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  • UCL: City into last 16, Juventus crash as Mbappe breaks record

    UCL: City into last 16, Juventus crash as Mbappe breaks record

    Manchester City are through to the UEFA Champions League knockout rounds even though they were held 0-0 at Copenhagen on Tuesday.

    They played without Erling Haaland, while also missing a penalty kick and having Sergio Gomez red-carded.

    However, the English champions advanced with two games to spare because Sevilla did not win the other group game which they drew 1-1 at Borussia Dortmund.

    They were the only club to clinch a last-16 berth on the night, because Borussia Dortmund did not win while reigning champions Real Madrid were held 1-1 at Shakhtar Donetsk.

    The match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Benfica also did not have a winner after a 1-1 draw.

    Elsewhere, Maccabi Haifa stunned Juventus 2-0, while visiting Chelsea won 2-0 at 10-man AC Milan.

    Dinamo Zagreb and Salzburg drew 1-1, just as German side RB Leipzig prevailed 2-0 at Celtic.

    Bayern Munich, Liverpool and others can also clinch the last 16 berths on Wednesday.

    England international Jude Bellingham cancelled out Sevilla’s lead from Tanguy Nianzou for Borussia Dortmund which meant that Manchester City advanced from Group G with two games to spare.

    This was in spite of a frustrating night in Copenhagen in which they dropped their first points.

    Norwegian star striker Haaland was not a starter for the first time, after netting 20 times in his opening 13 games for Manchester City.

    Manager Pep Guardiola had claimed he was “so tired”.

    Moreover, this has come six days after they had hammered Copenhagen 5-0 with a Haaland brace.

    Rodri had a stunning strike into the top corner disallowed after a video review because Riyad Mahrez was deemed to have handled the ball in the build-up.

    Mahrez then failed to convert a penalty kick against home goalkeeper Kamil Grabara, given for handball upon review.

    And a third video review led to Manchester City defender Sergio Gomez red-carded for a last-man foul on Hakan Arnar Haraldsson at the half-hour mark.

    “We started really well with 11. Then we had an hour and 10 minutes to hang on. When we had the ball we were clever. (But) it’s a good point,” Guardiola said.

    PSG have to wait to qualify after their second 1-1 with Benfica in Group G.

    With Lionel Messi not fit to play on a turbulent day, amid speculation on the future of teammate Kylian Mbappe, France forward made it a club record.

    He scored his 31st goal in the competition from the penalty kick spot in the 40th minute.

    Mbappe curled inches wide right after the restart but Benfica were level when they also got a penalty kick which was calmly converted by Joao Mario in the 62nd minute.

    The two sides are a win away from advancing as they are five points ahead of Juve and Maccabi Haifa.

    Omar Atzili got a first-half brace to delight the Israeli hosts and add further misery to the Italian visitors.

    “We knew it would be a complicated game against a very well-organised Benfica team. We started very well, played to win and finished the first half well.

    “In the second half we looked for the goal until the end, but we didn’t have that chance,” PSG defender Danilo said.

    Real Madrid would have needed victory in Warsaw against Shakhtar Donetsk to progress from Group F.

    But, instead, the hosts led from Oleksandr Zubkov shortly after the restart.

    This was before Antonio Rüdiger headed a stoppage-time equaliser for the record champions at the expense of a head injury in a collision.

    Real Madrid are four points ahead of RB Leipzig who beat Celtic after late goals by Timo Werner and Emil Forsberg.

    Now, 2021 champions Chelsea have climbed from last to first in Group E with two wins over AC Milan.

    The hosts had former Chelsea defender Fikayo Tomori sent off for a last-man foul and Jorginho converted the ensuing penalty kick to put the Blues 1-0 up.

    AC Milan striker Olivier Giroud missed a glorious chance to equalise against his former club and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang got the second before the break.

    Chelsea are one point ahead of RB Salzburg, with Zagreb and AC Milan another two behind in a wide open group.

  • PSG Forward, Messi sets new record in the UEFA Champions League

    PSG Forward, Messi sets new record in the UEFA Champions League

    Paris Saint-Germain  Argentine forward, Lionel Messi, has set another record in the competition by being the first player ever to score against 40 different clubsides.

    Messi scored Paris Saint Germain’s first goal against Benfica in Wednesday’s UEFA champions League match, although it ended in a 1-1 draw.

    Messi opened the scoring in the first half with a trademark curling left-foot finish from the edge of the box.

    The goal meant the 35-year-old became the first player in Champions League history to score goals against 40 different opponents.

    The hosts levelled four minutes before the break, when an inviting in-swinging cross from Enzo Fernandez touched off PSG defender Danilo and into the net.

    PSG and Benfica remain level on points at the top of Group H after three matches.

    The two teams will meet again in Paris on Tuesday. Juventus sit in third on three points after they got their first win of the competition at point-less Maccabi Haifa.

