Daily Archives: April 17, 2024

Man City player ratings: De Bruyne’s brilliance in vain as Silva and Kovacic’s missed penalties prove decisive

An epic Champions League quarter-final second-leg between Man City and Real Madrid went all the way to penalties at the Etihad Stadium, with the current holders knocked out after missing two of their five spot-kicks. The match itself was an even affair that could’ve gone either way. Rodrygo opened the scoring for the visitors early on, and it took until …

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Bernardo Silva takes the worst penalty of all time

It has to go down as one of if not the worst penalty of all time, and Man City ace Bernardo Silva won’t want to watch his spot-kick against Real Madrid ever again. Whether he was trying to be cute and outfox Real keeper, Andriy Lunin, isn’t clear, but his tame shot straight down the middle went right into the …

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Barca’s PSG defeat nets Atletico Madrid $53m financial windfall

When it came to Tuesday’s UEFA Champions League match, two La Liga giants fell. Both Atletico Madrid and Barcelona lost in their quarterfinal matches, with Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain prevailing. It seemed like Barcelona had the second leg under control with a two-goal aggregate advantage, but then things went south. From controversial calls by the referee to dubious penalty-inducing …

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Messi motivated Yamal to develop, aims to wear iconic No. 10 kit

Amazingly, for someone so young, just sixteen years old, Lamine Yamal is already considered one of Barcelona’s top players, and Lionel Messi is his inspiration. The teen’s first season with the Catalan powerhouses has been nothing short of spectacular. He apparently owes it to Lionel Messi. From last August to the present, Yamal’s status with the Blaugrana has undergone tremendous …

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Blow for Juventus as midfielder decides to sign new deal with his club

Juventus has been tracking Mattia Zaccagni for several months, with hopes of securing his signature in the upcoming summer transfer window. The Lazio midfielder has one season remaining on his current contract in Rome and was widely expected to depart at the end of this term. While Lazio expressed a desire to retain him, Zaccagni’s reluctance to extend his contract …

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“He wouldn’t have seen that coming” – Ferdinand on Jadon Sancho playing in a Champions League semi final

Rio Ferdinand insisted that Jadon Sancho would not have seen his spot in the Champions League semi finals coming. The England international started both legs of the quarter final against Atletico Madrid and played a key role as the German’s got the better of their Spanish counterparts. Dortmund were trailing 2-1 heading into the second leg on Tuesday night but …

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Brighton wants to sign Messi’s Inter Miami teammate

Diego Gomez joined Inter Miami in the middle of the 2023 season as part of the first influx of youthful talent bought to surround Lionel Messi with the proper players in the MLS. At the time, he was considered a promising youngster, but the 22-year-old failed to impress in his limited playing time Diego Gomez, nevertheless, really came into his …

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Ace at odds with Moyes hours before Leverkusen clash

The second-leg of their Europa League quarter-final is the most important game of West Ham United’s season so far, but it appears that not everyone is singing from David Moyes’ hymn sheet ahead of the match. The London Stadium needs to be bouncing from the get go to make the atmosphere as intimidating as possible for Xabi Alonso’s unbeaten Bayer …

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