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Manchester City survive Brugge scare to progress

January 29, 2025 admin 0 Comments 2024 Champions League, 2024 UEFA Champions League, Belgian soccer, Belgian soccer news, Belgium, Belgium soccer, Belgium soccer news, Champions League, Champions League 2024, Champions League 2024/25, Champions League 2025, Champions League League Stage, Champions League League Stage 2024, Champions League League Stage 2024-25, Champions League new format, Joel Ordóñez, Jose Sanchez, Josko Gvardiol, Man City, Man City 3-1 Brugge, Man City 3-1 Club Brugge, Man City v Brugge, Man City v Club Brugge, Manchester City, Manchester City 3-1 Brugge, Manchester City 3-1 Club Brugge, Manchester City v Brugge, Manchester City v Club Brugge, Mateo Kovacic, Pep Guardiola, Pep Guardiola Man City, Pep Guardiola Manchester City, Premier League, Raphael Onyedika, Savinho, Soccer, Soccer news, The Etihad, UEFA Champions league, UEFA Champions League 2024, UEFA Champions League 2024/25, UEFA Champions League 2025

Manchester City survived a huge scare as they scraped into the Champions League play-offs with victory over Club Brugge at Etihad Stadium. Pep Guardiola’s men knew only victory would suffice to avoid the abject embarrassment of slipping out of the top 24 places in the tournament’s new format. They were left facing that grim prospect after Raphael Onyedika gave Club Brugge a shock lead but a second half turnaround was enough to see them progress.

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Manchester City stick six past sorry Ipswich

January 19, 2025 admin 0 Comments English football, Erling Braut Haaland, Erling Haaland, football match report, football updates, Ipswich 0-6 Man City, Ipswich 0-6 Manchester City, Ipswich Town, Ipswich Town 0-6 Man City, Ipswich Town 0-6 Manchester City, Ipswich Town defeat, Ipswich Town v Man City, Ipswich Town v Manchester City, Ipswich v Man City, Ipswich v Manchester City, Ipswich vs Man City, James McAtee, Jeremy Doku, Kieran McKenna, Kieran McKenna Ipswich, Kieran McKenna Ipswich Town, Man City goals, Manchester City, Manchester City victory, Match report, Mateo Kovacic, Pep Guardiola, Pep Guardiola Man City, Pep Guardiola Manchester City, Phil Foden, Portman Road, Portman Road Stadium, Premier League, Premier League 2024, Premier League 2024/25, Premier League 2025, Premier League relegation, Premier League relegation battle, Premier League results

Manchester City looked like their old selves as they recorded the biggest Premier League win of the season by thrashing struggling Ipswich at Portman Road to move back into the top four. After letting slip a two-goal lead to draw 2-2 with Brentford in their last Premier League outing, Pep Guardiola’s side returned to winning ways in emphatic fashion with Phil Foden grabbing a brace along with goals from Erling Haaland, Jeremy Doku, Mateo Kovacic and James McAtee.

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Haaland scores five as Man City run riot at Luton

February 27, 2024 admin 0 Comments 2024 FA Cup, Emirates FA Cup, Erling Braut Haaland, Erling Haaland, FA Cup 2024, FA Cup fifth round, Jordan Clark, Kenilworth Road, Luton, Luton Town, Luton Town 2-6 Man City, Luton Town 2-6 Manchester City, Man City, Manchester City, Mateo Kovacic, Pep Guardiola, Pep Guardiola Man City, Pep Guardiola Manchester City, Rob Edwards, The Emirates FA Cup, The FA Cup

Erling Haaland scored five in a stunning display of finishing as holders Manchester City thrashed Luton to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals. It was the Norwegian’s eighth hat-trick for City and he also became the first player to score five in a game twice for the club. City opened the scoring in the fourth minute when Kevin de Bruyne, who assisted the first four goals, was allowed time and space to cut the ball back for Haaland to convert.

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Havertz stunner sees Chelsea into last 16 with win over Salzburg

October 25, 2022 admin 0 Comments 2022 Champions League, 2022 UEFA Champions League Group Stage, 2023 Champions League, Champions League, Champions League 2022, Champions League 2022/23, Champions League Group Stage, Champions League news, Chelsea, FC Salzburg, FC Salzburg 1-2 Chelsea, Graham Potter, Junior Adamu, Kai Havertz, Mateo Kovacic, Matthias Jaissle, Red Bull Arena, Salzburg, Soccer, Soccer news, UEFA Champions league, UEFA Champions League 2022, UEFA Champions League 2022-23 Groups, UEFA Champions League 2022/23, UEFA Champions League Group Stage, UEFA Champions League Group Stage 2022

Chelsea reached the Champions League knockout stages with a game to spare after Kai Havertz’s stunning second-half strike helped to see off Red Bull Salzburg. The Blues now cannot be caught by either the Austrian champions or AC Milan, meaning they have the luxury of being able to rest players in the final group game at home to Dinamo Zagreb.

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Thibaut Courtois to join Real Madrid as Mateo Kovacic joins Chelsea on loan

August 8, 2018August 8, 2018 admin 0 Comments Chelsea, Julen Lopetegui, La Liga, Mateo Kovacic, Maurizio Sarri, Premier League, Real Madrid, Soccer, Soccer news, Thibaut Courtois, Transfer news, Transfers

Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois will join Real Madrid while Mateo Kovacic will join the Blues on a season-long loan. The move comes in the wake of the news Kepa Arrizabalaga will join the London based club.