Real Madrid coach, Carlo Ancelotti has said he dreams of winning the UEFA Champions League once again after his side defeated Chelsea 2-0 in the quarter -final second leg on Tuesday at Stamford Bridge.

A second half brace from Brazilian young forward Rodrygo secured the win for Madrid.

Recall the LaLiga champions had beaten Chelsea 2-0 in the first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu to go through 4-0 on aggregate.

And Ancelotti said reaching the semi-final is tantamount to success.

“Reaching the semi-final is tantamount to success because it allows you to dream of winning another Champions League,” realmadrid.com quoted Ancelotti as saying.

“We can make a difference when there is a collective defensive commitment. That’s the basis for showing the quality we have.”

Madrid have won the Champions League 14 times while Chelsea have won the trophy twice.

Super Eagles winger Chidera Ejuke is back in training at Bundesliga outfit, Hertha Berlin.

Ejuke last tasted action in an Hertha Berlin shirt last December.

The 25-year-old returned to training with his teammates on Monday after spending four months on the sidelines.

“Chidi is back in team training,” the capital club tweeted.

Ejuke moved to Hertha Berlin from Russian Premier League club, CSKA Moscow on a season-long loan deal last summer.

He has provided three assists in 15 league appearances.

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Liverpool coach, Jurgen Klopp believes that the 6-1 Premier League win over Leeds United on Monday, April 17 was his side’s best game this season.

Mohammed Salah and Diogo Jota scored a brace each while Cody Gakpo and Darwin Nunez had a goal apiece in the rout.

Luis Sinisterra scored Leeds United’s only goal in the encounter.

Klopp was pleased with Liverpool’s all round performance in the match.

“I don’t know (What) pleased me most? The moment of the game, the best (one) I enjoyed the most, was the 92nd minute,” Klopp was quoted as saying by Liverpool FC.com

“I think it was already five or six-one, we lose the ball and four players chase the poor, poor player from Leeds down in that moment. I think that’s the basis for the whole game because that gave us stability.

“It was from a counter-pressing point of view, definitely the best game we played this season. In possession probably as well.”

Liverpool have obtained 47 points from 30 Premier League games this season and they are eighth in the division.

Up next for the Reds is a clash with Nottingham Forest at Anfield on Saturday, April 22.

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Chelsea’s interim manager, Frank Lampard has topped Real Madrid to win this year’s UEFA Champions League.

Recall that Chelsea will face Real Madrid in today’s quarter-final first leg at the Santiago Bernabeu.

However, Lampard has urged his players to relish being the underdogs in the tie.

The game would be the former England midfielder’s second in charge of the Blues, after they lost 1-0 at Wolves in the Premier League last weekend.

Madrid are currently second in LaLiga, but thrashed Liverpool at the round-of-16 stage and hammered Barcelona 4-0 at Camp Nou to advance 4-1 on aggregate in the Copa del Rey.

“Are Real Madrid favourites? Yes and I understand why. That’s the difficulty of our season. I don’t think that is a problem.

“There is no better carrot in football than trying to prove people wrong, being the underdog and have a good result. It’s one of the best things I’ve been part of. I think that is a nice challenge for us,” Lampard said.

Former Chelsea star, Chris Sutton believes N’Golo Kante has what it takes to keep Real Madrid midfielder, Luka Modric silent in today’s Champions League quarter-finals clash.

The Blues are in Spain for the first leg of their quarter-final clash, with the west London side handed an injury boost ahead of the showdown.

Ahead of the all-important match, Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti had warned his players against underestimating his former club.

The 37-year-old Modric is one of Real Madrid’s most dangerous players but Sutton has argued that N’Golo Kante can help keep him quiet.

“Liverpool’s midfield were dominated by Real Madrid in the last round [and] Chelsea cannot allow that to happen to them,” Sutton told the Daily Mail.

N’Golo Kante has trained ahead of this first leg and that could be huge.”

