Raphinha scored a wonderful long-range strike as Barcelona overcame Benfica to gain a slender first-leg advantage despite playing most of the game with 10 men. The Brazilian playmaker bagged the only goal of the contest on the hour mark after Pau Cubarsi had been given a straight red card just 20 minutes into the match…
Lautaro Martinez became Inter’s all-time top scorer in the Champions League after netting the second of his team’s two goals as the Italian side ran out 2-0 winners over Feyenoord in the Round of 16 first leg. Martinez thumped home his 18th goal in the competition just after half-time to overtake Sandro Mazzola as Nerazzurri took…
Tyrone Mings was one of the Aston Villa heroes at Club Brugge last night, his incredible clearance completing the “unfinished business” from his side’s visit to Belgium earlier in the season. Villa lost 1-0 at the Jan Breydelstadion in the Champions League group phase in November with Mings giving away the match-winning penalty after a…
Arsenal put their recent Premier League struggles behind them in style as they cruised to an emphatic 7-1 win over PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Gunners’ trip to the Philips Stadion look like a potentially tricky one after PSV knocked out Juventus in the playoff round with…
Manchester City should be preparing for Wednesday’s clash in Madrid with a lead to cling onto, but a familiar collapse in last week’s first leg means Pep Guardiola’s side have a deficit to make up. While Madrid were superior for much of the second half at the Etihad, a vintage Guardiola-led City would’ve never relinquished…
Eddie Howe says Newcastle have to be “on their guard” against Arsenal as they try to secure a place in the EFL Cup final tomorrow night. The Magpies, who have not claimed a domestic trophy since 1955, won the first leg of their semi-final against the Gunners 2-0 at the Emirates after withstanding huge pressure…
Tottenham will take a one-goal advantage to Anfield in the second leg of the EFL Cup semi-final after narrowly beating the Premier League leaders in north London on Wednesday. A goal from 18-year-old Lucas Bergvall four minutes from time proved the difference in an exciting encounter at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. The contest, however, was…
