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UEFA confirms last-16 venues for Champions League and the Europa League
UEFA has confirmed that the remaining Champions League and Europa League last-16 second leg games will be hosted by the teams who were scheduled to play at home. Four Champions League matches is still yet to be played, while in the Europa League, there are six second legs to be played, with two games that will be played as […]
Klopp names the two favourite teams to win the Champions League
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp believes Bayern Munich and Manchester City are the favourites to take over from the Reds as champions of Europe after his team were knocked out by Atletico Madrid. Bayern won 11 games consecutively since the Bundesliga restarted in May, claiming the league title as well as the DFB-Pokal on Saturday. Manchester […]
UEFA confirms 12-day Champions League knockout games in Lisbon
Champions League knockout matches will be played in a 12-day tournament in Lisbon in August, according to UEFA. The eight clubs remaining in the Champions League will take part in a knockout tournament between August 12 and 23. The four remaining last-16 second-leg games, which includes Manchester City vs Real Madrid, will take place on […]
Schweinsteiger reveals David Luiz predicted Chelsea equaliser in 2012 CL final
Bastian Schweinsteiger has revealed that David Luiz predicted Chelsea would score just before Didier Drogba’s equaliser against Bayern Munich in the 2012 Champions League final. Roberto Di Matteo’s side upset the odds with an outstanding performance across the two legs of their semi-final against Barca to book their place in the Munich final. Thomas Muller […]
Drogba reveals how Juan Mata’s advice inspired Chelsea to CL triumph
Didier Drogba has revealed how he thought Juan Mata would be vital in winning Chelsea the Champions League – months before the Spaniard assisted his late equaliser in the final. Enduring a difficult league campaign in which Andre Villas-Boas was sacked as manager in March, Chelsea triumphed, beating Bayern Munich in the final. On the […]
Champions League: UEFA reveals how teams will qualify for next season
European football’s governing body met on Thursday to discuss 2020-21 continental club competitions, and reveals clubs will be chosen based on league form. UEFA has stated that qualification for its club competitions next campaign must be done on “sporting merit”, while reiterating its belief that the 2019-20 campaign should be played to a complete finish […]
UEFA could hand Arsenal Champions League place if Premier League campaign is cancelled
UEFA have looked at the possibility of handing out Champions League places for next campaign based on their coefficient scores if the current domestic seasons are cancelled, which would see Arsenal return to Europe’s top competition. Contingency plans are being discussed if major leagues around Europe cannot be completed due to the coronavirus pandemic. While […]
Champions League final: UEFA consider August 29 for final
UEFA is considering proposals which would see the final of the Champions League being played on August 29, three months later than it had originally been scheduled. The Champions League final was supposed to happen at the Ataturk Olympic Stadium in Istanbul on May 30. Under one of the new proposals which UEFA will talk […]
Coronavirus: UEFA to conclude Champions League and Europa League in four days
The Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) will work on a plan that would see the Champions League and Europa League finish in just four days after the coronavirus outbreak. According to reports, both the Champions League and Europa League matches have been postponed this week. The quarter-final draw for both tournaments, which were scheduled to hold […]
Pep Guardiola warns Man City that Real Madrid will hit back in second leg
Guardiola was delighted with Manchester City’s 2-1 Champions League first leg win at the Bernabeu but warned Zidane will be scrutinising his tactics ahead of the second leg at the Etihad. The Manchester City boss delivered a surprise with both his team selection and tactics, starting with Sterling and Aguero on the bench, while playing […]