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Emery refuses to talk to Aston Villa players about the comeback
Unai Emery remains confident in a comeback for Aston Villa. The Birmingham club needs to overturn a 3-1 deficit in the Champions League quarter-finals against Paris Saint-Germain. Emery himself was once involved in perhaps the most spectacular Champions League comeback ever (better known as la remontada), but he doesn’t talk to his players about it.
Three German clubs set their sights on Fábio Silva
The Portuguese forward is having a strong season at Las Palmas and is attracting interest. Wolverhampton are looking to secure a fee of around 20 million euros.
Make-or-break week for Van Wonderen at Schalke 04
Kees van Wonderen is heading into a crucial week at Schalke 04. According to several German media outlets, he is fighting for his last chance to remain head coach of the club from Gelsenkirchen. On Saturday, league leaders HSV will visit.
Paderborn goalkeeper plays as right winger in frantic final push
Remarkable scenes from the 2. Bundesliga: SC Paderborn’s goalkeeper redefined the term sweeper keeper in dramatic fashion. Manuel Riemann didn’t just come far off his line to clear balls against Fortuna Düsseldorf he even popped up as a right winger.
Flamengo player allegedly forced yellow card due to sports betting
Bruno Henrique is under investigation for allegedly forcing a yellow card in order to benefit family members and friends who had placed bets. The incident took place in 2023.
Suárez responds to retirement question about Messi: 'He's not ready yet'
According to Luis Suárez, Lionel Messi will defend the world title with Argentina at the 2026 World Cup in the United States, Mexico, and Canada. The Uruguayan says that his close friend and Inter Miami teammate is not thinking about retirement yet.
Through this statistic, Arsenal hopes to prevent a new Real comeback
Arsenal is ready to defend a 3-0 lead against Real Madrid in the Champions League. In his match talk, Mikel Arteta will certainly mention an ongoing statistic: The Gunners have gone 79 official matches in a row without conceding more than two goals.
Overturning a three-goal deficit: Real Madrid can do it
Real Madrid will need to dig deep into something very special to get past Arsenal. After the 3-0 defeat in London, Carlo Ancelotti’s side are far from favorites to reach the Champions League semi-finals. Then again, overturning a three-goal deficit? Real have done it before.
System error caused Europa League anthem to play at Aston Villa vs PSG.
A small mistake should be allowed that’s probably what they were thinking at Aston Villa before the kickoff of the Champions League quarter-final second leg. Just moments before the match started, things went completely wrong as the Europa League anthem was played instead. According to the BBC, this happened due to a system error.
Double digits in both goals and assists: Lukaku becomes the second to do it after Salah
Romelu Lukaku has joined a (very short) list alongside Mohamed Salah. He is only the second player in Europe’s top five leagues this season to reach double digits in both goals and assists. In addition, he has now surpassed Diego Maradona in total Serie A goals.