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Real Madrid look to make Champions League history against Juventus – video
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Uefa settles civil claim with Liverpool fans over 2022 Champions League final
via theguardian.com‘Full and final settlement’ with fans who suffered injuryTerms of the agreement will remain confidential, say UefaA civil claim involving Liverpool fans who suffered injury and distress at the 2022 Champions League final in Paris has been settled.Uefa issued a statement on Friday evening confirming that a “full and final settlement” had been agreed with fans represented by Pogust Goodhead and Bingham Long who had made personal injury claims. The terms of the settlement wi -
English clubs closing in on fifth Champions League spot for next season
via theguardian.comFive English clubs left in Europe and only three from GermanyWest Ham’s 5-0 defeat of Freiburg helped boost coefficient scoreEnglish clubs are set to clinch a fifth Champions League spot next season, with Uefa analysis suggesting a 90% chance that the Premier League takes an extra place ahead of the Bundesliga.An expanded Champions League format from 2024 means two places are to be given to sides from countries who have performed the best in Europe over the previous season. Uefa’s co -
Champions League draw: Arsenal face Bayern as Manchester City land Madrid
via theguardian.comPremier League clubs to meet in semi-finals if they progressAtlético v Dortmund, plus PSG v Barça completes last eightManchester City’s Champions League defence will continue with a tie against the 14-time winners Real Madrid and Arsenal will face Bayern Munich after the quarter-final draw on Friday. The Premier League clubs will face each other in the semi-finals if they progress.There could be an all-Spanish semi-final too after Atlético Madrid were drawn to play aga -
Champions League team of the week: is Pepe in danger of becoming loved?
via theguardian.comThe last-16 wrapped up with outstanding performances in Arsenal’s midfield, Dortmund’s attack and a standout night from a fortysomethingThis week saw the Champions League’s trademark intrigue, with two penalty shootouts and two other matches that were by no means foregone conclusions until the last moments. The team below is a 4-3-3 in a week where full-backs and wingers shone.Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak, Atlético Madrid. After a wait that stretched back to 2016, we had two pe -
Atlético Madrid v Inter: Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened
via theguardian.comJan Oblak was Atlético Madrid’s hero after two penalty saves in a shootout that sent Inter out of the Champions LeagueA little something from earlier: I reflected on Arsenal v Porto and the new Champions Leaguer format.Cole, who I really like as a pundit, is interesting on himself, saying he could go in such a team. When he came through he was meant to be amazing, only to end up at Chelsea under Mourinho where he had some of the flair coached out of him. “I’m a competito -
Atlético Madrid 2-1 Inter (agg 2-2, 3-2 pens): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened
via theguardian.comJan Oblak was Atlético Madrid’s hero after two penalty saves in a shootout that sent Inter out of the Champions LeagueA little something from earlier: I reflected on Arsenal v Porto and the new Champions Leaguer format.Cole, who I really like as a pundit, is interesting on himself, saying he could go in such a team. When he came through he was meant to be amazing, only to end up at Chelsea under Mourinho where he had some of the flair coached out of him. “I’m a competito -
Jan Oblak’s shootout heroics propel Atlético past Inter and into last eight
via theguardian.com“Ad augusta per angusta,” the banner the stretched across the south stand of the Metropolitano said. Through difficulty to honour, it means, and that was right. It had been long, and it had been wild, and it had torn at all their nerves, but in the end, it had been glorious, an occasion for the ages. For the first time in 2024 Internazionale did not win a football match and it cost them: at 23.43pm local time, Lautaro Martínez of all people sent the final penalty of a shootout -
Borussia Dortmund 2-0 PSV Eindhoven (agg 3-1): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened
via theguardian.comJadon Sancho scored early and Marco Reus scored very late as Borussia Dortmund snuck past PSV despite playing poorly6 mins: Well this is going almost as badly as it possibly could for PSV. They’ve already conceded two decent chances, one actual goal, done next to nothing themselves and now they’re defending a corner.An early lead for Borussia, and another goal for Sancho! A cross from Maatsen is not quite cleared and it’s eventually nudged back to Sancho, who is given time to l -
Sancho and Reus send Dortmund past PSV into Champions League last eight
via theguardian.comJadon Sancho and Marco Reus scored as Borussia Dortmund secured a 2-0 win over PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday and a Champions League last-eight place for the first time in three years with a 3-1 aggregate victory.Sancho, on loan from Manchester United, threaded his shot through the legs of an Eindhoven player and in off the post for his second goal in two matches. Continue reading... -
Borussia Dortmund v PSV Eindhoven: Champions League last 16, second leg – live
