March, 2019

• 16 March

  Guardiola: Champions League is the Measure of My Success

  

  Pep Guardiola, the manager of Manchester City believes that the achievements of Champions League are going to determine if the stunt that he pulled in England has been a success. He has offered his guidance to Barcelona, his former club to two titles in the elite club competition of Europe but couldn’t repeat this in Bayern Munich, even though he delivered 3 titles to Bundesliga and 2 German Cups. Guardiola has stated that he had been judged in Munich in a way that he is going to be judged here, too. He also said that his time in Munich not …
• 15 March

  The Quarterfinals Draw Of Champions League

  

  Barcelona is all set to play against Manchester United in the last eight of the Champions League in a repetition of 2009 and 2011. Both these matches had been won by Catalans with some help from Lionel Messi with goals. Manchester City is going to face Tottenham Hotspur in the class of in all Premier League. This is the first ever European meet that is going to take place. On the other hand, Juventus is going to meet Ajax Amsterdam. They are back in the last 8 after 16 years of absence. The fourth English representative, Liverpool is going to …
• 14 March

  Liverpool Aims to Steal a March on Manchester City

  

  Liverpool is riding the crest of a wave following their excellent victory over Bayern Munich and they have the ideal opportunity to edge back in the front in the title race of the Premier League on Saturday at Fulham. The leaders of Manchester City keep up with their audacious pursuit of quadruple the last day at the quarter-final of FA Cup. Thus, Liverpool has the opportunity to sneak out 2 points clear on the side of Pep Guardiola with the win at Craven Cottage. Even though Manchester City is then going to have a game in hand, the points which …
• 14 March

  Ronaldo Praised in Spanish Media after Juve Defeats Atletico

  

  Cristiano Ronaldo had been praised in Spanish media following his hat-trick in the win over Atletico Madrid by 3–0. This game sent Juventus to the quarterfinals of the Champions League. The record 8th treble of Ronaldo in the elite competition in Europe hauled Juventus back from a defeat in the first leg by 2–0. It sent the Serie A leader through an aggregate of 3–2. This had been the 5th time Cristiano helped to knock out Atletico out this Champions League as he won the finals of 2014 and 2016 against them and defeated them in the quarter finals of …
• 12 March

  Zinedine Zidane Rejoining Real Madrid As The Manager

  

  Zinedine Zidane makes a sensational return to Real Madrid as the coach after Santiago Solari had been dismissed on Monday. The Spanish media has praised him and has tagged him as the savior. According to them, it is the last shot of Real Madrid to survive the crisis. Spanish daily reported that he is back and his priority is going to be to revitalize and rescue the struggling team which has been spiraling downward since its departure on 31st May 2018. Zinedine Zidane has been the favorite of Florentino Perez and the president of Real Madrid. They had been ready …
• 11 March

  Fan Of Birmingham City Plead Guilty Of Aston Villa Assault

  

  Paul Mitchell, the Birmingham City fan who is known to have assaulted Jack Grealish from Aston Villa during the Derby Match on Sunday has pleaded guilty at the court of Birmingham magistrates. He appeared in the court following his custody being remanded overnight. Jonathan Purser, the prosecutor had told the court that Grealish had to go through a lot of pain after the incident but he hadn’t suffered any significant injury due to the blow at the right portion of his jaw. The statement that had been read to the court by Purser, the captain of Aston Villa said that …
• 10 March

  Mbappe Agonizes Over The Defeat Of PSG By Man United

  

  Kylian Mbappe stated that he had been left shocked by the gut-wrenching exit of Paris Saint Germain from the Champions League as Manchester United managed to showcase an extraordinary comeback in the last 16. The 94th-minute penalty of Marcus Rashford at Parc des Princes provided United a win of 3–1 in France. This sends the English club through to the next round on away goals after they become the first team in the history of the competition to overturn home defeat by 2–0. Mbappe says that he is shocked and that he hasn’t been able to sleep. He goes on …
• 9 March

  Sarri To Ensure Wolves Don’t Win Against Chelsea Again

  

  Maurizio Sarri has been spending the time to study the footage of the Molineux collapse of Chelsea for avoiding another shocking defeat against the Wolves. Sarri has admitted the fact that Chelsea stopped playing as they took a lead in the first half against the side of Nuno Espirito Santo on 5th of December. The sixty-year-old Italian’s team had been defeated by 2–1. He dragged himself from the verge of being dismissed with a total of 3 wins in 9 days. He is keen on avoiding a setback once again on Sunday which is going to dent the quest of …
• 8 March

