Table of contents for 6 April 2021 in MATCH!

1 Man. United have conceded just one goal in this year’s Europa League, fewer than any other team! 20 United have only lost one of their past 20 knockout stage matches in the Europa League! 4 In the last round, Amad Diallo became the fourth-youngest player to score for The Red Devils in a major European competition! 7 Bruno Fernandes has been involved in seven goals in nine Europa League games since joining the Manchester club! 455 Only one player left in the tournament has completed more passes than Arsenal’s Granit Xhaka this season! 27 No side has scored more goals in this season’s Europa League than The Gunners’ 27! 88 Arsenal boast an 88% pass completion rate this season–no team has a higher pass success rate! 19 No player…

WATCH IT! 1ST LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 6★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2ND LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! KEVIN DE BRUYNE KDB bagged his first Champions League goal of this season with an absolute screamer against Gladbach in the last 16! Man. City and their Belgian wizard are both desperate to add a Champions League winner’s medal to their already impressive collections! ERLING HAALAND Goal machine Haaland just can’t stop scoring in the Champions League! The Dortmund striker is currently this season’s top scorer with an incredible ten goals in just six matches, and now faces his dad Alf-Inge’s ex-side in a mega exciting game! TALKING POINT The big news is that Jadon Sancho returns to the Etihad after leaving as a teenager back in 2017! He’s…

WATCH IT! 1st LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2nd LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 13 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! SERGIO OLIVEIRA Oliveira was Porto’s hero in the last 16! Although they lost the second leg 3-2 to Italian titans Juventus, his two goals ensured Porto sneaked through on away goals. The midfielder has been epic this season, with 16 league goals and assists combined! KAI HAVERTZ MATCH has picked out Havertz because he knows all about the Portuguese side after bagging a combined four goals and assists against them in last season’s Europa League! The ex-Bayer Leverkusen star has been used as a striker in recent matches! TALKING POINT We’re not expecting too many goals from this knockout tie! Only Man. City have conceded fewer than Chelsea’s…

REDS PLAYING CATCH-UP! LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA It seems ages ago since these two treated us to a nine-goal thriller in October! Striker Ollie Watkins scored a hat-trick that day as Dean Smith’s side hammered the reigning Prem champions 7-2 at Villa Park! Jurgen Klopp did get his revenge by beating The Villans 4-1 in January in the FA Cup, but they need a repeat result if they’re to make the PL’s top four! FIGHT FOR EUROPE! WEST HAM v LEICESTER After narrowly missing out on the Champions League in 2019-20, it isn’t surprising to see Leicester challenging towards the top of the Premier League again this season, but we definitely didn’t expect to see that from West Ham! David Moyes looks set to guide The Hammers to their highest…

ONLY 9 WEEKS TO GO! MIDFIELD MARVELS! On paper, Spain have some of the classiest midfielders in the world, but their manager Luis Enrique can’t pick all of them! MATCH has been checking out his epic options to try to work out who’ll be starring in this summer’s side… Rodri Enrique loves using a midfield anchor, and we think Rodri has been in better form than most this season! Man. City’s midfield metronome is one of the best around at sitting in front of the defence and controlling the tempo of his side’s matches! MATCH Verdict IN THE TEAM Sergio Busquets If he’s selected, this will be the Barcelona baller’s sixth major tournament! He’s got a good relationship with Enrique from their time at Barca together, but his legs are…

PREMIER LEAGUE SPECIAL Use the clues to work out the mystery star! I’ve made 30 appearances for Nigeria, scoring nine net-busters in that time! I joined the Premier League in 2015 when I signed for Man. City! Now I love busting nets for The Foxes! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill in the gaps with clubs Sadio Mane has had spells at during his wicked career! 2011-12 Metz 2012-14 ? 2014-16 ? 2016- Liverpool FLASHBACK Name the Premier League star playing for Udinese back in 2014! THE TRANSFER GAME! Match the stars to who they joined their current clubs from! SOCCER SCRABBLE Which Wolves winger’s name has been all jumbled up here? SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this sick Prem action pic! BE ARD SPOTTER! Name the…

