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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Sevilla proved once again why they are the Europa League kings upon overseeing a 3-2 victory over Inter Milan for a record sixth title, and fourth one in just seven years. It was a brilliant and action-packed final in Cologne, one that football fans around the world have been craving for since the coronavirus pandemic […]
On the one hand, Santos had more control and possession of the ball. But it was the Lion that appeared with more danger in front of goal. In the 21st minute of the first half, Sport had a series of shots with Bruninho and Élton, which were defended by goalkeeper João Paulo. Five minutes later, […]
The victory means Ramon Menezes’ team is 100% successful and is the new leader of the competition. Ceará had way more possession of the ball, finished more, but hardly took danger to the goal of Fernando Miguel. Vasco were decisive in their counterattacks and buried the game in the second half. In the early stages […]
Bahia looked like the better team and came close to winning at some point. Hours before the match started in Morumbi, a group of fans from São Paulo protested at the stadium door asking for the departure of the board and coach Fernando Diniz. Regardless, the game went on as planned. São Paulo started the […]
The Brazilian Football Confederation (CBF) announced, on Wednesday night, the expected dates for national and state competitions over the next year. Action with begin on the 28th of February spanning down to the 5th of December. The main talking point was the continuation of all series of the Brazilian Championship and the Brazilian Cup even […]
The start of the game was intense in Bragança. In the first attack of the game, series of shots were taken. Matheus Jesus tried a shot from outside the area, saved by the goalkeeper. Then Muriel and Alerrandro had a share of the rebounds which eventually opened the scoring for Braga. Fluminense had an immediate […]
With a goal by Raphael Veiga in the latter stages of the game, Verdao beat Athletico by 1-0 on Wednesday night, at Arena da Baixada for the fourth round of the Brazilian Championship. The win was significant for Palmeiras as it was their first three points picked up in the campaign. The game, in general, […]
Almost ten months after the 5-0 in the semifinals of Libertadores, Flamengo and Grêmio met again this Wednesday night at Maracanã. It was a different take this time around. In a game without too many activities, the game ended out with a 1-1 draw with much action from the VAR. Pepê opened the scoring, but […]
This Wednesday, Colorado hosted Atlético Goianiense even with the absence of Paolo Guerrero and a good part of the first team starting eleven rested Thiago Galhardo made the difference and they won 3 nil. The goals of the match were scored by Musto and Thiago Galhardo. Atlético-GO did nothing much in the game at Beira-Rio. […]
There was lots of drama on the evening but a 15th minute red card will go on to decide the game. Yan Sasse was expelled after elbowing in Araos and left Coxa with one less. From there, Timão took hold of the match, but once again did not create as many chances. There was even […]
Atlético managed to keep possession of the ball and had several corners in their favor in the initial stage. Hyoran’s charges resulted in two balls in the team post. But, at the same time, Botafogo took advantage of the spaces left by Galo in the counterattacks. In one, Luis Herirque received a free kick on […]
Olympique Lyon ended Cristiano Ronaldo’s European dreams. They ended Manchester City’s hopes of European glory. They were called the giant slayers. Then they came across Bayern Munich. The Bavarian giants are in the form of their lives. Hansi Flick has made them a force of nature. They do not stop coming at you. For the […]
Angel di Maria was not in PSG’s squad for the game against Atalanta. The Parisians left it late to overcome La Dea. However, he came good on his absence against RB Leipzig. The Argentine was in full swing during the proceedings. He had a hand in all of PSG’s goals, scoring one and laying down the assists […]
Shakhtar Donestk were in the game for the majority of its duration but were undone by Inter Milan’s superior efficiency in front of goal. If you did not watch the game, you can make the assumption that it was a stroll in the park for Inter Milan. Despite the 5-0 scoreline, the Ukrainians were in […]
Fortaleza had troubles in front of goal, failing to capitalize on their chances. The home team had a goal revoked by Romarinho in the first half and almost opened the scoring moment later with David, who lost a goal right in front of the scoring area. At the last minute, Wellington Paulista also had a […]
Ernando scored in the 90th minute of the second half, and Bahia was victorious 2-1 over Bragantino. The game started tense with the two teams going heads on launching attacks towards each other. Bahia was looking the most dangerous side at the very start though both teams were all over each other. Bragantino managed to […]
The victory was Fluminense’s first in the Brasileirão. It was also their first victory in all official games since the restart of football. Before yesterday, Flu had won just one friendly and that was against Botafogo. The first half started at a slow pace, but little by little, Inter took control and tried to propose […]
It was the first Santos victory and the first Athletico defeat in the 2020 edition of the championship. Soteldo and Felipe Jonatan both scored for Santos in the first half, and Marinho wrapped things up for Pexie in the final stages of the game. Abner Vinicius grabbed one back for Athletico two minutes from time […]
From helping Gremio a lot so far this season, Diego Souza turned villain for his side as his missed penalty cost them taking all three points. On the other hand, Corinthians didn’t threaten their opposition much and left home the happier side with that result. The first half saw the game mostly dominated by Renato […]
Verdão kicked off their campaign with a draw against Fluminense and were once again held to a 1-1 draw by Goias on Saturday night. At Allianz Parque, Palmeiras started the game on top and already came close to scoring in less than a minute, with Gabriel Menino kicking. The move was an indication of what […]
Rubro-Negro edged Coritiba by a 1-0 scoreline at Couto Pereira on Saturday after a slightly improved performance. The only goal of the game was scored by Arrascaeta. Coritiba started the game with the upper foot in Alto da Glória, causing troubles for Domenèc’s team. In the 4th minute, a free kick was awarded. Galdezani rose […]
From being underdogs against Juventus and Manchester City, the Ligue 1 side now find themselves in the Champions League semi-finals. Maxwell Cornet opened the scoring for his side in the 24th minute and gave Lyon a glimmer of hope to win. Despite seeing more of the ball, the Manchester outfit was second best and never […]
The deal for the Brazilian forward was announced by the club on Friday alongside two other names. Jan Vertoghen arrived from Tottenham as a free agent after spending eight years in England while Waldschmidt joined from Bundesliga side Freiburg. Vertonghen, who will wear the number five shirt, brings lot of experience for Jorge Jesus in […]
The stage in Lisbon was set for a mouthwatering clash that didn’t disappoint through a goal-laden affair, as Bayern Munich thrashed Barcelona without mercy to keep their treble dream alive. Hansi Flick’s side were incredible and deservedly book a place in the semi-finals. They out-played, out-manoeuvred, and out-classed a sluggish Barcelona on Friday night. In […]
