Kylian Mbappe is capable of marking an era at Real Madrid and could be somewhat unfulfilled at Paris Saint-Germain, according to Unai Emery.
Mbappe, 21, has been heavily linked with a move to Madrid with his contract at PSG expiring in 2022.
Emery coached the France international for a season at PSG in 2017-18, when they won Ligue 1, the Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue together.
The Spaniard believes Mbappe has the talent to create a spectacular period at Madrid, if he decided to make the move.
Of course he has the ability to mark an era in Madrid, Emery told AS.
Advise which league to play in? When I was in France, I love that he was there because I enjoyed it. When I went to England, I would have liked him to play in the Premier League.<…
Saul Niguez scored a sensational volley to help earn Atletico Madrid a 4-2 UEFA Super Cup triumph in extra time against city rivals Real Madrid.
Diego Costa s wonderful goal after 49 seconds, the fastest in Super Cup history, got Atletico off to a flyer in Tallinn on Wednesday.
But Karim Benzema headed in Gareth Bale s brilliant cross and Sergio Ramos converted a penalty awarded for a Juanfran handball to turn the tie around for Julen Lopetegui in his first game in charge of Madrid.
Despite Diego Simeone serving a touchline ban Atleti showed their fighting spirit to come from behind themselves, Costa scoring from close range before Saul s stunning strike in the 98th minute settled a gripping contest.
The brilliant Costa then combined with Vitolo to se…
Kylian Mbappe revealed he considered taking a break from playing for France after their disappointment at Euro 2020.
Mbappe endured a frustrating campaign at the European Championship, culminating in him missing the decisive spot-kick against Switzerland as Les Bleus succumbed to a shock last-16 exit.
The 22-year-old left the major tournament without a goal to his name, despite attempting 14 shots across 390 minutes of action, before returning to Paris Saint-Germain, where reports swirled of a potential move to Real Madrid.
The France international was also embroiled in a pre-tournament public war of words with fellow striker Olivier Giroud, who claimed members of Didier Deschamps side were not passing to him before their opener against Germany.
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Arturo Vidal is well aware of the threat posed by Robert Lewandowski ahead of Barcelona s Champions League quarter-final with Bayern Munich, but remains convinced Lionel Messi gives the Blaugrana the edge.
Both Barca and Bayern came through their last-16 ties relatively comfortable in the end, Quique Setien s side beating Napoli 4-2 over two legs and the German champions crushing Chelsea 7-1 on aggregate.
Such an emphatic progression, coupled with their form after the coronavirus-enforced pause, has led to many deeming Bayern to be frontrunners to win the competition.
Lewandowski will surely be crucial if they do go all the way – the Poland striker having scored 53 times across all competitions this term, including 13 in just seven Champions League matches.
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Krzysztof Piatek continued his hot streak as AC Milan closed the gap on their city rivals Inter with a dominant 3-0 win over Serie A strugglers Empoli at San Siro.
After a frustrating first-half performance, in which Lucas Paqueta had a goal ruled out by VAR, Gennaro Gattuso s side put Empoli out of sight with two goals in as many minutes.
Piatek got things started in the 49th minute, netting his seventh Milan goal in just his sixth appearance, moments after Rade Krunic wasted a gilt-edged chance at the other end.
And Empoli s misery was immediately compounded by Franck Kessie s delicate chip, with Samu Castillejo s deft finish adding further gloss as Milan moved to within one point of third-placed Inter.
Paqueta thought he had put Milan ahead with a clos…
Simone Inzaghi challenged Inter to continue at this pace after returning to winning ways in Serie A with a comfortable victory over Lecce on Sunday.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Lautaro Martinez were on target as Inter responded to a 1-0 defeat against Bologna with a much-improved showing in a 2-0 triumph over Lecce at San Siro.
Victory moved the Nerazzurri back to second in Serie A, albeit some 15 points behind runaway leaders Napoli, who were surprise 1-0 losers to third-placed Lazio on Friday.
With a crucial Champions League last-16 tie at Porto, who trail 1-0 after the first leg, to come on March 14, Inzaghi urged Inter to replicate their form after an impressive response.
We know how things work: we came from a bad defeat like the one in Bologna, so there…
When England came off the pitch at the Amex Stadium against Norway nine days ago, they had just wiped the floor with their Group A opponents, dispatching them 8-0.
Suffice to say the return to Brighton to face Spain in the last eight was a more difficult encounter for Sarina Wiegman s side, but they showed true grit and determination to advance to the semi-finals at the Women’s European Championships.
Spain had been the last team to stop England from winning, with their 0-0 draw in February being the final result before the Lionesses went on a nine-game winning streak (now 10). They were also the only side that England had failed to score against in their first 17 games under Wiegman.
However, a hard-working performance from the hosts saw them come from behin…
Speaking to Radio Catalunya in 2017, Pep Guardiola took a self-deprecating tone when considering his feted coaching reputation.
You see, life is easy with Lionel Messi in your dressing room.
The greatest advantage of having Leo is that the other 10 players know they have Leo on their team and that sooner or later he will do it, he said.
I was his coach and we were planning and I thought, We will get the ball to Messi and that s that, we will score.’
At the start of this month, it briefly looked like Guardiola would be able to unfurl this approach at Molineux in Manchester City s Premier League season opener against Wolves.
Of course, Messi concluded an exit from Camp Nou was not viable and a fantasy football tonic to a dispiriting 2019-20 in e…
Barcelona have confirmed that Oscar Mingueza will join fellow LaLiga outfit Celta Vigo, pending a medical and personal terms.
The 23-year-old defender rose into the first-team during Ronald Koeman s spell in charge of Barca, making his debut during a Champions League clash against Dynamo Kyiv.
Capped by Spain in 2021, Mingueza featured 66 times for Barca s first-team, registering five assists and scoring two goals – including against Real Madrid.
Last season, Mingueza featured in 19 LaLiga matches for Barca, and featured in the Champions League and Europa League, but he saw opportunities decrease in the second half of the season.
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Chelsea have confirmed Gonzalo Higuain has left the club, with the Europa League winners opting not to extend his loan from Juventus or pursue a permanent deal.
Higuain spent the second half of 2018-19 at Stamford Bridge but scored only five goals in 14 Premier League appearances, with his form contributing to the striker being left out of Argentina s squad for the Copa America.
The 31-year-old previously hit 36 league goals in the 2015-16 Serie A season for Maurizio Sarri s Napoli and he will be expected to team up with the Italian again after the coach s switch from Chelsea to Juve.
Chelsea had the option to pay €18million (£16.1m) to extend Higuain s loan for another 12 months, while the Blues could have also purchased the forward from Juve for €36m.
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