The Champions League draw was made earlier today and one of the more interesting ties in the last 16 of the competition should be Liverpool against German giants Bayern Munich. Both teams have a fantastic history in the European Cup. However, the pair has never met in the competition in its current guise. It promises to be a fascinating two-legged affair.
Contrasting fortunes this season
The two teams have enjoyed contrasting fortunes in their domestic leagues. Liverpool are starting to look like real title contenders in the Premier League. Jurgen Klopp’s side are yet to be defeated in the English top-flight.
The Reds are producing superb performances at both ends of the pitch and look like a match for anybody at the moment.
Bayern Munich, on the other hand, …
Palermo have sacked head coach Giuseppe Iachini and installed Davide Ballardini as his replacement.
The club are 12th in Serie A and won their last match 1-0 at home to Chievo on Sunday thanks to a goal from Alberto Gilardino, although that was only their second victory in 10 games.
Iachini, 51, spent two years in charge of Palermo, leading them to promotion from Serie B in his debut campaign at the helm before guiding them to an 11th-placed finish in the top flight last season.
President Maurizio Zamparini has now made 29 coaching changes since taking charge in 2002 and former Siena boss Iachini was his longest-serving manager.
The club s statement read: Palermo announces it has relieved Giuseppe Iachini as coach of the first team.
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Tottenham Hotspur head coach Antonio Conte wants to sign Stefan de Vrij from Inter Milan in the January transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that Conte worked with De Vrij at Italian and European giants Inter and is keen for Tottenham to bring the defender to Tottenham Hotspur Stadium this month.
De Vrij is one of the best central defenders in the world and has been on the books of Inter since 2018. The 29-year-old Netherlands international centre-back was a key player for Inter in their Serie A title triumph last season.
Inter are aiming to win the Scudetto again this season. The defending Italian champions are at the top of the league table at the moment with 49 points from 20 matches, a point ahead of second-placed and bitter city rivals AC Milan, w…
Barcelona s forward line of Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez and Neymar is the best in the history of the club, according to David Villa.
Spain s all-time top goalscorer Villa lifted La Liga, the Champions League and the Club World Cup in 2011 with Pep Guardiola s Barca as part of a fearsome front three alongside Messi and Pedro.
Debate has raged over whether the current MSN trident should be considered the greatest ahead of the 2011 line-up or the attacking trio of Messi, Thierry Henry and Samuel Eto o, who fired Barca to the treble in 2009.
But Villa has little doubt that Messi, Suarez and Neymar who have inspired Luis Enrique s side to five trophies in 2015 must be regarded as the finest forward line Camp Nou has seen.
Without a doubt, it s the best triden…
Thomas Tuchel wants Borussia Dortmund to build on their fine performances before the winter break when they take on Borussia Monchengladbach on Saturday.
BVB sit second in the table ahead of the Bundesliga restart with 38 points from 17 games, trailing leaders Bayern Munich by eight points, while they hold a six-point advantage over third-placed Hertha Berlin.
Tuchel s men impressed in the first half of the season with their free-flowing attacking football, netting more goals than any other team (47), and the former Mainz coach hopes for more of the same in the remainder of the 2015-16 campaign.
I hope that we can keep pushing our boundaries in the second half of the season, Tuchel told the official Bundesliga site.
That means carrying on as we are and…
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has joined newly promoted Saudi Pro League side Al-Qadsiah on a two-year deal.
The 35-year-old is the latest high-profile signing for the Khobar-based club, following the arrivals of Nacho and Koen Casteels from Real Madrid and Wolfsburg respectively.
Aubameyang joins after just one season with Marseille, for whom he scored 30 goals in 51 appearances while also becoming the record marksman in Europa League history.
A LaLiga title winner with Barcelona, the forward also won the DFB-Pokal during his time with Borussia Dortmund, and the FA Cup at Arsenal.
Aubameyang stepped onto the pitch for the first time with his new club during their pre-season friendly with Borussia Monchengladbach on Thursday.
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