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Jamie Carragher said Virgil van Dijk was "too good for the highest level of football" but now the Liverpool captain no longer appears to be an elite defender

Gary Lineker has backed Arsenal to win the Premier League title despite their FA Cup defeat to Southampton, with the BBC pundit calling Champions League glory an 'enormous bonus' for Mikel Arteta's side

Arsenal Transfer News: Diomande Race Poses Liverpool Challenge Liverpool’s long term planning for life after Mohamed Salah has encountered a significant obstacle, with Caught Offside reporting that Arsenal currently hold an advantage in the pursuit of Yan Diomande. The emerging picture is one shaped less by finances and more by circumstance, specifically Champions League qualification. […] The post Report: Arsenal looking to hijack Liverpool’s move for €100m forward appeared first on anfieldindex.com.

EXCLUSIVE: Michael Carrick must be made Manchester United's permanent manager says his former team-mate and Premier League winner Michael Owen

BIG DEBATE: The Champions League returns this week with Arsenal and Liverpool flying the Premier League flag whilst Real Madrid face Bayern Munich in a titanic clash

The ideal solution for United this summer?

SportsLine soccer expert Martin Green makes his best bets for Tuesday's Champions League quarterfinal first leg between Sporting CP and Arsenal

Sporting Lisbon will certainly be no pushovers against Arsenal – attacking duo Luis Suarez and Francisco Trincao can cause them problems. Arsenal will be looking to brush off their shock 2-1 …

MIKEL ARTETA vowed Arsenal will not panic as they bid to keep their trophy hunt on track. The Prem leaders’ season is threatening to unravel after back-to-back defeats in the Carabao Cup final and FA Cup quarters ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash at Sporting. And boss Arteta prepared his players for the quarter-final first...

Mikel Arteta must embrace the pressure knowing Arsenal must deliver the biggest trophies this season, having seen back-to-back defeats dump them out of the domestic cup competitions

Verdict: Draw Best odds: 27/10 Bookmaker: ZetBet Tuesday’s Champions League quarter‑final first leg brings an intriguing subplot as Arsenal travel to Lisbon to face Sporting, with Viktor Gyökeres lining up against his former club in what has been dubbed an unofficial derby. The Gunners arrive seeking to avoid a third straight defeat after recent cup […] The post Prediction: Sportins Lisbon vs Arsenal appeared first on Soccer News.

He's launched an impassioned defence of the Gunners.

On the latest edition of Caught Offside with Andrew Gundling and JJ Devaney, we take a look back at a wild weekend in the FA Cup including a genuinely discouraging Liverpool performance at Man City and a puzzling Arsenal performance at Southampton. We'll also share our thoughts on Inter Miami's new Nu Stadium, Zavier Gozo getting some USMNT hype and Zack Steffen's weekend to forget. Plus, the UEFA Champions League returns with some heavy hitters facing off in the quarterfinals! And we ask whether or not it's ok to blast loud music at the beach. For even more Caught Offside content, get on over to Caught Offside Plus right now! "World Cup Madness" has wrapped up!!! -Episode 1 - Tournament to determine the greatest USMNT World Cup matches of all time -Episode 2 - Tournament to determine the worst USMNT World Cup matches of all time -Episode 3 - Tournament to determine the best USMNT player going into this World Cup and the best overall player going into this World Cup To sign up, just go to https://caughtoffside.supercast.com! Once you have access to the premium feed, be sure to go back and check out our special "welcome episode" from June 24th, 2024 (we don't think you'll be disappointed)! And for all the latest merch, get over to https://caughtoffsidepod.com/ - Spring has sprung, you've made it through the winter, so buy yourself a present! Get a Caught Offside t-shirt! --- Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/CaughtOffsidePod/ X: https://twitter.com/COsoccerpod Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/caughtoffsidepod/ Email: [email protected] Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

"I have an incredible connection with Mbappe on and off the pitch" Leer

Coach Álvaro Arbeloa has denied that Kylian Mbappé's return is a problem for Real Madrid, ahead of the team's Champions League quarterfinal clash with Bayern Munich at the Bernabéu on Tuesday.

William Gallas has advised Mikel Arteta to replace two Arsenal players in this summer's transfer window.

Alvaro Arbeloa emphasised the importance of collectively “being the best team in the world” as Real Madrid prepare to face Bayern Munich in the Champions League quarter-finals. Madrid are record 15-time winners of the Champions League, and are looking to regain the trophy this season, having endured a frustrating hunt for silverware in recent months. […] The post Arbeloa urges Madrid to be ´best team in the world´ to beat Bayern appeared first on Soccer News.

