Liverpool players have lauded the performance of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi after his heroics in the UEFA Champions League (UCL). Lionel Messi was undoubtedly the star of the show as his Barcelona team took a major step to a first Champions League final appearance in four years with the 3-0 win over Liverpool at home in what was the first leg of their semifinal tie. After the game, Liverpool defenders Andy Robertson and Virgil Van Dijk hailed Messi as the greatest player in the world after his performance against them. Robertson and … [Read more...]
Unstoppable: Klopp Pays Tribute To ‘GOAT’ Messi
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has lauded the quality of Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi after his goals gave the Reds a difficult task to overcome ahead of their Champions League semifinal second leg clash next week. Messi scored a brace to help his Barcelona team to a 3-0 home win over Liverpool in the first leg played at the Nou Camp on Wednesday night. After the game, Klopp lauded Messi who’s seen by many as the Greatest Player of All Time (GOAT). Revealed, What De Gea is doing ahead of Barcelona clash In his post-match reaction … [Read more...]
Why Barcelona win is no big deal, Mourinho takes swipe at former side
Former Manchester United coach Jose Mourinho was expecting Barcelona win over his former team. After a 1-0 win at the Old Trafford, the Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona delivered another class performance to go 3-0 at the Nou Camp and that was enough to get through to the semi-final. Argentina international Lionel Messi was a threat to the Ole Gunnar Solskjaer team as he scored in the second leg and created a lot of problems. How To Stop In-form Liverpool Star Revealed Jose Mourinho stated that he knew it would be difficult to contain … [Read more...]
Klopp Yet To Think About Champions League Duel With Messi
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp has revealed that he’s yet to think about how to stop Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi when both sides meet in the Champions League semifinals at the start of next month. This was the position of the Liverpool manager on Messi when he was asked during his post-match press conference after the FC Porto win. Liverpool setup a last four meeting with Messi and Barcelona after they thrashed FC Porto 4-1 in their Champions League quarterfinal second leg clash to secure a 6-1 aggregate win over the Portuguese … [Read more...]
Ex-Liverpool Star Delivers Champions League Blow To Rivals Man Utd
Liverpool fans would have been delighted after one of their former players delivered a knockout blow to the chances of fierce rivals Manchester United in this season’s Champions League. Barcelona midfielder Philippe Coutinho has not enjoyed the best of careers at the Nou Camp since his big transfer from Liverpool last year but the Brazilian would have been elated with his performance in the second leg Champions League last eight clash with Manchester United. The Brazilian national team player scored one of the goals as Manchester United were … [Read more...]
Valverde sent message to United after Messi trouble
There is no doubt that Man United were given much trouble by Argentina international Lionel Messi when they clashed against Barcelona in the second leg of the Champions League quarter-finals. In addition o the threat and impressive performance, Lionel Messi scored two first-half goals to help his team with a dream move to the semi-finals in a game that ended 3-0. It would be recalled that Lionel Messi was fingered as the major threat even before the game and the Red Devils were handed advice by pundits and former players on how to stop him … [Read more...]
Why United have reasons to be worried about Messi
Pundits have opined that Man United have got reasons to be worried about the threat posed by Argentine international Lionel Messi ahead of their Champions League second leg clash at the Nuo Camp. The Red Devils have been underdogs since the first leg and that is still unchanged despite the fact that it did not reflect on the 1-0 scoreline at the Old Trafford. It is already suggested that the Red Devils could pose a surprise when they storm Spain as they have done that already in the round of 16 where they defeated Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint … [Read more...]
Revealed, What De Gea is doing ahead of Barcelona clash
Man United are ready for a big clash against Barcelona later on Tuesday and they face a major threat against Argentina international Lionel Messi. Lionel Messi has been in fine form for the team and he has been identified as a major player that can help his team secure a win against Man United. However, it has been revealed that Spanish goalkeeper David De Gea is determined to ensure his team qualify to the next round and he is reported to be doing an extra and special training that will have him stop Lionel Messi from scoring goals. … [Read more...]
Smalling ready to stop Messi
Man United star Chris Smalling has boasted to be ready to stop Argentina international and Barcelona star Lionel Messi when they clash on Wednesday night for the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Messi remains a major threat to the Man United team with his fine form at the moment but Chris Smalling is of the opinion that the star player is stoppable just like others. The Red Devils defender is of the opinion that he has been able to stop Kylian Mbappe and Cristiano Ronaldo in previous meetings in the competition and hopes to have a … [Read more...]
Ferguson tells Solskjaer how to stop Messi
English Premier League outfit Man United have been handed a boost with their legendary former manager Alex Ferguson playing an advisory role to manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer ahead of their Champions League clash against Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona. The Red Devils secured a historic qualification after defeating French Ligue 1 outfit by 3-1 at Paris despite the 2-0 defeat they suffered in the first leg of the round of 16 at the Old Trafford. The Ole Gunnar Solskjaer team have therefore got Argentina international Lionel Messi as the major … [Read more...]
