At Allianz Arena, the Cameroon international scored for the Bavarians for the sixth time this season. Bayern Munich lost 3-2 to Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League first-leg quarter-final match on Wednesday. Eric Choupo-Moting scored the German’s only goal. The forward was given the chance to lead the Bavarians’ attack against his former club PSG, […]
Manchester City secured a last-gasp victory against Borussia Dortmund in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night with a late goal from Phil Foden. A poor Emre Can giveaway in midfield led to Man City’s first goal of the game as Kevin De Bruyne redirected Riyad Mahrez’s cross past […]
Real Madrid took a major step towards the semi-finals of the Champions League with a 3-1 first-leg win over Liverpool at the Estadio Alfredo Di Stefano. Vinicius Junior was Liverpool’s chief tormentor, punishing basic errors from a visiting side that employed a high line without any pressure on the ball and seemed to lack the […]
Liverpool have been paired with Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of the Champions League, while Manchester City will take on Borussia Dortmund. Elsewhere, Chelsea must try and navigate a route past surprise package Porto and there will be a re-match between Bayern Munich and Paris Saint-Germain – the two finalists from 2020. All contests at […]
Chelsea progressed to the Champions League quarter-finals, beating Atletico Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to complete a 3-0 aggregate win in the last-16 second leg at Stamford Bridge. Olivier Giroud’s spectacular overhead kick separated the sides in Bucharest three weeks ago, giving Chelsea a valuable one-goal advantage that was added to by Hakim Ziyech (34) during […]
Holders Bayern Munich cruised into the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals for the ninth time in the last 10 seasons. This was after beating Lazio 2-1 at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday to secure a 6-2 aggregate victory. Leading 4-1 from the first leg in Rome, Robert Lewandowski opened the scoring for Bayern Munich from the […]
Chelsea will be without Jorginho and Mason Mount for the second leg of their last-16 Champions League tie against Atletico Madrid at Stamford Bridge. The Blues won the first leg 1-0, thanks to Olivier Giroud’s overhead kick. Midfielders Jorginho and Mount have scored six of Chelsea’s 13 goals in Thomas Tuchel’s 12 games in charge, […]
Real Madrid took advantage of Atalanta’s costly goalkeeping change to make it back to the Champions League quarterfinals. Madrid defeated Atalanta 3-1 on Tuesday to advance 4-1 on aggregate after two consecutive eliminations in the last 16, with Karim Benzema leading the way to victory after a first-half blunder by Atalanta goalkeeper Marco Sportiello, who […]
Manchester City’s hopes for a Quadruple this season continued as they cruised into the Champions League quarter-finals, winning 2-0 in the second leg of their last-16 tie against Borussia Monchengladbach and 4-0 on aggregate. Pep Guardiola’s side were dominant over both matches and it took just 12 minutes to add to their 2-0 aggregate lead […]
Paris Saint-Germain survived an upset-minded FC Barcelona to reach the Champions League quarterfinals, 5-2 on aggregate, after a 1-1 draw in their second leg in Paris on Wednesday. FC Barcelona, looking to repeat their famous resurgence against PSG in March 2017, dominated play in the first half but it was the hosts who struck first […]
Ten-man Porto upset Juventus to reach the Champions League quarter-finals on away goals after a 4-4 aggregate draw in spite of losing 3-2 to the Italian side on Tuesday. Sergio Oliveira’s extra-time free-kick for Porto’s second goal proved decisive for the visitors. Porto dominated the first half and took the lead in the 19th minute […]
Due to coronavirus constraints, the second-leg match between Liverpool and RB Leipzig in the Champions League last 16 will be played in Budapest, according to the Hungary FA and UEFA. The first leg was also held in Budapest, with Liverpool beating the Bundesliga outfit 2-0 at the Puskas Arena on February 16th. Jurgen Klopp’s side were […]
A highly-anticipated showdown in the last 16 of the Champions League takes place on Wednesday as Atalanta FC welcomes Real Madrid to the Gewiss Stadium for the first leg. Gian Piero Gasperini’s side finished second in Group D to book their spot in the knockout stages, while Real Madrid ultimately topped Group B after a […]
Olivier Giroud’s brilliant overhead kick earned Chelsea a precious 1-0 win ‘away’ to Atletico Madrid in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 ties in Bucharest. A determined, diligent Atleti defence was always going to need something special to be breached and Giroud provided that with his 40th goal for Chelsea, one […]
Chelsea face La Liga leaders Atletico Madrid at the Puskas Arena, Budapest, in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday evening, with the game having been moved to Romania because of coronavirus travel restrictions. Thomas Tuchel’s men were held to a 1-1 draw by Southampton in the Premier League on Saturday to […]
In the Champions League last 16, the Dortmund star made Seville’s defence his playground. In his first 13 games, Erling Haaland became the first player in Champions League history to score at least 17 goals – but he didn’t stop there. Minutes after putting Dortmund ahead of Seville in the last-16 of the Champions League, […]
The group stage of the 2020-2021 UEFA Champions League season is over and fans are now eagerly waiting for the next set of draws for the round of 16. The group stage so far has been a roller coaster, but at the same time many clubs established their dominance from the start and qualified with […]
Liverpool (UK) – Holders Liverpool crashed out of the UEFA Champions League in the last 16 round on Wednesday after Atletico Madrid struck three times in extra time. The Spanish side earned a shock 3-2 victory at Anfield to go through 4-2 on aggregate, after having won the first leg 1-0 at home about two […]
Valencia (Spain) – Visiting Atalanta’s Josip Ilicic scored four goals in a stunning individual display to lead them to a 4-3 UEFA Champions League last 16 second leg win over Valencia on Tuesday. The Italian side thus completed an 8-4 aggregate victory, at an empty Mestalla stadium. The Spanish side’s stadium was shut to supporters […]
Madrid – UEFA Champions League holders Liverpool will need to summon another famous European comeback at Anfield next month after they were beaten 0-1 away to Atletico Madrid on Tuesday. Spain midfielder Saul Niguez struck the only goal of their last 16 first leg game in the fourth minute by bundling into the net from […]