Tag: Europa League

  • Liverpool fans react to ‘lazy, greedy and gutless’ Sturridge

    Liverpool fans react to ‘lazy, greedy and gutless’ Sturridge

    View image | gettyimages.com Fans of Liverpool have taken to Twitter to voice their anger at the performance of England striker Daniel Sturridge in the Europa League defeat to Besiktas. The former Chelsea striker has struggled for fitness this season and has featured in just eight games for Liverpool this season. His performance in Thursday…

  • Red hot Lukaku sends Everton through to Europa League last-16

    Red hot Lukaku sends Everton through to Europa League last-16

    View image | gettyimages.com Everton progressed to the next stage of the Europa League thanks to a 3-1 win over Young Boys, winning 7-2 on aggregate. After last week’s 4-1 win in Switzerland, Toffees boss Roberto Martinez approached the second leg on Thursday night in confident mood, but he kept a relatively strong side on…

  • Spurs fan punches Italian policeman outside Fiorentina stadium

    Spurs fan punches Italian policeman outside Fiorentina stadium

    View image | gettyimages.com A fan of Tottenham Hotspur has been arrested after punching a policeman outside the Stadio Artemio Franchi in Florence. After last week’s racial incident in Paris ahead of Chelsea’s Champions League tie with Paris Saint Germain, governing body UEFA had hoped for a quiet week. However, security warnings before Spurs’ last-32…

  • Former Arsenal winger racially abused by Feyenoord fans

    Former Arsenal winger racially abused by Feyenoord fans

    View image | gettyimages.com Former Arsenal winger Gervinho has been subject to racial taunts by Feyenoord fans whilst playing form Roma in the Europa League tonight. SHOCKING: Feyenoord fans just threw an inflatable banana at Gervinho. Disgusting! pic.twitter.com/L1m6WHeglI — BBC Sporf (@BBCSporf) February 26, 2015   After last week’s Champions League incident which involved Chelsea…

  • Liverpool OUT of Europa League after Lovren penalty miss

    Liverpool OUT of Europa League after Lovren penalty miss

    Liverpool have crashed out of the Europa League to Besiktas, losing 5-4 on penalties. Approaching the game in Turkey, Brendan Rodgers’ side held a slight 1-0 lead but they did little in the opening half to improve on their lead and they were eventually made to pay as they exited the competition on penalties. Mario…

  • Chelsea winger sends Spurs crashing out of Europe

    Chelsea winger sends Spurs crashing out of Europe

    Fiorentina progressed to the last-16 of the Europa League after beating Tottenham Hotspur 2-0 at the Stadio Armenio Franchi this evening. The tie was all square heading into the second leg although the Italian side held the advantage with an away goal after the first leg ended 1-1 at White Hart Lane. The homes side…

  • Liverpool winger Sterling: I need to improve my finishing

    Liverpool winger Sterling: I need to improve my finishing

    View image | gettyimages.com Liverpool striker Raheem Sterling has admitted that he needs to improve his finishing, citing his ambition to be more clinical. The young English winger has recently played alongside Daniel Sturridge in a two-man front line for Liverpool and has largely played in a more central role. The 20-year-old has impressed but…

  • Coutinho and Henderson don’t travel to Turkey

    Coutinho and Henderson don’t travel to Turkey

    View image | gettyimages.com Liverpool duo Philippe Coutinho and Jordan Henderson have been left out of the squad to travel and face Besiktas. Thursday’s clash with Turkish club Besiktas in the second leg of their last-32 with the tie currently in favour of Brendan Rodgers side, who lead 1-0. The Merseyside club have been in…

  • Press Room: Pochettino defends decision to drop Kane

    View image | gettyimages.com Tottenham Hotspur boss Mauricio Pochettino has defended his decision to drop Harry Kane to the bench in the 1-1 draw with Fiorentina at White Hart Lane on Thursday evening. Kane has been in superb form this season and is fully expected to be called up for Roy Hodgson’s England squad later…

  • Super Mario downs Besiktas

    Super Mario downs Besiktas

    View image | gettyimages.com Mario Balotelli scored an 85th minutes penalty to give Liverpool a 1-0 first leg win over Besiktas in their round of 32 Europa League clash. The home side started well with Daniel Sturridge testing the palms of Cenk Gonen early on with a tight angled effort. Brendan Rodgers’s side continued to…