Champions League news

• Football quiz: substitutes

  12-05-2020 14:05 via theguardian.com
  
  How much do you know about the players on the bench?Who has scored the most goals in the Premier League as a substitute?Jermain Defoe Tore André Flo Olivier Giroud Ole Gunnar Solskjær Who came on as a substitute in the 1994 World Cup final, started the 1998 final and started the 2002 final?Ronaldo Bebeto CafuRoberto Carlos Ali Daei scored a record 109 goals in international football. At which major club final was he an unused substitute?Cup Winners’ Cup final in 1998Champions
  
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• ‘They’re going to demand a lot’: Barça’s Xavi braced for PSG second leg

  15-04-2024 18:28 via theguardian.com
  
  Barcelona take 3-2 lead into Tuesday’s second leg at Camp Nou‘We need our fans to be loud because PSG will make us suffer’Barcelona are ready for a battle against Paris Saint-Germain in the return leg of their Champions League quarter-final, Xavi Hernández said on Monday, adding that his players are willing to suffer in order to advance.Barça beat PSG 3-2 in the first leg in France last week but Xavi said his side would need to be nearly flawless to reach the semi
  
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• PSG, Marseille and Lille will benefit from a weekend off. But is it fair? | Luke Entwistle

  15-04-2024 16:39 via theguardian.com
  
  Ligue 1 gave the clubs a rest before their European fixtures. Should their needs be prioritised over those of smaller clubs?By Luke Entwistle for Get French Football NewsThis was no normal weekend in Ligue 1. Elsewhere in Europe, there were scenes of joy in Leverkusen as Xabi Alonso’s side ended Bayern Munich’s run on 11 straight titles, while at Anfield and the Emirates, there were scenes of despair as Liverpool and Arsenal ceded crucial ground to Manchester City in the race for the
  
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• Watching live as Haaland, Bellingham and Mbappé fluffed their lines was exhilarating | Barney Ronay

  13-04-2024 09:00 via theguardian.com
  
  The world’s three best players had stinkers, but it did not detract from a pair of breathtaking Champions League gamesThis week I travelled 3,000 miles to watch the three best footballers in the world so you didn’t have to. All three of them were terrible. And it was great.The Champions League quarter-finals were great. The early morning budget airline flights worked. All four teams were excellent in different ways. Just being allowed to report on Real Madrid v Manchester City, follo
  
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• How Phil Foden has developed into Manchester City’s outstanding player

  12-04-2024 21:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Young midfielder was player of the match against Real Madrid and is now trusted by Pep Guardiola to be centre stageIf you weren’t an experienced Pep Guardiola watcher, you might have assumed there was something seriously wrong with Phil Foden’s spectacular goal at the Bernabéu on Tuesday night. Finger jabbing, face creased with aggression, Guardiola strode on to the pitch to clutch Foden’s face with such vigour that he not only squished Foden’s cheeks but made his
  
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• Scottish teams lose automatic spot in Champions League group stages

  12-04-2024 00:23 via theguardian.com
  
  Czech Republic boosted by taking 10th place in Uefa rankingsNext season’s Scottish champions will enter in playoff roundFrom next season, Scottish Premiership champions will no longer automatically make it into the group stage of the Champions league, after Czech Republic overtook Scotland to take 10th spot in Uefa’s coefficient rankings.Viktoria Plzen’s goalless draw at Fiorentina in their Europa Conference League quarter-final first leg on Thursday was the crucial part of the
  
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• Spanish TV station fires pundit for derogatory comment about Lamine Yamal

  11-04-2024 17:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Germán Burgos sacked by Movistar Plus+Barcelona and PSG refused to give interviews The Spanish TV station Movistar Plus+ has fired the analyst Germán Burgos after Barcelona and Paris Saint-Germain refused to give interviews to the network on account of his comment about Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal before Wednesday’s Champions League match.Movistar Plus+ had earlier apologised to Yamal after Burgos, a former Argentina goalkeeper and assistant manager at Atlético Madr
  
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• Champions League team of the week: Jules Koundé erases Mbappé in Paris

