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Manchester City 1 - 1 Chelsea Rodri rescued a for Manchester City to deny Chelsea victory and maintain his side's long unbeaten home record. Despite Liverpool and Arsenal securing convincing wins earlier in the day, City fell behind in the title race. Nevertheless, salvaging a draw against Chelsea must be seen as a positive outcome, considering the imminent threat of defeat. Raheem Sterling, facing his former club, put Chelsea ahead just before half-time with a superbly executed goal, capitalising on a swift counter-attack created by Nicolas Jackson. Throughout the game, Chelsea remained dangerous on the break, with Jackson missing a golden opportunity. Click here for the latest City news and stories Premier League news and stories: 2023/2024 Despite City creating numerous chances, they struggled to convert them or seriously trouble Chelsea goalkeeper Djordje Petrovic, despite mounting pressure in the second half. Erling Haaland was particularly guilty of squandering chances,

 Manchester City 0 - 0 Arsenal  Manchester City and Arsenal played out a goalless draw, giving Liverpool the advantage in the Premier League title race. Liverpool are now at the top of the table, two points ahead of Arsenal and three ahead of City . They came from behind to beat Brighton at Anfield, and their delight increased even more when their two closest rivals cancelled each other out. This game failed to live up to its billing as a potential classic, as Arsenal's defensive tactics shut down City while the Gunners had limited chances.  Nathan Ake came close with a header early on but it was saved by Arsenal keeper David Raya. City striker Gabriel Jesus posed an occasional threat for the away side. He nearly scored but failed to connect with Bukayo Saka's cross.  The best reaction Lewis, a Chelsea fan, gave us the perspective of a neutral fan: "Manchester City will remain confident in their ability to retain their Premier League title, but their manager, Pep Gua

West Ham United held Manchester City to a 0-0 draw in normal time before winning 5-3 on penalties to book a quarter-final spot in the Carabao Cup. After the match,West Ham coach Stuart Pearce singled out club captain Mark Noble. He is 34 and in his farewell season put in a tireless 90 minutes. Pearce said to the media: "He's been a wonderful captain of this club, and a great role model," said Pearce. "He inspires from within the dressing room. Credit to him, he's not had a lot of games this year but when he was asked to come in and lead the team tonight he was incredible." What are people saying about West Ham? One YouTube, one West Ham said: "The Manchester City dominance on this competition has been shattered, Congrats Hammers!" Another told us: "This is the best West Ham side in my lifetime and I'm 58. We play with a lot more composure than previous years and this team has the potential to be massive. I am so happy!" Even this Ch

Manchester City 1 - 1 Real Madrid Real Madrid won 4-3 on penalties Real Madrid beat Manchester City in a dramatic quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium, ending their hold on the Champions League after a penalty shootout. Some incredible celebrations in the #RealMadrid end last night. #MCFC https://t.co/sibOvrXJB0 https://t.co/ZuTAUAqK7V — Jay Dee (@JDESFNews) April 18, 2024 The holders came back from an early goal scored by Rodrygo to put pressure on Real Madrid's defence. They eventually managed to equalize 14 minutes before the end of normal time when Kevin de Bruyne took advantage of Antonio Rudiger's clearance. It was the least City deserved for their almost total domination, but a lack of the finishing touch cost them as Real, despite being exhausted and mounting a desperate rearguard action, held out for spot-kicks. UCL and UEL news and stories UCL: Madrid and City play out a classic  A Dramatic Penalty Shootout It all started well for City. Real Madrid players and f

Manchester City 2 - 2 Crystal Palace Manchester City's bid to defend their title faced another setback when Michael Olise's 95th-minute penalty salvaged a thrilling draw for Crystal Palace. City had a comfortable 2-0 lead with goals from Jack Grealish and Rico Lewis, seemingly heading for victory until Jean-Philippe Mateta scored with 14 minutes left. Limbs 🤌 #CPFC pic.twitter.com/21RfQ7NN38 — Crystal Palace F.C. (@CPFC) December 17, 2023 The drama continued in stoppage time when Phil Foden fouled Mateta, leading to a penalty. Michael Olise calmly converted, sparking jubilation among the away fans. This draw, City's third consecutive at home, puts them in fourth place, trailing leaders Liverpool by three points. More Crystal Palace news from European Super Football Click here to discover more news from Manchester City While Palace has won just one of their last 10 games, this result felt like a win for them, especially after last week's stoppage-time defeat to Li

