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Arsenal and Man. City meet at Wembley for the Carabao Cup final this weekend, and so will two of Europe’s deadliest strikers! New Gunners frontman Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Sergio Aguero are absolute goal machines, but which one is more lethal MATCH put them head-to-head to find out… 2017-18 LEAGUE STATS Both players have missed games this season, but they’ve still been clinical when given the chance. Aguero definitely edges it so far, though – his four-goal demolition of Leicester recently has given his rival Aubameyang a lot of catching up to do! LAST FIVE SEASONS Aguero’s managed to outscore Auba in fewer games, and he’s created more goals for his team-mates, too. But the Argentina hero has never had a season as good PEA did last year – the ex-Dortmund…

INIESTA ON… THE CLUB DJ! ANDRES SAYS: “Sergio Busquets is usually in charge of the music, and it’s normally Latin American. To be fair to him, he does a very good job!” INIESTA ON… THE STRONGEST! ANDRES SAYS: “Probably Gerard Pique and Sergio Busquets!” INIESTA ON… MR. BARCELONA! ANDRES SAYS: “It’s probably those who grew up at La Masia like myself, Lionel Messi and Sergio Busquets, as we have been here since we were kids.” INIESTA ON… THE FASHION KING! ANDRES SAYS: “Samuel Umtiti is always looking really sharp – he’s a very smart guy!” INIESTA ON… THE MOST SUPERSTITIOUS! ANDRES SAYS: “Jordi Alba brushes his teeth a few inutes before we leave the dressing room!” INIESTA ON… THE GADGET MAN! ANDRES SAYS: “I think I’d have to go with…

Salah shut-out! Salah lost his place in the Liverpool wall! City chill! Ex-La Liga star Laporte hates the English winter! Wacky Poch! Poch tried out some new pre-match scare tactics! Super Ake! Ake was holding up Hazard with one arm! Hiding Hornet! Deeney was desperate not to be subbed off! Face-plant! The Levante keeper needed surgery to get the ball off! Chinese whispers! Neymar was told a top secret by Marquinhos! Flood footy! Even Leo had trouble with so many puddles! Paul Hug-ba?  Pogba just loves cuddles!…

CHELSEA v BARCELONA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE These two have thrown up some classic clashes over the years! Chelsea went through with ten men at the Nou Camp on their way to the 2012 trophy, while a last-minute worldy from Andres Iniesta at Stamford Bridge sent Barça on their way to Champions League glory in 2009! One of the sides has gone on to lift Europe’s most-wanted trophy the last three times they’ve been drawn together in the knockout rounds! ONES TO WATCH! Eden Hazard – Chelsea Luis Suarez – Barcelona WATCH IT…  Tuesday February 20 7.45pm BAYERN MUNICH V BESIKTAS CHAMPIONS LEAGUE Bayern are one of European football’s heavyweights! Since 2005-06, they’ve only failed to get beyond the Champions League last 16 once – but they can’t get over confident here!…

TRENT SAYS: “I’ve never been involved in something like this, and I’m really pleased to be here. I didn’t do anything like this at my school – I’m a bit jealous, to be honest!” TRENT SAYS: “I was a good student. Even though football was going well, my family made me focus on school because you never know what can happen. Even though everything’s worked out, I still had an education to back me up!” TRENT SAYS: “I played footy until year nine, and then the academy said there was too much risk of injury. I used to watch my mates play and get jealous – especially when they left school at lunchtime for away games!” Trent Alexander-Arnold was supporting the fifth season of PlayStation Schools’ Cup, the biggest grassroots…

23 Barcelona’s 23-game unbeaten start to a new La Liga season is a club record! Superstars Cristiano Ronaldo and Neymar share the same birthday – both were born on February 5! 10 Christian Eriksen’s 10.48-second goal v Man. United is the third-quickest in Prem history! 83,222 The North London derby at Wembley set a new Premier League record attendance! 3 Michy Batshuayi’s scored more goals for Dortmund in two games than he did in 12 Prem games for Chelsea this season! 13 Jurgen Klopp is unbeaten in his last 13 Premier League home games against the big six! 9 Alexis Sanchez completed nine take-ons against Huddersfield – more than any player in Europe’s top five leagues that weekend! 1 Ademola Lookman became the first English player to score a goal…

The Carabao Cup final is the first chance to win some silverware in 2017-18, and The Gunners and City are desperate to get their hands on it! This is Arsenal’s best opportunity to win something this year, while City are aiming to make history this season! Arsenal gaffer Arsene Wenger has never won the competition, while City boss Pep Guardiola is hunting his first trophy in England. Game on! WATCH IT… Sunday February 25 4.30pm LIKELY LINE-UPS ONE TO WATCH… MESUT OZIL When Arsenal needed Ozil to deliver in last year’s FA Cup, he produced his best form! The Germany baller was ace at Wembley against both City in the semis and Chelsea in the final, and The Gunners need more of that! LOOK OUT FOR… DAVID SILVA Silva’s one…

adidas Predator Boots! Thanks to our top mates at Sports Direct, one lucky MATCH reader will win a pair of epic adidas Predator 18.3 junior AG boots! The Cold Blooded colourway totally rocks! The adidas Predator 18.3 junior AG boots are out now in Sports Direct stores and online at sportsdirect .com Bournemouth v Spurs Tickets! We’ve teamed up with EA SPORTS™, the Lead Partner of the Premier League, to offer one lucky reader a pair of tickets to see Bournemouth take on Tottenham on Sunday, March 11! EA SPORTS delivers the most authentic gaming experience possible for supporters engaging with Premier League clubs and players within EA SPORTS FIFA 18. EA SPORTS FIFA 18 is out now, available for PS4, Xbox One and Nintendo Switch. The winning tickets will…

