“I know it’s a different round and whatever and we don’t know where we will play and stuff like this, but that’s all OK. We want to throw beer in the air. Man Utd will be hopeful of staying on track for Europa League glory after drawing Granada in the last eight but the job in hand this weekend is a quarter-final FA Cup clash with Leicester. Hmmm, not according to most. On ‘Cengo’ (Cengiz Under), we’ll see how he is after the international break.”. “We know Liverpool: they’ll demand a lot from us physically, but this is for us to think about after the international break,” Zidane said in his Friday press conference a bit earlier today. I think if we all did the Brucie pose once a day the world would be a happier place. “So, no, nothing bad to say – nothing bad to say actually, it’s just cool.”. “Meantime, they finish 5th to Everton’s 4th in the PL and as Champions take the last Champions League slot. The Reds boss told liverpoolfc.com: “It’s exciting, exciting. Star Guardian is a series of parallel universe skins in League of Legends that follow the story of a group of high school students who choose to become cosmic protectors and must battle cosmic enemies threatening the universe. Despite enduring a traumatic second wave of the virus in recent months, however, infection rates are falling rapidly in the country and have more than halved in the past two weeks. I think Michael doesn’t have to be worried about this, it can be an opportunity to try to be better in what he is doing. I have to say, he’s been very good ... he’s helped us, he’s been a good acquisition to the squad in January. First published on Fri 19 Mar 2021 09.43 GMT. Much appreciated. Titanic Hydra Sterak's Gage Guardian Angel's passive takes priority over Anivia's Rebirth, Zac's Cell Division, and all zombie state effects but not Zilean's Chronoshift. And BTL there are all sorts of permutations being kicked about. The Guardian's Sea is the sea east of the Valoran continent. There is no suggestion that Istanbul wishes to relinquish the rights to the final either. “Platitude Queen ... a renowned ... horse. Real Madrid are up against Manchester City, Atalanta face Valencia, Atletico Madrid face Liverpool, Chelsea will play Bayern Munich, Tottenham face RB Leipzig and Napoli are facing Barcelona. La Liga fixtures for this weekend right here: Athletic Bilbao v EibarCelta Vigo v Real MadridHuesca v OsasunaReal Valladolid v Sevilla, Getafe v ElcheValencia v GranadaVillarreal v CadizAtlético Madrid v AlavésReal Sociedad v Barcelona. We’ll never stop to think about how to create chances, offensive solutions, where to create spaces and to accelerate our attacks. People talk about him as a manager and person and I know how he took care of me before I started [coaching]. We want him back and firing.” (Reuters). We’re alive, we’re working hard and that’s inspiration enough for us.”, Eden Hazard will be absent for Saturday’s trip to Celta Vigo with a muscle problem as his injury nightmare at the Bernabeu continues. If it will be Budapest, that’s fine. Paris Saint-Germain will face Borussia Dortmund, while Juventus will face Lyon when the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 kicks off in February. First priority: perform. We see our ‘chances’. Last modified on Thu 6 May 2021 16.04 EDT Uefa has no plans to shift the venue of the Champions League final, which is to be contested by two … Some reaction from Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp to the draw against Real Madrid. The football blog will be back next Friday. It’s about balance and I believe we have that balance in how the players feel. The Real Madrid coach, Zinedene Zidane, is staying focused on domestic issues after his team were drawn against Liverpool in the Champions League quarter-finals. Press conference quotes are coming thick and fast now. The Guardian - Back to home. Kick-off at Meadow Park is 6.30pm UK time and here is Suzanne Wrack’s preview: The Everton manager Carlo Ancelotti has challenged Michael Keane to use his England snub as motivation to convince Gareth Southgate he deserves a place at Euro 2020. Questions remain, however, over whether the UK government will allow travel to the event, with a list of approved destinations due to be announced on Friday. ZiggyHousedust writes: “This is what I … “This season as a whole is tough. Speculation had suggested that the final could be moved to Wembley to limit the Covid risk for supporters but there