Posts tagged with "Champions League"

Bayern v Real, Liverpool v AS Roma in Champions League semis Champions League

Bayern v Real, Liverpool v AS Roma in Champions League semis

April 13th, 2018 Bayern Munich will face Real Madrid and Liverpool will take on AS Roma in the semi-finals of the Champions League following the draw at UEFA's headquarters on Friday. The first legs will be on Tuesday 24 and Wednesday 25 April, with the returns on May 1 and 2. The detailed schedule will be released later on Friday. German champions...
Messi treble gives Guardiola nightmares on Barca return Champions League

Messi treble gives Guardiola nightmares on Barca return

October 19th, 2016 Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick in as many Champions League games to give Barcelona a 4-0 win over Manchester City as Pep Guardiola and Claudio Bravo endured harrowing returns to the Camp Nou on Wednesday. A slip by Fernandinho allowed Messi to round former team-mate Bravo and open the scoring in the 17th minute and the...
Ozil nets hat-trick as Arsenal thrash Ludogorets 6-0 Champions League

Ozil nets hat-trick as Arsenal thrash Ludogorets 6-0

October 19th, 2016 Mesut Ozil bagged a second-half hat-trick as Arsenal turned on the style to thrash Ludogorets 6-0 in the Champions League on Wednesday and move to the verge of the knockout rounds. The Londoners had far too much firepower for the Bulgarian champions with Alexis Sanchez and Theo Walcott both scoring stunners before the break and Alex...
Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for 100 percent Leicester Recommended

Wonderful, wonderful Copenhagen for 100 percent Leicester

October 18th, 2016 Leicester City are on the brink of qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages after a 1-0 win over Copenhagen on Tuesday continued to defy their domestic woes and kept up a perfect record in Group G. For the third time this term Leicester went into a Champions League game on the back of a heavy Premier League defeat but they...
Leverkusen and Tottenham share points in goalless draw Sport

Leverkusen and Tottenham share points in goalless draw

October 18th, 2016 Bayer Leverkusen and Tottenham Hotspur fought out a goalless draw in their Champions League Group E match on Tuesday, with each team missing golden chances in an entertaining encounter. The visitors were in control of the first half, hitting the woodwork through Vincent Janssen, while Leverkusen were in complete command after the...
Guardiola bemoans slow start but praises City fight back Sport

Guardiola bemoans slow start but praises City fight back

September 29th, 2016 Manager Pep Guardiola tempered his delight at Manchester City's ability to fight back three times in a thrilling 3-3 draw against Celtic in the Champions League on Wednesday by urging his players to understand the importance of a good start. Moussa Dembele scored early in both halves for the hosts in Glasgow either side of a Raheem...
Barcelona have options for Gladbach even without Messi Sport

Barcelona have options for Gladbach even without Messi

September 28th, 2016 By Karolos Grohmann Barcelona will travel to Borussia Moenchengladbach for their Champions League match on Wednesday without Lionel Messi but the Spaniards have enough options and firepower to plug the gap left by the Argentine, coach Luis Enrique said. Messi has been sidelined for three weeks with a groin injury but Barca were...
Tennis chiefs plan revamp of Davis, Fed Cup finals Tennis

Tennis chiefs plan revamp of Davis, Fed Cup finals

September 21st, 2016 Tennis chiefs plan to adopt the NFL's Super Bowl model, by selecting fixed-venue cities in advance for their showcase Davis and Fed Cup finals. The switch away from one of the finalists hosting the decider is part of a broader strategy aimed at developing the men's and women's international team events. "This is all part of our...
Bale dreams of Champions League glory in Cardiff hometown Football

Bale dreams of Champions League glory in Cardiff hometown

September 2nd, 2016 The possibility of winning Europe's most prestigious club competition in his hometown has given Wales winger Gareth Bale extra motivation to help Real Madrid become the first club to defend their Champions League title. The former Tottenham Hotspur winger has won the Champions League twice in three years since his record-breaking move...
Nine-man Roma suffer Champions League woe Sport

Nine-man Roma suffer Champions League woe

August 24th, 2016 By Brian Homewood AS Roma suffered another European humiliation on Tuesday when they had two players sent off, lost 3-0 at home to Porto and missed out on the Champions League group stage. After drawing 1-1 in Portugal in the first leg of the playoff tie, Roma started as favourites but never recovered after Felipe gave the visitors...
Roma hang on for draw despite first-half sending-off Sport

Roma hang on for draw despite first-half sending-off

August 18th, 2016 AS Roma clung on for a 1-1 draw away to Porto despite having Thomas Vermaelen sent off on his debut before halftime in their Champions League playoff first leg on Wednesday. Porto defender Felipe gifted Roma the lead with an own goal but the Serie A side had Vermaelen dismissed for a second bookable offence in the 41st minute and...
APOEL may be down, but they're not out yet Football

APOEL may be down, but they're not out yet

August 17th, 2016 Cyprus champions APOEL returned home in the early hours of Wednesday morning following their narrow 1-0 defeat at the hands of FC Copenhagen at the Parken stadium in the first leg of the Champions League qualifier. The Danes outplayed the Cyprus champions for long spells of the game and could feel harsh done by the narrow scoreline....
APOEL beaten by a deserving FC Copenhagen Sport

