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Looking to extend on their recent purple patch in midweek, a high-flying Fenerbahce will welcome Antalyaspor to the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Tuesday evening.
Starting with the hosts, although Fenerbahce might need a real miracle in their bid to dethrone Galatasaray next month, the Yellow Canaries are enjoying an eye-catching flurry. Last seen putting in a thumping display as they booked their spot in the final of this season’s Turkish Cup thanks to a 3-0 aggregate romp against Sivasspor, Jorge Jesus’ men are riding a real wave of momentum. Despite suffering Europa League heartbreak at the hands of Spanish outfit Sevilla prior to March’s international break, the former Benfica boss has seen his squad come roaring back in…
Milan head coach Stefano Pioli claimed his side did not deserve to lose against Napoli, dismissing any suggestion the Rossoneri s fitness levels have dropped.
Napoli headed to San Siro having lost consecutive league games but were ahead inside five minutes when Eljif Elmas managed his first league goal since early November – Napoli scoring their quickest top-flight goal against Milan since November 2012.
Visiting goalkeeper David Ospina was rarely called upon in a somewhat sedate affair, though Franck Kessie saw a stoppage-time finish ruled out by VAR for offside against Olivier Giroud, who was on the floor in the build-up to the midfielder s opportunity.
Napoli held on for back-to-back league clean sheets against Milan for the first time since 2015, as Lucia…
Paulo Dybala is out of contract at Juventus at the end of this season.
The two parties are expected to resume talks next month.
In the meantime, some top clubs are monitoring Dybala s availability.
TOP STORY – LIVERPOOL IN FOR DYBALA MOVE
Liverpool have reached to Juventus with a move for Argentina international Dybala, claims Tuttomercatoweb.
The Reds are looking to capitalise on Dybala s contract situation although Manchester City and Inter are also interested in the 28-year-old.
Dybala has been with the Bianconeri since 2015 but is yet to agree terms on a new contract.
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Barcelona take on Girona in the Catalan derby this weekend and will be out to avenge their defeat from earlier this season as both sides battle for second place in LaLiga, says Xavi.
Girona won 4-2 in Barcelona when the teams met in December, which put Michel s side top of the standings.
Although Real Madrid now look set to win the title and Barca have moved into second, Xavi still wants payback against their neighbours in this away clash.
There is no challenge with Michel, but there is a challenge of revenge for the first half of the season, Barca boss Xavi said at his pre-match press conference.
They were very forceful, we didn t adjust well, we didn t defend well in the box. It s not a personal challenge but as a team.
Girona, the season s s…
According to a recent report from ESPN, Paris Saint-Germain are set to revive their interest in Inter Milan defender Milan Skriniar.
The 27-year-old, who has been at the club since back in 2017 when he made the switch over from Sampdoria, has been an important figure for Inter ever since then with over 200 appearances to his name.
However, there’s been rampant speculation as of late that indicates his time in Italy may be coming to a close paving the way for something new in his career.
PSG haven’t been afraid to put out feelers in the past and given the resources they have at their disposal, they’d almost be foolish not to do so, because just about anyone could be tempted by their financial offerings.
Skriniar still has plenty of time left at the …
Sergio Aguero will have to make his final Premier League appearance for Manchester City from the bench, with Pep Guardiola naming the departing striker among the substitutes against Everton.
A total of 10,000 fans will be supporting City at the Etihad Stadium, though 32-year-old Aguero, who is reportedly bound for Barcelona, was among nine potential replacements for the champions.
City s all-time record goalscorer has had a season blighted by injuries, having made just eight starts across all competitions.
Aguero, who joined City in 2011 from Atletico Madrid, is the highest scoring non-English player in Premier League history with 182 goals, while he has so far averaged a goal every 109 minutes in the competition – the best rate of any player to have scored…
The caption read: Victories, defeats, joys, disappointments. Too many emotions lived together: impossible to summarise them. But I keep everything: in my mind, in my heart.
My two children were born in Naples. I have met people who will always be part of my life and who made me and my family feel at home: from the first to the last moment. Thanks to you, Naples, I became the man I am today.
Thanks to the club, the president, the coaches, all my team-mates and all the people I have had the pleasure of working with over the years. Thank you, Naples and Neapolitans, for all the love we have given each other.
Now I feel I have to leave and get back into the game: it s time for a new adventure. Go Napoli forever.
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Antoine Griezmann produced his best performance of the season to thrill Atletico Madrid head coach Diego Simeone, yet the LaLiga champions must get by without his threat at Liverpool on Wednesday.
Back at Atletico for a second spell after a misfiring stint at Barcelona, there was a touch of vintage Griezmann about his display in Sunday s 3-0 home win over Real Betis.
Since making his LaLiga debut with Real Sociedad against Villarreal on August 29 in 2010, only four players have scored more LaLiga goals than Griezmann s haul of 157 in 403 games. Those players are a special group: Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, Karim Benzema and Luis Suarez.
Some 95 of those goals have come in 188 games for Atletico, at a rate of one every 156.29 minutes, and there are promis…
Former Manchester United star Rio Ferdinand believes there are similarities between Amad Diallo and club legend Cristiano Ronaldo as he talked up the new Red Devils sensation.
United completed the signing of Diallo from Atalanta in January – the 18-year-old winger penning a four-and-half-year contract to be tied to the Premier League giants until June 2025.
While he only made five first-team appearances and scored once for Serie A outfit Atalanta, Diallo arrives in Manchester highly rated and as one of Europe s most exciting talents.
Ferdinand likened Diallo to five-time Ballon d Or winner Ronaldo, who was lured to United from Portuguese powerhouse Sporting CP as a baby-faced 18-year-old in 2003 before going on to take the world by storm.
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Liverpool could make a bid for West Ham United midfielder Declan Rice in the summer of 2023, according to . The report has claimed that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Liverpool have previously spoken with the Hammers about Rice and could try to sign him next summer.
The youngster’s current contract at West Ham runs out in less than two years, and the 23-year-old England international midfielder is expecting to leave London Stadium next summer. Liverpool could do with a quality and dynamic midfielder in their team.
Rice has been on the books of West Ham since 2014 and has established himself as one of the best midfielders in the Premier League. The 23-year-old has been a regular for the Hammers’ first team for years now, and he is also a key …