  11-04-2024 14:13 via theguardian.com
  
  The knockout stages have finally started to deliver, with standout performances from Phil Foden, Antoine Griezmann and Barcelona’s reluctant fullbackPerhaps the quarter-finals are where the Champions League can be counted to catch light. This week’s first legs saw goals aplenty, with a mix of veteran and young guns starring, with each second leg set up for even more excitement.Goalkeeper: Jan Oblak, Atlético Madrid Continue reading...
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened

  10-04-2024 23:29 via theguardian.com
  
  Barcelona came back from 2-1 down to beat PSG and take control of the tie after goals from Raphinha and Andreas ChristensenBarcelona are decked in yellow; PSG in their standard dark blue. The home side kick things off.Not long to go now. They’ve sung the Champo tune and done the handshakes. Get your snacks sorted. Continue reading...
  
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• Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – as it happened

  10-04-2024 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Atlético Madrid held onto to a first-leg advantage despite a stirring performance from Dortmund after the break2 mins: Dortmund, very much in yellow, dominate possession in the early stages but Atletico break on them, resulting in a beautiful pass from Griezmann to Morata, whose shot is blocked by Maatsen.Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go! Continue reading...
  
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• Samuel Lino gives Atlético lead but Sébastien Haller offers Dortmund hope

  10-04-2024 23:14 via theguardian.com
  
  Axel Witsel had said that Atlético Madrid had to play as if there was no second leg and for much of a noisy night at the Metropolitano, it seemed his side might make good on that approach, effectively ending the tie here. Instead, having dominated the first half and taken a 2-0 lead, then defended it the way they used to, keeping Borussia Dortmund at a safe distance and creating chances to have scored a third, an 81st-minute goal from Sébastian Haller means everything is still in p
  
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• Raphinha and Christensen conjure slim advantage as Barcelona edge PSG

  10-04-2024 23:13 via theguardian.com
  
  On a gripping, frantic night at the Parc des Princes, Paris Saint-Germain and Barcelona produced a game that felt like the opposite of the “Barca DNA” Xavi had spoken about in the build-up to this quarter-final first leg.Never mind control, patterns and a fight for space. This was an increasingly wild game, building from a mannered start into a second half of sweeping mob-handed attacks, feather-light defending and chances that simply came and went, posts clipped, shots blocked
  
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• Atlético Madrid 2-1 Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – live reaction

  10-04-2024 23:01 via theguardian.com
  
  Atlético Madrid held onto to a first-leg advantage despite a stirring performance from Dortmund after the break2 mins: Dortmund, very much in yellow, dominate possession in the early stages but Atletico break on them, resulting in a beautiful pass from Griezmann to Morata, whose shot is blocked by Maatsen.Peep! Peep! Peep! Here we go! Continue reading...
  
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• Atlético Madrid v Borussia Dortmund: Champions League quarter-final – live

  10-04-2024 19:45 via theguardian.com
  
  Minute-by-minute updates on the action at the MetropolitanoAny thoughts? You can email WillAfter a quiet night of Champions League football we go again. Atletico play host to Dortmund, sitting fourth and fifth in their respective domestic leagues. If we are being honest it is the least enticing of the four quarter-final ties. We should, however, not be negative about what will be an intriguing battle.Atletico have the highest-paid coach in the world and a squad laden with talent. They have, argu
  
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• Paris Saint-Germain v Barcelona: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live

  10-04-2024 19:41 via theguardian.com
  
  Updates from the 8pm BST kick-off at the Parc des PrincesHave any thoughts? Send them to Taha via emailHello, hello, hello and welcome to coverage of Barcelona’s trip to Paris. Yes, it’s another battle between the two sides who had that unforgettable tie seven years ago – you know the one: Barça got done 4-0 away from home and then, somehow, turned it around with a staggering Neymar-inspired 6-1 win at Camp Nou. Not long after that, PSG decided to splurge an obscene amou
  
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• Harry Kane returns to haunt Arsenal but Erling Haaland stifled – Football Weekly podcast

