Champions League

Champions League: Real Madrid set unwanted record after 2-0 defeat to Liverpool
28 Nov

Champions League: Real Madrid set unwanted record after 2-0 defeat to Liverpool

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Real Madrid’s 2-0 defeat at Liverpool on Wednesday night saw the Champions League holders set an unwanted record. Alexis MacAllister and Cody Gakpo scored in the second half to earn the Reds all three points. However, the scoreline could have been different if Kylian Mbappe and Mohamed Salah did not miss their penalty kicks. The defeat means Madrid have lost three games in a single group stage/league phase for the first time ever in the Champions League. Also, Liverpool have beaten the LaLiga giants in the Champions League for the first time since 2009 under Rafael Benitez. It ended an…
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UCL table: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal in top 10, Real Madrid in 24th place
28 Nov

UCL table: Liverpool, Barcelona, Arsenal in top 10, Real Madrid in 24th place

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With five fixtures played by all the 36 teams in the Champions League so far, the table is beginning to take shape. Liverpool claimed a 2-0 win over Real Madrid on Wednesday night to go top with 15 points and a goal difference of +11. The LaLiga giants who are the current holders are down in 24th place. Madrid’s rivals Barcelona thrashed Brest 3-0 and are up to third place behind Inter Milan. Arsenal boosted their chances of automatic qualification after they hammered Sporting 5-1 and Mikel Arteta’s men are sitting in 7th position. Paris Saint-Germain’s 1-0 defeat at Bayern…
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GOAT – Rio Ferdinand reacts as Cristiano Ronaldo scores brace in Champions League
26 Nov

GOAT – Rio Ferdinand reacts as Cristiano Ronaldo scores brace in Champions League

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Former Manchester United defender, Rio Ferdinand, has reacted to his former teammate, Cristiano Ronaldo netting a brace in Al-Nassr’s 3-1 win at Al-Gharafa in the AFC Champions League Elite on Monday. Ronaldo also scored his team’s only goal in their 2-1 Saudi Pro League home defeat to Al-Qadisiyah at the weekend. After a goalless first half at the Al-Bayt Stadium, the 39-year-old netted in the 46th minute before Angelo Gabriel put the visitors two goals to the good 12 minutes later. Ronaldo completed his brace in the 64th minute before Joselu (75′) pulled one back for Al-Gharafa. However, it was…
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Champions League: You won’t face me with Man Utd – Guardiola mocks Amorim
06 Nov

Champions League: You won’t face me with Man Utd – Guardiola mocks Amorim

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Manchester City manager, Pep Guardiola, has said Ruben Amorim will only face him as Manchester United boss in the Premier League and FA Cup. Guardiola was speaking to the media after a 4-1 defeat to Amorim’s Sporting in the Champions League on Tuesday night. It was the 39-year-old’s last home fixture in charge of the Portuguese club, as he is set to resume as the new United head coach on November 11. Amorim will however be taking charge of a team that is struggling in the league and Europa League. Guardiola was quick to rub it in after suffering a…
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BREAKING: Champions League Round of 16 draw confirmed (Full fixtures)
18 Dec

BREAKING: Champions League Round of 16 draw confirmed (Full fixtures)

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The draw for the Champions League around of 16 was conducted on Monday. Holders Manchester City face FC Copenhagen, while Arsenal have been paired with FC Porto. UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw: Porto v Arsenal Napoli v Barcelona PSG v Real Sociedad Inter v Atletico Madrid PSV v Borussia Dortmund Lazio v Bayern Munich Copenhagen v Manchester City RB Leipzig v Real Madrid
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Champions League: Supercomputer predicts team to win trophy
15 Dec

Champions League: Supercomputer predicts team to win trophy

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A supercomputer has predicted the team to win this season’s UEFA Champions League trophy. Manchester City are the defending champions of the Champions League. Pep Guardiola’s side won Europe’s top-flight competition last season after beating Inter Milan 1-0 in the final. However, according to a supercomputer devised by OLBG, Premier League side Arsenal will win the Champions League this season. The supercomputer came out with this prediction after compiling data from all group stage results. Arsenal have been given a 22 per cent chance of European glory this season. The Gunners are two per cent better than the next best…
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Champions League top scorers ahead of Round of 16 fixtures [Top 23]
14 Dec

Champions League top scorers ahead of Round of 16 fixtures [Top 23]

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Ahead of the UEFA Champions League Round of 16 fixtures, below are currently the top scorers in the competition. Manchester City’s Erling Haaland, Manchester United’s Rasmus Højlund and Atletico Madrid duo Antoine Griezmann and Álvaro Morata are currently leading the 2023/24 UEFA Champions League top scorers race after the conclusion of the group stage on Thursday night. We earlier reports that Griezmann was the only one of the four players currently leading the goal chart to find the net on Matchday 6. The France international scored a goal in his side’s 2-0 home win against Lazio to take his tally…
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Champions League: All 8 teams that dropped into Europa confirmed [Full list]
14 Dec

Champions League: All 8 teams that dropped into Europa confirmed [Full list]

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The eight teams that dropped from the Champions League into the Europa League this season have been confirmed. All the clubs that finished in third place in Europe’s top tier competition, automatically go into the Europa League. This season, they are: Galatasaray, RC Lens, Braga, Benfica, Feyenoord, AC Milan, Young Boys and Shakhtar Donetsk. They all go straight into the Europa League knockout round play-offs. The Europa League playoffs involve eight seeded teams (group runners-up) taking on eight unseeded teams (third-place group finishers in the UCL). The winners will qualify for the round of 16, where the eight group winners…
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Champions League: Ten Hag names favourite team to win trophy after Man Utd’s exit
13 Dec

Champions League: Ten Hag names favourite team to win trophy after Man Utd’s exit

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Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has named Bayern Munich as one of the favourite teams to win the UEFA Champions League trophy this season. Ten Hag spoke at his post-match press conference after Man United’s Champions League 1-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday night at Old Trafford. We report that Kingsley Coman’s second half goal ensured Thomas Tuchel’s side eliminated Man United from the Champions League. “We always have pressure. We want to win every game. You have seen today, against one of the favourites for the Champions League, we go and give everything to win the game,”…
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Champions League: Ten Hag reveals who to blame if Man Utd fails to qualify
30 Nov

Champions League: Ten Hag reveals who to blame if Man Utd fails to qualify

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Manchester United manager, Erik ten Hag has said he would be the one to blame if they fail to qualify for the Champions League Round of 16. The Red Devils are still bottom of Group G following their 3-3 draw at Galatasaray on Wednesday night. Ten Hag’s men must now beat Bayern Munich in their last fixture and hope FC Copenhagen and Galatasaray play out a draw. “I blame myself if we go out. Know that we are in a project and we are improving. “We are in the right direction. I know where we have to go, what steps…
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