SPORT SWITCH! Which Europa League goal machine has become a ski star? 5 QUESTIONS ON... ARITZ ADURIZ 1 How old is the lethal Spain striker – 31, 33, 35 or 37 years old 2 How many nets did he bust in this season’s Europa League group stage - three, four, five or seven 3 True or False Aritz has spent his whole career at Athletic Bilbao! 4 What shirt number does he wear for the La Liga club – 9, 11 or 20 5 He became Spain’s oldest ever scorer in World Cup qualifying with a sick goal against which side – Italy, Macedonia, Albania or Liechtenstein CLOSE-UP! Which Europa League men have we zoomed in on? Retro MATCH! Which season is this cover from? Prem side Chelsea won the…

56,221 No Man. City player ran further in the group stage than Kevin De Bruyne! He ran 56,221 metres! 18 The youngest player to score in a CL semi-final is PSG’s Kylian Mbappe at 18 years and 140 days! 3 Each Champions League round of 16 contender was allowed to add three new team members to its squad! 0 Man. United’s opponents Sevilla have never made it past the CL round of 16! 90% Prem leaders Man. City have a better pass completion rate than any other CL team! 6 Spanish giants Barcelona have progressed from six of their last seven knockout CL ties against English teams! 14 No player left in the tournament has committed more fouls than Liverpool man Emre Can! 5 This is the first ever knockout…

RAHEEM STERLING MAN. CITY Sterling has enjoyed the best scoring season of his career, so he has to get a big boost! EA clearly rate him as well, because they’ve included him in two TOTWs, so we reckon he’ll be an 85 OVR at least! FLORIAN THAUVIN MARSEILLE Thauvin flopped well badly at Newcastle, but he’s been tearing it up for Marseille this season! He was one of the first players in Europe to reach double figures for goals and assists, and has had two In-Form cards too! AARON MOOY HUDDERSFIELD EA seriously underestimated Mooy when The Terriers came up from the Championship! His basic rating is 77, but his last TOTW display earned him an epic 84 card – and his upgrade won’t be far behind! HIRVING LOZANO PSV…

How did you get spotted by Liverpool aged six years old? TRENT SAYS: “Liverpool sent my school some invites to training, and my name got drawn out of a hat! I went down and after ten minutes a coach approached my mum, and I’ve been a Liverpool player ever since! If another kid’s name had got drawn, who knows what could have happened ” Who were your heroes when you were younger? TRENT SAYS: “Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher – the local lads. I’d always look at them and hope one day I’d be doing what they were doing!” And just a few years later, Steven Gerrard was your coach! TRENT SAYS: “When he was doing his coaching badges, he did a few sessions with the U16s – and I…

FLASHBACK!  Can you name the CL superstar in this well old pic? WHO AM I?  Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I’m 32 years old and my national side is Spain! I’ve only ever played for two clubs in my career! I left Man. City last summer on a free transfer! THE NICKNAME GAME! Match the CL clubs to some of their wicked nicknames! TRANSFER TRACKER ! Can you fill in the gaps in Bayern Munich and Chile hero Arturo Vidal’s career? SOCCER SCRABBLE  Which CL defender’s name has been all jumbled up here? SPOT THE BALL!  Mark where you think the ball should be in this action pic! BOOT SPOTTER! Name these boots worn by loads of CL players! NAME THE CLUB!  Which CL side do…

Champions League Quiz Flashback: Iker Casillas. Who Am I?: Jesus Navas. Nickname Game: 1-C; 2-A; 3-B; 4-D. Transfer Tracker: 2007-2011 – B. Leverkusen; 2011-2015 – Juventus. Soccer Scrabble: Kostas Manolas. Spot The Ball: I7. Boot Spotter: 1. Puma ONE; 2. adidas Predator; 3. Nike Magista; 4. Nike Mercurial. Name The Club: 1. Basel; 2. Porto; 3. Barcelona; 4. Shakhtar; 5. PSG; 6. Bayern Munich. MATCH Winner: Marcus Rashford. Europa League Quiz Sport Switch: Andre Silva. Aritz Aduriz Quiz: 1. 37 years old; 2. Five; 3. False; 4. No.20; 5. Macedonia. Close Up: 1. Mario Balotelli; 2. Jack Wilshere; 3. Kieran Tierney; 4. Memphis Depay. Retro MATCH: 2012-13. Footy Mis-Match: See above. HOW WELL DID YOU DO?…