[(Sporting CP) Strength]: 1. Sporting CP currently share the top of the table with FC Porto, both on 9 points, but lead due to a superior goal difference. The team are determined to secure all three points in this game to defend their top position, with no doubt about their motivation.2. Pedro Goncalves delivered an outstanding performance in the previous game, scoring a hat-trick and providing on...

Arsenal set to sign Hincapie on loan with option to buyArsenal have struck an agreement with Bayer Leverkusen to sign centre-back Piero Hincapie on a season-long loan with the option to buy him for a fee worth €52 million (£45m/$61m) next summer.Confusion reigns as Real Betis withdraw Antony offerReal Betis have withdrawn an offer for out-of-favour Manchester United winger Antony, just ...

[(Tottenham Hotspur F.C.) Strength]: 1. Tottenham Hotspur F.C. are strongly motivated to keep unbeaten in this home game.2. Brazilian center-forward Richarlison de Andrade has gained significant trust from new manager Thomas Frank this season. In the opening round of the Premier League, he started and scored a brace, including a spectacular overhead kick, helping the team make a good start. In the...

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique has confirmed his star man Ousmane Dembele is fit for the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal.Enrique had been sweating over the availability of Dembele for Wednesday’s fixture at the Parc des Princes.Dembele scored the only goal of the opening leg at the Emirates a week ago before he was withdrawn in the second half with a hamst...

Luis Enrique has warned Mikel Arteta he is ready to land his fourth Premier League scalp of this season’s Champions League ahead of Arsenal’s semi-final showdown against Paris St Germain.PSG saw off Manchester City in the group stages before beating Liverpool on penalties in the last 16, and then knocking out Aston Villa in the quarter-finals.Arsenal secured a statement 2-0 win against...

Jude Bellingham is confident Real Madrid can overturn a 3-0 first-leg Champions League deficit against Arsenal on Wednesday to book their place in the last four.Real were left stunned by the Gunners at the Emirates Stadium last week after Declan Rice scored two outstanding free-kicks to leave Carlo Ancelotti’s side with a mountainous task.But 15-time European champions Real have produced som...

Paris St Germain boss Luis Enrique admitted his side would not be intimidated by a hostile atmosphere at Aston Villa as they looked to finish the job in their Champions League quarter-final.The Ligue 1 champions travel to Birmingham with a 3-1 advantage from last week’s first leg in Paris and are heavy favourites to progress to the last four.But they will face a sterner test on Tuesday as th...

Arsenal forward Alessia Russo has silverware in her sights as she prepares to take on Real Madrid in the first Champions League quarter-final of her career.The in-form England international is the second highest scorer in the Women’s Super League this season with 10 goals and has also registered five times in Europe.Arsenal – the only English club to have won the Champions League, foll...

Paris St Germain head coach Luis Enrique believes the team which prevails in their last-16 tie against Liverpool at Anfield will be Champions League finalists.PSG trail 1-0 from their first leg despite a dominant display at the Parc des Princes but the former Barcelona boss is confident they can turn things around on Tuesday.“The most important game is the one which comes next and I hope it ...

Chelsea head coach Sonia Bompastor believes her side will be “desperate” to earn a good result in their midweek Women’s Super League clash with Leicester at Kingsmeadow.The Blues dropped points for only the second time in the league this season after Lauren James’ second-half equaliser rescued a point in a 2-2 draw with Brighton at the weekend.The defending champions mainta...