is no plan for such a change, with Wembley hosting the play-off finals on that weekend. The club have been magnificent [in investing]. Uefa continues to work closely with the Turkish Football Federation and the local and national authorities to stage the match safely. Available for everyone, funded by readers. Here’s Ole Gunnar Solskjær ahead of Sunday’s trip to the King Power: “Of course we drew in the league against them and we know we have to defend well against them. Maybe we lacked composure but that’s our fault because we work so hard against the ball. Your support powers our independent journalism. Guardian does not trigger from Heal, Sona's Aria of Perseverance nor Lux's Prismatic Barrier.However, Thresh's Dark Passage triggers Guardian when cast on an allied champion. Browse them all here. We’ll have a distinct plan for him. We want to dress up as Gareth Southgate in his kindly Victorian undertaker phase. The Bournemouth manager (until the end of the season at least), Jonathan Woodgate, has a chat before the FA Cup quarter-final meeting with Southampton: “We are definitely the underdogs because they are a Premier league team, but we will go in there thinking we can win the game, no matter what,” Woodgate said. Messi is Barca's record scorer and helped the club amass four Champions League titles, 10 La Liga titles and six Copa del Rey trophies. He is doing really well, his season is really good, but I think he can do better, he can do more. Turkey also has the seventh-highest rate of vaccination in the world with more than 23 million people having received at least one shot. Pep Guardiola has been speaking to media. During an interview with AFPTV, he also says he may stay with PSG until the end of his career. Back to Champions League Chelsea and Sid Lowe’s piece, if you missed it, certainly hints at a big power shift between the Premier League and La Liga. Guardian cannot trigger if the user is dead. Thomas Tuchel reacts to his Chelsea side being pitted against Porto in the Champions League quarter-final: “First of all I’m happy that we play an international game, and not an English team, because Champions League is about that, I always prefer to play against teams from other countries. While Liverpool’s Magical Mystery Tour bus sets off for Madrid (well, Budapest), it’s a different story down at Spurs. VladimirUlyanov writes: “If an English club wins the Champions League on BT Sport with no spectators, it’s kind of like a tree falling in the rainforest. The Guardian - Back to home. It borders with several seas and island archipelagos, such as Ionia, Bilgewater's Serpent Isles, and Shadow Isles. “The best club called me and wanted to know if I wanted to go there and play and I was like: ‘Yeah, I’m totally doing this,’” Hegerberg, who has scored a record 53 goals in the Champions League, said in an interview with the Guardian in 2018. I am really looking forward to the games. “There will be spending this summer ... but it won’t be the same as if we were pre-Covid.”, Aston Villa manager Dean Smith reacts to Ollie Watkins’ England call-up: “I’m thrilled for Ollie ... he’s one of the most hard-working individuals I’ve worked with. The Champions League draw threw up lots of intriguing scenarios. “I think he has to be focused on the Euros and he has two months to convince Southgate he is ready for the national team. Doubtful anyone will come up with Joao Virginia. Only Sheffield United (11) have lost more Premier League home matches this season than Fulham’s nine. Chelsea meet Sheffield United in their FA Cup quarter-final on Sunday. “We’ve had this before when we won the Carling Cup in the 2006 season with Nemanja Vidic and Patrice Evra, their first wins and it was the first of many. After saying he wants Manchester United judged on league form rather than trophies, Ole Gunnar Solskjær is now insisting that trophies are bloody great. Meanwhile, in related news, retro Leeds United artist #burlybanksy has come up with this. “If it has to go to extra-time, go to penalties, we are confident we can cause an upset. In a vast and dark universe, young warriors are chosen by fate to protect the light of the stars. But it is another incredible opportunity in a competition. Delta Queens, who came second in the just-concluded Nigerian Women Professional League (NWPL) Super Six Championship, may still play in the WAFU Zone B qualifiers of the CAF Women Champions League. We are fine with that. I’m really pleased