Barcelona dishes out one of their worst halves of football after the opening whistle at Estadio da Luz last night. Benfica went ahead early with the first goal early on the night, but that was the only normal goal for over the next hour. Barcelona equalised through a penalty before Wojciech Szczesny collided with Alejandro …
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William Saliba has been confirmed to be ready to return before Arsenal take on Manchester City, but will miss the clash with Dinamo Zagreb. Mikel Arteta has faced the press ahead of Arsenal’s penultimate Champions League first-phase clash with Dinamo Zagreb. The Gunners could guarantee their place in the last-16 of the competition with a …
We are merely hours away from Barcelona’s seventh UCL league stage game against SL Benfica. After a disappointing outing against Getafe over the weekend, the Catalans will be keen on getting back to winning ways. Hansi Flick is unlikely to tinker much with the team and will hope that the existing set of players perform to …
Arsenal face Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday night looking to all but confirm their progression to the last-16 of the competition. With a strong run so far, they sit third in the table with this clash against 24th-place Croatian side and then a trip to 30th-place Girona to finish the first phase. This is the first …
Gerard Martin has been one of the youngsters who has had a breakthrough season at FC Barcelona in the current campaign under Hansi Flick. Having arrived in 2023, the left-back played for Barça Atletic in his debut season but was given a chance by Flick during the pre-season camp in the summer, from which point …
Tottenham’s quest to sign a talented forward from Barcelona could get complicated, with a report revealing his desires after learning that his club want to get rid of him, while head coach Hansi Flick has made clear in public his thoughts on the matter. As transfer correspondent Fraser Fletcher has been reporting this month, Tottenham …
Arsenal are the only club to have shown concrete interest in signing Juventus striker Dusan Vlahovic this month, with Mikel Arteta the driving force behind a potential deal. Juventus are on the verge of securing an agreement to sign Paris Saint-Germain striker Randal Kolo Muano on loan, who is already training with the Turin-based club. …
Arsenal could be boosted by the return of two key players as they prepare to face Shakhtar Donetsk on Wednesday. The Gunners sit third in the Champions League table on 13 points from their opening six fixtures and have put themselves in a strong position to qualify for the last 16. The top eight from the …
Barcelona head coach Hansi Flick has on Monday moved to reveal his appreciation for the talents of a member of the attacking ranks at Benfica. This, of course, comes as Barcelona prepare to lock horns with the Portuguese heavyweights on Tuesday night. Fresh off another disappointing domestic result against Getafe over the weekend, the Blaugrana …
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Hansi Flick will unlikely make any changes to the Barcelona starting lineup for the UEFA Champions League clash with SL Benfica on Tuesday. Barcelona will aim to return to winning ways and get closer to sealing automatic qualification to the next round of the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League when they lock horns with SL Benfica at …
