Competition: Champions League
Market: Barcelona to win against Juventus
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Barcelona face Juventus in tonight’s Champions League, with the Catalan giants looking to win their first European crown since 2011. Both sides are chasing the treble, after having won their domestic league and main domestic cup this summer, so there’s plenty riding on tonight’s game for the respective managers.
Barca have fallen short in the competition following a dominant five years between 2006 and 2011 that saw them lift the trophy on three occasions. Now boasting the most potent attack in the world, the La Liga champions are big favourites to win their first Champions League in four years, but won’t take their opponents for granted.
Juventus beat holders Real …
Wolves are interested in signing Oleksandr Zinchenko from Premier League rivals Manchester City in the January transfer window, according to . It has been reported by the British tabloid that Wolves wanted to secure the services of the 23-year-old two years ago, but the youngster turned them down.
Zinchenko, who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a left-back, is a fringe player at City, and Wolves are reportedly planning to make a move for him when the transfer window opens in January. Italian club Napoli are also admirers of the Ukraine international and could make an offer.
According to , Zinchenko has played 12 minutes in the Premier League and has made three starts and one substitute appearance in the Champions League for City so far this season. During th…
Swiss forward Breel Embolo has been backed to capitalise on his fresh start after joining Borussia Monchengladbach from Schalke.
Embolo, who arrived at Schalke from Basel in 2016, endured a injury-hit time at Veltins-Arena and managed only 48 Bundesliga games across his three seasons at the club.
The 22-year-old scored 10 league goals during that time but will now aim to impress at Monchengladbach, who recently lost Embolo s Switzerland team-mate Josip Drmic on a free transfer to Norwich City.
We ve known Breel Embolo for a number of years and continued to track him during his time at Schalke, said Gladbach sporting director Max Eberl.
He s had a lot of misfortune with injuries in recent years and obviously we had to take a really close look at…
Arsenal have announced further pre-season fixtures following their planned tours of Asia and Africa.
The Gunners will participate in the Markus Liebherr Memorial Cup, a competition played at Southampton s St Mary s stadium in honour of the Saints former chairman.
Liebherr rescued the club from administration in 2009, securing their position in League One and winning the Football League Trophy.
The Swiss construction magnate died of a heart attack in August 2010, before the club completed back-to-back promotions to reach the Premier League this year.
The round-robin tournament will also feature Scottish Premier League runners-up Rangers, who are currently embroiled in a fight to secure their financial future, and will be played on July 14.
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Conor Gallagher insists Chelsea s players are putting in the required effort amid fierce fan criticism in the aftermath of Tuesday s 5-0 defeat to Arsenal.
Chelsea s miserable first season under Mauricio Pochettino took another turn for the worse at the Emirates Stadium as they were put to the sword by Mikel Arteta s title contenders.
The Gunners racked up 27 shots at goal as they recorded their biggest ever victory over Chelsea, who looked devoid of inspiration with leading goalscorer Cole Palmer sidelined due to illness.
During the game, one disgruntled travelling fan held up a banner which read: I don t want your shirt, I just want you to fight for ours .
The charge that Chelsea are not fighting for results was put to Gallagher by TNT Sports after the …
Goalkeeper Roman Weidenfeller will miss Borussia Dortmund s DFB-Pokal semi-final with Bayern Munich on Tuesday through injury, having been ruled out for their next three matches.
Dortmund revealed on their website on Sunday that Weidenfeller suffered pelvic bruising and a torn ligament in training on Friday .
The injury opens the door for Australian goalkeeper Mitchell Langerak, who replaced Weidenfeller as Dortmund s starting keeper in December after the latter experienced a run of poor form.
Langerak started four straight matches but lost his spot after joining Australia s Asian Cup-winning squad during the Bundesliga s winter break.
The 26-year-old made his Dortmund debut against Bayern in the 2010-11 season as Jurgen Klopp s men won 3-1, while Langera…
Martin Skrtel has committed his future to Liverpool by signing a new long-term deal with the club.
The 28-year-old, who was voted as the Reds player of the year last season, has been recently linked with a move away from Anfield with Manchester City, Arsenal, AC Milan and former club Zenit St Petersburg among the sides reportedly interested in the defender.
However, the Slovakia international quashed those rumours by putting pen to paper on a new contract with the Merseyside outfit, declaring that he wants to make history with one of the biggest clubs in the world .
I m happy because I am a part of one of the biggest clubs in the world, he told the club s official website.
After last season there was a lot of talk about my future but I have to say that…
Chelsea have offered a trial to former AC Milan goalkeeper Marco Amelia, .
The Blues are currently without first choice shot-stopper Thibaut Courtois, who is set to be out of action until January with a knee injury.
Asmir Begovic moved to Stamford Bridge from Stoke City in the summer, but has conceded ten goals in seven appearances so far while third choice Jamaal Blackman’s only senior appearances so far came in a League Cup tie whilst on loan at Middlesbrough last season.
Amelia is currently without a club, but has played for a whole host of sides in his native Italy’s top flight including Roma, Livorno, Parma and Milan, winning the Serie A title with the latter in 2011.
Internationally he has been capped nine times for his country, and was pa…
Mexico and Ecuador face a do-or-die encounter in Group A in Copa America on Friday.
Both teams have failed to impress in the early stages of the competition, Mexico having been held to two draws and Ecuador losing back-to-back games.
Only a win would be good enough to see third-placed Mexico in with a chance of automatic qualification after Bolivia stunned them in a 3-2 thriller on Monday.
With hosts Chile and Bolivia who are level on points at the top meeting in the other Group A game, Mexico boss Miguel Herrera should be confident of his side s chances of qualification for the quarter-finals.
Ecuador s only hope now is to beat Mexico and potentially progress as one of the two best third-placed teams, spots currently held by Uruguay and Colombia.
Bosnian international striker Edin Dzeko is once again being linked with a move away from AS Roma.
The experienced 31-year-old forward has enjoyed a successful spell with Giallorossi since his 2014/15 move from Manchester City. Dzeko scored 29 Serie A goals in 37 league appearances last season whereas he managed to extend his goalscoring run this term as well, with 11 goals in 25 competitive outings.
Despite having confessed his love towards the Rome-based club, Edin Dzeko was close to leaving AS Roma this last summer. Premier League reigning champions Chelsea were in the running for the Bosnia international who is now made one of the top summer transfer targets for AC Milan.
According to Tuttosport, Rossoneri are in the running for a striker who can produce a c…