Paris Saint-Germain head coach Thomas Tuchel insisted Neymar cannot do everything after the star forward failed to score in the Champions League final defeat against Bayern Munich.
Neymar fired a blank as PSG – featuring in their first Champions League decider – lost 1-0 to German giants Bayern in Lisbon on Sunday.
The Brazilian, along with star team-mate Kylian Mbappe, did not score for PSG in the Final Eight tournament, failing to find the back of the net in the quarter-finals, semi-finals and final.
Neymar s last 14 shots in the Champions League were all unsuccessful, while he lost 47 per cent of the touches he made against Bayern, per Opta.
But Tuchel backed Neymar – who was in tears post-match – and Mbappe, with the duo leading PSG to a domes…
Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille take centre stage for France s biggest fixture in what is set to be a fascinating weekend in Ligue 1.
The rivalry between leaders PSG and UEFA Champions League hopefuls Marseille, known in France as Le Classique , had long been dominated by the Provencal club, but it is the capital outfit who have begun to dictate matters over recent years.
And Laurent Blanc s men will look to underline their superiority at the Parc des Princes on Sunday as PSG seek a first league double over Marseille since 2003 following victory at the Stade Velodrome back in October.
PSG will need no extra motivation to beat their bitter rivals who themselves will be looking to keep pace in the race for a top-three spot but could have the added incentive of potentia…
The president of the Italian Football Federation (FIGC) has called for better performances in Europe from Serie A clubs.
Juventus are Italy s sole representative in European competition after the line-ups for the last eight of the UEFA Champions League and Europa League were confirmed this week.
Antonio Conte s side face French side Lyon in the Europa League quarter-finals and FIGC president Giancarlo Abete has acknowledged the need for Juve to prosper given the recent performances by Italian clubs in continental tournaments.
The final of this season s Europa League takes place at Juventus Stadium, something Abete hopes the Turin outfit can capitalise on.
Needless to say, Italian teams need to do better in Europe, Abete told reporters.
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Jan Vertonghen says Tottenham have learned lessons from their home defeat to Newcastle United as they prepare for the visit of Norwich City on Saturday.
Spurs threw away a half-time lead to lose 2-1 to Newcastle in their last match at White Hart Lane, before bouncing back with victory at Southampton.
Mauricio Pochettino s side will maintain their place in the Premier League s top four with a Boxing Day win over lowly Norwich, and the Argentinian coach can once again call on Ryan Mason after his ankle problem.
However, Spurs will be without Clinton N Jie for several months after he underwent surgery on a knee problem.
Alex Neil s Norwich picked up a morale-boosting victory at Manchester United last time out but sit 16th in the table and Vertonghen ha…
Gareth Bale believes he has handled high expectations at Real Madrid well since joining the club and thinks his game has improved at Santiago Bernabeu.
The 26-year-old joined the club from Tottenham in a deal worth a reported €100 million in 2013 and won the Champions League in his first season, scoring in the final against Atletico Madrid.
Bale has loved life in the Spanish capital and feels he has handled the spotlight positively.
It s been an amazing experience for me, the Wales international told UEFA.com.
It s obviously a massive club with big expectations. I ve come here, I ve done well. We have won four trophies, which is a good return, but we want to win more.
A lot of things have come good. I think my possession game is improving sti…
The Xbox Store has two new sales running this week on Xbox Series X and Xbox One, and they’re not for the faint of heart. Both the Un-Halloween Horror Sale and the Resident Evil Franchise Sale are live now, and they end April 26.
The Un-Halloween Horror Sale features steep discounts on a variety of horror-themed games, including 7 Days to Die, Killing Floor 2, and Dead By Daylight. While horror games are the general focus of the sale, it also includes a number of highly-regarded games that don’t fit neatly into that label. For example, the monstrous metroidvania Carrion is on sale for $13.39, and both Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon games are deeply discounted at $5 and $9.74, respectively. The Amnesia Collection is also quite cheap at $6. Come from Scotland legend Ally McCoist has been delighted by Scott McTominay s recent emergence as a key man for both club and country. The 24-year-old featured in 49 games across all competitions for Manchester United last term as they finished second in the Premier League and reached the Europa League final. He also helped his country secure their first major tournament appearance since the 1998 World Cup with a play-off victory over Serbia that ensured they will be at this year s European Championship. It is a development that has somewhat surprised McCoist, who scored 19 times for Scotland across a 61-cap international career. Speaking to Stats Perform on behalf of official UEFA Euro 2020 partner Heineken ahead of the action getting under way, he said: I have …
Christian Eriksen suffered a cardiac arrest when collapsing on the pitch against Finland and was gone before being resuscitated, Denmark s team doctor has said.
Inter midfielder Eriksen was given CPR by medics in the first half of Saturday s Euro 2020 match after falling to the ground with no other player around him.
The fixture was originally suspended, but Eriksen was later confirmed to be awake and the game resumed a little under two hours later, with Finland winning 1-0 in Copenhagen.
The Danish Football Union (DBU) provided a further update on Sunday confirming Eriksen remains in a stable condition pending further examinations.
His condition is stable and he continues to be hospitalised for further examination, the statement read.
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David Villa knows that Barcelona must take advantage of playing the first leg at home in their Champions League clash with Shakhtar Donetsk.
The La Liga title holders have an opportunity to take an aggregate lead in the quarter-final tie when they play host to Shakhtar at the Camp Nou on Wednesday.
But if they fail to gain a positive result at home, Barca may need to become the first team to win away to Shakhtar in Europe since the Ukrainian champions moved to the Donbass Arena in 2009.
We ve had a good weekend in the league (beating Sevilla on Sunday) and are very happy about it, but now we are in another competition against a tough opponent, Spain striker Villa said.
We re playing at home in front of our own fans, but we still need to play well and n…
Shakhtar Donetsk coach Mircea Lucescu hailed the quality of his young squad after they bundled Roma out of the Champions League.
Roma fell 3-0 at Shakhtar on Tuesday to crash out of the Champions League last-16 with a 6-2 overall aggregate.
The Ukrainian champions were aided by the dismissal of Roma defender Philippe Mexes, whose rough treatment of Brazilian striker Luiz Adriano left Roma needing three goals with 10 men in below-freezing conditions.
Lucescu said he never doubted his side would make it through to the quarter-finals of Europe s most prestigious tournament.
We prepared well, knowing we couldn t afford to lose the margin we earned in Rome, Lucescu said.
We had problems at the beginning as Roma produced some strong football but we w…