Abde Ezzalzouli smashes home in extra time to send Real Betis into the Europa Conference League final at the expense of two-time finalists Fiorentina.

Arsenal manager says Donnarumma was the difference‘So much pride but at the same time I’m so upset’ An emotional Mikel Arteta said that his players were in tears after being eliminated by Paris Saint-Germain but insisted that Arsenal had been the better team for most of their Champions League semi-final defeat. Despite a promising start that saw Gianluigi Donnarumma produce a magnificent stop to deny Martin Ødegaard, goals from Fabián Ruiz and, after David Raya had saved a weak penalty from Vitinha, Achraf Hakimi gave Luis Enrique’s side a commanding 3-0 lead on aggregate. Bukayo Saka pulled one back and could have made things interesting in the last 10 minutes if he had converted another chance, having been denied earlier by another outstanding Donnarumma save. Continue reading...

Watch Achraf Hakimi score a 'beautiful' goal for Paris Saint-Germain in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final against Arsenal.

Achraf Hakimi misses from the penalty spot as South Africa shock 10-man Morocco to set up a quarter-final against Cape Verde at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations.

South Africa register a shock 2-0 win over Morocco in the last 16 at the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations as Achraf Hakimi misses a late penalty.

Zambia win meant hosts qualified as a third-placed teamIvory Coast now set to meet Senegal on Monday Hakim Ziyech scored in the first half as Morocco beat Zambia 1-0 on Wednesday at the Africa Cup of Nations finals to finish top in Group F and also keep hosts Ivory Coast in the tournament. Morocco*s stand-in captain left the pitch with an ankle injury at half-time but not before a smart close-range finish in the 38th minute lifted Morocco to seven points, ahead of second placed Democratic Republic of Congo, who drew 0-0 with Tanzania. Continue reading...

Silas Katompa cancels out early goal from Achraf HakimiZambia 1-1 Tanzania; South Africa 4-0 Namibia Morocco scored early but the pre-tournament favourites had to share the points in a 1-1 draw with the Democratic Republic of Congo in their Africa Cup of Nations Group F clash on Sunday. Achraf Hakimi scored in the sixth minute for Morocco, whose run to the semi-final of the World Cup in Qatar 14 months ago has made them the team to beat at the tournament in the Ivory Coast. But the Congolese squandered a first-half penalty before substitute Silas Katompa swept home a deserved 76th-minute equaliser at the Laurent Pokou Stadium. Continue reading...

Silas Katompa Mvumpa's clinical second-half strike cancels out Achraf Hakimi's opener as DR Congo earn a deserved point against Morocco at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Saïss and Ounahi score in 3-0 win; Miroshi sent off for TanzaniaAndré Onana likely to be return for Cameroon against Senegal Goals from Romain Saïss, Azzedine Ounahi and Youssef En-Nesyri fired Morocco to a 3-0 win over Tanzania in a one-sided Africa Cup of Nations opener. Former Wolves defender Saïss struck in the first half but, despite their total dominance, Morocco had to wait until the unfancied Tanzanians were reduced to 10 men late in the second half before finishing them off. Continue reading...

Florian Wirtz, Dominik Szoboszlai and Achraf Hakimi all feature as we reveal Nos 70 to 41 in our countdown of the best players in the world2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012Meet the judges | Best female footballers to launch in January Continue reading...

Two blunders by goalkeeper let hosts back into match‘It is not about an individual … it is always about the team’ Erik ten Hag bemoaned the number of goals Manchester United have conceded in the Champions League this season but refused to lay the blame at the door of the goalkeeper, André Onana, despite his two errors that cost victory in the 3-3 draw against Galatasaray. United have now conceded 14 goals in five matches to leave them bottom of Group A. Alejandro Garnacho, Bruno Fernandes and Scott McTominay scored for United on a night of hostility in Turkey but they could muster only a draw after Onana misjudged two Hakim Ziyech free-kicks to hand Galatasaray a route back into the match before Kerem Akturkoglu’s ferocious equaliser. Continue reading...

Francesco Farioli’s team pressed, countered and moved the ball intelligently in their 3-2 win at the Parc des Princes By Adam White for Get French Football News PSG’s 3-2 defeat at home to Nice this weekend offers a way forward for the three clubs who will visit Paris in the Champions League over the next few months. Nice, led by their dynamic new coach Francesco Farioli, pressed intelligently, countered hard and used the ball efficiently. These are the same challenges that PSG’s opponents will pose in their tough Champions League group – only at a higher level. Nice’s performance not only offered a blueprint for Newcastle, Dortmund and Milan to follow but also suggested that PSG’s campaign in Europe could be more about limiting damage than making progress. Above all, the defeat showed that this is a PSG team still under construction. In possession, Luis Enrique’s new-look side often shift to a loose 4-1-5 shape with right-back Achraf Hakimi advancing further than the deeper, narrower Lucas Hernandez at left-back. The front five is designed to stretch opposition defences and create space between opponents, mostly for Kylian Mbappé. Although nominally the left forward, Mbappé trades places with central midfielder Vitinha, who runs the left touchline so the France captain can move to more dangerous areas, just off a central striker. Continue reading...