Ghanaian defender Mohammed Salisu played a pivotal role in helping Monaco stage a remarkable comeback against Dinamo Zagreb in the UEFA Champions League. The 25-year-old centre-back scored a crucial goal in the 74th minute to reduce the deficit after Monaco had gone down 2-0. Dinamo Zagreb had taken a commanding lead thanks to goals from […]
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola has made it clear he will not expend too much energy on the EFL Cup this season, despite his history of success in the competition. City advanced to the last 16 with a 2-1 victory over Championship side Watford, thanks to first-half goals from Jeremy Doku and Matheus Nunes. Guardiola, […]
Celtic manager Brendan Rodgers has praised his side’s intensity, hunger, and “greed” after the Scottish champions secured an emphatic 5-1 victory over Slovan Bratislava in the Champions League on Wednesday. The four-goal triumph, Celtic’s largest margin of victory in the Champions League group stages, demonstrated the team’s prowess and mentality under Rodgers’ guidance. The win […]
Club Brugge’s return to the Champions League group stage began with a bitter lesson, as they fell 3-0 at home to Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday. The Belgian champions dominated much of the match but were left to rue missed chances and a late collapse that saw Dortmund take full advantage in the final stages. The […]
Paris St Germain manager Luis Enrique has admitted his team’s narrow 1-0 win over Girona in the Champions League on Wednesday was far from enjoyable, despite the critical three points it secured for the French side. PSG benefitted from a last-minute blunder by Girona’s goalkeeper, Paulo Gazzaniga, whose earlier heroics had kept his team in […]
On a night that witnessed the managerial debuts of Arne Slot at Liverpool and Paulo Fonseca at AC Milan in the Champions League, the two coaches experienced vastly different fortunes. Slot guided Liverpool to a resounding 3-1 victory over Fonseca’s Milan at San Siro, as his team remained composed after a shaky start and stormed […]
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi has dismissed the notion that today’s Champions League match against Manchester City is a rematch of last year’s final. The Serie A champions were defeated 1-0 by Pep Guardiola’s side in the 2023 final, but Inzaghi insists that the changes to the Champions League format and the reduced stakes make […]
Barcelona has been dealt a significant blow with Dani Olmo being sidelined for up to five weeks due to a right hamstring injury. The 26-year-old sustained the injury during Sunday’s 4-1 victory over Girona in LaLiga. Olmo appeared to experience discomfort after scoring Barcelona’s third goal of the match. He was subsequently substituted in the […]
Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini has issued a stark warning ahead of his team’s Champions League clash against Arsenal on Thursday. The experienced Italian tactician acknowledged that the Gunners pose a significant threat and that his side may struggle to match their intensity and quality. Despite securing a 3-2 victory over Fiorentina in Serie A […]
Arne Slot’s serene start to life as Liverpool manager has been abruptly halted by a 1-0 home defeat to Nottingham Forest. The setback has exposed cracks in the Reds’ facade and raised questions about their ability to compete at the highest level both domestically and in the Champions League. The defeat to Forest came just […]
