UEFA are looking forward to scrapping the two-legged semi-finals in the Champions League, as they ponder further restructuring of the tournament’s format, the UK Times reports. There are already plans in place to change the opening stage of the tournament. The current eight groups of four will be replaced by two leagues of 18 from […]
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Chelsea came into the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu on Tuesday after it’s 3-1 loss to Real Madrid at the Stamford Bridge. The Blues raced into a 3-0 lead courtesy of goals Mason Mount, Antonio Rudiger, and Timo Werner but were pegged back by Rodrygo’s 80th-minute goal and Karim Benzema’s 96th-minute effort to send […]
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A superb hat-trick from Karim Benzema, which is his second consecutive hat-trick in the Champions League this season- put Madrid in the driving seat ahead of the second leg at the Santiago Bernabeu. Benzema put the home side behind with a brilliant header in the 21st minute before doubling his side’s lead with another superb […]
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The reds (Liverpool) were in charge of their Champions League quarter-final first leg match against the Eagles (Benfica FC) on Tuesday as Sadio Mane, Ibrahima Konate and Luis Diaz handed them a 3-1 lead after the first leg in Lisbon. Konate’s nod earned him his first Liverpool goal from a corner before Mane tapped home […]
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Belgian star, Kevin De Bruyne broke Atletico Madrid’s resistance after a first leg second half goal. The Pep Guardiola’s men spent the night trying to shake Atletico Madrid’s net which seemed difficult. Phil Foden who came from bench,made a sublime pass to De Bruyne to finally reward City for their territorial dominance. It could be […]
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The draw for this season’s Champions League quarter-final has been confirmed on Friday. The blues of Chelsea will take on 11-time winners Real Madrid for a place in the last four. Manchester City face Atletico Madrid, who dumped Manchester United out of the competition. Villarreal have been drawn against Bayern Munich, while Liverpool play Benfica. […]
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English football club, Chelsea set up an all-English Champions League final against Manchester City as goals from Timo Werner and Mason Mount sealed a 2-0 win against Real Madrid on Wednesday in their semi-final second leg. Thomas Tuchel’s hosts took the lead on aggregate after last week’s 1-1 first-leg draw in the 28th minute at […]
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Kylian Mbappe ripped Barcelona apart on Tuesday by scoring a stunning hat-trick in a 4-1 rout to put Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on the brink of the Champions League quarter-finals. Mbappe underlined his status as the coming superstar of world football with a ruthless display of finishing at Camp Nou that will go down as one […]
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Liverpool wasted a chance to book their place in the Champions League last 16 as Atalanta earned a shock 2-0 win at Anfield on Wednesday. Jurgen Klopp’s side could have guaranteed qualification from Group D with a victory, but they produced a poor display that was deservedly punished by the impressive Italians. Two goals in […]
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Serge Gnabry celebrated with his NBA-inspired ‘stir the pot’ gesture after scoring two goals in Wednesday’s Champions League semi-final against Lyon to keep Bayern Munich on course to repeat their 2013 treble after a 3-0 victory. Robert Lewandowski added the third for his 55th goal of the season as Bayern go on to face Paris […]
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