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Braga striker ruins Gyökeres' new heroic role just before the end
Sporting Portugal has definitively lost the Portuguese top spot to Benfica. Victor Gyökeres seemed destined to be the match-winner against Sporting Braga for a long time, but a very young attacker prevented that: 1-1.
Koeman doesn’t see Barcelona as Champions League favorites: 'It’s just like with the Dutch national team'
Ronald Koeman doesn’t see Barcelona as the main favorite to win the Champions League this season. The head coach of the Dutch national team tempered the excitement following Barcelona’s convincing win over Borussia Dortmund in the quarter-finals. He drew a comparison with the Dutch national team.
Flemmings’ Burnley and Hamers’ Sheffield United slip up, Piroe and Leeds take advantage
Leeds United had a successful evening on Tuesday in their push for promotion to the Premier League. The Elland Road side won away at Middlesbrough and saw their two rivals, Burnley and Sheffield United, drop points in the Championship.
Fonseca suspects a different motive behind suspension: 'Not for what I did'
Paulo Fonseca still strongly disagrees with his nine-month suspension. The Olympique Lyon coach is banned from the dugout and from communicating with the bench until November 30 following his outburst towards a referee. However, the Portuguese manager suspects that there is more behind his suspension than just that incident.
Giménez hasn’t yet been given the chance to end his goal drought
AC Milan will be without Santiago Giménez for Friday’s Serie A match against Udinese. The former Feyenoord striker picked up an injury last weekend during the league game against Fiorentina.
Courtois gives credit to Rice: 'He strikes the ball perfectly twice'
Thibaut Courtois stated that there was little he could do about Declan Rice's thunderous strikes in the first leg of the Champions League quarter-final between Arsenal and Real Madrid. Jude Bellingham and Carlo Ancelotti both emphasized that the tie is far from over.
Walker couldn’t accept Alli’s red card: 'I know what he’s been through'
AC Milan defender Kyle Walker said that his "heart took over" when he pleaded with the referee not to give Dele Alli a red card during his debut for Como last month. The two are former teammates at Tottenham Hotspur and the England national team.
Postecoglou can’t believe the sentiment around Spurs: 'Gold turned into garbage'
Tottenham Hotspur manager Ange Postecoglou had a turbulent press conference ahead of the Europa League clash with Eintracht Frankfurt. The 59-year-old coach accused the media of turning everything that is "gold" about Spurs into "garbage" and addressed rumors suggesting he could be sacked even if the club achieves success in Europe.
Why Leicester's very young debutant played without a shirt sponsor
Leicester City experienced another night to forget on Monday. A bright spot was the debut of Jeremy Monga, who made his first appearance for The Foxes at the age of fifteen. The substitute played without the shirt sponsor's logo on his chest.
Pavlidis makes history at Benfica: 'It became the night of the Greek God'
Vangelis Pavlidis had a memorable night on Sunday with Benfica during their visit to rival FC Porto. He became the first Benfica player ever to score three times away at Porto and was praised afterwards.