for Jesse [Lingard, being called up for England], his performances have warranted it. They’ve got (Jamie) Vardy and (Kelechi) Iheanacho now with the form they’re showing, goalscoring form, and you’ve got other quality players there – the passes of (Youri) Tielemans, the runs of (Ayoze) Perez. They are a good team with really experienced players, everyone will be thinking Southampton are going to win. Barcelona's latest season, however, was not only devoid of trophies (for the first time since 2008), it was also defined by chaos and ended in humiliation with a 8-2 Champions League quarter-final defeat by eventual champions Bayern Munich. Relocation would also pose a problem for officials and media wanting to travel into the UK who may themselves have to quarantine. We’re going to have a good time. Manchester City meet Everton in the FA Cup tomorrow evening, and were drawn against Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League, earlier today. I’ll go Virginia Plain for 50 blanks and the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia. Atletico are four points clear in Spain. Case rates and vaccination rates are criteria being considered by the government in devising its travel list and an amber listing, which would permit travel contingent on a 10-day quarantine upon return, could be possible. Didn’t he do well? Quiz time. The Champions League “can rescue this season” according to the Dutch international, who talked about his Liverpool future with three months remaining on his contract. “We lack some precision in the final third and some goals, but we’ve never lacked the work-rate against the ball, touches in the box, shots,” Tuchel told reporters ahead of Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final against Sheffield United. 1 Lore 1.1 Champions of the Guardian's Sea 1.2 Other Related Champions 2 History 2.1 Swimming City 3 … Fizz, the amphibian yordle, dwells here. The Leicester manager Brendan Rodgers has given a fitness update before Sunday’s FA Cup quarter-final tie against Manchester United. Scott's staying level ahead of #FULLEE. All rights reserved. People are wanting engagement with players and wanting to understand players but with things like this it will just drive them away. Leeds have won all three of their PL matches against sides in the bottom three this season by an aggregate score of 10-3. Well, at least in the last 25 years. Staying on tonight’s game... some numbers. The United boss said: “I spoke about it a few days ago about trophies, sometimes it can hide the fact what you’re doing in the background. Thank you. Turkey is set to come out of lockdown on 17 May. All sides have weaknesses. For the Wild Rift item, see Guardian Angel.Guardian Angel is a legendary item in League of Legends. He says it’s “exciting” and “cool”, not the words he used after the 2018 Champions League final when Loris Karius took ‘having a shocker’ to unprecedented levels. The psychological element to the game is that we can come out of the bottom three, and put even more pressure on the teams above us. Then we have second leg at home, which feels good ... maybe a slight advantage to finish at home ... “Clearly many people will make us the favourites against Porto. The home game maybe hopefully at Anfield, that would be great as well. Barney Ronay goes all Peter Fonda in this intro to his piece about England’s hopes in Euro 2020. “We’ve not thought about that [Lingard joining permanently].”. “The best players were there, I thought it was a dream.” The Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, which is due to host the Champions League final on 29 May. However, they consequently learn of the anguish and perils associated with their newfound roles. ZiggyHousedust writes: “This is what I think is bound to happen. And BTL there are all sorts of permutations being kicked about. Thanks for reading and all the comments. Napoli struck a blow in Serie A’s tight race for the Champions League on Monday with a comfortable 2-0 win at Torino to move them fourth. “It’s just a slight strain, but thankfully nothing too serious. It is a fantastic achievement for the football club and we are just trying to get into a semi-final, but it is going to be really difficult. Let’s get in the mood with one of the better FA Cup songs. Support The Guardian. Asian Football Confederation Champions League. I’m off to back Zeinab Badawi’s Twenty Hotels in the next at Cheltenham. But Dortmund are