Índice para 23 April 2024 em MATCH!

MY QUIZ TEAM NAME: TARGET SCORE /40 GROUP STAGE 1 What was the final score in Man. United’s thriller with Bayern Munich in September? A) Bayern 3-2 Man. United B) Bayern 4-3 Man. United C) Bayern 3-3 Man. United 2 How many different scorers were there in Arsenal’s 6-0 thrashing of Lens? A) Four B) Five C) Six 3 Who didn’t bust net in Newcastle’s jaw-dropping 4-1 demolition of PSG? A) Dan Burn B) Fabian Schar C) Kieran Trippier 4 Vincent Janssen scored in Antwerp’s shock 3-2 win v Barcelona. Who did he used to play for? A) Tottenham B) West Ham C) Fulham 5 Which of these sides conceded the fewest goals in the CL group stage? A) Red Bull Salzburg B) Inter C) Real Sociedad 6 How many…

1 Who did Aberdeen get their sole group-stage win against? A) PAOK B) Eintracht Frankfurt C) HJK 2 Who scored Aston Villa’s first-ever group-stage ECL goal? A) Moussa Diaby B) Jhon Duran C) John McGinn 3 Which club didn’t finish top of their respective group? A) Lille B) Club Brugge C) Dinamo Zagreb 4 Who did former Southampton star Dusan Tadic score for in the last 16? A) Ajax B) Fenerbahce C) Olympiakos 5 Which quarterfinal club are nicknamed The Lilies? A) Lille B) Viktoria Plzen C) Fiorentina…

TER STEGEN BARCELONA BOOTS: adidas Predator The German goalie is one of the best distributors on the planet! He never looks flustered under pressure! A.-ARNOLD LIVERPOOL BOOTS: adidas Predator Say what you like about Trent’s defending ability, there aren’t any better creative right-backs in the world! MILITAO REAL MADRID BOOTS: adidas Predator Real fans reckon they have the best CB in the world in Militao! They’re gutted he’s been out for so long with a knee injury. GABRIEL ARSENAL BOOTS: adidas X Gabriel has been rock-solid for Arsenal this season and would have a really strong connection with his fellow Brazilian Militao! GRIMALDO B. LEVERKUSEN BOOTS: adidas X The flying wingback has shone for Leverkusen this season, grabbing 20+ goals and assists combined in the Bundesliga! RICE ARSENAL BOOTS: adidas…

ARSENAL v CHELSEA Tuesday 23 April, 8pm Another London derby for Arsenal in their already packed schedule means this could be a banana skin fixture… CHELSEA W v BARCELONA W Saturday 27 April, 5.30pm Chelsea will need to dig deep in this Champions League semi-final second leg against the reigning WCL holders! COVENTRY v IPSWICH Tuesday 30 April, 8pm Coventry got the better of another promotion hopeful in Leeds in April, and now they’re targeting Ipswich! ARSENAL v BOURNEMOUTH Saturday 4 May, 12.30pm Arsenal have hit ten goals past The Cherries in their last three head-to-heads, including four in September! WEST HAM v LIVERPOOL Saturday 27 April, 12.30pm This is their third meeting of 2023-24, with Liverpool winning 5-1 in the EFL Cup and 3-1 in the Premier League! NOTT’M…

Mbappe masterpiece! Check out Oscar’s awesome drawing of Kylian Mbappe! Ashton Gate! Bristol City fan Barney built a LEGO Ashton Gate stadium with fans and players inside! City cartoon! Johnny did a great job with this wicked Erling Haaland cartoon! Groovy Gunners! Arsenal fan Iris drew Bukayo Saka and her brother Reuben drew Martin Odegaard. Stars! Sizzling shirts! We loved Aneurin's three international shirt designs! SEND YOUR PICTURES TO… Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine X: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine…

HOW TO VOTE! Go to the MATCH social media channels now and you’ll see two shortlists – one for Player Of The Month and one for Goal Of The Month. Then just vote for your choice. Well easy! PALMER It was another brilliant month of goals and assists for the Chelsea wonderkid! FODEN The Man. City magician scored a wicked long-range rocket v Villa while slipping! MAC ALLISTER The Liverpool midfielder thumped a finish into the top bins against Sheffield United! FERNANDES Man. United stars Bruno Fernandes and Kobbie Mainoo both scored worldies in the game versus rivals Liverpool! THE RESULTS! We’ll reveal the winners in our next issue!…

