Tag: Champions League
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Champions League: Man Utd, Valencia charged over delayed kick-off
Manchester United have been charged by Uefa over their late arrival for Tuesday’s Champions League draw with Valencia, which delayed kick-off by five minutes. The team coach was delayed in traffic on its way to Old Trafford from the Lowry Hotel in Manchester city centre. United manager Jose Mourinho said they were refused a police…
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Champions League: Dybala scores hat-trick in Juventus win
Paulo Dybala scored a hat-trick as Juventus beat Swiss side Young Boys in the Champions League to register the club’s best ever start to a season. Dybala struck twice in the first half for Juve, who were without the suspended Cristiano Ronaldo. The Argentine striker, 24, completed his treble on 69 minutes to make it…
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Champions League: Madrid suffer shock loss to CSKA Moscow
European champions Real Madrid fell to a surprise Champions League defeat by CSKA Moscow in Russia. Toni Kroos gifted the hosts their goal in the second minute with a terrible backpass that was picked up by Nikola Vlasic, on loan from Everton, and he fired past Keylor Navas from just inside the penalty area. Karim…
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Champions League draw: Man Utd face Juventus, Tottenham take on Barca
Manchester United will face a reunion with Cristiano Ronaldo after drawing Serie A champions Juventus in the Champions League group stage. Ronaldo, who was at United between 2003 and 2009, joined Juve for £99.2m in July after nine years at Real Madrid. Valencia and Young Boys are the other teams in Group H. Tottenham have…
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Ronaldo, Messi, Salah nominated for UEFA Champions League awards
Cristiano Ronaldo, Lionel Messi and Mohamed Salah have all been nominated for UEFA’s Champions League positional awards, with the list dominated by Real Madrid players, Goal reports. Real won their third consecutive European title with thanks to a 3-1 win over Liverpool in Kiev, Gareth Bale netting a brace. Bale did not make the cut…
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Karius ‘100%’ influenced by concussion in Champions League final – Klopp
Liverpool keeper Loris Karius was “100%” affected by a concussion in their Champions League final loss to Real Madrid, says manager Jurgen Klopp. Errors by Karius, 25, led to the Spanish side’s first and third goals in their 3-1 victory in Kiev in May. Karius collided with Sergio Ramos with the score goalless, and five…
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UEFA allows fourth sub in extra time of Champions League finals
Teams will be able to use a fourth substitute in extra time in next season’s Champions League and Europa League, Uefa has announced. Clubs can also list 12 substitutes on teamsheets, rather than the current seven, in the finals. Other rule amendments from European football’s governing body include allowing coaching staff to use hand-held electronic…
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Police look into online death threats against Liverpool goalkeeper Karius
Merseyside Police says it is aware of death threats made to Liverpool goalkeeper Loris Karius after the Champions League final. The German, 24, and his family were the subject of threats after his two mistakes helped Real Madrid to a 3-1 win over the Reds in Kiev on Saturday. Karius was in tears at the…
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Bale double secures Madrid three consecutive Champions League final victory
Real Madrid defeat Liverpool 3-1 in the UEFA Champions League final in Kiev on Saturday. Madrid won their third straight Champions League thanks to a moment of sublime brilliance from Gareth Bale and Loris Karius’ errors.] Gareth Bale came off the bench to score one of the great goals in Champions League history and add…
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Enugu Police Command warns Liverpool, Real Madrid fans ahead of UCL final
The Enugu State Police Command on Friday warned fans of Liverpool and Real Madrid football clubs to control their emotions notwithstanding the outcome of the UEFA Champions League final in Kiev, Ukraine. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that large numbers of fans of the two clubs will be watching the European Champions League…