Real Madrid were surprisingly held to a 1-1 draw by Al Hilal in their FIFA Club World Cup opening match. Meanwhile, Italian outfit Juventus put on a strong performance as they stomped Al Ain with a convincing 5-0 score.
An exciting coaching situation is set to excite the Italian Serie A next season, with several top clubs changing course again. AC Milan decided to reunite with Massimiliano Allegri, Antonio Conte staying at Napoli, while Gian Piero Gasperini opted to leave Atalanta for Roma, and that's not all.
Thiago Motta was not happy with Juventus decision to sack him as the club's head coach recently believing that they simply didn't give him enough time. Speaking in a recent interview, Motta also denied statments claiming that he didn't get along with his players.
Following our previous report, Juventus have now announced the dismissal of Thiago Motta and the appointment of Igor Tudor as their new tactician. The Croatian will start his coaching role immediately and will lead them until June 2025 with an option for another year.
Thiago Motta's journey as Juventus' head coach looks to end soon following reports that their management will sack him during the current international break. Reports from the media suggest that the Bianconeri's leaders already prepared Igor Tudor as Motta's replacement.
Manchester City still haven't fully recovered from their crisis just yet, especially in Europe as Pep Guardiola's side picked up another disappointing result this midweek. The Citizen failed to win their third Champions League fixtures in a row after suffering a 2-0 loss from Juventus.
Ajax vs Juventus Highlights
Start date 10. Apr 2019, 20:00
Referee Carlos Del Cerro Grande, Spain
Location Amsterdam, Netherlands
Venue Johan Cruijff Arena
Dutch police arrested more than 140 fans before Ajax's Champions League quarter-final first leg against Juventus in Amsterdam.
Another comeback occurred in Champions League last 16 second leg as Juventus stunned Atletico Madrid 3-0 in Turin.
The Italian giant were down 2-0 in their first leg meeting against Atleti and things didn't look promising for Bianconeri.
Atletico Madrid had the first blow in their Champions League battle against Juventus as Diego Simeone's men beat the Italian giant, 2-0.
Playing in front of their home crowd, Atletico tried to take the initiative since kick off, but were facing tough resilience from Juve.
Moving from Real Madrid to Juventus in a very surprising transfer last summer, Cristiano Ronaldo finally got his first official trophy with the Bianconeri.
Massimiliano Allegri's men picked up a hard fought 1-0 win against 10 men AC Milan in Supercoppa Italian battle on Wednesday.
Manchester United's struggle to push for top four place in the Premier League could very well transmit into Europa as Jose Mourinho's men set for an upcoming struggle against Paris Saint-Germain.
Disappointing results occurred for several top teams on their final group game of UEFA Champions League this past Wednesday.
Most notable names such as Real Madrid along with Juventus suffered defeats on their last fixtures, giving a slight bitter taste to their campaign.
Manchester City and Manchester United both grabbed positive results on their latest UEFA Champions League group stage fixtures as they defeated their opponents, but not only that, they also grabbed the headlines for controversial things.