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Anfield on fire, Liverpool in full flow Some afternoons everything goes your way. At Anfield, Liverpool served up a ruthless attacking display to bury West Ham United 5-2. It was over early. Five minutes in, Hugo Ekitike takes a touch, follows up and fires. Clinical. The Hammers knew they were in trouble. WHAT A RUN…

The stage is set. Sixteen survivors locked in. And the draw looks like a minefield. After the playoffs, the Champions League moves into knockout mode. For PSG, the only French side left, the message is blunt: they’ll have to get through heavy hitters. PSG – Chelsea: Revenge in sight Paris Saint-Germain will take on Chelsea.…

Two French sides, two paths, the same buzz The Champions League had barely shut its doors when the Europa League slid into view. Plastic balls. Tense faces. Quick sums. After the draw one thing is clear: two French clubs are heading to the last 16. LOSC Lille and Lyon will be there. Different stories, opposite…

They needed a miracle. Lille went and grabbed one — with guts. Down 1-0 from the first leg at Pierre-Mauroy, the Dogs hit back in the Marakana furnace. 2-0 after extra time against Red Star Belgrade. They scraped through. Season rebooted. And an unlikely hero. Giroud opens the scoring — Lille smell it early In…

They needed a miracle. They got a slap. Beaten 3-1 in Norway, Inter never found a way back. A 2-1 loss at San Siro. Out 5-2 on aggregate. And beyond the numbers, a feeling of helplessness that chilled Giuseppe Meazza. Against a bold, disciplined and ruthlessly efficient FK Bodø/Glimt, Inter walked out of the Champions…

The match needed a man to settle it. It got a monster. After a mad 3-3 first leg in Belgium, Atlético and Club Brugge met again at the Metropolitano for a high-tension second act. The scoreline: 4-1 to Atlético. And a colossal hat-trick from Alexander Sørloth. When the Norwegian turns up like that, Atlético becomes…

Some nights everything happens. Other nights one game swallows the lot. This Champions League second leg should’ve confirmed the pecking order. Newcastle had a comfortable lead, so did Leverkusen. Inter needed to overturn Bodø/Glimt after that 3-1 in Norway. What followed was a monumental upset. And a nasty slap for Italian football. San Siro goes…

Rolland Courbis — a voice of French football falls silent French football has lost one of its most recognisable characters. Rolland Courbis died Monday morning at 72. His family and RMC confirmed it. With him goes more than a former player or coach. A voice. A figure. A way of talking about the game that’s…

Garnacho to Chelsea — a high-stakes poker move At Chelsea, transfers are never small. Some mean more than a shirt swap. Alejandro Garnacho’s move from Manchester United, under Enzo Maresca, is one of those. Loud, watched, argued over. And telling — a club gasping for air… and a player desperate for freedom. At Old Trafford,…