Welcome to The Debrief, a Sky Sports column in which Adam Bate uses a blend of data and opinion to reflect on some of the key stories from the latest Premier League matches. This week: Liverpool’s running and pressing statistics Beto’s ability to get big chances for Everton Jimenez is the Premier League penalty king…
Bologna want to ride the wave of Europa League quarter-final qualification against on-form Lazio, while Atalanta try to shake off their Champions League exit by hosting Hellas Verona. These two games both kick off at 14.00 GMT (15.00 CET). Advertisement You can follow all the build-up and action as it happens from today’s five Serie…
Former Fiorentina and Salernitana star Franck Ribery has explained why Atalanta found it quite so difficult to play against his beloved Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 tie last week, and says that he ‘hopes’ to coach in Italy himself one day. Ribery reflects on Atalanta vs. Bayern…
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Bradley Barcola punished Chelsea again in the last 16 of the Champions League on Tuesday. They both scored in a 3-0 away win that sent defending champion Paris Saint-Germain into the quarterfinals with an 8-2 aggregate win. And PSG’s victory was sealed with a clinical goal from 19-year-old Senny Mayulu, highlighting the…
So much for being champions of the world. Chelsea played more like also-rans than world beaters on Tuesday night, losing 3-0 at home to Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of their Champions League last-16 game for a staggering 8-2 defeat on aggregate. Chelsea fans proudly displayed a banner reading “Champions of the World” before…
GOAL Catalans eye European progress Following a hard-fought 1-1 draw in the first leg at St James’ Park, with Yamal scoring a last-gasp penalty, which means the tie remains perfectly balanced as Newcastle United travel to Catalonia. Barcelona have a historically strong home record against the Magpies in the Champions League, beating them 1-0 in…
Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham have been two of Real Madrid‘s most significant absentees over the past several weeks, both sidelined through injury. With the UEFA Champions League second leg against Manchester City now just around the corner, head coach Álvaro Arbeloa addressed the availability of the star pair ahead of the trip to the…
The top stories and transfer rumours from Tuesday’s newspapers… PREMIER LEAGUE Chelsea outcast Mykhailo Mudryk could yet restart his career on loan away from Stamford Bridge if and when the winger returns to action following the outcome of his provisional doping ban – Daily Mail Igor Tudor is set to remain as Tottenham Hotspur’s interim…
Now, for the other leg of NBA commissioner Adam Silver’s expansion mission. Investors interested in buying into Silver’s planned NBA Europe have until March 31 to submit a non-binding bid for a license, which will provide to Silver’s bosses in the U.S. and Canada the clearest picture yet of who could potentially be involved in…
Chelsea currently sit in sixth place on the English Premier League table, a whopping 22 points behind Arsenal, who lead with 70 points. The latest development could make it at least slightly more difficult for Chelsea to win its first Premier League title since the 2016-17 season. News broke on Monday morning that the Premier…