  10-04-2024 13:24 via theguardian.com
  
  Max Rushden is joined by Barry Glendenning, Nicky Bandini, Will Unwin and Sid Lowe after two belting Champions League quarter-finals first legsRate, review, share on Apple Podcasts, Soundcloud, Audioboom, Mixcloud, Acast and Stitcher, and join the conversation on Facebook, Twitter and email.On the podcast today; Real Madrid and Manchester City scored lots of very good goals in a game that finished 3-3, and the panel debate whether it’s notable that Erling Haaland didn’t get one of th
  
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• Harry Kane draws on Spurs 2019 example as pointer for Bayern | Nick Ames

  10-04-2024 13:00 via theguardian.com
  
  Striker sees parallels between run to the final four years ago and his current club’s European adventure amid domestic woeHarry Kane emerged from the Emirates with the look of a man who had enjoyed himself. “I think they have a soft respect for me, the Arsenal fans,” he laughed, a glimmer of mischief crossing the striker’s face as he remembered the cacophony that had accompanied his every move upon returning to enemy territory. The jeers were never louder than when he ste
  
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• 'Here, it is never over': Guardiola on the Bernabéu effect after thrilling 3-3 draw – video

  10-04-2024 04:50 via theguardian.com
  
  Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola was pleased with his team's result after a pulsating 3-3 draw in the first leg of the quarter-finals of the Champions League against Real Madrid. Despite throwing away the lead, Guardiola was pleased with his side. 'I can't say more, to score three goals in the Bernabéu is really, really good,' he said. Real Madrid manager Carlo Ancelotti said he felt 3-3 was the right result‘It’s Madrid, it’s special’: Pep Guardiola hails Manc
  
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• 'Closer to losing it': Arteta rues inexperience while Tuchel questions 'small decisions' – video

  10-04-2024 04:21 via theguardian.com
  
  Mikel Arteta said that Arsenal must learn from conceding two goals in the first half of the Champions League semi-final, by ex-Arsenal player Serge Gnabry and former Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane, which gave Bayern a halftime lead after going 1-0 up through a Bukayo Saka goal. 'In the return leg we have to do much better,' said Arteta when speaking about his teams game management.‘We gave them two goals’: Arteta’s anger at Arsenal errors in Bayern Munich drawTrossard kee
  
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• ‘It’s Madrid, it’s special:’ Pep Guardiola hails Manchester City in Bernabéu epic

  10-04-2024 00:56 via theguardian.com
  
  Manager praises ‘fantastic goals’ in quarter-final first leg draw‘Real are kings of this competition, I don’t know what’ll happen’Pep Guardiola praised “fantastic goals” from Bernardo Silva, Phil Foden and Josko Gvardiol and Manchester City’s emotional stability as the holders drew 3-3 at Real Madrid in their Champions League quarter-final first leg.The lead changed three times in a six-goal thriller. City went ahead on two minutes via Silva
  
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• Phil Foden jolts Manchester City into life to leave Bellingham in shade | Barney Ronay

  10-04-2024 00:46 via theguardian.com
  
  The face-off of dreams between England’s No 10s failed to materialise but champions’ attacker made decisive impactThis was a strange, giddy, tipsy kind of game, played out beneath the humid conservatory roof of the Santiago Bernabéu. Brilliant things kept happening, in between periods of not much happening at all. There were long spells of grinding gears. For most of the night the meeting of England’s No 10s, the Foden-Bellingham face-off of your dreams, refused stu
  
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• ‘We gave them two goals’: Arteta’s anger at Arsenal errors in Bayern Munich draw

  10-04-2024 00:38 via theguardian.com
  
  Serge Gnabry and Harry Kane scored after defensive mistakes‘When you have this situation you are going to be punished’Mikel Arteta said that Arsenal must learn from conceding two sloppy goals against Bayern Munich if they are to have a chance of making it through to the semi-finals of the Champions League.Bukayo Saka’s 18th goal of the season had given the hosts an early lead before defensive lapses allowed Bayern to take a 2-1 lead at half-time through Serge Gnabry and Harry K
  
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• Arsenal still have demons and Bayern show they will not be slain easily | Jonathan Wilson

