Inhaltsverzeichnis für 16 March 2021 in MATCH!

EFL CUP City booked their spot in the EFL Cup final after getting past Man. United in the semi-finals, and Pep Guardiola faces another big rival at Wembley in Jose Mourinho! Tottenham have been on a mixed run of form recently, so City are definitely the faves to land their fourth EFL Cup on the bounce! KEY MAN SERGIO AGUERO Injuries have stopped Kun from being one of City’s key men this season but, if there’s one player that loves taking on Spurs, it’s the Argentina striker! He’s managed 16 goals and assists combined from 18 matches against the Londoners. What a sick record! EFL CUP WINNERS? MATCH SAYS Yes YOU SAY FA CUP City have got their quarter-final clash with Everton this week, which won’t be an easy match!…

2018 Federico Chiesa became the first player, other than Cristiano Ronaldo, to score for Juve in a CL knockout stage match since April 2018. Wow! 1 Mehdi Taremi became the first-ever player from Iran to score in the Champions League knockout stages. Hero! 26 Mahmoud Dahoud's long-range strike for Dortmund v Sevilla was his first goal in the Champions League, with what was his 26th shot in the competition! 2 Suso's goal v Dortmund was only the second of Sevilla’s last 25 goals in the CL to be scored by a Spanish player! PASSES COMPLETED! Here are the CL passing stats after the round of 16 first legs! 17 Lionel Messi has now scored in the Champions League in each calendar year since 2005 – a run of 17 years!…

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Transformers: Battlegrounds Shattered Spacebridge you already own Transformers: Battleground, you'll probably be interested to know there’s a new downloadable open-ended game mode – including 20 additional missions! The wicked Shattered Spacebridge add-on is available on PlayStation, Nintendo Switch, Xbox and PC digital and requires gamers to help reconstruct the Spacebridge and find their way back to Cybertron with out losing their team’s spark along the way! Price: £7.99 outrightgames.com Nike Dream Speed The new Nike Dream Speed Mercurials have just landed! They feature a design that’s inspired by space shuttle capsules flying into the atmosphere at ridiculous speeds – because these boots are all about the pace! We should see them on the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Sam Kerr, Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland very soon! Price: £249.95 nike.com Puma…

Marcus Rashford was born and raised in Manchester, and grew up a huge boyhood fan of United! He joined the club’s academy when he was just seven, but was also offered the chance to sign for rivals City! He hasn’t looked back since being given the opportunity to train with the first-team by David Moyes in 2013-14! Even though he’s only 23, Rashford has already played at two major tournaments for England! In 2016 Marcus became the country’s youngest-ever player at the Euros, breaking Wayne Rooney’s record, and he’s since become a key man for The Three Lions, scoring in their penalty shootout win versus Colombia at the 2018 World Cup! He had to wait until February 2016 before making his debut at Old Trafford, but it was certainly worth…

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Fundraiser stars! Tupsley Girls U12 Pumas challenged themselves to virtually tour all WSL and Women's Championship clubs to raise money for charity. Great effort, girls! Top-quality kit! Check out Sam’s new home shirt design for Serie A side Napoli. We think that’s a winner, mate! Clay king! Crystal Palace fan Felix made this top-quality clay model of his favourite Eagles hero Eberechi Eze! Spurs superstar! MATCH subscriber Charlie has a designated area with all of his favourite Spurs items – including that epic 3D stadium puzzle! Ultimate Team! Thanks to Scott for sending us this picture of his Ultimate Team on FIFA! He’s got some jaw-dropping cards there! Barca Bear! We asked Barca fans to create a mascot in our 2021 Annual and Flo went for this cool Barca Bear!…

EFL Quiz Sport Switch: David Brooks. Who Am I?: Max Aarons. Nickname Game: 1. C; 2. A; 3. B; 4. D. Transfer Tracker: 2018-19 – Barnsley; 2019-20 – Wigan. Grounded: Sunderland. Big 10: 1. Ivan Toney; 2. The Rams; 3. True; 4. Wimbledon; 5. Three; 6. True; 7. White; 8. Norwich; 9. Real Madrid; 10. Everton. WSL Quiz Game Changer: Caroline Weir. Spot The Ball: I11. Guess The Winners: January – Fran Kirby; December – Leah Galton; November – Tobin Heath; October – Vivianne Miedema. Footy Mis-Match: See above. One point for each correct answer! MyScore/35 HOW WELL DID YOU DO? 30-35 League Champions! 22-29 Automatic Promotion! 15-21 Made The Play-Offs! 8-14 Mid-Table! 0-7 Relegated!…

