ATLETICO Madrid needed a penalty shootout to edge past Inter Milan and reach the Champions league quarter-finals after a dramatic last-16 clash ended 2-2 on aggregate on Wednesday. Atletico looked to be on their way out after Inter, who won the first leg 1-0 at home, took the lead at …
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Newcastle Secure Champions League Spot To Leave Shot-shy Leicester On The Brink
Newcastle secured a place in next season’s Champions League for the first time since 2003 with a 0-0 draw against Leicester, who had just one shot and are on the brink of relegation. Eddie Howe’s side guaranteed their top-four spot with a dominant display to leave the visitors, two points …
Read More »Jordan Predicts Winner Of Champions League, FA Cup
Former Crystal Palace owner Simon Jordan has named Manchester City as the best football team in the world. The Englishman continued his huge praise for Pep Guardiola’s side after they swept aside Champions League title holders Real Madrid in the semi-final second leg on Wednesday. Jordan believes Pep Guardiola’s side …
Read More »Inter Win Milan Derby To Reach Champions League Final
Inter Milan reached their first Champions League final for 13 years as Lautaro Martinez’s sole goal of the match gave them a 3-0 aggregate win against AC Milan on Tuesday. Inter will undoubtedly be the underdogs against either Real Madrid or Manchester City in the final in Istanbul on June …
Read More »Champions League Semi-Final Draw Confirmed [Full Fixtures]
The Champions League semi-final draw has been concluded. The draw which was conducted on Friday followed immediately after the quarter-final draw. Holders Real Madrid will take on Chelsea in the quarter-final stage and the winner of the tie will take on the winner between Manchester and Bayern Munich in the …
Read More »Real Madrid ‘not looking for revenge’ against PSG, says Zidane
Zinedine Zidane said that his Real Madrid side is “not looking to get revenge” when they host Paris Saint-Germain in the Champions League on Tuesday after a 3-0 defeat in France earlier in the group stage. Pressure mounted on Zidane after that loss at the Parc des Princes in September, …
Read More »CAF orders closed door tie for Enyimba
Nigerian champions Enyimba have been ordered to play their CAF Champions League preliminary round tie behind closed doors over stadium concerns, club officials said Tuesday. Enyimba is looking to come back from a 1-0 away loss to Burkina Faso’s Rahimo on Sunday at their home arena in Aba, southeast Nigeria. …
Read More »Neymar world record PSG move imminent
Neymar could be presented as a Paris Saint-Germain player as early as this weekend for a world record fee as Barcelona admitted defeat in convincing the Brazilian to stay at the Camp Nou on Wednesday. Wagner Ribeiro, an advisor to the player, claimed PSG would pay his 222 million …
Read More »PSG to announce Neymar signing on Wednesday
Paris Saint-Germain will announce the signing of Neymar from Barcelona on Wednesday, reports from Europe has said. The 25-year-old Brazillian has been in the centre of a rumoured world record breaking deal from the Camp Nou to the Ligue 1 outfit in recent times. Reports claimed Neymar has agreed a six-year …
Read More »We will fight to the last, says Klopp
Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp insisted his side will not let the Champions League ‘slip through their fingers’ again without a fight despite a potentially costly 2-1 defeat at home to Crystal Palace. Liverpool old-boy Christian Benteke scored twice for Palace to leave Liverpool in third but just two points clear …
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