Sutton recalled that when Chelsea defeated the La Liga champions in the semi-finals two years ago, “Kante was Man of the Match in both legs, and again in the final against Manchester City”.

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The Super Falcons will seek victory over World Cup co-hosts New Zealand in Turkey on Tuesday (today) to prove that their recent wins over Costa Rica and Haiti were no flukes, says team captain Onome Ebi.

Goals by Esther Okoronkwo and Asisat Oshoala steered the nine-time African champions past Haiti in Antalya on Thursday, for a second consecutive win on the road. This came after the 1-0 defeat of Costa Rica at the Revelation Cup Tournament in Mexico, the goal also coming off the boot of Esther Okoronkwo.

"We have to maintain the form that we have attained over the past two matches,” Ebi told thenff.com moments after the team’s last training session at the Emir Sports Complex on Sunday. “It is important for us to keep up the momentum, to keep winning and know that we can always overwhelm our opponents. The spirit is back and we are determined to sustain it.”

Tuesday’s clash against New Zealand will take place at the Mardan Sports Complex in Antalya, as from 4pm Turkish time (2pm Nigeria time).

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Manchester City vs Bayern Munich -Manchester City and Bayern Munich will play the first leg of their exciting UEFA Champions League quarterfinal at Etihad Stadium. This will be the first “Clash of the Titans” game.

Both groups have progressed to this point without too many issues. In their group, the Citizens had no trouble beating Sevilla, Borussia Dortmund, and Copenhagen. In the round of 16, they easily beat RB Leipzig.

In his previous Champions League appearance, Erling Haaland shone brightly, scoring five of his team’s seven goals against Leipzig at home in the second leg in Manchester.

With 10 goals total, Haaland shares the competition’s scoring lead with Mohamed Salah and Kylian Mbappe. The first obstacle in the knockout phase got rid of Mbappe and Salah. This made the Norwegian predator the favourite to win the Golden Boot at the end of the competition.

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Chelsea are reportedly hoping to speak with at least five managers as they search for Graham Potter’s successor.

Potter was dismissed on Sunday following the Blues 2-0 home defeat to Aston Villa.

The Englishman was in charge at Chelsea for just seven months.

Former Brighton & Hove Albion right-back Bruno Saltor has been placed in interim charge for the time being, as the powers-that-be search high and low for Potter’s replacement.

Former Bayern Munich manager, Julian Nagelsmann is reportedly the overwhelming favourites to replace Potter.

Luis Enrique, a former Barcelona and Spain manager and erstwhile Tottenham Hotspur boss, Mauricio Pochettino are also in the running for the post.

Napoli manager, Luciano Spalletti and Eintracht Frankfurt boss Oliver Glasner are the candidates.

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Chelsea players were blindsided by Sunday night’s dismissal of manager Graham Potter.

Potter was axed after Saturday’s defeat at home to Aston Villa.

The Telegraph says the players were caught unawares, they found out via the statement before calling their respective agents in a state of shock.

Chelsea’s sporting directors Laurence Stewart and Paul Winstanley were the driving forces behind the decision to part ways with Potter, with co-owners Todd Boehly and Clearlake Capital supportive of the decision.

No immediate replacement is lined up, with Stewart and Winstanley now conducting the process to appoint the next manager.

For now, Bruno Saltor will take charge on a caretaker basis. The former Brighton defender had been part of Potter’s staff.

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Inspectors appointed by CAF were in Nigeria at the weekend to inspect stadiums and related facilities the country has put forward in a joint bid with Benin Republic to host the 35th AFCON in 2025.

This was disclosed on the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) verified Twitter handle.

The stadia that were evaluated by the CAF team are the Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja; Godswill Akpabio Stadium, Uyo and Stephen Keshi Stadium, Asaba

Others are Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos; Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City and; Ahmadu Bello Stadium, Kaduna.

The team inspected the MKO Abiola Stadium in Abuja on Friday on Saturday they visited the Teslim Balogun Stadium, Lagos while they were at the Stephen Keshi Stadium in Asaba and the Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin on Sunday.

