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After this result, Juventus occupied the fifth spot on the points table with 35 points with Napoli being third with 40. Juventus next play Roma on January 9 while Napoli would take on Sampdoria on the same day.

"I feel like now we have had a bit more experience, players in the biggest games for their club and obviously players who have played in that World Cup have had that experience as well. I feel like we are in a good place. We know there is still a lot of hard work that goes into it. We do not just turn up and win the tournament," he added.

Cristiano Ronaldo played against Spain last night at the José Alvalade Stadium in Portugal for a friendly fixture. While a lot of fans might have expected the encounter to be a mouth-watering one, it turned out to be a mere bland event as Cristiano Ronaldo scored a hat-trick in the 2018 FIFA World Cup. The match ended with a goalless draw but here was this one pass that was the most underrated moments of the game. Sanches might have missed out on the goal, but his pass was quite an amazing

UEFA Champions League is the last opportunity for Barcelona to win a trophy this season but they have a huge task in front of them as the Catalans have a shortage of first-team players for this clash due to injuries and suspensions. Napoli, on the other hand, have history against them as they have lost their previous two away knockout games in the Champions League.

Inter Milan have been inconsistent post lockdown but with two games left in the season, Antonio Conte’s men will look to secure second place as Atalanta are on their tails. The Nerazzurri’s defeated Bologna in their previous gams thanks to goals from Romelu Lukaku and Alexis Sanchez, who will play an important part in this match as well.

Napoli have been brilliant since football’s restart from coronavirus enforced suspension as Gennaro Gattuso’s men have won four of their last five games losing only to third-placed Atalanta. Meanwhile, AC Milan are yet to suffer a defeat post lockdown, winning four games in that time period, which also includes a victory over league leader Juventus.

Though major European leagues have restarted their 2019-20 season during the week, several football clubs have been active off their field as they look to scout players for next season. The biggest transfer news this week was Chelsea announcing the signing of Timo Werner from RB Leipzig. The German striker will join the Premier League side in July.

In the semi-finals, Juventus got the better of AC Milan as the second leg of the tie finished 0-0, the Bianconerei’s advanced on the away goals rule. Meanwhile, Napoli came from behind in Naples against Inter Milan to finish the game on level terms on the night and advance on a 2-1 aggregate win.

Dries Mertens scored the vital goal that put Napoli in the summit clash and also made him the club’s all-time leading top-scorer with 122 goals. But the other hero for Napoli in the semi-final second-leg was goalkeeper David Ospina, who unfortunately is suspended for the final after seeing a yellow card against Inter.

Dries Mertens fired Napoli to the Italian Cup final on Saturday after netting the goal which gave his side a 2-1 aggregate semi-final win over Inter Milan and made him the club's all-time top scorer.

Philippe Coutinho celebrates his 28th birthday on June 12, 2020 (Friday). The Brazilian has so far scored 116 career goals with 99 of them coming in club football in 415 appearances. He has been widely praised for the quality of his goals with Mauricio Pochettino famously saying ‘he has a special magic in his feet.’

Get latest articles and stories on Sports at LatestLY. Starved of live sporting action for weeks owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, fans will have high expectations when sport resumes behind closed doors, feels West Indies head coach Phil Simmons.