Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Chelsea reached their first UEFA Champions League final since 2012 with a comfortable 3-1 aggregate success against Real Madrid. A high-tempo opening produced few chances and the tie did not take a decisive turn until midway though the first half. Then Edouard Mendy made a full-length …
Read More »UEFA announces new formats for Europe battles
Paris, France | XINHUA | The Champions League will expand from 32 teams to 36 staring from 2024/2025 season, as the European football governing body UEFA released several revolutions across its club competitions on Monday, hours after 12 elite clubs created the European Super League. According to the UEFA, the …
Read More »Man City reach Champs League semi-finals for first time since 2016
Manchester, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | City came from behind with a stunning second-half display to end the Champions League quarter-final jinx in style on Wednesday. Trailing to an early Jude Bellingham strike, second-half goals from Riyad Mahrez and Phil Foden secured a fully deserved 2-1 victory as they …
Read More »PSG play down their title chances after ejecting Bayern
Paris, France | XINHUA | After securing a spot in the Champions League semifinals after edging Bayern last night, Paris Saint-Germain are brushing aside suggestions that they are now title favourites. Next for PSG will be the winner between another German outfit Dortmund and Premier side Manchester City. The English team …
Read More »Key players out as Real Madrid travel to face Liverpool in Champions League quarterfinal 2nd leg
Madrid, Spain | XINHUA | Real Madrid travel to Liverpool on Tuesday ahead of their Champions League quarterfinal return leg against Liverpool without several key players out through injury as they look to defend the 3-1 advantage they took in the first leg. Sergio Ramos is suffering a muscle problem …
Read More »Champions League: Meet the last eight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The UEFA Champions League quarter-final draw pitted Bayern and Paris together in a repeat of last season’s final. The quarter-final first legs take place on Tuesday 6 and Wednesday 7 April, with the returns set for Tuesday 13 and Wednesday 14 April. The semi-final ties …
Read More »Zidane leaves door open for Ronaldo return
Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane left the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, three years after he left to join Juventus. Juventus’ defeat to Porto in the Champions League has led to a flurry of stories in the press that the …
Read More »Liverpool ease past Leipzig to move into Champions League last eight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig in Budapest on Wednesday evening. The Reds took the lead in Hungary with 20 minutes remaining when Diogo Jota teed up Mohamed Salah, who finished smartly …
Read More »Analysis: Tension at Bayern over player signings and departures
Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Bayern Munich remains in turmoil due to internal disagreements about which players to sign and sell. Everybody is concerned that the current squad might not be capable of successfully defending this season’s Champions League and national league titles. But disunity about the measures to …
Read More »Solskjaer labels away win against PSG best memory as Man United manager
London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considered beating Paris Saint-Germain away in 2018-2019 season’s UEFA Champions League the best memory of his two-year charge at Old Trafford. Solskjaer, 47, was appointed as caretaker manager on December 19, 2018, taking over from current Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose …
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