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Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Jan Oblak remains confident the Spanish giants can still advance to the Champions League knockout stage, despite their hopes being dealt a blow following back-to-back defeats to Liverpool.

Atletico endured a night to forget at Anfield, where the LaLiga champions had Felipe sent off in the first half of Wednesday s 2-0 loss against Liverpool, who progressed.

Beaten 3-2 in the reverse fixture in the Spanish capital, having also lost Antoine Griezmann to a red card on matchday three last month, Atletico conceded goals to Diogo Jota and Sadio Mane before Felipe was dismissed for a cynical foul on the latter and subsequent apparent dissent.

Atletico huffed and puffed but could not find their way back into the Group B contest, with the result…

Lyon defender Kenny Tete is set to join Fulham after undergoing a medical, according to It has been reported by the Dutch news outlet that the 24-year-old Netherlands international right-back has already undergone a medical at the London club and is set to make the switch this summer.

Tete has been on the books of Lyon since 2017 when he joined from Dutch giants Ajax. The 24-year-old right-back has played in the Champions League and in the Europa League with the French club and has been a success in Ligue 1.

Fulham will play in the Premier League this season after winning promotion from the Championship at the end of the 2019-20 campaign via the playoffs. The Cottagers have already signed Anthony Knockaert and Antonee Robinson on permanent contracts, while Harrison Ree…

Lionel Messi was the hero again as Argentina wrapped up their Copa America preparations with a 5-1 rout of minnows Nicaragua.

Messi scored two goals in two minutes to lead Argentina past Nicaragua on Friday before Lionel Scaloni s men fly out to Brazil for the Copa America.

Having ended his international absence in March s shock loss to Venezuela, Messi opened the scoring with a stunning solo effort in the 37th minute.

After dancing his way past three defenders for the opener, Messi rebounded a Sergio Aguero shot just seconds later to take his international tally to 67 goals.

Lautaro Martinez came off the bench and scored a second-half brace against the Central American visitors, while Roberto Pereyra added a fifth late on before Nicaragua s Juan Barrera…

Jurgen Klopp hailed his record-breaking Liverpool following their 2-1 win over Milan as the Reds made it six wins from six games in the Champions League.

Liverpool became the first English team to win all six Champions League group-stage games in a single season thanks to Tuesday s triumph at San Siro.

Despite only Alisson, Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane retaining their places in the starting XI from last week s Premier League win at Wolves, Liverpool still preserved their perfect record in Group B.

Salah and Divock Origi struck to cancel out Fikayo Tomori s 28th-minute opener in Milan, where Liverpool were already assured of the knockout phase pre-match.

Honestly, I don t feel pride a lot in football because most of the time I expect good things to happe…

Sadio Mane has dismissed rumours linking him to possible departure from Anfield by revealing that his wish is to become a Liverpool legend.

The 27-year-old says he wants to be a legend of Liverpool, but not only of Liverpool but also of the entire Premier League story . He is ready to work as hard as it takes to achieve that goal.

The electric forward arrived to Merseyside from Southampton in 2016, walking in the footsteps of Dejan Lovren, Rickie Lambert, Adam Lallana (all in 2014), and Nathaniel Clyne (2015). Virgil van Dijk would make the same move later, in January 2018. Since the move, he has made a total of 115 appearances in all competitions for Jurgen Klopp s side, and scored 54 goals. He was recently named Premier League Player of the Month for March 2019, and h…

Marko Arnautovic and Alessandro Schopf were on target as Austria continued their preparations for Euro 2016 with a 2-1 win over Malta.

Austria will compete in their first major tournament since Euro 2008 at this year s finals in France and a strong first half was enough to seal victory in the first of two pre-tournament friendlies.

Stoke City s Arnautovic pounced on a defensive error to open the scoring in the fourth minute, with Schopf slotting home a well-worked second 14 minutes later.

Malta s consolation came in bizarre circumstances as Bayern Munich s David Alaba saw his ill-advised backpass creep over the line in the 87th minute.

Austria will face Netherlands in a friendly on Saturday before their tournament opener with Hungary on June 14.

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Ajax have set their sights for a shocking swoop for Steven Bergwijn of PSV Eindhoven, according to . The Eredivisie leaders will be officially named the Dutch champions on Wednesday, and as if that in itself is t enough, they are determined to deal another blow to PSV.

Bergwijn started out as part of the youth project at Ajax, before falling out with one of the youth coaches at the age of 14 which prompted him to leave the club. His professional career started with PSV s second team in 2014/15, but he also played for the first team in his first season there. His progress has been swift and he s been an important part of the team for the Eindhoven outfit since 2016/17, when he made 33 appearances in all competitions. This season he has racked up 40 games in total, finding the op…

Forty-seven passes, four chances created and one shot in 56 minutes does not sound too bad for your average midfielder, but James Rodriguez should not be average.

The Colombia international played a bit part in Bayern Munich s 3-2 win at Augsburg on Friday before being replaced by Thomas Muller. Given the latter s suspension, James will likely keep his place in the starting line-up against Liverpool in Tuesday s Champions League showdown.

That game could be a pivotal one in both Bayern s season and the career of James. The World Cup Golden Boot and FIFA Puskas Award winner of 2014, as well as the fourth most expensive signing in Real Madrid s history, is in a rut.

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French heavyweights Paris Saint-Germain will lock horns with fellow giants Marseille in a first of the two Le Classique matches in a week’s time with minds set on the upcoming Champions League replay against Manchester United. And that’s exactly what Marseille will be hoping to exploit in a bit to close the gap behind the runaway Ligue 1 leaders.

French champions-elect Paris Saint-Germain have confirmed their domestic dominance this season with 22 wins and only 2 defeats after 26 rounds in Ligue 1. Unai Emery’s men have displayed a brilliant football thus far in the campaign on all fronts, stomping over anyone who dared to stand in their way – including the European giants Bayern Munich …

Timothy Weah has left Paris Saint-Germain to join Ligue 1 counterparts Lille on a five-year deal.

A transfer fee has not been disclosed but the 19-year-old is widely reported to have cost Lille in the region of €10million.

Weah, the son of former AC Milan great and current Liberia president George Weah, joined PSG in 2014 after impressing as part of the New York Red Bulls Academy.

He made his first-team debut as a substitute in PSG s 2-0 win over Troyes in March last year, going on to score once in five Ligue 1 appearances.

A loan switch to Celtic in January brought three further goals in Scotland s top flight, although Weah was predominantly used as a substitute during his time at Parkhead.

For me, Lille is the best choice to progress and get…