Tag: UEFA Champions League

Pep Guardiola reveals why he denied Haaland’s double hat trick chance

Haaland was close to scoring six goals in a single match against RB Leipzig in UEFA Champions League. But Pep Guardiola denied him of this opportunity by substituting him in the 63rd minute of the game.

March 15, 2023

Barcelona, Atletico fail to secure Champions League next round spot

Atletico was given a penalty, but Lucas Hradecky stopped Yannick Carrasco's attempt, and Saul Niguez headed the rebound over the crossbar.

October 27, 2022

Champions League: Robert Lewandowski nets hat-trick as Barcelona beat Viktoria Plzen 5-1

FC Barcelona got their Champions League off to a thundering start with a 5-1 rout of the Viktoria Plzen. And three of those goals were the work of Lewandowski, who has now scored 89 goals in the competition, the first three of those for Barca amounting to his sixth UCL hat-trick.

September 8, 2022

Erling Haaland stars as Man City kick start UCL campaign in style

As Man City piled on the goals in the second half, Haaland became the youngest player ever to score 25 goals in the Champions League.

September 7, 2022

Champions League: Lewandowski, Haaland get Bayern, Dortmund reunions

Lewandowski will return to familiar surroundings after recently moving to Camp Nou, as Barcelona and Bayern Munich, who between them have won 11 Champions League titles, were drawn in a difficult Group C with Inter.

August 26, 2022

Benzema beats De Bruyne, Courtois, wins UEFA Men’s Player of the Year

With his victory against the duo, the France international cemented his position as the favourite for this year's Ballon d'Or, which was presented following the Champions League group-stage draw in Istanbul on Thursday, according to DPA.

August 26, 2022

No changes for Ancelotti as Real Madrid look to lift European Supercup

Last season's Champions League winners face Eintracht Frankfurt, who beat Glasgow Rangers on penalties to win last season's Europa League, with the Spanish side the clear favorites to lift the title.

August 10, 2022

Mane aims for Champions League with Bayern, Kahn

The former Liverpool forward spoke about the Champions League and the Ballon d'Or as targets when presented to the public on Wednesday in the Allianz Arena.

June 23, 2022

Real’s history and its band of die-hard followers make our job easy, says manager Ancelotti

Vinicius Junior scored the winner in the second half to fire Real to a record-extending 14th UEFA Champions League title as the Spanish giants defeated Liverpool 1-0 at the Stade de France early on Sunday (IST) to lift Europe's most prestigious club trophy.

May 29, 2022

Real Madrid beat Liverpool in final to win record 14th UCL title

Brazilian Vinicius Jr. capitalised on Federico Valverde's cross in the 59th minute to tap the ball into an empty net, securing the fifth Champions League trophy for Los Blancos in nine years.

May 29, 2022

Champions League: Real Madrid’s belief is fear factor for Liverpool in Paris

To say that Carlo Ancelotti's side has had a rollercoaster ride to the final is an understatement: Real Madrid have lost four matches in the tournament and yet they still have a brilliant chance of lifting the silverware.

May 28, 2022

Real Madrid coach Ancelotti supports Mohamed Salah’s claim of best in the world

The Liverpool star is currently brimming with confidence after winning the 2022 FWA Footballer of the Year award, and he still leads the race for the Premier League Golden Boot with 22 goals in the competition.

May 14, 2022

Camila Cabello to headline 2022 UEFA Champions League final opening ceremony

Known for smash hits such as Bam Bam, Senorita, and Havana, Cuban-American artist Camila Cabello will take to the stage minutes before kick-off at the UEFA Champions League final at the Stade de France on May 28.

May 9, 2022

We’ll go there and give it a try, says Liverpool coach Klopp of Champions League final with Real Madrid

It will be Liverpool and Real Madrid's third meeting in the European Cup final, with the Reds winning 1-0 in 1981 and losing 3-1

May 7, 2022

Champions League: A lot of credit goes to these players, says Real Madrid coach Ancelotti

When Riyad Mahrez scored with 17 minutes remaining in Wednesday's semi-final second leg, City moved two goals ahead on aggregate and appeared to have floored Carlo Ancelotti's men.

May 5, 2022

Champions League: Real Madrid enters final with injury time miracle against Manchester City

Carlo Ancelotti, the coach of Real Madrid, replaced Toni Kroos, Luka Modric, and Casemiro with Eduardo Camavinga, Marco Asensio, and Rodrygo, but it appeared to be in vain.

May 5, 2022

Champions League: Liverpool boss Klopp reveals what he wanted to read in newspapers the next morning

The 54-year-old Klopp said that reaching the final was an outstanding achievement, and a very special occasion as the rivals were fighting really hard to negate the advantage of the first leg.

May 4, 2022