Italy misses the World Cup and Real Madrid fans know exactly what comes next Leer

Arsenal's Declan Rice and Gabriel return to training before the Champions League meeting with Sporting after injury absences.

Declan Rice has handed Arsenal a significant injury boost for the opening leg of their Champions League quarterfinal against Sporting Lisbon.

Florian Wirtz has been tipped to become Liverpool’s main man once Mohamed Salah leaves the club in the summer. The German playmaker has had a mixed first season at Anfield since his arrival last su…

Champions League yellow cards are not wiped until after the quarter-finals

In what is a blockbuster Champions League semi-final showdown on Tuesday night, Real Madrid will welcome Bayern Munich to the Bernabeu for their first-leg battle. Watching their La Lia title dreams take a monumental blow over the weekend and facing a public backlash, Los Blancos will be desperately searching for an immediate European boost when […] The post Real Madrid vs Bayern Munich Bet Builder Tips – 3/1 Champions League Special, Analysis & Predictions appeared first on Soccer News.

Two ‘factory’ teams of German football proved that there is plenty at stake in the Bundesliga after a 6-3 win for Leverkusen They said nobody cared enough for the stakes to be this high. If discussion over the destination of the title (and second place for that matter) has been and gone, there is plenty more in the Bundesliga tank and for Bayer Leverkusen and Wolfsburg, two clubs who will never hold universal approval despite producing teams to thrill us and break the Bayern monopoly in the last two decades, that is truer than for most. Before RB Leipzig were around to corral all the disapproval of German supporters at large, there was El Plastico. As the two ‘factory’ teams of German football, grown from Bayer and Volkswagen respectively rather than from a fanbase, Leverkusen and Wolfsburg have endured a lifetime of rival fans looking down their noses at them, judging them as not organic or real enough. Conversely this fixture, if derided by some, has produced a string of memorable games; the 5-4 win for Wolfsburg at the Bay Arena in 2015 during current coach Dieter Hecking’s successful first spell, sealed by Bas Dost’s four goals, or the typically later-than-late Leverkusen 4-3 in September 2024 dusted by Victor Boniface’s stoppage-time winner. So when Bild’s headline called this “the wildest plastico of all time,” they really did mean it was something special. Tension and huge potential consequences can often make for a stilted, cautious spectacle. Not here. For Wolfsburg, there was an element of predictability in that it was a 20th successive game without a clean sheet – and they didn’t look like keeping one for an instant. Still, the record – the worst defensive run in the club’s history since a previous Hecking side did the same in 2014 – wouldn’t have mattered at all had Die Wölfe held the 3-1 lead with which they approached half-time, having seemingly found some nerve to help their desperate situation at the bottom of the table. In that first half, Hecking would have been delighted. If there had been a thick volume of hard luck stories over recent weeks, Wolfsburg had no time to listen to them here. After Jonas Wind’s opener, they were unhappy with the penalty awarded to Leverkusen when Joakim Mæhle feathered a slight touch on Ibrahim Maza in the penalty area – converted for the hosts by Alejandro Grimaldo – but literally seconds later Mæhle himself stepped up to blast Wolfsburg back in front with a rocket from long range. When Christian Eriksen converted a Wolfsburg penalty shortly after it was 3-1 and finally the strugglers were showing real fortitude. There was light, at last, at the end of the tunnel. Instead, the inevitable Grimaldo brought Leverkusen back into the match by finishing a smart move just before half-time, enabling his coach, Kasper Hjulmand, to make the changes at the break to turn the match, and perhaps to change his own fate at the helm. For if we look at Wolfsburg’s moment of crisis, the home side were facing one at 3-1 down. “A change of coach is not a scenario we are considering,” Leverkusen’s sporting director, Simon Rolfes, had said before the game but losing at home to a team in the bottom two – to severely compromise Die Werkself’s chances of a return to the Champions League – would have sorely tested that stance. It wouldn’t have been the first time Rolfes has been forced into an abrupt pivot this season. That, incidentally, is what Hjulmand used to really change the momentum; taking off Equi Fernández, bringing on Patrik Schick to join Christian Kofane up front and really attacking in a season where Leverkusen have often looked too tentative. Schick equalised from another spot-kick before Edmund Tapsoba put the hosts in front. The excellent Maza added another and substitute Malik Tillman made it six after a brilliant slalom along the byline by Ernest Poku.

