A jam-packed club campaign like no other comes to a conclusion in Porto on Saturday, when the biggest prize in European football is decided as Manchester City clash with Chelsea in the Champions League final. This final looks set to be a tight all-Premier League affair and given there is unlikely to be an avalanche […]
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Premier League: Etihad Will Witness a Battle of Two Juggernauts
Manchester City vs Chelsea This upcoming Premier League match between Manchester City and Chelsea may offer a preview of what’s to come in the Champions League final which will happen at the end of May. There will be no love lost between these two rivals as they’ve already faced each other before in the FA
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Champions League: Magical Mahrez Takes City to the Brink
Manchester City 2-0 (4-1 on aggregate) Paris Saint-Germain Manchester City are through to the 2021 Champions League final after beating Paris Saint-Germain on an icy night at the Etihad. Riyad Mahrez put in a man-of-the-match performance, giving the Sky Blues an early lead and added another midway through the second half before PSG lost discipline
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City Set for Maiden CL Final
With a 2-1 first-leg lead and home advantage on their side, Manchester City are on the verge of reaching their maiden Champions League final. After finally making it through the quarter-finals for the first time under Pep Guardiola, all that stands between them and a place in the final in Istanbul on May 29 are […]
Premier League: What’s Still at Stake in the 2020-21 Season
The 2020-21 Premier League season is winding down, with just a few weeks left in another memorable campaign. Much has already been decided with time to spare, most notably Manchester City all but securing another league title. However, there are still some loose ends to sort out – namely the precious European places – before
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Champions League: Can Paris Match the Sky Blues?
Manchester City vs Paris Saint-Germain Paris Saint-Germain head across the English Channel on Tuesday for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Manchester City, 2-1 down after the first leg. The winners will meet either Real Madrid or Chelsea in the final in Istanbul, and the hosts are hot favourites to make it after goals
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Premier League: Can Crystal Palace Prevent Man City Coronation?
Crystal Palace vs Manchester City Manchester City are so close to reclaiming the Premier League title. In fact, they can clinch the league as soon as this weekend. If City beat Crystal Palace away and rivals Manchester United lose to Liverpool the following day, City will officially be crowned champions with four games to spare. City have
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Champions League: City in Driving Seat in Nouveau Riche Clash
Paris Saint-Germain 1-2 Manchester City The ‘new money’ clash with all eyes on the prize both clubs crave most of all – the Champions League. Qatar v Abu Dhabi, the two richest clubs in the footballing world battling it out on the grandest of stages. Surely Champions League 2021 highlights were guaranteed? The answer was an
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Champions League: The ‘New Money’ Clash Means All Eyes Are On The Prize!
Paris Saint-Germain vs Manchester City It is the Champions League tie which will delight and despair football fans in equal measure. If you are in the former camp, you will relish seeing the likes of Neymar, Kylian Mbappe, Angel di Maria, Kevin de Bruyne, Raheem Sterling et al going toe-to-toe to claim a place in
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Manchester City are Carabao Cup Champions!
Manchester City 1-0 Tottenham Hotspur Pep Guardiola led his team to Carabao Cup glory for the fourth season in succession as a late goal from Aymeric Laporte beat a dogged Spurs at the Wembley final. The Sky Blues were sweating on the fitness of Kevin de Bruyne while Spurs gave a late test to Harry
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The New Champions League: Baggy, Bloated and Boring!
Conspiracy theorists might be forgiven for wondering whether all that kerfuffle over the aborted Super League wasn’t just a form of smoke-screen for the revised format of Europe’s main competition. In case you missed it, the Champions League is going to be different from the 2024/25 season onwards. The revised ‘Swiss Model’ was formulated as […]
Carabao Cup Final: Can Spurs Live with Manchester City?
Manchester City vs Tottenham Hotspur Manchester City and Spurs meet in the Carabao Cup Final at Wembley on Sunday, when the first silverware of the English season is up for grabs. And to make the occasion all the more special, 8,000 fans will be in the stadium and that is sure to give the place
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FA Cup: Ziyech Fires Chelsea Into the Final!
Chelsea 1-0 Manchester City Chelsea are through to the final of the 2021 FA Cup thanks to a second half strike from man-of-the-match Hakim Ziyech. It was a landmark victory for head coach Thomas Tuchel as the man who led his team to end Manchester City’s quadruple dreams. Pep Guardiola made eight changes to his
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Champions League: Manchester City Finally Break Their Quarterfinal Curse
Borussia Dortmund 1-2 (2-4 on agg.) Manchester City Manchester City are through to the semifinals of the Champions League as they defeated Borussia Dortmund last night. After trailing by one goal in the first half via a Jude Bellingham score, Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden kicked things up a notch for the Sky Blues in
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Champions League: Dortmund Out to Shock Slumping City
Borussia Dortmund vs Manchester City Manchester City’s spot in the Champions League semi-finals is anything but secure. The Citizens only have a narrow 2-1 lead to take to their second leg against Borussia Dortmund in Germany after their late first-leg win at home. And they followed up that unconvincing performance with a shock home defeat
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Premier League: Dallas’ Double Delight as Leeds Pull Off Smash n’ Grab!
Manchester City 1-2 Leeds United When Leeds United mustered their first effort on target after a lengthy 41 minutes, it was the longest they had waited for a shot in a Premier League match all season. Of course, they only went and scored it which meant that, after being under the cosh against the champions elect,
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Premier League: In-form Leeds Can Give Man City a Good Battle
Manchester City vs Leeds United There is never a good time to face Manchester City, especially with the Citizens in such sensational form of late. However, Leeds United might have caught the Premier League champions-elect at a good time. For one, the Whites are coming off a fine run of Premier League 2021 results which
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Champions League: Foden Saves City with Late Winner over Dortmund
Manchester City 2-1 Borussia Dortmund Phil Foden came to Manchester City’s rescue as his late goal handed the home side a 2-1 win in their Champions League quarter-final first leg over Borussia Dortmund at Etihad Stadium. Dortmund looked on course for a draw after captain Marco Reus’ equaliser six minutes from time cancelled out City
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Premier League: Top Four Hopefuls Have Just One Place to Aim For
We’re heading towards the business end in Europe’s top leagues and in England there will be a battle royal for the final Champions League places, with five teams aiming for just one place, maybe two at a push. 13 points separate Manchester United in second place in the Premier League table from Everton in eighth.
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Champions League: Man City Ready to Welcome Haaland Home
Manchester City vs Borussia Dortmund Manchester City’s quest for the quadruple continues as they take on Borussia Dortmund for the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie. Without a doubt, the main storylines in this tie surround Erling Braut Haaland. The Borussia Dortmund star will face his father’s former club, and he could soon
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