Xherdan Shaqiri believes Liverpool are capable of going one step further and winning the Champions League this season.
Liverpool made a dream run to the Champions League final in May, but fell at the final hurdle when Gareth Bale scored twice to condemn the Reds to a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid.
Shaqiri – who arrived from relegated Premier League side Stoke City – has played in Europe with Basel, Inter and Bayern Munich, where he won the Champions League in 2013.
And the star Switzerland international has set his sights on another winner s medal with the Merseyside club.
I hope I can repeat that because I know how it feels to win the Champions League, Shaqiri told Sky Sports News.
It is really amazing and I think we can do it. We have good qua…
Juventus head coach Massimiliano Allegri highlighted the importance of beating Chelsea after his underperforming side topped the Champions League holders to preserve their 100 per cent record in Group H.
Federico Chiesa scored the earliest second-half goal in Opta s Champions League records as Juve overcame Chelsea 1-0 in Turin on Wednesday.
Juve came into the blockbuster showdown with just two wins from their first six Serie A fixtures this season, though they did ease past Malmo in their Champions League opener.
It is only the fourth time Juve have won their first two matches of the Champions League group phase without conceding a single – the last two (this season and 2018-19) have been under Allegri.
Allegri revelled in the result as Juve continue t…
Real Madrid will require a helping hand if they are to defend their LaLiga crown despite Toni Kroos late deflected strike rescuing a 2-2 draw at home to Sevilla, whose own hopes now appear over.
Ivan Rakitic had seemingly secured Sevilla a win that would have blown the title race wide open by scoring a late penalty, but deep into second-half stoppage time Kroos saw a hopeful shot hit Diego Carlos, the defender seeing the ball change direction to end up in his own net.
Sevilla had taken the lead in the first half thanks to a lovely goal from Fernando, and they were good value for it against a Madrid side that still appeared to be labouring from their Champions League disappointment in midweek – their only moment of excitement coming via a disallowed Karim Benzema heade…
Brighton and Hove Albion reached the quarter-finals of the FA Cup for the second season in a row with a 2-1 win over Derby County.
First-half goals from Anthony Knockaert and Jurgen Locadia sent Chris Hughton s side into the last eight in comfortable fashion against Frank Lampard s men.
Ashley Cole scored his first goal for the club to halve the deficit, but Derby failed to repeat the comeback from 2-0 down that they produced twice against Southampton in the third round.
Brighton dominated the first half and deservedly took the lead 33 minutes in, when Knockaert swept home Yves Bissouma s cross for his second FA Cup goal of the season.
Bissouma was inches from a fine second after curling a shot against the left-hand post, but Locadia was on hand to bury …
Atletico Madrid want to sign Paulo Dybala from AS Roma in the summer transfer window, according to . The report has claimed that former La Liga winners Atletico want to bring in a new forward at the end of the season, and Argentina international star Dybala is among the names on their list.
Dybala, who can operate as a forward or as an attacking midfielder, joined AS Roma on a free transfer in the summer of 2022 after leaving Serie A rivals Juventus at the end of last season. The 29-year-old has made 16 starts and one substitute appearance in Serie A so far this season, scoring eight goals and providing six assists in the process. Dybala, who won the 2022 Qatar World Cup with Argentine, has made four starts and one substitute appearance in the UEFA Europa League so far this cam…
Arsenal could look to offload Nicolas Pepe in the January transfer window.
The 26-year-old has not lived up to his billing after being signed in 2019.
Pepe has scored once in nine appearances for the Gunners this season.
TOP STORY – MILAN SET FOR JANUARY PEPE SWOOP
Italian giants Milan are interested in signing Arsenal s Ivorian winger Nicolas Pepe, claims Il Milanista.
Pepe has more than two years to run on his Gunners deal, having joined on a five-year contract from Lille in 2019 for a club-record fee of £72 million (€79m).
Arsenal may be willing to let Pepe go for a little as £25m in January.
Barcelona are not worried by Chelsea rumours for Gavi, as things stand now. Talks are progressing in the last weeks in …
Manchester City s latest Premier League title pursuit belatedly gets under way at Wolves on Monday.
Prior Champions League involvement saw Pep Guardiola s men sit out the opening weekend of the new season, while their meeting with Wolves is the final fixture of the second round.
City s rivals will have played twice by the time Kevin De Bruyne and Co take to the field, meaning they will be desperate for a fast start at Molineux.
But Wolves beat City twice last term as their championship defence came off the rails.
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Wolves have regularly lined up with a back three since their promotion to the P…
Argentina midfielder Alexis Mac Allister is drawing enquiries from a number of clubs that could bid for the World Cup winner, his father has revealed.
The 24-year-old has become a key player for Premier League side Brighton and Hove Albion, and he has been recently linked with the likes of Manchester City and Liverpool.
Playing a prominent role in Argentina s Qatar 2022 triumph has raised Mac Allister s profile, and his market value.
Brighton would be reluctant to see him leave, but Carlos Mac Allister, who was also capped by Argentina, says his son is wanted elsewhere.
The clubs are starting to call us about Alexis, but there are no concrete conversations for now, he said, quoted by TNT Sports.
We will decide together with Brighton, they deserv…
Arsenal s 2003-04 Premier League Invincibles remain one of the most celebrated teams in the history of European football.
For all the impressive numbers they racked up – from Thierry Henry s 30 goals to a hefty haul of 90 points – the most celebrated remains a zero.
As Arsene Wenger forecasted a season earlier, his glorious Gunners managed to conquer a top-flight season without a defeat on their record.
It was the first time the feat had been accomplished since Preston North End dominated the inaugural Football League season, although their triumphant jaunt across Victorian England comprised a mere 22 games.
There was little doubt Wenger s Arsenal set a new standard, one that the big hitters in a competition boasting increasingly lavish wealth were …
Portland Timbers defender Nat Borchers said history is on the minds of his team-mates as they seek to win a maiden MLS Cup.
The Timbers travel to Columbus Crew for Sunday s showpiece, with the Portland franchise in their first final since joining the MLS as an expansion club in 2011.
Portland s drought extends beyond their time in the United States premier league.
You have to go back 40 years for the Timbers last final, when they lost Soccer Bowl 75 to Tampa Bay Rowdies in their inaugural season in the North American Soccer League (NASL).
Borchers is no stranger to the MLS Cup, having won the decider with Real Salt Lake in 2009, while he walked away with a runners-up medal four years later.
The 34-year-old, who scored in Portland s 5-3 aggregate …