  UEFA Explains VAR Penalty Decision In The Win Of Man United

  

  UEFA has offered an explanation regarding the late penalty that was given out for the handball which aided Manchester United to secure a win over Paris Saint Germain in Champions League. Damir Skomina, the referee had been cautioned by the video assistant referred under seriously missed incident VAR late protocol on the last-16 second leg tie in Paris of Manchester United. After UEFA viewed the replays, they said that the referee gave the spot-kick against Presnel Kimpembe, the PSG defender since his arm wasn’t close to his body as Diogo Dalot struck the shot. According to the statement of UEFA, …
• 6 March

  Solskjaer Says That Molde Contract Might Have Expired

  

  Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the interim manager of Manchester United stated that his contract with Molde, the Norwegian club might have ended. This is just creating an opportunity for him to take charge of Manchester United on a permanent basis during the end of the season. The former striker from United had been loaned Manchester United by Molde when Jose Mourinho had been dismissed in the month of December. He has guided the team to win thirteen games out of sixteen. Solskjaer had previously said that the owners of Molde are going to support him if he plans on staying back …
• 5 March

  How Everyone Has Let Gareth Bale Down?

  

  Gareth Bale and Real Madrid, his agent, and teammates, with friends like these, who would need enemies. Surely, there is no coming back from this. Not at least from Bale’s agent branding the most passionate fans of Real Madrid. They are the ones who invest a small amount of money for following the multi-millionaires at home and also away. Not from insisting that they need to be ashamed of themselves and not from declaring them to be a disgrace. Jonathan Barnett commented on home support and said that they need to be ashamed to themselves. He says that Gareth surely …
• 4 March

  Gary Bower Named As The New Bradford City Manager

  

  Gary Bower has been appointed as the new manager of Bradford club. The former boss of Blackpool and Blackburn has agreed on an initial deal to take over the charge till the end of the season. He is going to replace David Hopkin. He had resigned only last week after handling the managerial post for six months. Bower had been out of work since the time he left Blackpool in the month of August. He is going to be assisted by the son of Colin Todd, the former City manager, Andy Todd. Bower has stated that he is delighted to …
• 3 March

  Barcelona Hailed As Champions-Elect After Defeating Real

  

  Barcelona has been hailed as the champions-elect of La Liga in the Catalan media following their win at Real Madrid by 1–0 on Saturday. The press of the capital called for some instant chances at Real, following their domestic failure. The cool strike of Ivan Rakitic in the 1st half had been enough to see off Real Madrid and this sends Barcelona twelve points clear of their rivals. As a matter of fact, it also provided them with a ten point over Atletico Madrid, the nearest challengers. Barcelona based newspapers reported that it is like they are the champions as …
• 2 March

  Real Madrid Seek Revenge Against Barcelona In El Clasico

  

  Only 3 days after playing at Bernabeu in the 2nd leg of the semifinal of Copa Del Rey, Real Madrid and Barcelona is going to face each other against and this time it is going to be La Liga. Barcelona has recorded a victory of 3–0 at Bernabeu for booking their spot in another final of Copa Del Rey and is going to look for revenge on their bitter rivals in the El Clasico of Saturday. During the interval of the semi-final of Copa Del Rey second leg, it appeared impossible that Real Madrid is going to suffer a heavy …
• 1 March

  Gaizka Mendieta: El Clasico Win Can Make Real Believe Again

  

  El Clasico on Sunday might prove to be a defining moment in the La Liga title race. After Barcelona showed the door to Real Madrid in Copa Del Rey, they now have the ideal opportunity to knock out their rivals from the title contention. The question is Barcelona going to make it a two-horse race or will Los Blancos be able to exact revenge. Even though Santiago Solari’s squad would be much keen on avoiding the gap of 12 points, Gaizka Mendieta strongly believes that win for Real Madrid might still make them believe in their unit.  He has said that …

February, 2019

• 28 February

  Klopp: Romp Over Watford Shows How Football Should Be Like

  

  Jurgen Klopp has stated that the performance of Liverpool against Watford in 5–0 on Wednesday has been an example of how football needs to look like. Liverpool has the secured the biggest win of this season as they have maintained a 1 point lead over Manchester City in the title race of Premier League. Following back-to-back draw without goals, Virgil van Dijk and Sadio Mane have scored braces at Anfield with Divick Origi finding the net’s back in the 3rd start of the season. After the match, Klopp said that this was exactly the game that they had been wanting. …