Innholdsfortegnelse for 9 March 2021 i MATCH!

It might look like Baarcelona are dead and buried in their Champo League tie with PSG, but fans of the Spanish side should dare to dream – they pulled off a similar come back in 2017! MATCH takes a trip down memory lane to one of the tourno’s greatest-ever turnarounds… THE SCENE… It was the 2016-17 Champions League round of 16! PSG had beaten Barcelona 4-0 at home in the first leg of their knockout tie, thanks to a double from Angel Di Maria and goals from Edinson Cavani and Julian Draxler. They were expected to stroll through to the next round, but the Nou Camp giants had other ideas… THE TEAMS… WHAT HAPPENED… Barcelona were 3-0 up after 50 minutes, but were struck a killer blow in the 62nd…

STORY SO FAR… He started his senior career at hometown club Bryne in 2016, then played under Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Norwegian side Molde! Leeds tried to land him in 2018, and even gave him a tour of Elland Road, but he decided to sign for Austrias RB Salzburg in 2019 instead! Dortmund moved for him a year later and he’s been unstoppable since, winning the 2020 Golden Boy prize and scoring goals for fun! CL CREDENTIALS! He became the first teenager to score in five straight CL ties and netted against all eight of the teams he’s faced! He reached ten Champo League goals for Dortmund quicker than any player has for any other club! Only Bayern’s Robert Lewandowski can better the 18 CL goals he’s scored since the…

DREAM TEAM FREE TRANSFER XI There are loads of sick players out of contract at the end of this season! BARGAIN SKILLERS No need to break the bank for these epic five-star skillers! WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU Email: match.magazine@kelsey.co.uk Facebook: www.facebook.com/matchmagazine Twitter: www.twitter.com/matchmagazine FIFA SCOUT–GOAL MACHINES Every team needs a lethal goalscorer, so sign one of these stars if you need to bust more nets! STAR SIGNING KYLIANMBAPPE ★ PSG ★ If you’ve enjoyed reading all about the wicked PSG megastar in this week’s issue, then you might be tempted to go and use him on FIFA 21! He costs over 600,000 coins on Ultimate Team, so a PSG Career Mode might be the way to do it! FUT BARGAIN TIMO WERNER ★ CHELSEA ★ Even though he…

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THE NUMBERS GAME! How many goals did Man. United score against Southampton last month? TROPHY TIME! Which Premier League full-back is hiding behind the trophy? PREVIOUS CLUBS! Who did these Prem players join their current clubs from? GAME CHANGER! Which new signing scored twice for Fulham v Everton at Goodison Park inmid-February? ODD ONE OUT! Which of these clubs’ stadiums holds LESS than 30,000 fans? MEGA MASH-UP! Can you name the goalkeeper in this weird pic? ACTION REPLAY How much can you remember about Man. City’s massive win v Liverpool at Anfield in February? 1 What day was the match played on – Saturday or Sunday? 2 Which midfielder scored Man. City’s opening goal? 3 What was the score at half-time? 4 True or False? It was Man. City’s first win…

STORY SO FAR… On 31 August 2017, PSG initially signed Mbappe from Monaco on loan, but also agreed to pay a whopping fee of around £166 million to sign him on a permanent basis! He scored on his debut for Les Parisiens v Metz, before going on to win his first league title with the club, as well as the 2017-18 Coupe de France and Coupe de la Ligue! After scoring in the 2018 World Cup final for France in a 4-2 win against Croatia, aged just 19, Kylian’s monster value and reputation just skyrocketed even more! CL CREDENTIALS! He became the second-youngest French scorer in CL history and was directly involved in 40 goals from his first 41 appearances. Wow! He became only the third player to score a…

CHELSEA ✓ We recently read a top-secret report that The Blues are working on a behind-the-scenes deal to sign the beastly striker this summer! Thomas Tuchel could use his Dortmund links to make it happen! ✕ After splashing the cash last summer and not seeing much improvement, we’d be a bit surprised if Roman Abramovich sanctioned even more big-money moves later this year! CHANCES:8/10 MAN. UNITED ✓ Edinson Cavani was just a short-term fix for a long-term problem – United need a new central striker and Ole knows it! He worked with Haaland at Molde and apparently they’re still in touch! ✕ United couldn’t agree to sign Jadon Sancho from Dortmund, with the German club unimpressed with how the Prem side went about-their business! Will they go back for Sanch…

