Tag: Champions League
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UCL: PSG overcome Dortmund to reach quarter-finals
Paris St-Germain rid themselves of their Champions League curse as they overturned a 2-1 deficit against Borussia Dortmund inside an empty Parc des Princes to reach the last eight. Concerns over the coronavirus meant fans were barred, but many gathered outside the stadium and celebrated when Neymar headed PSG into the lead. Juan Bernat made…
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Holders Liverpool dumped out of Champions League
Holders Liverpool are out of the Champions League after a dramatic last-16 second leg against Atletico Madrid went into extra time – and a finely balanced game turned on a catastrophic blunder by goalkeeper Adrian. Jurgen Klopp’s side – seeking to win the trophy for a seventh time – thought they had overturned Atletico’s 1-0…
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Atalanta cruise to Champions League quarter-finals
Atalanta eased into the Champions League quarter-finals as Josip Ilicic hit four goals against Valencia, in the first match of the competition to be played behind closed doors because of the coronavirus outbreak. The Italians arrived in Spain with a commanding 4-1 lead from the first leg of their last-16 tie and quickly added to…
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Mourinho’s Tottenham knocked out of Champions League
Tottenham Hotspur’s Champions League campaign came to an end as they were well beaten by RB Leipzig in the last 16. The German club – who were only formed 10 years ago – led 1-0 from the first leg in London and Marcel Sabitzer’s double at the Red Bull Arena put Leipzig in control. Spurs…
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Even Cristiano Ronaldo can’t make Juventus great
So soon after equalling a Serie A goalscoring record at the weekend, Cristiano Ronaldo has been brought crashing back down to earth on a night of Champions League frustration. The hope was when Ronaldo joined Juve in July 2018 he would be the man to help the Bianconeri finally end a wait for glory on…
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City beat Madrid to brighten Champions League quarter-finals hope
Manchester City have a huge advantage of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals as they came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 away from home on Wednesday. After a goalless first half, the hosts capitalised on a defensive mix-up between Rodri and Nicolas Otamendi to take the lead as the impressive Vinicius Junior raced…
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UCL: Bayern taught Chelsea a lesson – Jorginho
Jorginho admits that Chelsea were taught a lesson by Bayern Munich in their 3-0 defeat at Stamford Bridge which leaves the Blues with a mountain to climb to reach the Champions League quarter-finals. Serge Gnabry scored the first two goals early in the second half and Robert Lewandowski added a third before Marcos Alonso was…
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UCL: Wenger calls for away-goal to be scrapped
Former Arsenal manager, Arsene Wenger, has asked UEFA to scrap the away goals rule in any new Champions League format. According to Wenger, the current rule discourages home teams from playing attacking football in the first leg of a Champions League or Europa League tie. The Frenchman is currently FIFA’S head of global football development.…
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UCL: Real Madrid are kings of Europe – Guardiola
Pep Guardiola has hailed Real Madrid as the “kings” of the Champions League ahead of Manchester City’s clash with the 13-time European champions. City travel to the Bernabeu for the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Wednesday knowing they are yet to beat Real in four attempts in European competition. Guardiola has…