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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.
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.
A few months ago, he was on the beach and didn’t want to play
Szczęsny retired last summer but returned to football months later after receiving a surprise invitation from Barcelona, who had just seen Ter Stegen suffer a serious injury. He is now the first-choice goalkeeper and isn’t afraid of losing his spot to the German, who is close to returning. He also isn’t thinking about whether he’ll continue playing after this season.
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.
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.
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.
Premier League's most goal-involved defender plays for Wolves
Algerian full-back Rayan Aït-Nouri of Wolves is the defender with the most goal involvements in the Premier League this season.
Modric follows teammates' trend and becomes co-owner of Swansea City
Luka Modric is reportedly on the verge of becoming a co-owner of Swansea City. The Real Madrid veteran has reached an agreement to acquire a minority stake in the Welsh club, following a trend set by several of his teammates at Los Blancos.
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.
Van Dijk expects transfer action at Liverpool: 'It needs to be a big summer'
Virgil van Dijk expects Liverpool to be active in the transfer market this summer. During contract talks with the 33-year-old defender, the discussions weren’t just about his own future but also about the direction of the Premier League leaders.