Manchester United will play Real Betis in the Europa League last 16 after overcoming Barcelona, while Arsenal faces Sporting Lisbon, the BBC reports. United beat the La Liga leaders 2-1 at Old Trafford on Thursday to seal a 4-3 aggregate win in the play-off tie. Arsenal will play the second …
Read More »Villarreal win Europa League after beating Manchester United 11-10 on penalties
Villarreal has won the Europa League after defeating Manchester United 11-10 in a penalty shoot-out after United goalkeeper David De Gea missed the deciding spot-kick. With neither side able to find the winner after extra-time, the game headed to penalties in front of 9,500 fans at the Stadion Miejsk in …
Read More »Preview – Real Madrid is 90 minutes away from securing the La Liga title
Real Madrid is 90 minutes away from securing the La Liga title. A victory over Villarreal will hand Los Blancos their first league triumph since 2017. Real Madrid is on the cusp of claiming only their second league title in eight years. Real Madrid is four points ahead of rivals …
Read More »UEFA Deciding Between 3 Cities to Conclude Champions
The summer’s festival of football looks set to conclude with a “blitz” of the European competition in Lisbon over the space of two weeks in August. Those are the latest plans for completing the 2019-20 Champions League and Europa League, and currently seen as the most workable. Uefa has set …
Read More »UEFA postpones European club finals
UEFA has decided to postpone the Champions League and the Europa League finals due to the ongoing health crisis across the continent. The European Football governing body said in a statement that it has formally taken the decision to postpone the club finals, originally scheduled for May 2020. It added …
Read More »Lionel Messi set to win UEFA Men’s Player of the Year as results leak online.
After being overlooked in last year’s race for the Ballon d’Or, Lionel Messi may have to make some room in his trophy cabinet after an online leak suggested he is in pole position to be named UEFA Men’s Player of the Year. Per the leak, which appeared on social news …
Read More »Lampard close to being new Chelsea manager.
Frank Lampard moved a step closer to being appointed Chelsea manager after Derby County granted him permission to speak to the English Premier League club about their managerial vacancy. Chelsea is looking for a new manager after Maurizio Sarri left the club to join Serie A champion Juventus earlier this …
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