SOCCERWORLD NEWS HQ DAILY UPDATES WEDNESDAY 14TH MARCH 2⃣0⃣1⃣8⃣
NEWS HEADLINES
💈💈Hazard must win big trophies to compare to Iniesta – Conte
💈💈Copa Libertadores Review: Cerro Porteno seal dramatic win
💈💈Van Marwijk names four uncapped players in Socceroos squad
💈💈Lukaku accuses Manchester United players of ´hiding´ in Sevilla defeat
💈💈Ferdinand blasts ´terrible´ and ´shocking´ Manchester United after Champi
💈💈Ben Yedder revels in ´beautiful´ win over Man United
💈💈Montella hails Sevilla players´ ´game of their lives´
💈💈Fonseca: One mistake cost Shakhtar everything
💈💈I knocked Man Utd out twice, this isn´t new - Mourinho defiant after Sevilla
💈💈Championship Review: Wolves return to winning ways, open gap to Villa
💈💈Dzeko hails ´patient´ Roma after narrow last-16 win
💈💈Champions League draw can´t come soon enough - Salah trolls Manchester united
💈💈Mourinho denies attitude problems in Manchester United loss to Sevilla
💈💈Mourinho beaten at his own game as Sevilla stun United
💈💈Manchester United 1 Sevilla 2 (1-2 agg): Ben Yedder brace dumps Mourinho
💈💈Roma 1 Shakhtar Donetsk 0 (2-2 aggregate) Dzeko edges Italians through on a
💈💈AFC Champions League Review: Shanghai SIPG seal progression
💈💈WATCH: Gotta Catch ´Em All - Braga coach captures Viana signing
💈💈Besiktas hoping to leave ´good impression´ as they bow out to Bayern
💈💈Iniesta and Messi back in Barcelona squad
💈💈Neymar has a PSG future, says father
💈💈Conte urges patience with ´important´ Morata
💈💈People like to complain´ - Bayern Munich´s Muller backs VAR
💈💈Pogba benched for Sevilla Champions League clash
💈💈Kompany calls for cheap tickets and safe standing
💈💈Bayern without Robben for Besiktas - Heynckes
💈💈Very difficult´ to see Messi in the Premier League, says Busquets
💈💈Muller hails ´special´ Heynckes amid Bayern uncertainty
💈💈Busquets and Valverde sympathise with Gomes´ Barcelona ´hell´
💈💈Barcelona´s Valverde considering risking Iniesta for Chelsea Champions League clash
💈💈PAOK president apologises after invading pitch with gun
💈💈Pellegrino ´understands´ Southampton sacking
💈💈Fred will go to Manchester City or United - Shakhtar CEO
💈💈Put me in goal!´ - France defender Pavard desperate for World Cup call-up
💈💈Neymar-Madrid rumours of no concern to Emery
💈💈Verratti is the future of PSG - Emery
💈💈Mickey Mouse midfielder? Fellaini shows off Disney-inspired hairdo
💈💈Dortmund hand new deal to Piszczek
💈💈Allegri sets Juventus 100-plus target for Serie A glory
💈💈Bayern legend Elber expects Lewandowski stay
💈💈Dzeko not looking back to Chelsea links
💈💈Bayern plan contract talks with Robben and Ribery
💈💈Guardiola lacks self-confidence and lives in fear, says Bayern doctor
💈💈Brazil boss Tite pledges not to risk Neymar
💈💈Besiktas on track to become European force, says Fernandes
💈💈Buffon is the Maradona of goalkeepers – Nocerino
💈💈Chelsea have a good chance at Barcelona - Zola
STATISTICS ZONE
💈💈Sevilla attempted 21 shots tonight; the most that Manchester United have allowed an opposition side at Old Trafford in a competitive match since Real Madrid attempted 22 in March 2013 (Champions League).
💈💈This was the first defeat of a Premier League club by a La Liga club in the Champions League in 2017-18, at the ninth attempt (two wins for PL clubs, six draws).
💈💈Romelu Lukaku has scored five goals in the Champions League this season, the most by a Man Utd player in the competition since Wayne Rooney (5) in 2009-10.
