• Abstract and Figures
• Public Full-text

MONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 MAGAZINE COMSMEDIAMONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 www.comsmedia.com Kylian the Conqueror: Mbappé tops Messi, Cristiano BUY End of New Era? Ibrahimovic makes history & GET -Page 2 -Page 7 FREE ODDS BUY & GET FREE ODDS BUY & GET FREE ODDS 2 I COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE MONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 End of New Era? Ronaldo,Messi both take a Q/Final bow after 16 years dominance UNLIMITED GRAPHIC N 2005, PRECISELY 16 YEARS ond time when neither footballers played in he is nicknamed Mr. Champions League. AGO, Chelsea were yet to win a cham- the semifinals after last season’s disappoint- When it comes to longevity and consisten- pions league trophy, Manchester City ing outings. Having at least Messi or Ron- cy in the UEFA champions league, Lionel were still a mid-table premier league aldo in the last four happened every single Messi is the only player that comes closest team, Arsenal were still struggling to season from 2006 to 2020, 14 consecutive in comparison to Ronaldo. Having netted reach their first champions league final, Ky- seasons. In those 15 editions, the iconic 120 goals and 34 assists in the tournament, MAGAZINE NEWSPAPER POSTER DIGITAL GRAPHICS Ilian Mbappe and Erling Haaland were still duo had combined to win the competition he is the only other player to have surpassed DESIGNS little kids whose idea of football was cen- nine times. Sadly, they have just record- the 100 goal mark after Ronaldo. Though LOGO CALENDAR T-SHIRT ONLINE ADVERT BANNERS tered in playgrounds alongside other kids, ed back-to-back seasons without either of his UEFA Champions trophy haul of four, their futures, uncertain. Messi wasn’t even them making any respectable run, leading is one shy of Ronaldo’s, it will be recalled SOCIAL MEDIA POST BROCHURES EXERCISE BOOK FLYERS a key member of Barcelona’s UEFA Cham- to speculations of the end of an era, leav- that the Barcelona record goalscorer played pions League squad, having only made his ing the scene for a new generation of qual- a major role in denying the Portuguese the debut earlier in the competition against ity players, hungry to dominate the world’s 200/09 trophy and also netted the two goals GENERAL PRINTING Shakhtar Donetsk while Ronaldo was yet most popular club football tournament. that ousted Ronaldo’s Ronaldo’s Real Ma- to be a force to be reckoned with. Though However, the achievements and lon- drid in the 2011/12 Semi Final meeting. the Portuguese international was a star in gevity of this duo in the champions Ronaldo is currently 36 years old while the making, no one expected he was going league is unmatched and their rival- Messi will turn 34 in June, an indication to shine so brightly over 15 seasons later. ry in the competition remains one of that both players are at a period when the That year, Lionel Messi’s Barcelona were the fiercest in the competition’s history. physical attributes of a professional footbal- knocked out by Chelsea in the round of 16 Ronaldo is unarguably the most successful ler is at its lowest and possibilities of being and Ronaldo’s Manchester United were out- player in the Champions league tourna- at the top is more doubtful than convincing. shone in the same round by a star-studded ment, being the only player to have won Their future is at the moment, uncertain AC Milan. That was the last time soccer five Champions league finals in six at- but a retrospect of their achievements in fans saw a UEFA Champions League quar- tempts. His 134 UEFA club competition the competition which spans across two de- terfinal round without Messi or Ronaldo ... goals and 42 assists, done in 17 consecutive cades is beyond comparison and however until 2021 when Messi’s Barcelona exited seasons, is the highest tally ever achieved things to out for both in the future, one fact the stage after a 5-2 aggregate spanking by by an individual. Moreso,he remains the remains undeniable- Ronaldo and Messi RC 1741501 PSG while Ronaldo’s Juventus were flung only player to have scored in three cham- have proved to be the most consistent and We b s i t e out of the competition by underdogs,Porto. pions league finals, all six games in a UEFA successful individual footballers on the big- +234 9073377101 www.comsmedia.com [email protected] To get a clear understanding of how much champions league group stage and his gest stage of the world’s most revered club [email protected] the duo have dominated the competition in massive records have left so many