European Super Football

Champions League Preview | More ominous signs for Man City.  Kylian Mbappe and Jude Bellingham have returned to Real Madrid's squad for their Champions League last-16 second leg at Manchester City on Tuesday. Author |  Macca Mbappe was diagnosed with a left knee sprain at the beginning of March and has been missing from Real's line-up since his side's La Liga game against Osasuna on 21st February. Kylian Mbappé and Jude Bellingham have both been named in Real Madrid's travelling squad to play Manchester City in their Champions League round-of-16 second leg game on Tuesday. [image or embed] — ESPN FC ( @espnfc-m.bsky.social ) 16 March 2026 at 10:21 Bellingham sustained a hamstring injury less than 10 minutes into a league game against Rayo Vallecano on 1 February and left the field in tears. He had initially been expected to miss about four weeks, but the injury was found to be more significant than first thought. It had also raised doubts about Bellingham's avai...

Where did all go wrong? Two draws and four defeats for Premier League sides in the Champions League Author | Josh T Real Madrid’s ruthless dismissal of Manchester City summed up a chastening 24 hours for the Premier League, with its claim to be the world’s strongest league placed under uncomfortable scrutiny. City now face a daunting task to keep their Champions League hopes alive after suffering a similar, though less chaotic, fate to Tottenham, who were beaten 5-2 by Atletico Madrid in the Spanish capital a day earlier. Federico Valverde’s superb first-half hat-trick has left Real firmly in command of the tie, the Spanish champions carrying a 3-0 lead into the second leg of this last-16 encounter. The result capped a sobering run of outcomes for England’s leading clubs, all of whom now have work to do to preserve their involvement in Europe’s premier competition. The ok, the bad and the ugly for other sides Chelsea also unravelled after the interval, slipping to the same scoreline as...

Atletico Madrid 5 - 2 Tottenham Hotspur  We try to summarise a chaotic night for Spurs as their nightmare season continues Author | Greg S Stadium |  Metropolitano Tottenham’s calamitous campaign reached another bleak chapter as goalkeeper Antonin Kinsky endured a torrid 17 minutes before being substituted in a chastening Champions League defeat at Atletico Madrid. Handed a start ahead of Guglielmo Vicario, the 22-year-old Czech twice lost his footing in the opening stages, gifting goals to Marcos Llorente and Julian Alvarez.  In between those awful moments, Micky van de Ven also slipped, allowing Antoine Griezmann to add a third, before Robin Le Normand struck a fourth after just 23 breathless minutes. Tottenham’s last 6 results... [image or embed] — European Super Football ( @eurosuperfootball.bsky.social ) 11 March 2026 at 07:38 It was a chaotic opening spell for the away side Pedro Porro briefly halted the onslaught with a goal for the visitors, but the respite w...

Fulham 0 - 1 Southampton Ross Stewart struck a dramatic stoppage-time penalty as Championship side Southampton reached the FA Cup quarter-finals for the first time in four years. Author | Ajay Stadium | Craven Cottage The substitute fired his penalty beyond Benjamin Lecomte shortly after the 90-minute mark to seal a hard-earned victory over their Premier League hosts and extend Southampton’s unbeaten run to 10 matches in all competitions. The decisive moment arrived suddenly when referee Jarred Gillett pointed straight to the spot after Finn Azaz was brought down in the area by Joachim Andersen. Stewart, who suffered an Achilles injury at Craven Cottage in 2023 while playing for Sunderland, drove the penalty inside the left post to send Tonda Eckert’s resurgent side into the final eight. Fulham had earlier been denied what looked a clear opening goal in the 19th minute. Daniel Peretz’s goal kick struck team-mate Ryan Manning on the back and fell kindly to Rodrigo Muniz, who tapped into...

Rangers 0 - 0 Celtic (Celtic won 4-2 on penalties) Celtic beat Rangers on penalties to reach the semi finals of the Scottish Cup Author | Sean M Stadium | Ibrox This combustible Old Firm derby ended in ugly scenes with supporters from both sides spilling on to the pitch at Ibrox Stadium. James Tavernier and Djeidi Gassama both missed from the spot following an absorbing, if often scrappy, contest. That left Tomas Cvancara with the chance to send Celtic into the last four after a match in which Rangers had long periods of control. When his penalty beat Jack Butland, Celtic supporters poured on to the pitch, quickly followed by Rangers fans. Police and stewards struggled to restore order as objects were thrown and tempers boiled over in the chaotic aftermath. The immediate reaction of the Celtic boss 120 minutes before the real action took place Both sides had a goal ruled out in the 90 minutes, with Celtic's Daizen Maeda having a header disallowed for an earlier offside before E...

Rangers 2 - 2 Celtic Resurgent Celtic fought back from two goals down to snatch a dramatic 91st minute draw against Rangers. Author | Sean M Stadium | Ibrox This is a result that leaves Scottish Premiership leaders Hearts with a commanding cushion over both Old Firm rivals. Rangers had looked in control thanks to a stunning early double from Youssef Chermiti, opened by a world-class overhead kick that evoked memories of Scott McTominay’s strike for Scotland against Denmark late last year. Having already struck twice at Celtic Park at the turn of the year, the Portuguese forward repeated the feat on home soil as a reshuffled Celtic defence buckled under sustained pressure. A misjudged clearance from Dane Murray allowed Chermiti to pounce again, slipping past Julian Araujo before rounding the stand-in goalkeeper Viljami Sinisalo, who was deputising for the unwell Kasper Schmeichel. At half-time it felt like a blow from which Celtic might not recover, but Martin O’Neill altered the moment...

Crystal Palace 2 - 0 Zrinjski (Palace won 3 -1 on aggregate) Crystal Palace eased into the last 16 of the UEFA Europa Conference League as they proved too strong for Bosnian opponents Zrinjski. Author | Ajay Stadium | Selhurst Park The Eagles are competing in their first European campaign after lifting the FA Cup in 2024–25 and arrived back in south London with the tie finely poised following a 1–1 draw in Mostar last week. There was little sense of jeopardy in the return leg. Oliver Glasner’s side controlled proceedings throughout at Selhurst Park, keeping their visitors at arm’s length while steadily asserting their authority. How Palace eased into the next round  This was how the Palace fans responded 20 minutes or so after the match. Warning - video might contain some bad language They made the breakthrough in the 36th minute when Maxence Lacroix rose to head home from close range after a finely judged free-kick from Adam Wharton near the left touchline. Evann Guessand saw ...