Kwadwo Asamoah and Juventus have been handed a tough draw for their UEFA Champions League quarter-final clash after getting Spanish giants Barcelona. The Italian champions eliminated FC Porto and Barcelona overturned a 4-0 first leg defeat to beat PSG 6-1 in the return leg to progress. The clash is a repeat of the 2015 final … Read more
Leicester City have been drawn against Spanish side Atletico Madrid in their maiden Champions League quarter-final. The English champions progressed to the last eight by beating Spanish title-chasers Sevilla 3-2 on aggregate. Leicester will play the first leg against last year’s beaten finalists away from home on 11 or 12 April, with the return leg … Read more
Barcelona star Andres Iniesta wants to finish his career at the club, as long as he is considered important. Iniesta, 32, came through Barca’s famed La Masia academy, and has enjoyed a trophy-laden career at the La Liga giants. The Spain international, who is contracted until mid-2018 but is yet to renew, said his desire … Read more
Thomas Partey of Atletico Madrid became the third Ghanaian to reach the quarter finals of the Uefa Champions League on Wednesday night where he joined Kwadwo Asamoah of Juventus and Leicester City’s Daniel Amartey who booked their places a day earlier. Atletico played out a goalless draw with Bayer Leverkusen at Estadio Vicente Calderon but … Read more
Manchester City are out of the Champions League after Monaco struck late to seal a thrilling away-goals victory, which ended 6-6 on aggregate. The English side were 13 minutes from a place in the quarter-finals after clawing themselves back into a second leg their hosts had dominated, but slack marking from a set-piece allowed Tiemoue … Read more
Marc Albrighton then gave the Foxes the victory Leicester City’s dream Champions League debut continued as they reached the quarter-finals with a famous win against 10-man Sevilla. Trailing 2-1 from the first leg, the reigning Premier League champions went ahead at the King Power Stadium through Wes Morgan’s close-range finish. Marc Albrighton then gave the … Read more
Kawasaki Frontale captain Yu Kobayashi coolly chipped home a penalty in the fifth minute of stoppage time to grab a richly deserved 1-1 draw at Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday in the AFC Champions League. The Japanese side laid siege to the two-time Asian champions’ goalmouth after the prolific Brazilian striker Alan put the home side … Read more
Brazilian football legend Ronaldinho is set to visit Pakistan as part of a goodwill mission to promote the game in the cricket-mad country. The recently retired 36-year-old, who won the World Player of the Year twice and was part of the 2002 World Cup winning team, issued a short video message on Twitter saying simply … Read more
Maverick Vinales confirmed his status as early favourite for the new world MotoGP championship by dominating night-time practice at Qatar on his Yamaha. The Spaniard was fastest in Qatar where the season starts on March 26 just as he had been in previous test sessions in Barcelona, Sepang and Phillip Island in Australia. On Sunday, … Read more
Barca players jubilate after the last gasp goal that sent them through to the quaters The Blancos manager is confident an epic performance in the Champions League will not give Luis Enrique’s side an advantage in the La Liga title race Real Madrid boss Zinedine Zidane does not think Barcelona’s historic midweek comeback to dump … Read more
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola wants a reunion with Juventus fullback Daniel Alves. Corriere dello Sport says City are interested in signing the Juventus ace. Alves was one of Guardiola’s first signings at Barcelona, when he brought him over from Sevilla in 2008. And, despite being 33, he would bring winning experience to the Etihad. … Read more
Pep Guardiola said his first season as Manchester City boss will be considered a failure if he does not win a trophy. Guardiola arrived last summer following success with Barcelona and Bayern Munich, but his current side trail Premier League leaders Chelsea by 10 points with 11 games remaining. City are, however, still in the … Read more
A Paris Saint-Germain fan in Gabon killed his friend after getting fed up with being mocked about the French club’s Champions League defeat over post-match drinks, a judicial source said Friday. The 18-year-old stabbed his friend in the neck after watching the match late Wednesday in Libreville, the judicial source told AFP, confirming a front-page … Read more
Aytekin will not referee in any more Champions League matches this season since UEFA was not satisfied with his arbitration in Wednesday’s match Barcelona vs PSG. Some of the decisions made by the referee on Wednesday have caused various controversies. Example are the penalty not conceded to DiMaria, the penalty awarded to Luis Suarez, and there … Read more
The 26-year-old who became West Ham United’s expensive signing of summer 2016 was made to come up with his best XI in an interview with the club’s media channel. A cursory look at the list shows his African bias but conspicuously missing in the set-up is at least the name of any of his compatriots … Read more
Deniz Aytekin, the referee in charge of Barcelona’s 6-1 win over Paris Saint-Germain, could be facing a spell on the sidelines as a result of his performance. Pierluigi Collina is UEFA’s head of refereeing and is responsible for assigning officials to the various fixtures in the Champions League and Europa League alongside his team of … Read more
3 goals in the last 7 minutes of the Barcelona vs PSG match last night, saw the Catalan Giants become the first side to overturn a first-leg 4-0 away defeat in the history of UEFA Champions League! FC Barcelona has claimed a scarcely believable Champions League victory against Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) – a feat that will … Read more
Barcelona made Champions League history by becoming the first team to overturn a first-leg 4-0 deficit as they knocked out Paris St-Germain to reach the quarter-finals for the 10th successive season. The Spanish champions were 5-3 down on aggregate in the 88th minute, but scored three goals in the final seven minutes in one of … Read more
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Gerard Pique prepared Barcelona hospitals for “a lot of lovemaking” after his club stormed back from four goals down against Paris Saint-Germain to claim the most shocking comeback win in Champions League history. The defender and his team netted three late goals to secure a 6-1 win over PSG at Camp Nou on Wednesday, shocking … Read more