  • UCL: Chelsea, Manchester City, Juventus win big on Matchday 3

    UCL: Chelsea, Manchester City, Juventus win big on Matchday 3

     

    Chelsea Football club were in blistering form as they put three goals past Serie A defending  Champions  AC Milan at the Stamford Bridge on Wednesday night.

    Fofana scored Chelsea’s first goal before Aubameyang made it two on the 58th minute.

    James made it three  on the 62nd minute to and earn himself a man of the match Award.

    The UEFA Technical team said: “He had a big influence on the game both on and off the ball. His power and aggression helped Chelsea to a clean sheet and he did well against the dangerous Rafael Leão,

    He was composed on the ball and ended with an assist and an excellent finish for his own goal.”

    The other EPL team in the UEFA Champions League, Manchester City defeated Copenhagen of Denmark by 5-0 .Rave of the Moment Erling Haaland scored a brace while J alvarez and Riyard Maherz, Davit completed the rout.

    In Italy, Juventus struck three goals at the Allianz Stadium for the second time in as many matches. This time it brought victory in Europe and the first three-points of the Champions League campaign. A double from Adrien Rabiot and another Dušan Vlahović strike were enough for Juve to overcome Maccabi Haifa in Matchday 3.

  • UEFA Nations League: England still winless, draw Germany 3-3

    UEFA Nations League: England still winless, draw Germany 3-3

    England came back from 2-0 down to draw Germany 3-3 on Monday night UEFA Nations League clash at Wembley stadium.

    The result meant England are still winless in their last six games in the UEFA Nations League.

    England captain, Harry Kane scored from 12 yards to give England their third goal as they fought back from 2-0 down to draw 3-3 with Hansi Flick’s side last night.

    Kane has  admitted that his team were under heavy scrutiny before their UEFA Nations League clash with Germany.

    He added that Gareth Southgate’s men had a ‘point to prove’ against Germany, having gone six games without a win.

    “The boys have been under pressure with recent results and we all came out here with a point to prove,” Kane told Channel 4.

    “We’re going to have to be ready come the start of the tournament. Major tournament football is different to any other football you play for England.

    “The pressure is high and the concentration has to be high and I feel like we respond well to that.”

    He added, “We will go away with our clubs and hopefully, everyone goes away fit, strong and ready to come back in November.”

  • Arsenal’s league game against Man City postponed

    Arsenal’s league game against Man City postponed

    Arsenal’s league fixture against Manchester City in October has been postponed to allow for the Europa League game between the London club and PSV Eindhoven to be played.

    UEFA and the Premier League announced this on Wednesday.

    The group stage game between Arsenal and PSV, which was scheduled to be played on Thursday at the Emirates Stadium, was postponed due to lack of adequate security personnel following the death of Queen Elizabeth.

    The match will now be played on Oct. 20, a day after Arsenal were to face City.

    “UEFA would like to thank the Premier League and the clubs concerned for their flexibility and cooperation in the rescheduling of the UEFA Europa League match,” UEFA said in a statement.

    The Premier League said a date for the league game between Arsenal and City would be announced in “due course.”

    League-leaders Arsenal travel to face Brentford in the Premier League on Sunday.

  • UCL: Ferdinand praises Thiago for Liverpool’s win over Ajax

    UCL: Ferdinand praises Thiago for Liverpool’s win over Ajax

    Manchester United legend, and pundit, Rio Ferdinand, has heaped praises on midfielder, Thiago Alcantara for Liverpool’s Champions League 2-1 win over Ajax on Tuesday.

    Ferdinand noted that the midfielder’s brilliance showed in the UCL game against Ajax.

    Mohammed Salah had put the team ahead in the 21st minute before Mohammed Kudus equalized for Ajax in the 38th minute.

    Liverpool were on the verge of playing out a 1-1 draw before Joel Matip’s powerful 89th-minute header secure all three points for the Reds.

    At the heart of their performance was Alcantara, who operated brilliantly at the base of their midfield in defense and attack.

    The Spain international won two tackles and seven duels against Ajax.

    “He came on against Napoli and he was the only one who got any sort of positive words from the manager in terms of his intensity, stepping onto the game, onto opponents, and he took that into the game today.

    “The way Jurgen Klopp’s teams play at their best is when they are right up against people, when they are in people’s faces and when they win it in transition, playing the ball forward. He epitomized all of that today,” Ferdinand told BT Sport.

    Liverpool will play Rangers of Scotland in their next UCL fixture.

  • UCL: Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Lisbon win on match day two

    UCL: Liverpool, Bayern Munich, Lisbon win on match day two

    Liverpool football club left it late before grabbing a winner in the 89th minute to secure a 2-1 win over visiting Ajax football FC of Netherlands.

    Joel Matip’s 89th minute header was all the Reds needed to get back to winning ways after the game seem to be heading for a draw.

