Luis Enrique says Paris St Germain face a tougher task on their Ligue 1 return against Strasbourg than they will playing AC Milan in the Champions League four days later.
PSG return to action after the international break on Saturday behind top two Monaco and Nice, and with former France midfielder Patrick Vieira in the Strasbourg dug out at the Parc des Princes.
“As a player, I experienced it for years when I played for Real Madrid and Barcelona, then I experienced it as a coach at Barça and now at Paris St Germain,” head coach Enrique said ahead of side’s contest with 11th-placed Strasbourg.
Luis Enrique: It would be a mistake to think that the match will be easy
— Paris Saint-Germain (@PSG_English)
“When players are in the nationa…
Dani Alves says Barcelona do not care about the people who made history for the club following his release by the LaLiga giants last month.
The Brazil international returned to Camp Nou last November and made 17 appearances after being officially registered in January, but his short-term contract was not renewed.
Alves spent eight years with Barca in his previous spell in Catalonia and won 23 trophies in arguably the most successful period in the club s decorated history.
During that past stint, the 377 chances created by Alves were bettered by only five others from Europe s top five leagues, two of them being Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
While grateful to have had the chance to return, the veteran full-back is upset at the manner of his latest exi…
Comeback kings Watford handed Arsenal a first defeat in eight matches as Marco Silva s men recovered from a one-goal deficit to snatch a dramatic 2-1 triumph at Vicarage Road on Saturday.
Per Mertesacker marked his first Premier League start in 532 days with the opening goal, the defender converting Granit Xhaka s corner in the 39th minute, to put Arsene Wenger s side on course for a fifth successive win in all competitions.
However, Watford who had scored late goals to pick up points away at Swansea City and West Brom in their last two outings once again demonstrated their new-found resiliency under manager Silva.
A 71st-minute equaliser from the penalty spot by substitute Troy Deeney got the hosts on level terms and set up a thrilling finish.
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Former England international Phil Neville has started in his role as Valencia assistant manager
Former Manchester United and Everton ace Phil Neville started work as the new assistant boss at La Liga giants Valencia yesterday.
To say it was a surprise move for Neville would be an understatement, but the move will definitely be a challenge for the former England international.
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The 38-year-old is bucking the trend of Englishmen scared to move out of their comfort zone of the Premier League. Very few high-profile English coaches have moved abroad in recent years, with the exception of current Derby boss Paul Clement, who was assistant manager at both PSG and Real Madrid before joining the Rams earlier this summer.
However, Clement was the exce…
Burnely were 2-1 down at Bournemouth on Saturday when Jay Rodriguez appeared to have scored an 89th-minute equalizer for his team. However, the linesman s flag was raised for offside and the VAR confirmed the decision after a review that lasted almost five minutes.
Speaking to the press, Burnley manager Vincent Kompany said he didn t understand what had happened there.
I just don t understand what happened
Burnley manager Vincent Kompany left confused after a dramatic late VAR decision meant his team were beaten 2-1 against Bournemouth
— Sky Sports News (@SkySportsNews)
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Serie A outfit Palermo are weighing up a move for former Juventus attacker Raffaele Palladino, according to Radio Sportiva.
The Rosanero lack quality options up front after summer recruit Uros Djurdjevic suffered a serious injury and they are forced to explore the free agent market.
Radio Sportiva has learned that Palermo are now looking at former Italy international Raffaele Palladino.
The 31-year-old has been looking for a new club since leaving Parma earlier this summer and he definitely looks like a good option given that he boasts huge Serie A experience.
Palladino made a name for himself at Juventus, where he scored 10 goals in 51 league outings before moving to Genoa.
The player s progress was halted by a succession of difficult injuries, …
Nicolo Barella and Romelu Lukaku scored as Inter earned a 2-0 victory at Benfica in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.
In a tense affair at the Estadio da Luz, both teams found it hard to create opportunities, though the hosts shaded the first half as they pressed to get their noses in front on home soil.
But a rare moment of attacking quality from Barella put Inter ahead, before substitute Lukaku scored from the spot to clinch the win for the Serie A side.
Simone Inzaghi s men are now very much in control heading into the second leg, set to be played at San Siro next Wednesday.
1 Nicolò has scored his first headed goal with Inter in all comps. He has also netted 7 goals in 2022/23 in all comps, a record for him in terms of goals…
Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino hinted he would consider walking away from the club if they were to crown his fifth season at the helm with Champions League glory.
Spurs will attempt to overturn a 1-0 semi-final deficit against Ajax at the Johan Cruijff ArenA on Wednesday after Donny van de Beek s strike proved the difference between the sides in north London last week.
Pochettino s work since arriving at Tottenham in 2014 has seen him linked with some of the most high-profile jobs in world football.
This season he was touted as the next boss of both Manchester United and Real Madrid before Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and Zinedine Zidane filled the respective vacancies at their former clubs.
With Tottenham now in residence at their impressive new…
Barcelona can qualify for the knock-out stages of the Champions League when they face Shakhtar Donetsk on Tuesday night but Xavi Hernandez had a warning for his players before their trip to Germany.
After two seasons in which they failed to progress beyond the group stages of Europe’s top competition, something once unthinkable for the Catalan giants, Barcelona can wrap up qualification with two games to spare when they face Shakhtar in Hamburg.
But while they have cruised through Group H campaign so far, scoring eight goals and conceding only once in three wins, Xavi was left angered by his side’s performance in a sluggish 1-0 win over Real Sociedad at the weekend.
The coach felt his side were still carrying something of a hangover from their 2-1 home defeat…
Bruno Fernandes has been delighted by Alejandro Garnacho’s progress but warned the Manchester United teenager that he cannot relax if he is going to fulfil his potential.
A year and two days after his starring role in the club’s FA Cup Youth Cup triumph against Nottingham Forest, the 18-year-old was once again in goalscoring form at Old Trafford on Saturday.
Garnacho had been out for two months with an ankle injury and he returned with a bang against Wolves, with the substitute scoring a fine, late goal in front of the Stretford End to wrap up a 2-0 win.
A special message from the scorer of our 100th goal in 2022/23: !
— Manchester United (@ManUtd)
Skipper Fernandes threaded through the Argentinian to score and hopes the nascent talent c…