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Gab reveals Saints ‘motives’
Gab reveals Saints ‘motives’
Manolo Gabbiadini is enjoying the ‘instinctive’ Premier League and reveals being “an hour away from London and Heathrow” helped him choose Southampton. “Six goals in my first two months? The injury stopped me when I was on my best form,” he told Gazzetta dello Sport. “I’d been playing very well, I felt great and there […]
Valero: Napoli, I’ll beat you!
Valero: Napoli, I’ll beat you!
Borja Valero has stoked the fires ahead of Napoli-Inter on Saturday. “I’ll beat you, we’re ready to overtake them…” The showdown at the San Paolo sees Serie A’s top two sides lock horns, with leaders Napoli two points clear of second-placed Inter, but Valero feels Manchester City highlighted weaknesses that rendered the Partenopei ‘not unbeatable’. […]
Favre rues Nice ‘errors’
Favre rues Nice ‘errors’
Nice Coach Lucien Favre felt his side “paid a price for many individual errors” in the 3-1 home defeat to Lazio. Les Aiglons had taken an early lead through Mario Balotelli, but Felipe Caicedo immediately pounced on a goalkeeping howler, then Sergej Milinkovic-Savic bagged a second-half brace. “It was a fine first half and we […]
Lazaros: ‘I expected a better Milan’
Lazaros: ‘I expected a better Milan’
AEK Athens winger Lazaros Christodoulopoulos admits he “expected Milan to be better than this. We could’ve won with a little more focus.” The 0-0 draw at San Siro kept the Europa League qualification open and was the first time the Rossoneri have dropped points on the continent this season. “It’s always a pleasure to be […]
EL: Lazio fightback conquers Nice
EL: Lazio fightback conquers Nice
Mario Balotelli had put Nice in front, but Felipe Caicedo and a Sergej Milinkovic-Savic brace gave Lazio a thumping 3-1 victory in France. Follow the action as it happened from Nice-Lazio, Milan-AEK Athens and Atalanta-Apollon on the LIVEBLOG. This was a top of the Europa League group showdown between two sides who had a 100 […]
HT: Lazio reply to Balotelli
HT: Lazio reply to Balotelli
Felipe Caicedo cancelled out a Mario Balotelli almost immediately, as it’s 1-1 at half-time between Nice and Lazio in the Europa League. Follow all the action as it happens from Nice-Lazio, Milan-AEK Athens and Atalanta-Apollon on the LIVEBLOG. This was a top of the group showdown between two sides who had a 100 per cent […]
Heurtaux warns Nice about Lazio
Heurtaux warns Nice about Lazio
Verona defender Thomas Heurtaux warns Nice that Lazio are “up there with the best” in Serie A. The Biancocelesti are in France to face the Ligue 1 side tonight, and French sports newspaper L’Équipe asked Heurtaux about the Europa League tie. “They’re a team that plays well together,” the Frenchman explained. “They put their opponents […]
Line-ups: Nice-Lazio
Line-ups: Nice-Lazio
Lazio look to Luis Nani and Felipe Caicedo in their toughest Europa League test so far, visiting Mario Balotelli and Wesley Sneijder’s Nice. It kicks off at the Allianz Riviera at 18.00 UK time (17.00 GMT), follow the build-up and action from this game, Milan-AEK Athens and Atalanta-Apollon Limassol on the LIVEBLOG. Simone Inzaghi’s Aquile […]
Diawara: ‘I asked to take the penalty’
Diawara: ‘I asked to take the penalty’
Napoli’s Amadou Diawara reveals he asked to take the penalty against Manchester City – “I felt it”. The 20-year-old had never scored a professional goal before, so it was a surprise when he stepped up to take a spot kick in Tuesday night’s Champions League match. “Yeah, I asked to take it,” Diawara said on […]
No tear for Napoli’s Insigne
No tear for Napoli’s Insigne
Napoli’s Lorenzo Insigne had further tests today, which confirmed muscular fatigue but no tear. The Italian international is still in doubt against Inter on Saturday, but he won’t be out for an extended period. “Lorenzo Insigne, who was substituted as a precaution in the second half of the match against Manchester City in the Champions […]