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Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain: PSG line-up leaked with Verratti starting and Dani Alves at right wing
Manchester United take on Paris Saint-Germain tonight in the Champions League round of 16 with many things going in their favour. Not only are the Red Devils undefeated under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer, the caretaker manager, but PSG are without two of their key players. Both Neymar and Edinson Cavani will miss Tuesday’s clash at Old Trafford, while the former is also definitely out the second leg and the latter could be forced to sit out of it as well. There is some good news for the French club, however, as Marco Verratti, the midfielder, returned from injury to feature in Saturday’s defeat of Bordeaux. Questions have been asked of how…
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Berizzo discharged from hospital after successful cancer surgery
After undergoing an operation on his prostate cancer, the Sevilla manager was released from hospital Sevilla coach Eduardo Berizzo will continue his recovery at home after being discharged from hospital following successful prostate cancer surgery. Berizzo’s illness was revealed following Sevilla’s stunning comeback in a 3-3 Champions League draw against Liverpool last month. Ernesto Marcucci was placed in charge of first-team affairs in Berizzo’s absence, with Sevilla offering no timescale for the coach’s return to the dugout. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders Liverpool put on a five-star show Lukaku…
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AFC Wimbledon 0-1 Millwall: Lions reach FA Cup quarter-finals for second time in three seasons
Millwall advanced to the FA Cup quarter-finals for the second time in three seasons thanks to Murray Wallace’s early goal in a 1-0 win over AFC Wimbledon. Wallace was the match-winner for the second successive cup game after he followed up his injury-time strike against Everton in the fourth-round with a fifth-minute header at Kingsmeadow. Aiden O’Brien and Ryan Leonard spurned chances to double the Lions’ lead in the second-half as Wimbledon struggled to create clear-cut opportunities against Neil Harris’ side. It is the end of the road for the Dons, who pulled off a massive cup upset by beating West Ham 4-2 in the previous round. Meanwhile, Millwall will…
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Barcelona's Copa del Rey final to be last game played at Vicente Calderon
The Catalans will host Alaves on May 27 as the curtain comes down on 50 years at Atletico Madrid’s home stadium ahead of their move for 2017-18 This season’s Copa del Rey final will be played at Atletico Madrid’s Estadio Vicente Calderon, making it the last competitive match to be hosted at the stadium. Barcelona beat Atletico over two legs in the semi-finals to earn a berth in the end-of-season showpiece and will take on Deportivo Alaves, who saw off Celta Vigo. Digne lauds Barcelona & MSN Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as Chelsea & Pedro impress in Spurs win Magnificent Mane takes centre stage as league leaders…
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Manchester United vs Paris Saint-Germain teams: Marcus Rashford returns to lead Red Devils line, Dani Alves starts in unusual position
Marcus Rashford will spearhead Manchester United’s frontline for their Champions League last-16 first leg match against Paris Saint-Germain at Old Trafford. The striker was rested for their 3-0 win at Fulham in the Premier League last weekend as caretaker boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer makes five changes to the starting XI. Jesse Lingard, Eric Bailly, Victor Lindelof, and Ashley Young all come in for Diogo Dalot, Chris Smalling, Phil Jones and Juan Mata, while Rashford replaces Romelu Lukaku. PSG have also named an interesting line-up as full-back Dani Alves appears to be getting a chance on the right side of their front three. Thomas Tuchel has had to adjust his front…
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Liverpool are still favourites for the Premier League title despite Manchester City battering of Chelsea, insists Pep Guardiola
Pep Guardiola insists Liverpool are still favourites for the Premier League title despite Manchester City’s 6-0 demolition of Chelsea on Sunday. The champions regained their place at the top of the table with a performance to send shivers down Liverpool spines. Sergio Aguero bagged yet another hat-trick, Raheem Sterling netted twice and Ilkay Gundogan got in on the act to inflict Chelsea’s heaviest defeat in Premier League history. However, Guardiola does not make City front-runners in the title race, because the Reds are level on points with a game in hand. “We’ve still played one more game and Liverpool are still favourites,” the City boss told talkSPORT. “If they win…
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Rafael Benitez tells players to put revenge to one side ahead of Newcastle’s Premier League clash at Wolves
Newcastle manager Rafael Benitez says his players need to forget about revenge ahead of their Premier League clash at Wolves on Monday evening – a game you can listen to live on talkSPORT. The Magpies will be looking to boost their chances of Premier League survival with a result at Molineux. They lost 2-1 to Nuno Espirito Santo’s men in controversial circumstances at St James’ Park on December 9 with Matt Doherty’s late header securing the points as Ayoze Perez lay prone in the opposition penalty area after being caught by Willy Boly’s flying elbow. Benitez, who had earlier seen full-back DeAndre Yedlin harshly sent off for a professional foul, was…
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'We asked Icardi if he wanted to join us' – Juventus chief confirms Inter striker enquiry
The Argentina forward has been heavily linked with a move away from San Siro and was recently stripped of the captaincy due to speculation Juventus enquired about signing Mauro Icardi from Inter last summer, the Bianconeri’s sporting director, Fabio Paratici, has confirmed, but he insists they have made no contact with the Argentina international since his public fall-out with the Nerazzurri. The forward’s future in Milan has been under question for some time, with his current deal expiring in 2021 and speculation linking him to Barcelona, Manchester United and Real Madrid. That talk led Icardi to be stripped of the captaincy last week by the Serie A club, who appointed…
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Barcelona meet Madrid for Clasico double-header in August after Copa win
The Catalans and Los Blancos play each other in pre-season in Miami and will now start the new season with two more matches in the Spanish Supercopa New Barcelona boss Ernesto Valverde will have the toughest possible start to his reign at the Catalan club as he begins with two games against Real Madrid next season. Barca and Madrid meet in Miami in a Clasico clash during pre-season on July 29, but the two teams will now also do battle in the Spanish Supercopa after Los Blancos won La Liga last weekend and the Catalans claimed the Copa del Rey on Saturday. Donnarumma urged to snub Man United Editors' Picks…
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Pique pokes fun at 'Espanyol de Cornella' after Barcelona's Copa victory
The Spain international offered local rivals a cheekily reworked moniker after Ernesto Valverde’s side beat their neighbours in knockout competition Gerard Pique poked fun at Espanyol after Barcelona’s Copa del Rey quarter-final second leg, suggesting Quique Sanchez Flores’ side should not be classed as their city rivals. After losing the first leg 1-0 at the RCDE Stadium on January 17, Barca turned the tie around on Thursday with a 2-0 victory courtesy of goals from Luis Suarez and Lionel Messi. Ernesto Valverde’s men join Sevilla, Valencia and Leganes – who knocked out Real Madrid – in the last four. Article continues below Editors' Picks Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…