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Bayern Munich host Chelsea in Uefa Return Leg After a thrilling 3-0 win over Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, and lifting the Bundesliga trophy Bayern Munchen will hope to move one step closer to booking their place in the Champions League quarter-finals as they welcome Chelsea in the Uefa Champions League return leg. The mighty Bavarians defended their Bundesliga title in style, and they are now on a quest to win their first Champions League trophy which they have not won since 2013. Even though the game will be played behind closed doors, Bayern Munchen is seen as hot favourites to…

Barcelona Host Napoli in a Must win Contest After a 1-1 draw at the Stadio San Paolo in Italy before the coronavirus pandemic, Barcelona will be looking to get their job done in the Champions League last 16 as they host the Serie A outfit at their Camp Nou Stadium. Barca failed to defend their La Liga title allowing rival Ral Madrid to win the title and also failing to win the Copa del Rey title as well. The only trophy they have left to fight for will be the Uefa Champions League, new manager Quique Setien is under big…

Arsenal Hopeful for Willian Deal Arsenal is closing in on a deal for Chelsea and Brazilian 32-year-old midfielder Willian. The Brazilian, who clock 32 on Sunday said he will be out of the contract once Chelsea’s Champions League campaign is over and with Chelsea delaying his contract he might just be moving to Arsenal. There is no agreement yet but it looks increasingly likely Willian will follow his fellow countryman David Luiz at Arsenal, he is asking for more than one-year contract extension from the Stamford Bridge side but they have not said anything yet and Arsenal is willing to…

Robin van Persie Appointed as Coach of his Boyhood Club Former Manchester United and Arsenal Dutch striker Robin van Persie have returned to his boyhood club Feyenoord as a coach. The 37-year-old made his final season as a player with the Dutch side in 2018-19 and will now work under manager Dick Advocaat to help the forwards. The player who once said Van Dijk was overrated left the English Premier after Sir Alex Ferguson left and following the collapse of United team in the hands of David Moyes and Luis Van Gaal. Robin van Persie speaking on his new appointment…

Ronaldo Banged his 130th Champions League Goal as his Leaves the Champions League Cristiano Ronaldo led the Juventus team as they hosted French side Lyon in the return leg of the Uefa Champions League, they were able to survive a Cristiano Ronaldo-inspired comeback from Juventus to hang on and book a Champions League quarter-final against Manchester City who beat Spanish giants Real Madrid 4-2 on aggregate. The French side took the led from the first half of the through a converted penalty from former Manchester United man Memphis Depay. They built on their leading 1-0 from February’s first leg, by…

Manchester City Advances to the Quarter Final after Beating Real Madrid It was a clash of two great coaches as Pep Guardiola’sManchester City hosted Zinedine Zidane’s Real Madrid, Man City beat Madrid on aggregate to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. It ended 4-2 on aggregate, they have now booked their place with the winners of the game between Juventus and Lyon. Zidane who recently won the manager of the year ahead of Klopp and Guardiola has now failed to defend his championship in front of one of the coaches he was nominated with. Leading 2-1 from the first leg, Manchester City extended…

Latest Transfer News Across Europe In today’s transfer news, Manchester United will listen to offers for 27-year-old England midfielder Jesse Lingard following his recent improvement in the team. Manchester United and Ivory Coast defender Eric Bailly, 26, has been offered to AC Milan, but the Italian side is not interested in a deal. Everton is targeting Manchester United’s 21-year-old Portuguese full-back Diogo Dalot. Arsenal and Gabon 31-year-old striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is close to signing a new three-year deal at the club according to the latest transfer news. Arsenal has made English midfielder Ainsley Maitland-Niles, 22, available for transfer. Roma could revive their interest in a permanent deal for 30-year-old Manchester United and England…

Man City Battles Real Madrid in Champions League Last 16 Return Leg All eyes will be on Etihad Stadium when Man City and Real Madrid face each other in the Champions League last 16, return leg. The Citizens came from behind to beat Los Blancos in Madrid 2-1, which means that they are already one step closer to the next stage of the Uefa Champions League competition. The game will be played behind closed doors but Pep Guardiola’s’ Man City are favourites to win the game, the winner among the two teams will face the winner between Juventus and Lyon.…

Juventus Welcomes Lyon Juventus will be looking to come back from a shocking 1-0 loss to Lyon as they aim to advance to the next of the UEFA Champions League. They will have to overcome a one-goal deficit in the Champions League tie against Olympique Lyon if they must advance to the next stage, they will be hosting Lyon at their les Gones at their Allianz Stadium on Friday evening. The Bianconeri impressed in the 2019/20 Serie A campaign, with the team defending Scudetto without any difficulties. Maurizio Sarri’s men are now on a quest to go all the way…

Sevilla Book Match their place with Wolves Five-time Europa League winners Sevilla eliminated AS Roma yesterday to book their place in the next stage of the Europa League, the Spanish side progressed to the Europa League quarter-finals through a 2-0 win over the Italian side. They will face Premier League side Wolves who beat Greece side 1-0 last night. On-loan Real Madrid left-back Sergio Reguilon slotted in the opener in the first half before Youssef En-Nesyri converted Lucas Ocampos’ cut-back to double the lead just before the break. It was a disappointing night for the Italian side as Gianluca Mancini…

