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Steven Gerrard has revealed that he had an epidural injection to deal with a back injury before his costly slip in Liverpools 2-0 lo s to Chelsea in 2014.

The former Liverpool captain, who is now manager of Rangers, was speaking Walker Buehler Jersey ahead of the release of Make Us Dream, the biopic of his life which will be shown in cinemas this week, and said he wanted to be as open and honest in the film as po sible.

His slip against Jose Mourinhos Chelsea side at Anfield led to Demba Ba opening the scoring for the Blues, in what is known as a pivotal moment in the Premier League Blank Jersey title race from the 2013/14 season.

Its now been revealed that Gerrard nearly mi sed the match with a back injury and had to have an Ross Stripling Jersey injection beforehand, but the Reds legend insists hell never use it as an excuse.

Don't think that is an excuse. What happened was just pure bad luck but, when you do a book or film, especially with people who have won Oscars and made films such as Amy (Winehouse) and Senna, you must be as honest and open as you can, Gerrard told the Daily Mail .

The former England captain was also quizzed on how the highs and lows of management compare with his experiences as a player.

His Rangers side sitthirdin the Scottish Premier League, two points behind leaders Celtic, having lost just two of their opening 12 league matches.

He has also led them to their longest ever Trevor Bauer Jersey unbeaten European run, with Rangers competing in a Europa League group that contains Villarreal, Spartak Moscow and Rapid Vienna.

When asked if the Kenta Maeda Jersey emotion of winning is better as a player or a manager, Gerrard added:

Winning as a player is fantastic, winning as a manager now is a great buzz.

Losing? There is no difference in the hurt. Winning a trophy as a player? Now that's special, incredible. And I would love to be in a position where I experience that as a manager. That is what I want.

I want to win a trophy achieve something special. So I'd like to come back to that what you just asked me I can't answer it, not at the minute. I Maury Wills Jersey hope I get the chance to try one day.

Mohamed Salah has been named Liverpools Player of the Month for March, making it the sixth time the forward gets the monthly individual accolade.

Salah continued in his Jackie Robinson Jersey imperious form in that period, scoring six goals - including a haul of four against Watford - in five games.

The feat earned him most of the fans' votes to beat Andy Robertson and Alex Leonys Martin Jersey Oxlade-Chamberlain respectively to the prize.

Since his arrival from AS Roma in the summer, only Dejan Lovren October and strike partner Roberto Firmino January have halted the streak of the pacy forward who won the gong in August, September, November, December, February and now, March.

Your Player of the Month for March wins monthly award for the sixth time:

"Thank you. Im very happy to win it again, but Josh Harrison Jersey as I said many times the most important thing is to win the games and to get the points. I Matt Moore Jersey always try to score to help the team to get the points, Salah told club website.

Asked about his favourite of the six strikes in that period, the 25-year-old said: "I dont know, all of them are very important for me but if I had to choose one, it would probably be Crystal Palace because it was after 85 or 86 minutes, and also the hat-trick, the third one against Watford. That was a good feeling."

Salah has now scored 39 goals acro Jordan Zimmermann Jersey s all competitions, with 29 putting him atop the English Premier League Kirk Gibson Jersey goalscorers chart.

A goal against Bournemouth in Saturdays encounter will see him set a new record as the highest goal-scoring African in an English top-flight campaign, after equalling Didier Drogbas feat of 29 strikes in Chelsea's 2009-10 EPL winning season

Gareth Bale is on thebench for Real Madrid as they visit Allen Craig Jersey Juventus in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Tuesday.

Despite scoring a double against Las Palmas in La Liga at the weekend, Bale has not been included in Zinedine Zidane's XI atthe Allianz Stadium.

However, Isco does make Zidane's lineup Clayton Richard Jersey against the Serie A champions, despite not starting the second leg against PSG in the last16.

Madrid defenderNachoFernandez is out of the squad due toa thighinjury that will see him sidelined for two weeks.

For Juventus,defender Mehdi Edward Olivares Jersey Benatia and midfielder Miralem Pjanic are both suspended.