1 Which country had the most sides qualify for the group stage? A) France B) Spain C) Germany 2 Where did giants Real Madrid finish in Group D? A) Second B) Third C) Fourth 3 Who scored a brace for Chelsea in the quarter-final first leg v Ajax? A) Lauren James B) Sjoeke Nusken C) Fran Kirby 4 Which Scandinavian side did Barcelona thrash 5-2 on aggregate in the quarter-finals? A) Brann B) Hacken C) Rosengard 5 Which Lyon superstar was top scorer going into the WCL semi-finals? A) Ada Hegerberg B) Sara Dabritz C) Kadidiatou Diani…

1 point per correct answer MY SCORE /40 Champions League Quiz: 1. Bayern Munich 4-3 Man. United; 2. Six; 3. Kieran Trippier; 4. Tottenham; 5. Real Sociedad; 6. Three; 7. 34 minutes; 8. Four; 9. Khvicha Kvaratskhelia; 10. Gabriel Martinelli; 11. Pau Cubarsi; 12. Three; 13. Three minutes; 14. Marko Arnautovic; 15. 50 European goals; 16. Jacob Wright; 17. Andriy Lunin; 18. 20 appearances; 19. Gabriel Jesus; 20. Three; 21. Antonio Rudiger; 22. Andreas Christensen; 23. 133 seconds; 24. 17 matches; 25. 67%. WCL Quiz: 1. France; 2. Fourth; 3. Sjoeke Nusken; 4. Brann; 5. Kadidiatou Diani. UEL Quiz: 1. Four; 2. Kemar Roofe; 3. Sparta Prague 2-11 Liverpool; 4. 90+8; 5. Mohammed Kudus. ECL Quiz: 1. Eintracht Frankfurt; 2. Jhon Duran; 3. Dinamo Zagreb; 4. Fenerbahce; 5. Fiorentina. 0-8…

EDERSON MAN. CITY BOOTS: Puma Future Team Puma have the luxury of choosing between Ederson or Jan Oblak between the sticks. That’s a brilliant dilemma! WALKER MAN. CITY BOOTS: Puma Ultra We’re not sure there’s a better right-back in world footy than Walker – even if he is approaching 34 years old in May. He’s still crazy rapid! AKANJI MAN. CITY BOOTS: Puma Future The City connection between Ederson, Walker and Akanji at the back means this team is already properly settled! BASTONI INTER BOOTS: Puma Future Left-footed centre-back Bastoni adds perfect balance to this XI! The 25-year-old Italy international is a total class act! UDOGIE TOTTENHAM BOOTS: Puma Ultra Udogie has gone from Premier League debutant to one of the best left-backs in the country over the space of…

SZCZESNY JUVENTUS BOOTS: New Balance Tekela The veteran Poland GK is first choice for Juventus and proved his shot-stopping ability in the Euro play-off v Wales! PORRO TOTTENHAM BOOTS: Under Armour Shadow The creative Spurs and Spain right-back has been one of the best in his position in the Premier League so far in 2023-24! RUDIGER REAL MADRID BOOTS: Under Armour Magnetico Rudi remains one of the best centre-backs in the world and will almost certainly start for Germany at this summer’s Euros! RAMOS SEVILLA BOOTS: Mizuno Alpha He turned 38 years old in March, but the Sevilla captain and all-time footy legend would offer real leadership! ZINCHENKO ARSENAL BOOTS: Skechers Razor With Porro on one side and Zinchenko on the other, surely Best of the Rest’s gaffer would use…

ARSENAL v BOURNEMOUTH Arsenal have won seven of their last eight against The Cherries! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY BRIGHTON v ASTON VILLA We expect this to be a lot tighter than Villa’s 6-1 win in September! MATCH SAYS 1-2 YOU SAY CHELSEA v WEST HAM There have been three red cards in their last six PL head-to-heads! MATCH SAYS 2-1 YOU SAY LIVERPOOL v TOTTENHAM Liverpool will finally get revenge for their controversial London loss! MATCH SAYS 2-0 YOU SAY BRENTFORD v FULHAM These sides averaged four goals a game in their last four H2Hs! MATCH SAYS 2-2 YOU SAY BURNLEY v NEWCASTLE Watch CallumWilson if fit – he has five goals in his last four v Burnley! MATCH SAYS 0-2 YOU SAY C. PALACE v MAN. UNITED United…