The inspectors will also check out the Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto Novo in Benin Republic as part of their rounds for the joint bid between Nigeria and Benin Republic.

Nigeria hosted and won the 1980 AFCON and co-hosted with Ghana in 2000 and lost to Cameroon on penalties in the final.

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Manchester United legend, Wayne Rooney, says Arsenal has what it takes to win the Premier League title ahead of Manchester City.

Rooney also predicted the likes of Arsenal, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool to finish in the Premier League top four this season.

“The title race? Nothing would surprise me from Manchester City,” Rooney told The Times.

“They could put together an incredible run and still win it, but you’ve to say Arsenal are favourites. I don’t see a collapse from them.”

Rooney continued: “The top four? A few weeks ago, there looked like a possibility Manchester United could challenge for the Premier League title.

“I am sure they [Man United] will finish in the top four.

“So Manchester United will be there, but I’ve a suspicion that Liverpool might sneak into it.

“They are capable of going on a run. I see Newcastle [United], despite the great job Eddie [Howe] has done, falling just a little short.”

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Inter Milan vice-president Javier Zanetti insists there’s no regret allowing Alexis Sanchez to leave last summer.

Alexis is now with Olympique Marseille and hit out at Inter last week over his lack of playing opportunities.

In Chile on the weekend, Zanetti said: “I don’t think it was a mistake to let him go, when one decides both sides agree to leave.

“When he had the opportunity to play, Alexis has always done well with Inter: he was important in winning the championship and for the conquest of the Italian Super Cup.

“At Marseille he is confirming that he is a great player. He’s always performed very well at Inter and has always been useful.”

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By the time you are reading this, I hope Victor Osimhen would have led the frontline of the Super Eagles to ‘destroy’ the national team of football minnows, Guinea Bissau, last night at the Moshood Abiola International Stadium, Abuja.

Anything short of a clear victory, with goals to shore up Osimhen’s chest in his chase of that exalted but difficult title of Highest Goal scorer in Nigerian football at international level, held since 1994 by Rashidi Yekini, and before that by ‘yours truly’ since 1981, would be totally unacceptable at this stage of Nigeria’s football development. Guinea Bissau are not only one of the smallest countries in Africa in size, there is a whole planet between them and Nigeria in football.

Having said that, I hope, at the time you are reading this on Saturday morning, the Eagles would have won well.

Outside of that match, what has engaged my mind these past few days and dominated the media space is the matter of Ike Sorounmu, the shy, quiet, gentleman and former goalkeeper of the Super Eagles. Before now, Ike’s voice in Nigerian football has never risen beyond the decibels of gentle instructions doled out on the training ground of clubs and the national team as goalkeeper-trainer. He has played role of an assistant coach very diligently for many years and through several regimes of the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF.

By the way, the only former goalkeeper to have served as Chief coach of the national team in Nigeria’s history is late Carl Odw’yer in the mid-1970s.

This past week, Ike’s voice has been rather loud, bitter and strident, unusually rising above the din of the match between the Super Eagles and the underdogs from Guinea Bissau.

Ike Sorunmu, nick-named Anobi and Omo Alaja, by his fans and friends, was very angry with the Nigeria Football Federation, NFF, about the treatment meted to him; in the manner he was disallowed from being a part of the national technical crew for the Guinea Bissau match, and in the complete silence about the non-payment of money owed him from his recent services to the national team. In addition, nothing was said about his request to be offered either a permanent appointment, or to be engaged on a contract for his services in the national team. Meanwhile, he had sought, without success, for refund of the expenses he personally incurred, known and approved by the NFF, in honouring his most recent invitations to the national team.

Even as he awaited the official call-up to the team last week, what he received instead was a call from an officer in the NFF secretariat directing him not to bother to report to Abuja for preparation for yesterday’s match. Instead he was to be replaced by a goalkeeper trainer from the Junior national team who had just completed another national assignment.

