Table of contents for 18-Feb-2020 in MATCH!

Who did you look up to after joining the club in 2011? VARANE SAYS: “I looked up to players such as Pepe and Sergio Ramos, because they played as defenders, and also players like Cristiano Ronaldo, who is an example for any player. I learned a lot from them, the rest as well, but especially from them.” How much has Sergio Ramos helped you develop? VARANE SAYS: “You learn a lot from him, especially his winning mentality. Sergio’s always in a good mood with the will to win. That teaches you a lot. He’s experienced and always very motivated. Every day you learn something from a player like Sergio.” Do you feel the pressure of playing for Real Madrid? VARANE SAYS: “The pressure is as huge as it can get.…

EMILY MURPHY FACTFILE Age: 16 Position: Forward Club: Chelsea Country: England HER STORY… ➔ Murphy is one of the breakout stars of the WSL season! The 16-year-old made her debut in the Women’s League Cup, coming off the bench in the 5-1 victory over Spurs, then scored against Aston Villa in the last minute of their quarter-final tie! ➔ Her rise has been rapid! Back in October, she was playing for England U17s in qualifiers for this summer’s European Championship, and scored in a crucial 4-1 victory over their group rivals Belgium! ➔ Blues manager Emma Hayes gave Murphy her WSL debut in November, bringing her on in a 6-0 win at Birmingham. Two weeks ago she came on again against West Ham, and scored her first ever WSL goal!…

WHAT’S HAPPENED? Barça’s sporting director Eric Abidal said in an interview that the players didn’t work hard enough under ex-manager Ernesto Valverde, but his former team-mate Messi snapped back saying, “When you talk about players, you have to give names because if not, it gives air to things which are not true!” CONTRACT CLAUSE! Leo’s current contract ends in 2021, but he has an agreement that allows him to leave the club for free this summer – like previous legends Xavi, Andres Iniesta and Carles Puyol had. Gossips in Spain reckon Barça are preparing a new deal for him, but they need to hurry up after this spat! MISERABLE MESSI? This isn’t the first time that Leo’s disagreed with his bosses. Gossips say he was desperate for Neymar to return…

20 Arkadiusz Milik CLUB: Napoli POSITION: Striker The Poland goal grabber’s had so many injuries since joining Napoli, but he’s finally back to full fitness and will be leading the line against Barcelona! His goal-to-game ratio is actually solid this season – he’s scored 12 times in the league and CL, despite only starting 15 games! 19 Trent Alexander-Arnold CLUB: Liverpool POSITION: Right-back Alexander-Arnold has history in the Champions League against Spanish sides... you must remember the quick corner he took against Barcelona in last year’s semi-final – it was the goal that took The Reds through to the final! On top of that, he’s one of the comp’s most deadly full-backs! 18 Rodrigo CLUB: Valencia POSITION: Striker There was loads of gossip that the Spain forward was on his…

FERNANDES FACTFILE Club: Man. United Country: Portugal Age: 25 Position: Midfielder Fee: £47 million Did You Know? He spent four years in Italy at Udinese and Sampdoria! SAMATTA FACTFILE Club: Aston Villa Country: Tanzania Age: 27 Position: Striker Fee: £10 million Did You Know? He’s the first Tanzanian to play in the Prem! ERIKSEN FACTFILE Club: Inter Country: Denmark Age: 28 Position: Midfielder Fee: £16.9 million Did You Know? He made his debut the day after signing! HAALAND FACTFILE Club: B. Dortmund Country: Norway Age: 19 Position: Striker Fee: £17 million Did You Know? He scored five Bundesliga goals in 56 mins! BERGE FACTFILE Club: Sheffield United Country: Norway Age: 22 Position: Midfielder Fee: £22 million Did You Know? His birthday is on Valentine’s Day! PUSSETTO FACTFILE Club: Watford Country:…

