Shakhtar boss Turan warns Arsenal ahead of Atleti clash and admits: I started my stalking of Crystal Palace in December
By Alessandro Schiavone Arsenal have been fired a warning by hothead Arda Turan ahead of their semi-final against Atletico Madrid in less than two weeks. The ex-Turkish midfielder, who scored against Chelsea at the same stage of the competition back in 2014 as Atleti ran riot at Stamford Bridge (1-3), has tipped this to be the Colchoneros ' season. Madrid's second force lost two finals in three years against Real Madrid back in 2014 and 2016 respectively. Yet with Los Mereng
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Shakhtar emerge unscathed from Dutch battle to set up intriguing semis with Crystal Palace
By Alessandro Schiavone in Alkmaar Conference League QF second-leg AZ Alkmaar 2-2 Shakhtar Donetsk (2-5 on agg) Shakhtar Donetsk made it a 5-2 aggregate win over AZ Alkmaar's B team to set up a date with Crystal Palace in the semis of the Conference League. With the KNVB Cup final looming and the chance to end a 13-year wait for silverware when they face NEC Nijmegen on Sunday, AZ manager Leeroy Echteld decided to rest up to 11 players. Yet despite being played off the groun
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