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Tag Archives: UEFA Champions League

Simeone: We couldn’t play as we wanted

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone rued his team’s physical deficiencies after the stunning loss to RB Leipzig in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. “It cost us to win the duels. They were faster and cut the play. We gave everything we had,” lamented Simeone whose …

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RB Leipzig stun Atletico Madrid to reach Champions League semis

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  RB Leipzig, competing in the UEFA Champions League for the second time, stunned Atletico Madrid 2-1 here on Thursday to enter the tournament’s semifinals for the first time. Both sides played conservatively in the first half, failing to create clear-cut chances. Everything changed in the …

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Alisson: ‘I dream of winning the World Cup’

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  In the past 14 months, Liverpool goalkeeper Alisson Becker has collected more trophies than most players could only dream of in an entire career. A UEFA Champions League medal in June 2019, was followed by a FIFA Club World Cup triumph six months later. In …

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