Arne Slot has endured a difficult Premier League title defence this season, but when it comes to his future, it's likely many will be left divided by what Liverpool do next

Neither player nor club have ever won the top European competition and with Griezmann’s departure set for the end of the season this campaign represents one last chance to end this era on a high

ARSENAL have been handed a triple injury boost ahead of their Champions League quarter-final first leg against Sporting. Declan Rice, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Magalhaes all took part in first-team training despite concerns over injuries. Gabriel was taken off with a knock during Arsenal’s shock 2-1 FA Cup exit to Southampton on Saturday.  Mikel Arteta...

Gunners travel to Lisbon for Champions League quarter-final first leg this week

Arsenal dressing room leaders must take it upon themselves and end any self-pity from their teammates after defeat at Southampton. That’s the view of Gunners legend Ray Parlour, who believes …

Lionel Messi hailed a now Premier League benchwarmer's performance as the best goalkeeping display he had ever seen, claiming he was certain the keeper would join Manchester United, Arsenal or Chelsea

Good news for the Gunners!

The mid-block is a well-established tactic and will be seen at some point during most games at all levels. A mid-block can be broadly defined as players being positioned zonally rather than in response to the oppositions positioning, and occupying the middle zone of the pitch. Being positioned relative to one another, rather than in […] The post Unlocking A Mid-Block: Tactical Solutions From Pep Guardiola, Mikel Arteta & Unai Emery – Tactical Theory appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Good news for Gunners ahead of Champions League quarter-final first leg

Leeds United have moved two wins away from returning to Europe after reaching the FA Cup semi-finals for the first time in 39 years. Standing in Daniel Farke’s way is Chelsea boss Liam Roseni…

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Jamie Carragher has praised Mohamed Salah's consistency as Liverpool prepare for life without one of their greatest ever players following his announcement that he will leave at the end of the season

Ray Parlour believes Mikel Arteta will avoid the sack even if Arsenal fail to win a single trophy this season but has implored the Gunners' boss to oversee a major clear-out in the summer.

With Barcelona now seven points clear in La Liga, the Champions League takes on extra significance for Real Madrid

Gary Lineker defended Enzo Fernandez after he fuelled speculation he wanted to leave Chelsea, suggesting he was keen on joining Real Madrid.

Eduardo Camavinga joined Real Madrid from Stade Rennais in the summer of 2021 for €31m. Right away, he got off to a great start, playing 26 matches in La Liga and 37 the following season, becoming a key player in Los Blancos‘ midfield. Things have slowed down for Camavinga at Madrid; injuries played a part, […] The post Eduardo Camavinga Scout Report At Real Madrid 2025/2026: A High-Ceiling Recruitment Opportunity – Player Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

The duel at the Riyadh Air Metropolitano between Atlético Madrid and Barcelona represented a collision of two distinct tactical universes that have begun to converge under the modern constraints of the 2026 season. Hans-Dieter Flick’s Barcelona arrived with a clear intent to impose a high-tempo positional game, while Diego Simeone’s Atlético, despite their evolving identity, […] The post Atlético Madrid Vs Barcelona [1–2] – La Liga 2025/2026: Pressure, Width & Control Seal The Title Statement – Tactical Analysis appeared first on Total Football Analysis.

Manchester United are on the cusp of a return to the Champions League under the guidance of Michael Carrick, with the Red Devils now poised for a huge summer off the pitch

Steven Gerrard will join talkSPORT Breakfast this week to tackle all things Liverpool, England, and his managerial future. And thankfully, ‘Captain Fantastic’ was helped to become a mas…

Gary Lineker believes Mikel Arteta has shown signs of 'panicking' in recent weeks but still expects Arsenal to win the Premier League.

Good morning all. Andrew is on his way to Lisbon this morning so I’m here in his stead to get us through to matchday in the Champions League. I don’t know about anyone else, but I’ve spent a lot of time since Saturday oscillating between trying to calm my own nerves and trying to tell […] The post Time to rediscover Arsenal’s right-hand reliance appeared first on Arseblog ... an Arsenal blog.

Former Chelsea star Frank Leboeuf fears Arsenal's season is on the brink of collapse and is concerned Mikel Arteta's squad could yet end the season trophyless.

Reds could be missing two big names for Champions League clash

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Four key names could return for crucial clash in Champions League push

Arsenal have been warned that Sporting have one advantage for their Champions League quarter-final clash.