Gian Piero Gasperini believes Atalanta have what it takes to cause another upset when they face Real Madrid in the UEFA Super Cup on Wednesday.
Atalanta shocked Bayer Leverkusen in the Europa League final back in May, ending the Bundesliga champions season-long unbeaten run with an emphatic 3-0 victory.
They also pulled off an impressive victory over Liverpool in the quarter-final en route to just their second major trophy, and first in Europe, as they well and truly lived up to their underdog status.
Now, with Champions League winners Madrid on the horizon, Gasperini backed his team to put in another big performance to flip the script once more.
On paper, we re even more of an underdog than we were against Leverkusen, who were coming into the [Europa Le…
Odsonne Edouard wants to leave Celtic in the summer transfer window, according to . Arsenal and Leicester City are reportedly interested in the striker, who has told the Hoops that he does not want to be at Celtic Park beyond the end of the season.
Edouard has been at Celtic since 2017 and has established himself as an important player in the team. The 23-year-old is one of the best strikers in the Scottish Premiership and is rated very highly. The 23-year-old has still scored 16 goals and provided three assists in 23 Scottish Premiership starts for Celtic .
Arsenal and Leicester are big clubs who could afford to pay the transfer fee that Celtic would want for Edouard. The striker could be tempted by a move to the Gunners of the Foxes, who could finish in the Premier L…
Pep Guardiola believes Barcelona are still favourites for the Champions League ahead of Manchester City because of Lionel Messi.
City made it 18 Premier League wins in a row with a 1-0 victory away to Newcastle United on Wednesday, a result that puts them 15 points clear at the top of the table.
Along with Barca, they are yet to lose a league match this season and breezed into the knockout phase of the Champions League in imperious fashion, with each side winning their group comfortably.
Guardiola, however, says Barca have the edge in Europe due to the Argentina star they possess in attack.
Asked if City could be considered top candidates to conquer Europe this term, he replied: Who does Messi play for? They are the favourites.
Guardiola was spea…
Watching the likes of Premier League giants and Chelsea endure a stuttering start to the new campaign, it appears that we could be set for another epic top-four chase this season.
With Newcastle making major history last season as they stormed their way to an iconic ticket, Tottenham have also enjoyed a bright start to life under Ange Postecoglou.
With a host of clubs looking to upset the Premier League establishment this time around, we have taken a look at three top-flight dark horses who could all be eyeing up their own shock top-four charge this season.
Brighton
While many around the Amex might have been disappointed as Graham Potter made the move to Stamford Bridge, Brighton have only continued on a remarkable rise since they welcomed to the Amex 11 mon…
Pep Guardiola sees no reason why Manchester City should not be confident ahead of the new season, despite their Community Shield defeat to Liverpool.
City lost 3-1 to Jurgen Klopp s side at the King Power Stadium on Saturday, suffering defeat in the season s traditional curtain-raiser for the second year running.
Guardiola s team had more of the ball (57.3 per cent), more shots on target (eight to four) and registered a higher expected goals total (2.27 to 2.03), but Liverpool seemed the sharper of the two sides as they claimed the trophy for the first time under Klopp.
It was just the second Community Shield clash between the clubs, with the head-to-head record now tied at 1-1 after City s penalty shoot-out victory at Wembley Stadium in 2019.
Seven of t…
Paris Saint-Germain won the Coupe de la Ligue for the fifth season in a row with a 3-0 victory over Monaco in Saturday s final in Bordeaux.
Two goals from Edinson Cavani and an Angel Di Maria strike secured the win in a match in which VAR once again caused controversy.
Cavani scored twice in last season s 4-1 final win over the same opponents and he needed just eight minutes to break the deadlock at the Matmut Atlantique, sweeping home from the penalty spot after Kamil Glik was eventually penalised for a trip on Kylian Mbappe, after a lengthy VAR delay.
With the injured Neymar not involved, Mbappe looked eager to take up the mantle of PSG s creator-in-chief, and his run and superb pass saw Di Maria double the lead before the break.
Radamel Falcao saw a he…
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Hoping to make an immediate return to winning ways on Tuesday night, Juventus will welcome a high-flying Leece to Turin.
Juventus
Starting with the hosts, while Juventus might have marked their return from September’s international break with a stellar 3-1 romp at home against Lazio, the Old Lady certainly came crashing back down to earth over the weekend. Putting in a nightmare performance away at Sassuolo as they eventually fell to an action-packed 4-2 defeat, the former Italian champions are seeking an immediate response here. Watching their four-match Serie A unbeaten run come to an abrupt end, Massimiliano Allegri s side will certainly be excited by the prospect of making a return to Turin on Tuesday night. Making it clear tha…
There is uncertainty at Paris Saint-Germain due to fears over further financial fair play sanctions, leading to speculation of numerous players being sold or offloaded.
L Equipe claimed earlier this week that PSG had put on hold contract negotiations with Sergio Ramos and Lionel Messi.
Messi is contracted with PSG until the end of this season, although he reportedly had come to a verbal agreement with the club in December.
Back in September, the Ligue 1 leaders were hit with a €10million fine for FFP violations after the 2020-21 season with a further €45m suspended for any future infringements.
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What should have been a routine piece of play and the familiar sight of Matthijs de Ligt launching another Netherlands attack collapsed swiftly into a surprising farce.
The commanding Ajax centre-back let a pass from Marten de Roon slide under his foot and, in trying to atone for the mistake he clumsily fouled Marcus Rashford. The Manchester United forward gave England a 1-0 lead in the Nations League Finals semi-final from the penalty spot.
The fact the mistake jarred so much, that it felt so shocking to see De Ligt err in such a manner, actually underlined how swiftly the teenage defender and his country have developed from a galling nadir.
On his international debut against Bulgaria in March 2017, a 17-year-old De Ligt was thrown into a high-stakes World Cup q…
Andriy Yarmolenko and Marko Arnautovic led the way as West Ham beat Everton 3-1 at Goodison Park, securing Manuel Pellegrini a much-needed first win in charge on his 65th birthday.
A defeat for West Ham would have seen them lose their opening five league games of a season for the first time, but they showed plenty of craft in attack to punish Everton s sloppy defending.
Although Marco Silva s men initially looked the brighter, they were completely caught out for Yarmolenko s opener in the 11th minute, before the Ukrainian – starting his first Premier League game – added a stunning second just after the half-hour mark.
Gylfi Sigurdsson pulled one back just before the interval, but West Ham ultimately killed off Everton’s chances in the 61st minute through Arna…