Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting haunted former side Paris Saint-Germain as Bayern Munich reached the Champions League quarter-final with a 2-0 win that secured a 3-0 aggregate triumph.
Julian Nagelsmann s side progressed to the last eight in Europe for a fourth straight season after Choupo-Moting and Serge Gnabry s second-half strikes in the second leg on Wednesday.
Bayern were earlier indebted to Matthijs de Ligt, though, after his remarkable goal-line clearance thwarted Vitinha in the first half at Allianz Arena.
De Ligt s last-ditch intervention, coupled with Choupo-Moting s cool finish and a breakaway Gnabry goal, saw PSG fail to reach Champions League quarter-finals for a second consecutive season.
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Serie A returns for another huge round of games as the competition continues to heat up. Every side in the division will be aware of how important a win can be as three points can quite often see a side rise a number of places as the table has remained incredibly tight. With this in mind, Napoli host Bologna on Sunday.
Napoli have been in very good form this season and they are looking to claim the league title. After 21 games they have won 17, drawn three and lost one, scoring 45 goals and conceding 13 times. In their last five they have won five in a row, which has seen them onto 54 points. They are currently in second-place behind Juventus, but Napoli have a game in hand, meaning th…
Successive Champions League winners and La Liga title holders Real Madrid have seen a dramatic change in fortunes over the last six months.
It was in August when Zinedine Zidane’s men sealed a second piece of silverware in a week’s time – having grabbed a Spanish Super Cup trophy eight days after their UEFA Super Cup triumph over Manchester United – to add to a highly successful season for the French tactician in charge of Los Blancos.
Everything seemed to be running smoothly for one of Europe’s biggest clubs and few would have hoped to see the devastating turn in plot.
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With trophies and silverware speaking in his favour, Zinedine Zidane managed to persuade the traditionally lavish Real Madrid pres…
Arsenal legend Freddie Ljungberg has told his former club to open their wallets if they want to keep Robin van Persie.
Ljungberg believes that a couple of top class players could persuade the Netherlands striker to sign a new deal with the club, rather than leave for pastures new.
The former Sweden International feels that the Gunners can compete for trophies again, but keeping the Dutch international will be vital to any future success.
I think there s nothing to advise Robin, I think it s more that you have to advise Arsenal, Ljungberg told Goal.com.
When Robin came to Arsenal we were a good team and we were winning trophies.
I think that s what he wants to do, and I think that Arsenal maybe have to open their wallet a little bit and buy may…
Serbian defender Slobodan Rajkovic was on Friday banned for 12 months for spitting at the referee following his side s 2-0 defeat by Argentina in a group match at the Beijing Olympics, FIFA announced.
The incident took place after 19-year-old Rajkovic, who plays at Chelsea but has been loaned out to Dutch side Twente, had been one of two Serbian players shown a red card by Abdullah Al Hilali.
A statement from the FIFA Disciplinary Committee read: At its 1 September 2008 meeting, the FIFA Disciplinary Committee decided to suspend Slobodan Rajkovic (Serbia) for 12 months for spitting at the referee on 13 August 2008 after the Argentina vs. Serbia match at the Olympic Football Tournaments.
This suspension applies to all national and international matches includi…
Minnows Hienghene Sport produced an outstanding performance to force extra-time before going down 3-1 to Al Sadd in round one of the Club World Cup.
Al Sadd coached by former Barcelona midfielder Xavi had been expected to record a comfortable win at their home stadium against amateur opponents hailing from New Caledonia.
However, Hienghene threatened to pull off an incredible shock, and the winners of the OFC Champions League were only undone when goalkeeper Rocky Nyikeine picked up a backpass in the first period of extra-time and Abdelkarim Hassan thundered home from the resulting indirect free-kick, with Pedro Miguel subsequently adding a late third.
Al Sadd, who will now face Monterrey on Saturday, were more than worthy winners, having spurned a succession o…
Celtic s unbeaten run in this season s Europa League was ended as Cluj sealed their place in the knockout stages with a 2-0 victory on Thursday.
Needing to avoid defeat to secure second place in Group E ahead of Lazio, Cluj ultimately had a comfortable night against a Celtic side who had already qualified and were chasing successive away victories in Europe for the first time since 2003.
Abdel Billel Omrani and Lacina Traore passed up chances but defender Andrei Burca made no such mistake to head the hosts in front in the 48th minute.
Celtic could not kick-start an underwhelming display, and Cluj secured their passage into the round of 32 for the first time when Damjan Djokovic prodded home with 20 minutes remaining.
The table-toppers fall to a 2-0 …
First and foremost, I like Shay s spirit, his mentality, he s a real competitor, Kreis said. I think he s very hungry to be a part of what s going on here. I think he s very hungry to move his professional career forward.
Dortmund value Aubameyang at €40m
The agent of Borussia Dortmund forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Oscar Damiani Jr., has admitted it will be difficult for Internazionale Milano to acquire the player because of the club s valuation of the player.
The Gabonese forward, 25, joined Dortmund from Saint-Etienne in a bargain deal worth around €13 million, and has gone on to establish himself as one of the most feared forwards on the European continent.
I m convinced Inter would like to obtain his services, Damiani Jr. told fci…
Real Madrid midfielder Mateo Kovacic has ruled out a return to Inter while Roberto Mancini remains in charge.
The Croatia international left San Siro for Madrid in 2015, but has seen limited playing time for the Champions League winners, fuelling speculation of possibly linking back up with his former club.
But despite reiterating his affinity for Inter, the 22-year-old admitted that he cannot work under Mancini, who himself re-joined the Serie A side in 2014.
I won t go back there with Mancini on the bench, he said.
I had a weird relationship with him, but these are personal things and it s best not to get into them.
I don t know what will happen in the future, nobody does. I had two-and-a-half years with Inter and I m a fan.
K…
Police are searching for three men suspected of being linked to a break-in at the home of England footballer Raheem Sterling.
Det Insp James Ansell, from Surrey Police, told the BBC detectives are trying to establish the current whereabouts of Albanian nationals Alfred Isufi, 48, Gerard Kalaja, 22, and Henri Osmani, 44.
The trio are being sought for questioning over 33 burglaries throughout Surrey, Essex, Kent and Hertfordshire.
Mr Ansell told the BBC: “Investigating burglary dwellings is a priority for Surrey Police and we will be relentless in pursing these offenders.”
Items totalling an estimated £1million are believed to have been taken in the incidents.
These include the burglary of former Manchester City and current Chelsea star Sterlin…