Nottingham Forest  1 - 1 Manchester City Manchester City missed the opportunity to return to the top of the Premier League with a draw against Nottingham Forest at the City Ground. Chris Wood's late goal cancelled out Bernardo Silva's rocket from 20 yards, with the visitors missing chances in abundance to put the game to bed. Erling Haaland volleyed against the crossbar and ballooned the rebound over the top after Aymeric Laporte's header was brilliantly saved by Forest keeper Keylor Navas. Forest claimed a stunning later point. Morgan Gibbs-White's fizzed cross was tapped in at the far post in the 84th minute for Wood's first Forest goal. Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Forest scored with their only attempt on target, having created four chances to City's 23 The draw extended Forest's unbeaten home run to eight games and meant City dropped to second after Arsenal returned to the top with a 4-2 comeback win against Aston Villa earlie

 Manchester United won the FA Cup, let's explore some of the best reaction from around the world. It was a great end to the season for Manchester United and a disappointing way for City to finish what has been a successful end to a campaign where they clinched their 4th successive Premier League title.  Reaction from this involved This is how Erik ten Hag responded to presenters from MUTV. The video was uploaded to the Manchester United YouTube account. After the match, the Manchester United players published an open letter to the fans. This starts off: "To every Manchester United fan. We all know that this club is special. As we fought to win the FA Cup, the incredible atmosphere you generated inside Wembley helped push us over the line. Celebrating all together was beautiful. Fans, staff, players — all united as one. Those memories will live with us forever.   "It was a further reminder that with your support behind us, and the United badge on our chests, we can ach

Celtic 4 - 3 Manchester City Manchester City's pre-season tour of the United States began with a 4-3 defeat to Celtic in North Carolina. The match was billed as the 'battle of the champions'. Despite the empty seats at the stadium, there was still a fantastic atmosphere.  Two first half goals from Nicolas Kuhn and a smart Kyogo Furuhashi finish meant City went in behind at the break despite Oscar Bobb also finding the net. The blues fought back in the second half. An almost defiant display, spearheaded by the irrepressible Bobb, brought City level with Maximo Perrone and Erling Haaland both on target. The Scottish champions eventuallày took the lead again through substitute Luis Palma Celtic impressed at times but fans are still concerned about the club's like of signings in the transfer window. Transfer News: Celtic sign Kasper Schmeichel (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) More Celtic news and stories Premier League: Summer 2024 news and stories (eurosuperfootball.b

There's been a another big money move to the Premier League Manchester City have completed the signing of centre-back Josko Gvardiol on a five-year deal from RB Leipzig for around £77m. He is the second most expensive defender in history after Harry Maguire, who joined Manchester United for £80m from Leicester City in 2019. In two seasons at Leipzig, Gvardiol has impressed after joining from Dynamo Zagreb in July 2021. Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) He helped his now former club win the German Cup in his two seasons with them in addition to twice qualifying for the Champions League. All the latest reaction Joško Gvardiol: “I have always dreamed of one day playing in England... this is an incredible day for me”. 🔵✨ #MCFC “Anyone who saw Manchester City play last season knows they are the best team in the world”. pic.twitter.com/X9xd8kbFZg — Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 5, 2023 Harry, a City fan, told us: "What a fantastic player he is