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Raphael Varane says Manchester United could be his final club – but says olds clubs Lens or Real Madrid are also possible.

The France centre-back is delighted at the way his and the Red Devils’ fortunes have transformed in his second season at Old Trafford

Varane, 29, is under contract until 2025 and he rates not moving again as a “serious option”.

He told GQ in France: “I will finish my career either at Real Madrid, Manchester United or at Lens.

“It’s sure that I won’t do another club, but Madrid, it seems complicated. You don’t tend to go back generally.

“The most likely is that I end in Manchester or Lens.

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Super Eagles defender Leon Balogun is expected to make his return to competitive action for Sky Bet Championship club, Queens Park Rangers after the international break.

Balogun last featured for the London club last November as a result of a calf injury.

The Nigerian was replaced at half-time during the 2-1 defeat to Huddersfield Town at the Loftus Road.

According to feelers from the club, the 34-year-old is close to full fitness and will return to the pitch next week.

The centre-back joined QPR in August 2022 as a free agent after ending his contract with Scottish Premier League side Glasgow Rangers.

Balogun will go on to make 12 appearances for the championship team before sustaining injury in November.

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Tickets for Friday’s 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match between the Super Eagles of Nigeria and the Djurtus (Wild Dogs) of Guinea Bissau have been calibrated in price ranges of N2,000 and N10,000 for ordinary and VIP seats respectively.

The tickets are available at the secretariat of the NFF at the Package B of Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja, Old Parade Ground, NFF’s former office at Wuse Zone 7 and other designated places which details will be announced on broadcast stations nationwide.

Nigeria, on six maximum points from their previous two matches, take on Guinea Bissau in a top-of-the-table fixture that will largely determine the swing of the pool, with the Super Eagles favoured to pick all six points and guarantee their passage to Cote d’Ivoire early next year

As at 15:33 hours on Tuesday, there were 21 players in the Super Eagles’ John Wood Hotel abode in Abuja. Only forward Victor Osimhen, who was already in Lagos and waiting to board his flight to the nation’s capital, and Portugal-based defender Zaidu Sanusi, were still being expected.

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Atletico Madrid right back, Matt Doherty has warned Tottenham not to sack Antonio Conte as manager.

Recall that the Italian is in danger of losing his job at Spurs within this international break.

Per The Telegraph and other sources, Spurs would appoint Ryan Mason until the end of the season if Conte leaves.

“I hope he stays for a long time at Tottenham,” Doherty, now with Atletico Madrid, said in a press conference while on international duty with Ireland.

“He’s an unbelievable coach, an unbelievable manager. He won’t say anything in the press that he won’t say to his players, he’s completely honest with his players, has the passion for the whole club.

“I hope Tottenham stick by him and hold onto him for as long as possible, he’s one of the best managers of all time.”

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Arsenal legend, Emmanuel Petit, has criticized defender, Rob Holding.

Petit said that Holding is too soft for a defender, adding that he is not a big fan of the player.

Holding started Arsenal’s 4-1 Premier League win over Crystal Palace last weekend after William Saliba sustained an injury during their UEFA Europa League defeat to Sporting Lisbon last week.

“Rob Holding, I’m not a big fan of him, to be honest,” Petit told Premier League Productions.

“I think he’s too soft as a defender.

“It is such a shame also to see [Takehiro] Tomiyasu injured. I would have preferred to have Tomiyasu at right-back and Ben White as a central defender.”

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Serie A giants AC Milan are among some top European clubs showing interest in Nigerian striker Gift Orban.

This is according to Italian media outfit Calciomercato.it.

Since joining Belgian side Gent in January this year, Orban has been sensational in front of goal.

The 20-year-old has scored 12 goals in 10 appearances in all competitions.

He scored a hat-trick in Gent’s 4-1 away win against Istanbul Basaksehir in the Europa Conference League.

