Indholdsfortegnelse for 09 April 2024 i MATCH!

GUNNERS SPECIALIST! Kane hit 14 goals in 16 matches v Arsenal for Tottenham, leaving the Premier League as the North London Derby’s all-time record scorer! No player in Prem history has scored more goals against The Gunners than the England captain, while his seven penalties against them is another all-time PL record against a single club! RECORD CHASER! The Bayern Munich goal grabber netted his 27th Champo League goal at the start of March! That put him just three goals behind Man. United’s legendary striker Wayne Rooney – the only English super star to have scored more! Kane will be hoping to break his record as quickly as possible! SIZZLING FORM! Kane recently became the first player in football history to score 30+ league goals in an English top-flight season…

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WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 9★8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17★8PM BUKAYO SAKA Saka was directly involved in seven goals from his first seven Champions League matches this season – and no player has more CL assists than him in 2023-24! This is also his first competitive game against the German giants, so he’ll be well pumped for it! HARRY KANE Kane’s nine goal involvements in the Champions League this season is more than any other player! No Englishman has ever lifted the Champions League Golden Boot since the tourno was reformatted in 1992, so that will be a target of his… TALKING POINT Kane (and Eric Dier) facing their old rivals is the biggest talking point in this H2H, but another is Arsenal’s awful…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 16 ★ 8PM ANTOINE GRIEZMANN The France superstar is having another sensational season and showing no signs of losing his touch, despite turning 33 years old last month! He’s their top CL scorer this season with six goals so far, but did pick up an injury just before the internationals… NICLAS FULLKRUG After signing last summer from Werder Bremen, the powerful forward is enjoying his debut season in the Champo League! He only has one goal so far but has bossed the Bundesliga, and will relish the physical battle against Atletico’s three CBs! TALKING POINT The only other time these two sides have met in the 21st century was in the 2018-19 Champo…

THE FAVOURITES? For many people, the huge favourites to win this year’s European Championship are 2022 World Cup runners-up France! Les Bleus are looking to get their hands on their first Euros trophy since 2000 when they beat Italy in the final with a golden goal! THERE’S NO STOPPING THEM! ✓ They have incredible quality all over the pitch and tons of squad depth, so they have options to change games! ✓ Legendary gaffer Didier Deschamps is one of the most experienced national team bosses in the competition! ✓ They didn’t lose a single match in qualifying for the Euros and only conceded three goals in eight games! THEY HAVE THEIR WEAKNESSES! ✘ Over the last seven months, they’ve been beaten by Germany twice and drew with Greece, so they’re…

LIVERPOOL v ATALANTA The last, and only, time Liver pool played Atalanta was in the 2020-21 Champions League group stage! The Reds won 5-0 in Italy before losing 2-0 at Anfield, with Jurgen Klopp’s side failing to have a single shot on target in a CL match for the first time since those stats began. He did rest some key players in that 2-0 loss, though! BAYER LEVERKUSEN v WESTHAM The Hammers were mega unlucky in getting paired with Bayer Leverkusen! The German side are flying towards the Bundesliga title and showed incredible spirit to come from behind in the last 16 v Qarabag. These two sides met for the first time last summer in a pre-season friendly, which Leverkusen won 4-01 ASTON VILLA v LILLE Villa thrashed Ajax in…

JOINING THE MLS! WESTWOOD SAYS: “I didn’t even know where Charlotte was but I jumped at it and it has been the best decision of my life… I’m not afraid to say it! When I came out for the medical they put me in the front row of the basketball, which was unbelievable. The first impressions I had were amazing!” LIFE IN CHARLOTTE! WESTWOOD SAYS: “I’ve been to a lot of cities now and Charlotte is one of the best! It’s a big city, but not too big. We’ve got a big lake, Lake Norman, up the road where you can hire boats for the day. You have the mountains two hours away and the coast three hours away. The weather is incredible and the people are so friendly and…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 9★8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 17★8PM JUDE BELLINGHAM It’s another return to England for Bellingham, who has eight goal involvements from his first six CL matches for Los Blancos! He’s actually scored in the past two CL campaigns against City from when he was at Borussia Dortmund, so he’s confident! ERLING HAALAND Haaland needs to keep his foot on the gas if he wants to win back-to-back Champo League Golden Boot awards! The likes of Harry Kane, Kylian Mbappe and Antoine Griezmann are right up there with him, so he can’t afford to fire a blank… TALKING POINT Most of the talk has been about Jude returning to England, but Barcelona legend Pep Guardiola will be taking on former rivals…

