Table of contents for 2 March 2021 in MATCH!

MADRID The fact that two players were sent off in a “friendly” between the two Madrid rivals in 2019 says it all about their hatred for one another! It’s become even more intense since Diego Simeone has been in charge of Atletico – they’ve met in two Champions League finals and now fight for the La Liga title every season, with Atletico having the upper hand so far in 2020-21! RIVALRY RATING MANCHESTER With just four miles separating the two grounds, the Manchester derby obviously has a lot to do with sharing the same city! In the 1990s, the rivalry dropped off a bit after City were relegated down to Division Two, but it’s been boiling again over the last decade since they became one of the richest clubs in…

MATCH thought something was fishy when adidas released the Superlative Pack in January and there was no sign of the Copa! We predicted a next-generation boot could be on the horizon – and here it is, in the form of the new Copa Sense! You’ll catch top ballers like Joao Felix, Paulo Dybala, Jude Bellingham, Melanie Leupolz and Martina Rosucci wearing them! NEW BALANCE X ROMA! New Balance will be producing Serie A side Roma’s strips from the start of the 2021-22 season! They announced the news with the launch of an AR filter game on Insta! PUMA’S NEW SIGNING! The Puma XI has just got a lot stronger! The mega brand has signed up Real Madrid and France centre back Raphael Varane. He’ll wear their Ultra cleats! MESSI’S MUSEUM…

Chelsea chill! Chelsea goalkeeper Ann-Katrin Berger looks a bit cold! Bruno’s splits! Who knew Fernandes was a secret gymnast? Speed of light! Adama was so quick even the cameraman couldn’t keep up! Masked singer! Mikel Arteta was auditioning for next year’s series! Head-to-head! Grealish andMac Allister took their head-to-head way too literally! Stuck in the mud! That ball’s in danger of getting lost in there! Hand of God! Does Olivier Giroud think he’s Diego Maradona or something? Toffee troubles! Bernard’s winter gloves got caught up in the net! Barmy boss! There’s a reason Chris Wilder is never dressing roomDJ… Zinchenk-no! Rodri and Ederson just totally blanked Oleksandr Zinchenko!…

FUT STARS OF THE MONTH! Check out some of the best FUT cards that we came across in February! MOHAMED SALAH After scoring twice in the Premier League for Liverpool against West Ham, Salah was rewarded with this awesome in-form card! He was given 95 pace and 93 dribbling, which means he's more than good enough to destroy the top defenders! WAYNE ROONEY Rooney announced his retirement to go into full-time management in mid-January, so he was given this card to reflect his playing career! The End of an Era SBC expired on February 23 but, if you were lucky enough to complete it in time, you've got a quality card! ANSU FATI Out of all the Future Star cards that were released on Ultimate Team last month, Ansu Fati…

CHELSEA v ATLETICO MADRID Chelsea have been drawn against Atletico Madrid in the Women’s CL last 16, too! The Spanish side knocked out Man. City in the past two seasons and have a familiar name in England forward Toni Duggan. The Blues last reached this stage two seasons ago and went on to reach the semi-finals, before being knocked out by eventual winners Lyon! MAN. CITY v FIORENTINA Man. City will be glad they don’t have to face Atletico for the third season in a row! They’ll be hoping to at least match their 2017-18 efforts, when they reached the semi-finals. Italian opponents Fiorentina are hoping to reach the quarter-finals for the first time in their history after edging past Slavia Prague in the last round. City will be huge…

Premier League 2020-21 Third Ball As we head towards spring and full steam into the business end of the season, Nike have launched their official third match football for the Premier League! Like last season, the mega brand have revealed a new design for the final third of 2020-21. The target pattern with the Prem trophy icon in the centre represents every side's objective! Price: £124.95 nike.com Champions League Finale 21 Ball You should have spotted the new Champions League football in action last week, as well! The Finale Istanbul 21 footy features every design from the last 20 Champo League final balls, with thin red banners showing the year and city of each pattern. That’s an awesome idea to celebrate the 20-year anniversary of adidas making the Champo League…

PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIAL THE NUMBERS GAME! How many PL goals did Jamie Vardy score for Leicester in 2019-20? Which forward is hiding behind the Prem trophy? PRE VIOUS CLUBS! These heroes joined their current clubs from which teams? 1. Ilkay Gundogan 2. Diogo Jota 3. Nicolas Pepe 4. James Maddison 5. Paul Pogba 6. Hakim Ziyech GAME CHANGER! Which Everton star scored the equaliser in their 3-3 drawvMan. United last month? PREM MASH-UP! Name the class forward in this well weird pic! SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this cool action pic! NAME THE COUNTRY! MATCH! WINNER! Who scored the winner in Chelsea’s 2-1 victory over Sheffield United last month? EURO LEAGUES SPECIAL FIFA 21 Challenge! Name the AC Milan stars from their Ultimate Team cards! Which…

Mystique Jerseys MysteryBoxes! We’ve got a sick prize in this week’s MATCH! Our top mates at Mystique Jerseys are giving us five of their Kid’s Mystery Boxes. Get in there! Visit mystiquejerseys.com for more information and follow them on social media @MystiqueJerseys The Kid’s Mystery Box will include a brand-new kid’s football shirt from a club from any league in any country–or an international team! HOW TO ENTER! WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK Then click ‘WIN’ in the navigation bar on the MATCH website. Full Terms & Conditions are available online. 5 prizes! CLOSING DATE: apr. 2 FOLLOW MATCH! FOR FOOTY NEWS, TRANSFER GOSSIP, VIDEOS & EPIC LOLS! facebook.com/matchmagazine twitter.com/matchmagazine snapchat.com/add/matchmagazine tiktok.com/matchmagofficial youtube.com/matchymovie instagram.com/matchmagofficial WICKED WEBSITE: WWW.MATCHFOOTBALL.CO.UK…

WEEKLY TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 25’s weekend action! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this weekend’s action! MATT TARGETT DF★ASTON VILLA £4.9 MILLION Targett has played a key role in an Aston Villa defence that has been rock solid this season! He’s an absolute bargain at just £4.9 million! KEVIN DE BRUYNE MF★MAN. CITY £11.8 MILLION Two home games in a double game week for Man. City means it could be time to jump on the KDB bandwagon again. Don’t hang about! PIERRE-EMERICK AUBAMEYANG MF★ARSENAL £11.3 MILLION Auba’s GW24 score of 20 points was his highest-ever single gameweek total in FPL! Back him against Burnley! TRANSFER OUT… We reckon you should ship these heroes out for this weekend’s action! ALPHONSE AREOLA…

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