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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.