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Nike Kits 2024 We showed you a few of the new Nike shirts for the 2024 Euros in our last issue, and now we’ve got the brand’s full collection of strips for 2024 – including European, African, Asian, South American and North American countries! Which are your favourites? Shirt Price: £84.99 each nike.com Soccer Aid World XI Shirt The Soccer Aid World XI FC will take on England in the annual charity game at the end of June, with the World XI FC wearing adidas for the first time ever! Recently retired Eden Hazard will be one of the superstars making his Soccer Aid debut, as he returns to his old home Stamford Bridge. The Belgium legend will be hoping the cool circular pattern on the jersey is a nod…

These quality adidas Predators are inspired by the Predator Pulse boots at the 2004 European Championship in Portugal, worn by legendary ballers David Beckham and Zinedine Zidane! As well as the new Preds, adidas also recreated the Roteiro football, which was used in the tournament, in both the original 32-panel version and the modern panel shape. That’s class! PREDATOR adidas.co.uk MARTINEZ MEMORIES! Fans in the city of Rio Tercero, in Argentina, recreated Emiliano Martinez’s save that helped La Albiceleste win the 2022 World Cup final v France! How cool is that?! SAKA’S SAUCE! Bukayo Saka has some sauce – quite literally! Nando’s has teamed up with the Arsenal and England forward to create PERi-PERi Saka, their first-ever sauce collab! PL HALL OF FAME! Legendary left-back Ashley Cole, who won three…

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WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10★8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 16★8PM KYLIAN MBAPPE If Mbappe’s rumoured transfer to Real Madrid is to be believed, this will be his dress rehearsal for next season’s El Clasico! He could get Los Blancos supporters on board straight away if he can help knock Barcelona out of the Champo League. Agent KM7! ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI It’s no shock that 35-year-old Lewandowski isn’t quite the player he once was, but he’s still Barcelona’s biggest goal threat! He had 25 goals and assists combined from his first 34 league and Champions League matches this season. Legend! TALKING POINT Barcelona and PSG provided us with one of the most dramatic matches in Champo League history back in 2017, when the Catalans overturned a…

MATCH’s TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 30! Is your team there? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! LUKASZ FABIANSKI GK ★ WEST HAM £4.2 MILLION With Alphonse Areola out injured, and with games v Fulham and Palace upcoming, we can see why Fabianski is a good option! BRYAN MBEUMO MF ★ BRENTFORD £6.7 MILLION The finally fit again Bees baller was awesome before his injury and faces Luton and Sheffield United this fortnight! MOHAMED SALAH MF ★ LIVERPOOL £13.3 MILLION If you’ve delayed getting the Egypt goal king in until now, we definitely recommend owning him for The Reds’ final run-in! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this fortnight’s matches! GUGLIELMO VICARIO GK ★ TOTTENHAM £5.3…

WHO STARTED WHERE? Match these players with the club they started at! job swap! Which Championship player has become a barber? LEGENDARY Which sides did these former stars play the most games for in the PL? 1. Leon Osman 2. Gianfranco Zola 3. Steve McManaman 4. Tony Adams 5. Paolo Di Canio 6. Steed Malbranque FLAG FINDER! Name the club from their players’ nationalities! ACE ACTIVITY FOOTY MISMATCH Spot the ten differences between these two WSL action pics! MY SCORE /24 ANSWERS Who Started Where?: 1B; 2A; 3D; 4F; 5E; 6C. Job Swap: Jed Wallace. Legendary: 1. Everton; 2. Chelsea; 3. Liverpool; 4. Arsenal; 5. West Ham; 6. Fulham. Flag Finder: Tottenham. Footy Mis MATCH: See right.…