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Latest Premier League stories: 18/02/22

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 Let's check out the latest gossip from the world of the Premier League. There's a lot going on France striker Kylian Mbappe is believed to have had his head turned when it comes to moving to Liverpool after being underwhelmed by Real Madrid's display during their Champions League match with Paris St-Germain. Would you like to the striker in the Premier League next season? UCL: PSG will take narrow advantage into second leg (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) However, some reports indicate that PSG are ready to make Mbappe the world's highest-paid player with a basic wage of close to £1m a week to stop him from leaving.  Could Ronaldo be off? Manchester United's Portuguese forward could find himself teaming up with arch-rival and Argentina forward Lionel Messi, 34, next season at Paris St-Germain. Imagine that for a second? Real Madrid are lining up a summer move to bring Arsenal's Scottish left-back Kieran Tierney to the Bernabeu.  Manchester City are closing

UEL: Barcelona rescue a draw

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Barcelona 1 - 1 Napoli Former Manchester City player Ferran Torres scored a penalty as Barcelona rescued a draw in their Europa League last-32 first-leg tie against Napoli. Barca were making their first appearance in this competition in almost 18 years and they fell behind in the first half when Piotr Zielinski drove in. UCL: Barcelona knocked out But they awarded a penalty in the second half by VAR after Adama Traore's cross hit Juan Jesus' hand. Torres stepped up to take the penalty and sent goalkeeper Alex Meret the wrong way. This will have been of significant relief for the striker after he had missed a big chance when the game was goalless, firing over when well placed inside the box. Bon dia, Culers! ☀️ We keep working! 👊 pic.twitter.com/c9h2nm5tKI — FC Barcelona (@FCBarcelona) February 18, 2022 Torres had a good opportunity to win the game for Barcelona late on, but sent his shot over the bar. Ex-Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang had a quiet game as he mad

Memorable moments between Leeds United and Manchester United

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Let's have a look at some previous memorable encounters between Leeds United and Manchester United The original version of this article was first posted on Greater Manchester Football.  Memorable Encounters Between Manchester United And Leeds United (greatermanchesterfootball.blogspot.com) The video below is a prologue to a documentary about one of the fiercest rivalries in English football, Manchester United vs Leeds United.  LUFC Lewis - YouTube Leeds United 0 - 3 Manchester United (September 2011) Despite making several changes, Manchester United eased into the next round of the 2011/2012 League Cup following a 3-0 win. Michael Owen scored twice and Ryan Giggs got one. All the goals came before half-time. Leeds United 0 - 0 Manchester United (February 1993) This game had no goals but was made memorable by Eric Cantona returning to Leeds for the first time since he signed for Manchester United. Man United reach 1977 FA Cup final The 1977 Fa Cup semi final was played at Hillsbor

UCL: PSG will take narrow advantage into second leg

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Paris Saint Germain 1 - 0  Real Madrid Kylian Mbappe scored a stunning stoppage-time goal as Paris St-Germain beat Real Madrid in the first leg of their last-16 tie. The France striker, linked with a move to Real in the summer, received the ball on the left from a clever backheel by Neymar, and got between two defenders inside the box before slotting through Thibaut Courtois' legs to send the Parc des Princes crazy. It was a dramatic finish to a game that had looked set to end in frustration for PSG. This was all after Lionel Messi saw his penalty saved just after the hour mark. The successful strike was Mbappe's 22nd in another incredible season for the youngster. His performance will surely have only served to enhance Real's desire for him to be leading their line next term. Champions League highlights from BT Sport.  BT Sport - YouTube   The best reaction Let's have a look at the best social media reaction from the game. Casemiro tweeted: This is our competitio

PL: Man United battle to a much-needed victory

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Manchester United 2 - 0 Brighton & Hove Albion There's no place quite like it ❤️ #MUFC | #PhotoOfTheDay pic.twitter.com/EUy93lvyt4 — Manchester United (@ManUtd) February 16, 2022 There was a massive sense of relief at Old Trafford as Manchester United battled to a much-needed win over Brighton.  The three points have their hopes of a top-four finish a huge boost. You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below. Footage from the Manchester United YouTube channel.  Manchester United - YouTube Key Talking Points United's goals came in the second half and were scored by Cristiano Ronaldo and Bruno Fernandes. Brighton's Lewis Dunk was sent off for denying a goal-scoring opportunity. Did VAR and the referee eventually get to the correct decision? Dermot Gallagher looks at the red card given to Brighton captain Lewis Dunk against Man Utd 👀 🎥 #RefWatch pic.twitter.com/6TbtDnwN6E — Sky Sports Premier League (@SkySportsPL) February 16, 2022  One Twitte

