Author: Akshat Mehrish

Akshat Mehrish is a football expert who has a keen interest in tactics and player recruitment aspects of the sport.

Karim Benzema was at the double as Real Madrid beat Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 to take another huge step towards qualification to the Champions League knockout stages. Elsewhere, Inter Milan swept aside minnows Sheriff thanks to three second-half goals. Benzema scored his first in the 14th minute after some excellent pressing by Vinicius Jr, who stole the ball off Marlon inside the Shakhtar box, before laying it on a plate for the Frenchman to score. However, the Ukrainian side equalized through Fernando in the 39th minute; the striker smashed a volley into the roof of Thibaut Courtois’ net from close range after being set up by Alan Patrick. Benzema restored Real Madrid’s…

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RB Leipzig and Paris Saint Germain played out an entertaining 2-2 draw in their latest UEFA Champions League clash. Elsewhere, dominant Manchester City brushed aside Club Brugge with a 4-1 win. Former Paris Saint-Germain midfiedler Cristopher Nkunku put RB Leipzig in front against the Parisiens in the eighth minute as he scored with a diving header from the centre of the box, converting a cross from striker Andre Silva. Credit: UEFA Silva himself had the opportunity to double Leipzig’s lead just a couple of minutes later as he was brought down inside the box by Danilo Pereira. However, he had his effort saved by Gianluigi Donnarumma.  https://twitter.com/LiveScoreIE/status/1455999364955054082…

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The Reds secured their berth in the knockout stages with a routine 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid, with Trent Alexander-Arnold playing a starring role. Liverpool are through to the R016 in the UEFA Champions League following a win over Atletico. Diogo Jota scored the opening goal of the game in the 13th minute, heading in at the back post a pin-point delivery by Alexander-Arnold. https://twitter.com/OptaJoe/status/1456016656237539338 The right-back was central to most of what Liverpool created in the opening phases, and it was his line-splitting pass that Sadio Mane latched onto to put his side 2-0 up with just 21 minutes on the board. Credit:…

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The Catalans secured their second successive 1-0 win in their Champions League group – both against Dynamo Kyiv – to give their qualification hopes a much-needed boost. Elsewhere, Robert Lewandowski punished Benfica with a hattrick. Ansu Fati, who saw a penalty decision go against him early in the second half, scored the goal in the 70th minute. A cross from Oscar Mingueza deflected off a defender and into the path of the teenager, who blasted it into the roof of the net from close range. https://twitter.com/OptaJose/status/1455615402663415811 The youngster dedicated his goal to teammate Sergio Aguero, who was ruled out for three months due…

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Hakim Ziyech scored the only goal of the game as Chelsea beat Malmo to move a step further towards the knockout stages. Meanwhile, Juventus secured their place in the Round of 16 with a 4-2 win over Zenit Saint-Petersburg. Missing several key players again, Thomas Tuchel stuck with the front three of Callum Hudson-Odoi, Kai Havertz, and Ziyech for Chelsea’s trip to Malmo. Despite the talent on offer, the home side was able to keep Chelsea’s front three shackled for large parts of the first half and a few of the second. The breakthrough arrived in the 56th minute when Havertz released Hudson-Odoi down…

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Ronaldo proved to be Manchester United’s savior once again, as he netted in both the first and the second-half stoppage time to rescue a point against Atalanta. The Portugal international is already on five goals in four Champions League matches. Two weeks after their come-from-behind win over Atalanta in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester United played the Bergamaschi again with the hopes of consolidating their position in the group table. Yet again, the Red Devils had to come from behind, and yet again, it was Cristiano Ronaldo who rescued a point for them with a late goal. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer decided to stick with the 3-4-1-2 system…

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The Argentine – who suffered from dizziness during Barcelona’s draw against Alaves in La Liga (1-1) on October 30 and had to be taken to a hospital – is expected to be out for three months due to cardiovascular arrhythmia in the latest blow to Barcelona’s season. Credit: The Sun The Blaugrana summer signing Sergio Aguero will be out for three months due to cardiovascular arrhythmia, confirmed the club. The 33-year-old left the pitch during Barcelona’s weekend draw against Alaves after complaining of chest discomfort. He was transferred to a hospital where tests confirmed the diagnosis, effectively ruling him out for the…

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The German national team striker Karim Adeyemi is expected to follow in the footsteps of Erling Haaland, Takumi Minamino, and Hwang Hee-chan by leaving RB Salzburg for one of Europe’s top clubs. According to Sky Sports Germany, PSG are leading a horde of clubs in race to sign the 19-year-old. The youngster has caught the attention of several big clubs this season due to his sensational form in the Austrian League and the UEFA Champions League, albeit it is believed that Paris Saint-Germain have recently got in front of the queue for the German.  https://twitter.com/lovefootballng/status/1452525610757152768 The Parisians are admirers of the striker…

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Tottenham Hotspur have reached an agreement with Antonio Conte to take over as the first-team manager following Nuno Espirito Santo’s dismissal. Newcastle United, meanwhile, are set to appoint former Arsenal boss Unai Emery. Antonio Conte will return to the Premier League to manage Tottenham Hotspur, the club have confirmed via Twitter. He will take over from Nuno Espirito Santo, who was dismissed by the club on Monday morning. https://twitter.com/SpursOfficial/status/1455505378939228162 The Athletic reported that the Italian will meet the Tottenham players for the first time on Tuesday and will conduct the afternoon training session. The former Italy and Juventus boss had rejected Tottenham in the…

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Donny Van De Beek’s move to Manchester United from Ajax hasn’t gone according to plan – so far. Now, Barcelona are prepared to take the Dutchman on loan and save him from spending more weeks on the bench at Old Trafford, reports Spanish media outlet Sport. The Dutchman moved to Old Trafford in September 2020 – a year after his former teammate Frenkie De Jong completed joined Barcelona – but has been used by manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer sparsely. Van De Beek was previously linked with Barcelona’s rivals Real Madrid, following Ajax’s incredible semi-final run in the 2018/19 UEFA Champions League campaign.  Credit: AP…

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