Índice para 09-Apr-2019 em MATCH!

KYLIAN MBAPPE PSG Mbappe has been Messi’s closest challenger this season, and boosted his chances by scoring 14 goals in his first 12 matches of 2019! He’s bossing the Ligue 1 scoring charts and will face some weaker teams than Leo heading into the finale! GAMES: 24 ★ GOALS: 27 FABIO QUAGLIARELLA SAMPDORIA The 36-year-old has had the best of his career and has fired season to an unlikely top-six Sampdoria ! But, as this is the first challenge time he’s ever scored 20+ Serie A goals, we can’t see him keeping up with the likes of Messi and Mbappe! GAMES: 28 ★ GOALS: 21 CRISTIANO RONALDO JUVENTUS The only other player to win more than two Golden Shoes has a great chance of running Messi real close, especially if…

NEW NEMEZIZ BOOTS? Boot spies reckon these cool blackout kicks worn by Serge Gnabry during the international break are the new Nemeziz 19 boots – set to be released in May! JUVENTUS KIT LEAK? This leak suggests Juventus’ home shirt won’t have traditional black and white stripes next season, but two halves with a pink line down the middle. Wow!…

FIRST ROUND MESSI WINS Piatek’s wicked breakout season earned him a move to AC, but he’s unlucky to have been drawn v Messi in round one! LEWANDOWSKI WINS Quagliarella’s been rolling back the years this season with loads of goals, but Lewandowski is one of the world’s best! FIRMINO WINS These two battle to be Brazil’s main striker, but Firmino’s scored more goals than Jesus over the last two seasons! GRIEZMANN WINS Jovic will be a contender for this title in the next few years, but he can’t compete with a world star like Griezmann yet! CAVANI WINS Not many players have scored more Prem goals than Vardy over the last few seasons, but Cavani’s an elite level striker! SALAH WINS Auba tore up the Bundesliga and is doing a…

THIS DRILL HELPS YOU... Develop your touch with both feet! Master speed with the ball! Improve striking at goal Son Heung-min wears adidas® X 18+ boots. Lightweight boots reserved for players who run on fearlessness. Find out more at www.adidas.co.uk/football-boots TIP 1: SPEED Tottenham’s striking sensation, Son Heung-min, is an absolute speed demon! Use the laces part of your foot as you travel with the ball to turn the afterburners on – just like the deadly on-fire Spurs forward! TIP 2: STRIKE The South Korean baller is a master of striking at speed! Make sure to use the laces part of your foot when making contact with the ball for maximum power, then watch it blaze past the keeper and into the net!…

SADIO MANE The on-flames forward made legendary Bayern goalkeeper Manuel Neuer look really silly in Liverpool’s last 16 second-leg victory – he’s been unstoppable recently! MOUSSA MAREGA The deadly striker missed Porto’s first-leg defeat to Roma because of an injury, but scored and assisted in the second leg to see his side through to this round! TEAM NEWS Andy Robertson’s late yellow against Bayern means he’ll miss the first leg through suspension, but he’ll be back for the second leg. Joe Gomez is on the mend and could start if he proves his fitness, while Porto are still having to play without lethal striker Vincent Aboubakar because of injury. Tiquinho should be Marega’s partner up top! POSSIBLE LINE-UPS CHAMPO LEAGUE DEJA-VU! This fixture might seem familiar – they met in…

EPIC OFFER ONLY £1.50 PER ISSUE! PLUS... GIOTECK HCC GAMING HEADSET! FREE DELIVERY TO YOUR DOOR! CALL 01959 543 747 QUOTE: MATCHHCC ONLINE  shop.kelsey.co.uk/ MATCHHCC Discounted subscription offer may not include all covermount gifts that are included with retail copies. UK Direct Debit offer only, available until May 6, 2019. Gioteck HCC Gaming Headset is subject to availability and for new UK subscribers and print subscriptions only. Minimum term to qualify for this offer is a year’s subscription. For details of offers valid for current subscribers, or for overseas and UK credit/debit card offers, please visit our website at shop.kelsey.co.uk/match. For digital subscriptions, please visit pktmags.com/matchand download our app. If applicable, your free gift will be delivered within 25 working days on receipt of your order. Subscriptions paid for by…

Krzysztof Piatek AC Milan Piatek bagged six goals in his first six games for AC Milan, after making a £31 million move back in January! GAMES: 28 ★ GOALS: 19 Duvan Zapata Atalanta Zapata scored 14 goals in eight games over December and January, including four in one match against Frosinone! GAMES: 29★GOALS: 19 Robert Skov Copenhagen The 22-year-old scored three hat-tricks in four games recently, and a few more trebles would give him a great chance! GAMES: 26 ★ GOALS: 24 Luis Suarez Barcelona Suarez has been sharing the goals with Messi, so we think it’s hard to see him overtaking his on-flames team-mate! GAMES: 28 ★ GOALS: 18 Mbaye Diagne Galatasaray The Senegal star’s awesome form for Kasimpasa earned him a January move to Galatasaray – and he’s…

BILLY SHARP 227 GOALS Rushden & Diamonds, Scunthorpe, Sheffield United, Doncaster, Southampton, Nott’m Forest, Reading & Leeds RICKIE LAMBERT 219 GOALS Macclesfield, Stockport, Rochdale, Bristol Rovers, Southampton, Liverpool, West Brom & Cardiff WAYNE ROONEY 208 GOALS Everton & Man. United JERMAIN DEFOE 191 GOALS Bournemouth, West Ham, Tottenham, Portsmouth & Sunderland FRANK LAMPARD 158 GOALS West Ham, Chelsea & Man. City…

