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Barcelona vs Benfica, Live Streaming UEFA Champions League: Hansi Flick's Barcelona will host S.L. S.L. Benfica will face Barcelona in the second match of the UEFA Champions League round of 16 on Tuesday night. Barcelona achieved a narrow 1-0 victory after receiving an early red card in the away match thanks to Raphinha's goal and Wojciech Szczesny's exceptional goalkeeping performance. Barcelona's defense faced several challenges from Benfica during the match yet Wojciech Szczesny remained a solid presence in goal while Pedri directed the

Sunil Chhetri will defy his earlier retirement decision to play again for the national team at 40. In June 2024 Sunil Chhetri, former captain and fourth top men's international goalscorer ever, played his final match for India during a World Cup qualifier. Sunil Chhetri announced last year that his "instinct" guided him to step down after playing his final match against Kuwait before 59,000 spectators in Kolkata. India head coach Manolo Marquez declared the return of the country's most experienced player on Thursday

Dubai Police announced on Thursday that they arrested two football fans for deploying distress signal flares during games. Following this occurrence authorities issued strict warnings to fans about avoiding pyrotechnics and flammable items. The law imposes up to three months in prison and a maximum fine of Dh30,000 for possessing banned or dangerous items such as fireworks at athletic venues. The warning follows numerous occasions where fans used dangerous signals at sporting events creating serious safety threats. The Dubai Police have reinforced the

The FA Cup champions Manchester United suffered their season's worst performance when they were ousted by Fulham after losing a penalty shoot-out 4-3 in the fifth round on Sunday. The match started with a 1-0 advantage for Calvin Bassey's team in the first half at Old Trafford until Bruno Fernandes scored to make it 1-1 which extended the game into extra time. Fulham gatekeeper Bernd Leno emerged as the match hero by saving penalties from Victor Lindelof and Joshua Zirkzee while Fulham converted

Manchester City escaped a close contest to defeat giant killers Plymouth 3-1 and move on to the FA Cup quarter finals Saturday as Crystal Palace's Jean Philippe-Mateta required hospital treatment following his team's 3-1 victory over Millwall. After defeating Premier League leaders Liverpool previously Plymouth headed to the Etihad prepared for another remarkable victory until Maksym Talovierov scored against them with 38 minutes remaining. Miron Muslic stated that facing Pep Guardiola would represent the greatest honour he could experience in his life. Manchester

Tottenham defeated Manchester United 1-0 on Sunday in the clash between Premier League underachievers to deliver yet another poor outcome for manager Ruben Amorim. Spurs secured their third win against United this season when James Maddison scored on the 13th minute which allowed them to surpass United in the standings for 12th place. Tottenham boss Ange Postecoglou felt some relief after his team's victory as they had already exited both domestic cup competitions this month while maintaining a low league position. United have

Man City coach Pep Guardiola his team knows Real Madrid excels during difficult situations which is evident with their injuries weakening their defense before the Champions League playoff game on Tuesday. Both Real Madrid and Man City needed to enter a two-legged playoff because they ended the league-phase at 11th and 22nd places respectively and did not secure a place among the top eight sides for automatic advancement to the Champions League last 16. The teams will face each other in the Champions

Manager Mikel Arteta explained that Arsenal's usual composure was absent during their League Cup semi final exit against Newcastle United who secured a 4-0 aggregate victory on Wednesday. Mikel Arteta claimed his team stood ready to reverse their 2-0 first leg deficit but their momentum diminished after Martin Odegaard missed a fantastic opening. Jacob Murphy converted a rebound to give Arsenal a significant challenge to overcome just two minutes after Odegaard's missed chance as Alexander Isak's shot struck the post. Arteta told reporters

Pep Guardiola criticized Manchester City for capitulating in the final stages of their 5-1 loss to title-contending Arsenal on Sunday.  Arsenal dominated Pep Guardiola's team in another terrible match outcome throughout their terrible season during Sunday's game at Emirates Stadium.  The game saw City regain momentum through Erling Haaland's second-half equaliser which nullified Martin Odegaard's rapid 103-second opener.  The struggling champions gave momentum back to Arsenal when Thomas Partey intercepted Phil Foden's poor pass and his shot deflected off John Stones into the

