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Cristiano Ronaldo Cristiano Ronaldo played like, well, Cristiano Ronaldo. The Portuguese winger added two goals to his hat-trick from matchday one in Istanbul, to make him the season’s top scorer in the Champions League after two games. The former Manchester United player had 7 shots on target during the game, he also made 4 key passes in FC Copenhagen’s half of the pitch. He scored 12 goals for club and country in September, and will be looking for more in the month of October....

Ronaldo again set the alarm bells ringing when he pulled up during his warm up ahead of the last Primera Liga match of the season when Real Madrid beat Espanyol 3-1 last Saturday, reports Xinhua. He has been struggling with a hamstring problem since the start of April and after missing the previous game, it was feared he may miss the biggest game of the season as Real Madrid challenge for their 10th Champions League title....

Valverde looks pleased with his current side which has not lost a single match since the start of the season. The team seems to click every time they step on the pitch. At the start of the season, Messi clearly indicated that their main objective is to win their sixth European Cup this season after last season’s disappointing exit at the quarter-finals. The coach will try to keep the team up and running with another win against the Dutch opponents coached by former Barca midfielder Mark van Bommel who was the part of Barca’s Champions League winning side of 2005-06....

Matchday 1 presents a large number of absolutely delicious match-ups. We look at the individual matches and try to predict who will remain standing when the dust settles at the end of Matchday 1. Group A - Atletico Madrid, Borussia Dortmund, Club Brugge, AS Monaco Club Brugge vs Borussia Dortmund Club Brugge from Belgium and Borussia Dortmund from Germany go up against each other at Jan Breydel Stadion in Bruges....

Previous Matches Tottenham 1-2 Liverpool (Premier League) Liverpool faced their toughest test of the season so far against Spurs at Wembley and passed with flying colors. The difference at the end of the game was only a goal but it could’ve and should’ve been more, as on another day The Reds could’ve easily had 5 or 6. Georginio Wijnaldum and Roberto Firmino scored either side of half-time on a day when The Merseysiders executed an excellent counter-attacking display....

LaLiga leaders Barcelona take on the Red Devils in their Champions League quarter-finals fixture and face a tricky first leg visit to Old Trafford in the upcoming mid-week. In case you didn’t know… Since the turn of the century the Premier League giants and the Catalan giants have gone head to head on four occasions in Europe’s elite competition, with the Spanish side having the upper hand in the clashes with two wins, while United only winning one game and one match ending in a goalless draw....

Play was suspended in the 33rd minute of the match, which Everton went on to win 2-0 thanks to goals from Michael Keane and Idrissa Gueye, when objects were thrown from the away end and supporters charged towards the pitch. The majority of the charges relate to Split’s supporters, namely the throwing of objects, crowd disturbances, field invasion by supporters and acts of damage. Everton have also been charged with the throwing of objects by their fans....

The Catalan giants have been sanctioned under Article 16 (2) of UEFA’s Disciplinary Regulations following Wednesday’s 4-1 win. A UEFA Control, Ethics and Disciplinary Body will meet on May 31 to rule on the charges. Barca took a commanding lead in the quarter-final tie thanks to own goals from Daniele De Rossi and Kostas Manolas, with Gerard Pique and Luis Suarez completing the win. Ernesto Valverde’s side will travel to Rome for the second leg on Tuesday, Edin Dzeko’s away goal having given the Italian club the smallest glimmer of hope....

The current president of UEFA, Michel Platini said: “Uefa should work with associations and clubs to find the best solutions.” Members of the European Club Association will be receiving £145 million for releasing their players during the Euro 2020. The payment will be £36 million more than what the ECA members will earn in the Euro 2016. The money will be split amongst the ECA members which include big leagues like the English, French, Spanish and German, as well as the smaller leagues like Wales, Scotland, and Ireland....

The likes of Georgio Chiellini, Mats Hummels and Shinji Kagawa are among the high-profile football stars to have agreed to the project, whereby a pledge of one per cent of their salary is used to fund charities across the globe. And Ceferin has now added his name to the Common Goal list. “I firmly believe that football has the power to change the world and I was inspired by Juan Mata to join the Common Goal project,” Ceferin said....