All the best social media posts as Chelsea win FIFA Club World Cup

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Let's have a look at the best social media reaction as Chelsea won the Club World Cup for the first time These were the best tweets One journalist tweeted: "Easy to write the Club World Cup off as a nothing trophy and it is a strange tournament. But winning every available trophy over a 19-year period is an incredible achievement for an English club. That's why Chelsea's success in Abu Dhabi was significant." One Chelsea fan posted: "There hasn’t been a more consistent player in the world than Antonio Rüdiger since Thomas Tuchel came in at Chelsea." There hasn’t been a more consistent player in the world than Antonio Rüdiger since Thomas Tuchel came in at Chelsea. pic.twitter.com/sqrjjzvwGG — Alex Goldberg (@AlexGoldberg_) February 13, 2022 Saúl Ñiguez posted: "Grateful for the opportunity I was given in this competition. @ChelseaFC come from being the best team in Europe, and today is the best in the world. Happy to become a part of this beautifu

Scottish Cup: Rangers ease past Annan

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Annan Athletic 0 - 3  Rangers Rangers' eased to Scottish Cup last-16 win over Annan Athletic. Welsh midfielder Aaron Ramsey and Polish full-back Mateusz Zukowski also made their debuts as goals from Filip Helander, Fashion Sakala and Kemar Roofe gave Rangers a 3-0 half-time lead. Aaron Ramsey told the media: "Coming to a massive club like this, there's always pressure to win, and I like that and hopefully, we can have a successful season together. "It's my first start in a long time, so I'm going to be rusty, but glad I got the minutes in my legs. I'm feeling good. I'm building on everything every week by week and hopefully, I can start more regularly. I'm just happy to be here and enjoying my football again." More reaction One Rangers fan told us: "It was a professional performance in the end. We have recovered from the defeat against Celtic. The double is very much on." Rangers manager Giovanni van Bronckhorst added: "We wan

Premier League: Villa and Leeds play out a classic

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Aston Villa 3 - 3 Leeds United Aston Villa and Leeds shared six goals to produce one of the Premier League games of the season. FULL-TIME Aston Villa 3-3 Leeds Six goals, but nothing to separate the two sides. Diego Llorente's strike ultimately rescues a point for Leeds #AVLLEE pic.twitter.com/MoyZyfPIsd — Premier League (@premierleague) February 9, 2022 It was a gripping contest played at incredible speed. The two sides traded blow after blow. Leeds scored the first goal of the game. Dan James placed a low finish into the far corner. The Welsh winger had two further chances for the buoyant away side, hitting the bar with one from range. Villa hit back in style, Coutinho slotted in a low shot before twice setting up young midfielder Ramsey for a pair of superb finishes past Illan Meslier. The side and James had the final word before the break, with the forward defying his small stature to leap and head home a looping ball from close range. They also had the first and ultimate

FA Cup reaction: West Ham overcame a huge scare against Kidderminster

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Let's have a look at all the reaction  as West Ham United overcame a huge scare in the FA Cup fourth round They beat National League North Kidderminster Harriers in extra time. You can watch the highlights of the match in the video below Who said what? After the match, Declan Rice said: "We watched a few videos of them this week, we’ve seen their results and they've been flying.  “Speaking to a couple of their players afterwards you can see they’re top guys, and you could see it on the bench with their manager. We weren't at our best today and scraped it with two late goals.  “Kidderminster fought for every ball. We weren’t at the races in the first half. Luckily enough, we got one back late in the second and then we nicked at the end.  "Massive, massive respect to Kidderminster... Kidderminster fought for every ball. We weren’t at the races in the first half. Luckily enough, we got one back late in the second and then we nicked at the end." 🗣 @_DeclanR