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Liverpool travel to Rome carrying a healthy three-goal lead into their Champions League semi-final return leg against AS Roma but Giallorossi have already erased the identical deficit and will hope to replay such a huge undertaking once again.

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The Serie A heavyweights were hit hard in the first leg of the Champions League semi-final at Anfield despite dominating the opening proceedings. It was Liverpool’s attacking brilliance that ended up stunning the Italians who were trailing 5-0 at one moment with their hopes slowly fading away.

Eusebio Di Francesco’s men refused to back down and managed to score two away goals which will have been a major morale boost, knowing that t…

Ivan Rakitic has dismissed suggestions he could leave Barcelona following the arrival of Andre Gomes from Valencia.

Miquel Sors, who was believed to be one of the Croatia international s representatives, fuelled speculation that Rakitic could leave Camp Nou earlier on Friday with a cryptic tweet saying It s time to go after Barcelona s announcement that they had reached an agreement to sign Gomes.

However, Rakitic has made it clear he is focused on the 2016-17 campaign with Barcelona, stressing Sors is not his agent.

Getting ready for the new season and really up for it, the 28-year-old tweeted alongside a picture of him in the gym.

By the way, my only agent is Arturo Canales.

Getting ready for the new season and really up for it. By the way…

Argentina have appointment former international Edgardo Bauza as head coach, filling the void left by Gerardo Martino.

The Argentine Football Association (AFA) made the announcement on Monday, shortly after Brazilian club Sao Paulo revealed Bauza, 58, had accepted an offer to lead the national team.

Argentina had been seeking a replacement for Martino, who resigned following the country s heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Chile in the Copa America Centenario final in June, with Jorge Sampaoli and Marcelo Bielsa linked.

But the AFA have now turned to Bauza and the three-time international is set to inherit a squad in turmoil following Lionel Messi s stunning decision to retire from international football.

At a media conference, the AFA said: We have …

Manchester United starlet Adnan Januzaj has revealed he wants to put pen to paper on a new deal with the English Premier League champions despite reported interest from FC Barcelona and Juventus, understands.

Januzaj, whose current contract expires at the end of next season, has caught the eye of manager David Moyes and clubs abroad on the Red Devils pre-season tour of Australia and the Far East.

The Belgium youth international, 18, wants to commit his long-term future to Manchester United.

I don t decide what happens with my contract, said Januzaj. I ve got people behind me who do this for me.

Manchester United are a big club, I love it here and I feel good, so I hope to stay.

My dad does everything for me [off the pitch]. He just …

United States goalkeeper Brad Guzan claimed his team will not kid themselves as they target improvement ahead of the CONCACAF Gold Cup quarter-finals.

Panama dominated USA on Monday in both teams final group game of the Gold Cup, but Guzan s side managed to hold on for a 1-1 draw just three days after they stole a 1-0 victory from CONCACAF minnows Haiti.

The result in Kansas City could easily have been different, with Panama finishing their match against USA with 11 shots to five, as Guzan made six saves.

The draw saw USA top Group A with seven points, with Haiti securing second position and a berth in the last-eight.

But while midfielder and stand-in captain Michael Bradley insisted these games have never been easy , Guzan was more critical of the def…

Chelsea striker Loic Remy is growing increasingly frustrated with lack of first-team chances at Stamford Bridge and looks set to make a move away from Blues in the closing stages of the summer transfer window.

According to French publication , the 29-year-old forward is heading towards Crystal Palace as the Eagles missed out on Liverpool striker Christian Benteke.

Lyon are also believed to be in the running for Chelsea’s forgotten man, but Remy is believed to be keen to remain in the Premier League.

Former Marseille and QPR forward has fallen behind in the pecking order with the arrival of Michy Batshuayi and does not feature in Antonio Conte’s plans for the new season.

Batshuayi and Diego Costa were both involved in Chelsea’s 2-1 win over West Ham…

Paris Saint-Germain have released Rafinha to allow the midfielder to join Qatar side Al Arabi SC.

The 29-year-old fell out of favour at the Parc des Princes, featuring just five times in all competitions last season before joining Real Sociedad on loan in December.

Rafinha enjoyed more game time for La Real as he appeared 17 times in LaLiga, scoring once to help Sociedad finish sixth.

But the two-capped Brazil international moved further down the midfield pecking order on his return to the French capital, with Christophe Galtier signing Renato Sanches, Vitinha, Carlos Soler and Fabian Ruiz.

With the World Cup coming later in the year in Qatar, Rafinha has moved to Doha to join Al Arabi on a two-year contract as he ended a two-year stay with the Ligue 1 c…

Thomas Tuchel declared Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is hungry to prove a point as he weighed up whether to throw Chelsea s new striker in from the start at Dinamo Zagreb.

Aubameyang, who only left Arsenal for Barcelona in January, became one of the final major signings of a busy transfer window at Stamford Bridge, and has made the trip to Croatia for the Blues Champions League opener.

The striker was unable to feature in a 2-1 Premier League win over West Ham on Saturday after suffering a broken jaw when his home was invaded by burglars ahead of his transfer.

But Aubameyang could be set to make his debut while donning a protective mask on Tuesday, and Tuchel believes the 33-year-old is desperate to hit the ground running.

Asked whether Aubameyang was the ty…

Inter are lining up a summer bid for Benfica forward Rodrigo, Portuguese newspaper .

The Neroazzurri are desperately short of options in attack and are eager to add at least one more forward to their ranks in the summer transfer window.

According to Record, Benfica starlet Rodrigo Moreno is one of the first names on their hit-list.

Inter have been keeping close tabs on the 22-year-old for a while now and they are finally ready to step up their interest. The Serie A giants are prepared to splash around €10 million on the highly rated attacker.

Rodrigo came through the youth ranks at Real Madrid, but was sold to Benfica for €6 million in the summer of 2010.

He has since went on to score 15 goals in 37 Primeira Liga appearances for the Eagles. R…

Arsenal s bid to cling onto their status as Champions League regulars suffered another serious blow as they were held 0-0 by Fulham in Saturday s Premier League clash at the Emirates Stadium.

Arsene Wenger s team missed the chance to heap pressure on fourth-placed Aston Villa, who play on Sunday, as they recorded a fourth consecutive scoreless draw for the first time since October 1993, when George Graham was in charge.

The notoriously miserly Graham would doubtless have approved of Arsenal s class of 2009 keeping six consecutive clean sheets, but that is of little consolation to Wenger, whose attack continues to malfunction dreadfully.

They were in control for most of this London derby but, for all Arsenal s possession, Fulham hardly had to endure a siege in th…