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Defending Serie A champions, Juventus had to fight hard to defeat bottom half side, Genoa 3-1 at the Allianz Stadium on Sunday.

Juventus scored the first goal early, following brilliant quick feet from Juan Cuadrado to set up Dejan Kulusevski, who finished with a brilliant left-footed curler. In the 22nd minute, Ivan Radovanović committed a howler and Federico Chiesa led a break and his shot was saved by the keeper, Cristiano Ronaldo’s rebound hit the upright and Alvaro Morata scored from the follow-up. Gianluca Scamacca pulled one back for Genoa just 4 minutes after the break from a Nicolo Rovella corner kick. In the 70th minute, Weston McKennie beat the offside flag to restore Juventus 2-goal lead.

With the title slipping away from the Old Lady, they are in the race to finish in the top 4, and with the win, they sit third on the Serie A table and reduced the point deficit with AC Milan to just 1 point and 3 points ahead of Victor Osimhen’s Napoli. Genoa, on the other hand, sit 13th on the log, level on points with 14th placed Spezia.

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Manchester United continued with their away form as they come from behind to beat former manager Jose Mourinho and his Spur team at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, on Super Sunday.

Edinson Cavani thought he had given Manchester United the lead in the 33rd minute, but the goal was chalked due to an early foul on Heung-Min Son by Scott McTominay. The South Korean then scored the opener for Spurs in the 40th minute. Fred levelled matters for the Red Devils in the 57th minute following a poor defending by the hosts. Spurs’ terrible defending would cost them again, as substitute Mason Greenwood sent in a beautiful cross which was well finished by Cavani in the 70th minute. The youngster then sealed the victory for the Old Trafford landlords with a goal in the 96th minute to make it 3-1.

Tottenham’s hope of making the Premier League top 4 is getting thinner, as they sit seventh on the log, 6 points behind West Ham United. Manchester United, on the other hand, are edging closer to securing the second spot as they are now 7 points ahead of Leicester City and they cut the gap between them and neighbours Manchester City to 11 points on the EPL log.

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Real Madrid captain on the night, Karim Benzema scored a cheeky goal to help 10-man Real Madrid beat Barcelona 2-1 at the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano. 

The Blancos took the lead in the 13th minute following a counter-attack from Fede Valverde, who gave a pass to Lucas Vasquez to send in a low cross before Benzema finished past Marc-André ter Stegen. Toni Kroos made it 2-0 in the 28th minute after his freekick deflected off 2 Barcelona players. Oscar Mingueza pulled one back for the visitors on the hour mark, but it was not enough to win 3 points.

With the win, Real Madrid go top of the La Liga table, pending Atlético Madrid’s result away to Real Betis, while Barcelona dropped down to third.

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Ole Gunnar Solskjaer and his Manchester United team will be travelling to London to take on Jose Mourinho’s Spurs at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in revenge of the first leg thumping at Old Trafford, and My11 looks at the most prolific scorers for both players this season.

The top goalscorers for both clubs are Englishmen, Harry Kane, and Marcus Rashford, who have 49 goals and 28 assists combined in all competitions this campaign.

Kane has scored 29 goals for Tottenham in 41 games with 16 assists in all competitions, while Rashford has scored 20 goals in 47 matches for Manchester United with 12 assists.

In the Premier League, Kane has scored 19 goals for Jose Mourinho’s side and he has provided a career-high of 13 assists in the English top division. Rashford, on the other hand, has 10 goals in the league and he has provided 9 assists for the Red Devils.

Both Tottenham Hotspur and Manchester United are among the top scorers in the English Premier League and both players will want to turn op for their respective clubs when they face off this weekend.

Who do you think will laugh last after 90 minutes?

The second leg of the greatest football match is here again, El Grand Clasico when Real Madrid will be welcoming Barcelona to the Estadio Alfredo di Stefano, as both teams aim to go top of the La Liga.

In 181 La Liga meetings between these two teams, Real Madrid have won 74 games, while Barcelona have won 72 matches, with the other 35 games ending in a draw. In Zinedine Zidane’s era of the Clasico, the away team have had better results.

Real Madrid will be without three of their first-choice back four. Captain Sergio Ramos and Daniel Carvajal due to injury, while Raphael Varane will miss out due to a positive COVID-19. Barcelona, on the other hand, will be without Neto, Philippe Coutinho, and Ansu Fati due to injury.

El Clasico is always a classic encounter with end-to-end football, and both teams are coming into this game in fine form. A win for either side will give them a huge advantage in La Liga. This looks like a game where both teams will score and it could end in a draw.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 204, SuperSport La Liga on Saturday, April 10 2021, by 8 pm Naija time.