HEAD-TO-HEAD Fenerbahce hold the record for most Turkish championships in total, but current champs Galatasaray have won the Super Lig 21 times – more than any other side! THE LOWDOWN WHO? Fenerbahce and Galatasaray – Turkey’s two most successful clubs! WHERE? Istanbul – Turkey’s largest city! WHY? The rivalry really blew up in 1923, when a‘friendly’ match ended with players fighting on the pitch! Since then, both teams have been battling to become the best, with tons of incidents occurring over the years! LEGENDS ALEX The Brazil baller won three league titles and Footballer Of The Year twice during his eight-year spell in Turkey. Ledge! HAKAN SUKUR The man nicknamed ‘The King’ fired his side to eight Super Lig titles, five Turkish Cup trophies and the 2000 UEFA Cup! DID…

MARCUS RASHFORD United wouldn’t be in the quarter-finals if it wasn’t for Rashford’s nerves of steel – his dramatic, match-winning penalty against PSG was one of his best ever moments! LIONEL MESSI With eight goals and three assists going into this tie, averaging a goal or assist ever 43 minutes, Messi is having one of his best ever Champo League campaigns! TEAM NEWS Paul Pogba will return to the starting XI after missing the second leg v PSG through suspension, while Anthony Martial and Jesse Lingard will fight it out to start further forward. Ousmane Dembele is hoping to play in the first leg – he suffered a hamstring injury in Barcelona’s last 16 clash with Lyon – but it could come too soon for him! POSSIBLE LINE-UPS OLE’S AT…

1. What shirt number does Luis Suarez wear for Barcelona? 2. How old is quality Serbia striker Luka Jovic – 20, 21 or 22 years old? 3. Which Premier League striker is taller – Andy Carroll, Gonzalo Higuain or Romelu Lukaku? 4. Which Chelsea hero scored more Prem goals – Fernando Torres or Didier Drogba? 5. What country does lethal PSG goal grabber Edinson Cavani play for? 6. True or False? England captain Harry Kane was born in London! 7. How many Prem games did Chelsea striker Olivier Giroud play for Arsenal – more or less than 150? 8. Which of these teams has Glenn Murray not played for – Crystal Palace, Bournemouth or Everton? 9. True or False? Porto striker Moussa Marega also played for rivals Benfica! 10. Which…

MAKING RUNS! CALLUM SAYS: “ Practise arcing your runs to make sure you stay onside, and don’t make silly runs. Try to mix it up – if I run in behind once, the defender will think I’ll do it again, so next time I come short to try to keep them guessing.” IN THE BOX! CALLUM SAYS: “When you’re in the box, just keep moving, don’t be flat-footed, and always be on your toes. Almost all the goals I score are from inside the 18 yard box, so be alert to any stray balls!” PENALTIES! CALLUM SAYS: “I look at the keeper as long as I can,see them take a step, and put it in the opposite corner. Some times you’re told to just put your foot through it,but think…

Fabric Bluetooth ® Speaker! We’ve teamed up with our mates at Intempo to give away a Fabric Bluetooth® Speaker to four lucky MATCH readers. Get in there! It wirelessly connects over Bluetooth with your phone, MP3 player or tablet! Comes with USB charging wire and AUX IN line for non-wireless devices! The two 5W speakers deliver an enhanced bass performance every time! Enjoy great quality audio wherever you go with this portable speaker, featuring a rechargeable battery and a stylish fabric finish. For more information and to view the full range, visit www.intempo.co.uk *Smartphone pictured is for illustrative purposes only and is not part of the winning prize. HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘Win’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full T&Cs are available online.…

GAME ONE HOW HE WON IT! MATCH scouts picked out the Prem’s four best players from March, and asked our fans on social media to vote for the best! The Saints star took 44% of the vote, just Reds heroes Sadio edging Firmino! Mane and Roberto MEGA MOMENTS! Here’s why Ward-Prowse was chosen as MATCH’s monthly winner! RECORD SEASON! MAN. UNITED 3-2 SOUTHAMPTON MARCH 2 When JWP is standing over a free-kick, you know you’re in trouble! The Saints were 2-1 down with just 15 minutes to play, when he whipped a stunning free-kick into the top bins past David de Gea! It was his fifth PL goal of the season, making 2018-19 his highest-scoring Prem campaign ever – but his side just couldn’t hold on for a draw... GAME…

HARRY KANE His goals in the groups fired Tottenham through, and then his second-half strike against Dortmund in the last 16 made him Spurs’ all-time European top goalscorer. What a hero! SERGIO AGUERO Aguero scored five goals in his first five CL games this season, and has hit over 40 career Champo League goals for Atletico Madrid and City. He loves this competition! TEAM NEWS Tottenham boss Mauricio Pochettino will be weighing up whether to field a three-man defence or not – he didn’t when Spurs last played Man. City in the Prem, but did in both legs against Borussia Dortmund in the last round. The real headache for Pep Guardiola is deciding which of the attacking superstars to leave out of his XI! POSSIBLE LINE-UPS STADIUM STAND-OFF! The first…

DUSAN TADIC The ex-Southampton star played like a proper world beater in Ajax’s 4-1 win over Real Madrid in the last round – he was directly involved in three of the goals. Hero! CRISTIANO RONALDO Juventus were two goals down going into their second leg with Atletico Madrid… step forward Cristiano Ronaldo! The total CL legend scored a hat-trick to fire his side into the next round! TEAM NEWS C-Ron’s injury on international duty for Portugal is a worry for Juve, but one player definitely out is ace winger Juan Cuadrado – Juventus cut him from their CL squad due to a knee injury! Ajax’s attacking right-back Noussair Mazraoui misses the first-leg through suspension, while De Ligt, Blind and Ziyech really need to avoid a yellow! POSSIBLE LINE-UPS AJAX’S BAD…