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13 Mar

Samuel Kuffour Confident Vincent Kompany Can Lead Bayern To UCL Glory

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Former Ghanaian international Samuel Osei Kuffour has expressed strong confidence in Vincent Kompany’s ability to guide Bayern Munich to UEFA Champions League success in the 2024/25 season. Kuffour, who spent over a decade at Bayern and won the 2001 Champions League, believes Kompany’s tactical expertise and leadership will be crucial to the club’s European ambitions. “I spoke to Vincent Kompany when I was in Munich, and he was so positive about the team. I went to the training ground, and I was impressed by his tactics and the way the team builds up. He motivates his players to bring the…

18 Feb

Opta SuperComputer predicts EPL title winner, five teams to qualify for UCL

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Opta’s AI SuperComputer has predicted how the rest of the 2024-25 Premier League season will pan out. It has given current leaders, Liverpool, a 85.8 per cent chance to win the title. This will see the Reds equal Manchester United’s record of 20 English top-flight titles. Arsenal are predicted to finish as runners-up for a third-straight season, with the supercomputer giving them a 80.8 per cent chance of coming second. Mikel Arteta’s men however have a 14.1 per cent chance of snatching the title from Liverpool. The only other team given any chance of winning the title is Manchester City.…

29 Jan

UCL: Barcelona coach, Flick speaks on Lookman’s injury

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Barcelona manager, Hansi Flick, admitted that Atalanta will miss their talismanic winger, Ademola Lookman, in Wednesday’s (today) UEFA Champions League clash. Lookman has been ruled out of the matchday eight encounter due to a knee injury. Flick said it is never easy for any team to lose their star player, but he expects Gasperini’s side to adapt. “Of course, when you lose an important player, it’s not easy. But I think Gasperini knows his team well,” he told a press conference. “For me, I usually don’t focus on one or two players, but I always look at the team as…

21 Jan

UCL Preview: Benfica Host Barcelona As PSG Clash With Man City

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The 2024-25 UEFA Champions League resumes with Matchday 7 across Tuesday 21 and Wednesday 22 January, as European football royalty scramble for berths in the knockout rounds of the competition. There is no better place to get your season-long ticket to the best football the world has to offer than DStv! The pick of matches on Tuesday come from Madrid and Lisbon, where Atletico Madrid host Bayer Leverkusen and Barcelona visit Benfica respectively. Atletico have been in excellent form in recent weeks and will back themselves to win at home to Xabi Alonso’s Bundesliga champions – likely pushing themselves into the top eight…

23 Oct

UCL: Super Stuttgart Earn Stoppage-Time Win At Juventus After Milan Victory, PSG Held By PSV

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Stuttgart super-sub El Bilal Toure scored a stoppage-time winner to earn the Germans a famous and deserved UEFA Champions League win away to Juventus, who had captain Danilo sent off late on. Juve had goalkeeper Mattia Perin to thank for keeping the score level early on when he palmed a powerful Ermedin Demirovic effort off the post before tipping over a Deniz Undav header. Undav had the ball in the net early in the second half, but his effort was disallowed for a handball in the build-up as Stuttgart continued to look the likelier to make the breakthrough in Turin.…

23 Oct

UCL: Vinicius Hat-Trick Inspires Madrid To Stun Dortmund With Memorable Comeback Win

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Vinicius Junior hit a brilliant hat-trick as Real Madrid stunned Borussia Dortmund with a five-goal second-half blitz to come from two down and win 5-2 at the Santiago Bernabeu. In a repeat of the 2024 UEFA Champions League final, the defending champions Real were in trouble at the interval after goals from Donyell Malen and Jamie Gittens had put Dortmund two up after an entertaining first half. But Real came flying out of the blocks in the second half, keen to avoid what would have been a second defeat in three matches in this year’s competition. Two goals in two…

16 Apr

UCL Preview: Borussia Dortmund Host ATM As Bayern Munich Clash With Arsenal

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The return legs of four thrilling UEFA Champions League quarterfinal ties will be held on Tuesday 16 and Wednesday 17 April 2024, with stars such as Phil Foden, Jude Bellingham, Antoine Griezmann and Kylian Mbappe set to shine. Catch it all on DStv, the only home of football in Africa. Tuesday brings the return leg of the clash between Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain at the Lluis Companys Olympic Stadium, with the Catalan side holding a 3-2 advantage after the first game in the French capital last week. However, PSG coach Luis Enrique has the belief that his side can turn…

13 Feb

UCL R16 Preview: FC Copenhagen Host Man City As Real Sociedad Travel To PSG

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The football action continues on DStv this week. DStv customers can plan their viewing entertainment, as the biggest sports broadcaster in Africa brings them round 16 of the UEFA Champions League, with matches scheduled for Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 February 2024. DStv is the true home of football in Africa, offering a range and depth of action that no other rival can match. DStv also offers a wide range of language options, including English original, Swahili, Ki-Swahili, Amharic, Pidgin, Twi, Luganda and Portuguese, while DStv Stream allows viewers to watch their favourite football live anywhere, any time. Tuesday’s action…

14 Dec

Osman Bukari Registers Most Goal Contributions As Red Star Belgrade’s UCL Run Ends

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Ghanaian winger Osman Bukari has put himself in a great position to secure a spot in the Black Stars 2023 AFCON squad after excelling in Crvena Zvezda (Red Star Belgrade’s) UEFA Champions League run. The Serbian side crashed out of the competition at the group stage after finishing bottom of Group G with just a point. Bukari registered an assist in Red Star’s 2-3 loss to Manchester City in the final group game to take his tally to two in six games. Assisting In-beom Hwang’s goal was the second goal contribution for Bukari in two games against defending champions Manchester…

29 Nov

Cancelo And Felix Score As Barcelona Beat Porto To Reach Last 16

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Barcelona came back from a goal behind to beat Porto and seal a spot in the Champions League last 16. Brazilian winger Pepe hammered home a rebound to give the Portuguese visitors the lead after half an hour. However, Porto's advantage lasted just two minutes as Joao Cancelo equalised with a stunning curling strike after cutting inside from the left. Porto goalkeeper Inaki Pena made several fine saves before Joao Felix tucked home a 56th-minute winner. Barcelona are guaranteed to qualify from Group H with Porto and Shakhtar Donetsk - who are both three points behind - playing each other…