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EYES ON THE PRIZE! The 2018-19 Premier League title race was one of the most exciting in history, with Man. City finishing just one point above Liverpool after 38 matches, but we wouldn’t be surprised if this season was just as dramatic! With both teams still in the Champions League and also facing each other in the FA Cup semis, things are about to get really heated! BOSSESBATTLE! Jurgen Klopp and Pep Guardiola are two of the best managers in the world, let alone the Prem! There’s tons of respect between the two brainiacs, but they’d still love to beat each other. Ahead of this fortnight’s PL game they’ve faced each other 22 times and are tied on nine wins each with four draws. Tight! FANTASTIC FODEN! Man. City’s main…

uk.puma.com SHIRT SHOCKER! We couldn’t believe our eyes when we saw this Barcelona fan with Benzema on his back! We think it’s got to do with him knocking out PSG’s Messi… SPOT THE DIFFERENCE! New Balance and Roma revealed this special home shirt for their 3-0 derby win over Lazio in March. The only big change was to the usual club crest, though! NOT “FINISHED” YET! Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang hit back at doubters who said he was “finished” by scoring a brace against Real Madrid and posting this on his social media. Buzzing!…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 5 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ★ 8PM KEVIN DE BRUYNE Even though Riyad Mahrez is Man. City’s top goalscorer in the Champions League this season, De Bruyne is still Man. City’s main man! KDB has two assists in this season’s CL but he’s yet to score, so this would be the perfect moment to open his CL goal account for 2021-22! ANGEL CORREA La Liga’s January Player of the Month winner has been one of the most underrated players in the Spanish league this season! He doesn’t have the star status of Antoine Griezmann, Joao Felix or Luis Suarez but 16 goals and assists combined from 18 La Liga starts says differently! TALKING POINT This is the…

KYLIAN MBAPPE Mbappe was handed 99 Acceleration and 99 Sprint Speed on his TOTW 24 card after he scored two goals and registered an assist in the 3-1 victory over Saint-Etienne! We’re not sure it would have softened the blow of being dumped out of the CL though! IVAN TONEY Nestled in between Mbappe and Ronaldo is Brentford net-buster Ivan Toney! He was awarded his second TOTW card of 2021-22 after scoring a hat-trick against Norwich – it was The Bees’ first-ever Prem treble. This TOTW 25 card is even better than his one from TOTW CRISTIANO RONALDO Cristiano was named the highestrated player in the FUT Birthday Team 1! All cards featured earn either a five-star weak foot or five-star skill moves, as well as an increase in their…

New Balance Bukayo Saka Furons We’ll get the bad news out of the way first – these Bukayo Saka sizzlers aren’t for sale! They were custom-made for the Gunners wonderkid, with the England superstar actually getting involved himself in the design process. He wore the blue boots for the first time against Leicester in the PL and then the red ones against Switzerland for England! newbalance.co.uk Real Madrid Collection Real Madrid were founded 120 years ago! To celebrate the epic milestone, adidas released this special-edition black fourth jersey, although we're not sure it'll be much of a collectors' item after they lost 4-0 to rivals Barcelona in it! It’s just one part of a cool collection, which also includes a warm-up top, jacket, trackpants, a scarf and wash bag! Shirt…

1 West Ham have only faced a French club once before – beating Metz 3-2 on aggregate back in 1999! 1981 West Ham have reached the quarter-finals of a major European competition for the first time since 1981! 4 Lyon have won four of their last five European matches against English clubs! WEST HAM v LYON West Ham fans fancy their chances against anyone after defeating six-time Europa League champions Sevilla in the last round! They face another tough test against Ligue 1 side Lyon, who are still unbeaten in this season’s tournament. It’ll be the first time they meet in European football, with The Hammers hosting the first leg at the London Stadium! BRAGA v RANGERS Of all the teams left in the competition, Braga were probably the side…

