Tag: Champions League
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UEFA Champions League update, fixtures for knockout phase
See the UEFA Champions League fixtures as the knockouts continue. Tuesday 5 March Borussia Dortmund v Tottenham Hotspur Real Madrid v Ajax Wednesday 6 March Paris Saint-Germain v Manchester United Porto v Roma
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Saido Mane’s house burgled during Champions League match
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane’s house was burgled while he was playing in the Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Items including watches, mobile phones and car keys were stolen. The incident happened at Mane’s house in Allerton, south Liverpool between 18:00 and 23:45 GMT – while the 26-year-old was at Anfield. No-one…
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UCL: Atletico overcome VAR setback to beat Juve
Atletico Madrid claimed a big victory over Juventus in the Champions League last 16 first leg thanks to two goals from their centre-backs at set-pieces. Diego Simeone’s side were denied a penalty and an Alvaro Morata goal by the video assistant referee before they opened the scoring. Jose Maria Gimenez pounced from eight yards after…
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UCL: Bayern frustrate Liverpool to goalless draw at Anfield
Liverpool’s Champions League last-16 tie against Bayern Munich remains finely poised after a goalless draw in the first leg at Anfield. The hosts posed the greater threat but were either wasteful in front of goal or kept out by Bayern’s well-marshalled defence. Sadio Mane missed a handful of first-half chances, most notably dragging a shot…
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Champions League defeat was a reality check – solskjaer
Manchester United interim boss Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has tagged the Red Devil’s 2-0 home loss to Paris St-Germain in the last 16 of the Champions League a “reality check” but insisted “mountains are there to be climbed”. Former United winger Angel di Maria provided the assists for goals scored by Presnel Kimpembe and Kylian Mbappe.…
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Madrid striker Benzema celebrates 14 years in Champions League
Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema has become an established player in the Champions League and the Frenchman will celebrate 14 years in the competition, having first appeared with Lyon in February 2005 during their last 16 tie against Werder Bremen. According to Marca, Benzema was just 17 years and 53 days old, but such was…
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CAF expels Egypt’s Ismaily from Champions League
Egyptian club Ismaily have been disqualified from the African Champions League after fans forced the abandonment of Friday’s home fixture against Club Africain, the Confederation of African Football (CAF) has said. Ismaily fans threw stones and water bottles at match officials and the Tunisian club’s players, forcing Cameroon referee Neant Alioum to order the teams…
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UCL: CSKA inflict heaviest-ever home European defeat on Madrid
Real Madrid suffered their heaviest ever home defeat in Europe on Wednesday when the already-qualified Spaniards were thumped 3-0 at the Santiago Bernabeu by CSKA Moscow in the UEFA Champions League. The Russian side’s remarkable victory, however, was still not enough to secure them a spot in the Europa League as they were pipped to…
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UCL: Late Lucas Moura strike helps Tottenham into knock-out stage
Lucas Moura’s 85th-minute equaliser earned a priceless point at Barcelona, as Tottenham completed an unlikely turnaround in Champions League Group B having collected only one point from their first three games. They needed to match or better Inter Milan’s result at home to PSV Eindhoven and had faced elimination when Mauro Icardi cancelled out PSV’s…
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UCL: Inter, PSG and Liverpool sweating on last-16 spots
The bid to reach the knockout stages of the Champions League reaches its climax this week, with Inter Milan, Paris St Germain and Liverpool among seven clubs sweating on taking the remaining four places for the last 16. Tuesday includes a number of blockbuster encounters as Liverpool hope for one of those magical European nights…