The decisive moment came in the 61st minute, thanks to a brilliant sequence of play. Pedri delivered a perfectly placed ball into the box, finding Lamine Yamal in stride. The young winger showed his awareness by sending the ball back across goal, where Robert Lewandowski was waiting to finish with a well-placed header. It was …
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Mikel Arteta knows how important Wednesday night is. Arsenal have the chance to get to the Carabao Cup final, although they must overcome Newcastle United, who hold a 2-0 lead going into the semi-final second leg. Alexander Isak and Anthony Gordon both scored in the first leg at Emirates Stadium at the start of January and Arteta …
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Arsenal must go all-out to sign Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak this summer after failing to land Aston Villa’s Ollie Watkins. The Gunners had a disappointing winter transfer window. The club were tipped to make a couple of attacking additions after injuries to Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Jesus. Manager Mikel Arteta acknowledged that work was …
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Arsenal registered a stunning 5-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League last weekend. The Gunners had five different goalscorers, including Ethan Nwaneri, who scored in stoppage time. Nwaneri netted with a brilliant curling effort from the edge of the box for the second straight game. In our view, manager Mikel Arteta must pick …
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The January transfer window was a quiet one for Arsenal, despite Mikel Arteta being keen to add to his squad over the window. The Gunners didn’t add any new signings to their squad, despite their need for attacking reinforcements. It’s a situation the Arsenal boss has admitted his disappointment at. Speaking in his pre-match press conference ahead of the Carabao Cup clash against Newcastle, …
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FC Barcelona have been careful with their player contracts in recent times. After some painful and unfortunate incidents in the past that came as a result of poor contract management, the Catalan club seems to have learned things the hard way. Fortunately, however, Barcelona is much more cautious now. This was evident enough when the …
A head-turning statistic, with Barcelona star Robert Lewandowski featuring as a central protagonist, has this week come to the fore online. This comes amid confirmation that the Polish international sits 2nd on the list of players to have opened the scoring most frequently in Europe’s top five leagues this season. Frontman Lewandowski has of course …
Pedri is enjoying a special season under Hansi Flick at FC Barcelona in 2024/25, showing why he is regarded as one of the best midfielders in the game. The 22-year-old is proving to be a key difference-maker for the best, both physically and performance-wise. After a few irregular seasons, during which he faced recurring fitness problems, …
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has provided an update on Ben White and Bukayo Saka ahead of the second leg of the Carabao Cup semi-final at Newcastle United on Wednesday. The Gunners registered a stunning 5-1 win over Manchester City in the Premier League last weekend. They will aim to carry the momentum into the League …
Fabrizio Romano has shed light on how and why Arsenal failed to sign a striker in the January window, though the Gunners have Alexander Isak and one other striker in their sights for the summer. Arsenal fans across the globe were crying out for their club to sign a potent new striker in the winter window. …
