UEFA Champions League
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Champions League Group H previous meetings: Chelsea and Juventus the standouts in Group H
The eighth and final Champions League group has been drawn, and it promises to be an interesting one. Defending champions Chelsea will come up against a Cristiano Ronaldo-less Juventus, while Zenit Saint Petersburg and Malmo also compete to reach the knockout stage. Here are the previous meetings between these sides. Chelsea vs Juventus It’s been a while since Chelsea and Juventus faced off against each other. The last meeting was in the 2012/13 group stages when the Blues were eliminated early just months after winning the competition. The Londoners squandered a two-goal lead in the home fixture, having gone ahead through Oscar’s double. Arturo Vidal pulled one back before half-time, and Fabio Quagliarella netted a late equaliser. And in Turin, the hosts comfortably came out on top. Quagl...
Man City vs PSG the standout as Champions League groups drawn
The groups for the Champions League 2021/22 have been drawn. Chelsea are looking to defend their title, having defeated Manchester City 1-0 in the final last March. Those two are joined by fellow English sides Manchester United and Liverpool. Paris Saint-Germain look to win the competition for the first time, hoping that the acquisition of Lionel Messi can help them over the final hurdle. Man City are also yet to win the trophy, while Juventus have gone a quarter of a century since their last European triumph. Meanwhile, Sheriff Liraspol become the first ever Moldovan team to qualify for the group stages of the Champions League. There are several exciting fixtures to come out of the draw. The headline tie of the group stage will likely be Man City vs PSG in Group A, while Barcelona and Bay...
Three Premier League stars nominated for UEFA Men’s POTY
The three-man shortlist for the UEFA Men’s Player of the Year award has been revealed. The award is given to the player who performed the best in UEFA competitions over the last year. This includes the Champions League, Europa League, European Championships and the Nations League. There wasn’t any room on the shortlist for Ballon d’Or frontrunners Lionel Messi or Robert Lewandowski, nor for Euro 2020 Player of the Tournament winner Gianluigi Donnarumma. Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo were also among the big names to miss out on the top three. Kevin De Bruyne – Manchester City & Belgium He’s already scooped one huge individual prize with the PFA Player of the Year award, and now he’s back for another. De Bruyne was one of the stars of the Champions League knockout stages. He netted...
UEFA proposes new Financial Fair Play rules similar to Major League Baseball
UEFA is planning to revamp the Financial fair play rules applicable to clubs, according to The Telegraph. The stakeholders of European football, its biggest clubs, and UEFA will meet in Nyon during September to discuss future plans. UEFA would have the power to make Champions League clubs change their squads immediately, under plans to operate in real-time rather than dish out punishments retrospectively as with the current system. The new president of the Europan Club Association is Paris Saint-Germain president Nasser Al-Khelaifi. He succeeded Andrea Agnelli of Juventus and is one of football’s most influential people. The end of FFP most likely came with UEFA’s defeat to Manchester City at the Court of Arbitration for Sport last year, a governing body defeated on appeal on the very...
4-3-3 vs Malmo: Gerrard to make two changes, 22-yr-old to start for Rangers
Rangers take on Malmo in the second leg of the Champions League qualifiers at Ibrox on Tuesday evening. The Scottish champions will be desperate to pull off a positive result at home, having slipped to a 2-1 defeat in the reverse fixture. Rangers head into the game on the back of a defeat against Dundee United in the Scottish Premiership at the weekend. The fans will be expecting a strong reaction from the players after they produced an under-par performance at Tannadice. The Gers will be desperate to bounce back with a morale-boosting win to secure their place in the next round of Europe’s top club competition. Manager Steven Gerrard is expected to make a couple of changes after expressing his disappointment with the display on Saturday. Ianis Hagi and Allan McGregor are likely to replace...
‘Not up to this level’, ‘Looks lost’ – Some Rangers fans slam 27-yr-old’s display vs Malmo
Rangers were beaten 2-1 in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier against Swedish outfit Malmo last night Steven Gerrard was thoroughly disappointed with the performance, and his players have a tough task on their hands to turn the tie around. The Scottish outfit bagged a late away goal which keeps their hopes alive but they could have performed much better. Gerrard revealed after the game that half the team underperformed on the night. The fans were particularly disappointed with the performance of John Lundstram. The former Sheffield United star was signed to add energy and physicality to Rangers’ midfield, but he struggled to have the desired impact on the game. The 27-year-old worked hard for his side, but he lost possession cheaply and failed to dominate the proceedings in ...
