Manchester United’s failure to secure Champions League qualification could cost them dearly, with the club facing a yearly £10m penalty from their sponsorship deal with Adidas. Having signed a new 10-year agreement with the German sportswear giant, United’s earnings were set to increase from £75m to £90m per season. However, a clause in the contract…
The anticipation for the UEFA Champions League last 16 escalated as the draw revealed thrilling matchups, with defending champions Manchester City gearing up to face Copenhagen and Arsenal squaring off against Porto. In a clash of champions, La Liga and Serie A titans, Barcelona and Napoli, are set to renew their rivalry on Europe’s grandest…
Famous Nigerian afrobeat singer, Burna Boy, on Saturday performed at the UEFA Champions League final. The 2023 UEFA Champions League final football match between Manchester City and Inter Milan took place at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul, Turkey. Burna Boy performed alongside Brazilian singer, Anitta. It should be recalled that Burna Boy on Friday…
Manchester City ended a sensational season by beating Inter Milan 1-0 to win the Champions League for the first time and complete the treble on a Saturday evening of frayed nerves. Spanish midfielder Rodri’s 68th-minute goal settled a cagey game which a far-from-fluent City dominated without ever looking comfortable against the three-times winners from Italy…
Erling Haaland has revealed the inspiration behind his Champions League dream was Manchester United’s celebrations against Chelsea in 2007/08, as the striker prepares for his maiden final. Leading Manchester City to the European showpiece against Inter Milan, Haaland has enjoyed a remarkable first season in England, following what now looks like a bargain £51 million…
Manchester City will square off against Real Madrid in the Champions League semi-finals for the second straight year after an Erling Haaland goal secured a 1-1 draw and a 4-1 aggregate win over Bayern Munich on Wednesday. The Norwegian missed a first-half penalty but muscled his way upfield midway through the second half, lashing past…
AC Milan reached the semi-finals of the Champions League on Tuesday after Olivier Giroud struck the crucial goal in a 1-1 draw at Napoli which completed a 2-1 aggregate victory over their fellow Italians. Giroud tapped in what turned out to be the decisive goal two minutes before the break after a blistering run from…
Bayern Munich have suspended forward Sadio Mane for one game following an altercation with Leroy Sane after this week’s Champions League loss to Man City, the club announced Thursday. Newspaper Bild reported former City winger Sane was hit in the face by the Senegal attacker, suffering a cut lip after Tuesday’s loss. “Sadio Mane, 31,…
Karim Benzema and Marco Asensio struck for Real Madrid as they dominated 10-man Chelsea and opened up a 2-0 Champions League quarter-final first leg lead on Wednesday. The record 14-time winners and reigning champions eased to a comfortable win against Frank Lampard’s side, who had Ben Chilwell sent off in the second half for pulling…
Manchester City took a massive step toward the final four of the Champions League after a stirring 3-0 victory over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their quarterfinal at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday. On a windy and rainy night in Manchester, the champions of England and Germany produced an engrossing spectacle but it…
UEFA has announced that Grammy Award-winning Nigerian singer and songwriter, Burna Boy will co-headline the 2023 UEFA Champions League Final Kick Off Show by Pepsi at the Atatürk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on Saturday, June 10. The apex body of footballing competitions in Europe made the announcement on their official social media pages. Burna Boy…
The eight teams remaining in this season’s Champions League learned their respective routes to the big-eared trophy in Friday’s draw for the quarterfinal and semifinal stages. After taking down Paris Saint-Germain and Liverpool, respectively, in the standout fixtures from the round of 16, Bayern Munich and Real Madrid were again handed difficult – and delectable…
Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting scored against his former club as Bayern Munich ended the Champions League hopes of Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday, beating the French club 2-0 in their last-16 second leg to reach the quarter-finals. Choupo-Moting, who featured for PSG in their 1-0 Champions League final loss to Bayern in Lisbon in 2020, sidefooted the…
Every Liverpool supporter with an official ticket for last season’s Champions League final against Real Madrid in Paris will be given a full refund by UEFA following the chaotic scenes outside the Stade de France that led to hundreds of fans missing the game. As reported on ESPN, UEFA announced that all 19,618 tickets which…
Real Madrid left Liverpool on the brink of Champions League elimination after fighting back from a two-goal deficit to win 5-2 in a classic game at Anfield. Reigning European champions Real Madrid had fallen 2-0 down inside 14 minutes after goals from Liverpool’s Darwin Nunez and Mohamed Salah. But two Vinicius Junior goals hauled the…
The round of 16 in this season’s Champions League promises to deliver fireworks. And possibly some retribution. Monday’s draw produced several tantalizing matchups, including a rematch of last season’s final between Liverpool and reigning champions Real Madrid. The Spanish club claimed a 1-0 victory and record-extending 14th European Cup back in May. Not to be…
Ah, the drama of the last matchday of the UEFA Champions League group stages. Nothing quite like it, is there? Spurs were out of the league, then back in it then topped their group. PSG were topping their group till Benfica went on a late rampage, Atletico Madrid didn’t even make it to the Europa…
Tottenham qualified for the last 16 of the Champions League after recovering from a woeful first-half performance to beat Marseille 2-1 and win its group on Tuesday. Pierre-Emile Hojbjerg scored with the last kick of the game at Stade Velodrome for a goal that lifted Tottenham to the top of Group D above Eintracht Frankfurt,…
Barcelona talked a lot about “economic levers” as the Catalan club looks to improve its finances, but it won’t be able to use the Champions League pulley anymore after exiting at the competition’s group stage for the second consecutive season. As reported by CNN, even before a ball was kicked at the Camp Nou against…
The Champions League rumbles on with Matchday 3 this week. Below, we dissect the biggest talking points from Tuesday’s action in Europe’s premier club competition as reported by Gianluca Nesci, Anthony Lopopolo and Gordon Brunt on The Score. Red-hot Sane Flying Under the Radar There’s been plenty of uncertainty hovering over Bayern Munich after a…
Thomas Muller will once again be on the pitch with Robert Lewandowski in the Champions League. However, this time they won’t be wearing the same shirt, as reported by Marca. It is this fact that is giving rise to some jokes in Bayern Munich’s training sessions ahead of the Champions League clash with Barcelona, as…
The road to Istanbul has been paved. The draw for the 2022-23 Champions League group stage was completed Thursday, as the 32 clubs involved learned their opponents for the opening round of the competition. Group A Ajax (Netherlands) Liverpool (England) Napoli (Italy) Rangers (Scotland) Instant Analysis: As last season’s defeated finalists, Liverpool will be expected…
The four pots for Thursday’s Champions League group stage draw were confirmed after Rangers, FC Copenhagen, and Dinamo Zagreb advanced through Wednesday’s playoff matches to take the tournament’s final three spots. That trio immediately dropped into Pot 4 – reserved for the supposedly weaker sides in Europe’s premier competition – and therefore face the heightened…
