Table of contents for 5-Mar-2019 in MATCH!

KALIDOU KOULIBALY Koulibaly’s just had a sick ratings boost in the winter upgrades, but his IF card will become one of the most-wanted CBs on FUT! With world-class defensive stats, epic 92 aggression and 99 for strength, he’ll hardly ever lose a battle for the ball! CRISTIANO RONALDO Every time Leo Messi or Ronaldo get included in a TOTW, you know that they’ll have a wicked IF card! This C-Ron card has a rocket right foot with 95 finishing and 96 shot power, plus 97 jumping and 91 heading accuracy, so he’ll dominate the box! RAHEEM STERLING We reckon EA massively underrated Sterling’s goalscoring ability by giving him just 73 for shooting on his original card, but this In-Form one is much more accurate. Combined with his pace and dribbling,…

ARSENAL V MAN. UNITED This one’s a crucial clash in the PL top-four race! If you’d told MATCH back in December that Man. United would be the faves to finish fourth, there’s no way we would have believed you, but now they look almost impossible to stop! Arsenal will need to beat them to be in with a shot of finishing among the Champo League spots, but they’re the underdogs after losing to The Red Devils in the FA Cup last month. The Gunners are actually on a four-game winless run v United! JESSE LINGARD JLingz loves facing Arsenal, so he’ll want to recover from ahamstring injury to play here! He’s scored four goals in his last four games v The Gunners – more than against any other club he’s…

PREPARATION JAMES SAYS: “For my technique, I try to keep everything the same. I place the ball in the same position with the logo facing the same way, take four steps back and then try to picture where I want the ball to go!” MY TECHNIQUE JAMES SAYS: “ Repetition has helped me find a technique which works for me. I strike the ball with both feet off the ground, because it helps me get the ball up and over the wall, and then gives it the momentum on the other side!” ROLE MODELS JAMES SAYS: “I’ve tried to take bits from different players – Steven Gerrard was very good at free-kicks and so was Frank Lampard, but he was more about power. My style’s more like David Beckham’s, but…

20 LORENZO PELLEGRINI ROMA Midfielder Man. United were linked with the classy 22-year-old playmaker in January, and we think they’d be mad not to bid for him in the summer – especially with a £27 million release clause! He’s got four Champions League goals and assists combined in 2018-19! DID YOU KNOW? He was born in Rome and joined their academy when he was just nine! 19 DAVID DE GEA MAN. UNITED Goalkeeper If it wasn’t for the awesome Spain shot-stopper, United would’ve been completely out of their last 16 tie with PSG! He made two sick saves to keep out Kylian Mbappe, and conceded just two goals in five group stage games! STAT ATTACK! Of the 14 CL saves De Gea has made this season, ten have been from…

AS TON VILLA CHESTER JAMES FAB FACT!  The Wales hero played all sixgames of The Dragons’ awesome journeyto the Euro 2016 semi-finals! BIRMIN GHAM CHE ADAMS FAB FACT!  The lethal striker scored ten goals in his first eight league games of 2019. Wicked! BL ACKBURN DANNY GRAHAM FAB FACT!  The experienced striker has played for12 different clubs throughout his epic career! BRISTOL CITY FAMARA DIEDHIOU FAB FACT!  He became Bristol City’s record signing when he joined from Angers for £5.3 million in 2017! DERBY FIKAYO TOMORI FAB FACT!  Tomori made hispro debut for Chelsea in the Premwhen he wasjust 19–hecame on against Leicester! LEEDS EZGJAN ALIOSKI FAB FACT!  Wicked winger ‘Gjanni’was handed the club’s No.10 shirt in 2017,worn by the likes of Harry Kewell and Gary McAllister in the past!…

1 DORTMUND v TOTTENHAM This isn’t the first time that the Germans have gone into a Champo League knockout game trying to recover from a3-0 defeat. Five years ago they welcomed Real Madrid to Signal Iduna Park chasing a three-goal deficit, and although Marco Reus hit twice in the first half, they couldn’t recover! Can their skipper inspire them this time round 2 REAL MADRID v AJAX Ajax were really unlucky to lose the first leg 2-1, and could have held the European champions to a draw if they hadn’t had a goal ruled out by VAR! The Dutch giants will be desperate to pull off a comeback, especially with lots of their stars linked with transfers away from the club. A win could convince a few of them to…

Puma Future 19.1 Griezmann wore the Future boots in Atletico’s huge Madrid derby against Rayo Vallecano! Massively needing the points to keep up with title rivals Real and Barcelona, Grizi struck the only goal of the match in the 74th minute to earn his side the win! Price: £230 puma.com PUMA MVP PACK! The NBA All-Star Game took place last week and, to these special-edition footy , Puma dropped celebrate cleats! The cool MVP boots were only worn by Romelu , but how did the two Griezmann Lukaku and Antoine get on in the awesome kicks proper lethal forwards Puma ONE 19.1 The superstars were only supposed to wear the boots for one match, but after combining for United’s opener against Chelsea in the FA Cup, Rom decided to use…

IMPROVE AT HOME! Foxes fans got well fed up after watching their team lose four league matches in a row at home for the first time in 19 years! They need to pick up some points at the KP to get the crowd back on side and make it a happier atmosphere! BE BRAVER IN ATTACK! Claude Puel got tons of complaints about his slow and boring style of footy! The Foxes have players with pace and loads of attacking ability, including Demarai Gray and Harvey Barnes, they just need to have more freedom to play! GET VARDS ON SONG! Another key man to changing that style will be Jamie Vardy! The England striker admitted that Puel’s tactics didn’t really suit him, and he’s way off challenging for the Golden…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH Facebook page now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! HIGUAIN Higuain’s Chelsea home debut against Huddersfield was pretty perfect – he netted a sick brace, including a stunning long-range effort for his second! GOMES Gomes got his first ever Everton goal against Wolves, and it was out of this world! His rifled shot from outside the area almost broke the net! POGBA The Man. United hero continued his flaming form into February, and struck a real scorching near-post strike into the net v Fulham! AGUERO Two hat-tricks puts the Man. City striker in the running for POTM, while his first strike v…

THE SCENE... The 1997-98 season was Arsene Wenger’s first full season as Gunners boss, and he was desperate to knock reigning champs Man. United off the Prem perch! They met in the league in November, with Arsenal four points off United at the top of the table! THE TEAMS... WHAT HAPPENED? Arsenal were 2-0 up after half an hour thanks to belters by Anelka and Vieira, but a sick Sheringham double brought the teams level before half-time! It looked set to end in a draw until Platt’s late looping header from a corner! WHAT CAME NEXT? The result proved to be vital in the title race, as Arsenal went on to win the league by a single point ahead of The Red Devils! Wenger became the first foreign boss to…

Mascot mania! Massive Liverpool supporter Harry got snapped with total legend Mighty Red. Wicked! Boots winner! Finley won these adidas Predators for entering a comp in the MATCH 2019 Annual! He’s hoping they’ll help him play like his favourite Arsenal player – Mesut Ozil! Foxes photo! Walsall academy player Jimmy sent in this snap with Leicester playmaker James Maddison! Nice one, mate! Class drawing! West Brom fan Sonny spotted hero Matt Phillips in MATCH, and decided to draw him for us! That’s a quality effort! Unbeaten dream team! Unbeaten this season, Sturry Kings FC U9s were awarded this wicked winter tracksuit because of their sick form! Keep it up, lads! MATCH Vote! We put apoll on Twitter asking which of these teams would finish highest in the Prem in 2018-19!…