All posts tagged "Champions League"
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The Youngest Players to score in a Champions League Final
The recent Champions League final between Real Madrid and Liverpool saw many stories doing the rounds after Los Blancos held aloft the trophy. One that didn’t really register was that of the goal scorer Vinicius Junior; the young Brazilian joined an elite list of the youngest players to score in a Champions League final.
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History not on Haaland’s side in Man City signing
On the face of it, Erling Haaland’s imminent arrival at Manchester City is a scary prospect for the rest of European football. Even before Sergio Aguero’s exit, much was made about Pep Guardiola’s striker-less formation.
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Carlo crafting ironclad legendary status at Real Madrid
Something about Carlo Ancelotti’s return to Real Madrid last summer jarred quite heavily. It wasn’t that he left Everton behind, a swift look at the Premier League table shows the precarious situation he may well have walked into had he stayed, but the fact that it didn’t end well before.
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What does Klopp’s contract extension mean for other Premier League clubs?
Jurgen Klopp’s decision to extend his stay at Liverpool by another two years will come as bad news to the teams looking to break into the Premier League’s title picture. An obvious thing to say perhaps, but it’s worth considering the likely lay of the land in the years to come.
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Can Unai Emery silence the doubters?
English football never really warmed to Unai Emery. When he arrived at Arsenal in the summer of 2018, he faced an incredibly difficult task; it wasn’t just about replacing Arsene Wenger, the man who had the club dancing to his beat for 22 years, but managing expectations of what as always going to be a thorough rebuild.
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Can Liverpool complete quadruple quest?
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s stoppage time winner over Bayern Munich in the 1999 Champions League final is still talked about to this day. It wasn’t just the moment that crowned Manchester United European champions, it also made them Treble winners.
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Why Grealish needs more time to grow at Man City
The FA Cup semi-final against Liverpool was Jack Grealish’s chance to prove why Manchester United made him the most expensive English footballer of all time. While the 26-year-old has struggled to nail down a starting spot for his new team this season, he was named to the lineup at Wembley last weekend.
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Haaland potential limitless under Pep
Transfer sagas so often run for years, but the biggest one of last summer is not likely to rear its head again. There was a fleeting sense about Harry Kane’s drawn-out and ultimately failed move to Manchester City, and perhaps that is why he was so desperate to make it a reality.
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High time English football gave Pep more praise
Perhaps it is a tired cliché, but they say great art is never truly appreciated until it is gone. In the case of Pep Guardiola’s coaching style, it is hard to see it ever receiving universal acclaim, particularly from a UK audience.
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Tchouameni should be Ten Hag’s top summer target
Manchester United are reportedly closing in on appointing Erik Ten Hag as the next long-term manager of the club, and Tchouameni should be his top target to bring to Old Trafford this summer. This could potentially be the start of a new era, where John Murtough will be looking to impress the owners within his role as the football director and Ralf Rangnick will be taking on a consultancy role at the end of the season, providing the much-needed advice to the board.
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Karim Benzema at his best
It has been a long, difficult and often controversial road to get where he is today for Karim Benzema, but he is now set for the legacy his talent deserves. The 34-year-old is part of France’s ‘lost generation’ alongside the likes of Hatem Ben Arfa and Samir Nasri; talent wasn’t an issue, just like most France teams, but work-rate and togetherness meant, for years, Les Bleus underachieved.
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