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Juventus Beat Lazio To Put One Foot In Italian Cup Final | Football News
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Juventus Beat Lazio To Put One Foot In Italian Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Team Juventus in action© X (Twitter)Juventus are heavy favourites to reach the Italian Cup final after beating Lazio 2-0 in Tuesday's semi-final first leg in Turin. Strike partnership Federico Chiesa and Dusan Vlahovic turned jeers to cheers at the Allianz Stadium with brilliant finishes in the 50th and 64th minutes as Juve sprang into life in the second half. The pair gave Juve a rare win in what has been a difficult period as Massimiliano Allegri's side have fallen from Serie A title contenders to a battle to qualify for the Champions League in just a few weeks.Tuesday's win was just the second for Juve in 10 matches after being beaten by Lazio in Serie A at the weekend and they were booed off at half-time by frustrated fans.Juve face Lazio in the second leg in Rome on April 23 ...
‘Perfect Day’ As Kane Double Powers Bayern Into Champions League Last Eight | Football News
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‘Perfect Day’ As Kane Double Powers Bayern Into Champions League Last Eight | Football News

[ad_1] Harry Kane scored a goal in each half as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Kane headed Bayern level in the tie in the 38th minute, cancelling out Lazio's lead from the first leg with his first Champions League knockout goal in five years. Thomas Mueller doubled the hosts' lead with a clever header before half-time and Kane doubled up in the 66th minute, tapping in the rebound from a Leroy Sane shot to seal Bayern's progress to the next round."It was a perfect night for us," Kane told Amazon Prime."Everyone with energy, all around the pitch, the way we played and created chances and pressed without the ball -- it was a top, top performance."Bayern kept their slim hopes of silverware this season alive while likely ...
‘Hungry’ Bayern Munich Turn Focus To Lazio After Bayer Leverkusen Humbling | Football News
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‘Hungry’ Bayern Munich Turn Focus To Lazio After Bayer Leverkusen Humbling | Football News

[ad_1] Bayern Munich captain Manuel Neuer insisted on Tuesday there is no leadership problem at the club after a stinging defeat by Bayer Leverkusen put their long reign as German champions under threat. Reeling from a 3-0 humiliation at the hands of Leverkusen, Bayern head to Lazio on Wednesday knowing only a deep run in the Champions League will salvage their season. Bayern have won the Bundesliga each of the past 11 years but now trail Leverkusen by five points, and Neuer said it is not just up to the senior players to turn the situation around.  "We have a lot of leaders in our own r...
Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News
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Lautaro Martinez Strikes Again As Inter Milan Reclaim Top Spot From Juventus | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez fired Inter Milan back to the top of Serie A with the only goal in Sunday's dramatic 1-0 win at Fiorentina, as depleted Napoli played out an uneventful goalless draw at Lazio. Argentina forward Martinez glanced home the decisive goal in the 14th minute of an action-packed contest in Florence in which Nicolas Gonzalez wasted a late penalty for the hosts, who had Inter on the back foot for much of the game. However it was a clash which ended with Inter one point ahead of Juventus, who were held by Empoli on Saturday, with a game in hand ahead of the two title rivals ...
Inter Milan Breeze Past Lazio And Into Italian Super Cup Final | Football News
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Inter Milan Breeze Past Lazio And Into Italian Super Cup Final | Football News

[ad_1] Inter Milan will face Napoli in the Italian Super Cup final after comfortably beating Lazio 3-0 in Friday's clash in Riyadh. Goals in each half from Marcus Thuram and Davide Frattesi and Hakan Calhanoglu's penalty four minutes after the break were enough for Serie A leaders Inter to get past Lazio at Al-Awwal Park. Simone Inzaghi's team, the current holders, will now face Napoli on Monday night at the same stadium after the Italian champions beat Fiorentina 3-0 on Thursday. "It was a great performance, we had a lot of fun out there, like we haven't for a while," said Nicolo Barell...
Atalanta Past AC Milan And Into Italian Cup Semis, Lazio Triumph In Derby | Football News
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Atalanta Past AC Milan And Into Italian Cup Semis, Lazio Triumph In Derby | Football News

[ad_1] Atalanta set up an Italian Cup semi-final with Fiorentina after winning 2-1 at AC Milan on Wednesday, while Lazio won 1-0 in a fiery derby with Roma which finished with three red cards. Teun Koopmeiners struck either side of half-time of an entertaining quarter-final to continue Atalanta's bid for a first major trophy since 1963, when they last won the competition. "We have have done so much in recent years," said Atalanta coach Gian Piero Gasperini. "We might not have any silverware... but we have reached the Italian Cup final in the past and we want to go all the way."Rafael Leao put Milan ahead in the 45th minute following brilliant interplay with Theo Hernandez which ended with the Portugal winger stroking home a first-time finish.Shortly before Gasperini had been sent off for...
Dynamic Duo Lautaro Martinez And Marcus Thuram Fire Inter Milan Four Points Clear | Football News
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Dynamic Duo Lautaro Martinez And Marcus Thuram Fire Inter Milan Four Points Clear | Football News

[ad_1] Lautaro Martinez and Marcus Thuram shot Inter Milan four points clear at the top of Serie A with a goal each in Sunday's 2-0 win at Lazio which continued their thrilling strike partnership. Inter's dynamic attacking duo made sure their team took full advantage of closest rivals Juventus only drawing at Genoa on Friday to put daylight between Simone Inzaghi's side and the rest of the chasing pack. The pair have scored 22 of Inter's 39 Serie A goals this term as they gun to beat local rivals AC Milan -- nine points back in third after beating Monza 3-0 -- to 20 league titles.Argentina striker Martinez dedicated his goal to his hometown of Bahia Blanca, where a powerful storm caused the death of at least 13 people when the roof of a sports club collapsed."My city and family have been...
Barca, Dortmund, Atletico And Lazio Into Champions League Last-16 | Football News
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Barca, Dortmund, Atletico And Lazio Into Champions League Last-16 | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, Atletico Madrid and Lazio all qualified for the knockout phase of the Champions League on Tuesday. Manchester City bounced back from 2-0 down to beat RB Leipzig with both teams already qualified, while Paris Saint-Germain and Newcastle drew 1-1 and both need a result on matchday six to go through. Atletico Madrid booked their place with a sumptuous volley from defender Mario Hermoso and two own goals firing them to a thrilling 3-1 win over Dutch champions Feyenoord."I am very happy for the players. Today, we knew how difficult our opponent would be," said Atletico coach Diego Simeone to Movistar.That left Atletico with 11 points in Group E ahead of 10-point Lazio, who had a tense wait after playing earlier and needing a Feyenoord defeat to confirm the...
Manchester City, RB Leipzig Into Champions League Last 16 As Shakhtar Donetsk Stun Barcelona | Football News
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Manchester City, RB Leipzig Into Champions League Last 16 As Shakhtar Donetsk Stun Barcelona | Football News

[ad_1] Holders Manchester City and RB Leipzig became the first teams to reach the last 16 of this season's Champions League on Tuesday while Danylo Sikan's goal allowed Shakhtar Donetsk to claim a stunning win over Barcelona. Pep Guardiola's reigning champions have eased into the knockout phase with a perfect record, a 3-0 win over Young Boys making it four wins out of four in Group G. Erling Haaland followed his brace in Bern two weeks ago with another two goals against the Swiss side, with the Norwegian striker opening the scoring from the penalty spot midway through the first half.Phil Foden got their second in first-half stoppage time and Haaland struck again soon after the interval for his 15th goal of the campaign.Young Boys were then reduced to 10 men as Sandro Lauper was sent off...