Semi-final first leg: Real Madrid 1 - 1 Manchester City A screamer from Kevin de Bruyne earned Manchester City a Champions League semi-final first-leg draw at Real Madrid. Manchester City know that any win at home against Madrid will send them to only their second Champions League final, against either Inter Milan or AC Milan. Will Manchester City win The Treble this season? Click here to read all the latest news and stories from The Etihad Stadium. Let's now explore all the best reaction. Luka Modric said: “We put in a good performance, the tie is still open." Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti added: "We deserved to win it.” 🏁 FT: @realmadriden 1-1 @ManCity ⚽ @vinijr 36'; De Bruyne 67' #UCL pic.twitter.com/OlMvSwn2tI — Real Madrid C.F. 🇬🇧🇺🇸 (@realmadriden) May 9, 2023 One Twitter user replied: " Happy that we stopped Haaland. However, we could have done better. Lets hope for the best in the second-leg." Andy is a City fan who is conflicted

 Manchester City 1 - 0 Chelsea City have progressed to another FA Cup final. Let's explore all the best reaction to the match. Manchester City managed to recover from the disappointment of being knocked out of the Champions League quarter-finals by Real Madrid.  For Silva, it was a moment of redemption following his earlier penalty miss that contributed to City's loss to Real. The Portuguese midfielder netted the winning goal, meeting Kevin de Bruyne's cross at the far post six minutes before the final whistle. Chelsea will rue missed opportunities, particularly by striker Nicolas Jackson, as they once again endured a heart-wrenching experience at Wembley. This defeat comes after their loss to Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final. Adding to Chelsea's frustration was the belief that they should have been awarded a penalty in the second half. They felt aggrieved when Jack Grealish's hand appeared to block Cole Palmer's free-kick, but the video assistant refere

Real Madrid 3 - 3 Manchester City There was a quite incredible night of football in Real Madrid. Let's explore what happened.  This video below is from the official Real Madrid YouTube account. The current Champions League holders Manchester City took took the lead in the second minute when Bernardo Silva intelligently placed a 25 yard free-kick round the wall and past goalkeeper Andriy Lunin. This lead was quickly overturned. Deflected strikes from Eduardo Camavinga and Rodrygo helped 14-time European champions Real overturn the deficit at the Bernabeu. A lot of fans and pundits were saying that City were lacking quality in the final third. This was until Phil Foden, who had been on the periphery of the game, found some space outside the area to turn and fire into the top corner to pull last year's Treble winners level. 2-2 quickly became 2-3 which then became 3-3 Only a few moments later, Josko Gvardiol cut in and found the far corner with a superb right-foot shot to scor

Pep Guardiola said many things went wrong for Manchester City after Crystal Palace ruined his 200th Premier League game at the club. Wilfried Zaha pounced on an Aymeric Laporte error to put Palace ahead and the France defender was later sent off for a professional foul on the Eagles forward. Conor Gallagher's late second goal sealed the visitors' victory after Gabriel Jesus had seen an equaliser chalked off by the video assistant referee. Guardiola spoke about the red card after the match: "It could be a yellow card, could be a red, it depends on the decision of the referee. The disallowed goal, I didn’t see it but we didn’t lose because of that." The Manchester City manager added: "We conceded an early goal, played a good first half but at the same time there was the sending off and the interpretation from the referee. "Unfortunately it went wrong with many, many things. We didn’t have many chances in the first half but we had enough to score. Even wit

Chelsea announce another signing They have announced the signing of Cole Palmer from Manchester City in a deal worth £40m, with £2.5m in add-ons. The attacking midfielder can play in several positions and has signed a seven-year contract with Chelsea.  Palmer made over 40 appearances for the Premier League champions across all competitions after coming through their youth set-up. It has already been a busy season for the 21-year-old and many anticipated this to be his breakthrough season at his boyhood club.  Already this season, he has scored a memorable goal in the Community Shield against Arsenal last month and also scored in the UEFA Super Cup victory over Sevilla.  One of their own. Was this a sad loss for Man City fans? Mckenzie is a City fan, he was sad and upset with this news: "I have a lingering sense that Chelsea has brought in an absolutely fantastic footballer. He has effortless grace, he's floating past opponents as smoothly as a gentle breeze on a sunny d