APOEL beaten by a deserving FC Copenhagen

August 17th, 2016 A goal two minutes from the break from Pavlovic gave FC Copenhagen a narrow but well deserved win over APOEL in the first leg of the Champions League qualifier on Tuesday night. FC Copenhagen pressed forward from the first whistle, bossing possession and moving forward with lightning speed. Their front runners Pavlovic and...
Plenty of hope for APOEL despite defeat Champions League

Plenty of hope for APOEL despite defeat

July 27th, 2016 An inspired second-half display against Rosenborg leaves APOEL with a decent chance of reaching the Champions League playoff round, despite a 2-1 defeat in Norway on Wednesday night. The Nicosia club’s future in Europe looked in serious doubt at the break but Giorgos Efrem’s volley provides plenty of hope for the second leg in...
Real Madrid crowned champions after penalty shootout Sport

Real Madrid crowned champions after penalty shootout

May 29th, 2016 Real Madrid handed Atletico Madrid another cruel Champions League final defeat when Cristiano Ronaldo's spot kick saw them beat their neighbours on penalties to win Europe's top club trophy for a record 11th time on Saturday. The match ended 1-1 after extra time as Atletico, giving their usual never-say-die performance, conceded an...
Ronaldo fit but Benzema and Casemiro out against City - Zidane Sport

Ronaldo fit but Benzema and Casemiro out against City - Zidane

May 4th, 2016 Real Madrid's Cristiano Ronaldo is "100 percent" fit to face Manchester City in Wednesday's Champions League semi-final, second leg but Karim Benzema and Casemiro will miss out, coach Zinedine Zidane said on Tuesday. Ronaldo has recovered from a hamstring injury which forced him to miss Madrids last three games in all competitions...
Atletico oust Bayern to reach Champions League final Sport

Atletico oust Bayern to reach Champions League final

May 3rd, 2016 Atletico Madrid reached the Champions League final for the second time in three seasons on Tuesday, going through on away goals after a 2-1 defeat at Bayern Munich, in which both sides missed a penalty, with the tie finishing 2-2 on aggregate. Atletico, who will face either city rivals Real Madrid, who beat them in the 2014 final, or...
Bayern winger Ribery ruled fit, teamwork key to success for Atletico says Torres Sport

Bayern winger Ribery ruled fit, teamwork key to success for Atletico says Torres

May 3rd, 2016 Bayern Munich winger Franck Ribery has recovered from a back injury in time for their Champions League semi-final second leg against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday, coach Pep Guardiola said. The Germans, chasing a treble of titles this season, must overturn a 1-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain last week if they are to reach their...
Saul stunner gives Atletico advantage over Bayern Football

Saul stunner gives Atletico advantage over Bayern

April 27th, 2016 A breathtaking individual goal from Saul Niguez gave Atletico Madrid a 1-0 win over Bayern Munich in a tense Champions League semi-final, first leg on Wednesday. The midfielder weaved his way through the Bayern defence and produced a low finish that went in off the post to put the home side in front after 11 minutes. Atletico...
Atletico get chance for revenge against Bayern 42 years on Champions League

Atletico get chance for revenge against Bayern 42 years on

April 27th, 2016 BAYERN Munich destroyed Atletico Madrid's dreams of winning the European Cup in 1974 and are out to wreck their hopes of reaching a second Champions League final in three years when they visit the Spanish capital for the semi-final first leg. In the final in Heysel 42 years ago, an equaliser from defender Hans-Georg Schwarzenbeck in...
Man City and Real Madrid battle out goalless stalemate Champions League

Man City and Real Madrid battle out goalless stalemate

April 26th, 2016 Manchester City survived a late grilling by Real Madrid thanks to goalkeeper Joe Hart as they held on for a 0-0 draw on Tuesday that keeps alive their hopes of reaching the Champions League final for the first time. Playing in their first European semi-final for 45 years, Premier League City produced a cagey first-leg display that...
Ruthless Bayern reach fifth CL semi in a row Champions League

Ruthless Bayern reach fifth CL semi in a row

April 14th, 2016 Bayern Munich drew 2-2 at Benfica on Wednesday to reach the Champions League semi-finals for the fifth consecutive season with a 3-2 aggregate victory and remain on track for a treble of titles. Arturo Vidal's 38th-minute goal cancelled out the hosts' early lead through Raul Jimenez's header. Bayern added another goal through...
Atletico knock holders Barca out of Champions League Champions League

Atletico knock holders Barca out of Champions League

April 13th, 2016 Holders Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League after being stifled by a brilliantly well-organised Atletico Madrid and undone by two goals from Antoine Griezmann in a 2-0 quarter-final, second leg defeat on Wednesday. Griezmann headed home from Saul Niguez's exquisite cross to give the home side a deserved lead in the 36th...
Time to deliver for mega-rich Man City and PSG Sport

Time to deliver for mega-rich Man City and PSG

April 6th, 2016 IT is time to deliver for Manchester City and Paris St Germain as the two mega-rich teams prepare to lock horns in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final on Wednesday (9.45pm). PSG, who were crowned Ligue 1 champions last month, are attempting to reach the last four for the first time since Qatar Sport Investment...
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