via theguardian.comChampions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 1-1)Live scoreboard | And you can contact Simon by mail or on XHello world! It’s all to play for at Signal Iduna Park, after a 1-1 draw in a first leg that PSV probably shaded but couldn’t win – “An open game, very intense,” according to their coach, Peter Bosz, once of Dormund. The Dutch side have cantered to a 10-point lead in the Eredivisie, have lost just once since November in all competitions and in Luuk d -
Atlético Madrid v Inter: Champions League last 16, second leg – live
via theguardian.comChampions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 0-1)Live scoreboard | And you can contact Daniel by mail or on XFootball is demanding. We didn’t always know it, thanks largely to its HARD MEN and LEADERS OF MEN, able to effortlessly conceal their feelings from everyone, including themselves. Nowadays, though, our enlightened selves are entirely unsurprised when a manager turns it in citing the pressure of a job whose stresses are fathomable only in their unfathomableness unfathomabi -
Martin Ødegaard tells Arsenal to build on ‘big experience’ of victory over Porto
via theguardian.com‘We have to use this, we have to grow off this,’ says midfielderArsenal braced for tougher tests in Champions League last eightMartin Ødegaard believes Arsenal’s dramatic shootout win over Porto can be the springboard for a sustained tilt at Champions League and Premier League honours over the final stages of the season.Arsenal squeaked through at the Emirates after a deliciously tense, attritional two legs that finished 1-1 on aggregate. They are in the last eight of Eu -
'Arteta insulted my family': Porto coach accuses Arsenal manager – video
via theguardian.comPorto head coach Sérgio Conceição claimed Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta insulted his family during their penalty shootout defeat in the UEFA Champions League last-16. The two managers were involved in an altercation on the pitch at the end of the game, but a spokesperson for the north London club later denied Arteta had said those words. The bust-up came after Arsenal beat their Portuguese visitors 4-2 on penalties to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 yea -
'We want more': Arteta hails Arsenal as they secure first quarter-final spot in 14 years – video
via theguardian.comMikel Arteta hailed a 'magic night' at the Emirates as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties to reach their first Champions League quarter-final in 14 years. Trailing 1-0 from the first leg in Portugal, a goal from Leandro Trossard just before half-time levelled the tie late in the first half, but Arsenal's momentum stalled as they failed to wrap the game up inside 90 minutes. After a nervous extra-time it took heroics from goalkeeper David Raya, saving twice in the shoot-out, to put the hosts int -
Arsenal pass a brutal rite of passage to overcome Porto’s spiky resilience | Barney Ronay
via theguardian.comCathartic penalty shootout victory takes the heat out of Arsenal’s season and makes trying to win the league feel lighterIn the end this was the perfect way for Arsenal to win this tie. Beating a Portuguese team on penalties. This feels like a kind of hazing ritual, some brutal rite of passage, like running up a frozen Munro with a bag full of bricks on your back just to make it more special.For a side that has been accused, by those who like to accuse, of not being ready to win, of being -
‘So happy’: Arteta hails Arsenal’s shootout victory over Porto to reach last eight
via theguardian.comDavid Raya saved two penalties to seal quarter-final spot‘We really had to dig in to find the magic moment at the end’Mikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s achievement in reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 but warned they still have a “mountain to climb” if they are to win the competition.Arsenal hauled themselves into the last eight with a 4-2 win on penalties over Porto at the Emirates, having levelled the tie with a 1-0 win secured -
‘Incredible personality’: Arteta hails Raya after shootout saves sink Porto
via theguardian.comDavid Raya stopped two penalties to seal quarter-final spotSérgio Conceição accuses Arteta of insulting his familyMikel Arteta hailed Arsenal’s achievement in reaching the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010 but warned they still have a “mountain to climb” if they are to win the competition.Arsenal hauled themselves into the last eight with a 4-2 win on penalties over Porto at the Emirates, having levelled the tie with a 1-0 win se -
Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to reach Champions League last eight – as it happened
via theguardian.comDavid Raya saved two penalties as Arsenal prevailed in the shootout to return to the quarter-finals after 14 years“Has a referee’s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin’s in North London tonight?” asks Justin Kavanagh. “The ‘robbery’ claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.”It’s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading... -
David Raya the shootout hero as Arsenal sneak past Porto and into quarter-finals
via theguardian.comIt was ugly, extraordinarily tense, exponentially so. Everybody knew as the closing stages of regulation time ticked down that it would take just one moment to prise the warring parties apart, to deliver a defining victory. The feeling would only harden in extra time.Mikel Arteta could feel the weight of history, his own as the Arsenal manager in European competition, even going back to his playing days at the club. Never before in five Europa League knockout ties as the manager at this stadium -