  10-04-2024 00:09 via theguardian.com
  
  The error that led to Serge Gnabry’s equaliser changed the game and helped end notions Arsenal might pull off their own 5-1 winIt wasn’t supposed to be this hard. In the opening 15 minutes, it didn’t look as though it was going to be this hard. In the end, it could have been a lot worse for Arsenal and a draw still gives them a reasonable chance of progression to the semi-final. They did have the wherewithal to find an equaliser. They got away with it. But the bigger issue is h
  
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• Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – as it happened

  09-04-2024 23:42 via theguardian.com
  
  Harry Kane got himself on the scoresheet at one of his happier hunting grounds but it’s all to play for between both sides at the Allianz ArenaRead Nick Ames’ match report from the Emirates StadiumThose teams: Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the team that beat Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, opting to freshen up the left side of his outfit. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Gabriel Jesus on the wing, while Jakub Kiwior is in for Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back. Both players wh
  
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• Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City: Champions League QF, first leg – as it happened

  09-04-2024 23:31 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to email Tim your thoughtsThe Bernabeu is a fabulous sight. All white on the night, though dotted with colour.Carlo Ancelotti, on the occasion of his 200th Champions League Game in charge, looks as mournful as ever. Or he does until he is greeted by Pep Guardiola, whereupon a hug and a warm smile are exchanged. The sorcerer and the other sorcerer. Continue reading...
  
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• Arsenal 2-2 Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction

  09-04-2024 23:17 via theguardian.com
  
  Harry Kane got himself on the scoresheet at one of his happier hunting grounds but it’s all to play for between both sides at the Allianz ArenaRead Nick Ames’ match report from the Emirates StadiumThose teams: Mikel Arteta makes two changes to the team that beat Brighton at the Amex Stadium on Saturday, opting to freshen up the left side of his outfit. Gabriel Martinelli replaces Gabriel Jesus on the wing, while Jakub Kiwior is in for Oleksandr Zinchenko at left-back. Both players wh
  
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• Real Madrid 3-3 Manchester City: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live reaction

  09-04-2024 23:15 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to email Tim your thoughtsThe Bernabeu is a fabulous sight. All white on the night, though dotted with colour.Carlo Ancelotti, on the occasion of his 200th Champions League Game in charge, looks as mournful as ever. Or he does until he is greeted by Pep Guardiola, whereupon a hug and a warm smile are exchanged. The sorcerer and the other sorcerer. Continue reading...
  
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• Fede Valverde volleys Real Madrid level in thriller with Manchester City

  09-04-2024 23:07 via theguardian.com
  
  Real Madrid produced another of those implausible European comebacks but this time so did Manchester City. So then Madrid went and did it again. The last two European champions gave us another wild night to remember. Carlo Ancelotti had called for courage and personality and there was plenty of that, plenty of talent too, and six goals at the Santiago Bernabéu to set up what should be a superb second leg at the Etihad next week. If it is half as good as this it will be fun: it will also b
  
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• Trossard keeps Arsenal hopes alive with equaliser against Bayern Munich

  09-04-2024 23:06 via theguardian.com
  
  Arsenal had waited seven years to prove they could meet Bayern Munich as equals and, after a riveting night’s work that leaves this quarter-final tantalisingly poised, they made their point. This second-half salvage job was all the more impressive given they had squandered an early lead and, for a time, summoned visions of the 5-1 routs inflicted in their last three meetings.Serge Gnabry and a Harry Kane penalty had overturned Bukayo Saka’s strike but Mikel Arteta’s players sho
  
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• Arsenal v Bayern Munich: Champions League quarter-final, first leg – live

  09-04-2024 19:35 via theguardian.com
  
  Champions League updates from the 8pm BST kick-offLive scoreboard | And feel free to mail Barry your thoughtsBayern Munich threw away a two-goal lead to lose against lowly Heidenheim in the Bundesliga last weekend and were missing Manuel Neuer, Aleksandr Pavlovic, Leroy Sane, Moussair Mazraoui and Kingsley Coman through injury or illness. All five players are expected to be available for selection tonight. Continue reading...
  
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