Manchester, England – Na today, Maya Le Tissier go live her childhood dream as she dey lead im team, Manchester United Women, enter UEFA Champions League group stage against Valerenga. Match go start for 20:00 BST for Progress With Unity Stadium, and we sabi say e go be massive show for Marc Skinner and im team, wey don collect better vibes since the beginning of 2025/26 season.
As Le Tissier don dey grow up, she dey remember how she dey watch Manchester United men side wey rule Europe back then. She know say dis match no be ordinary level, as Valerenga dey come Leigh for this first match out of six wey dem go play for dis round. Na wetin dem call big opportunity – no be small!
“Since I small, I dey feel am. I just dey play footy, dey enjoy myself and dey kick ball with the guys. Sometimes na late night before school, I go dey watch Champions League and dey wonder how e go be to play for the competition. Na special moment for everybody involved,” Le Tissier talk, as she dey remember her early days.
She still talk say, “Na dream for every player. Nobody dey play football just to dey chill for league. Na big deal and I dey look forward to e.” She sweet talk about the Champions League vibe: “E dey big pass anything wey person fit play for club football. As pikin, I dey watch all dem men match and dey imagine wetin e go be like to waka enter that music wey dey play before match. E dey give you goosebumps.” (Chai! The power of dreams!)
“Dis na my fourth season for United, and every season, we don dey fight to enter the Champions League, dey try win league too. Now we don reach, and we no go just sit down dey feel we don arrive. We go grab am with both hands and give am better performance,” she added.
Le Tissier no dey underestimate Valerenga o. “We sabi say dem be good team. We gatz perform even better than Friday when we draw with Chelsea to grab all the points wey dey necessary to win dis match,” she dey ready for battle.
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