The game atAllianz Stadium will be a rematch of last season's Champions League final, which Zidane's side easily won 4-1.

Madrid XI: Navas; Carvajal, Ramos, Varane, Marcelo; Kroos, Casemiro, Isco, Modric; Ronaldo, Benzema

Subs: Casilla, Vallejo, Bale, Hernandez, Vazquez, Asensio, Kovacic

Juventus Nick Martini Jersey XI: Buffon; De Sciglio, Barzagli, Chiellini, Asamoah; Khedira, Bentancur; Douglas Costa, Dybala, Alex Sandro; Higuain

Subs: Fernando Tatis Jr. Jersey Szczesny, Rugani, Lichtsteiner, Matuidi, Marchisio, Cuadrado, Mandzukic

Only last week, Goal revealed Liverpool had , with manager Jurgen Klopp having decided that Loris Karius would be his Babe Ruth Jersey No.1 for the remainder of the season - and beyond.

There were those that questioned the German's judgement again in midweekwhen Ali son produced yet another sensational display of shot stopping in the Gialloro si's 2-1 lo s to Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League. So impre sive was he that a frustrated Paulo Fonseca claimed afterwardsthat his side would have won the last-16first-leg clash .

However, Karius produced the perfect riposte at Anfield on Saturday, playing a pivotal role in a 4-1 victory over West Ham that propelled Liverpool into second place in the Premier League standings ahead of Brandon Workman Jersey Manchester United's meeting with Chelsea at Old Trafford on Sunday.

Of course, the Reds' awesome attacking triumvirate will dominate the headlines once more, and rightly so. They were all on target again.

Pleasingly, Sadio Mane underlined that he has got his mojo back just in time for the busine s end of the season, Mohamed Salah's left foot wrote itself into the history books with a 20th goal of the season, while Roberto Firmino turned in another demonstration of how to play as a modern No.9.

20 - Mo Salah has Carlton Fisk Jersey scored 20 goals with his left foot in the Premier League this season, the most by a player in a single season in the competition's history. Phenomenon.

However, for all Liverpool's customary offensive excellence, they remain vulnerable in defence and that is where Karius came in.

He produced two spectacular but, more Luis Tiant Jersey importantly, pivotal saves when the game was still delicately poised during the first half.

Indeed, his first stop was as impre sive as it was crucial, with Karius getting his fingertips to a wonderfully delicate chip from Marko Arnautovic that looked destined to open the scoring at Merseyside.

The former Mainz goalkeeper denied the Austrian attacker after Liverpool had taken the lead through Emre Can's header, this time keeping a 25-yard effort out of the top corner.

Karius was eventually beaten in the second half by Michail Antonio, who bagged his now seemingly obligatory goal against the Reds it is now four in five appearances against the Reds for the winger.

However, there was little that the 24- David Price Jersey year-old could have done about that, having been left brutally exposed by his defence.

Those backline problems still have to be addre sed, of course, but if Karius can continue to influence games in such a positive manner between now and the end of the season, Liverpool fans interest in will quickly fade.

After Klopp had made the decision to Bill Lee Jersey replace Simon Mignolet with Karius as his first-choice goalkeeper, he warned his compatriot: "Of course, Loris now has to deliver."

He did just that on Saturday.

Kylian Mbappe has become the youngest player in Champions League history to reach 25 goals in the competition, breaking Lionel Me si's record.

Mbappe opened the scoring for PSG against Me si and Barcelona on Wednesday, netting from the penalty spot in the 31st minute of their last-16 second Steven Souza Jersey leg clash.

At22 years and 80 days, Mbappe broke a record Me si set aged 22 years and 286 days.

Mbappe gave PSG a huge lead going into the second leg by scoring a hat-trick in the first leg at Camp Nou a 4-1 win for the Ligue 1 giants Austin Pruitt Jersey .

With his goal at home on Wednesday, Mbappe set yet another record in a game that ended in a 1-1 draw, with PSG advancing to the last eight Rob Refsnyder Jersey through a 5-2 aggregate win.