FACTPACK Name: Jimmy Greaves Position: Striker Country: England Career: 1957-61 Chelsea 1961 AC Milan 1961-70 Tottenham 1970-71 West Ham Skills: He was a legendary goalscorer that was known for his lethal finishing, great positioning and electric pace! This week, our wicked mates at BT Sport are releasing their latest documentary, ‘ Greavsie’, about one of the deadliest English strikers ever! MATCH checks him out… 1960S HARRY KANE! Tottenham fans love Kane, but he’s still got some catching up to do to match Greaves’ ace achievements. He’s the London club’s all-time top scorer with 266 goals, and fired his team to five trophies, including two FA Cups and the European Cup Winners’ Cup! WORLD CUP HEARTBREAK! Greaves started the 1966 World Cup as England’s main striker, but picked up an injury…

IVAN RAKITIC The Barcelona CM is one of a number of stars who prefer the low-cut adidas Preds over the high-cut alternative! JOE WILLOCK Arsenal’s wonderkid wears a re-make of the adidas Mania –the original boot dropped in 2002, when he was two! ALLAN SAINT-MAXIMIN The Newcastle trickster’s Future boots from the Puma Spark Pack match his new yellow headband! ETIENNE CAPOUE The Hornets midfielder wore these throwback purple Nike Mercurials, which dropped seven years ago!…

MY NEXT CLUB – DUNDALK Take on a Europa League campaign with a squad of players in the 60s! STARS Dundalk have won five of the last six league titles, so they’ve got the best squad in Ireland! Patrick Hoban’s astrong target man and the best striker in the league but, if you want to compete in Europe, you’ll need to strengthen! BOARD Before you begin, edit the Europa League groups to ensure that you’re in the competition. You’ll need to do well to boost your budget, because the board only give you £2 million to spend on your squad – and it needs alot of work! TOP TIP Set up an academy straight away, and find some youngsters good enough for your first team. We also scouted some of…

WEEKLY TOP 20! Check out MATCH’s league table after gameweek 25! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of the next gameweek! MOHAMED SALAH MF LIVERPOOL £12.7 MILLION The FPL points machine is back on the goal trail and has five goals in five games v The Reds’ next PL opponents West Ham. Ledge! BRUNO FERNANDES MF MAN. UNITED £8 MILLION Loads of FPL players have gambled on the United new boy! He’s expensive, but could defo be worth it – especially at home to Watford! RAUL JIMENEZ FW WOLVES £7.7 MILLION It’s Chelsea vSpurs and Leicester v Man. City, so look outside of those teams for a striker this weekend – Jimenez ticks all the boxes for us! TRANSFER OUT… Get these players out of your team…

LEICESTER v MAN. CITY Saturday, 5.30pm City’s job of defending their Prem title is pretty much over, but now they’re fighting for second place! Leicester are breathing down their neck and will be massively up for this game, so we’re expecting a fierce atmosphere. Jamie Vardy and Sergio Aguero are joint-top scorers in this fixture, and one of them could end up settling this clash! LIVERPOOL v WEST HAM Monday, 8pm Liverpool’s Anfield winning run in the Prem now stretches back more than ayear, while their unbeaten record at home is almost three years old, so West Ham’s chances of a result are very slim – they’ve only beaten The Reds away from home once in Premier League history! The Hammers have to hope that the league leaders take them…

For the first time ever, nine hat-tricks were scored in the CL group stage this season! There have been an average of 3.21 goals per match so far this Champo League campaign. Sick! Juventus’ Miralem Pjanic completed 478 passes during the group stage – more than any other player! Tottenham have faced German opposition ten times in the CL – more than any nation – but this is their first meeting with Leipzig! Liverpool’s only previous knockout stage meeting with Atletico Madrid came in 2010 – The Reds were eliminated on away goals! Pep Guardiola has met Real Madrid 17 times as a gaffer – and won nine! RB Leipzig manager Julian Nagelsmann is the youngest boss ever to appear in the CL knockout stages! Robert Lewandowski has had more…