always a good team.”, On Erling Haaland: “The numbers speak for themselves. The UK government’s new “traffic light” list for travel is expected to include fewer than 10 countries in the green category, with Turkey unlikely to be in that number. Second-placed RB Leipzig could draw to within a point of Bayern Munich, if they beat Arminia Bielefeld this evening. “We don’t want him to have surgery. The 2019–20 UEFA Champions League was the 65th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 28th season since it was renamed from the European Champion Clubs' Cup to the UEFA Champions League.. Bayern Munich defeated Paris Saint-Germain in the final, played at the Estádio da Luz in Lisbon, Portugal, 1–0 and became the first European Cup … For the Teamfight Tactics item, see Guardian Angel. It’s obviously a tough draw but I am fine with it because if you look at all the other teams you think, ‘Oh my god’ because they are all strong and all have quality, that’s clear. As many as 4,000 supporters each from Manchester City and Chelsea are expected to be offered tickets for the showpiece event on 29 May. Your support powers our independent journalism, Available for everyone, funded by readers. With over 140 champs to discover, there are always news things to master. Gennaro … Bayern Munich meet ninth-placed Stuttgart tomorrow: Friday 19 MarchArminia Bielefeld v RB Leipzig, Saturday 20 March FC Köln v Borussia DortmundBayern Munich v VfB StuttgartEintracht Frankfurt v Union BerlinWerder Bremen v WolfsburgSchalke v Borussia Mönchengladbach, Sunday 21 March Hoffenheim v MainzHertha Berlin v Bayer LeverkusenFreiburg v Augsburg. Manchester City have been widely criticised for their efforts in Europe over the last 3 seasons. Here’s Chelsea’s 1997 Britpop-inspired effort from Suggs & Co. If you can drag yourself away from football, the Gold Cup is due to start in five minutes at Cheltenham: Yesterday’s Goal of the Day in Premier League Twitterland is a personal favourite of mine. Illan Meslier needs one clean sheet to become the youngest goalkeeper to keep 10 in a PL season. The 2019 UEFA Champions League Final was the final match of the 2018–19 UEFA Champions League, the 64th season of Europe's premier club football tournament organised by UEFA, and the 27th season since it was rebranded the UEFA Champions League.It was played at the Metropolitano Stadium in Madrid, Spain on 1 June 2019, between English sides Tottenham Hotspur, in their first … The Guardian - Back to home. Right, time to hand back to Luke McLaughlin. This season was good, really good. That’s all for today folks. Collymore’s inspired effort at Old Trafford in 94/95: When Stan Collymore silenced Old Trafford #GoalOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/EEA1xGIaOw. Daren’t look at Vladimir’s Europa League metaphor. We face a strong opponent, we face with all the respect, but now we are in the quarter-final, we think about how to win it. Most popular. That’s the most important thing for us,” Zidane said. I would love to be a part of bringing some success and moving the Club back in the right direction,” Bowyer said. Jamal Musiala became the youngest English goalscorer in Champions League history and Bayern Munich’s youngest goalscorer in the competition at the age of 17 years and 363 days in the holders’ 4-1 thrashing of Lazio in Rome.. And yet Chelsea brushed them aside easily. “We want Eden to recover properly, completely. Look back on the Friday football news, including the draws for the quarter-finals and beyond in the Champions League and Europa League, Fri 19 Mar 2021 17.25 GMT Hopefully we can finish well and when we come back the important part of the season starts.”, On Carlo Ancelotti: “I don’t know how many years he has been a manager, but it was at the best clubs in the world. It’s set to begin next season: David Moyes speaks before West Ham’s meeting with Arsenal: “I think Arsenal are an improving side ... Mikel’s building a really good team there, and it’ll be a tough game. Saturday12:15 Bournemouth v Southampton17:30 Everton v Man City, Sunday13:30 Chelsea v Sheff Utd17:00 Leicester v Man Utd. Does the fact that no-one sees or hear it mean it has not happened?”. Manchester United have agreed a five-year shirt sponsorship deal with TeamViewer worth a cool £235m a year. expected to include fewer than 10 countries, Chelsea and Manchester City set to get 4,000 tickets each, Turkey under lockdown as UK plans travel policy update.