Before this final, Inter president Giuseppe Marotta said owners Oaktree, who took over the club last year, wanted to go down a model of “investments in slightly younger profiles who represent a real asset”. If they even had a sliver of doubt before the Munich showdown against PSG they will be even surer now. Inzaghi...
Will it be Paris St-Germain or Inter Milan? Only one team can walk away with the Champions League trophy on 31 May in Munich. Both have entertained us with thrilling matches, spectacular goals and brilliant drama. But who among the two teams has scored the most goals across this European campaign? Registered the most assists?...
Only Luis Enrique will know if he truly believed his own words when he said PSG would be better off without Kylian Mbappe. The France captain, the club’s record scorer, had just made public his decision to leave in May 2024 when Luis Enrique said his side would be better – both in attack and...
PSG might have lost five games on their way to the Champions League final, but they have found a way to win when it matters. “They have gone to young, French players, the fans identify with these players. They are a proper team and deserve to be in the final,” said Owen Hargreaves on TNT...
Paris St-Germain forward Ousmane Dembele is fit for Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg against Arsenal after recovering from a hamstring injury. The France striker was considered a doubt after coming off midway through the second half of last week’s first leg at Emirates Stadium. The 27-year-old, who scored the only goal in north London,...
PSG beat Bayern Munich to Doue’s signature based on last season at Rennes. He scored four goals and had four assists in 31 Ligue 1 appearances with 17 starts last term, but also created 27 chances from open play. This season he has reached another level, having created the most open play chances per 90...
So, what chance do Villa have of hauling themselves back into this tie and even winning it? It should be noted that similar comebacks have been achieved before. Nine teams have been exactly two goals down after an away leg in a knockout Champions League tie and managed to successfully turn things around at home....
“I only know how to compete,” he said to himself when he retired from playing in 2004. Managing was the only option for the former Barcelona and Spain forward. As a coach, Luis Enrique has copied the philosophy of his former team-mate Pep Guardiola from the beginning. He hasn’t brought anything truly new to the...
One of the first players to take Arteta under his wing was Pochettino, who the Spaniard has since described as his “big brother” and “football father”. The Argentine, 10 years his senior, also arrived in January 2001 after leaving La Liga side Espanyol and struck up a close bond with his new team-mate as they...