47 h. ago ‘We’ll be back stronger’: Merino insists Arsenal will learn from Champions League exit

Midfielder says season is ‘a huge learning curve’Arsenal need seven points to finish second in leagueMikel Merino has vowed Arsenal’s young squad will learn from being eliminated in the Champions League semi-finals and is convinced they will “be back stronger” next season.Paris Saint-Germain booked their place in the final against Inter with a 2-1 win in the second leg, meaning Arsenal will end another campaign without a trophy. They saw off PSV and Real Madrid to reach the last four in the Champions League for the first time since 2009, having been knocked out by Bayern Munich in the quarter-finals last year. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Liverpool fans finally get apology after being blamed for Champions League final chaos

Liverpool lost the 2022 Champions League final to Real Madrid in Paris, but it was the treatment before the game got underway that has led to three years of reviews

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1 week ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how Modric’s shock Swansea investment came to be

The Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. The 39-year-old Croatia captain may be in the twilight of his career but Swansea hope those words mark just the start of his involvement. “My goal is to support the clu...

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1 week ago Beyond the Bernabéu: how and why Modric became an investor in Swansea

Ballon d’Or winner has set his sights on helping the club grow, offering his expertise and pulling powerIt was the transfer nobody saw coming: Luka Modric to Swansea City, not joining as a player, but a minority stakeholder. The most decorated player in Real Madrid’s history, a six-time Champions League winner and one of the greatest midfielders of his generation pitching up as a co-owner at a mid-table Championship club was certainly an unforeseen end-of-season development. A Ballon d’Or winner and Bernabéu star walking into the Swansea boardroom or exploring the Mumbles?The sight of Modric cradling a Swansea-branded football in the accompanying press release prompted a few double-takes and sent a jolt across the game. “Hi Swansea fans, I’m Luka Modric and I’m excited to be part of the journey,” came his message. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Arsenal’s Declan Rice turns sights to winning midfield battle against PSG

Real Madrid could not live with his relentlessness but how will Rice fare against João Neves, Fabián Ruiz and Vitinha?Declan Rice went into Arsenal’s Champions League quarter‑final against Real Madrid knowing it was a chance to go to another level. Rise to the occasion against the kings of Europe and people would see the midfielder in a different light. Remember the boy who was kicked out of Chelsea at 14? The tearful one who travelled across London for a trial at West Ham, went on to captain them to their first trophy in 43 years, and left for £105m? Well, the thing you need to know about him is that he has never been afraid to meet a challenge head on and make people think twice about questioning his talent.So Rice backed himself when he faced Madrid and left Jude Bellingham, Eduardo Camavinga, Luka Modric and Aurélien Tchouaméni in the shade by producing man-of-the-match displays in both legs. He drove Arsenal on, powering them forward, bending the tie to his will. Madrid, the re...

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2 w. ago Real Madrid call for removal of Copa del Rey referees after ‘unacceptable’ views

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea cried in front of the media as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s television channel has put referees under.

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2 w. ago Real Madrid call for removal of Copa del Rey officals after ‘unacceptable’ views

Referee Ricardo de Burgos Bengoetxea cried in front of the media as he revealed the pressure Real Madrid’s television channel has put referees under.

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta told one Arsenal change he must make for PSG semi

Arsenal progressed to the semi-final of the Champions League by defeating Real Madrid but the fixture contained a moment Mikel Arteta should quickly learn from says Ben Foster

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2 w. ago Martin Odegaard makes pointed dig as Arsenal captain opens up on Real Madrid victory

Arsenal secured a statement success over Real Madrid in the last eight of the Champions League with Martin Odegaard hailing their attacking approach in the Bernabeu

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2 w. ago Mikel Arteta reveals all on Arsenal’s Real Madrid celebrations – ‘It was a beautiful evening’

Mikel Arteta has explained that the Arsenal squad celebrated their Champions League quarter-final win over Real Madrid, which sees them advance to the semis against Paris Saint-Germain

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2 w. ago Gabriel Martinelli points finger at Mikel Arteta as he makes admission about Arsenal season

Arsenal star Gabriel Martinelli scored the final goal in their famous Champions League quarter-final win against Real Madrid at the Bernabeu, but he has claimed he doesn't like playing on the right flank

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3 w. ago Lewis Hamilton left 'praying' as reality bites at Saudi GP for struggling Ferrari star

Ferrari machinery continues to be difficult for Lewis Hamilton to handle and his qualifying result for the Saudi Arabian Grand Prix was another underwhelming one

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3 w. ago Rio Ferdinand insists Arsenal star would have joined Man Utd 'for the same wages'

Declan Rice has been earning rave reviews for his performances for Arsenal against Real Madrid in the Champions League this week - but Rio Ferdinand insists he could've been in the red shirt of another

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3 w. ago Emphatic Jurgen Klopp response issued to next Real Madrid manager claims

Jurgen Klopp has not been in management since leaving Liverpool last summer but the German has been linked with a shock move to Spanish giants Real Madrid after their Champions League defeat to Arsenal

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3 w. ago Football news: Ban looms for Bukayo Saka row as Liverpool plan emerges after Virgil van Dijk deal

Arsenal are into the last four of the Champions League after seeing off Real Madrid in a fractious game on Wednesday night, while Liverpool captain Virgil van Dijk has signed a new contract

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3 w. ago Thomas Partey leaves Mikel Arteta with selection headache for Champions League semi

Arsenal sealed a famous victory over Real Madrid on Wednesday to book a Champions League semi-final spot against PSG - but boss Mikel Arteta is now faced with a dilemma after losing Thomas Partey to suspension

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3 w. ago Xabi Alonso asking price revealed as Real Madrid move draws closer after latest decision

Real Madrid are expected to axe Carlo Ancelotti following their Champions League exit with Xabi Alonso the favourite to replace him as Bayer Leverkusen set their price

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3 w. ago 'Arsenal’s biggest female fan' paints body in away kit as supporters have to look twice

Arsenal super fan and model Arabella Mia has stunned fans as she celebrated the Gunners' Champions League win against Real Madrid by donning the club's away kit in an interesting way

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3 w. ago Reality bites as Madrid’s Champions League remontada turns to dust

Carlo Ancelotti’s pleas went unanswered with his side’s limp exit a damning indictment of collective failings this seasonJude Bellingham saw the videos, listened to the stories and heard the word remontada “a million times”, but it was easier said than done. “There is no magic,” Carlo Ancelotti warned. In the end there was nothing really, just another glimpse of reality, the true story of their season: a chronicle of a death foretold. No epic, no comeback, not even much mystique, and certainly not much football. This time, Real Madrid could not escape themselves.“This is the other side of football,” Ancelotti said after the match. “There’s a happy part, which we have experienced many times, and a sad part which is today. We have to accept it, and the ‘sticks’, the criticisms, that will come. Over the two games Arsenal were better than us.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Mikel Arteta got the last laugh after Real Madrid were left furious over Martin Odegaard

Martin Odegaard came back to haunt his old club, helping Arsenal knock Real Madrid out of the Champions League, and he proved Mikel Arteta's faith in him was well-placed

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