Porto advanced to the quarterfinals of the UEFA Champions League despite suffering a 3-2 defeat in extra time to Juventus on Tuesday at Juventus Stadium in Turin, Italy. The Portuguese giants moved on via away goals on a 4-4 aggregate scoreline; after having won 2-1 in the first leg. They’ve lost five finals in the […]
Ferland Mendy scored late on as Real Madrid beat 10-man Atalanta 1-0 in Bergamo on Wednesday to take the advantage in their Champions League round-of-16 tie. Midfielder Remo Freuler was sent off by referee Tobias Stieler with just 17 minutes played for a foul on Mendy. Madrid found it difficult to capitalize in the first […]
The Bayern Munich side which Hansi Flick selected yesterday may have been the most consistent and well-performing team we’ve seen; since the first game of the UCL Group Stage when Die Roten beat Atletico Madrid 4-0. From the very start; Bayern’s pressing defense and relentless attacking overwhelmed Biancocelesti to the point of exhaustion both mentally […]
In a tie played in Romania instead of Spain because of Covid-19 restrictions; Giroud demonstrated athleticism and technique to send an acrobatic effort beyond Atletico keeper Jan Oblak in the 68th minute. The goal was originally ruled out for offside before a video assistant referee review revealed the ball had bounced off Atletico defender Mario […]
The Parisians were back at Camp Nou for the first time since their humiliating Champions League collapse in 2017 when they were thumped 6-1 after winning the first leg 4-0, and they got a semblance of revenge with an emphatic victory. Barcelona took the lead through Messi; scoring his fourth goal in the Champions League […]
