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FC PORTO 1-1 NOTTINGHAM FOREST‚ FIRST LEG: Nottingham Forest's Europa League campaign was kept alive thanks to one of the strangest own goals in recent memory from Porto defender Martim Fernandes. A much-changed Forest side‚ who made no apology for the fact they are prioritising Sunday's crucial Premier League game against Aston Villa‚ struggled in the early stages in Portugal as Porto swarmed all over them‚ taking the lead deservedly 11 minutes in through William Gomes. While Forest heads were still spinning‚ Fernandes‚ under absolutely no pressure‚ attempted a pass back to his goalkeeper‚ only to drill it way beyond him and into the back of the net.
Arsenal have travelled to Portugal with the aim of keeping their Champions League dream alive‚ after Mikel Arteta's side endured back-to-back disappointments in domestic cup competitions. The Gunners were hoping to respond to their Carabao Cup final defeat in the FA Cup on Saturday‚ but were stunningly beaten 2-1 by Championship side Southampton in the last eight. Defeat has piled more pressure onto their Champions League campaign‚ with Arteta's side hoping to maintain their unbeaten record in this season's competition when they face Sporting Lisbon.
If Arsenal want to win the Champions League‚ they will first have to silence a man generating a volcanic level of noise in the Iberian Peninsula. Sporting Lisbon may look the easiest possible quarter-final opponents on paper but they have in their ranks a man who can't stop scoring: a certain Luis Suarez. No‚ not the biter. This one is 28‚ Colombian‚ and has 33 goals to his name this season across all competitions. That's three more than Erling Haaland. Most of those are in a weaker league‚ granted‚ but he's already proven he can spear European heavyweights. In January he struck twice to sink Paris Saint-Germain . 'Football is s***‚' declared PSG boss Luis Enrique after Suarez's 90th-minute winner. There is a real chance of Suarez knocking Arsenal out. It's not the most probable eventuality‚ but don't write his Portuguese team off. This is‚ after all‚ a side which has beaten PSG‚ Manchester City‚ Tottenham‚ and even Arsenal themselves in recent seasons - Sporting beat them on penalties in the Europa League last 16 in 2023.
Pep Lijnders has confirmed that Bernardo Silva will leave Manchester City this summer and hopes the captain is afforded a deserving farewell. Silva took over the armband this season and has been an integral component of the raise in standards across Pep Guardiola's squad after last year's dip. The Portugal international made it clear to reporters at the Club World Cup last June that this would be his final campaign but has stopped short of making an official announcement.
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The Portugal and Al-Nassr star has been undergoing treatment in Spain to aid his recovery from a recent injury‚ as his current home‚ Saudi Arabia‚ comes under attack from Iran. On February 28‚ Ronaldo was forced off during Al-Nassr's 3-1 win over Al-Fahya in the Saudi Pro League‚ and it was later determined that he had suffered a hamstring injury and there are fears about the severity of the issue. He has been recovering since‚ but has also enjoyed some down time with Rodriguez‚ who took the opportunity to show off the couple's car‚ watches and ring.
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A former member of Jose Mourinho's long-term backroom staff member has died aged 67. Silvino Louro was Mourinho's trusted goalkeeping coach across two decades - following him at Porto‚ Chelsea‚ Inter Milan‚ Real Madrid and Manchester United. News of the Portuguese's passing emerged on Thursday evening‚ with reports citing that he succumbed to a prolonged illness.
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The United skipper proved once again at the weekend how pivotal he is to his team‚ picking up two assists as Michael Carrick's men beat Aston Villa 3-1 to strengthen their grip on Champions League qualification. Fernandes has been an ever-present this season under both Ruben Amorim and Carrick‚ often proving to be a beacon of light and hope when times have been tough. Widely regarded as United's best player‚ there continue to be links with the Portuguese moving away‚ and he revealed in December that the club wanted to offload him in the summer.
THAT'LL BRU NICELY! Fernandes smashes record as Portuguese's brilliance helps Man Utd past Aston Villa and cements position in top three
Mourinho‚ who has previously coached Porto‚ is now manager of Benfica in his native Portugal and oversaw his side's 2-2 draw with his old club on Sunday evening. But the game was overshadowed by Mourinho's red card in the second half‚ after he was adjudged to have kicked a ball towards the away bench. He was also accused of being a traitor by the former Argentina star‚ and wanted to put the record straight after the game.
Ballack's world was turned upside down in 2021 when Emilio‚ 18‚ passed away after his quad bike tipped backwards and crushed him following a family barbecue outside their holiday home in Portugal. Police said the teenager had been riding on an uneven piece of land when the bike rolled backwards and fell on top of him. Firefighters had to pull him free of the wreck before medics tried to revive him‚ but their efforts proved in vain and he was pronounced dead at the scene‚ which was near the family's holiday home at the Villas do Mar estate in Portugal.
Amorim‚ 41‚ was axed by United on January 5 after just 14 months in charge at Old Trafford‚ with his five coaches also departing the club. An SEC filing on Thursday revealed the significant sum would be taken from United's coffers in the second half of the season after the Portuguese was dismissed from his position.
Whether it's closing in on 1‚000 career goals or playing football at the top level for more than two decades‚ Cristiano Ronaldo has long defied his age. And now‚ the 41-year-old Portugal legend has perhaps shown why he has been able to perform at the top for so long - with an image of his ripped physique.
Benfica remain steadfast in their support for their player Gianluca Prestianni after the star was given a provisional one-match ban by Uefa for alleged racist abuse he aimed at Vinicius Jnr last week. The sanction is set to impact the second leg of the play-off tie on Wednesday‚ one week after Prestianni is believed to have tangled with the Brazil international shortly after he scored the winner in the 50th minute. But in advance of the tie‚ Portuguese club flew to Madrid on Tuesday morning with Prestianni in tow‚ with the 20-year-old receiving a standing ovation from fans at Lisbon airport‚ as per A Bola.
In a stunning intervention on social media‚ the Portuguese club shared a pitchside angle of the exchange‚ in which Prestianni can be seen in the vicinity of Vinicius. 'As the images demonstrate‚ given the distance‚ the Real Madrid players could not have heard what they claim to have heard‚' the official account said‚ prompting backlash from football fans.
The Portuguese said of ten Hag: 'I don't have respect for him because he doesn't show respect for me. If you don't have respect for me‚ I'm never going to have respect for you.' And now McClaren‚ who served as ten Hag's assistant during his tenure at the club‚ has shed light on the events that led to their explosive fallout.
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