It has been another dramatic season in the Champions League. In the final, Real Madrid faces Borussia Dortmund. Which side will come out on top? How did Real Madrid reach the final? The recently crowned Spanish champions snatched an incredible semi-final victory, scoring late goals to beat Bayern Munich and set up this Champions League final with Borussia Dortmund at Wembley. UCL: Real Madrid progress after astonishing drama (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) In a previous round, Madrid had knocked Manchester City out on penalties. They beat City in a dramatic quarter-final at the Etihad Stadium, ending the 2023 winners' hold on the Champions League.  After Antonio Rudiger's penalty secured the victory for Real Madrid, City's players slumped in despair, while what seemed like dozens of Real players and officials headed off to their supporters tucked in the far corner of Etihad Stadium. After this match, Francis, a Real Madrid fan, told us: "I am so happy that we progre

 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

Arsenal 1 - 1 Manchester City Arsenal won 4-1 on penalties  The Community Shield victory gave Arsenal's title hopes a psychological boost as they beat Pep Guardiola's side on penalties. Cole Palmer curled home a stunning strike. He thought he would win it for City after a largely forgettable 70 minutes in the season curtain-raiser. However, Leandro Trossard equalised in the 101st minute after his shot was deflected into the net. In the end, Arsenal won on spot-kicks after Kevin de Bruyne struck the crossbar, Rodri had his effort saved, and then Fabio Vieira converted to seal the victory. A statement of intent from Arsenal? Despite leading the Premier League for over 240 days last season, Arsenal's challenge fell apart as City overtook them in the final stages to win the Treble along with the Champions League and FA Cup. Gunners boss Mikel Arteta spoke with a lot of media outlets before the match. He admitted that the end of last season still hurt, and was clearly despe

Manchester City 3 - 1 Manchester United Manchester United put up a strong fight in the derby, but ultimately fell short as Phil Foden's brace secured victory for City, despite Marcus Rashford's early goal. More Premier League news can be found here:  Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) Rashford's impressive strike, his sixth of the season, gave United the lead for 48 minutes, withstanding City's constant pressure. However, Foden equalised just before the hour mark with a stunning goal, before scoring again late in the game, followed by a goal from Erling Haaland in injury time. Before the match, Coach Ten Hag stressed the importance of United dominating the midfield and exploiting the pace of their attackers against City's high defensive line. This led to Bruno Fernandes playing in an unusual false-nine role. Fernandes played a key role in setting up Rashford's goal early on, but United missed opportunities to extend their lead. Despite som

 Manchester City 3 - 0 Sheffield United Riyad Mahrez scored the first hat-trick in an FA Cup semi-final since 1958 as Manchester City outclassed Sheffield United at Wembley.  It was @ManCity who booked their #EmiratesFACup Final spot as @Mahrez22 bagged a hat-trick 🎩 — Emirates FA Cup (@EmiratesFACup) April 22, 2023 It was a very straightforward afternoon for City as they start preparing for a big few weeks.  The Blades are in a superb position to go up automatically as they stand seven points clear of Luton in third place with a game in hand and going up, along with reaching an FA Cup semi-final at Wembley. That would represent a fantastic season for manager Paul Heckingbottom and his team. Their fans will all be delighted with that. Jamie is a Man City fan from Sheffield. He said: "That was a professional performance from us. I hope the Blades go and get promotion now. I look forward to playing them again next season.  Let's explore some of the best Sheffield United

 Sunday 11th May was a pivotal day in the 2022/2023 title race Let's explore the two matches that have almost decided the destination of the Premier League trophy. Everton 0 - 3 Manchester City Ilkay Gundogan was the star of the show for Manchester City in this match. The German midfielder was involved in all three of City's goals with a sublime flicked finish before providing the cross for Erling Haaland's close-range header. The midfielder also curled in a glorious free-kick from the edge of the penalty area. In the end, this was a routine away for City. Click here to find more Premier League news:  Premier League news (eurosuperfootball.blogspot.com) The loss for Everton leaves them looking nervously over their shoulders with two games remaining, hovering just one point above the relegation zone. Ryan, a Manchester City Season Ticket holder, told us: "This was an awesome result. We are well in the driving seat for the Premier League title now." You can watch th