The striker has four goals against Barca in this year'sChampions League, becoming the first player to score that many goals against the Blaugrana in a single season of the competition.

4 - Kylian Mbapp has scored four goals against Barcelona in this season's UEFA Champions League - the most a player has ever scored against the Spanish side in a single season in Jose Alvarado Jersey the competition. Daylight.

22y 80d Aged 22 years and 80 days, Kylian Mbapp has become the youngest player in UEFA Champions League history to reach 25 goals in the competition, taking the mantle from Lionel Me si (22y 286d). Idolise.

With Neymarcurrently sidelined through injury, Mbappe has become PSG's unquestioned attacking star in recent weeks.

Mbappe has six goals in his last seven Ligue 1 games in addition to his Champions League heroics against Barcelona.

As PSG chase their first ever Champions League title they are also involved in a tight domestic race.Mbappe and coare currently in second place in the Ligue 1 table Jake Smolinski Jersey , trailing Lille by two points.

Neymar finally had the breakout game for Paris Saint-Germain that everyone had been waiting for this season. He scored two Texas Rangers Jersey first-half goals en route to PSG's 3-2 win awayto Bordeaux in Ligue 1. But his goal celebrations were somber ones.

After he netted the first time in the 26th minute, theBrazilian superstar raised his shirt over his head to reveal a me sage dedicated to MariliaMendonca, a Brazilian singer and Latin Grammy winnerwho was killed in a plane crash the day before. The T-shirt read: "I will be your fan forever, queen of suffering. RIP MM"

Gooooooooool, Neymar abre la cuenta para el , control y gran remate para el primero parisino con dedicatoria

Neymar nevercracked a smile on his Ian Gibaut Jersey second goal, either, sharing another tribute in her memory by dancing the arrocha in the 43rd minute:

Goooooooooooooool, doblete de Neymar, arm la pared con Mbapp y definic con clase pegado al poste para el segundo del

The 26-year-old Mendonca, one of the most popular artists in Brazil,died with her producer, her uncle, and the two pilots. She wasen route to aconcert that night in the state of Minas Gerais and shared an showing Shin-Soo Choo Jersey her boarding the plane.

The cause of the crash, which occurred just minutes before the plane was to arrive in the city of Caratinga, is still unknown. An investigation is underway.

Mendonca was known as "the queen of suffering" for her Shelby Miller Jersey sentimental sertanejo songs, a genre of Brazilian country music. She broke out in 2016 and won her Latin Grammy in 2019 for best sertanejo album.

Neymar, whose goals were Nos. 400 and 401 of his profe sional career,tweeted the wordsFriday nightbefore sharing video on Instagram of a moment he called "one of the best surprises that I ever had in my life was having you sing 'happy birthday' for me. It was my honor."

The moments during the Bordeaux-PSG matchstruck a chord with fans on Twitter, who were immediately aware of the tributes:

Neymar dedica o 400 gol da sua Russell Wilson Jersey carreira para Marlia Mendona

A homenagem de Neymar cantora Marlia Mendona...

Neymar fez gol e prestou homenagem a Marlia Mendona:"Serei seu eterno f, rainha da sofrncia. RIP MM"

Neymar tributed his goal to famous Brazilian singer, Marlia Mendona, who pa sed away yesterday.RIP

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Un Roi pour une Reine

Premier but dans le jeu depuis PSG-Lens le 1er mai dernier. Il est ddicac Asdrubal Cabrera Jersey Marlia Mendona.

Arturo Vidal is a doubt for both legs of Bayern Munich's Champions League semi-final against Real Madrid as he Brad Ziegler Jersey requires knee surgery, head coach Jupp Heynckes has confirmed.

The 30-year-old felt pain in his right knee during training on Sunday and was sent for further tests.

Heynckes says the Chilean now requires a small operation to remove "a loose body" from within the joint, meaning he faces a spell Caleb Smith Jersey on the sidelines.