💈💈Wissam Ben Yedder has scored 19 goals in all comps this season, only Fekir & Griezmann (21) have scored more among the French players of the Top 5 European Leagues
💈💈Wissam Ben Yedder scored the fastest goal (87 seconds) by a sub this Champions League season.
💈💈Ever Banega completed 49 of his 52 passes in the first half, at least 21 more than any Manchester United player.
💈💈Only Harry Redknapp (0.91) and Steve Wigley (0.64) have a worse points-per-game record among Southampton managers in the Premier League than Mauricio Pellegrino.
💈💈David Silva has scored seven Premier League goals this season - only in 2014-15 (12) has he ever scored more in a single campaign.
💈💈Frank de Boer is the first permanent manager in PremierLeague history to not see his team score a single goal during his reign
💈💈Man Utd have played just six Champions League knockout games since Sir Alex Ferguson retired at the end of 2012/13.
David Moyes is the only manager to win one.
💈💈Romelu Lukaku's goal against Sevilla was the 200th of his career for club and country.
Goals by team
41: @rscanderlecht
17: @WBA
87: @Everton
24: @ManUtd
31: @BelRedDevils
💈💈Alexis Sanchez lost the ball 42 times vs Sevilla.
The most for an individual player in the Champions League this season.
FIXTURES AND RESULTS
💈FIXTURES
14 MARCH 2018
💈Europe - UEFA Champions League
Beşiktaş 18 : 00 Bayern München
Barcelona 20 : 45 Chelsea
💈Italy - Serie A
Juventus 18 : 00 Atalanta
💈France - Ligue 1
PSG 17 : 00 Angers SCO
💈South America - Copa Libertadores
Cerro Porteño 01 : 30 Defensor Sporting
Vasco da Gama 01 : 30 Universidad Chile
Bolívar 23 : 15 Colo-Colo
Estudiantes 23 : 15 Real Garcilaso
RESULTS
13 MARCH 2018
💈Europe - UEFA Champions League
FT Manchester United 1 - 2 Sevilla
FT Roma 1 - 0 Shakhtar Donetsk
💈Scotland - Premiership
Hamilton Academical PSTP Kilmarnock
💈England - Championship
FT Aston Villa 1 - 3 Queens Park Rangers
FT Barnsley 1 - 1 Norwich City
FT Brentford 1 - 3 Cardiff City
FT Ipswich Town 0 - 3 Hull City
FT Sheffield United 2 - 0 Burton Albion
FT Wolverhampton Wand… 3 - 0 Reading
💈South America - Copa Libertadores
FT Atlético Tucumán 0 - 2 Libertad
QUOTES OF THE DAY
💈💈Roma manager Di Francesco: “Me and Sevilla manager Montella spoke a few days ago, and told each other: “I’ll see you in the final”
TRANSFER STORIES
*DAILY MAIL*
💈💈Everton are weighing up a summer move for Arsenal star Jack Wilshere.
💈💈Tottenham's Harry Winks is sweating over his World Cup place as an ankle injury persists. The FA's medical department spoke to Tottenham on Tuesday as England and Spurs sweat on the results of a scan.
💈💈England's possible World Cup boycott could derail Greg Clarke's plan to host the 2030 tournament.
*DAILY MIRROR*
💈💈Harry Kane is facing weeks out and could be missing until May after suffering an ankle injury.
💈💈West Brom are set to keep Alan Pardew in charge until July in order to save money on sacking him.
💈💈Chelsea boss Antonio Conte has laid down the gauntlet to Eden Hazard ahead of their clash with Barcelona.
💈💈Liverpool's Mo Salah trolled Manchester United with a tweet that said 'the UCL draw can't come soon enough'.
*THE SUN*
💈💈Harry Kane could be out of action for at least a month and miss Tottenham's crucial clash with Chelsea.
💈💈Tottenham's Heung-Min Son is locked in a battle with South Korea over mandatory military service.
💈💈PAOK owner Ivan Savvidis has issued a grovelling apology for carrying a gun onto a pitch in Greece.
*TELEGRAPH*
💈💈Chelsea boss Antonio Conte is considering playing Olivier Giroud in an all-out attacking line-up at Barcelona.