Trent Alexander-Arnold and Virgil van Dijk have credited manager Jurgen Klopp’s team talk for helping Liverpool see off Villarreal in Tuesday’s Champions League semi-final second leg. The Reds, who are pursuing the quadruple, saw their two-goal first-leg lead wiped out in the first half in Spain, with Boulaye Dia netting […]
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Carlo Ancelotti conceded his Real Madrid team failed to stick to his game plan in Tuesday’s defeat by Manchester City. The Los Blancos manager was looking for his team to defend first at the Etihad, but his back four failed to turn up in the UEFA Champions League, with his […]
Rafael van der Vaart has blasted Thomas Tuchel’s behaviour after Chelsea’s Champions League defeat to Real Madrid and says the German coach went down in his estimations. The Blues gave a superb display at the Bernabeu despite leaving the competition, taking a 3-0 lead only to be undone by a […]
Former Chelsea keeper Robert Green says his old team let Real Madrid off the hook after they crashed out of the Champions League after a chaotic night at Santiago Bernabeu. Chelsea’s reign as European champions looked all but over after last week’s 3-1 defeat at Stamford Bridge, but a mixture […]
Karim Benzema recognised Reece James’ impressive display at the Bernabeu as the Real Madrid striker swapped shirts with the Chelsea defender after their thrilling Champions League clash on Tuesday. Thomas Tuchel wrote off Chelsea’s hopes of reaching the Champions League semi-final stage after their 3-1 defeat in the first leg […]
Luka Modric has hailed Chelsea as ‘the most difficult team to play against’ in the UEFA Champions League after Real Madrid went past the holders in a thrilling 5-4 quarter-final win. The Blues had to overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit at the Bernabeu and gave a good display on Tuesday, […]
Thomas Tuchel was furious with referee Szymon Marciniak after the Chelsea boss spotted the Polish match official sharing a joke with Carlo Ancelotti after Real Madrid’s Champions League quarter-final victory. The huge contest was settled in the sixth minute of extra-time when Karim Benzema pounced to score his fourth goal […]
Thomas Tuchel concedes he made a tactical ‘mistake’ by allowing Andreas Christensen to be exposed by Vinicius Junior in Chelsea’s defeat to Real Madrid on Wednesday. Tuchel admits Chelsea’s Champions League hopes are all over after Carlo Ancelotti’s side ran out 3-1 winners at Stamford Bridge. Two good headers from […]
Thomas Tuchel claims Chelsea’s Champions League hopes are already over after their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. In what Tuchel described after the match as Chelsea’s ‘worst half ever’, they found themselves two goals down after just 24 minutes following two superb headers by Karim Benzema. Kai […]
Peter Schmeichel, Jamie Carragher and Thierry Henry have predicted who will win the Champions League this season as Premier League teams Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester City battle Europe’s big sides for the trophy. Chelsea welcome 13-time winners Real Madrid to Stamford Bridge on Wednesday for the first leg of their […]