Also, he scored four goals in a 6-2 win against Zulte-Waregem in the league.

And following his great scoring form, Calciomercato.it reports that current Serie A champions Milan and run away league leaders Napoli have shown interest in Orban.

He was named Europa Conference League Player of the Week for his hat-trick heroics against Istanbul Basaksehir.

He was invited for the U-23 Eagles team for the AFCON qualifiers against Guinea but was not released by Gent.

Former Liverpool attacker, Stan Collymore has warned Crystal Palace forward, Wilfried Zaha not to join the Saudi Arabian League because of money.

Zaha’s contract with Crystal Palace will expire in the summer and he is yet to pen an extension

The Ivorian has been linked with a move to the Middle East in the summer.

Collymore said this while advising Zaha against joining a club in Saudi Arabia, adding that the 30-year-old should leave that to Ronaldo and Messi.

“Wilfried Zaha would be crazy to go to Saudi Arabia. We know that the money is important for the players, but he will also win a lot of money in London. There are plenty of clubs that can still be helped by his talent in England like Newcastle or Aston Villa,” Collymore said (via French publication Onze Mondial).

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Former Nigerian midfielder, Austine Okocha has advised Super Eagles striker, Victor Osimhen to make a move to Premier League next season.

He made this known on the backdrop of Osimhen’s goal scoring exploits in the Serie A this ongoing season.

Osimhen is currently the topscorer in the Serie A with 21 goals and four assists in 23 matches.

In an interview with the BBC, Okocha praised Osimhen and encouraged him to make a switch to the Premier League.

“Well I mean he’s done well, he’s having a great season,” Okocha said

“And I think he duly deserves the praise he’s getting, but the ultimate for him is to play in the Premier League which he has made clear as well.

“So we’re following his progress and what he can achieve is limitless if he continues with his hard-work.”

Osimhen has scored 15 goals in 23 games for Nigeria.

Osimhen is in the camp of the Super Eagles as they prepare for AFCON 2024 qualifiers with Guinea-Bissau on Friday, March 24 at the Moshood Abiola Stadium and on Monday, March 27 at the Estadio 24 de Setembro.

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Manchester United legend Roy Keane believes Brighton are capable of overcoming Man United in the semi finals of the FA.

Keane made this known on the backdrop of Brighton’s 5-0 thrashing of Grimbsy while United reached the final four with victory over 9-man Fulham.

However, Keane insisted that Brighton can upset Man United if they underestimate the team.

Keane said, “I’ve lost that little bit of confidence watching them now.

“A month or two ago you’re thinking, yeah, listen, they’re up for it, but in the cup, the last few games they just have a real habit of trying to play in moments.

‘That’s okay every now and again but it just seems to be their DNA at the moment. I think they’ve got into some real bad habits and it’s as if they’re turning up today expecting we’ve got quality players and Man United are gonna win football matches.

“But if they turn up with that attitude for the semi-final Brighton will beat them. It gives them a bit of a kick up the backside.”

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti says his team will try to win the Laliga title despite losing 2-1 to Barcelona on Sunday, March 19 at the Camp Nou.

Ronald Araujo’s own goal put Real Madrid ahead in the ninth minute of the encounter and Sergi Roberto equalised for the Catalans in the 45th minute.

Frank Kessie’s strike gave the hosts the win in the 92nd minute of the game.

Ancelotti maintained that Real Madrid will fight for the Laliga title till the end of the season.

“Our priority is preparing well for every game,” realmadrid.com quoted Ancelotti as saying

“That’s the only way of finishing the season strongly. I come away from this match feeling extremely proud of my team. The performance and the changes the coach made were very good. We’ll fight to the end in every competition, were full of confidence. We’ll fight for Laliga until the end.”

Real Madrid are second place in the Laliga table with 56 points after 26 matches.

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Real Madrid midfielder, Toni Kroos has revealed that he does not feel sorry for teammate, Eden Hazard.

