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Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   By now, Serge Gnabry’s stirring-the-pot celebration might be as famous as his explosiveness in the opponent’s half. After his eighth and ninth Champions League goals of the current campaign, the 25-year-old is now only one step away from glory. In his typical way, the Bayern …

✳ Saturday 12 September • CRY 17:00 SOU • FUL 17:00 ARS • LIV 17:00 LEE • TOT 17:00 EVE • WBA 17:00 LEI • WHU 17:00 NEW London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT |  The 2020/21 Premier League season has been handed a thrilling start, with champions Liverpool playing promoted …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |   New FC Barcelona coach Ronald Koeman said on Wednesday that one of his main priorities is to keep Leo Messi at the club. Barca’s 8-2 defeat to Bayern Munich in the Champions League last Friday sparked rumors that after the frustration of another European failure …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick celebrated his side’s convincing 3-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal. “We knew it would be difficult, they came from great performances against Juventus and Manchester City,” added the German coach, referring to Lyon’s victories in …

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich defeated Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 on Wednesday to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League 2020 final. Having beaten Barcelona 8-2 in the quarterfinal, Bayern arrived into the semifinal as heavy favorites and did not disappoint, though Lyon made life difficult for them …

🔴⚪ Lyon 0 FC Bayern 3 Bayern titles history 🏆1⃣9⃣7⃣4⃣✅ 🏆1⃣9⃣7⃣5⃣✅ 🏆1⃣9⃣7⃣6⃣✅ 🏆2⃣0⃣0⃣1⃣✅ 🏆2⃣0⃣1⃣3⃣✅ 🏆2⃣0⃣2⃣0⃣❓ Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT |  After a seven-year wait, Bayern are back in the final of the Champions League once again. Bayern became the first team to win their opening 10 games of a …

Lisbon, Portugal | XINHUA | Paris Saint-Germain forward Kylian Mbappe has backed teammate Neymar to be named the world’s best player by FIFA this year. Neymar has struck a rich vein of form in 2020, guiding PSG to a domestic treble and to within one victory of their first UEFA …

  ✳ PSG 3 Leipzig 0 Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT | Paris Saint Germain ( PSG) are into the UEFA Champions League final for the first time after an impressive win against their Bundesliga opponents. Paris may have wondered if it was to be their night when Neymar toe-poked against …

Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | FC Barcelona on Tuesday confirmed that sporting director Eric Abidal has left the club less than 24 hours after Quique Setien was sacked as team coach. The club gave the news in a communique which reads “FC Barcelona and Eric Abidal have reached an agreement …

Lisbon, Portugal | THE INDEPENDENT | Today’s first UEFA Champions League semifinal will pit two German coaches against one another, the rising star, Leipzig’s Julian Nagelsmann, was once coached by Thomas Tuchel, before injuries cut his career short and he became a scout for the current Paris Saint-Germain manager. “Games …