The Reds defeated Villarreal in the first leg of their 2021/22 UEFA Champions League semifinal tie. Jurgen Klopp’s men scored twice within two minutes at the start of the second half to claim the advantage ahead of next week’s second leg. As it stands, the 2021/22 edition of the UEFA Champions League is heading towards an all-English final. Liverpool, like their Premier League title rivals Manchester City, beat a Spanish side in the first leg of their semifinal tie. The Reds claimed a 2-0 victory over Villarreal, who played their first UCL semifinal since 2006. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1519419787360755715 Chances fell to Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane,…
Author: Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish
Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.
Arsenal midfielder Martin Odegaard is hoping to be joined by compatriot Erling Haaland at the Emirates – he has revealed in a recent interview with Stadium Astro. The Borussia Dortmund striker is indeed likely to move to the Premier League this summer but is expected to land in Manchester. However, Real Madrid and Barcelona, both, have been linked with his services. Nonetheless, Odegaard believes that if Haaland truly is on his way to England, he needs to link up with him at the Emirates. The midfielder was also full of praise for his international teammate, claiming that he has everything…
The Blues are confident of signing Jules Kounde in the upcoming transfer window, after failing to prise him away from Sevilla last year – as per 90MIN. Chelsea are in dire need of central defenders, with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen set to leave the club. The Blues were believed to be in advanced negotiations with the Spanish side for the French centre-back late in the summer 2021 window, only for the deal to break down at the eleventh hour due to a change in the specifics. Credit: Sevilla FC Sevilla’s sporting director, Monchi, confirmed the same back then, claiming that…
According to Goal, Bayern Munich have identified AFC Ajax’s Sebastian Haller as a potential target if Barcelona-linked Robert Lewandowski leaves the club for a new challenge. Meanwhile, several other European heavyweights are believed to be monitoring the former West Ham United man as well. The Ivorian joined Ajax in a 22.5 million euros deal in January 2021 after a failed stint with the Hammers but has managed to resurrect his career at the Johan Cruyff Arena. Thus far, the striker has scored 46 goals in 62 appearances, including 11 in just eight Champions League appearances. However, Bayern aren’t the only club watching Haller closely. Manchester United, whose incoming manager Erik ten…
Manchester City edged out Real Madrid in an-all time UEFA Champions League classic at the Etihad. City scored four, but Real replied with three of their own, ensuring there was still life left in the tie ahead of its second leg, eight days later. Karim Benzema kept Los Blancos kept his side in the tie by scoring the first and third goals of the night. Two minutes in, Manchester City led. A mazy run on the edge of the box by Riyad Mahrez created space for the Algerian to cross the ball in, which was subsequently headed past Thibaut Courtois by his compatriot Kevin de…
Feeling hard done by certain decisions not going his team’s way, Eveton manager Frank Lampard accused referees of big-club bias after the Toffees’ recent defeat to Liverpool. The Englishman has been asked to clarify his words by English football’s governing body. The refereeing decision Lampard pointed at in particular took place minutes after the interval, when, getting on the wrong side of the defender Joel Matip, winger Anthony Gordon was shoved to the ground inside the box. https://twitter.com/KopiteZac/status/1518300598088744962 The former Chelsea and Derby County manager stated with confidence that that was a spot-kick, and it would’ve been given as such if the roles were reversed. “It’s a penalty…
The Bianconeri are studying the possibility of signing Paris Saint- Germain winger Angel di Maria on a short-term contract, a report in Goal.com says. Di Maria’s seven-year spell at Parc de Princes seems to be coming to an end with his contract up at the end of the season – and the Parisian club is unlikely to offer him an extension as it goes through a structural shift from top to bottom. The Argentine extended his contract with PSG ahead of the 2021/22 season for one year with the option to extend it for another 12 months. However, the club…
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel is a fan of RB Leipzig centerback Josko Gvardiol, reports say, and views him as a potential replacement for the departing Antonio Rudiger. However, the Bundesliga club reportedly has no intention of selling the Croatia international this summer. Tuchel confirmed following Chelsea’s win over West Ham United that centre-back Antonio Rudiger would be leaving the club – in addition to the German’s defensive partner Andreas Christensen, who is reportedly on his way to Barcelona, and potentially, right-back Cesar Azpilicueta. At the risk of a defensive exodus, the Blues are likely to dip into the summer market for reinforcements; one name approved by Tuchel is that…
Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel confirmed that centre-back Antonio Rudiger will leave the club this summer in the aftermath of Chelsea’s 1-0 win over West Ham United – a Premier League game in which the German did not feature. According to ESPN, the German is close to joining Real Madrid on a four-year contract. In his post-match interview, Tuchel reaffirmed that the club, and he personally, dialled up the attempts to get Rudiger to extend his stay at Stamford Bridge but lost out due to the restrictions on owner Roman Abramovich, which, have hamstrung the club financially. It is believed that Chelsea were…
The Argentine won his first domestic title this past weekend, leading PSG to the Ligue 1 crown after his side played out a 1-1 draw with Lens. However, the tactitian’s job is already on the line as the club eyes a major shake-up amid yet another European failure, reports The Athletic. Pochettino led the Parisians to the French domestic title this past weekend, but failure in Europe, yet again, has forced the club to review its structure from top to bottom – and bring in some changes, if required. As a result, he could be a part of the cull…