12 h. ago Gasperini claims offence unintended in calling Lookman ‘one of worst penalty takers’

Atalanta manager says: ‘I didn’t want to offend anyone’Striker called manager’s comments ‘deeply disrespectful’Atalanta manager Gian Piero Gasperini said he never intended to offend Ademola Lookman by saying the striker is “one of the worst penalty takers he has ever seen” after their home Champions League defeat by Club Brugge.Belgian side Club Brugge stunned Atalanta 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff tie to dump the Italian side out with a 5-2 aggregate win and reach the last 16. Lookman, Atalanta’s hero last season when they won the Europa League, pulled back one goal for the Italian side when they were 3-0 down. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Champions League roundup: PSV’s Ryan Flamingo dumps out Juventus

PSV beat Juventus 3-1 after extra time in playoffPSG and Borussia Dortmund stroll into last 16Ryan Flamingo scored in extra time to give PSV Eindhoven a 3-1 home win on Wednesday in the second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff against Juventus, overturning a first-leg deficit and putting them into the last 16.The tie was level at 3-3 on aggregate after 90 minutes and went into extra time before Flamingo poached a 98th-minute winner as Juventus became the third Italian side eliminated from the competition, after Milan and Atalanta on Tuesday. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Robin van Persie lined up for new job in bold plan involving Erik ten Hag's Man Utd assistant

Feyenoord are trying to bring Robin van Persie back to the club and they are also interested in striking a deal with Rene Hake, who would operate as the ex-Manchester United and Arsenal striker's assistant

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3 d. ago Atalanta’s Lookman hits out at manager’s ‘hurtful’ jibe after penalty is saved

Gasperini calls him ‘one of the worst penalty takers’Striker’s spot-kick saved as side were beaten by BruggeThe Atalanta striker Ademola Lookman said his coach Gian Piero Gasperini’s comments describing him as “one of the worst penalty takers” he had ever seen after Tuesday’s Champions League exit were “deeply disrespectful” and hurtful.Club Brugge stunned Atalanta 3-1 in the second leg of their playoff tie to dump the Italian side out with a 5-2 aggregate win and reach the last 16. Lookman pulled back one goal for Atalanta when they were 3-0 down. However the Nigerian, who has scored 15 times this season, then had a penalty saved by Simon Mignolet, after which Gasperini said Lookman was not supposed to take the spot-kick. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Milan and Atalanta dumped out of playoffs by Feyenoord and Club Brugge

Feyenoord edge past Milan after Hernandez red cardClub Brugge beat Atalanta 5-2, Benfica edge MonacoMilan were left to rue Théo Hernandez’s sending-off following a dive as Feyenoord pegged them back on the night and advanced 2-1 on aggregate to the Champions League last 16 with a 1-1 draw in the second leg of their playoff. Hernandez earned his second yellow card for the seven-time European champions for a dive in the 51st minute when Milan were dominating. The Italian side had cancelled out their first-leg deficit almost immediately, with forward Santiago Giménez striking against his former team in the first minute at San Siro.From a short corner move, Christian Pulisic floated a pass towards the far post where Malick Thiaw placed a header back across goal and Giménez nodded the ball over the line. The Mexican declined to celebrate against the club he left in January, and soon after played in João Félix who put his effort over the bar. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Bayern Munich escape against Celtic as AC Milan and Atalanta crash out

Nicolas Kuhn’s goal had put the Scottish champions on course for extra time.

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