4-3-3 vs Malmo: Gerrard to make five changes to his Rangers side, 27-yr-old to start
Scottish Premiership champions Rangers take on Malmo in an important Champions League qualifier later today. They will be hoping to pick up an advantage in the first leg away from home. Rangers started the season well with a 3-0 win over Livingston at the weekend, and they will be confident of picking up an impressive result in Sweden. However, the Scottish outfit cannot afford to underestimate Malmo in their own backyard and will have to be at their best to grind out a positive result. Malmo head into this game on the back of four wins and two draws in their last six matches and will be confident of securing a positive result on their own patch. The home side will be without the services of Ola Toivonen, who is sidelined with a knee problem. Glen Kamara and Kemar Roofe are suspended for t...
Chris Sutton’s immediate furious reaction as Celtic crash out of Champions League
Celtic have failed to reach the group stages of the Champions League for the fourth consecutive season, losing 3-2 on aggregate to Denmark side Midtjylland. Hoops legend Chris Sutton was not pleased with the result as the Scottish Premiership giants lost the second-leg 2-1 after playing 1-1 at Parkhead, taking to Twitter to react thus: No surprise Celtic going out. Ange Postecoglou has been dealt the worst hand of any Celtic manager in the last 20 years. The powers that be should be ashamed of dealing him this hand. Years of acting too slow and bringing in players too late but this season is something else. — Chris Sutton (@chris_sutton73) July 28, 2021 Sportslens View Celtic took the lead through skipper Callum McGregor with a stunning strike in the 48th minute, but Awer Mabil drew the ho...
Chris Sutton heaps praise on 26-yr-old Celtic star after the 1-1 draw vs Midtjylland
Celtic were held to a 1-1 draw against Midtjylland in the Champions League qualifying second round last night. Summer signing Liel Abada gave the Hoops their lead on the 39th minute but the dismissal of Nir Bitton allowed the visitors to get back into the game in the second half. Anders Dreyer, who was instrumental to Bitton’s dismissal was sent off in the second half as well after earning a second yellow. The fans will be reasonably pleased with what they have seen so far. It was Ange Postecoglou’s first game in charge of the Scottish giants and his philosophy was quite evident. The Hoops tried to play out from the back with high tempo passing. The manager has had very little time to settle in and get his methods across to the players and it would be fair to assume that Celtic will o...
Georginio Wijnaldum joins PSG on three-year deal
Paris Saint-Germain have announced the signing of Dutch midfielder Georginio Wijnaldum from Liverpool on a three-year contract. The Ligue 1 giants made the announcement in a statement released on their official website on Thursday. “Paris Saint-Germain is delighted to announce the transfer of Georginio Wijnaldum. Arriving from Liverpool, the Netherlands international midfielder has signed with the club from the French capital until 30 June 2024. “Born in Rotterdam, and a product of the Sparta Rotterdam youth academy, he played for two of the biggest clubs in his homeland in Feyenoord (135 matches, 25 goals) and then PSV Eindhoven (154 matches, 56 goals) with whom he won the 2014-15 Eredivisie title. “After a season at Newcastle United, ‘Gini’ joined Liverpool FC in the summer of 2016. The ...
Thomas Tuchel targets four signings at Chelsea after contract extension
According to the Daily Star, Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel wants to bring in four new players this summer after signing a new contract with the club. Tuchel arrived at the Bridge in January earlier this year, after Chelsea had sacked club legend Frank Lampard owing to a disappointing run of results that threatened to derail the campaign. Under the German, though, the Blues experienced a tremendous turnaround as they clinched a top-four finish in the Premier League and also made it to the FA Cup finals. But the cherry on top was Chelsea going on to win the UEFA Champions League for just the second time in the history of the club, beating Man City in the finals in Porto. Following the sensational turnaround, Tuchel, who had initially signed just an eighteen-month contract, has now been hande...
