Kolade Daniel
Football Lover. All-round junkie of the beautiful game. Could be found watching football most of the time, if not he's writing about them. A certain bias for Arsenal and Santos FC.
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It was a hard-fought victory for Flamengo as they had to labour for all three points. Rubro-Negro claimed a narrow 3-2 win over LDU when both sides met in Quito on Tuesday night. The game was valid for the third group stage fixture of the Libertadores. Flamengo started the game in good fashion and raced […]
Atlético-GO claimed a big win on Thursday as they beat Palestino in Chile 1-0 for the second round of the Copa Sudamericana. The victory was significant as it was the team’s first victory outside Brazil. The decisive goal of the game came via Zé Roberto in the 11th minute of the game. Atlético had less […]
In what was a repeat of the 2017 Libertadores final, Grêmio made their return to Lanús and once again claimed a victory over their familiar Argentine opposition. For their latest encounter, Tricolor claimed a 2-1 win over the hosts on Thursday night, in a game valid for the second round of the competition. Léo Pereira […]
São Paulo continued their recent impressive form as they deservedly beat Rentistas 2-0 in Morumbi on Thursday night. The game was valid for the second round of the Libertadores. It was a game where Tricolor fully dominated and the result at full time was never in doubt. After dominating their opponents by far, São Paulo […]
Manchester United came from behind to trash Roma 6-2 in the Europa League semi-finals first leg at Old Trafford on Thursday night. The Red devils scored an early goal in the first half, with Bruno scoring yet again for the hosts. However, Lorenzo Pellegrini from the penalty spot, and Edin Dzeko replied as Roma took […]
Paulista came into this game full of confidence after their 5-0 thrashing of Independiente del Valle in the Libertadores. However, it was a different story against Inter de Limeira in the Paulista Championship as they suffered a 1-0 loss. Despite boasting more possession for a good part of the game, Palmeiras faced an Inter team […]
Corinthians lost 2-0 at home to Peñarol, and are on the verge of missing out of the Copa Sudamericana, after failing to win their first two games. Ex-Atlético-MG player David Terans and Giovanni González were on target for the away team. Although Corinthians had all the possession and created more chances, the game was an […]
Granada shocked Barcelona and came back from a goal down to beat the Catalan side 2-1, at the Camp Nou, on Thursday night. The result prevented them from returning to the top of the table for the first time since June 2020. Lionel Messi fired his team ahead midway through the first half, after some […]
Red Bull Bragantino had a game to forget on Wednesday night as they fell flat to a 3-0 defeat in the Copa Sudamericana at the hands of Ecuadorian outfit Emelec. The game was valid for the second round of the competition. The first 45 minutes was a rather dull one, though with Bragantino boasting slightly […]
The latest reports making the rounds is that Bayern Munich defender David Alaba will join Real Madrid on a five-year deal, putting to bed all speculation surrounding his future to an end. The Austrian was the center of interest from a host of European giants, with the likes of Barcelona, Manchester City and Chelsea all […]
Manchester City came from a goal behind to beat Paris Saint German 2-1 in the Champions League semifinals, securing a two goal advantage in France going into the second leg next week Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s side dug deep and fought hard against PSG’s early dominance after they fell behind to Marquinhos’ header effort in the […]
In a game where Athletico fully dominated, they got a well-deserved 1-0 win against Metropolitans in the Copa Sudamericana on Wednesday night. The game was valid for the second round of the competition. The score-line did not do justice to their dominance but Renato Kayzer bagged a goal in the 54th minute to make it […]
Palmeiras trashed Independiende del Valle 5-0 and are on course to lift their second consecutive Libertadores title. Roni, with a man of the match performance, scored two goals and made one assist, with the trio of Luiz Adriano, Patrick de Paula and Danilo Barbosa also on the score sheet. Palmeiras relied more on the laid-back […]
Fluminense finally claimed their first win of the competition in the Libertadores. The win had more gloss to it, given the scorer of both goals, club idol Fred. The veteran forward proved his worth to the team once again as he helped them secure a 2-1 win over Santa Fe on Wednesday night. Fred opened […]
Real Madrid and Chelsea could only share the spoils at Valdebebas on Tuesday night as both sides clashed in the first leg of the Champions League semi-finals. The London club were up against the reigning La Liga champions for the first time in Europe’s elite competition, and went into the game looking to put themselves […]
Flamengo strolled to an emphatic 4-1 victory against Unión La Calera on Tuesday night at Maracanã. It was the second successive Libertadores win for Fla in the group stage and it leaves them isolated in the leadership of Group G. It was a brilliant first half from Flamengo, with goals from Gabigol and Arrascaeta to […]
Atlético finally claimed their first win in the Copa Libertadores. After a first half with no real clear cut chance, Galo returned better in the second half to claim a much needed 2-1 win against América de Cali on Tuesday night. It was all thanks to the introduction of veteran forward Hulk. After Hulk’s public […]
It was an expected win as Inter recovered from their debut defeat in Libertadores to record an emphatic victory on home turf. Colorado thrashed Deportivo Táchira 4-0 on Tuesday night, in Beira-Rio. The game was valid for second round of the competition. Cuesta, Patrick and Thiago Galhardo already put Inter 3-0 up within the first […]
Carlos Tevez and Sebastian Villa were on target as Boca Juniors heaped more misery on Santos, handing them a 2-0 defeat on Tuesday night at the Bombonera stadium for the Libertadores. Pexie have been on a downfall for quite some time, and this defeat comes as the fourth consecutive loss in all competitions. It comes […]
PSG have confirmed that goalkeeper Keylor Navas has signed a contract extension with the club, with the Costa Rica international now expected to stay put in the French capital until 2024. “We are delighted to extend Keylor Navas’ contract” said club president Nasser Al-Khelaïfi. He is the greatest goalkeeper in the world, inspires great confidence […]
Bayern Munich have announced that Julian Nagelsmann will take over as head coach of the club, starting from the 2021/22 season. It comes after Hansi-Flick’s relationship with the club’s hierarchy deteriorated after publicly disagreeing with the club’s transfer policy. Also with Joachim Low announcing his intention to step down as Germany boss, the vacancy was […]
In what would come as unexpected news, Ariel Holan decided to bring his reign as Santos manager to an end. Speaking at a press conference on Monday, club president Andres Rueda confirmed the exit of the Argentine tactician. It’s reported that Holan wanted the Libertadores game against Boca Juniors on Tuesday to be his last […]
Manchester City won the EFL Cup for a record fourth time in a row after a 1-0 victory against Tottenham at Wembley on Sunday afternoon. The fixture was also significant as we witnessed the Tottenham came into the fixture having sacked Jose Mourinho from his manager role. Boyhood fan and 29-year-old Ryan Mason was the […]
Atletico suffered yet another dent in their title ambitions after they fell to a disappointing 2-1loss to Athletic Bilbao on Sunday. A late goal from Inigo Martinez proved to be the decisive goal. Elsewhere, the result would come as good news to the likes of Barcelona and Real Madrid, with the La Liga title race […]