PREM SPELL! Back in July 2016, Ibra joined Man. United as a free agent from PSG on a huge deal worth £200,000 per week! He was handed the club’s No.9 jersey and returned the favour with goals – lots of them! In his first season at United, he also won three trophies, including the 2016-17 Europa League! HOW IT ENDED! In April 2017, the Sweden star suffered a serious knee injury and was out for almost seven months! On his return, he became the first-ever player to feature for seven different clubs in the Champo League, but struggled to get back to his best and had his contract terminated in March 2018 ahead of a move to MLS! MILAN MAGIC! After an epic net-busting spell in America, the lethal striker…

TOBIN HEATH USA★RW★90 The wicked winger has been making a name for herself in the Women’s Super League this season after joining Man. United in September. She signed for The Red Devils alongside her USA team-mate Christen Press. In November, she was voted the league’s POTM, but she’s ruled out through injury currently! EUGENIE LE SOMMER FRANCE★ST★90 It’s fair to say that Le Sommer is one of the most respected players in women’s football and became France’s all-time top scorer in September with her 82nd goal! She’s been a crucial reason behind Lyon’s dominance in recent years, and has already lifted an incredible 27 trophies during her time at the club! ALEX MORGAN USA★ST★90 Along with Heath and Press, United States hero Alex Morgan also moved to England last year,…

9 He's racked up nine assists in all competitions for The Red Devils so far in 2020-21 – his best total in a single season! 10 He’s worn Man. United’s famous No.10 shirt at Old Trafford since 2018-19. It had previously been worn by David Beckham, Wayne Rooney and Zlatan Ibrahimovic! 40 He became the first player from the Premier League to play 40 matches in all competitions this season! 4 He's the fourth youngest player in United history to play 250 games for the club! 5 He's scored five goals v Chelsea – more than against any other side! 22 In July 2020, he became the first Englishman to hit over 20 goals in all comps in a season for Man. United since Wayne Rooney in 2011-12! 2 He's…

One thing’s for sure, the south coast of England is gonna be represented in the semi-finals! We wouldn’t consider this a derby, but there was defo a bit of a rivalry starting to form when The Cherries were in the PL. Bournemouth beat Burnley in the last round to book their place in the quarter-finals, while The Saints knocked out Wolves and Arsenal – without conceding a goal! MATCH VERDICT James Ward-Prowse will score his third in four against The Cherries to get the win! Man. City have won their last six matches against Everton, including the 3-1 victory at Goodison Park last month! The Toffees actually played okay in that game, but Carlo Ancelotti admitted after the final whistle that it was “almost impossible” to beat Pep Guardiola’s side.…

WEEKLY TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 27’s weekend action! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this weekend’s action! LEWIS DUNK DF★HBRIGHTON £4.9 MILLION Home to Newcastle is a decent fixture for the Brighton defenders – and Dunk has potential to nick a goal from a corner or set piece! HEUNG-MIN SON MF★HTOTTENHAM £9.6 MILLION If you’ve got Rashford in your squad, replace him this week for Son – they’re a similar value so it shouldn’t be too difficult! BUKAYO SAKA MF★HARSENAL £5.3 MILLION We’re not confident of either an Arsenal or West Ham clean sheet, so go for each side’s attackers – like Saka, Nicolas Pepe or Michail Antonio! TRANSFER OUT… You should consider dropping these heroes for this weekend’s action! HARVEY…

Can you work out the mystery star from the clues? I’m an attacking full-back who plays for Norwich! I’m21 and have played for England Under-21s! I've been linked a big move to yern Munich! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill the gaps with the teams that Kieffer Moore has had permanent spells at! THE NICK NAME GAME! Match these League Two sides with their wicked nicknames! GROUNDED! Which League One team play their home games at this stadium?…