Former Barcelona forward Martin Braithwaite has his own clothing brand called ‘Trente’! Arsenal’s 14-year-old academy product Max Dowman bagged four assists for their U18s recently against Fulham. Wonderkid alert! 12 Cristiano Ronaldo has now scored multiple hat-tricks in 12 consecutive calendar years! 23 Dominic Calvert-Lewin’s goal against Newcastle was his first since October 29 – a run of 23 games across all competitions! 6 It was his sixth Premier League goal against The Magpies–he’s scored more against them than any other club in the comp! Tottenham defender Radu Dragusin loves playing chess in his free time! 90 Mohammed Kudus was the first Prem player to complete 90 dribbles this season! Kevin De Bruyne plays Candy Crush before games to calm his nerves!…

EPIC TITLE RACE! It looked like Leicester were going to storm the league title after they won 13 of their first 14 matches, but a few dips along the way allowed Leeds and shock title hopefuls Ipswich back into the picture! All three sides have also been tussling for those two automatic promotion spots to the Prem! PROMOTION HOPEFULS! Southampton went on an epic club record unbeaten run to basically seal their spot in the play-offs alongside one of the three title chasers! The likes of West Brom, Norwich, Coventry, Middlesbrough, Preston and Hull have all flirted with the final two play-off spots over the last few months! GOLDEN BOOT BATTLE! Going into the final month, there was a mega tight battle between Blackburn’s Sammie Szmodics, Southampton’s Adam Armstrong and…

1 How many penalties did Brighton forward Joao Pedro net in the groups? A) One B) Three C) Four 2 Who scored Rangers’ winner in their 3-2 thriller with Real Betis? A) James Tavernier B) Kemar Roofe C) Ryan Jack 3 What was the aggregate score in this last 16 tie? A) Sparta Prague 1-10 Liverpool B) Sparta Prague 2-11 Liverpool C) Sparta Prague 3-12 Liverpool 4 In what minute did Patrik Schick score Leverkusen’s last 16 winner v Qarabag? A) 90+3 B) 90+8 C) 90+12 5 Who scored a brace in West Ham’s record European win v Freiburg? A) Mohammed Kudus B) Lucas Paqueta C) Jarrod Bowen…

ALISSON LIVERPOOL BOOTS: Nike Tiempo A team is only as good as their goalkeeper, and Nike have that department sorted with Alisson in goal! JAMES CHELSEA BOOTS: Nike Mercurial Ignoring all his recent injury issues, James is one of the best right-backs around when fit. He’d boss Nike’s right flank! VAN DIJK LIVERPOOL BOOTS: Nike Tiempo Van Dijk takes up his familiar position in front of Alisson, where he feels most comfortable. He’s a captain contender! DIAS MAN. CITY BOOTS: Nike Phantom Dias x Van Dijk would be a lot of people’s ideal centre-back pairing from recent Premier League seasons. Solid! DAVIES BAYERN MUNICH BOOTS: Nike Mercurial Team Nike are spoilt for choice at left-back, with Davies, Andy Robertson and Theo Hernandez all incredible options! RODRI MAN. CITY BOOTS: Nike…

EVERTON v LIVERPOOL Wednesday 24 April, 8pm Jurgen Klopp’s last-ever Merseyside derby is also arguably his most important of all! The German gaffer’s record against The Toffees since taking over at Anfield is awesome – he has only lost once against The Reds’ rivals in 18 head-to-heads. They only managed a 0-0 draw last season at Goodison Park though, which won’t be enough this time around! CHELSEA v TOTTENHAM Thursday 2 May, 7.30pm We’ve just about got our breath back from the last time Chelsea and Tottenhammet! Their frantic encounter at the Tottenham Hostpur Stadium had just about everything you could want in a classic Premier League game, unless you’re a Spurs fan, of course – because they lost! Ex-Spurs boss Mauricio Pochettino could do the double over them! DID…