GAVI CHILD PRODIGY! Pablo Martin Paez Gavira – AKA Gavi – started his youth career at Real Betis, where he scored 95 goals for their youth team! He was scouted by the likes of Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid and Villarreal, but was lured by the prospect of progressing through Barcelona’s worldfamous La Masia academy! KEY SKILLS ✔ PERFECT PASSING! ✔ ENDLESS ENERGY! ✔ EPICTECHNIQUE! RECORD-BREAKER! Spain manager Luis Enrique surprised the nation when he called up the teenager for their Nations League semi-final against Italy last October! By making his debut, he became the youngest player ever to represent Spain at senior level. We’d be shocked if he doesn’t make their World Cup squad later this year as well! FACTFILE Age: 17 Position: Midfielder Club: Barcelona Country: Spain BIG BARCELONA…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 12 ★ 8PM GERARD MORENO The Spain super sub scored the opening goal against Juventus in the last round from the penalty spot! He’s suffered from some injuries this season but he’s still The Yellow Submarine’s biggest hope, with 15 goal involvements from his first 18 league and CL matches in 2021-22. Deadly! ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Lewy completed a hat-trick within 23 minutes against Red Bull Salzburg in the last round – the earliest treble ever scored by a player in Champions League history from the start of a game! Now Sebastien Haller’s Ajax have been eliminated, he’s the fave to win the Golden Boot! TALKING POINT Villarreal are huge underdogs against Bundesliga champs…

ACTION REPLAY How much can you remember from West Ham’s dramatic draw with Leicester in February? 1 Name the West Ham winger who scored the opening goal! 2 Who scored a penalty for Leicester on the stroke of half-time – Dakaor Tielemans? 3 Which Leicester full-back put The Foxes ahead – James Justin or Ricardo Pereira? 4 In what minute did Craig Dawson score West Ham’s leveller – 87th, 91st or 94th? 5 True or False? It was the centre-back’s first goal of the 2021-22 season! SPORTING FANS! Match these celebrities with the teams they support! FLAG FINDER! Name the Prem team from their players’ nationalities! NAME THE CLUB! Which WSL club’s recent record is this? ACE ACTIVITY START ONE, BENCH ONE, SELL ONE! It’s time for you to make…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 5 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 13 ★ 8PM DARWIN NUNEZ With 24 goals and two assists from his first 30 league and Champions League games this season, it’s no surprise to see tons of Premier League clubs interested in making a move for the Uruguay forward this summer! He only needs one chance to make his mark! MOHAMED SALAH The Liverpool forward has scored eight goals in eight CL games this season, with his 70% shot accuracy better than the likes of Lewandowski and Benzema! He’ll be determined to make sure The Reds go one better than last season by making the semi-finals! TALKING POINT Liverpool have a sick record against Portuguese sides under Jurgen Klopp! They’ve won…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 12 ★ 8PM MASON MOUNT Chelsea’s top goalscorer and top assist maker in the Premier League this season is ready to make his mark on this campaign’s Champo League! He came off the bench in the second leg against Lille and it was his quality assist that made sure The Blues were in the draw for the quarters! The mega deadly France forward became the oldest-ever player to score a Champions League hat-trick in Real’s epic comeback against PSG in the last round! There were just 106 seconds between his second and third goals, proving how lethal he can be if you fall asleep on him! TALKING POINT These two teams know each…

Keep reading MATCH for loads of top fantasy footy tips! MATCH’s TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 30! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! MATT DOHERTY DF ★ TOTTENHAM £4.8 MILLION The Tottenham full-back has ousted Emerson from the right wing-back spot at Spurs and is looking much better than before! RAPHINHA MF ★ LEEDS £6.5 MILLION Leeds will be looking to their wing wizard for inspiration in must-win games v Southampton and Watford! DOMINIC CALVERT-LEWIN FW ★ EVERTON £7.7 MILLION Everton aren’t the most in-form side right now, but The Toffees have a nice Double Gameweek in GW31 v Burnley! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s action! BERNARDO SILVA MF ★ MAN. CITY £7.1…