Recall that Hazard’s career with Los Blancos has been miserable since he arrived from Chelsea in 2019.

The Belgium international has struggled with fitness issues in his first three seasons.

Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti has also left Hazard on the bench for most of the 2022/2023 campaign.

But Kroos insists the 32-year-old has a lot to be thankful for.

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Super Eagles striker, Terem Moffi was at his best mettle as he netted a goal and bagged an assist in Nice’s 3-1 win over FC Sheriff in Thursday’s Europa Conference League.

Gaetan Laborde opened the scoring in the 30th minute with a beautiful finish before the Nigerian international made it 2-0 in the 53rd minute.

However, Sheriff reduced the scoreline in the 54th minute through Abdoul Tapsoba’s well taken goal to the delight of the technical crew

However, as Sheriff finally began to commit, perhaps a little to late in the encounter, spaces opened up at the back, and Billal Brahimi profited from them.


The Algerian international broke through two challenges inside his own half, fed Moffi, who hit the post. The rebound fell fortuoutously for Brahimi, who tucked home into the open net from a couple of yards out.

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Former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp, has picked Arsenal to win the Premier League title this season ahead of Manchester City.

Redknapp said that Arsenal have an advantage to win the title over Man City, adding that he must be truthful.

Former Tottenham Hotspur manager, Harry Redknapp, has picked Arsenal to win the Premier League title this season ahead of Manchester City.

Redknapp said that Arsenal have an advantage to win the title over Man City, adding that he must be truthful.

Not Tottenham, this year, no. I definitely fancy Arsenal, strongly,” Redknapp said (via Mirror).

“They are top of the league, they look good. I think they are a fantastic team at the moment, Arsenal, I must be truthful.”

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Roma coach Jose Mourinho has revealed that his players are not afraid of the harsh atmosphere they will face against Real Sociedad in tonight’s Europa League.

La Real coach Imanol Alguacil has warned the visitors of a red-hot atmosphere waiting for them as Roma defend a 2-0 lead in their Europa League round of 16 tie.

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Victor Osimhen has reacted to Napoli’s 3-0 win against Eintracht Frankfurt at the Diego Armando Maradona Stadium.

Osimhen also delved on his decision to allow Poland international Piotr Zielinski
take the penalty awarded his side in the game.

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Victor Osimhen has explained why he turned down the chance to score a hat-trick In Napoli’s round 16 Champions League win against Eintracht Frankfurt on Wednesday.

Osimhen scored two goals as Napoli defeated Frankfurt 3-0 to qualify for a first-ever Champions League quarter-final place 5-0 on aggregate.

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Super Eagles forward, Cyriel Dessers has been linked with a summer move to Turkish Super Lig giants, Galatasaray.

The 28-year-old moved to Serie A club, Cremonese last summer from Belgian Pro League outfit, KRC Genk.

Galatasaray are in the hunt for a new striker with Argentina international Mauro Icardi set to return to Paris Saint-Germain after his loan spell.

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Real Madrid defender Antonio Rudiger has warned his teammates not to underestimate the Liverpool at home, even after securing a 5-2 win at Anfield in the first leg in the UEFA Champions League.

Rudiger thinks after beating Manchester United 7-0, the Reds will believe they can progress to the Champions League quarter finals at Real’s expense as well.

“We have to approach the opening a bit better than at Anfield because you cannot afford to sleep in the first 15 minutes against a team like Liverpool,” Rudiger said to reporters.

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Real Madrid vs Liverpool – Real Madrid will be looking for a repeat of their previous performance after defeating Espanyol 3-1 in La Liga.

Real Madrid controlled 71% of the ball during that contest and made 22 attempts at goal, with seven of them on target. Three of them were successful. Vinicius Junior (22′), Éder Milito (39′), and Marco Asensio (93′) scored goals for Real Madrid.

Espanyol made a total of ten attempts at goal – three on target, only one of was yielded a goal – came from the other end. For Espanyol, Joselu scored after eight minutes.

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