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Super Eagles must remain focussed – Rohr

Nigeria technical adviser, Gernot Rohr, has warned his side to remain focussed ahead of their remaining World Cup qualifying games aft...

Wednesday, 12 April 2017

Cristiano Ronaldo leads Real Madrid trip to face Bayern Munich but Pepe and Raphael Varane are out

Cristiano Ronaldo


Real Madrid manager Zinedine Zidane has taken all his 22 first-team available players to travel to Germany ahead of the first leg of the Champions League quarter-finals with Bayern Munich on Wednesday night (12 April).
Dani Carvajal has finally made the squad despite missing the Monday's training session so Raphael Varane and Pepe are the only two major absentees due to injuries.

Zidane is expected to make few changes to face Carlo Ancelotti's side after Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Karim Benzema already led the line-up in the weekend's 1-1 draw with Atletico Madrid.
Yet, the derby was expected to be a crucial game in the La Liga title race with Barcelona and the Real

Manchester United: Jose Mourinho Has ‘Concerns’ Over David De Gea

Manchester United goalkeeper David De Gea.



Sergio Romero will play in goal for Manchester United in its UEFA Europa League quarterfinal against Anderlecht on Thursday evening amid reported worries over the form and fitness of regular goalkeeper David De Gea.

Neymar will be seeking redemption in Champions League

FC Barcelona's Lionel Messi, left, and Neymar da Silva from Brazil, right, gesture during their match against CF Malaga in a Spanish La Liga soccer match between Malaga and Barcelona in Malaga, Spain, Saturday April 8, 2017. (AP Photo/Daniel Tejedor)


BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — One month after leading the most improbable of comebacks, Neymar earned himself the scorn of Barcelona's fans with a pair of senseless bookings.
He'll get a chance to redeem himself on Tuesday when his team faces Juventus in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals.
Neymar picked up a pair of unnecessary yellow cards on Saturday and got sent off with 25 minutes left and his team trailing by a goal at Malaga. Without him, the undermanned side lost 2-0 and squandered an opportunity to close in on Spanish league leader Real Madrid, which was held to 1-1 by Atletico Madrid.
Neymar's infractions bordered on the absurd. Or tragicomic.
The Brazilian got his first yellow card for bending over to tie his boot laces and not giving space for a Malaga player to cleanly take a free kick. Then, knowing he was one false step from leaving his team with 10 men, Neymar charged into a Malaga player with no real chance to win back the ball.

Explosion hits Borussia Dortmund team bus ahead of Champions League tie, Marc Bartra hospitalised



German authorities have confirmed reports of three explosions involving the Borussia Dortmund team bus