Monthly Archives: December 2017
Mertens: ‘Not the best Napoli lately’
Mertens: ‘Not the best Napoli lately’
Dries Mertens admits Napoli “haven’t played our best football lately” after going out of the Champions League. It was always going to be difficult to get through tonight, as they needed to beat Feyenoord and hope Manchester City also defeated Shakhtar Donetsk, but both Maurizio Sarri and Pep Guardiola lost 2-1. “Lately we haven’t played […]
CL: Roma’s possible opponents
CL: Roma’s possible opponents
Real Madrid and Bayern Munich are among Roma’s possible Champions League opponents in Monday’s draw. The Giallorossi topped a group including Chelsea and Atletico Madrid, so will face one of the second-placed sides in the Last 16. They cannot face fellow Serie A side Juventus, nor group stage opponents Chelsea, so there are six possible […]
Hamsik: ‘Never recovered from Shakhtar’
Hamsik: ‘Never recovered from Shakhtar’
Marek Hamsik admits Napoli “were never really able to recover” from their opening Champions League defeat to Shakhtar Donetsk. The Partenopei crashed out of the tournament after a 2-1 defeat to Feyenoord this evening, while Shakhtar would’ve secured qualification regardless by beating Manchester City 2-1. “We were not looking at what was happening in Ukraine, […]
Napoli exit Champions League after Feyenoord defeat
Napoli exit Champions League after Feyenoord defeat
Napoli’s Champions League dream is over following a 2-1 defeat to Feyenoord, meaning a third place finish in Group F. Piotr Zielinski opened the scoring early on, but Nicolai Jorgensen equalised just after the half hour, before Jeremiah St. Juste bagged the winner for Feyenoord in time added on. This coupled with Shakhtar Donetsk beating […]
CL: Napoli enter Europa League
CL: Napoli enter Europa League
Napoli had the idea start against Feyenoord and it was all downhill from there, as they crashed out of the Champions League to Shakhtar Donetsk. See how all the action unfolded on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei knew the only chance of qualification was to win and hope Manchester City beat Shakhtar Donetsk in Ukraine. News […]
Champions League live: Liverpool host Spartak Moscow, Tottenham play APOEL
Champions League live: Liverpool host Spartak Moscow, Tottenham…
THERE will be a host of ridiculously good Round of 16 fixtures in the Champions League as the group stage has just eight games remaining. On Wednesday morning (AEDT), Manchester United, Barcelona, Roma and Paris Saint-Germain all wrapped up top spot in their respective groups. That meant Chelsea, Basel, Juventus and Bayern Munich all came […]
Liverpool 5-0 Spartak Moscow, Shakthar Donetsk 2-0 Manchester City: Champions League – LIVE
Liverpool 5-0 Spartak Moscow, Shakthar Donetsk 2-0 Manchester…
LiveLiverpool 5-0 Spartak MoscowLiverpool play host to Spartak Moscow in final round of Champions League group stage.Reds need to avoid a defeat against Russian outfit to ensure passage in the last-16.Spartak need a victory to keep their chances of qualification alive.Liverpool: Karius, Gomez, Klavan, Lovren, Moreno, Can, Wijnaldum, Coutinho, Mane, Salah, Firmino.Spartak Moscow: Selikhov, Eschenko, […]
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Man City LIVE: Minute-by-minute Champions League updates from Ukraine
Shakhtar Donetsk 2-0 Man City LIVE: Minute-by-minute Champions…
Line ups Man City: Ederson, Danilo, Mangala, Adarabioyo, Fernandinho (c), Foden, Yaya Toure, Gundogan, Bernardo, Sane, Jesus Subs: Bravo, Walker, Sterling, Aguero, Otamendi, Duhaney, Diaz Match preview From Manchester City’s point of view the game has little riding on it having already secured top spot with five successive wins. Shakhtar, however, still have plenty to play for […]
HT: Nothing going Napoli’s way
HT: Nothing going Napoli’s way
It’s all going wrong for Napoli, as they are pegged back 1-1 by Feyenoord and Manchester City are losing 2-0 to Shakhtar Donetsk. Follow all the action as it happens and give your views on the LIVEBLOG. The Partenopei knew the only chance of qualification was to win and hope Manchester City beat Shakhtar Donetsk […]
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd ready to trigger £31m release clause; Belotti hope
Euro Paper Talk: Man Utd ready to trigger £31m release…
Chelsea and AC Milan have been given hope in their pursuit of a Serie A star, while Man Utd are eyeing the perfect partner for Paul Pogba, according to Wednesday’s European papers. CHELSEA HANDED BOOST IN HUNT FOR €100M STRIKER Chelsea and AC Milan are both reportedly still interested in signing €100m-rated Torino star […]