While Ronaldo and Messi lead the list for most goals in the Champions League, the race for the third spot has heated up in recent seasons with Bayern Munich striker Robert Lewandowski and Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema going toe-to-toe. Lewandowksi made huge strides in the 2019/20 season and Benzema caught up with a high-flying 2021/22 season. Both the strikers are level on 86 goals, but Benzema has a chance to improve on that tally in the ongoing season's final. Champions League Winners List: Full List of UCL Winners & Runners Up Season Wise Ronaldo and Messi, who have scored goals for fun over the years, have scored 8 hattricks each. The pair are also the only players to have crossed the 100-goal mark in the Champions League. The next generation of stars after Messi and Ronaldo - Neymar, Mbappe and Haaland also are slowly catching up on the number of goals in recent seasons alongside Benzema and Lewandowski. Here is a look at the top 25 Champions … [Read more...] about Champions League Highest Goals Scorer | Champions League Most Goals in A Season: Cristiano Ronaldo dominates
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Rumour Has It: PSG to make late play for Tchouameni
The need to rejuvenate Madrid's squad has been identified despite their LaLiga title win and progression to this season's Champions League final. According to reports, however, they should prepare for not having everything their way again, with a new player in mind. TOP STORY – PSG TO MAKE LATE PLAY FOR TCHOUAMENI PSG are preparing to make a late bid for Monaco's Aurelien Tchouameni in an attempt to snatch him from Real Madrid , according to Goal. The 22-year-old Monaco star is almost certain to leave the Principality this off-season, but his destination remains unclear. Madrid have reportedly been in talks with Monaco over a prospective transfer for over a year, but have not yet completed the deal. Kylian Mbappe was believed to have recommended Tchouameni when he was in talks over a move to the Santiago Bernabeu himself. Now Mbappe has decided to stay in the French capital, it has accelerated the race to sign Tchouameni. ROUND-UP – Chelsea are … [Read more...] about Rumour Has It: PSG to make late play for Tchouameni
Premier League end-of-season grades: Sky Sports’ writers assess all 20 clubs after the 2021/22 campaign
At the end of a season that saw Manchester City retain their title, Burnley, Watford and Norwich relegated and Liverpool come closer than any English side ever has to winning the Quadruple, Sky Sports' football writers hand out end-of-season grades to all 20 Premier League clubs. Arsenal: B- Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player FREE TO WATCH: Highlights from the match between Arsenal and Everton in the Premier League Another season of steady progress under Mikel Arteta, despite falling just short of the Champions League places. The Gunners had dragged themselves back into the top-four race prior to meeting Tottenham in mid-May - with that game ultimately establishing who got a seat at the table of Europe's elite and who was forced to settle for the next best thing. All six of Arsenal's permanent signings were aged 23 or under last summer and epitomises Arteta's commitment to youth, although some would argue therein lies the root … [Read more...] about Premier League end-of-season grades: Sky Sports’ writers assess all 20 clubs after the 2021/22 campaign
Manchester United’s five years of failure examined: How and why the trophies stopped and key factors explored
"The last piece of the puzzle." That is how Jose Mourinho described Manchester United's Europa League final win over Ajax in May 2017. United were, he pointed out, now a club that had won every trophy in the world of football. The victory that night in Stockholm was supposed to be the beginning, not the end. It may have been their third trophy of the season - as Mourinho memorably gesticulated with his fingers - but it had also been what he described as his most difficult season as a manager. United muddled through at times, finishing sixth in the Premier League. But back then even a spluttering version of the red machine seemed capable of churning out silverware. Louis van Gaal had been sacked with the FA Cup plonked right in front of him. United's alarming slump With 2017 the last time Manchester United won a major trophy, they are now on their longest drought in four decades. After victory in the 1977 FA Cup, they had to wait until 1983 for their next triumph … [Read more...] about Manchester United’s five years of failure examined: How and why the trophies stopped and key factors explored