Inhoudsopgave van 26 April 2016 - MATCH!

MAN. CITY v REAL MADRID Champions League Tuesday, 7.45pm, BT Sport Europe ATLETICO v BAYERN Champions League Wednesday, 7.45pm, BT Sport Europe BIRMINGHAM v MIDDLESBROUGH Championship Friday, 7.45pm, Sky Sports 1 ARSENAL v NORWICH Premier League Saturday, 5.30pm, Sky Sports 1 SWANSEA v LIVERPOOL Premier League Sunday, 12pm, BT Sport 1 MAN. UNITED v LEICESTER Premier League Sunday, 2.05pm, Sky Sports 1 BRIGHTON v DERBY Championship Monday, 2.30pm, Sky Sports 1 CHELSEA v TOTTENHAM Premier League Monday, 8pm, Sky Sports 1…

Adidas Copa SL boots If you like classic, old-school kicks then you’ll love these all-new Adidas Copa boots! The core black, white and red colours ooze class! Price: £184.99 lovellsoccer.co.uk Nike Hypervenom trainers Nike have released four casual trainers in the style of their four quality boots. They look class! Price: £110 store.nike.com Nike Magista trainers The Magistas come in two other epic colours – wolf grey and black! How cool is that collar? Price: £165 store.nike.com Nike Mercurial trainers Loads of top Nike players at the Euros will wear these trainers off the pitch! Price: TBC store.nike.com Nike Tiempo trainers These Tiempos have got a…

kitbag.com New York City We love the NYCFC away shirt colours this season! Price: £64.94 Seattle Sounders No.2 is definitely a strange number for an attacker! Price: £69.99 Sporting Kansas Lethal hitman Dwyer was actually born in England! Price: £69.99 LA Galaxy There aren’t many more iconic shirts than Stevie G’s No.8! Price: £64.94 Portland Timbers Will Liam be lifting the MLS Cup again in this top? Price: £69.99 San Jose Earthquakes Wondolowski hit six goals in his first seven games! Price: £64.94 Orlando City Can Kaka add another title to his trophy cabinet in this? Price: £69.99…

DE BRUYNE V RONALDO City’s Belgium winger has become one of their main match-winners after bagging crucial goals against Sevilla and PSG! But Ronaldo is still the king of European footy – nobody has scored more CL goals than him! MAN. CITY TEAM NEWS With Sterling back fit, City have close to a fully fit squad to choose from. The two defensive mids have been solid lately, so Toure could start on the subs’ bench again! GAME PLAN Man. City have conceded more goals than any other semi-final team, so they’ll need to tighten up at the back. Kompany will have to be at his best to give his team a chance! REAL MADRID TEAM NEWS Zidane’s main decision is whether to play Varane or Pepe at CB, but we…

HISTORY MAKERS Sevilla love this competition! They’ve got more trophy wins than anybody else and are aiming to take the title for a third year in a row! Shakhtar have history in the comp, too – they won it back in 2009! GOAL KING GAMEIRO Sevilla striker Kevin Gameiro has bagged four goals in six Europa League games this season, but he’ll find it tough against Shakhtar – they’ve only let in two goals in their six matches in 2015-16! BRAZILIAN FLAIR There’s much more to this Shakhtar team than just a rock-solid defence – Samba superstars Taison, Bernard and Marlos give them some real flair and could make the difference against Sevilla! WATCH IT! SHAKHTAR V SEVILLA THURSDAY • 8.05PM • BT SPORT 2…

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THE FORM! Luis Enrique’s men lost their first three La Liga matches of April, including El Clasico! It was the first time they’d lost three league games in a row since 2003, and now the title race is wide open! After crashing out of the CL too, top footy experts reckon they’re in crisis! TOO TIRED? Barça have played 58 games in all comps this season, and loads of their stars look worn out! Neymar and Suarez played most of those, and went a month without scoring in the league recently! The dynamic duo need a rest big-time! MISFIRING MESSI! For the first time in his career, Leo went five games without a goal or an assist recently! He bag his 500th career goal against Valencia to end that run,…

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20 JAMIE VARDY What can you say about Vards this season? He’s broken a Prem goalscoring record, netted his first goal for England and could fire Leicester to a shock league title! Can the speedy striker carry on his red-hot form at the Euros? We hope so! FACT PACK! Age: 29 Club: Leicester Country: England Boots: Nike Hypervenom 2015-16 STATS! Games/Goals 34/22 Hat-tricks 0 Doubles 4 Shots per goal 4.73 Shots on target 48% 19 LEONARDO PAVOLETTI After destroying Serie A defences with his aerial power and lethal finishing, Pavoletti has been linked with a move to some of Italy’s top clubs! A shock place in The Azzurri’s Euro 2016 squad could be on the cards, too! Watch this space! FACT PACK! Age: 27 Club: Genoa Country: Italy Boots: Asics…

