Olumuyiwa Agboola

Leicester 0-4 Brentford: Foxes woes compounded as ‘clinical’ Bees put Four past Premier League strugglers to move into top half of the table.

Much wouldn’t have been expected from the home side Leicester City, as their dismal run continued on Friday night after suffering a humiliating 4-0 defeat at the hands of Brentford. The loss — their sixth consecutive home defeat, a new Premier League record for the Foxes, has left them staring at the irrevocable possibility of…

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PSV 3-1 Juventus (agg 4-3): Ryan Flamingo’s extra time goal helps PSV eliminate Juventus to secure Champions League last 16 ticket.

PSV Eindhoven staged a thrilling 3-1 second leg comeback to eliminate Juventus and advance into the Champions League last 16 with a 4-3 aggregate triumph. Defender Ryan Flamingo scored what proved to be the winner in extra time, poaching a 98th-minute goal after Juventus had restored parity in the second half. The tie was finely…

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Real Madrid 3-1 Man City (agg 6 -3): Kylian Mbappe hits hat-trick as Madrid crush City to storm Champions League Round 16.

On a night where Pep Guardiola would have hoped his City side could conjure something extraordinary at the Santiago Bernabeu, it was Kylian Mbappe’s incredible hat-trick that saw Real Madrid to a 3-1 victory over the Cityzens in the Champions League knockout round playoff on Wednesday night. With this win, Real Madrid secured a 6-3…

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Aston Villa 2-2 Liverpool: Alexander Arnold’s equalizer ensure the spoils are shared in thrilling draw at Villa Park.

Despite not winning on the night, Liverpool maintained their unbeaten away record in the Premier League, but a draw against Aston Villa felt like a missed opportunity. The Reds had taken the lead through Mohammed Salah, but Villa fought back with goals from Youri Tielemans and Ollie Watkins. Trent Alexander-Arnold’s equalizer ensured Liverpool took a…

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Bayern Munich 1-1 Celtic (agg 3-2): Alphonso Davies’ last-gasp equalizer sent Celtic from Ecstasy to Agony, to crash out of Champions League.

Celtic’s valiant effort in the Champions League came to a heartbreaking end as Bayern Munich scored a stinging equalizer in stoppage time to progress to the last 16. Brendan Rodgers’ side had taken the lead in the second half through Nicolas Kuhn’s clinical finish, but Alphonso Davies’ late strike sent the Bavarians through on aggregate….

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Atalanta 1-3 Club Brugge(agg 2-5): Lookman’s goal, mere consolation as ‘clinical’ Brugge triumph over Atalanta to progress into Champions League last 16

Showing why they deserve a playoff ticket, Club Brugge produced a clinical display to stun Atalanta 3-1 in Bergamo, advancing to the Champions League‘s last 16 with a 5-2 aggregate victory. The Belgians ended their seven-game winless run against Italian opposition in style, thanks to a clinical counter-attacking performance. Atalanta began brightly, with Sead Kolasinac…

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AC Milan 1-1 Feyenoord(agg 1-2): Feyenoord struck with second half equalizer to send Milan crashing out of the Champions League.

Julian Carranza’s 73rd-minute equalizer at San Siro helped Feyenoord come from behind to eliminate AC Milan from the Champions League, after securing a 2-1 aggregate victory on Tuesday night. The Rossoneri had taken the lead in the opening minute through Santiago Gimenez, who scored against his former club after Malick Thiaw’s header back across goal….

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Tottenham 1-0 Manchester United: ‘Toothless’ United fall to damning defeat in London, drops to 15th on the league table.

For Ange Postecoglou, the weight of expectation has partially been lifted. On a day when Tottenham supporters made their feelings known to chairman Daniel Levy, Manchester United’s woes continued with a 1-0 defeat away from home, thanks or no thanks to James Maddison’s first-half strike. The match between two of the biggest struggling sides had…

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Liverpool 2-1 Wolves: Liverpool shrugged off late scare to snatch vital win against Wolves, restores seven-point lead at the top.

Liverpool’s week of turmoil after Everton’s draw has ended on a high note as they restored their seven-point lead at the top of the Premier League with a hard-fought 2-1 win over Wolves on Sunday afternoon. A win that wouldn’t come without a nervy finale that exposed the Reds’ vulnerability at the back. The hosts…

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