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WATCH IT! 1st LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 6 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2nd LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 14 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! KARIM BENZEMA Real Madrid’s super striker has hit five in six Champo League matches this season! Benzema starred in Real’s last 16 second-leg tie against Atalanta, tapping in their opener in their epic 3-2 aggregate win, and is now eager to lift the CL for a fifth time! MOHAMED SALAH Speedster Salah scored twice for Liverpool over two legs v RB Leipzig in the last 16! The Egyptian forward has five goals in the competition this season and could be the difference for The Reds as they aim to reach a third CL final in four years! TALKING POINT This game is the repeat of a recent Champions…

BRIGHTON v EVERTON Brighton’s decent home run v The Toffees is gonna stop this week! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY C. PALACE v CHELSEA The Eagles must hate facing their London rivals. Another loss, here! MATCH SAYS 0-3 YOU SAY LIVERPOOL v ASTON VILLA Liverpool will want revenge after The Villans thrashed them 7-2! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY SHEFF. UNITED v ARSENAL The Blades have only won three times at home this season. Ouch! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY BURNLEY v NEWCASTLE Both teams need a win to stay away from the relegation zone! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY FULHAM vWOLVES Scott Parker’s Fulham are fighting for their lives, so they could win! MATCH SAYS 1-0 YOU SAY MAN. CITY v LEEDS We think The Citizens will take a…

FRANCE v ENGLAND WATCH IT! France v England Friday, April 9★8.10pm TALKING POINT England have one of the most in-form players in world football right now – Chelsea forward Fran Kirby! The 27-year-old scored 13 goals in her first 14 matches of 2021 in all competitions and is ready to make her long-awaited international return. She missed the friendly v Northern Ireland in February due to injury and hasn’t played for her country since the 2019 World Cup in France. Wow! THE GAME You can’t get a much tougher test than away against France! Les Bleues are the third-ranked nation on the planet right now, three places above England and just behind the United States and Germany! They’ve got some of the planet’s hottest talents in Wendie Renard, Amandine Henry, Eugenie Le…

WATCH IT! 1st LEG ★ WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7 ★ 8PM WATCH IT! 2nd LEG ★ TUESDAY, APRIL 13 ★ 8PM STAR MEN! ROBERT LEWANDOWSKI Last season’s CL top goalscorer netted in both legs of Bayern’s 6-2 aggregate victory v Lazio in the last 16! With an incredible 35 goals in 25 Bundesliga games so far this season, Lewa is Bayern’s best hope of winning the Champo League for two years in a row! KYLIAN MBAPPE Mbappe’s spectacular hat-trick stunned Barcelona in the first leg of the last 16! The France star added another to his tally in the second leg as PSG advanced 5-2 on aggregate. With Mbappe firing in the goals, this could finally be PSG’s year for glory! TALKING POINT Obviously the main talking point here is that…

1 His favourite-ever celebration was his golf swing against Chelsea in 2019-20! 2 Growing up he used to watch Man. United a lot and tried to replicate Wayne Rooney and Cristiano Ronaldo! 3 His dad Paul used to be a striker for the likes of Bury, Burnley and Stoke! 4 He’s best mates with CM Hamza Choudhury, having both come through the club’s academy! 5 He’s still under contract at the King Power Stadium until 2024! 6 He’s got over 120,000 followers on Instagram! 7 He was handed an ace 88-rated Future Stars card earlier this year on FIFA 21 Ultimate Team. Wicked! 8 He recently said that his most difficult opponent ever was Kyle Walker! 9 He’s been given the nickname ‘The Ginger Messi’! 10 He rocks the laced…

Tottenham have dropped 45 points from winning positions versus Arsenal in the Prem – the most of any side against a specific opponent in the competition! 7 Sunderland’s win against Tranmere to lift the Papa John’s trophy ended their seven-game winless run at Wembley! 32 Cristiano Ronaldo’s 32-minute hat-trick against Cagliari in March was the second fastest of the hero’s epic career so far! AC Milan legend Zlatan Ibrahimovic can speak English, Italian, Spanish, French, Swedish and Bosnian. Impressive! 548 Former Inter Milan and Argent in a defender Javier Zanetti played 548 matches in Serie A before receiving his first red card. Wow! 100 Jamie Vardy is only the sixth player in the history of the PL to record 100 goal involvements after turning 30! 1 Amad Diallo’s first goal…