The manager was delighted to see his side make history at the Wanda Metropolitano with their win against Arsenal Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone revelled in his team’s historic win over Arsenal in the Europa League semi-finals. A Diego Costa goal handed Atletico a 1-0 victory in the second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano, sealing a 2-1 aggregate success on Thursday. Simeone – who served a touchline ban – was delighted his team delivered at their new stadium, the two-time winners reaching the final of the competition for the third time in a nine-year spell that has also yielded two Champions League finals. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled…

With Thursday’s win over Vorskla, the Spanish manager continued his dominance in the competition while setting a new mark for wins Arsenal manager Unai Emery continued his Europa League dominance in his first continental match in charge of Arsenal, setting a new record in the process. With Thursday’s 4-2 win over Ukrainian side FC Vorskla Poltava , Emery notched his 32nd career victory in the Europa League, the most in the competition’s history. While Emery is in the midst of his first Europa League conquest with Arsenal, the Spanish manager built his reputation on his success in the competition while in charge of Sevilla. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi…

The Blues were frustrated in a 0-0 draw at Stamford Bridge and the Toffees had a specific target in mind to get their point Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has a potential conundrum on his hands after influential midfielder Jorginho was rendered impotent for the first time this season by Everton’s Marco Silva. The £57 million signing from Napoli is pivotal to everything Chelsea do in, and out of, possession, elegantly moving around the pitch to dictate the tempo of his team’s play with one or two-touch passing. But, in Sunday’s 0-0 draw with Everton at Stamford Bridge, he was frustrated by Silva’s tactics. Though Everton were unable to claim a…

The veteran shot-stopper may find himself playing second fiddle to the German for the rest of the season, according to the ex-Gunners midfielder Paul Merson believes that Petr Cech has been replaced by Bernd Leno as Arsenal’s number one goalkeeper, after a string of fine performances from the 26-year-old. Cech started the first five games of the 2018-19 campaign but was forced off during the team’s 2-0 home win against Watford on September 29 with a hamstring injury . Leno came on to replace him that day and has held the number one spot ever since, impressing with his commanding presence at the back and agility between the sticks. Article…

Victory in the Europa League was a dream come true for the outgoing forward, who claims it was a perfect end to his time with the club Fernando Torres says Atletico Madrid’s victory in the Europa League final on Wednesday represented the realisation of a childhood dream. Atleti triumphed 3-0 over Marseille in Lyon to win a sixth trophy under Diego Simeone. However, it was a first piece of major silverware with the club for Torres, despite having spent 11 seasons as a Rojiblancos player across two spells. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping…

Chairman of the European Club Association Andrea Agnelli has said the current model needs “modernising” A third continental club competition that would commence in the 2021-22 season is pending approval from UEFA, according to the European Club Association (ECA). ECA chairman Andrea Agnelli stated the proposed new tournament would increase the number of clubs playing on the European stage each season to 96 – an increase of 16. No details have been announced, but it is expected to run alongside the Champions League and the Europa League, although reports suggest the latter competition could be restructured. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game…

The former midfielder is wary of the Luxembourgish club ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash Gennaro Gattuso insisted AC Milan will not be taking Dudelange lightly as they prepare to kick off their Europa League campaign against the Luxembourgish minnows. Dudelange will become the first team from Luxembourg to feature in the Europa League group stage when they host Italian giants Milan on Thursday. The club’s stadium holds less than 10,000 fans as Dudelange – led by German boss Dino Toppmoller – continue their European odyssey. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa…

It was initially feared the Chelsea striker had suffered a serious knee injury after he was replaced in the first-half of the club’s Europe League tie Chelsea manager Maurizio Sarri has suggested that Alvaro Morata’s injury may not be as serious as first imagined. The striker was withdrawn just before half-time in Chelsea’s Europa League Group L game with Vidi, with fears that the injury could keep him out for a long period of time. Morata went down with a painful-looking knock to his knee and seemed to be in distress as he left the field. He was replaced with Olivier Giroud, who went on to score a late equlaiser for…

The Gabonese striker helped the Gunners to make a winning start to their European campaign against Vorskla Poltava and is looking to go all the way Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang believes Arsenal are capable of winning the Europa League in 2018-19. The Gunners got their continental quest off to a perfect start on Thursday with a 4-2 victory over Vorskla Poltava. Unai Emery’s side were always in complete control against Ukrainian opposition, with a brace from Aubameyang seeing them open up a four-goal lead at Emirates Stadium. Article continues below Editors' Picks Juve on alert: Exiled Icardi may have already played his final game for Inter Sarri vindicated for dropping Kepa as…

Goal speaks to the 53-year-old Serbian who the Gunners boss previously identified as the man to fill his managerial shoes Arsene Wenger has generally remained coy on who could eventually replace him as Arsenal manager but there is one man the Frenchman did publicly state he would like to succeed him when he leaves the club. “I would love Stojkovic to be my successor; there are a hundred reasons for that,” Wenger told Serbian paper Vecernje Novosti in 2011. ”Our ideas are the same and we both strive for perfect football. I knew he was going to have teams playing attacking football with many passes. He has done that, showing he will be…