Tag: Champions League

Arsenal beat toothless Chelsea to blow Champions League chase open

Chelsea could have got a foothold in the game before half-time as David Luiz's header came back off the post.

January 20, 2019

Chelsea clash vital in Arsenal’s need for Champions League cash

The need for the riches as much as the prestige of a return to Champions League football leaves Arsenal little room for error when Chelsea visit the Emirates on Saturday.

January 18, 2019

‘Cristiano Ronaldo reason behind exit of Zinedine Zidane from Real Madrid’

Ronaldo spent nine years with Real Madrid before switching loyalties to Juventus.

January 13, 2019

Lionel Messi claims record 5th Golden Shoe

Messi also discussed Monday's Champions League draw, which pitted Barca against Lyon in the round of 16.

December 19, 2018

Alisson Becker save, Mohamed Salah strike take Liverpool into Champions League last 16

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp calls goalkeeper Alisson Becker a 'life saver' for his last-gasp save that secured a 1-0 win over Napoli

December 12, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo keeps Juve flying high with ‘important’ win over AC Milan

Cristiano Ronaldo scored as Juventus bounced back from their midweek Champions League defeat by Manchester United with a 2-0 win over 10-man AC Milan in Serie A, as Gonzalo Higuain missed a penalty before being sent off for the hosts.

November 12, 2018

Roma close in on last 16 with win over 10-man CSKA Moscow

Roma inched closer to a place in the knockout stages of the Champions League thanks to a hard-fought 2-1 win over 10-man CSKA Moscow in the Luzhniki Stadium.

November 8, 2018

Ronaldo scores but Man United stun Juve with two late goals

Cristiano Ronaldo scored his first Champions League goal for Juventus but a stunning Manchester United comeback snatched a 2-1 win for the Premier League side to delay the Italians' passage to the last 16.

November 8, 2018

Cristiano Ronaldo frustated as Juve ‘gift’ United victory

Cristiano Ronaldo could not hide his frustration that despite scoring his first Champions League goal for Juventus the Italian side 'gifted' a dramatic late 2-1 victory to Manchester United.

November 8, 2018

Allegri believes Ronaldo will end scoring drought against Man United

Cristiano has scored seven goals for Italian champions.

November 7, 2018

Do-or-die for Spurs in Euro crunch

Desperate to avoid Champions League elimination at the group stage for the second time in three years, Tottenham face a do-or-die clash against PSV Eindhoven on Tuesday.

November 5, 2018

Man Utd launch security review after fan brings toy guns to match

Manchester United have launched a security review after it emerged a pitch invader got into Old Trafford with two toy guns during last month's Champions League game against Juventus.

November 3, 2018

Mertens hat-trick as Napoli back to second in Serie A

Caputo gave Empoli hope when he beat the offside trap with a diagonal shot after 58 minutes, but six minutes later Mertens got his second.

November 3, 2018

PSG superstars need more teamwork, says striker Cavani

Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani says Paris Saint-Germain's team of dazzling individuals including Neymar and Kylian Mbappe need to work more as a team if they are to win the Champions League.

November 2, 2018

After upstaging United, Juve and Ronaldo eye Empoli scalp

Fresh from upstaging Manchester United at Old Trafford in midweek Juventus resume their quest for an eighth consecutive Serie A title at strugglers Empoli on Saturday.

October 26, 2018

Barca cruise past Inter without Lionel Messi

Rafinha replaced Lionel Messi and helped Barcelona win without him as the Brazilian scored the opener in a 2-0 Champions League victory over Inter Milan.

October 25, 2018

Silvas star as City cruise past Shakhtar

Manchester City found their Champions League mojo as David Silva and Bernardo Silva both scored in a comfortable 3-0 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in Kharkiv on Tuesday. Pep Guardiola’s men have now won back-to-back matches in Europe after a shock opening loss to Lyon, and lead the French side by one point at the top …

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October 24, 2018