came on the back of Leverkusen winning a historic first Bundesliga title last season and going unbeaten while winning the DFB...
Liverpool manager Arne Slot is critical about the effectiveness of the placing in the new UEFA Champions League league phase format, calling it "weird", Afrosport reports. The Reds are currently top of the 36-team format which will see the top eight automatically progress to the round of 16 while those who finish ninth to 24th will battle in a two-leg playoff to determine the remaining eight...
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