Indholdsfortegnelse for 04 March 2025 i MATCH!

FIVE MASSIVE TALKING POINTS! HEAVYWEIGHT CLASH! There are some juicy clashes but the tie of the round is arguably Liverpool v PSG! Surprisingly, the two giants have never met in the knockout rounds of the Champions League, with their only previous CL meetings coming in the group stage in 2018-19, when each side won their respective home game! FAMILIAR FOES! Arsenal PSV is a very familiar fixture from recent years, with this season being the third in a row that they meet in Europe! The Gunners will be favourites after thrashing the Dutch side 4-0 at home last season, before a much-changed XI still managed to get a 1-1 draw in Eindhoven! VILLA’S REVENGE! The final fixture involving a Prem club is Aston Villa v Club Brugge, with Unai Emery’s…

REDKINGS OF G UE CUP! ✓ Liverpool’s 2024 EFL Cup final victory over Chelsea was the tenth time that they’ve lifted the trophy – more than any other club in history! ✓Arne Slot is looking to lift a first trophy in his debut season in England, after winning the KNVB Cup with Feyenoord last season! ✓Liverpool have scored 14 League Cup goals this season – on the last five occasions that they’ve netted that many in a season, they’ve ended up winning the tourno! TEAM NEWS & LIKELY Y LINE-UP Could Irish keeper Caoimhin Kelleher get keeping a clean sheet in the second leg against Tottenham? Cody Gakpo is the on every match for The Reds in this compet also their top goalscorer with five goals the nod after the…

Keep reading MATCH for loads of top fantasy footy tips! MATCH’S TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 26! Is your side there? TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this fortnight’s action! MOHAMED SALAH MF ★ LIVERPOOL £13.7 MILLION It you haven’t used the TC chip, Liverpool v Southampton is an opportunity – just remember that Mo blanks in GW29! JARROD BOWEN MF ★ WEST HAM £7.3 MILLION If you’re looking for a GW29 punt while your Liverpool and Newcastle assets are out, Bowen takes a trip to Goodison Park! MATHEUS CUNHA FW ★ WOLVES £6.9 MILLION It’s time to jump back on Cunha, with matches against Everton and Southampton up next this fortnight! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these stars for this…

AZ ALKMAAR v TOTTENHAM These two meet again after playing in the league stage in October! That ended up being tighter than expected, with Postecoglou’s side edging it 1-0 thanks to a second-half Richarlison penalty. Spurs will still be favourites but can’t underestimate AZ after they thrashed Galatasaray 6-3 on aggregate in the play-offs! REAL SOCIEDAD v MAN. UNITED This won’t be an easy tie for Man. United! Even though Real Sociedad haven’t been at their best in La Liga this season, they still have tons of players that can hurt you – including Spain’s match winner in the final of the 2024 European Championship, Mikel Oyarzabal, and Japan trickster Takefusa Kubo! FENERBAHCE v RANGERS Fenerbahce and Rangers fans create two of the fiercest atmospheres for European nights, so we can’t…

Rayan Cherki Club: Lyon Position: Att. Midfielder Age: 21 We’re still amazed that nobody snapped up Cherki in the winter window, with gossips suggesting that Lyon were open to letting the silky playmaker leave. He has more goals and assists combined than any other team-mate in the Europa League this season. Hero! Serhou Guirassy Club: B. Dortmund Position: Striker Age: 28 The lethal striker turns 29 this fortnight, and an epic birthday present would be another couple of CL goals against Lille! He’s just joined Robert Lewandowski and Erling Haaland as only the third Dortmund player to score ten in a single Champo League season! Antoine Griezmann Club: Atletico Madrid Position: Forward Age: 33 Grizi turns 34 this month but he’s been rolling back the years! As well as having…

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LIONEL MESSI F50 BOOTS The new ‘La Vida Rapida’ – AKA, Fast Life – F50 model will be worn by footy GOAT Lionel Messi, as well as ten young ballers including Lamine Yamal, Claudio Echeverri, Antonio Nusa and Kenan Yildiz! As well as the new colourway, there are jagged lines across the upper rather than the smooth ones seen on previous models, while the Messi logo features on the heel and repeatedly up the blue stripes in the middle of the boots! Price: £230 adidas.co.uk POWERBEATS PRO 2 EARBUDS A hectic period for Messi also saw him model the latest Powerbeats Pro 2 Earbuds! The cool buds boast ultimate secure-fit ear hooks, active noise cancelling, 45 hours of battery life and heart-rate monitoring for workouts. They also come in four…

PUMA have handed Santos superstar NEYMAR some epic new Future kicks! FUTURE 8 £210 Orange & Violet FW FG ISAK’SHALFCENTURY! Alexander Isak scored his 50th Premier League goal recently in just his 76th appearance, with only six players scoring 50 in fewer matches! SUNDAY FUN-DAY! Mohamed Salah has scored in each of his last 11 PL games on a Sunday! It’s the longest scoring run by a player on any day of the week in PL history. Wicked! LOWLYLEICESTER! Leicester’s six-game home streak of losing without scoring in the Premier League is the longest-ever run of home defeats without a goal in PL history!…

BLUES’ FOURTH TIME LUCKY? ✓ Chelsea have made the final of the Women’s League Cup for an incredible sixth season in a row, but they’ve lost their last three final appearances! ✓ Chelsea have won their last two most recent head-to-heads in all competitions without conceding a goal, including knocking City out of last season’s League Cup! ✓ Serial winner Sonia Bompastor is looking to get her hands on TEAM NEWS & LIKELY LINE-UP Women football’s most expensive signing ever, Naomi Girma, might have to settle for a place on the bench if Sonia Bompastor backs the players that got them to the final. It shows the strength of squad depth that Chelsea have that she can bring on the likes of Lauren James! WATCH IT… Saturday March 15 12.15pm…

SOCCER SCRAMBLE! Re-arrange these letters to find five Europa League ballers! KIT CLASH! Which Premier League player have we dressed in Dortmund kit? THE NICKNAME game! Match these EFL clubs with their awesome nicknames! FLAG FINDER! Name the awesome European club from their players nationalities! ACE ACTIVITY CROSSWORD Use the clues to fill in our awesome footy-themed crossword! ACROSS 2. Abbreviation of Major League Soccer giants New York Red Bulls! (4)  4. Club Eddie Howe managed before The Magpies! (11)  6. One of the awesome Fantasy Premier League chips! (5,5) 8. Number of times Wolves have lifted the FA Cup! (4) 10. Team Italian gaffer Antonio Conte currently manages! (6) 12. WSL side Kiko Seike plays for! (8)  15. City where Aston Villa new boy Marcus Rashford was born! (10) 16. La…