The Europa League awaits for Barcelona and there is no real sense of it offering much respite. They were awful against Bayern Munich yet again. It is a rare thrill to see a continental goliath trip and land face first in more shallow waters. Real Madrid were knocked out by Odense BK in...
winners and whether Perth or Eskisehir are represented in the third qualifying round of the Europa League could rest on how the Turks react to being placed under aerial pressure, a ploy the SPL side used to good effect, particularly in the second half, of the first leg at the Ataturk ...
The Bavarians, last season’s winners who qualified for the last 16 with two matches to spare, fielded a largely second-string team with the pressure on Lokomotiv, desperate for a win to secure third place in the standings and a Europa League spot. Bayern had the upper hand but carved ou...
Fiorentina had players sent off home and away as they took just a point off Basel in the 2015/16 UEFA Europa League group stage, finishing runners-up in the group behind the Swiss side en route to the last 32. The Viola led 1-0 at home and 2-0 away but, both times, Basel m...
The defender scored two long range efforts while the Portuguese star tore the League Two side apart It was easy work in the end for Chelsea as they ran out 5-0 winners against Morecambe in the FA Cup on Saturday. Tosin Adarabioyo and Joao Felix scored twice each while ...
Still, at the highest international level (World Cups and European Championships as well as Champions and Europa League), about 25 percent of all penalty kicks are either saved by the goalkeeper or miss the goal entirely. If there is some truth behind the stereotype that England has relatively...
brace against Southend. He was signed last summer from Q.P.R and already then was being dubbed a future star. His impact has been so impressive that he was recently involved in the first team squad for a Europa League match. His lightning pace will no doubt keep United’s fullbacks ...
Matchday five in the AFC Champions League 2017 is in full swing with as many as eight games taking place all across the continent on Tuesday. Here we bring you the recap from all eight matches: GROUP A: ESTEGHLAL 1-1 AL AHLI (UAE)[Rezaei 58' - Sanqour ...
Champions league and Europa league. Penalty shootouts. Within penalty shootouts, 48 different goalkeepers faced 311 penalties. On average, the goalkeeper success rate was 27.95 percent (SD = 19.58). The Likelihood Ratio Test did not reveal a significant main effect of nationality (...
Malaysian side Johor Darul Ta'zim remained in the hunt for the group winners spot by easing past Cambodian side Beoungket Angkor 3-0 away at Phnom Penh. The former champions began the game in earnest fashion and got the lead in the eighth minute when...