Rodrygo gave the visitors an early lead before Kevin De Bruyne hit back for the holders to leave the match level at 1-1 on the night and 4-4 on aggregate. However, City’s defence of the competition came to an end after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic saw spot-kicks saved by Madrid’s unlikely hero Andriy Lunin.The…
Xabi Alonso’s Leverkusen knew victory would secure the title with five games to spare, but there were no signs of nerves in a dominant performance. A hat-trick from Florian Wirtz and goals from Victor Boniface and Granit Xhaka extended their unbeaten run to a stunning 43 games in all competitions.Leverkusen’s maiden title, coming after five…
*Calls on Nigerians to turn up massively By Ayomide Otitoju A Chess master named Tunde Onakoya will be attempting to break the Guinness World record for the longest Chess marathon by playing for 58 hours straight in the heart of Times Square, New York City, without losing a game. He is doing this to fulfill…
Mbappe, who is expected to be coming up against Barca in a Real Madrid shirt next season, has 39 goals for PSG this campaign. Dembele has only one. However, the player described by newspaper Le Parisien last week as a “tearaway” offers something different, even if Barcelona are all too aware of what the 26-year-old…
AC Milan trio Theo Hernandez, Rafael Leao and Mike Maignan are among the most valuable players in the world in their respective positions, mixing with some of the biggest names in the sport. Transfermarkt recently updated their player valuations which offers an insight into where Milan’s players rank among the best in the world in…
The AFCON 2023 “Man of the competition” has been making some interesting moves off the pitch as he gears up for his imminent return to the game. Ekong was recently in a fashion collaboration with some notable fashion brands, including London-based brands Labrum and Percival. The Nigerian football star shared a video on Instagram which…
Juventus sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli is preparing to shake up the club’s management in the summer and may turn to the recently retired Giorgio Chiellini. The Bianconeri are expected to lose a few members of their management at the end of the season, with Giovanni Manna on track to take on the sporting director role…
Real Madrid is closely following the happenings at Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen for they are very interested in manager Xabi Alonso to take over at the Santiago Bernabeu in the future. Indeed, the former Los Blancos midfielder is being lined up as the replacement for Carlo Ancelotti once the Italian steps away in a year…
Securing a berth in the Champions League quarterfinal has been by far Barcelona’s most significant achievement this season. However, the job gets tougher from here on, with the Catalans set to take on Paris Saint-Germain in the first of two legs on April 10.Barcelona’s clash against PSG promises to be an exciting one as they…
