Man Utd's game with Zorya Luhansk will go ahead as planned after UEFA dismissed Jose Mourinho's complaints over the state of their pitch. pic.twitter.com/0faGQJmGcL
— Squawka News (@SquawkaNews) December 8, 2016
Aubameyang and Reus send Borussia Dortmund top of the group, while Real Madrid finish second#bvb pic.twitter.com/cL9m66Gcsz
— Omar Momani (@omomani) December 8, 2016
Arsenal center-back, Laurent Koscielny is under contract at the Emirates until 2019, but is currently being chased by Zinedine Zidane's Real Madrid. Los Blancos are keeping tabs on him, and are hoping to bring him in as soon as their transfer ban is lifted. Stay tuned at Sportskeeda for the full rumor report soon.
12 YEARS AGO TODAY: Steven Gerrard scored THAT goal against Olympiakos. ⚽️💥
— SPORF (@Sporf) December 8, 2016
"Aaaah yaaaa beauty! What a hit son. What a hit." pic.twitter.com/kQ0pFrwP4c
34 - Real Madrid have now equalled their longest unbeaten run in all competitions, level with Leo Beenhakker's side in 1989. Legendary. pic.twitter.com/FeejW04ARt
— OptaJose (@OptaJose) December 7, 2016
Happy birthday to the one and only, Sir Geoff Hurst.
3 - @TheGeoffHurst is still the only player to score a hat-trick in a World Cup final. Iconic. https://t.co/TokiRQt6b9
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 8, 2016
If rumors are to believed, Arsenal are open to transfer bids for their German star, Mesut Ozil. Read more !
"Zlatan has been a big help. He's spoken to us a lot about things he's come up against in the past and you have to listen because he's been there, he's done it and he's won a lot of trophies and that's what we all want to do. It's important we listen and take his advice on board." - Marcus Rashford on Ibrahimovic's influence.
All-time Champions League top scorers:
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 8, 2016
C. Ronaldo (95)
L. Messi (93)
Raúl (71)
R. van Nistelrooy (56)
K. Benzema (50)
T. Henry (50) pic.twitter.com/mLIAsmgdDm
Mauricio Pochettino:
— SPORF (@Sporf) December 7, 2016
- Spurs have a chance of qualifying = Rests players. 🤔
- Spurs out of the UCL = Plays full strength team. 😅 pic.twitter.com/FxUFAE6vU2
Arsenal, Chelsea, Manchester City, Manchester United and Liverpool have sent scouts to watch Porto's Andre Silva. They were immensely impressed with the player's performance in Porto's Champions League fixture against Leicester City as the striker scored a brace.
Well done to @SevillaFC_ENG for making it to the Champions League knockout phase. And thanks for letting someone else win the Europa League! pic.twitter.com/JAdh9UcKA9
— AS English (@English_AS) December 7, 2016
Dortmund came back from 2-0 down, to draw the game at he Bernabeu. Here are the talking points from the game !
RECORD: Borussia Dortmund have now scored 21 goals in the Champions League this season, the most ever in single group stage campaign. pic.twitter.com/ITuevdLIah
— Squawka Football (@Squawka) December 7, 2016
This is what the papers say today !
Morning. Chelsea may chase Alexis Sanchez, while United look frozen in Odessa. Back pages with @Russ_Hargreaves on @tsExtraTime from 5.30. pic.twitter.com/BE7RhXsBT7
— Dan Levene (@danlevene) December 8, 2016
5 - Leicester City’s 0-5 defeat is the biggest margin of defeat by an English side in Champions League/European Cup history. Outfoxed.
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) December 7, 2016
The last 16 in the Champions League.
Just 16 teams remain!
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 7, 2016
Next up? #UCLdraw
🗓 Monday 12 December
🕰 12.00CET
📺 https://t.co/sQezPQoaea pic.twitter.com/D6dngJffxF
As we recover from last night's late Champions League fixtures...
And that concludes the group stage for 2016/17! #UCL pic.twitter.com/Q14wmpdjdK
— Champions League (@ChampionsLeague) December 7, 2016
Hello and welcome to today's edition of Footy Talk! We have got lot of exciting news, stories and gossip to regale you throughout the day! Stay tuned.
That's all for tonight folks, tune in tomorrow for more football news and updates. Sherry Philips signing off !