Author: Soccerhuz
After contrasting results in their first league-phase fixtures, Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan will convene at the BayArena on Tuesday evening, both seeking three precious points in the Champions League. The two clubs have never previously met in European competition, and their first competitive encounter comes after the German champions coasted to victory on the opening matchday and Milan were well beaten at San Siro. Following last season’s record-breaking feats, Bayer Leverkusen had plenty to live up to when making their Champions League comeback, and the ruthless nature of an emphatic 4-0 win away to Feyenoord suggests they can also make a big impact this…
Speaking on Sky Sport 24 today, journalist Peppe Di Stefano shared the latest updates on Milan from outside Milanello, ahead of the important Champions League away game against Bayer Leverkusen: “There are good chances (for the two-striker formation to be used again), but I believe Fonseca will decide tomorrow. This morning there was training. There were some tests, yes, but nothing definitive yet, especially since the team played on Friday. In fact, yesterday was a recovery day, today another light session, and tomorrow the formation will be tested before the team departs at 16:30 from Malpensa Prime heading to Cologne, then by bus to…
Samuel Chukwueze could leave AC Milan as early as the January transfer window with interest mounting from a number of European clubs, a report claims. Chukwueze had a great preseason under new head coach Paulo Fonseca but he has once again fallen victim to the same situation he did last season: Christian Pulisic is in red hot form and that makes him undroppable at present. Soccernet.ng are reporting that Chukwueze ‘could be on his way out of Milan’ with Atletico Madrid keen on bringing him back to LaLiga. Premier League sides West Ham United and Aston Villa are also keen on…
Everything has changed at AC Milan since the derby win against Inter, according to Andrea Longoni, and there are a number of players who deserve praise for improvements. Milan beat Inter 2-1 one week ago thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Matteo Gabbia, with the hope being that it would provide a launching point after a difficult start to the season which had to that point resulted in one win in six games. Milan moved top of the Serie A table – albeit temporarily – as they brushed aside Lecce 3-0 at San Siro on Friday night thanks to three goals…
Former Roma and Inter coach Jose Mourinho has added another curious incident to his litany of touchline antics, booked for using the pitch-side camera to make a Fenerbahce point. The Special One was fired by Roma in mid-January and resumed his coaching career in Turkey on the bench of Fenerbahce. His long history of protests against referees in outlandish fashion has seen him pretend to be in handcuffs when Inter had two players sent off, then receive a long ban for shouting abuse at the official in the car park following Roma’s Europa League Final defeat to Sevilla. Today he put another…
The Pittsburgh Steelers have scored 51 points in their first three games this season. Yet the Steelers have managed to win all three. Pittsburgh defeated the Atlanta Falcons 18-10 on Sept. 8, the Denver Broncos 13-6 on Sept. 15 and the Los Angeles Chargers 20-10 on Sept. 22. The victory over the Chargers was business as usual for Pittsburgh, Steelers running back Najee Harris said. “I think this past matchup, man, it was a good example of a 15-round fight,” Harris said. “We came out slow. They had a good defense, obviously. They had a good front. We knew they…
Just like the Miami Heat, the Los Angeles Lakers are a team with an aging superstar and a limited championship window. LeBron James will be 40 by the time this season comes to an end. For his age, LeBron is exceptional. But one has to recognize he is nowhere near his prime. He is not the best basketball player on the planet anymore. The Lakers have not surrounded him with a roster of players that can help him to a fifth ring. Then, there is all the discussion around the drafting of Bronny James and the hiring of JJ Redick as head coach. Put together, it feels…
Paulo Fonseca sprung a bit of a surprise on Friday night when he not only called Alvaro Morata up for the game against Lecce but he started him from minute one. As QS (via MilanNews) recall, Fonseca had revealed on the eve of the game that Morata was battling bursitis and that he didn’t intend to risk him, and yet after the game – one in which the Spaniard started and scored the opening goal – he made it clear that the striker asked to play. With the departure of Olivier Giroud and Simon Kjaer, Milan were in dire need of…
After securing the league victory against Lecce, AC Milan immediately returned to Milanello to prepare for the upcoming Champions League clash against Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen. It won’t be an easy away game, but Paulo Fonseca’s team will approach it with enthusiasm and confidence following their three consecutive Serie A wins (Venezia, Inter, Lecce). In addition to this, there are two significant pieces of news that are sure to bring a smile to the Portuguese coach ahead of the match at the BayArena. In fact, the team captain, Davide Calabria, and Noah Okafor, who were absent from…
The 16 year-olds are both France U16 internationals. Bouyer is a young goalkeeper who has proven himself at Paris FC. As for Cisse, he played last season with Racing as a midfielder. According to Foot Mercato, the two players have signed a contract until June 2027 with Milan. They will play this season with the U17 team in the hope of quickly joining the U20 Primavera.