The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Eagles team B lost 2-3 to the 2018 Europa League Cup winners on Tuesday.
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That was also the view of many who watched the Super Eagles slip 2-3 to the Europa League champions at the Godswill Akpabio International Stadium, Ayo, Akwa Ibom State.
The News Agency of Nigeria reports that the Europa League champions will go play against Nigeria’s Super Eagles in the maiden GOtv MAX Cup on Tuesday evening at the Nest of Champions Stadium in Uyo, Akwa Ibom.
The friendly match, tagged: “GOtv MAX Cup’’, sponsored by Multichoice Nigeria, will be played at the Nest of Champions Stadium, Uyo on Tuesday evening.
Atletico have been linked with a move for their former striker in recent weeks, with Antoine Griezmann set to depart in the summer
However Torres’ side could only manage a draw 2-2 in their last match of the 2017/2018 La Liga campaign at the Estadio Wanda Metropolitano
Expectedly the announcement of Atletico Madrid’s visit, which is happening on the invitation of MultiChoice, sparked huge excitement among football fans across the country, especially in Uyo, the host city.
The Olympique de Marseille captain limped off during the Europa League final with a suspected thigh injury.
The win makes it the third for Atletico Madrid in eight years
The La Liga club from will be visiting Nigeria for the first time and play against the Super Eagles on Tuesday, 22nd May 2018 at the Akwa Ibom stadium, Uyo and according to the General Manager, sales and Marketing, Martin Mabutho, the match will afford multichoice viewers and football fans the chance of seeing the La Liga stars playing side by side with the Super Eagles.
France international Koscielny was injured early in Arsenal’s Europa League semifinal first leg defeat at Atletico Madrid and will miss the World Cup, with Wenger telling a news conference that he would also sit out several months of next season.
Frenchman Griezmann has a 100 million euro (88 million pounds) release clause in his contract and Spanish media reported that Barcelona are ready to pay it.
Espanyol are 15th in the standings and had only won one of their previous seven games
The club paid tribute to the Frenchman ahead of the match, and the players put on a fine performance for their manager to record their 15th home Premier League victory of the 2017-18 campaign
The Arsenal manager, who saw his side exit the Europa League semi-finals to Atletico Madrid on Thursday, will stand down at the end of the season after almost 22 years in charge of the north London club.
The coach was ordered from the touchline during last week’s 1-1 draw in the first leg of their semi-final with Arsenal
The Arsenal captain has been managing an Achilles problem for the last 12 months but was stretchered off after 12 minutes against Atletico after breaking down with the injury.
Salzburg produced a rousing second-half performance to wipe out a 2-0 first-leg deficit, but Marseille became the first French side to reach a European final since 2004
The last-four tie was delicately poised following a 1-1 draw in the first leg last week
Wenger is preparing to leave the Gunners after 21 years and has said he will take at least a month off after the season to reflect on his future.