Author: Soccerhuz
Simone Inzaghi has reportedly decided, definitively, that Federico Dimarco will not start in the Champions League quarter-final first leg against Bayern Munich on Tuesday night, but the Italy international should be available to appear off the bench if required. Inzaghi mentioned during his pre-match press conference that four Nerazzurri players were substituted off during the 2-2 Serie A draw with Parma due to fitness concerns, with Alessandro Bastoni and Federico Dimarco among them. Bastoni is expected to start, however, Dimarco was considered the team’s only doubt heading into the Champions League quarter-final at the Allianz Arena. According to updates from…
Inter Milan coach Simone Inzaghi knows that playing at the Allianz Arena against Bayern Munich in the Champions League will be a special atmosphere — and a tough task. “It’s definitely great to be here in this stadium. It will be a difficult game, against a very strong team in a beautiful stadium. But we know how much effort we’ve put in to get here and we’ll give it our chances. Bayern have an experienced team in the Champions League. They always reach the latter stages. They’re the favourites for the title alongside Real Madrid. But we want to play…
Nearly 15 years on from locking horns in the 2009-10 Champions League final, Bundesliga leaders Bayern Munich and Serie A champions Inter Milan square off for a place in this year’s semi-finals, starting with Tuesday’s quarter-final first leg at the Allianz Arena. Vincent Kompany’s men triumphed in an all-German battle with Bayer Leverkusen to advance to the final eight, while the Nerazzurri ended Feyenoord’s European journey in the last 16. Match preview Fifty percent of Bayern’s revenge mission over Leverkusen is now complete; as well as holding an unassailable lead over Xabi Alonso’s 2023-24 Invincibles at the top of the…
There is a widespread view at Arsenal, which was articulated by Bukayo Saka on Monday, that the winger’s three months on the sidelines could prove a blessing in disguise long-term. Saka’s hamstring injury was surely the biggest single factor in the collapse of Arsenal’s chances in three competitions since the turn of the year, but he has returned to action feeling mentally “refreshed”, while his body has also had a chance to recover from the rigours of playing so many high-intensity matches over the previous five seasons. Mikel Arteta believes Saka has the rare durability of the kind of top…
One of the main storylines for the Los Angeles Lakers this season, other than the arrival of Luka Doncic, has been the rise of Austin Reaves. He was already a good player during the previous two seasons, but this season, he has taken things to an even higher level. He’s averaging 20.2 points a game this season, compared to 15.9 points a game last season. While he reached the 30-point mark just once during the 2023-24 campaign, he has gotten there 10 times so far this season, which included a career-best 45-point effort versus the Indiana Pacers on Feb. 8.…
Bukayo Saka is primed for his first start in more than three months when Arsenal host Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg at Emirates Stadium. Saka returned from his hamstring injury with two substitute appearances against Fulham and Everton last week. And asked if he’s ready to start against Real Madrid, Saka said: “Yeah, but there is only one way to find out!” Arsenal have no fresh injury concerns from their 1-1 draw at Everton on Saturday, with Mikel Merino fine after cutting his head. Ben White was able to get through 60 minutes at Goodison Park,…
The Los Angeles Lakers have legitimately turned their season around and they only needed a generational superstar handed to them midseason to make it possible! The Luka Doncic trade has ensured that the LA Lakers can build another dynasty and while that is sorted, win in the present as well because LeBron James continues to defy Father Time. A late surge has propelled Lakers as one of the top contenders for the No. 3 seed in the West which is quite a coup in a brutal conference. The Lakers have become better quicker than anyone foresaw and a meeting with…
The Los Angeles Lakers and Dallas Mavericks have gone in opposite directions since the Luka Doncic trade. The Lakers (48-30) are 1.5 games ahead of the Denver Nuggets for third place in the Western Conference, while the Mavericks (38-41) own the 10th seed. This is partially due to bad luck, as superstar guard Kyrie Irving tore his ACL against the Sacramento Kings on March 3, and Anthony Davis went down with a groin injury in his first game as a Maverick on Feb. 8. Davis returned against the Brooklyn Nets on March 24, but Irving is out for the year.…
Calciomercato.com begin a report on Gimenez’s situation by pointing out that two months without a goal is too long for a striker like him. His last goal came in the victory against Hellas Verona nearly eight weeks ago, so at present the €30m+ investment is not paying off. The Rossoneri’s trust in the former Feyenoord man remains intact. Sergio Conceicao’s trust is down though, as he has started the on-loan Tammy Abraham in the last three games and even brought Luka Jovic on before the Mexican during the draw with Fiorentina. Moving from the Eredivisie to Serie A is not…
There has been a lot said about Abraham recently, and we are now getting closer to a point of clarification, it seems. Milan made a move for the Englishman at the end of the summer mercato, after going back and forth during the window over signing him. After an initial bright start, the striker then began to suffer from a string of poor performances. However, since the turn of the year, Abraham has begun to show his self of old self, playing like the striker who many imagined he could be during the peak of his career so far. After…