    Jurgen Klopp’s men had won just two of their opening seven games of the season, and suffered a 4-1 thrashing at the hands of Napoli on matchday one.

    Despite losing to Liverpool,  Ajax still top group A  pending when Napoli and Rangers play their second game on Wednesday.

    Meanwhile, Bayern defeated  Barcelona in group B’s match day two in the UEFA Champions League.

    Two quick second half goals separated the team, goals from Lucaz Hernadez and Leroy Sane were enough to skyrocket Bayern to the summit of group B .

    Bayern’s France defender Lucas Hernandez headed in a corner to open  goal scoring account, but it was Sane who put the game beyond doubt for the home side.

    Sporting Lisbon of Portugal defeated English side Tottenham Hotspurs by 2-0, Bayern Leverkusen thrashed Atletico Madrid by 2-0.

  • UCL: Manchester City, Real Madrid, secure maximum points on matchday one

    UCL: Manchester City, Real Madrid, secure maximum points on matchday one

    English Champions, Manchester City defeated Spanish side  Sevilla by 4-0 to open the 2022/23 Champions League season.

    Norwegian striker, Erling Haaland scored a brace, while Phil Foden and Ruben Diaz scored one each in the encounter.

    Real Madrid defeated Celtic 3-0, thanks to goals from Vinicius Jr, Luka Modric and Eden Hazard to lauch the UCL’s defending champions back on track.

    Paris Saint-Germain survived a second-half fight from Juventus to win 2-1 at the Parc des Princes.

    Kylian Mbappe’s brace gave the Ligue 1 champions a comfortable lead, before McKennie pulled one back for the Italians.

    Chelsea suffered a shock 1-0 defeat at Dinamo Zagreb in the early kick-off.

    Meanwhile, hostilities continue today in the UCL, with Liverpool travelling to Naples to confront Napoli while Inter Milan host Bayern Munch at the San Siro Stadium.

  • Champions League: Europe’s most glamorous club games get underway

    Champions League: Europe’s most glamorous club games get underway

    The 2022/23 Champions League football season will get underway on Tuesday night with various clubs doing battle with one another across Europe.

    Club sides across European leagues have been grouped into 8 and the team with the most points garnered and their runners-up will progress to the round of 16.

    Today’s fixtures will see Benfica clash with Maccabi Haifa, while Manchester City travel to Sevilla for battle of supremacy in group G.

    Chelsea football club will travel to  Dinamo Zagreb in group E while Dortmund will host Copenhagen on Tuesday night

    Benfica will clash with Maccabi Haifa and Sevilla will face Manchester City.

    Other fixtures are RB Salzburg vs AC Milan, Celtic vs Real Madrid, RB Leipzig vs Shakhtar Donetsk and PSG vs Juventus.

    Wednesday’s game will see Liverpool take on Napoli football club in Naples, while Barcelona will play host to Victoria Plizen.

    Serie A giant Inter Milan will host German champions Bayern Munich who will be without the services of Robert Lewandowski.

    Last season’s Europa League Champions Eintracht Frankfurt will swoop on Sporting Lisbon of Portugal.

    Europa league runners-up Rangers FC of Scotland will trade tackles with Eredivise champions Ajax Amsterdam.

    Atletico will also slug it out with Portuguese champions FC Porto in battle of supremacy in group B

  • BREAKING: 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League group stage decided

    BREAKING: 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League group stage decided

    FC Barcelona will face Bayern Munich and Inter Milan in the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League group stage following the draw made on Thursday.

    TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) reports that the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League draw which was held in Istanbul, Turkey, looked to be the meanest of all, as holders Real Madrid will take on RB Leipzig, Shakhtar Donetsk and Celtic in a seemingly-easy group.

    Real Madrid captured a record-extending 14th European crown when they beat Liverpool in last season’s final. On paper, Carlo Ancelotti’s side should have few problems in making the last 16 from Group F.

    However, FC Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski will take on his former side in the group stage after the five-times champions were drawn with Bayern Munich in Group C. They have been drawn along with Inter Milan and Viktoria Plzen.

    Manchester City forward Erling Haaland will also face his former employers as the English champions were drawn in Group G with Borussia Dortmund. Sevilla and FC Copenhagen completed the group.

    Qatari-owned Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) begin their quest for a maiden trophy in Europe’s elite club competition in a tricky Group H with Juventus, Benfica and Maccabi Haifa. Last season’s runners-up Liverpool meet Ajax Amsterdam, Napoli and Rangers in Group A.

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    TNG reports that the 2022/2023 UEFA Champions League group stage will begin earlier than usual on Sept. 6 and end ahead of this year’s World Cup finals which take place in Qatar from Nov. 20.

    The competition’s knockout stages begin in February, with the final taking place in Istanbul’s Ataturk Olympic Stadium in June 2023.