Man City has unexpectedly entered critical Champions League elimination rounds prior to their "final" match against Club Brugge as described by Pep Guardiola.  Man City showed that the new European club competition format does not eliminate risk for top teams while Guardiola confronts the possibility of missing Champions League knockout stages for the first time since his managerial career began.  The reigning English champions have faced significant challenges throughout their season defending their Premier League title while competing in European matches.  Man City

After Manchester City lost 4-2 to Paris St Germain in Champions League action Pep Guardiola acknowledged his team was thoroughly beaten and their chances of advancing out of the group stage now appear slim.  On Wednesday Guardiola's team let a two-goal advantage fade after PSG scored four goals in the second half. The match left City in 26th place on the standings table and prevented them from qualifying for the playoffs.  The team needs to defeat Club Brugge at home in their final

Former Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp said on Tuesday that Salah should agree a new contract to stay at Anfield past the end of this season.  "I hope he stays.  He is an excellent footballer, an excellent human being, an excellent sportsman, the best representative your nation could have. So I want him to stay at Liverpool.' Klopp answered a question on Salah from an Egyptian journalist at a press conference in Austria.  Klopp was unveiled as Red Bull’s global soccer chief, in which

This weekend in England we had the typical FA Cup round where smaller teams tried to upset big names and where, as Manchester United versus Arsenal, you had two of the nation’s best known names.  Like everyone knows I was at United as well as at Arsenal and to this day I am still very fond of them both once I am retired.  I also like the FA Cup and when I was a boy I remember watching in France because back then

Barcelona smashed Real Madrid 5-2 in an exhilarating Spanish Super Cup Clasico final in Saudi Arabia on Sunday to take the first trophy of the Hansi Flick era.  Madrid got their first goal through Kylian Mbappe, but Barcelona scored five as their team had their keeper Wojciech Szczesny sent off in the 88th minute.  Madrid tried to get revenge on their 4-0 home loss against Barcelona in the La Liga Clasico in October but instead got battered and bruised by their rivals in

Dubai: Age is no object to Cristiano Ronaldo.  The Portuguese man got things going early in the new year by scoring for Al Nassr in the Saudi Pro League, a first goal by a footballer in his career.  A record-breaking streak   Cristiano Ronaldo made his first start in nearly a month after he scored a penalty as his side won 3-1 against Al Okhdood on Thursday. It was his 917th goal in his professional career and now has 60 goals from 60 Saudi

Didier Deschamps has announced on Wednesday that he is leaving France for Europe at the end of the 2026 World Cup, saying it was time to retire as Zinedine Zidane seems the heavy favourite to replace him.  The French soccer federation (FFF) said Tuesday it will not seek to renew Deschamps’ deal until 2026, and that the president of the FFF Philippe Diallo would wait to announce a successor. Deschamps is France’s longest-serving national team coach, but it was too soon to determine

Manager Ruben Amorim was delighted with his side’s fight during their screamer-free 2-2 draw against Premier League leaders Liverpool on Sunday, but admitted he wanted more.  A week after Amorim announced that his sulking club might be relegated, Lisandro Martinez and Amad Diallo both hit United’s first goals in the pot at Anfield since 2018, taking it head-to-head with the title contenders in a deserved draw.  "Today I can be the only guy who is mad at the team," Amorim told reporters. "But

Alexander Isak was on the score sheet once again for Newcastle United as he sealed their second goal in the game against Manchester United at Old Trafford, making it the sixth time he has scored consecutively. With this result, this means that Rube Amoris side have gone on their worst home winless streak once again. Ipswich, who are on the brink of relegation, secured their first home win of the season against Chelsea with a scoreline of 2-0. On the contrary, Aston Villa

Liverpool overcame a first half deficit to beat Leicester City 3-1 at Anfield on Thursday and have a seven-point advantage at the top of the Premier League.  Stiff Leicester led 1-0 with a Jordan Ayew penalty in the sixth minute but then made love to themselves until Cody Gakpo scored a goal on the break.  Neither Leicester nor Liverpool were going to let this run out as they besieged Leicester from the start and led four minutes in, with Curtis Jones opening the

Messi-Ronaldo era ends; Man City crisis, Sunil Chhetri goodbye headlines drama-filled 2024. The football season 2024 was a rollercoaster, a season of glory and disaster. The good game provided drama to the last, from Rodri’s Ballon d’Or victory to Kylian Mbappé’s celebrity transfer to Real Madrid.  It was a spectacular season for Real as they did double, by claiming the 2023-24 La Liga title and 15th Champions League trophy. Manchester City on the other hand remained top of the domestic table with another