Raul Jimenez Tips Wolves for Europa League Title Mexico and Wolves forward Raul Jimenez scored the only goal last night to guide his side to the Europa League 2019/20 quarter-finals, the Wolves skipper said Wolves want to “achieve big things” after they reached the Europa League quarter-finals by beating Olympiakos. Raul Jimenez’s penalty secured a 1-0 win over the Greek champions at Molineux on Thursday and a 2-1 victory on aggregate. It is the first time in 48 years that Wolves have reached the last eight of a major European competition. Jimenez said: “We want to keep going. We know we can…

Maurizio Sarri Doubtful About his Future with Juventus Former Chelsea and present Juventus boss Maurizio Sarri says he does not believe his future at the Italian champions rests on the outcome of Friday’s Champions League last-16 game with Lyon. Sarri is reportedly under pressure in the Italian club side, despite leading them to the Serie A title last month. His side host Lyon looking to overturn a 1-0 defeat in the first leg, which was played back in February. “I don’t think my future is riding on this game,” said Maurizio Sarri. “Thinking this way you make the club directors look like amateurs.…

Real Madrid Boss Zinedine Zidane Finally Speaks up Bale’s case Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has come out to clear the air on why Gareth Bale was left out of the Real Madrid 24-man Squad, according to the French man he said Gareth Bale told him saying: he “didn’t want to play” in the Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Manchester City. The Wales forward Bale has been left out of Real’s 24-man squad for Friday’s match, the 31-year-old only started 14 games in all competitions in 2019-20 and has played just twice since football in Spain restarted in June.…

Bayer Leverkusen vs Rangers German Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen will be hosting Scottish side Rangers in the Europa second leg tie as they aim to defend their two-goal lead. The last game between the two sides ended in favour of the home team they are currently on a 2-0 advantage as they host Rangers at the BayArena in the Europa League last 16, second leg. The Bundesliga side proved their worth in the Ibrox Stadium showdown, with the team moving one step closer to booking their place in the quarter-finals. Talented attacker Kai Havertz, who is still part of the…

BBNaija vs Education, How has the show influenced our Lives It is another season of the seasonal TV reality show called BBNaija which the sole aim is still to blur in the hearts of many people including the viewers of the show, as the show gets more and more audience due to its content and the prize attached to the show which rises higher every season. The BBNaija reality TV show started up as Big Brother African but over time it was brought home to the be a solely Nigeria show which will only accommodate Nigerians. With the rise of…

Latest Transfer News Across Europa In today’s transfer news, Manchester City has indicated that they want to sign four more players this summer after signing Nathan Ake and Ferran Torres. One of their major targets is Napoli’s Senegalese 29-year-old centre-back Kalidou Koulibaly, who Liverpool and Manchester United are following up as well. Another player on their list is Inter Milan’s Argentine 22-year-old striker Lautaro Martinez. Manchester City has also made an approach for Atletico Madrid’s 20-year-old Portuguese playmaker Joao Felix. Barcelona and Brazilian 28-year-old winger Philippe Coutinho is sure of returning to the English Premier League, the player is sure of joining Arsenal this summer according to the latest transfer…

Branislav Ivanovic Press Move to English Premier League Former Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic is close to coming back to the English Premier League as he admitted he will probably” join Everton after receiving a “good offer”. The player is set to becoming teammates with Super Eagles forward Alex Iwobi . Branislav Ivanovic left Chelsea and joined Russian side Zenit St Petersburg in 2017, after winning the Champions League with English Premier League side Chelsea. The player is been tipped to come back to the English Premier League to reunite with his former Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti at Goodison Park next…

Barcelona signs Teenage Gustavo Maia from Sao Paulo Barcelona has announced the signing of Sao Paulo wonder kid Gustavo Maia, as well as the inclusion of a €300 million, The teenage forward, will go straight into the Blaugrana’s B team after completing the highly-anticipated move to the Spanish club Camp Nou, Maia has completed a move to Barca for a fee of €4.5 million while committing his future to the club through to 2025. The Blaugrana have released an official statement confirming the news via their official website, which reads: “FC Barcelona has closed with Sao Paulo the incorporation of Gustavo Maia…

Ferran Torres Gives Reasons Behind his Departure from Valencia New Manchester City winger Ferran Torres who joined Manchester City just a few days ago says he left Valencia because they refuse to make him the captain of the club and also a failure to make him one of their highest-paid players. The 20-year-old winger Ferran Torres said he was “excited and happy” to join City, after completing his £21m move from the La Liga side. The player said: “I wanted to stay and I put forward the conditions to do so. They weren’t above the club’s means,” the Spaniard added he was…

Super Eagles of Nigeria Ranked Among 100 Most Valuable Country in the World The Super Eagles have been ranked among the 100 Most Valuable National Teams in the world with the Nigerian senior national side also making the top 20 list, According to Transfermarkt, the Super Eagles of Nigeria is the second most valuable team on the continent of Africa with a valuation in the region of about €216.65 million. Nigeria’s Super Eagles currently occupy the 19th position in the world and second in Africa just behind fellow West African nation, Senegal with a monetary valuation of €319.78m.The Three Lions of…

Zinedine Zidane Named Manager of the Year 2020 Season Real Madrid boss, Zinedine Zidane, has been named the best manager in the world for the 2019/20 season by French newspaper L’Equipe, beating Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola to the title. The 48-year-old won this year’s La Liga title, he has won three Champions Leagues, two UEFA Super Cups, two Club World Cups and a Spanish Super Cup during his first spell at Real Madrid before he surprisingly left the club in 2018. He came back to the club just ten months after his departure and has gone on to win the La…