Verdict: Thomas Muller to score anytime Bayern to score over 2.5 goals
Best Odds: 9/5
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In a contest between two sides who put in stunning displays over the weekend, Lyon and Bayern Munich will meet out in Portugal on Wednesday night with a spot in the final of this year s Champions League up for grabs.
Starting with Lyon, sat down in seventh spot and almost in Ligue 1 limbo after seeing their domestic campaign brought to an early halt, few across Europe would have expected Les Gones stunning Champions League run this year. Collecting the scalp of newly-crowned Italian champions Juventus thanks to away goals earlier in the month, a result that cost Maurizio Sarri his job in Turin, the Whites really saved their best for Saturday night. Despite m…
Best Odds: 7/5
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With all eyes on the north London derby this weekend, Arsenal will welcome Tottenham to what should be a lively Emirates on Sunday afternoon.
Arsenal
Starting with the hosts, while Arsenal might have opened the 2021/22 campaign in the midst of a very public struggle, the Gunners should be boosted by their recent bounce. Last seen in midweek when managing to extend on their EFL Cup adventure, they eventually cruised their way to a 3-0 win against League One side AFC Wimbledon on home soil. With Mikel Arteta praising his side after Wednesday s routine victory at the Emirates, Pep Guardiola s former right-hand man finds his side now in the midst of a three-match winning run across all formats. Marking their return from September s interna…
Pep Guardiola is yet to decide upon the Manchester City starting XI to face Chelsea in Saturday s Champions League final.
Guardiola has rotated his side frequently this season, with City s ample squad depth a factor in them adding Premier League and EFL Cup glory to their impressive haul under the Catalan tactician.
However, their progress through the knockout stages of the Champions League saw Guardiola deploy a relatively settled line-up, usually opting for a striker-less 4-3-3 formation.
Any tweaks, such as Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fernandinho being preferred to Joao Cancelo and Rodri at left-back and holding midfielder respectively for the second leg of the semi-final triumph over Paris Saint-Germain, were largely personnel based tactical changes more of the t…
Vincent Kompany revelled in a great honour to have been named Bayern Munich s new head coach, and is confident success will follow at the Allianz Arena.
The former Burnley boss has put pen to paper on a three-year deal with the Bundesliga giants, after succeeding the outgoing Thomas Tuchel.
Kompany s appointment is widely regarded as a surprise one, with the former Manchester City captain unable to keep Burnley in the Premier League in 2023-24.
Nevertheless, the Belgian now finds himself at one of Europe s biggest clubs, and cannot wait to get started.
I m looking forward to the challenge of FC Bayern, he told the club s official website. It s a great honour to be able to work for this club FC Bayern is an institution in international football.
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Tyler Adams says the confidence has returned to the United States camp in the wake of their shock defeat to Panama.
The USA lost 2-1 in Atlanta on Thursday, with Panama taking advantage after Timothy Weah was sent off early on.
That defeat leaves the Copa America hosts in a perilous position in Group C. They are ahead of Panama on goal difference, but the Stars and Stripes must play in-form Uruguay in their last match, while Panama face Bolivia, the lowest-ranked team in the tournament.
But in spite of the pressure on Gregg Berhalter s team ahead of Monday s encounter with Marcelo Bielsa s side, Adams says there is a positive mood in the camp.
We re all confident again, you know, when we have 11 players on the field that we can go toe to toe with anybody…
Paris Saint-Germain fell to just their second defeat of the Ligue 1 season as Mauricio Pochettino s side were beaten 3-1 by Nantes at Stade de la Beaujoire.
Goals from Randal Kolo Muani, Quentin Merlin and a Ludovic Blas penalty handed the home team an incredible 3-0 half-time lead, with goalkeeper Alban Lafont starring for the hosts.
Neymar pulled one back immediately after the restart before seeing a soft penalty effort saved on the hour and Nantes held on for the win, moving into fifth place in the French top-flight.
PSG remain well clear at the top of Ligue 1, but this was not how Pochettino will have envisaged following up their impressive 1-0 win against Real Madrid in the Champions League in midweek.
Nantes took a shock lead just three minute…
Massimiliano Allegri remembers his maiden successes with Sassuolo and Milan more fondly than his triumphs with Juventus.
Sassuolo made history under Allegri in 2007-08 when he led them to the Serie C title and promotion to the second tier for the first time.
He was poached by Cagliari and took over at Milan ahead of the 2010-11 season, guiding them to a first Scudetto in seven years.
Allegri only added the Supercoppa Italiana before moving onto Juve in 2014. He steered the Bianconeri to five straight Serie A titles – the first four of which were domestic doubles thanks to successes in the Coppa Italia – and two Champions League finals, both of which ended in defeat.
Despite the incredible record he possessed during his first stint at Juve, it is…
Pep Guardiola saluted legend Brian Kidd after the long-time Manchester City assistant manager called time on his career with the Premier League champions.
Kidd, who began his playing days at Manchester United in the 1960s, also appeared as a forward for City during his prime years.
He later became assistant boss to Alex Ferguson at Old Trafford from 1991 to 1998, operating at the Scot s side during a richly successful era in United s history.
Myriad roles, including stints as assistant with Leeds United and England and as manager of Blackburn Rovers, preceded a return to City in September 2009, initially in an academy-focused technical role.
Kidd has since served as first-team assistant under Roberto Mancini, Manuel Pellegrini and most recently Guardio…
Chelsea are interested in signing Max Kilman from Premier League rivals Wolverhampton Wanderers in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former Premier League and UEFA Champions League winners Chelsea have a long-standing interest in Kilman and could try to bring the 26-year-old centre-back to Stamford Bridge at the end of the season.
Kilman has been on the books of Wolves since 2018 and has established himself as one of the best and most important players for the team. The defender has made 120 appearances in the Premier League so far in his career. Kilman has scored three goals, provided one assist, and kept 31 clean sheets in those games.
Chelsea are ninth in the Premier League table at the moment with 43 points from 29 matches, while…
England boss Roy Hodgson has a lot of work to do to get his team ready for Euro 2016
England has qualified for Euro 2016 with a 100 per cent record from their group. Roy Hodgson’s side completed their qualification campaign with a 3-0 in Lithuania on Monday night.
In truth the opposition was not the best the world has to offer and no doubt tougher tests lie ahead in France next summer. In fact the rest of the group presented very little challenge to England.
Testing
It seems that England boss Roy Hodgson is still testing out his best options, as during the qualification campaign the former-West Brom used an incredible 33 players. Liverpool striker Danny Ings became the 33rd player used during qualification when he came on in the Three Lions most recent…