football competition. the past 15 seasons, this is the only the sec- fans and analysts in awe . Little wonder [email protected] MONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE I 3 UNLIMITED GRAPHIC DESMAGAZINE NEWSPAPER IGNSPOSTER DIGITAL GRAPHICS LOGO CALENDAR T-SHIRT ONLINE ADVERT BANNERS SOCIAL MEDIA POST BROCHURES EXERCISE BOOK FLYERS GENERAL PRINTING RC 1741501 +234 9073377101 We b s i t e www.comsmedia.com [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 4 I COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE MONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 Yes, Benzema is the bee’s knees OU’VE DONE WELL TO ASK me about him, because Benzema is the bee’s knees. For people who like football, he is a luxury and we enjoy him.”When he wants to, Zinedine Zidane can be understood perfectly.And if he’s talking about his friend and compatriot, like on Saturday, he al- Yways wants to be understood, not only now that Karim Benzema has scored eight goals in his last six games. Because - and forgive me for the expression - what is really the bee’s knees is seeing how some, a minority who don’t like football, continue to doubt the scor- ing potential of the second-highest scorer in French football history (365 goals), the fifth-highest goal- scorer in Real Madrid history (272 goals) and the fifth-highest scorer in Champions League history (70).For someone who isn’t a pure No.9 and doesn’t take penalties, those stats aren’t bad.Nor are they bad for someone who spent nine of his 12 seasons at Real Madrid making life easier for Cristiano Ron- aldo.Or do you think it’s a coincidence that he scored 12 goals in 47 games playing alongside Cristiano (who scored 44 in 44) in 2017/18 and then scored 30 in 53 in 2018/19?The poor spirits who read football like an Excel spreadsheet think so.Those who can appreciate the playful sense of this sport know the aes- thetical pleasure provided by a marvellous footballer, elegant pressed.But there’s a bit of everything in life; people who don’t in his movements like a ballerina floating around the area, able recognise Benzema’s immense talent, or who judge him just on to be the reference point in attack at the same time as he links his goals. It’s sad to watch and live football that way. up with others to give them a solution in midfield when they’re Abidal explains how Bartomeu rejected the chance to solve Barcelona’s financial crisis ORMER BARCELONA PLAY- with a global pandemic that we all know ER and executive Eric Abidal about, which has been extremely harmful explained in an interview with to the football industry and has resulted in the Telegraph how the club’s a big crisis that remains to be the biggest ex-president Josep Maria Bar- nightmare for the club’s new president tomeu rejected the chance to solve their Joan Laporta and his board. Ffinancial crisis back in 2019. According to Abidal, Bartomeu and his The French admitted having intro- board rejected this option because they duced a company to the club which could did not want to expose themselves, as they have invested a lot of money to sanitize were not completing their job efficiently. the club’s complex financial situation. “I think it was possible to resolve the Supposedly this contact between the financial situation. It was not easy because company and the club was made around it was huge, huge amounts of money and two years ago when the crisis started. The critical and crucial moments of their his- at this time Barcelona was protecting all problem has been getting worse since that tory. the information about the accounts. day and Barça are facing one of the most Bad management of the club worsened MONDAY, MARCH 22 - SUNDAY, MARCH 28, 2021 COMSMEDIA MAGAZINE I 5 Barcelona is interested in 16-year-old Dortmund midfielder NEW TRANSFER TARGET HAS emerged for Barcelona. This time for the Juvenil A squad. According to Sport, the Catalan club is highly attentive to the situation of Vasco Walz, a 16-year-old German midfielder of Italian descent. He is the captain of the U-17 team for Borussia Dortmund and has also played for Germany’s junior teams. His versatility is his main virtue; he has played in different midfield positions and even Aon the flanks in the past. However, Waltz’s preferred position is the role of pivot ahead of the defense. He loves organizing the action and directing the game. The German-Italian is a strong lad and fights for half balls in the midfield fulfilling his defensive duties in the best way possible. In his first season with the yellow and black, he amassed 18 appearances in U-17 Bunde- sliga West.

Load more

  16

Copy Link