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CL: Juve-Lyon and Barca-Napoli dates set
CL: Juve-Lyon and Barca-Napoli dates set
Juventus will host Olympique Lyonnais on Friday August 7, while Napoli visit Barcelona on Saturday August 8 in the Champions League Round of 16. The dates have now been set to complete the Round of 16, which began in February and was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Juve lost the first leg 1-0 and will […]
PSG have never beaten Italians in UCL
PSG have never beaten Italians in UCL
Atalanta have every reason to feel confident, because Paris Saint-Germain have never beaten an Italian club in the Champions League. The teams were paired together in the quarter-final of the Champions League, which under the new Final Eight format, will be a one-off clash on neutral turf in Portugal. It’s the first ever Champions League […]
Ronaldo faces Champions League past
Ronaldo faces Champions League past
If Juventus do qualify for the Champions League Final Eight, Cristiano Ronaldo will be up against either Real Madrid or Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The Bianconeri still need to overturn the 1-0 first leg Round of 16 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais in Turin. After that, they’d be paired in the quarter-final with either Ronaldo’s old […]
Osimhen agent: ‘If Napoli promises kept…’
Osimhen agent: ‘If Napoli promises kept…’
Victor Osimhen’s brother-in-law insists the Lille forward ‘has just asked for a little time’ to give his answer. ‘If, and only if, what Napoli promised is real, then it could be a good project for him.’ The forward visited the club headquarters, training ground and even President Aurelio De Laurentiis, but the days pass and […]
CL Draw: Atalanta-PSG, Juve nightmare, Napoli-Bayern
CL Draw: Atalanta-PSG, Juve nightmare, Napoli-Bayern
Atalanta will face PSG in the Champions League quarter-finals, while Juventus are paired with Real Madrid or Manchester City and Napoli with Bayern Munich if they get through. The draw for the Champions League Final Eight was made today in Lisbon, which is also where all those fixtures will be staged in August. Following the […]
Giacomelli to ref Juve-Atalanta
Giacomelli to ref Juve-Atalanta
Piero Giacomelli has been assigned to the top of the table showdown between Juventus and Atalanta, as referees are named for Saturday’s Serie A games. Atalanta could move to within six points of the leaders with a victory in Turin, having already won nine on the bounce. Giacomelli will officiate Juventus-Atalanta, with Massimiliano Irrati in […]
Awaiting Champions and Europa draws
Awaiting Champions and Europa draws
Atalanta, Juventus and Napoli are waiting to see what the Champions League Final Eight draw holds for them, while Inter and Roma are in the Europa League. Both UEFA competitions were suspended in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the lack of time to complete them prompted a change of format. There will now […]
Draws for Champions and Europa League tomorrow
Draws for Champions and Europa League tomorrow
A month after the resumption, UEFA prepare draws for the quarter-finals and semi-finals of the Champions League and the Europa League to be held in Nyon tomorrow. At 11:00am UK time tomorrow, the Champions League will start off the draw, before the Europa League run-in will be set from 12:00pm. Atalanta, Atletico Madrid, Paris Saint-Germain […]
Longo: ‘New dawn for Verdi’
Longo: ‘New dawn for Verdi’
Moreno Longo hopes this is a ‘new dawn’ for Simone Verdi after he helped Torino beat Brescia 3-1 last night. Toro ended a run of three straight defeats but had to come back from behind after Brescia took an early lead. “At the end of the game, I gathered the players in the middle of […]
Fonseca: ‘Too many penalties’
Fonseca: ‘Too many penalties’
Paulo Fonseca believes Roma should’ve ‘killed off’ the Parma game earlier and shrugs off controversy. ‘There are already too many penalties in Italy.’ The Giallorossi ended their run of three consecutive defeats, but had to fight back from a goal down to beat Parma with Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Jordan Veretout strikes. “It’s not a good […]