Aston Villa boss Unai Emery has urged his side to finish the season by booking Champions League football after their European dream ended in a Greek tragedy at Olympiacos.Villa were eyeing a first European final since 1982 but, with the ancient Acropolis in the backdrop of the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, their hopes are now in ruins after a 6-2 aggregate defeat.They travelled to Athens needing a ...

Bayer Leverkusen struck a stoppage-time equaliser to snatch a 2-2 draw against Roma at the BayArena which extended their unbeaten run to a record 49 games as Xabi Alonso’s side secured a place in the Europa League final.Roma had been trailing 2-0 from the first leg, but forced their way back into the tie against the newly-crowned Bundesliga champions when Leandro Paredes converted a penalty ...

Aston Villa’s European dream is over after losing to Olympiacos in the semi-final of the Europa Conference League.Villa were eyeing a first European final since 1982 but, with the ancient Acropolis in the backdrop of the Stadio Georgios Karaiskakis, their hopes are now in ruins after a 6-2 aggregate defeat.They travelled to Athens needing a Herculean effort to overturn a 4-2 deficit from the...

Barcelona defender Pau Cubarsi has signed a new contract until 2027, with his release clause rising to €500 million ($536m), the club said on Thursday.Cubarsi, 17, only agreed his first professional contract with Barca last year, but his emergence in the first team in 2024 accelerated the need for the club to agree a new deal with the centre-back.Sources told ESPN in January that a host of P...

Corinthians showing interest in Erik Lamela🚨📉 #Lamela, #Corinthians' interest in the 🇦🇷 - free agent in June - has definitely been decreasing in recent days.🗣️ The President of the 🇧🇷 club, Melo, received negative feedback from a #Sevilla board member and is no longer convinced of Erik, as @thirfernandes told. pic.twitter.com/d8GrZHC36Q— Rudy Galetti (@RudyGaletti) May 9, 2024Joaquin Correa ...

Jude Bellingham hailed Real Madrid’s never-say-die attitude and insisted he felt no nerves after a dream night where they produced a trademark late show to down Bayern Munich and reach another Champions League final.It could have been a different story at the Santiago Bernabeu where Madrid’s 13-month unbeaten home record was in serious danger after Alphonso Davies fired the visitors ah...

Globetrotting Des Buckingham cannot wait to lead hometown club Oxford out at Wembley.The 39-year-old boss played for the club as a youngster and cut his teeth in coaching in their youth section before heading off to New Zealand, Australia and India to launch his managerial career.Buckingham returned in November after Liam Manning left for Sky Bet Championship club Bristol City – and now Oxfo...

Cameron Brannagan’s penalty earned Oxford a place in the League One play-off final as they drew 1-1 at Peterborough to progress to Wembley 2-1 on aggregate.The U’s followed up their 1-0 first-leg triumph last Saturday to hold on for a draw in a pulsating second leg and set up a showdown with Bolton on May 18.Penalty king Brannagan made no mistake from the spot in first-half stoppage ti...

A dramatic late double by former Stoke forward Joselu sent Real Madrid through to the Champions League final at Wembley after a 4-3 aggregate win over Bayern Munich at the Santiago Bernabeu.The tie had been evenly-poised after four goals were shared in the first leg of the semi-final in Germany last week.Madrid had an impressive 13-month unbeaten home record and a wealth of European history behind...

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