Chelsea star Eden Hazard has urged his side to beat Nordsjaelland to keep alive their slim hopes of making the Champions League knockout stage.

Hazard s side must beat the Danish club at Stamford Bridge on Wednesday to have any chance, but if Juventus beat Shakhtar Donetsk in the group s other game, they will be eliminated anyway.

The Belgium international admitted he is experiencing a feeling of deja vu after he felt the pain of elimination last season with Ligue 1 side Lille under similar circumstances.

Everything depends on the last match, unfortunately, he told the club s official website.

We have to get a result from the last match, whatever happens elsewhere, and at Lille last season it was the same, we absolutely had to win but we did not succee…

Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas basked in the glory on Monday of having won Euro 2008 and reflected on the ghosts Spain laid to rest by winning their first title for 44 years.

A first-half goal from Liverpool s Fernando Torres was enough to seal a 1-0 win over Germany in Sunday s final in Vienna to give the Spanish their first European Championship win since 1964.

On route to the final, Spain beat Italy for the first time in a competitive match in the quarter-finals and in doing so broke their June 22 curse having lost three times on penalties on that date in major tournaments.

Having so often been the brides-maid, but never been the bride, Casillas side then swept past Russia 3-0 in the semi-finals before beating Germany in Sunday s final to lif…

Juventus midfielder Arturo Vidal believes his team can secure an historic treble this season.

Juve hold an eight-point advantage at the top of Serie A, and are through to the next stage of both the Coppa Italia and the Champions League.

While Vidal has stressed a successful defence of their Scudetto crown is the main objective, he believes the side are capable of achieving even more.

The intention is to get back to winning the title. And then we ll try with the Champions League and the Italian Cup, he was quoted as saying by Tuttosport.

We are well prepared for the three competitions. I have many positive feelings about this season, and a lot of confidence that everything will be realized.

Vidal, who joined Juventus from Bayer Leverkusen in 20…

Liverpool will make a move for Brighton and Hove Albion midfielder Moises Caicedo in the summer transfer window if the Seagulls reduce their asking price, according to CBS Sports journalist Ben Jacobs in .

Jacobs has said that Liverpool are looking at a number of midfielders, and among them is Ecuador international Caicedo. Newcastle United are also reported to be keen on the Brighton star.

The journalist said: “With Caicedo, keep an eye on Newcastle as well. Liverpool would need the price to drop from January to seriously consider entering the race. 

“They have tracked Caicedo since his time at Independiente del Valle and now the agent situation is less complicated, they can’t be entirely discounted. 

“Liverpool are looking at many midfielders…

Timo Werner and RB Leipzig made for a sublime match over four joyful years, but the Bundesliga club are reluctant to say whether they want to rekindle the relationship.

Leipzig head coach Domenico Tedesco was asked about the prospect of re-signing Werner when he addressed a news conference on Thursday, and gave the idea absolutely no encouragement.

Nor did he discourage the idea, though, which points to a reunion possibly being under consideration but far from certain to happen.

Werner might believe he has endless escape routes from Chelsea if he reads the gossip columns, with Juventus also linked with him in recent days.

Two years with Chelsea might be enough for Werner, whose involvement decreased last season and whose goal return in the Premier Leagu…

Mark Selby believes Leicester City s league-winning exploits are a good omen after he completed another snooker-football double for the city.

Leicester fan Selby fought off a Ding Junhui comeback to triumph 18-14 and become just the sixth player to win multiple World Snooker Championship titles at the Crucible.

Meanwhile, Chelsea were busy cancelling out Tottenham s 2-0 lead at Stamford Bridge to earn a 2-2 draw that cemented Leicester s maiden Premier League crown.

Selby s first world title in 2014 came as Leicester won promotion to the top flight and the 32-year-old hopes the trend continues.

I don t know which is more of a shock, me winning it twice or Leicester becoming Premier League champions, he joked.

It must be a good omen. Hopefully i…

Chelsea midfielder Lewis Baker has had his loan spell with Vitesse extended for another season.

The 21-year-old spent the 2015-16 campaign with the Eredivisie club, scoring five goals in 31 league games as they finished ninth in the table.

Despite interest from other clubs, Baker will now spend an additional season with Vitesse as their partnership with Chelsea continues.

Chelsea s Nathan is also on loan at Vitesse, with Baker hoping to continue his development.

There was interest from a number of other clubs, he told the Dutch side s official website.

I discussed my options with Chelsea and with my family and we came to the conclusion that another year at Vitesse was the best option.

I learned a lot last season and I am in better shape…

AC Milan vice-president Adriano Galliani has admitted that Italy full-back Massimo Oddo could be on his way out of the club with Lyon a possible destination.

Speaking to Wednesday s Gazzetta dello Sport, Galliani said: Lyon are interested in our full-back and anything is possible.

The 32-year-old former Lazio right-back is almost certain to lose his place in the Milan first team this season following the arrival of Gianluca Zambrotta from Barcelona.

Oddo was part of the Italy squad that soared to World Cup glory in Germany in 2006 but was not included in the party that contested Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland in June.

He has played 34 times for his country, scoring twice, but has fallen down the pecking order for the azzurri right-back jersey,…

Poland have begun their World Cup qualifying campaign with a rather disappointing home draw with Slovenia.

The Polish, who made an appearance at the recent European Championships, took the lead after just sixteen minutes when Zewlakow scored from the penalty spot.

But the Slovenians refused to give up and equalised through Dedic in the 34th minute.

Poland, led by manager Leo Beenhakker, have been unable to win in the last six matches, including three Euro 2008 group phase games and two friendlies.

These two teams share Group 3 with Slovakia, the Czech Republic, San Marino and Northern Ireland.

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Barcelona are reportedly keen to sell Brazilian playmaker Philippe Coutinho this summer. The Brazilian has only been in the Catalonia capital for 18 months after a transfer from Liverpool in the January transfer window of 2018 costing an initial fee of £142million.

The 26-year-old has struggled to convince at the Catalan giants and his lack of success has led to speculation over his future.

Failed at Barcelona

Coutinho talked about the move to Barcelona as a dream one. However, it has turned slightly sour of late. He has made 33 appearances since his arrival, scoring just five times, not a fantastic record for a player of his ability.

The playmaker has come in for some fierce criticism from the club’s fans and those associated with the Catalan giants. One cr…