Champions League

Mohamed Salah on revenge mission against Madrid in Champions League final

Mohamed Salah could easily have given the kind of diplomatic answer trotted out by most soccer players.

Updated On : 02 Aug 2023 | 10:35 AM IST

Roman holiday over

With the advent of Mr Romanovich and his largesse, Chelsea quickly climbed to the top, replacing Arsenal as the main rival for Alex Ferguson's rampant Manchester United

Updated On : 01 Apr 2022 | 11:23 PM IST

Champions League: Chelsea meet Real Madrid; Man City face Atletico in QFs

The first-leg matches of the quarter-finals will be played on April 5-6, while the second legs are a week later on April 12-13

Updated On : 18 Mar 2022 | 8:21 PM IST

Liverpool reaches CL quarterfinals despite loss to Inter

Liverpool could cope with its first Anfield loss in a year to still overcome Inter Milan and reach the quarterfinals of the Champions League. Leading 2-0 from the last-16 first leg in Italy, Lautaro Martinez's swerving shot that reduced the deficit in the 61st minute gave the Italian champions a hope of a comeback. But within two minutes, Inter's task was made more difficult when Alexis Sanchez was sent off after his follow-through on Fabinho earned him a second booking. Liverpool held on to lose 1-0 and advance 2-1 on aggregate. The 2019 Champions League winners are in the quarterfinals for the fourth time in five years despite its first loss in the competition this season. Liverpool had chances to level. Mohamed Salah volleyed against the post and Luis Diaz's close-range shot was deflected over by Arturo Vidal. "We struggled in the beginning," Salah said. "We managed to hold the ball up more in the second half. The most important thing is we qualified. Hopefully we'll be better

Updated On : 09 Mar 2022 | 11:56 AM IST

Lewandowski's 11-minute hat trick helps Bayern advance in CL

Whatever hope Salzburg had of overcoming Bayern Munich was extinguished by Robert Lewandowski scoring a hat trick in 11 minutes. It was game over by the time Lewandowski's third hit the net in the 23rd minute on Tuesday to make it the quickest treble ever seen at the start of a Champions League match. A second leg that started at 1-1 was tilted 4-1 in Bayern's favor by the striker's scoring masterclass. An 8-2 aggregate win to reach the quarterfinals was completed by further goals from Serge Gnabry, a double from Thomas Mller, and Leroy San. At least Salzburg avoided complete humiliation of not scoring with Maurits Kjaergaard netting for the Austrian team in Bavaria. "That was a statement win," Bayern captain Manuel Neuer said. "I think we showed a different side of ourselves today and didn't concede as many chances on the break. We were also more stable in defense, which obviously gives us hope that things can continue in that vein." Tuesday's other round of 16 game was far tighte

Updated On : 09 Mar 2022 | 11:52 AM IST

Ukraine crisis: UK govt wants Champions League final moved from Russia

Russia sparked an outcry by announcing on Monday that its recognition of independence for areas in eastern Ukraine extended to territory currently held by Ukrainian forces

Updated On : 23 Feb 2022 | 11:54 PM IST

UEFA human rights, environmental strategy ready to meet challenges

UEFA set itself a goal of ending racism in European soccer by 2030 as part of a human rights and environmental strategy that had an uneasy launch. Other long-term targets include zero episodes of child abuse, embedding rights principles into all strategic decisions, reach "net zero carbon by 2040 collaboratively across European football, and eliminating plastic waste. It's an ambitious target but we are looking to do it, Michele Uva, director of the UEFA sustainability project, said of the headline goal on racism. The challenges were clear even as UEFA formally launched its Strength Through Unity document. The Sports & Rights Alliance group distanced itself from involvement with a project it said places human rights solely as a public relations matter. No matter what UEFA claims, the development of its human rights strategy did not entail a legitimate consultation process and it does not meet any international or European standards, said Minky Worden of Human Rights Watch. UEFA'

Updated On : 18 Dec 2021 | 9:59 AM IST

Have time to bounce back from this defeat, says Man Utd's Maguire

Manchester United defender Harry Maguire believes that his side has a lot of time to bounce back from the defeat against Young Boys in the UEFA Champions League.

Updated On : 15 Sep 2021 | 8:41 PM IST

Bad sport

The European Super League will harm football

Updated On : 20 Apr 2021 | 12:15 AM IST

Manchester City star Foden on course to reach status of Mbappe, Haaland

Phil Foden had just finished his latest post-match chat with Erling Haaland when a message from the Manchester City forward's Twitter account made its way to another of the world's top soccer players.

Updated On : 15 Apr 2021 | 9:08 PM IST

Champions League: Reus, Hummels injury doubts for Dortmund against Man City

It would be an unbelievable story to beat Manchester City and reach the Champions League semifinals despite injuries and other setbacks, Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said Tuesday

Updated On : 13 Apr 2021 | 8:38 PM IST

Chelsea to face Porto in Champions League in neutral Spain

Chelsea and Porto will play both legs of the Champions League quarterfinals in neutral Spain because of travel restrictions related to the coronavirus pandemic. UEFA said Tuesday the Ramn Snchez-Pizjun Stadium in Seville will stage the games on April 7 and 13. The venue is the home of Sevilla and hosted Champions League games earlier this season. Porto is technically the home team for the first leg. UEFA has previously said the away goals rule will apply even when games are played at neutral venues. Because of travel limits between England and Portugal, Arsenal and Benfica were previously forced to play in Rome and Athens when they met in the Europa League.

Updated On : 30 Mar 2021 | 10:39 PM IST

Agreement on new Champions League format delayed until April

Decision on the new CL format has been delayed until next month after hitting a late stumbling block over how the commercial, broadcasting rights will be sold to European football's elite competition

Updated On : 30 Mar 2021 | 10:03 PM IST

I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in last eight of CL: Tuchel

Chelsea manager Thomas Tuchel said that nobody wants to play against them in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after defeating Atletico Madrid and sealing a quarter-finals spot.Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League after a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid in the second-leg match on Thursday.Hakim Ziyech and Emerson scored one goal each in the match to power the Premier League side into the quarter-finals of the competition. In the first-leg match, Chelsea had registered a 1-0 win over Atletico Madrid.Ziyech scored in the 34th minute before Emerson added another goal to Chelsea's tally in the 90+4th minute."The guys play with a special bond and results like this give you a certain edge and glue to achieve special things. You can only do it with a special atmosphere," Goal.com quoted Tuchel as saying."I'm pretty sure nobody wants to play against us in the last eight. It will be a big step but there's no need for us to be afraid," he added.Interestingly, .

Updated On : 18 Mar 2021 | 9:05 PM IST