Midfielder Xabi Alonso has warned his Bayern Munich team-mates against complacency after they were drawn to face Benfica in the quarter-finals of the Champions League.
Pep Guardiola s side had to battle back from 2-0 down to defeat Juventus 4-2 after extra time in the second leg of their last-16 tie on Wednesday, with that result securing a 6-4 triumph on aggregate.
They will next face Benfica, the current league leaders in Portugal who defeated Zenit home and away to make it through to the last eight of the competition for the first time since the 2011/12 season.
The Bundesliga club lost 3-1 to Porto in the first leg at the same stage of last season s Champions League, only to emphatically overturn the deficit with a 6-1 victory in Bavaria.
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Edinson Cavani of Paris Saint-Germain has reportedly rejected a lucrative offer to join Manchester United.
United s need for a new forward has become desperate with Marcus Rashford out for a few months. There is no more Romelu Lukaku to fall back on, or even Alexis Sanchez. The only option at manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer s disposal at the moment is 18-year-old Mason Greenwood.
The 20-time English champions therefore opted to go for Cavani, according to the Mirror who quote reports in France, and offered the Uruguayan a contract worth £10 million per year. However, he apparently isn t interested in following in the footsteps of Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who swapped Parc des Princes for Old Trafford back in 2016, as he targets a move to Atletico Madrid.
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After drawing the first leg 0-0 in Turkey last week, Sean Dyche s Burnley side will look to move one step to booking their spot in the Europa League when they welcome Basakeshir to Turf Moore on Thursday night. The Clarets boss will also be hoping that his side can improve on their recent form in the final third.
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Although it isn t the dream start for Dyche s side following on from their record-breaking season last year, Burnley still remain firmly in contention of bring European football to Turf Moor. After coming through Aberdeen in the last round via a six-goal thriller in extra time, The Clarets kicked off their Premier League campaign with a 0-0 draw at Southampton. They will, however, be disa…
Fabian Ruiz insisted he is very happy at Napoli amid links with Atletico Madrid and LaLiga giants Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Napoli and Spain star Fabian has repeatedly been tipped to return to his homeland, where Atletico, Madrid and Barca are reportedly interested.
Fabian – contracted to Serie A side Napoli until 2023 – has starred in Italy since arriving from Real Betis in 2018.
Amid speculation over his future, Fabian, who is on international duty with Spain for their World Cup qualifiers, told reporters: I m very happy at Napoli and I have two more years contract left there.
Now I m just focused on the next game on Wednesday as it will be very tough.
Fabian, 24, added: About LaLiga, without a doubt it is one of the most competitive leag…
Maurizio Sarri claims he is pondering playing the Juventus Under-23 team against Roma this weekend because of the toll a hectic Serie A schedule has taken on his squad.
Juve were crowned Serie A champions for a ninth successive season when they beat Sampdoria 2-0 on Sunday, but a much-changed XI went down by the same scoreline at Cagliari on Wednesday.
Six days after the conclusion of their domestic season on Saturday, Sarri s men must try to overturn a 1-0 last-16 deficit against Lyon in the Champions League.
The problem is that that we are the only team in Europe who will have to play five times in 12 days, head coach Sarri told DAZN, having seen Juventus win only two of their past seven top-flight matches.
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Atletico Madrid are interested in signing Luis Alberto from Lazio in the summer transfer window, according to . It has been reported that despite signing Rodrigo De Paul from Udinese in the summer of 2021, the defending Spanish champions are still interested in Luis Alberto.
Spanish giants Atletico wanted to sign Luis Alberto from Lazio in the summer of 2021, but they did not want to pay the Serie A club €50 million as transfer fee. So, Atleti signed Argentina international De Paul instead. However, the La Liga are still interested in Luis Alberto.
Luis Alberto, a former Sevilla and Liverpool player who can operate as an attacking midfielder or as a winger, has scored three goals and provided seven assists in 17 Serie A starts for Lazio so far this season. The 29-year…
Erik ten Hag has signed a new two-year contract at Ajax, effectively ending speculation linking him to the vacancy at Tottenham.
Ten Hag had been touted as one of Spurs preferred candidates to be the long-term successor to Jose Mourinho, who was sacked by the north London club last week.
RB Leipzig had also been floated as a possible destination for Ten Hag after Julian Nagelsmann was confirmed as Bayern Munich s next head coach, but Jesse Marsch will take over at the Bundesliga club next season.
Ajax are a point away from retaining the Eredivisie crown they won in 2018-19 as part of a domestic double under Ten Hag – they were top of the table when last season was abandoned due to the coronavirus pandemic – and ahead of Sunday s potentially celebratory hom…
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Hoping to widen their buffer at the top of the Serie B table on Sunday night, Frosinone will make the trip to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris when they meet Genoa.
Starting with the hosts, while Genoa might be desperate to claim an immediate Serie A return this season, the Griffins are enduring what has been a downbeat run. Last seen having to settle for a 0-0 stalemate away at Ascoli, they have come tumbling out of the top-two after enjoying an impressive start to the 2022/23 campaign. Knowing that they should face a tough test at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday night, the Rossoblu have managed to muster just a single win from any of their previous seven domestic contests across all formats. With that extended blip stemmi…
Real Madrid have agreed with Barcelona s suggestion to move the first LaLiga Clasico of the season to December 18.
The Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) confirmed on Friday that it had postponed the match at Camp Nou due to safety concerns amid the ongoing political tensions and protests in Catalonia.
Violent scenes broke out in Barcelona after nine Catalan political leaders received long prison sentences for their roles in the region s 2017 referendum and subsequent unilateral declaration of independence.
A rally in the city has been called by pro-independence politicians for October 26, the day Barca were due to host Madrid, prompting the RFEF to intervene.
The Competition Committee has told the two clubs to agree to a revised date for the game b…
Al Hilal thumped hosts Al Jazira 6-1 on Sunday to book their place in the Club World Cup semi-finals against Chelsea.
2020-21 UAE Pro League champions Al Jazira opened the scoring through Abdoulay Diaby after 14 minutes, but goals from former Premier League forwards Odion Ighalo and Matheus Pereira put Al Hilal into the lead before the break.
That narrow lead was extended into an emphatic scoreline in the second half, as Mohamed Kanno, Salem Al-Dawsari, Moussa Marega and Andre Carrillo all found the back of the net.
Asian champions Al Hilal will face European counterparts Chelsea in the last four on February 9, while Al Jazira play Monterrey earlier that same day in the fifth-place play-off.
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