POSSESSION KINGS Bayern have averaged 67% possession in this season’s competition – more than any other team! But Atletico can be absolutely devastating on the counter-attack, as they proved against Barcelona! BOATENG’S BACK Jerome Boateng hasn’t played any CL footy since the group stage because of injury, but Bayern need him for this game – he’s their only defender with the lightning pace to keep up with Antoine Griezmann! GODIN V LEWA Atletico defender Diego Godin is one of the toughest CBs in world footy and will love the challenge of facing Robert Lewandowski! But if he gives Bayern’s lethal No.9 a sniff of goal, the net’s gonna rip! WATCH IT! ATLETICO V BAYERN WEDNESDAY • 7.45PM • BT SPORT…

WHY MAN. UNITED CAN WIN! THEIR RECORD AGAINST LEICESTER… …is epic! Last season’s crazy 5-3 defeat was United’s only loss in their last 14 games against The Foxes, and The Red Devils won 11 of those clashes too! THEIR YOUNG GUNS… …are in top form! Marcus Rashford, Anthony Martial, Jesse Lingard and Timothy Fosu-Mensah have totally rocked, and have the hunger to rattle the Prem leaders! PLUS, THEY’VE GOT DE GEA… …and if anyone can keep out The Foxes it’s him! The Spain shot-stopper has incredible reflexes – he’s kept 13 clean sheets and made 54 saves from shots inside his penalty area this season. Legend! WHY LEICESTER CAN WIN! THEIR 2015-16 AWAY RECORD… …totally rocks! Ranieri’s side have won more away games than any other team, have the joint-second…

1 AIM FOR SPACE! Accuracy is key when you’re one-on-one! Shoot across the keeper and aim for the corners of the goal! 2 USE YOUR STRONGEST FOOT! Shooting with your weak foot gives GKs a better chance of making a save! 3 DON’T RUSH! You won’t score if the ball is stuck under your feet, so take your time and wait for the right moment to shoot! 4 TRICK THE KEEPER! If you’re feeling confident, try rounding the keeper by pulling out a ball roll or faking to shoot! 5 FINESSE FINISHES! If you’re cutting in from an angle, use finesse to curl the ball into the corner. Hold down R1/RB as you shoot!…

BAKAMBU V ORIGI Cedric Bakambu is second in this season’s Europa League scoring charts – he’s got six goals in his last four games! Reds ace Divock Origi has been in unstoppable form too, and his power and pace can destroy any defence! VILLARREAL TEAM NEWS Argentina CB Mateo Musacchio is a class act but has been out injured recently, while ex-Spurs flop Roberto Soldado should start up front for the Yellow Submarine! GAME PLAN Ex-Barça and Man. City winger Denis Suarez is Villarreal’s creative king! He’s bagged five Europa League assists so far this season – the joint-highest in the competition. Hero! LIVERPOOL TEAM NEWS Joe Allen should start – his passing was key when he came off the bench against Dortmund, plus Henderson and Can are out injured.…

20 Chelsea haven’t finished lower than sixth since 1995-96 – 20 seasons ago! 1 Guus Hiddink has only ever lost once at Stamford Bridge as Chelsea boss! 19 No English midfielder has got more Prem goals and assists combined this season than Spurs’ Dele Alli! 10 Chelsea haven’t kept a home clean sheet for ten Prem games! Their last shut-out at The Bridge was v Norwich in November! 39 Spurs would be top of the table with 39 points – four ahead of Leicester – if the Prem started on Christmas Day! 14 Harry Kane has scored 14 goals in 18 London derbies – the best goals-to-game ratio ever in Prem history! 859 Chelsea and Spurs have won 859 Premier League games combined in total, but they’ve lost 508! 232…

TRANSFER TRACKER! Can you fill the gaps in the career of lethal Brazil goal machine Jonas? WHO AM I ?  Use these clues to work out the mystery star! I wear the No.21 shirt for the Serie A champions! I play with Messi and Aguero at international level! Nobody got more assists than me in Italy last season! GAME CHANGER! Which Real Madrid hero scored their first goal in El Clasico at the start of this month – Bale, Benzema or Ronaldo? ODD ONE OUT! Which of these stars has never won a top flight league title? CAMERA SHY! Which ice-cool hitmen are hiding from the MATCH snapper? FOOTY MIS-MATCH  Spot the ten differences between these two pics!…