Inhoudsopgave van 15 May 2018 - MATCH!

BARCELONA are saying goodbye to a legend! This weekend, Andres Iniesta will play his final game for Barcelona! MATCH looks at why the maestro will be remembered as one of the all-time greats of European footy! CHA MPO LE A GUE LEGEND! Messi, Xavi and Iniesta have won four CL winners’ medals, but Andres is the only one to have played in all four finals! He assisted goals in 2009, 2011 and 2015, and played 130 games in the competition – only five players have made more appearances. Class! LA LIGA LEGEND! This season was the ninth La Liga title of Iniesta’s career, and nobody’s ever won more for Barcelona! In 16 seasons, he’s bagged 35 goals and 67 assists, and been named the league’s best midfielder five times! This…

PREM ONLY! Here are deals that could happen between 2017-18 Prem clubs! The sick France forward was massively linked with a transfer to the Prem last summer, but it looks like he’d prefer to stay in Spain! Barcelona want to nab the baller from their La Liga rivals, and he’d be a sick addition to their attack! Tottenham have just about survived another season without a top-quality striker to support Harry Kane, but if they want to push on they really need to sign someone! Transfer spies say they’re after the Lazio goal machine! The PL champions don’t need to worry too much about improving their squad – they tore up the league with their current players in 2017-18! Pep’s still looking for areas to improve though, and his top…

THAUVIN After flopping at Newcastle, the Marseille man has fired his side to a European final! LOFTUS-CHEEK The Palace hero has been red-hot since coming back from injury to see his side to safety! TADIC Tadic has returned to top form for Southampton just in time to be a big threat for Serbia! CHAMBERL AIN The Ox is out of the World Cup after injuring his knee in the CL – totally gutted! STINDL Germany striker Lars Stindl will be missing out too, after picking up an ankle injury! KOSCIELNY The Arsenal CB is set to miss the WC after injuring his Achilles in the Europa League!…

The floor is MATCH! Big thanks to Freddie for sending in this quality picture of his massive collection! He’s been getting MATCH for four years! Smiling Spurs star! Big thumbs up to Tottenham supporter Finley for sending in this cool pic of him reading MATCH just before bed. Sweet! Gunner snapped! Check out Arsenal’s new No.5! We reckon Mochara definitely chooses the red team when he plays anyone at table football! Buzzing Blue! Cem got this snap taken at his first ever Chelsea match at Stamford Bridge. Class! MATCH mad! Can anyone guess which team 11-year-old Noah supports By the look of all the posters, we’re saying he’s a massive Spurs fan! MATCH! CONTACT US NOW... Email : match.magazine@kel sey.co.uk Facebook: w w w.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter:…

Atletico entered the Europa League after being knocked out of the Champo League group stage, but Griezmann’s been one of the most dangerous players in the competition! He’s bagged a goal or assist in all but two of the EL games he’s played in, and formed a deadly partnership with Diego Costa! GRIEZMANN’S STATS EUROPA LEAGUE GAMES 7 EUROPA LEAGUE GOALS 4 EUROPA LEAGUE ASSISTS 2 MINS PER GOAL/ASSIST 90 The ex-West Ham star has re-discovered his best form at Marseille this season, and is peaking just in time for the World Cup! He’s got more assists than any other player in this year’s Europa League, and bagged one of the Goals Of The Tournament against RB Leipzig in the quarter-finals. Worldy alert! PAYET’S STATS EUROPA LEAGUE GAMES 11 EUROPA…

GARY CAHILL CHELSEA HOW IMPORTANT IS FA CUP SUCCESS THIS SEASON? GARY SAYS: “The league’s not gone as well as expected – we’ve tried to win it back-to-back, but to do it season after season is very difficult. But you dream about winning the FA Cup, it’s a big trophy, and we’re in the final, so it’s something to look forward to!” OLIVIER GIROUD CHELSEA YOU ABSOLUTELY LOVE THIS COMPETITION, OLIVIER! OLIVIER SAYS: “Yes, I’ve had success in the FA Cup before and I want to win it with Chelsea! I told my team-mates before the semis, ‘I’m unbeaten here and I want this trophy again!’ I know how great it is to win the FA Cup, and even though it’s been a tough season, we have the chance to…

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ALLI v LINGARD Dele Alli and Jesse Lingard are both top-class English CAMs, but Three Lions boss Gareth Southgate can only pick one! Who’d you choose? GET ALLI IN! Alli’s a world-class young talent! He’s hit double figures in all comps in all three seasons for Spurs, and been an England regular since Euro 2016! His partnership with Harry Kane could be a big weapon for England – the Tottenham team-mates’ awesome chemistry will give defenders no chance! Lingard hasn’t been a regular for club or country in the past year, while Dele’s been a proven, consistent performer for ages now! Got to start! JESSE’S THE MAN! Lingard’s played his way into the team with his international form – in March he scored against Holland, and then he bagged an…

THIRD TIME LUCKY This is the third FA Cup final between these teams, making it the joint-most common final ever! United beat the London club 4-0 in the first clash in 1994, but Didier Drogba’s extra time winner sealed it for The Blues in 2007! 2 Mourinho would be the first manager for almost 60 years to win the FA Cup with two different teams! 4 Olivier Giroud is chasing his fourth FA Cup in five years! 69 The Red Devils are the most successful team in English football history – they could win their 69th trophy on Saturday! 13 If The Red Devils win, they’ll draw level with Arsenal as the cup’s most successful team! BOGEY TEAM? The Blues are the only team to have beaten Man. United in…

3 England legend Geoff Hurst is still the only player to score a hat-trick in a WC final! 11 Turkey’s Hakan Sukur scored the fastest World Cup goal ever in 2002, after just 11 seconds! 12 The highest scoring WC match was Austria 7-5 Switzerland in 1954! 13 France forward Just Fontaine holds the record for most goals scored in one tournament! 17 The youngest ever player to feature at the tourno was Northern Ireland’s Norman Whiteside back in 1982! 2127 MINS Italian defender Paolo Maldini has played more WC minutes than any other player. Legend!…