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Atletico to battle RB Leipzig in Champions League Knockout game amid COVID-19 concerns

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Atletico Madrid is all set to face German Club RB Leipzig in their Champions League campaign amid corona virus concerns as two players tested Covid 19 positive earlier this week. Forward Angel Correa and defender Sime Vrsjalko were tested positive which delayed team’s travel by a day. However, star goalkeeper Ja Oblak said the team is fully prepared and isn’t distracted by recent developments.

It’s a strange situation but we’re here and we’re going to play a match. It’s something new for everyone, it’s a difficult situation all around the world but we’re professionals. We’ve come here to play and we’ve got a very important game and so we’re not thinking about anything else other than the game. What happens on Thursday is all that counts.” Oblak said at an video news conference.

Team head coach Diego Simeone prayed for the good health of covid positive players  and reassured that Atletico is full focused on Champions League.

I hope we can get Correa and Vrsjalko back if we stay in the competition. They have given their hearts for the team whenever they have been called upon. We want our players to take the game by the scruff of the neck to try and harm our opponents. This is a beautiful competition and we are very excited to be in it.” he added.

Live TV Telecast and Playing XIs:

Atletico vs RB Leipzig is set to start at 12:30AM IST. Football fans in India may switch to Sony TEN1/TeN2 for the live TV broadcast. Here are expected lineups for both teams.

RB Leipzig: Gulacsi; Klostermann, Upamecano, Halstenberg; Mukiele, Sabitzer, Kampl, Angelino; Nkunku, Olmo; Schick.

Atletico Madrid : Oblak; Arias, Savic, Gimenez, Renan Lodi; Correa, Saul, Koke, Carrasco; Llorente; Costa.

Despite the absence of some very good players Atletico are still looking favorites for this match.

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Arsenal vs Liverpool Community Shield Live Streaming details, Starting XIs, Match Preview

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Premier League Champions Liverpool are ready to add another trophy to their cabinet this year and they’ll have to eat Arsenal to do so. It’s Arsenal vs Liverpool in FA Community Shield tonight. The match starts 9PM as per IST live from Wembly stadium. You may switch to Sony TEN2/TEN 3 SD/HD network for the live telecast of the match. Live streaming has been made available on Sony LIV App and website.

Arsenal have already won FA Cup by beating Chelsea i the final. There team has made improvements since the arrival of Mikel Arteta. On the other hand Liverpool won Premier League title after 30 years. Both teams would look to add another trophy for sure. It’d be hard to predict the winner but Liverpool are favorites here obviously.

Team news:

For Arsenal defender Shkodran Mustafi, Pablo Mari and Calum Chambers are expected to miss the game due to injuries. While on the other hand Liverpool captain Jordan Henderson may miss the action since he sustained a knee injury earlier. Matip and Trent Alexander-Arnold  also misses the game. Here are predicted lineups for both teams.

The new season starts with Community shield and it promises to be a entertaining match. Click here to watch the match live o Sony Live website.

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Lionel Messi is leaving Barcelona after 20 years at the Club: Manchester City looks like his next destination

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It’s the worst news a Barcelona fan can hear and exciting for many football enthusiast while maybe surprising for some. Arguably the  greatest ever player in football world “Lionel Messi” has decided to leave Barcelona. This is mainly due to the failure of Barcelona board to setup a solid project for years – hefty transfers, offloading of key players for maintaining balance sheet etc. Barcelona has failed to win Champions League since 2015 and this year they suffered their worst ever defeat to Bayern Munich. They also failed to win any trophies in 2020. The humiliating defeat to Bayern in UCL ad their trophy-less  season are the prime reasons Messi has decided to leave the club.

Reports in Spain suggest Lionel Messi handed Barcelona board a formal request to leave the club on a free. Lionel Messi had a clause in his contract that allows him to leave on a free at the end of any LaLiga season. Messi handed the transfer request in August – technically end of season. But the situation is pretty tricky – Barcelona board may argue that this year is an exemption due to Covid-19 pandemic hence the season has been extended. Which means Messi won’t be able to leave on a free but on his release clause. The Release Clause of Messi is €700 million which is nearly 6000 crore rupees. Apart from the release clause Messi also sits big on paybills. It’s a very big-big price to pay and very few clubs in the world can afford it. The very first club in the line to sign Messi and afford his clause is Manchester City. Recent developments and reports suggest that Messi had a call with Guardiola (Man city Manager) and he is already on his way to Premier League. Here are latest developments on Messi’s Transfer saga.

 

 

Let’s take a look at Argentine’s Barcelona Career.

Messi's Stats at club barcelona

And some more interesting stats:

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PSG vs Bayern UEFA Champions League final: Starting XI, Match Preview, Live TV info

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It’s that night of football many fans have waited for all season long. It’s PSG vs Bayern in the final of UEFA Champions league tonight in Lisbon. German giants Bayern Munich look to lift the glorious trophy for the sixth time while on the other hand PSG are looking for their maiden one. It promises to be a cracker of the match as both teams looking solid with odds favoring Bayern and rightly so. They have humiliated the likes of Barcelona and thumped a resilient Lyon side. It’s Individual brilliance of the likes of Neymar, Mbappe and co versus a well managed top performing Bayern side. Let’s take a look at what managers and players of both teams has to say before the match.

We must not think about the importance of the match and rather convert that tension into enjoyment somehow,” said forward Thomas Mueller.

“In our games over the last 10 months we’ve always tried to impose our style on the opposition and always played with a high line. Ultimately we’ve got results doing that, so we won’t change too much on that score.What we’ve noticed firstly is the fact we’ve had this high line, we don’t necessarily want to give too much space to the opposition, but of course there’s quite a lot of space in behind our defensive line.” said Bayern boss ” Hansi Flick.

Coached by German Thomas Tuchel PSG look to their star players. “This is history in the making, and we don’t plan to stop short [of winning the title],” said defender Thiago Silva.

Let’s see who comes on top. Here are predicted starting XIs for both sides.

Paris Saint-Germain: Rico; Kehrer, Thiago Silva, Kimpembe, Bernat; Verratti, Marquinhos, Herrera; Di Maria, Neymar, Mbappe

Bayern Munich: Neuer; Kimmich, Boateng, Alaba, Davies; Goretzka, Thiago; Perisic, Muller, Gnabry; Lewandowski

Tune into Sony TEN1/TEN2 for watching PSG vs Bayern UCL final live from 12:30 am onwards. Live streaming has been made available on SONY LIV app and official website.

We’re putting our money on Bayern Munich. They are unbeaten this season and looking for their 6th UCL title after their last on in 2013.

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