MATCH! 1 March 2022

THE PLOT! A young boy called Kylian Mbappe has loads of posters on his wall of Real Madrid hero Cristiano Ronaldo! He dreams of one day wearing the same famous white shirt… Now, fast-forward 15 years and that boy is a 23-year-old man, one of the most-wanted footballers on the planet and being linked with a summer move to the Spanish giants! THE TWIST! Just as the rumours over his future faster, his club in the Champions Real Madrid! After as low start to the first leg, things take a dramatic turnas Mbappe scores a late, late goal to break Madrid hearts and give his side as lender 1-0 lead. It means he’s been involved in atleast one goal in each of his last seven CL games, but he add to in Just…

DEMON DEFENCE! No team conceded fewer goals than West Ham in this season’s Europa League group stage! The Hammers only let in three goals in six matches and kept a clean sheet in four of those games. Making themselves hard to beat is gonna be key as they progress through the knockout rounds! BRILLIANT BOWEN! Jarrod Bowen was involved in 12 goals in 12matches recently – he’s one of the hottest players in Europe right now! He grabbed a goal and an assist in the Europa League group stage and we fancy him to add to that tally in the knockout rounds! EYES ON THE PRIZE! The Hammers are currently locked in a battle for fourth spot in the Premier League, but they know that winning the Europa League is another route into next season’s…

Which Chelsea player can dunk first time? MOUNT SAYS: “First time dunking? Toni Rudiger!” Who wins the Chelsea 1v1 tournament? MOUNT SAYS: “Me! I’m winning the one-on-one basketball tournament!” Who makes the shot at the buzzer? MOUNT SAYS: “Buzzer-beater? That’s Kai Havertz!” Who doesn’t get off the bench to shoot hoops? MOUNT SAYS: “Ooh, that is a tough one… you can’t do this to me! I’m gonna throw him under the bus because he’s my friend… Ben Chilwell doesn’t get off the bench!” Who makes the All-Star Skills challenge? MOUNT SAYS: “Hakim Ziyech has got the skills!” Who’s kicking the ball? MOUNT SAYS: “All of us! We’ll all be kicking the ball. We’re not used to playing with our hands!” Who chucks the ice bucket over the coach? MOUNT SAYS: “I’m gonna say Toni Rudiger again… oh actually no, I’m going to say…

UNITED HAVE A ROBOTTHATCAN CLEANTHEIR CHANGING ROOMS REALLY QUICKLY! STADIUM KEANE TELEPATHY! Everton defender Michael Keane and his twin brother Will, who plays for Wigan, scored on the same day for the first time ever in February! RONALDO’S EPIC RUN! Cristiano Ronaldo’s finish against Brighton last month means he’s now scored a goal in each of the last 22 calendar years. What a total legend! CR7 JUNIOR! Talking about Ronaldo, his 11-year-old son Cristiano Ronaldo Jr. is following in his father’s footsteps after joining Man. United’s academy last month. Baller!…

QR CODE EXPLAINED This is a QR code – just scan it with your phone or tablet to watch each video clip on YouTube. Here’s how to do it: Download and install a free QR Code reader from the app or android store. Hold your phone or tablet over the QR code and you’ll be sent to the clip. Easy! ZINEDINE ZIDANE 2002 Real Madrid v Bayer Leverkusen If you want a lesson in ultimate technique, we recommend watching this goal by Zizou! The France baller’s left-footed volley was even sweeter coz it won Real Madrid the 2002 CL trophy! LIONEL MESSI 2011 Real Madrid v Barcelona Messi dribbled past four Real Madrid players before slotting past legendary GK Iker Casillas with his weaker right foot! AND he did it at Los Blancos’ Santiago Bernabeu stadium! RADAMEL FALCAO 2017 Man. City…

MARTIN ODEGAARD ARSENAL THE LIKES OF BUKAYO SAKA, EMILE SMITH ROWE AND GABRIEL MARTINELLI HAVE BEEN GIVEN TONS OF PRAISE THIS SEASON, BUT THE NORWEGIAN CREATOR HAS BEEN THE GUNNERS’ GLUE! HE WAS DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN SEVEN GOALS IN HIS FIRST 15 PREM STARTS IN 2021-22! ETHAN PINNOCK BRENTFORD PINNOCK WAS REJECTED BY MILLWALL WHEN HE WAS 15 YEARS OLD AND SPENT THE MAJORITY OF HIS CAREER PLAYING NON-LEAGUE FOOTY, BUT NOWADAYS HE’S HELPING KEEP THE LIKES OF MO SALAH AND HARRY KANE QUIET! HIS RISE TO THE TOP HAS BEEN A PROPER FAIRY TALE! JOHN McGINN ASTON VILLA WE WERE TORN BETWEEN MCGINN AND HIS MIDFIELD PARTNER DOUGLAS LUIZ! THEY COMPLEMENT EACH OTHER REALLY WELL, WITH MCGINN ABLE TO GET A LOT FURTHER FORWARD BECAUSE LUIZ PROTECTS VILLA’S DEFENCE. IT’S NO WONDER THEY’RE BEING CHASED BY THE…