David Raya the shootout hero as Arsenal battle past Porto and into quarter-finals
via theguardian.comIt was ugly, extraordinarily tense, exponentially so. Everybody knew as the closing stages of regulation time ticked down that it would take just one moment to prise the warring parties apart, to deliver a defining victory. The feeling would only harden in extra time.Mikel Arteta could feel the weight of history, his own as the Arsenal manager in European competition, even going back to his playing days at the club. Never before in five Europa League knockout ties as the manager at this stadium -
Arsenal beat Porto on penalties to reach Champions League quarter-finals – live reaction
via theguardian.comTie 1-1 on aggregate after extra time at EmiratesLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an email“Has a referee’s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin’s in North London tonight?” asks Justin Kavanagh. “The ‘robbery’ claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.”It’s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading... -
Arsenal v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg goes to penalties – live
via theguardian.comTie 1-1 on aggregate after extra time at EmiratesLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an email“Has a referee’s nickname ever been so predetermined as Monsieur Turpin’s in North London tonight?” asks Justin Kavanagh. “The ‘robbery’ claims by Arteta will write themselves should Arsenal fail tonight.”It’s the worst case of nominative determinism since the 1878 FA Cup final. Continue reading... -
Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (agg 4-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – as it happened
via theguardian.comInjury-hit Barcelona battled past Napoli to reach the quarter finals The players are out and the anthem is being booed.“Not sure that Xavi is being particularly bold by playing the youngsters,” saysChris Amirault. “As Sid likes to point out, often these sorts of opportunities result from squad necessity more than courage. Barca haven’t been able to put together a strong team for much of the season, and the loss of Gavi in particular has left Xavi scrambling to create new -
Robert Lewandowski provides final touch as Barcelona push Napoli aside
via theguardian.comFour years on, Barcelona are back in the Champions League quarter-finals. On the edge in footballing and financial terms, this was the game they just could not afford to lose but while all the talk had been of obligation, Xavi Hernández had described it as an opportunity, and so it was. High on Montjuic, it became a night to be enjoyed and remembered. Not least, perhaps, as the first of many European occasions for three exceptional La Masia kids: Pau Cubarsí, Fermín Ló -
Robert Lewandowski provides final touch as Barcelona battle past Napoli
via theguardian.comFour years on, Barcelona are back in the quarter-final of the Champions League. On the edge in footballing terms and in financial ones too, this was the game they just could not afford to lose but while all the talk had been of obligation, Xavi Hernandez had described it as an opportunity, a moment to be enjoyed, and so it was. Sure, there were nerves, but high on Montjuic this became a night to remember.Ultimately, the start, two goals inside 15 minutes from Fermín López and Jo&at -
Barcelona 3-1 Napoli (agg 4-2): Champions League last 16, second leg – live reaction
via theguardian.comInjury-hit Barcelona battled past Napoli to reach the quarter finals The players are out and the anthem is being booed.“Not sure that Xavi is being particularly bold by playing the youngsters,” saysChris Amirault. “As Sid likes to point out, often these sorts of opportunities result from squad necessity more than courage. Barca haven’t been able to put together a strong team for much of the season, and the loss of Gavi in particular has left Xavi scrambling to create new -
Arsenal v Porto: Champions League last 16, second leg – live
via theguardian.comChampions League updates, 8pm GMT kick-off (first leg: 0-1)Porto’s ‘dark days’ mar Champions League dreamLive scoreboard | And feel free to drop Niall an emailIntriguing news emerging today: the new Champions League “league phase”, which comes into effect next season, is so complicated that the draw will have to be done by computer. What could possibly go wrong there?!There was a time not so long ago when the Champions League last 16 was indisputably the “roun -
Champions League draw to be made by computer due to complex new format
via theguardian.comThirty-six team competition comes into effect next seasonManual draw would take up to four hours – as long as OscarsThe new expanded Champions League format is so complex that the draw will be made by computer, after Uefa found it would take up to four hours without digital assistance.A 36-team competition comes into effect next season, with results from eight rounds of fixtures in the league phase – each team will face eight opponents, four at home, four away – forming a table -
Conceição’s last stand: Porto’s ‘dark days’ mar Champions League dream
via theguardian.comAttacks against a club president candidate backdrop Sérgio Conceição’s preparations for a possible historic European nightSérgio Conceição’s last stand at Porto does not need any extra needle or drama. But as the manager prepares for Tuesday night’s Champions League last 16 second leg against Arsenal at the Emirates Stadium, 1-0 up from the first, it has got it all the same.Porto are a club in turmoil. Uncertainty and conflict the watch
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