Champions League Returns, Bayern hosts Paris Saint Germain (PSG)

The highest UEFA club competition returns today with some heavy matches lined up to be executed. 

Some matches are however going to be walkovers while some promises heavy challenge and encounters. Atletico Madrid will be having the early kick off by 6.45pm as they will be travelling to Czech republic to slug it out with the foremost Sparta Praha team. Both teams have managed to score score just five goals apiece. And while Atleti currently has six points from four games. 

They recorded two wins and two losses, the host team have managed a win and a draw with two losses to sit at the twenty sixth position on the log. While AC Milan will be travelling to Slovakia for a thrilling encounter with SK Slovan Bratislava. 

Some big matches coming up after that will be Bayern Munich hosting PSG at the Allianz Arena at 9pm with PSG tipped to clinch the three points. Inter Milan will also be hosting RB Leipzig at the San Siro, Sporting will host the team from Emirates, England and the Europa league champions will be hosted at the Young Boys stadium in Switzerland.

Barcelona also in the absence of their key man, Yamal will be hosting the team from France, Brest in an anticipated, chilling encounter.

We hope for a entertaining encounters.

Ruben Amorim Masterclass earns United a draw

Friends and well wishers of Manchester United has started to give the new manager at the helm of affairs at Manchester United Ruben Amorim, a deserving accolade. At the weekend, it was an intense encounter with the Ipswich town team. The United team got the first goal while the home team, equalized to end the first half but there was no more response from the red devils team to overpower them.

The game then ended with the one all score line. Many pundits and sports analyst have however raised points of concern with the new manager. While some have insisted on giving the new manager a chance to showcase his managerial prowess, others have said that the new manager has not got what it takes to manage a team such as United.

These later critics lashed out after the result last weekend. They maintained that if the manager with his abilities and the squad available to him cannot win a team as Ipswich then expectations towards the new manager should be dropped until visible results are sighted.

They meet the team from Norway at home, Bodo/Glimt on Thursday for their Europa league clash. They currently sit fifteenth on the Europa league log with six points. They have played four games, winning just one and drawing three.

Messi is Missing the 125th anniversary of FC Barcelona

Messi is expected to miss the 125th anniversary celebrating of his former club, FC Barcelona.  He left the club in 2021 having won Thirty five (35) trophies and also obtaining six (6) Ballon d'Ors. From his spell at the club's second division to his full career at the main team, Lionel Messi played a total of about Eight hundred (800) matches, scoring a record Six hundred and seventy nine (679) goals and assisting another Three hundred and four (304) more.

He had an incredible playing career the club and in 2021 could not renew his contract with the club due to financial constraints on the part of the club and so had to move away to France. He a two year deal with the French giants, Paris Saint German (PSG) where he also had an outstanding performance, also wining two more Ballon d'Ors at the club.

Lionel Messi have said that he would have loved to end his career at the club he loved FC Barcelona but this was not possible because he has had to make two major moves after his career ended at the Spanish club - He has gone to France for PSG and now playing at Inter Miami in the MLS of USA. But he has not stopped been a fan of the city and people of Barcelona nor the club.

In his recent interview after news broke out that he might not be in attendance at the club's anniversary because of an already scheduled engagement on the said date. He affirmed his love he and his family has for the city. In his words, ''My kids were born here. I've spent my whole life living there. I feel I belong to Barcelona'' he said at the interview. Continuing, he added, ''My family and I always think about the possibility of returning to live there one day. My children, my wife and I miss our life there a lot. We miss our friends''

He also added that his love for the team has not changed and expressed happiness for the current team's success. ''I see Barcelona. They are doing great and I'm not surprised at all'' He reacted.

But his attendance of the club's 29th November celebration is still debated as his presence will mean so much for the club and to him. Stakeholders are hoping that a last minute change could put events in a favourable condition for his attendance. 

We will keep fingers crossed as we observe further developments.