UCL

18 May

Manchester City Thrash Real Madrid To Make Champions League Final

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Manchester City delivered a relentless performance laced with outstanding quality to overpower holders Real Madrid and reach the Champions League final against Inter Milan in Istanbul. City have lost two previous semi-finals to Real but they made no mistake here at a joyous Etihad Stadium to now stand one step away from claiming the trophy that has always stayed tantalisingly out of reach for Pep Guardiola’s team. And their display in a magical first half, in particular, will live long in the memory as the masters of this tournament were left bewildered by City’s brilliance. It maintained a seemingly unstoppable…

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11 May

UCL: Inter Take First-Leg Advantage With 2-0 Win Over AC Milan

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Inter Milan took a big step towards reaching the Champions League final as they beat their city rivals in a thrilling Milan derby at San Siro. In a game that had been anticipated for weeks in Italy and was witnessed at the ground by a vocal and passionate 80,000-strong crowd, Inter made the perfect start when Edin Dzeko volleyed home in the eighth minute. The goal silenced the Milan fans – the designated home side for this tie in the stadium the two sides share – as they significantly outnumbered the Inter supporters. And the hosts were stunned further three…

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23 Feb

Leipzig Hold Manchester City In Germany Despite Mahrez Goal

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Manchester City paid the price for failing to make the most of their first-half dominance as they were held to a draw by RB Leipzig in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The away side were in complete control in the first 45 minutes and got the breakthrough midway through the half when Ilkay Gundogan pounced on a mistake in defence and fed Riyad Mahrez to drive into the back of the net. But RB Leipzig came out in the second half with more ambition and twice went close to equalising early on through Benjamin Henrichs, who…

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26 Oct

UCL Matchday 5: Five Matches To Look Out For

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The group stages of the UEFA Champions League is almost at an end and the top teams are hoping to book places in the round of 16. Barcelona have all to do as they face German champions Bayern Munich with Manchester City taking on Dortmund on the road. Real Madrid will also look to get the job done as they travel to RB Leipzig. Here are our five matches to look out for. Borussia Dortmund v Manchester City City will be looking to bounce back from a disappointing Champions League game last time out as they travel to Dortmund for…

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15 Sep

UCL: RB Salzburg Hold Chelsea To Stalemate In Graham Potter’s First Game

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Graham Potter began his Chelsea reign with a draw against RB Salzburg, leaving his side with an uphill task to qualify for the Champions League knockout stages. In his competition debut, the former Brighton boss picked Raheem Sterling as an advanced wing-back but saw the gamble pay off when the forward curled into the bottom corner shortly after the break. It was a much-improved performance from Chelsea’s defeat by Dinamo Zagreb in their opening Group E game last week, which spelled the end for former manager Thomas Tuchel. But Matthias Jaissle’s well-drilled Austrian side got an equaliser on 75 minutes…

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15 Sep

UCL: Real Madrid Score Two Late Goals To Edge Out RB Leipzig

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Real Madrid needed two late goals to beat Leipzig as boss Carlo Ancelotti became the second manager to win 100 Champions League games. Leipzig missed a host of good chances with Christopher Nkunku denied by Thibaut Courtois twice. Federico Valverde gave Real an 80th-minute lead from Vinicius Jr’s pass. And Marco Asensio scored an excellent first-time finish from the edge of the box from Toni Kroos’ free-kick to seal the win for the European champions. This is the first time they have won their opening two Champions League games since 2017-18. Only Manchester United legend Alex Ferguson (102) has won…

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14 Sep

UCL: Bayern Munich Score Twice In Four Minutes To Beat Barcelona

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Missed chances by Robert Lewandowski on his return to Bayern Munich proved costly as his Barcelona side lost in Germany. Outplayed in the first half, Bayern blew their Spanish opponents away after the break with goals from Lucas Hernandez and Leroy Sane. Hernandez headed in at the near post after 50 minutes, before Sane clipped home to seal the win shortly after. Lewandowski spurned a number of clear openings in an entertaining match. The victory puts Bayern Munich in control of Group C with six points from two games. Barcelona are level on three points with Inter Milan, who beat…

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08 Sep

Mohammed Kudus Scores And Assists As Ajax Thump Rangers In Champions League Opener

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Black Stars midfielder, Mohammed Kudus, was in scintillating form for Ajax in their UEFA Champions League opener against Rangers. Kudus was named in the starting line-up for the first time since April, slotting in ahead of Brian Brobbey for the game. The Ghanaian settled in as a false 9 in Wednesday’s encounter at the Johan Cruijff Arena in Amsterdam. The 22-year-old set up Steven Berghuis in the 32nd minute with a beautiful piece of skill to extend Ajax’s lead to two goals after Edson Alvarez headed in the opening goal of the game. A minute later, the attacking midfielder was…

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