Coleman was looking for redemption but did not get it. After a decent back and forth contest Coleman gassed and was easy pickings for Williams, who smashed him full force in the face with an expertly timed leg kick. Coleman was out and the UFC had a new superstar. Tank Abbott destroyed Hugo Duarte in under a minute after Duarte attempted to lock in a choke but Abbott reversed and smashed him in the head with brutal hammer fists to the head....

Johnson opened a prohibitive -400 favorite and has been bet up to -500 at most sports books in town and even higher in some spots. Dodson gets 4-to-1 odds at most books. He is a very live underdog. As great and dominant a champion Johnson has been, he remains underrated by MMA fans. The casual fan may not know much about Johnson, but the betting public and oddsmakers sure do....

Jack Encarnacao: My first question is for Amanda. Amanda, now that Ronda Rousey is out of the sport, do you feel like the face of women’s MMA? Jack Encarnacao: Okay. Yoel, a question for you please? What’s your expectation if you defeat Robert Whittaker as far as ever getting to fight Michael Bisping now that the Georges St-Pierre, Bisping fight doesn’t seem to be happening. Do you ever expect to fight Michael Bisping?...

The former WWE champion and Chicago native says that preparing for a fight means more to him than being told he would win. “Oh, yeah,” Punk told Sporting News ahead of his welterweight bout Saturday at United Center vs. Mike Jackson at UFC 225. “One, someone said, ‘Hey, you’re going to win this.’ When I win, it’s going to be because of hard work and dedication from my coaches, my teammates and myself....

In case you didn’t know… UFC 229 will mark the return of former two-division UFC Champion Conor McGregor who is all set to make his grand return to Octagon competition for the first time two and a half years. McGregor’s last fight in the Octagon took place way back at UFC 205 when The Notorious One defeated Eddie Alvarez to win the UFC Lightweight Championship for the very first time in his career....

Jeremy Stephens’ last UFC fight Jeremy Stephens was last seen competing the UFC Octagon back at UFC on ESPN 6 when he faced Yair Rodriguez in a rematch from UFC on ESPN+17 after the initial bout ended in a “No Contest” due to an accidental eye poke from Rodriguez. As the duo eventually squared off in Boston, Stephens ended up losing a back-and-forth bout to ‘El Pantera’ in a performance that also earned the former a Fight of the Night award, as well....

Cejudo scored a contentious second-round TKO over Cruz as the UFC returned behind closed doors in Jacksonville, Fla., amid the coronavirus pandemic. The co-main event was stopped at 4:50 of the second round. UFC 249: Results, highlights from UFC’s return to Octagon Cejudo, a former flyweight champion, then surprisingly called time on his UFC career. “I’m happy with my career; I’ve done enough in the sport,” Cejudo, 33, said during his postfight interview inside the Octagon....

The main event sees UFC welterweight champion Kamaru Usman defend his title against Gilbert Burns, while flyweights Maycee Barber and Alexa Grasso clash in the co-main. However, UFC 258 just isn’t anywhere near as strong as UFC 257, nor does it come close to the upcoming UFC 259 card. Nevertheless, it is a chance to see a true great in action in the form of Usman. On that note, here are the predicted outcomes for UFC 258: Usman vs Burns....

At that point, the prudent thing would have been to press forward, throw more strikes and try to complete the rally. Instead, Diaz did this: Edwards survived the round and walked out of the Octagon with a unanimous decision victory in the welterweight bout. UFC 263: Live results, highlights Diaz appeared only slightly disappointed with taking the L as Joe Rogan interviewed him afterward. There was business to attend to....

‘The Great’ believes Chikadze is on the right trajectory and is only a few fights away from a title shot. Giga Chikadze is currently ranked number eight on the featherweight ladder. However, Volkanovski believes the Georgian is hungrier for the belt than most guys above him. Alexander Volkanovski said of Chikadze: Catch Alexander Volkanovski addressing the media below: Giga Chikadze predicts Alexander Volkanovski vs. Brian Ortega Giga Chikadze recently gave his honest prediction for the upcoming title fight between Alexander Volkanovski and Brian Ortega....