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On Tuesday night Lionel Messi found the net in Barcelona’s 2-2 draw against Atletico Madrid to score his 700th official career goal for club and country. Add that to goals for Barcelona C and Barcelona B, as well as the Argentina youth sides and the Argentine currently sits on 727, with only six players ahead of him in the record …

Stephen Ireland is plotting a return to football. Ireland is 33 and has not played professionally since 2018. But the former Manchester City and Stoke City midfielder hopes to one day earn another professional contract and even play for the Republic of Ireland again. His last contract was with Bolton Wanderers two years ago. The midfielder announced his intentions in …

How well do you know your Champions League seasons? If you fancy yourself as a European Cup connoisseur than we have just the quiz for you. We have compiled a list of 15 questions about the Champions League from the first season it took over from the European Cup in 1992/1993 right up until Liverpool’s sixth crown in the 2018/2019 …

Paul Scholes has been speaking about some of the high-profile players Manchester United almost signed during his time with the club, including Ronaldinho. Scholes has said that Man United missed out on players such as Arjen Robben, Damien Duff and Harry Kewell, as well as Ronaldinho. The former England midfielder revealed that the United squad were under the impression that …

On this day in 2019, Liverpool recorded one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history. Jurgen Klopp’s men were 3-0 down against Barcelona after the first leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Nou Camp and knew that they needed to pull off an exceptional result at Anfield if they were to reach their second final in a …

It’s the furthest Arsenal have gone in the Champions League before or since but it just wasn’t to be for the Gunners in the 2006 final. The Stade de France played host to this one with both Arsenal and their opponents Barcelona going into the final in incredible form in Europe. The Gunners had topped their group ahead of Ajax, …

Can you name the Manchester United starting XI from one of their most famous victories? In 2008, Man United recorded a 1-0 victory over Barcelona at Old Trafford in the second leg of a Champions League semi-final. Alex Ferguson’s side went on to win the final on penalties against Chelsea in Moscow, to claim their third European Cup crown. However, …

Barcelona are reportedly in talks over a deal to sign Manchester United target Bruno Fernandes from Sporting Lisbon.  United are currently in the midst of a high profile battle to sign the 25-year-old midfielder but despite reports claiming that Fernandes is open to the move to Manchester, talks have stalled due to a disagreement over a fee. The Premier League …

Once capped at U16 level for Ireland, talented striker Louie Barry has joined Premier League side Aston Villa following a spell in Spain with Barcelona. Barry featured for the Boys in Green before switching his international allegiances to England, the country of his birth, where he has played at U15, U16 and U17 level. The 16-year-old joined Barcelona during the …

***Originally published on July 24. Jamie Carragher has said that he would love to see Philippe Coutinho return to Liverpool this summer. Coutinho was a fan favourite at Anfield during his five years at the club, scoring 54 goals in 201 games before his move to Barcelona in January 2018. The Catalan club paid £142m for the midfielder. Liverpool used …

Barcelona have made Paris Saint-Germain an offer they could find very hard to refuse. According to Sky Sports, the Catalan club have offered €100m and two players for Neymar. PSG can select two players from a list of six Barca stars, including Ousmane Dembele, Philippe Coutinho, Ivan Rakitic, Malcom, Samuel Umtiti and Nelson Semedo. They could earn back half the …

Barcelona striker Lionel Messi gave his first press conference in four years ahead of his side’s Copa Del Rey final on Saturday and admitted that the Champions League loss to Liverpool is still on his mind. The Catalan giants were defeated in dramatic circumstances during the European Cup semi-final as, despite going into the second leg at Anfield with a …

Last night, Liverpool did the unthinkable as they defeated Barcelona by 4-0 to advance to the Champions League final. Klopp’s men had to overturn a three-goal deficit at Anfield without two of their key players in Roberto Firmino and Mo Salah but completed the most remarkable of turn arounds thanks to a double from Divock Origi and Gini Wijnaldum. The …

Former Liverpool midfielder Graeme Souness was full of praise for the Reds’ quick thinking for Divock Origi as well as the Anfield ballboy during their 4-0 win over Barcelona last night. Liverpool produced one of the most remarkable comebacks in Champions League history as they overturned a three-goal deficit to advance to the final in Madrid. Without two key men …

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp can be forgiven for a slip of the tongue given the circumstances. The Reds came back from 3-0 down against Barcelona to win 4-0 at Anfield and reach their second Champions League final in as many years under Klopp. Klopp’s men, knowing they needed at least three goals on the night, started in incredibly bright fashion …

Liverpool completed the most remarkable of comebacks to beat Barcelona by 4-0 at Anfield and reach their second Champions League final in as many years. Klopp’s men, knowing they needed at least three goals on the night, started in incredibly bright fashion as Divock Origi gave them the lead, tapping home after Jordan Henderson’s shot was saved by Andre Ter …

With the Champions League’s last four decided we analysed each of the teams vying for European glory this season. _____ Liverpool How They Got Here: Liverpool did excellently to negotiate a difficult group containing PSG, Napoli and Red Star Belgrade. The Reds finished second, just ahead of the Italian side on goals scored. They won three games, beating each team …