If we upped the pace in that first half [and went up] another gear, I think we could have hurt them, especially in that final third, with some cleverness and good movement.
In a dead-rubber, with Lyon guaranteed to finish top and Rangers booked in for the runners-up spot, the visitors took the lead on 41 minutes when Scott Wright's deflected shot found the corner of the net.
Aside from the obvious romantic pull, and the irresistible urge to snatch him from under the noses of rivals Manchester City, there was the guarantee of goals he still brings at 36.
Brought on at half-time at the Amsterdam Arena - the stadium he called home during his days at Ajax - with Denmark trailing 3-1, Eriksen produced a trademark arrowed shot into the top corner to score just two minutes into his fairy-tale international comeback - with his very first touch.
He and assistant manager Martyn Pert will officially start their roles on Monday, with John McGreal continuing as caretaker boss for Saturday's home game against
Middlesbrough's reward for knocking out Manchester United on Friday night is a home tie against Tottenham, who are looking to lift the cup for the first time since 1991.
Despite the result being of no real consequence to Liverpool we should expect Jurgen Klopp to field a competitive side that will put in a professional
Manchester City kept their cool in the hostile surroundings of the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium to reach the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid on
Today would have been Bobby Robson's 89th birthday. That poses a problem for Retro Corner: with a career that long and that interesting, and with a personality that admired and respected, what on earth do we pick? Well, we decided we hadn't seen enough of his time at Porto, so here's a montage from the club. And is that a young José Mourinho glowering by his side? Of course it
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With Madrid a goal down on the night – and two on aggregate – Rodrygo scored a quick-fire, late brace with strikes in the 89th and 91st minutes to send the tie to extra-time, where Karim Benzema’s penalty – in the 94th minute – sealed an improbable win.
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He won 43 caps for Spain and represented his country in the 1962 and 1966 World Cups. Gento started his career at Racing Santander before his move to the Spanish
They currently sit a disappointing sixth in the La Liga table, 17 points adrift of runaway leaders Real Madrid, having played a game
Serie A - Napoli close gap on Inter Napoli kept pace with Serie A leaders Inter Milan after thrashing lowly local rivals Salernitana 4-1, recording their third league victory in a row.
Yet, as Dutch football journalist Marcel van der Kraan told Sky Sports News, Ten Hag has stipulated he wants freedom with his management of players were he to take the role, so he can reshape the side and its style in his image, building it around younger and hungrier players.
But Watford drew level 10 minutes into the second half through Dennis, who needed VAR to award his goal.
Rangnick won the German Cup with Schalke in 2011 and took RB Leipzig to the final in 2019. Rangnick impressed during an initial conversation with United officials earlier this
The Saints game, the West Ham game, the RB Leipzig game, they shouldn't have lost against PSG. They were terrible in the first half against West Ham, and I mean terrible.
Fernando's son [Fernando Roig Negueroles, the club's chief executive] has been in charge of our transfer policy and is the most responsible for what Villarreal have become
During this period Muslims are expected to fast between sunrise to sunset for roughly a month. The period also involves regular daily prayers, acts of charity and self-reflection.
Luis Suarez’s night ended early after he was replaced by Matheus Cunha in the 13th-minute. It looked as if the tearful Uruguayan picked up a knock in the opening minutes.
Towler was at fault again five minutes later, bringing down Benik Afobe from behind to concede a clear penalty that the striker coolly tucked away with a low finish.
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Elanga primed to take torch off Zlatan Sweden's all-time record goalscorer Zlatan Ibrahimovic is preparing to pass the torch to a new generation of young players such as Anthony Elanga as his side prepare for their World Cup playoff semi-final against the Czech Republic.
Tottenham are waiting for the results of PCR tests to see the extent of their latest coronavirus outbreak.
Spurs have Steven Bergwijn - linked with a move away - as well as Dele Alli, Giovani Lo Celso and Bryan Gil who could step up during Son’s absence.
Matic has made a total of 183 appearances for United at the time of writing, scoring four goals. The most recent of which came against Manchester City in a Carabao Cup semi-final second leg in January
Watched from the stands by new interim boss Ralf Rangnick, who has been granted his permit to begin work at United, the hosts found themselves behind early on after Emile Smith Rowe's controversial opener (13).
The Reds still have a game in hand on champions City and another commanding display suggests the title race may not yet be a foregone
After this point Atleti channelled their old defensive resilience before snatching a dramatic victory with time running out.
Then the training started, bit by bit, building up slowly, but at the same time, getting control of what I can control and trying to test the heart.
Suarez moves ahead of Messi as top qualifying scorer Luis Suarez moved ahead of Lionel Messi as the top scorer in South American World Cup qualifiers with his 29th goal, a bicycle kick that helped Uruguay to a 2-0 win over Chile.
Nobody. They'd just finished nowhere, Eden Hazard - who was their best player by a million miles - had just left, they couldn't bring anyone in, and someone was expected to come in and take that team into the top four.
Roma coach Jose Mourinho led Inter to the treble in 2010 and saw defender Gianluca Mancini head narrowly wide for the visitors before Hakan Calhanoglu played Dumfries through for the
I'm talking about actually right now, today, I'd have to have Greenwood. You would have him up front.
At the start of this campaign, major trophies and perhaps even their first league title in nine years appeared to be drawing closer - but the numbers merely highlight that not only do United remain way off the pace but they have been adrift for several years.
United have seen enough to convince them that his potential should be tied down, with an official agreement now in
Manchester City duo Jack Grealish and Phil Foden have been pictured on a night out that seemingly led to Pep Guardiola leaving them out of his side at Newcastle United on Sunday.
Manchester United have not commented on reports of the crash. United face Liverpool in the Premier League on Tuesday
Guardiola defended his claims that the game with Brugge was the most important of the week for his team, with the Manchester derby next up in the Premier League on Saturday lunchtime, live on Sky Sports.
Mohamed Salah and Trent Alexander-Arnold went on to score in the remainder of the game. I need to see it again but it was clear to me that Isaac went down holding his head immediately.
