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Juventus must stop Osimhen admits coach

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2 weeks ago

February 17, 2026

According to Juventus coach Luciano Spalletti, they have to shut out Victor Osimhen tonight as they hope to beat hosts Galatasaray in a first leg UEFA Champions League Playoff.

Spalletti was Napoli coach three years ago when Osimhen’s goals led them to a third Scudetto and therefore knows the Super Eagles striker very well.

He spoke at length on Osimhen and his fellow Galatasaray striker Mauro Icardi ahead of this intriguing Champions League showdown.

“We’re going to play against two important attacking players. Both of them are of very high quality. There’s practically an ‘encyclopedia of number 9s’ on the pitch,” Spalletti commented.

“Okan Buruk (Galatasaray coach) is the one who will decide whether Victor Osimhen and Mauro Icardi play together.

“Both are extremely strong players. Their characteristics are different. As strikers, they know how to behave in the penalty area. One creates chaos, and the other knows how to take advantage of that chaos.”

“We will try to keep them completely out of the game,” he added.

“We cannot go onto the field against Galatasaray with fear. We will aim to keep the match going in Galatasaray’s half. Maybe we won’t be able to do it, but that’s our intention.”

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Ademola Lookman starts in Copa del Rey rematch vs Barcelona

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18 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Kenny Malone

Ademola Lookman is most likely to start for Atletico Madrid in tonight’s Copa del Rey semifinal return leg at Barcelona.

The Super Eagles forward scored a goal and made an assist for Atletico to thrash Barcelona 4-0 in the first leg.

Ademola Lookman only played the first half of his club’s last La Liga match against Real Oviedo this past weekend s second striker alongside Alexander Sorloth.

In the likely starting XI from Monday’s final training, he was played from the left flank with Antoine Griezmann and Julian Alvarez the two strikers in a 4-4-2 formation.

Atletico seek to reach their first Copa del Rey final since 2020.

Kick-off is 9pm.

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Trabzonspor give injury update on goal hero Nwaiwu

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18 hours ago

March 3, 2026

Logan Mclaughlin

Turkish giants Trabzonspor have provided an update on the injury suffered by defender Chibuike Nwaiwu.

Trabzonspor announced that Nwaiwu, who scored twice in a 3-1 home win over Fatih Karagumruk at the weekend, suffered a thigh injury during the game.

An MRI scan showed that the defender suffered bleeding and edema in the inner left thigh that forced him out of the game.

Trabzonspor doctor Ahmet Besir said the player has begun treatment of the muscle injury.

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Moses Usor is Man of the Match

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2 days ago

March 2, 2026

Bryce Mullins

Moses Usor posted a Man of the match performance for Austrian club LASK FC in a thrilling 2-2 draw at Austria Wien.

LASK are third on the league table with 34 points in 21 games.

The 24-year-old forward opened the goal scoring for the visiting team in the 23rd minute.

He went on to assist Christoph Lang in the 73rd minute to give his side a 2-1 lead.

The former Slavia Praha player has now scored eight goals in 20 league games and one in the cup games.

He was substituted in the 74th minute with Maximilian Entrup.

Nigerian-American George Bello was in action for LASK for the entire duration of the game.

Samuel Adeniran was an 81st minute substitute for LASK as he replaced Sasa Kalajdzic, while another Nigerian at the club Emmanuel Michael was an unused substitute.

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