Unai Emery has not given up hope of Aston Villa still reaching a first European final since 1982 despite losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos.Villa, playing their biggest occasion in Europe since winning the European Cup 42 years ago, suffered a Greek tragedy as they crumbled on home soil.Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick and Santiago Hezze&rs...

Ange Postecoglou claimed responsibility for an abject Tottenham display after their 2-0 loss at Chelsea and admitted his players looked to have lost belief in his football.Spurs suffered a third consecutive Premier League defeat to see their top-four hopes all but ended on a painful night in west London.Familiar problems reared their ugly heads for Tottenham, with a Trevor Chalobah header from Con...

Bayer Leverkusen took a huge step towards the Europa League final after a deserved 2-0 first-leg win in their last-four clash against Roma at the Stadio Olimpico.Florian Wirtz gave Leverkusen a half-time lead and Robert Andrich struck a superb second as the German champions proved too strong for the Italians and extended their unbeaten run to 47 games in all competitions this season.Xabi Alonso&rs...

Aston Villa’s hopes of reaching a first European final since 1982 are in tatters after losing 4-2 in the first leg of their Europa Conference League semi-final against Olympiacos.Villa, playing their biggest occasion in Europe since winning the European Cup 42 years ago, suffered a Greek tragedy as they crumbled on home soil.Ayoub El Kaabi scored a hat-trick and Santiago Hezze’s deflec...

Tottenham’s Champions League hopes were dealt a damaging blow as they fell to a 2-0 Premier League defeat by Chelsea at Stamford Bridge.Ange Postecoglou’s side were left trailing fourth-placed Aston Villa by seven points and now have just a single game in hand, as goals from Trevoh Chalobah and Nicolas Jackson saw Mauricio Pochettino emerge victorious against his former club to enhance...

According to La Gazzetta dello Sport, Juventus' sporting director Cristiano Giuntoli wants to land the Bologna star and is working cautiously to materialise it ahead of the 2024/25 campaign.Next season is a big one for the Turin outfit as they will start the season with a new coach as Massimiliano Allegri is expected to leave the Italian club at the end of the current campaign. Zirkzee is a player...

Fermin Lopez has become a first-team player this seasonThe 20-year-old has established himself as a regular starter since March, finding the net in four of Barca's last eight La Liga games – including one against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu.But things were seemingly close to being very different for him.A report originally from Polish outlet Meczyki claims that Rakow Czestochowa agreed a dea...

Bournemouth midfielder Lewis Cook has been linked to Premier League side Wolves.Cook has a good relationship with former Cherries manager Gary O'Neil, leading to the speculation.Per Football Insider, the Midlands club are ready to make an offer for the England international.Cook played 26 times last season under O'Neil, while he has been a regular this term as well.Whether he wants to leave for Wo...

That is according to BILD, with the German outlet reporting that the Reds have an interest in the 22-year-old star but would like to see him develop a little more before bringing him to Anfield in 2025.The report states that the Merseyside club hope to seal a deal for Pacho as early as possible this summer before the player's transfer value increases.The Ecuadorian defender has been with Frankfurt...

Paris Saint-Germain are considered favourites to sign Victor Osimhen from Napoli, but Liverpool are interested in replacing the misfiring Darwin Nunez, according to Corriere Dello Sport.The 25-year-old Nigerian international is one of the most sought-after forwards in world football, and he added to his tally of 14 goals in 22 matches for the 2023-24 season with a penalty against Roma last weekend...