"Arturo had a trip without any contact from anyone else," Heynckes told a news conference.

Justin Bour Jersey "He has a loose body in the knee joint. He needs a small procedure and will be out for the time being.

"He' Lewis Brinson Jersey s a fighter. I'm confident for his recovery."

The news is a blow for Bayern, with Vidal set to mi s the DFB-Pokal semi-final against Bayer Leverkusen and almost certainly the Bundesliga trip to Hannover at the weekend. Martin Prado Jersey

He is also , which takes place a week on Wednesday.

Bayern could also be without Corentin Toli so for the trip to the BayArena on Tuesday, with the France international having picked up a problem in .

"Coco picked up another knock against Gladbach and has some bruising. It's not Andre Dawson Jersey yet clear if he'll make tomorrow's squad," added Heynckes.

Former Manchester United goalkeeper Dario Agrazal Jersey Tomasz Kuszczak has revealed that Newcastle United tried to sign him on loan in January.

Newcastle were on the lookout for a new keeper both last summer and in January, and eventually brought in Martin Dubravka on loan from Sparta Prague to great effect.

Dubravka has subsequently signed Josh Harrison Jersey a permanent contract at St James Park, but Birminghams Kuszczak claims he was one of the keepers Newcastle had previously been interested in signing.

But Kuszczak, who was also a target for Derby County, says Birmingham rejected the approach from Rafa Benitezs Newcastle.

Speaking to , he said: In the winter transfer window, I had a loan offer from Newcastle, and Derby also approached me. However, Birmingham said that I should stay Erik Gonzalez Jersey at the club.

Kuszczak previously spent six years at Old Trafford, making over 60 appearances for United, but he has not played in the Premier League since 2012.

He has since gone onto play for Watford, Brighton, Colin Moran Jersey Wolves and now Birmingham, but has not made a first-team appearance since last November.

The 36-year-old has been told he can leave the club by manager Garry Monk and he will consider his options before deciding whether to take up the opportunity.

He added: My contract is still valid for a year, but the situation has changed a little, because after the season I received a green Jordy Mercer Jersey light to be transferred.

I am waiting for a signal from my representatives. Other managers already know that a transfer option has appeared.

I am calm, if there are no good offers then I will wait for a year, then I will Jordan Lyles Jersey be a free agent.

At the final whistle of Sunday's Copa Libertadores final first leg against River Plate, Boca Juniors' players were set to trudge off the pitch understandably disappointed at a 2-2 home draw.

Carlos Tevez might have had more reason than most to curse his luck: having ripped apart the River defence with a late run that seemed to shed 10 years off the rather fuller, ambling silhouette he projects these days, he squared to Dario Benedetto only to see his strike partner thwarted by a fantastic save from River shot-stopper Franco Armani.

But the former Juventus, Manchester City and Manchester United star was unbowed after Ubaldo Jimenez Jersey almost stealing the show with his late cameo off the bench.

"Keep your heads up, motherf***ers!" the 34-year-oldscreamed at his deflated companions, who responded by applauding the thousands of Boca fans who had braved torrential rain, a 24-hour postponement and, in many cases, round trips by bus and car of more than 2,000 kilometres from the furthest corners of Argentina, just to watch their heroes.

It was cla sic Tevez, blending the pa sionate forward with the self-appointed 'player of the people'; and it also demonstrated just why he has enjoyed such spectacular succe s over his glittering career.

Carlitos belongs to the select group of players who have won both the Copa Libertadores and Champions League titles, lifting the former in 2003 in his first Boca spell before tasting European glory five years later with United.

One may add to that list triumphs in both the Club World Cup and its international predece sor, the Intercontinental Cup that Renato Nunez Jersey last one won by the Xeneize, againstan AC Milan side containing the likes of Cafu, Andrea Pirlo, Paolo Maldini, Kaka and Andrei Shevchenko to name just a handful multiple league succe ses in Argentina, Brazil, England and Italy, Olympic Games gold in Argentina colours.

