Aston Villa are through to the Europa League final after a stunning 4-0 win over Nottingham Forest at Villa Park – 4-1 on aggregate – with John McGinn scoring twice in three minutes to book their place in Istanbul on May 20. Ollie Watkins gave Villa the lead they needed on 36 minutes, Emiliano Buendia…
Aston Villa booked their place in the Europa League final with a 4-0 thrashing of Nottingham Forest at Villa Park, overturning the first-leg deficit to reach their first major European final since 1982. Forest started brightly and almost stunned the hosts early on when Omari Hutchinson curled narrowly wide after just nine minutes, but Villa…
Crystal Palace made history at Selhurst Park, beating Shakhtar Donetsk 2-1 on the night and 5-2 on aggregate to book their place in a first-ever European final. Oliver Glasner’s side will now face Rayo Vallecano in Leipzig in the UEFA Conference League final. The atmosphere in South London set the tone, and Palace thought they…
Real Madrid have opened disciplinary proceedings involving Federico Valverde and Aurelien Tchouameni following an incident at the club’s training ground. The event reportedly took place just days before Sunday’s title clash with Barcelona, with Real confirming that Valverde had suffered a cranioencephalic trauma, a form of concussion. Valverde recovering at home The club said the…
Al Nassr continued their strong run of form with an entertaining 4-2 win over Al Shabab in the Saudi Pro League, as Joao Felix scored a hat-trick and Cristiano Ronaldo added another goal. The visitors made a dream start and needed only three minutes to take the lead. Joao Felix found space inside the penalty…
Paris Saint-Germain captain Marquinhos says the club’s work ethic and mentality have been key after they reached a second straight Champions League final. The French side drew 1-1 with Bayern Munich at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday, sealing a 6-5 aggregate win to book a final against Arsenal in Budapest on May 30. “We have…
Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest meet again for the Europa League semi-final second leg with a place in the final on the line. The Tricky Trees carry a 1-0 lead into the match against their Midlands rivals, but Vitor Pereira’s men will be under no illusions that they are guaranteed a place in the final….
Crystal Palace welcome Shakhtar Donetsk to Selhurst Park for their UEFA Conference League semi-final second leg tonight. The Eagles are in control of the tie, leading 3-1 against their Ukrainian opponents, but they must still put in a strong performance if they are to book their place in the final. Oliver Glasner opted to rotate…
Atletico Madrid and United States midfielder Johnny Cardoso has suffered a high-ankle sprain, just five weeks out from the 2026 World Cup in North America. Cardoso’s injury was confirmed by the club in a statement released on Thursday. It read: “Johnny Cardoso could not complete the training session on Thursday, May 7 after suffering a…
Al-Nassr make the trip to Al-Shabab in the Saudi Pro League tonight having slipped up in the title race last time out. Cristiano Ronaldo and Co saw their gap at the top of the table slip to just two points, with plenty of games still to play before the end of the season. It means…
