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Arsenal rise to 5th with second Premier League win in 3 days The Gunners now have a top four finish in their sight. Alexis Sanchez scored his 20th for Arsenal Arsenal came away from St. Mary’s Stadium with a 2-0 win over Southampton in a rescheduled Premier League match on Wednesday night. Petr Cech  made two crucial saves to ensure Arsenal went into the first half break on level terms with the Saints. Alexis Sanchez  went on to give Arsenal the lead on the hour mark, losing two defenders before finding the net. The goal was his 20th in the league and makes him the first Arsenal player to reach the figure since  Robin van Persie  scored 30 five years ago. Giroud celebrates his goal Substitute  Olivier Giroud  wrapped up the result with a late header for his 10th of the season; the fifth successive season he’s scored double figures in the league for Arsenal. It’s Arsenal’s second win in three days, having beat Manchester United by the same scorelin...

Real Madrid end Atletico’s Champions League dream again It's Real's third final appearance in four seasons now. Real Madrid players celebrate after reaching the UCL final. Photo: Sergio Perez/Reuters Real Madrid will face Juventus for this season’s Champions League title after completing a 4-2 aggregate win over city rivals, Atletico in the semis on Wednesday night. The defending champions went into the second leg at the Vicente Calderon with a 3-0 lead but a blistering start by Atletico left them shook. Saul Niguez  gave Atletico a 12th minute lead with a header before  Antoine Griezmann ‘s penalty made it 2-0 after just 16 minutes. Atleti’s bubble was burst later in the first half though, with Isco pouncing on a loose ball to score from close range. Isco scores. Photo: Cesar Manso/AFP/Getty Karim Benzema  and  Cristiano Ronaldo  missed chances to score for Real, while  Luka Modric  saw an effort ruled out for offside....

Barcelona dragged online for letting Dani Alves go for free to Juventus Story highlights He's helped Juve reach the UCL final, even beating Barca along the way. Alves celebrates his goal against Monaco. Dani Alves  is one of the best right-backs in football world. The Brazilian defender joined Juventus from Barcelona on a free transfer in June 2016. Ever since, Barca is yet to find a better replacement for the player, who continues to win the hearts of numerous fans for his style of play. Alves volleys in the goal He scored a stunning goal in his team’s 2016/17 Champions League semi-final win over Monaco on Tuesday night. It was Juve’s second of the night in a match which ended 2-1, with the Italian side reaching the final 4-1 on aggregate. Alves had also created all previous three goals scored in the tie against Monaco before his stunner. He’s now helped Juve reach a ninth UCL final, which will take place in Cardiff on June 3. That match will be Dani Alves’ 14th major...

Mikel Left out as Rohr Announces Squad for Final Preparation   Mikel Obi   Super Eagles’ Captain, John Obi Mikel has for the second time been left out of the senior national team squad preparing for a Cameroun 2019 African Nations Cup qualifier against South Africa and a Russia 2018 World Cup eliminator against African champions, Cameroun.   Mikel was conspicuously absent in the last squad that played a friendly game against Senegal in London recently. The explanation then was that he just joined a Chinese club and needed some time to get used to his environment in the Asian country.   However, observers believe that Mikel’s continued absence may not be unconnected with Coach Gernot Rohr’s decision to blank out players plying their trade in the Chinese Super League, which is seen by many as a competition not good for anybody interested in continuing his international career.   That assumption is lent credence by the absence of Odion Ighalo and Brown I...

Ronaldo is enjoying a scintillating season in the Champions League this year , one that has seen him net an incredible 16 goals in just 10 appearances, per WhoScored.com. His forward displays of dynamism and incisiveness have facilitated Real Madrid’s passage through to the final, where city rivals Atletico stand between them and a 10th European crown.