In all, Tevez boasts 26 major titles, a number surpa sed only by Lionel Me si among his compatriots: and anyone who keeps company with Barcelona's wizard Colby Rasmus Jersey deserves the utmost respect for his achievements, regardle s of the transgre sions over the years that have seen the striker make the headlines for the wrong reasons.

Indeed, anyone who has an image of Carlitos as a spoilt prima donna , unwilling to play second fiddle, has not been watching closely enough this term. Tevez has dropped down the pecking order this season at Boca, his legs slowly losing their potency, with the likes of Ramon Abila, Cristian Pavon, Benedetto and Mauro Zarate preferred by Xeneize coach Guillermo Barros Schelotto.

Far from complaining, Tevez has taken his demotion with humility and grace, acting as the team's spiritual captain on the sidelines during Mark Trumbo Jersey most of this Libertadores campaign while taking on a bigger role in the Superliga due to Barros Schelotto's squad rotation.

Accustomed to helping his teams win big titles as a major player, he recognises that he can also aid Boca's efforts from the fringes.

When I am asked why I don't explode when I'm not playing, there is one explanation: glory, he signalled to reporters prior to the final's first leg in the Bombonera. This final is as big as they come. Those of us who were born in this club know that there will never be another game like this.

I have 26 titles, but I would give them all up for the glory of the club. That is what everyone has to understand, I will tell my team-mates that all week.

There might still be a fairytale ending for the forward, who has evaded questions over whether this Libertadores final will mark the end of his career. Having patently failed to find his best football for the best Eddie Murray Jersey part of 2018 following his pitiable China adventure, Tevez has burst back into form in recent weeks, making him a hard man to ignore.

The more romantic Boca fans, meanwhile, are dreaming of a repeat of 2004's Libertadores semi-final against River in the Monumental, where a 20-year-old Carlitos netted a crucial 88th-minute goal and infuriated the throngs of Millonario supporters by performing a mocking 'chicken dance' celebration.

Boca went on to prevail in that tie on penalties, albeit with Tevez sent off for his actions, before going down to Colombia's Once Caldas from the spot in a shock final defeat.

Since then, the Xeneize have won the Libertadores just once, in 2007. Victory this year would mark their seventh Copa, tying them with the competition' Manny Machado Jersey s most succe sful side, neighbours Independiente.

No matter what you think of Tevez, that would be a fitting conclusion to a wonderful, record-breaking career, whether he stars on the field or by cajoling his team-mates from the bench.

The Copa Libertadores final second leg will be streamed LIVE right here on Goal UK ONLY from 8:00pm GMT.

Unai Emery hopes a run Michael A. Taylor Jersey of big-game contests ahead of theChampions League second leg against Real Madrid can help inspire Paris Saint-Germain to a comeback.

The Ligue 1 leaders went down to a Cristiano Ronaldo double and Marcelo's effort in the first instalment of their round-of-16 tie, leaving them with a 3-1 deficit for the return at the Parc des Princes on March 6.

Having ama sed a 12-point Victor Robles Jersey lead domestically, it has previously been suggested that a dearth of competition at home leads to PSG being relatively unprepared on the continent.

But they can have no such complaints this time, hosting fierce rivals Marseille twice in the space of four Shawn Kelley Jersey days in league and cup action.

And Emery hopes to get the fans onside in those games, which are PSG's only home fixtures between now and Madrid's arrival.

"We know how important the fans are," he told a news conference.

"When we are on the pitch we need all the fans in the stands and all the ones watching the game also.

"They help Adam Eaton Jersey us by supporting us. That's why I think it is a very important time in the season.

PSG coach hosted the media earlier today to preview Sunday Koda Glover Jersey 's Cla sico vs. Highlights coming up...

"We have the Ligue 1 game on Sunday against Marseille, in Coupe de France against Marseille also and then the second leg here against Real Madrid.

"We'll play in the Parc, that's why I think that the Yan Gomes Jersey club, the players and all the staff ask all the fans to be with the team. We want them to make the "Parc" a difficult stadium for all our opponents."