Jose Mourinho will be facing his old side again, as Spurs will be welcoming Manchester United to the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, as the Red Devils will be aiming for revenge.

In 57 Premier League meetings between these two teams, Tottenham have won 10 games, while Manchester United have won 35 matches, with the other 12 games ending in a draw. The first leg of this clash ended 6-1 for Spurs.

Tottenham will be without full-backs Matt Doherty and Ben Davies due to injury. Manchester United, on the other hand, will be without Anthony Martial and Phil Jones, while Eric Bailly will miss out due to a positive COVID-19 test.

The top 4 battle is heating up, and this clash could change the position of the table. A win for Manchester United draws them closer to a second-place finish and a win for Tottenham could send them into the top 4. This will be a close call, but Mourinho’s charge should edge it.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 203, SuperSport Premier League on Sunday, April 11 2021, by 4:30 pm Naija time.

Defending champions, Juventus are fighting to qualify for the UEFA Champion League, and their next quest is to welcome Genoa to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday.

In the last 27 Serie A meetings between these two teams, Juventus have won 14 games, while Genoa have won 4 matches, with the other 5 games ending in a draw. The Old Lady have scored at least 3 goals in their last 3 encounters.

Juventus will be without Leonardo Bonucci and Federico Bernardeschi due to a positive COVID-19 test. Genoa, on the other hand, will be without Luca Pellegrini due to injury, while Kevin Strootman is suspended for this clash.

The league is almost lost for Juventus, but they are still fighting, and with Cristiano Ronaldo hitting another mark, he will want to continue scoring. This game will be too much for Genoa. This should be a straight win for the Turin giants.

You can catch the game live on DSTV channel 208, SuperSport Variety 3 on Sunday, April 11 2021, by 2 pm Naija time.

Naija Super Eagles’ defender, Zaidu Sanusi’s impressive performance could not stop Chelsea, as the Blues defeated FC Porto 2-0 to head into the second leg with a huge advantage.

Mason Mount scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute with Chelsea's first real attempt, turning past Sanusi and fired a low shot into the net. Left-back, Ben Chilwell made it 2-0 in the 85th minute, after stealing the ball from Jesús Corona and he rounded the goalkeeper, before kicking into an empty net.

F Porto head into the second leg knowing they have to perform better than they did in the first leg, and will have to win by at least 2-goal margin to qualify. Chelsea, on the other hand, will just need to sit back and try not to concede, and they will be in the semifinal of the Champions League for the first time since 2012.

Do you think Porto can shock Chelsea in the second leg?

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France World Cup star, Kylian Mbappe was in fine form, as French champions, Paris Saint-Germain defeated defending Champions Bayern Munich 3-2 at the Allianz Arena.

Kylian Mbappe scored the opening goal after just 3 minutes, after a howler for Manuel Neuer. In the 28th minute, Marquinhos beat the offside to score, following a long pass from Neymar, who assisted the first goal, Marquinhos made it 2-0. Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting headed home a lovely cross from Benjamin Pavard to make it 2-1 in the 37th minute. On the hour mark, Thomas Mueller nods home a freekick from Joshua Kimmich to draw level. Mbappe restored PSG’s lead in the 68th minute and the game ended 3-2 in favour of the visitors.

Bayern Munich lost their first Champions League match since the home defeat to Liverpool in March 2019, and the Bavarians will have a huge mountain to climb in the return leg. PSG, on the other hand, have one leg in the semifinal and will want to qualify for back-to-back semifinal on the UCL.

Do you think Bayern can still qualify?

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England young star, Phil Foden scored in the 90th minute to give Manchester City the advantage in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League, as the Cityzens defeated Dortmund 2-1 at the Etihad Stadium.

Kevin de Bruyne scored the opening goal in the 19th minute from the 6-yards, after a pass from Riyad Mahrez. Jude Bellingham thought he had equalized for Dortmund in the 37th minute, but his goal was chalked off for a foul on Man City’s goalkeeper, Ederson Moraes. Captain Marco Reus levelled matters in the 84th minute after a lovely chip pass from Erling Braut Haaland. Foden scored the winning goal in the 90th minute after de Bruyne’s long ball was brought down by Ilkay Gundogan and Foden passed the ball into the net to help the home side win 2-1.

Manchester City head into the second leg with an advantage, but the away goal scored by Borussia Dortmund will help them in the return leg, knowing a 1-0 win will see them through to the Champions League semifinal.

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