Tag: Champions League
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Juve fullback: We gifted Porto Champions League victory
Juventus fullback Danilo admits frustration after their 2-1 defeat at Champions League opponents Porto. The defeat leaves Juve an uphill challenge for the second-leg of this round 16 tie. “This is the Champions League, we knew it was going to be a tough game against a team that works really hard and prepares for this…
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UCL: Karim Benzema heads Madrid into last 16
Karim Benzema’s two headers sent Real Madrid into the Champions League knockout stages with victory over Borussia Monchengladbach, who also qualify for the last 16. Inter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk drew 0-0. Both sides needed a win to qualify but they go out with the San Siro draw. Real started the day in third place…
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Salah breaks Liverpool Champions League record
Mohamed Salah has the “numbers to prove” he is an “exceptional player”, Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said after the Egyptian became the club’s record Champions League goalscorer in their draw at Midtjylland. Klopp’s men were already assured of top spot in Group D coming into the game and they began in perfect fashion when forward…
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Man Utd knocked out of Champions League
Manchester United’s season suffered a huge blow as a defeat at German side RB Leipzig knocked them out of the Champions League. Needing just a draw to progress to the last 16, Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side conceded twice inside 13 minutes to leave their hopes in tatters before RB Leipzig added what ultimately turned out…
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Man United crashes out of Champions League
Manchester United were dumped out of the Champions League after losing 3-2 to RB Leipzig on a disappointing night for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer. United, who knew they only needed a point to qualify from Group H, fell 3-0 behind in Germany after a shambolic defensive showing with on-loan Manchester City full-back Angelino (2), Amadou Haidara…
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Chelsea built to win Champions League – Lopetegui
Sevilla coach Julen Lopetegui says Chelsea look like Champions League winners. Lopetegui was speaking after last night’s 4-0 defeat. “They won deservedly. We started badly and only started the match when we were down 0-2. They scored twice more and punished us harshly. It is a team designed to win the Champions League, and when…
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Army says Boko Haram attacks are international conspiracy plots to divide Nigeria
The Nigerian Army has said that the Boko Haram attacks are an international conspiracy to “cut Nigeria to size” and to destabilise the peace of the country. The Acting Director, Army Public Relations, Col Sagir Musa, stated this, claiming that there are some international paymasters sponsoring Boko Haram. Musa stated this in an article he…
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Sanusi opens Champions League goal account in Porto win
Zaidu Sanusi opened the scoring for Porto with his first Uefa Champions League goal in their 2-0 victory over Marseille on Wednesday. The Nigeria left-back broke the deadlock in the 39th minute after pouncing on a rebound which came from a corner-kick, Goal reports. Sanusi was in action for 90 minutes and he produced a…
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Solskjaer explains benching Pogba in Champions League loss
Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says rotation was the reason for Paul Pogba’s benching in the loss to Istanbul Basaksehir on Wednesday. The Frenchman was brought on in the second-half but was unable to turn around the 2-1 scoreline. “It’s just man or game management [having Paul Pogba on the bench]. We’ve got loads…
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Matchday 3: Champions League results as Man Utd, PSG sees defeat
Manchester United and PSG were on the losing side on Matchday 3, while Juventus were back to winning ways with Ronaldo in the lineup. Full results: Shakhtar Donetsk 0-6 Borussia Monchengladbach Lokomotiv Moscow 1-1 Atletico Madrid RB Salzburg 2-6 Bayern Munich Real Madrid 3-2 Inter Milan Manchester City 2-0 Olympiacos Porto 3-0 Marseille Atalanta 0-5…