"I'm still young but I feel like I've got a lot of experience for a 19-year-old," stated Matthijs de Ligt as he was formally unveiled as a Juventus participant right now. "After the Nations League final I was already sure that I wanted to join Juventus, but it was still a big compliment to have Cristiano Ronaldo ask me to come here."The former Ajax defender added: "There are four competitions and we want to win them all. This is the Juventus mentality. I came here because Italy is one of the most important countries for defenders. Juventus is a great forward step for me." UEFA.com celebrates how
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Real Madrid welcome good Eden Hazard
Eden Hazard has signed his five-year contract at Real Madrid to formally full his transfer from Chelsea. A crowd of 50,000 got here to fulfill the 28-year-old on the Santiago Bernabéu; this is why. What they are saying "When I saw Zidane, he played like his feet were hands. Eden is like that. The ball sticks to his feet. It's almost impossible to get it off him."Marc Wilmots, former Belgium coach"You nearly hope Eden Hazard will get diarrhoea [ahead of a Man. City game v Chelsea]. You can have as many tactical plans as you need, but when Eden begins working it
How sensible is 2019 closing hero Ada Hegerberg?
Ada Hegerberg's 2019 UEFA Women's Champions League closing hat-trick in serving to Lyon to their (and her) fourth straight triumph is simply the newest within the many achievements of the participant who earlier within the season obtained the primary ladies's Ballon d'Or award.Ada Hegerberg was tipped for fulfillment from making her top-flight Norwegian debut for Kolbotn aged 15 and since then she has already racked up greater than 250 profession objective, together with a file 15 within the 2017/18 UEFA Women's Champions League, her and Lyon's third triumph in a row. In 2015/16 she was voted UEFA Best Women's Player in Europe and with the 2018 Ballon
How sensible is Atlético’s Antoine Griezmann?
A UEFA Europa League and FIFA World Cup winner in 2018, French icon Antoine Griezmann has introduced he'll finish his five-year spell at Atlético this summer time; UEFA.com polishes a shrine in his honour. What they are saying"Antoine has improved in every area – fitness, tactical awareness, personality, aggression, intensity, ball recovery, attacking threat – and it's all his own doing."Diego Simeone, Atlético coach
How brilliant is Edin Džeko?
At 32, Edin Džeko remains one of the continent's top goalscorers at Roma, and the 'Bosnian Diamond' will further cement his reputation at home if he becomes his nation's first 100-cap player this week. Credit where it's due, says UEFA.com. What they say"If a coach could make a striker, I'd make one like Džeko. He's the perfect prototype: strong, tall, fast for his height, combative, aggressive and has good technique."Luciano Spalletti, former Roma coach
How brilliant is new Chelsea signing Gonzalo Higuaín?
Having scored 117 Serie A goals in five and a half seasons across Napoli, Juventus and AC Milan, Gonzalo Higuaín is quite some player. UEFA.com has the lowdown on the Argentina striker after his arrival at Chelsea on loan.ROUND OF 32 IN-DEPTH What they say"He's a top striker. The most important thing is his movement – it is that of a very intelligent forward. He makes the other attackers' lives easy because he plays in behind and opens up a lot of space."José Mourinho, former Real Madrid coach
How brilliant is Chelsea and Belgium’s Eden Hazard?
At 28, Eden Hazard is in his prime with Chelsea. Do we love him? Yes, we do. What they say"When I saw Zidane, he played like his feet were hands. Eden is like that. The ball sticks to his feet. It's almost impossible to get it off him."Marc Wilmots, former Belgium coach "You almost hope Eden Hazard gets diarrhoea [ahead of a Man. City game v Chelsea]. You can have as many tactical plans as you want, but if Eden starts running it's chaos. He's at a level where he decides how good his team are."Vincent Kompany, Man. City and Belgium defender"He