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Guardiola excited about Man City 3-1 win at Copenhagen
Guardiola excited about Man City 3-1 win at Copenhagen
Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola says he is pleased with his team’s performance as they defeated FC Copenhagen 3-1 in the first leg of their last-16 Champions League encounter on Tuesday, with Kevin De Bruyne once again outstanding for the English club.
De Bruyne scored the first and contributed to the two subsequent goals as City survived a difficult away leg at a stadium where rivals Manchester United lost 4-3 in the group stage.
“The biggest players appear on the biggest stages; it’s the hour of truth in the last 16 of the Champions League,” Guardiola said of the Belgian’s efforts on TNT Sports.
“The way we played today was perfect—be patient in the right moment; they are so tight and well organised. I’m really proud of the team again. It’s not done; the third goal helped us a lot, and hopefully we can finish at home.”
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For all of the second half, it appeared that City would take a slender one-goal lead against a team capable of pulling off an upset, but Phil Foden’s stoppage-time goal made it 3-1, giving them a two-goal advantage.
“It was important not to lose the qualification here. The game was really well played from minute one. We conceded a goal that was avoidable, but sometimes it happens… but in general, we conceded really, really few,” Guardiola said.
The coach expressed sorrow for winger Jack Grealish, who had to be substituted in the first half after suffering a groin injury.
“It’s a pity because in these types of games we need this type of tempo, the control. Bernardo Silva and Jack help us a lot to make an extra pass in the attack,” Guardiola said.
“It was a pity, but it is what it is,” he added.
Guardiola lauds Manchester City’s ‘perfect’ 3-1 win at Copenhagen
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My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe
My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe
France striker Kylian Mbappe said he will leave Paris St-Germain at the end of the season.
“I’ve always said that I would speak with you when the time comes,” Mbappe said. “It’s my last year at Paris St-Germain. I will not extend and the adventure will come to an end in a few weeks.
” Mbappe’s contract with PSG expires in June and BBC Sport reported in February that he has agreed a deal to join Real Madrid in the summer.
The World Cup winner is PSG’s record goalscorer with 255 goals and will play his final home game at the Parc des Princes against Toulouse in Ligue 1 on Sunday at 20:00 BST.
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After that PSG have away fixtures at Nice (15 May) and Metz (19 May) before the French Cup final against Lyon at the Stade Pierre-Mauroy in Lille on 25 May.
Paris-born Mbappe, who joined PSG from Monaco for £165.7m in August 2017, said the club helped “grow as a player” and “grow as a man as well”.
He added: “It’s a lot of emotions, many years where I had the chance and the great honour to be a member of the biggest French club, one of the best in the world. “It allowed me to arrive here, to have my first experience in a club with a lot of pressure, to grow as a player of course, by being alongside some of the best in history, some of the greatest champions.
“It’s hard and I never thought it would be this difficult to announce that. But I think I needed this, a new challenge, after seven years.”.
My adventure at PSG will end in few weeks – Mbappe
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Lookman scores as Atalanta reach first European final
Lookman scores as Atalanta reach first European final
Super Eagles forward, Ademola Lookman was on the scoresheet as Atalanta makes history as the club reaches its first European final, after a 3-0 (4-1 aggregate) victory over Marseille in the UEFA Europa League semi-final.
With the tie so delicately poised after a draw in the first leg, it was La Dea who took the initiative in an utterly one-sided first half. The only surprise at the break was that Atalanta’s one-goal lead wasn’t any bigger, such had been their dominance.
Gianluca Scamacca and Charles De Ketelaere had both come close before Ademola Lookman found the breakthrough midway through the opening period. Cutting in from the left, Lookman’s curled shot took a hefty deflection off Samuel Gigot, before whistling into the far right-hand corner.
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The visitors had a chance to atone for their dreary first half display following the restart, but Iliman Ndiaye squandered the opportunity.
The ex-Sheffield United man had an empty net to aim for after goalkeeper Juan Musso found himself in no man’s land, but his lobbed effort fell wide of the upright. That miss was punished emphatically by Matteo Ruggeri, who put the tie beyond the Olympians.
Breaking into the Marseille penalty area, the 21-year-old drilled into the top corner of Pau López’s goal, giving Atalanta an unassailable advantage on the night and breathing space in the tie.
It just wasn’t Marseille’s night in the end, with Atalanta a cut above the Ligue 1 outfit, even adding a third through El Bilal Touré’s stylish effort in stoppage time.
That kickstarted the celebrations, and having knocked out competition favourites Liverpool en route to the final, La Dea will contest the final against Bayer Leverkusen on the 22nd of May confident they can secure just a second-ever major honour.
Lookman scores as Atalanta reach first European final
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Tijani Babangida in fatal road accident, brother dies
Tijani Babangida in fatal road accident, brother dies
Tijani Babangida, former Super Eagles forward, was involved in a car accident on Thursday that tragically claimed the life of his younger brother, Ibrahim Babangida.
Babangida was part of the Atlanta 1996 Olympic team that won the gold medal and is currently the President of the Professional Footballers Association of Nigeria.
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Former teammate, Emmanuel Babayaro, the General Secretary, PFAN, announced the incident in a statement.
“Comrades! Let us be in prayers for our president, Tijani Babangida, who just had a ghastly motor accident along the Kaduna-Zaria Road,” Babayaro said.
“Ibrahim Babangida, his younger brother, died on the spot from the accident while Mr President (Babangida) and his family were taken to the hospital.
“May the soul of Ibrahim Babangida Rest In Peace with God, amen,” he announced.
Tijani Babangida in fatal road accident, brother dies
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