Why United have a BIG chance against Barcelona
English Premier League outfit Man United face a very important Champions League fixture against Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona in the quarter-finals tie which is their only hope of winning a title this season. There is no doubt that the Red Devils are the underdogs going into the game but they are being helped by their magical qualification against French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint Germain which hints that they have got surprised in their bag to present and that will not be taken for granted by the Spanish side. Real Madrid give Man United … [Read more...]
Why United will still defeat Barcelona despite Messi’s threat
English Premier League side Man United have been tipped by former striker Dwight Yorke despite the threat posed by Argentina international Lionel Messi. The Red Devils will face the Spanish La Liga outfit in the quarter-finals of the Champions League which is their only hope of winning a title this season. Barcelona have got Lionel Messi as a major threat with his great form at the moment which has been admitted by Dwight Yorke but he stressed that with the collective strength by the Man United team, they can still scale to the … [Read more...]
Cristiano Ronaldo to return to former club, report
Portuguese international and Juventus star Cristiano has been tipped to have a return back to the Old Trafford after manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer said he would be happy to have him as a Man United player again. It is 10 years since the world best player left the Red Devils to join Spanish La Liga outfit Real Madrid in a record deal of £80 million in 2009. He did well to have won four Champions League titles with the Los Blancos. It was a surprise to many when Cristiano Ronaldo made the decision to leave Real Madrid to join Italian Serie A … [Read more...]
Big boost for United ahead of Barcelona clash
Man United were able to secure a magical qualification to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champion League after a stunning defeat of French Ligue 1 outfit Paris Saint German. The Red Devils had lost the first leg of the round of 16 at the Old Trafford by 2-0, yet they secured qualification to the next round with a 3-1 win at the French capital. They have therefore been drawn against Spanish La Liga outfit Barcelona which promises to be a big test for interim manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer with suggestions that he might not be able to fly past … [Read more...]
Champions League: Ex-Liverpool Star On Target In Barcelona Win
Former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho was amongst the goals as Barcelona secured a spot in the quarterfinals with a thumping win over Lyon at home. Coutinho and Barcelona had played out a goalless draw with their French opponents in the first leg of their last 16 tie in France some weeks ago but their second meeting was more favourable for the Catalans though it must be pointed out that they suffered a scare when Lucas Tousart halved the deficit to 2-1 just before the hour mark. Barcelona then went on to score three late goals to make … [Read more...]
Chelsea Loanee Culpable In Atletico Madrid Defeat
Nigerian Super Eagles defender Kenneth Omeruo was the main culprit after his team suffered a narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of Atletico Madrid. Kenneth Omeruo currently plays his club football for Spanish La Liga club Leganes having joined on loan from Premier League giants Chelsea. The Nigerian defender left Chelsea to join Leganes on a temporary deal at the start of the season. The 25-year-old has been impressive during his loan spell at Leganes until yesterday’s game against Atletico Madrid. Why Virgil Van Dijk Will Win PFA Player … [Read more...]
BBC pundit – Liverpool £180,000-a-week player is the third best in the world after Ronaldo and Messi
When Liverpool signed the Netherlands international, Virgil Van Dijk from Southampton at the sum of £75 million, many football critics were quick to slam them for making such an exorbitant payment for a defender. Well, 10 months after the transfer was made, Virgil Van Dijk has not only proved his critics wrong but has made the Reds defense line stronger. Van Dijk as a player has every attribute expected of a defender, he is strong, he can tackle, he calculates every move amongst other qualities. The Netherland international is a leader of … [Read more...]
Why De Gea thinks criticism of him is ‘stupid’
Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea has described the criticism against him as stupid. He made the claim after he was named in the FIFPro World XI at the FIFA Best awards ceremony that was held in London on Tuesday night. His rival at Chelsea, Thibaut Courtois had won an individual award as the best goalkeeper of the year, all thanks to his performance at the Russia 2018 World Cup. De Gea thinks his inclusion in the FIFA team of the year is a prove of how good he is which has not been acknowledged by his critics. Recall that the … [Read more...]
Could this be true? ‘Messi’ pictured in Manchester United
The latest claim by Watford first team goalkeeper, Ben Foster is that the Lionel Messi of goalkeeping is currently with the Manchester United squad, in the person of David de Gea. The performance by De Gea when United visited Watford on Saturday impressed Foster that he was left with no choice than to liken him to the Barcelona star as the world best goalkeeper. The Spaniard was seen to have helped the Jose Mourinho men with his astonishing saves that handed United all three points in the game. The game ended 2-1. Done deal! Liverpool sign … [Read more...]
Pogba is heading to Juventus, report
If emerging reports are anything to go by, Manchester United midfielder, Paul Pogba could be on his way back to Juventus. Pogba is believed to be unhappy at the Old Trafford owing to his sour relationship with Coach Jose Mourinho. His performance since joining the Manchester side has also been a subject of argument as he is yet to convince the fans that he is worth the £89m fee paid on him in August 2016. According to Turin newspaper Tuttosport, Pogba just has until the end of the season to return back to the Serie A champions where he is … [Read more...]