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Hazard hails ‘fantastic’ Sarri
Hazard hails ‘fantastic’ Sarri
Eden Hazard has hailed Maurizio Sarri for getting the best out of him this season. “The way he wants to play is the way I want Chelsea to play.” Hazard has been continually linked with Real Madrid, but in the meantime the Belgium forward has already equalled his best-ever seasonal return under Sarri, with 19 […]
Jorginho: Napoli Final a ‘dream’
Jorginho: Napoli Final a ‘dream’
Chelsea’s Jorginho has backed Napoli to turn around their Europa League tie with Arsenal and admitted that facing them in the Final would be a ‘dream’. Napoli have a mountain to climb in their quarter-final, going down 2-0 to Arsenal in the first leg, but Jorginho believes home advantage for his former club will ‘play […]
EL: Napoli capitulate to Arsenal
EL: Napoli capitulate to Arsenal
Napoli have a Europa League mountain to climb after the 2-0 away defeat to Arsenal, but also wasted precious chances with Piotr Zielinski and Lorenzo Insigne. See how it all unfolded on the LIVEBLOG. Carlo Ancelotti opted to use Lorenzo Insigne and Dries Mertens together in the first leg of this Europa League quarter-final at […]
Insigne: ‘Still thinking about chance’
Insigne: ‘Still thinking about chance’
Lorenzo Insigne admits he is “still thinking about that chance” he missed in the 2-0 defeat to Arsenal, but still believes Napoli can turn it around. The Partenopei have a mountain to climb in order to reach the Europa League semi-final following the 2-0 loss in London. “I am still thinking about that chance, because […]
Meret: ‘Ugly first half from Napoli’
Meret: ‘Ugly first half from Napoli’
Alex Meret revealed his toughest save against Arsenal and confessed “it was an ugly first half” performance from Napoli. The shot-stopper kept the scoreline down to 2-0, including a desperate reaction save on Aaron Ramsey in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final. “It was an ugly first half from us, we made a […]
Ancelotti: ‘Surprised by timid Napoli’
Ancelotti: ‘Surprised by timid Napoli’
Carlo Ancelotti admits he was “surprised at the timid Napoli start, but Arsenal are not impenetrable and we must retain optimism” in the Europa League quarter-final. It was a dismal first half performance, with Aaron Ramsey’s goal and a Kalidou Koulibaly deflection allowing Lucas Torreira to score, but the Partenopei improved after the break only […]
Torreira: ‘I know how Napoli will play’
Torreira: ‘I know how Napoli will play’
Arsenal midfielder Lucas Torreira warned “I’ve played in Italy, so I know it’ll be a very different game at the San Paolo” against Napoli. The Gunners won the first leg of their Europa League quarter-final 2-0 with Aaron Ramsey and a Torreira shot that was deflected in off Kalidou Koulibaly. “It’s a great victory that […]
Ramsey: ‘Napoli tough to play against’
Ramsey: ‘Napoli tough to play against’
Aaron Ramsey is well aware Arsenal “go into the second leg with a cushion, but Napoli are tough to play against” after the 2-0 first leg win. Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira effort sealed the result in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-final at the Emirates. “To keep a clean sheet and […]
Sarri: ‘Napoli tie still open’
Sarri: ‘Napoli tie still open’
Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri still has faith Napoli can overturn a 2-0 first leg defeat to Arsenal and reach the Europa League semi-final. The Partenopei lost 2-0 at the Emirates this evening thanks to Aaron Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira strike. Sarri, whose Chelsea won 1-0 away to Slavia Prague this evening with a […]
Emery: ‘It’s still 50-50’
Emery: ‘It’s still 50-50’
Unai Emery maintains Arsenal still have only a “50-50” chance of reaching the Europa League semi-final, even after beating Napoli 2-0. The second leg is at the Stadio San Paolo next Thursday evening, after Aaron Ramsey and a deflected Lucas Torreira strike gave them a comfortable advantage. “I’m 60 per cent happy. We know the […]