Leon Balogun has reflected on Rangers’ remarkable victory over Fenerbahce. The Gers had their 3-1 first leg advantage wiped out by Sebastian Szymański’s brace. Barry Ferguson’s side then prevailed 4-2 on penalties with goalkeeper Jack Butland making two brilliant saves. “I was praying for Jack, praying that God share some of his glory with him” … Read more
Ajax coach Francesco Farioli says he made a mistake selling Chuba Akpom to Lille in January. Farioli stated this after Ajax were eliminated from the Europa League after losing 6-2 on aggregate to Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday. He noted that it’s always difficult to play at this level without having Akpom and others that he … Read more
Rafiu Durosinmi bagged an assist but it was not enough as Viktoria Plzen crashed out of the Europa League despite holding Lazio to a 1-1 draw in Italy on Thursday. Also in action was Fisayo Dele-Bashiru who was introduced into the game on 79 minutes for Pedro. Dele-Bashiru had been out since February due to … Read more
Rangers forward Cyriel Dessers has been included in the UEFA Europa League Team of the Week. Dessers was instrumental in Rangers’ 3-1 win over Jose Mourinho’s Fenerbahce at the Sukru Saracoglu Stadium on Thursday. The Nigeria international registered one goal and an assist in the keenly contested game. Read Also:Bundesliga Matchday 25: Bayern Chase Glory, … Read more
Former Manchester United coach Rene Meulensteen says the club have declined since the departure of Sir Alex Ferguson. He made this known amid the club’s inconsistent form in the Premier League and also in Europa League. Recall that Manchester United are all the way down in 14th place in the Premier League and some off … Read more
A Rangers supporter has died in a road accident in Istanbul ahead of the club’s Europa League tie with Fenerbahce. The club said it is ‘devastated’ to have learned of the death, which happened overnight ahead of their last-16 first-leg tie with the Turkish side. A statement on the Rangers website said: ‘Rangers FC is … Read more
Manuel Ugarte and Harry Maguire were reportedly absent from Manchester United training session ahead of their UEFA Europa League Round of 16 clash against Real Sociedad on Thursday. Both players were substituted in Sunday’s FA Cup loss to Fulham at home in the fifth round. According to BBC Sport as reported by Daily Express, Maguire … Read more
Nigerian forward Rafiu Durosinmi bagged a brace as Viktoria Plzen beat Ferencvaros 3-0 in the Europa League second leg play-off. Viktoria Plzen advanced into the round of 16 on a 3-1 aggregate win. Durosinmi, 22, opened the scoring in the 27th minute before grabbing his second goal on 38 minutes to put his side 3-0 … Read more
Galatasaray forward Victor Osimhen is optimistic the Turkish Super Lig champions will scale through to the Round of 16 of the UEFA Europa League. Okan Buruk’s side suffered a 4-1 defeat to AZ Alkmaar in the first leg of the playoff contest on Thursday. Osimhen missed the encounter due to suspension. The Yellow and Reds … Read more
Manchester United manager Ruben Amorim has expresses satisfaction with the Red Devils’ victory over FCSB in Thursday’s Europa League game. Recall that Man United defeated FCSB 2-0 thanks to goals from Diogo Dalot and Kobbie Mainoo in the second-half. Reacting after the game, Amorim stated that the team played with so much domination against FCSB. … Read more