WEEKLY TOP 20! Check out our league table after Gameweek 26’s weekend action! TRANSFER IN… Here are our biggest signing tips ahead of this weekend’s action! JAMIE VARDY FW★LEICESTER £10.2 MILLION Don’t forget, Vardy is a huge Sheffield Wednedsay fan! He loves playing against The Blades and scored a late winner in December! JOAO CANCELO DF★MAN. CITY £6.2 MILLION We’re predicting a clean sheet and potentially an assist for Cancelo against Fulham this week. Is that enough to get him in your team? LUCAS DIGNE DF★EVERTON £6.2 MILLION Burnley are one of the lowest-scoring sides away from home in the Premier League this season. Clean sheet points look a cert for Digne! TRANSFER OUT… We reckon you should ship these heroes out for this week’s action! AARON CRESSWELL DF★WEST HAM…

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MAN.UNITED v AC MILAN The Red Devils were handed a proper block buster draw against AC Milan! As well as chasing Inter for this season’s Serie A title, Milanare one of the most successful sides on the planet–they’ve won seven Champions League titles. United were handed a big advantage when star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic was ruled out of the first leg, though! ARSENAL v OLYMPIAKOS The Gunners sneaked into the last 16 after Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang’s late goal saw them edge out Benfica! Now they face the side that knocked them out of this competition last campaign – Olympiakos! The Greek giants are top of their league table by a mile this season, so this is gonna be another tough tie for the Londoners. We still fancy them… TOTTENHAM v DINAMO…

AWESOME ASSIST! BURNLEY 0-2 MAN. CITY FEBRUARY 3 We reckon winning MATCH’s POTM prize for January gave Gundo a big boost, because he started February in fine form! He fizzed a pass across the six-yard box for Raheem Sterling to tuck home, registering his eighth Premier League goal or assist in ten games – as many as his previous 61 games combined beforehand! MEGA MOMENTS! Here’s why Gundo was chosen as MATCH’s monthly winner! REDS RATTLED! LIVERPOOL 1-4 MAN. CITY FEBRUARY 7 We billed this mega match as Liverpool’s last chance to catch City in the title race – but Ilkay and co made sure they didn’t get a sniff! The Germany international skied his penalty over the bar in the first half, but definitely made up for it after the…

REAL MADRID ✓ It feels like Real have been after Mbappe for most of his career, so we’re not shocked they’re still the faves to sign him if he does leave PSG. They actually almost landed him when he left Monaco! ✕ Even though Zinedine Zidane is desperate to freshen up his ageing squad at the Bernabeu, there are doubts about whether Los Blancos could afford Mbappe. He’d cost at least£240 million… CHANCES:8/10 MAN. CITY ✓ We’ve heard that Pep Guardiola is gonna be given a massive transfer budget to work with this summer, and signing a world-class goal grabber to replace Sergio Aguero will be the top priority! ✕ Even though they could afford Mbappe, City haven’t been linked with him that much over the last few months! The…

Use the clues to work out the mystery star! • I’m currently on a season-long loan in the Championship! • My parent club is Liverpool, but I’m yet to make an appearance in the PL for The Reds! • I’m a winger who plays international footy for Wales! TRANSFER TRACKER! Fill the gaps with the permanent clubs of flying Sunderland striker Charlie Wyke! Which current Championship midfielder is playing for Arsenal back in 2008? THE NICKNAME GAME! Match these quality EFL clubs with their awesome nicknames! SOCCER SCRABBLE Which League Two goal grabber’s name is all jumbled up? SPOT THE BALL! Mark where you think the ball is in this EFL pic! BEARD SPOTTER! Name these Champ players from their freaky face fuzz! YOUNG GUNS! Which teams do these ace…