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Premier League teams are now on the verge of facing tough difficulties to qualify for Champions League after a new qualification format was proposed for the prestigious championship. Champions League competition is one of the most watched tournaments... read more via Legit.ng –...

Lucas Tousart's first-half goal was all French League giants Olympique Lyon needed to see off Juventus in the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash at the Groupama Stadium. The 22-year-old midfielder powered home a superb cross from Houssem Aouar from close range in the 31st...

Manchester City have a huge advantage of qualifying for the Champions League quarter-finals as they came from behind to beat Real Madrid 2-1 away from home on Wednesday. After a goalless first half, the hosts capitalised on a defensive mix-up between Rodri and … read more via P.M. News –...

Chelsea manager Frank Lampard has admitted that most of his players don’t have experience of playing in the Champions League, following their 3-0 defeat to Bayern Munich on Tuesday. Serge Gnabry scored twice, while Robert Lewandowski also got on the scoresheet, as the Bundesliga champions put...

Manchester City boss, Pep Guardiola, has hit back at his former Barcelona for thanking UEFA for banning the Premier League Champions from the Champions League. Guardiola’s side were slammed a two-season ban been from the competition pending an appeal with the Court of Arbitration for Sport...

Paris Saint-Germain forward, Neymar Jr, has criticised how the club delayed his return from a rib injury. Speaking after their 2-1 defeat to Borussia Dortmund in the Champions League last-16 first leg, Neymar insisted he should have played sooner to improve his physical condition.... read...

Liverpool’s defence of their Champions League title hangs in the balance after Saul Niguez’s early strike gave Atletico Madrid an aggregate lead going into the second leg at Anfield. The Reds were given a dose of their own medicine as Atletico harried and hassled throughout and limited them to...

All the 16 clubs in the Champions League knockout stages have been confirmed, following the completion of Wednesday fixtures. The teams that have qualified are: Liverpool, Napoli, Borussia Dortmund, Valencia, Chelsea and Lyon.... Read more via Daily Post Nigeria – https://ift.tt/2LLJlPu Get...

The group stage of this season’s Champions League was concluded on Wednesday. This year has been the highest-scoring ever, with 308 goals scored. The previous record was 306 set in the 2017/2018 campaign. Bayern Munich striker, Robert Lewandowski, leads the chart with 10 goals. Haaland netted...

Chelsea survived a late scare to move into the Champions League knockout stages with victory over Lille at Stamford Bridge. Chelsea striker, Tammy Abraham Frank Lampard’s side were in complete control for the most part and set up the victory they required with first-half goals from Tammy...

Lionel Messi scored on his 700th Barcelona appearance as they reached the knockout stages of the Champions League with a win over Borussia Dortmund. The Argentine, who has now scored 114 goals in the competition, and his 613th goal for the Catalonia club.... read more via Information...

Real Madrid vs PSG ended 2-2 as Los Blancos dropped vital points in front of their home fans at the Santiago Bernabeu. Karim Benzema scored a goal in each of the half game before Kylian Mbappe.... read more via Legit.ng – https://ift.tt/35AwEhS Get More Nigeria Sports News

Following the conclusion of the UEFA Champions League Match Day 4 fixtures on Thursday night, below are the current highest goal scorers chasing the golden boot in the Europe top-flight league. Salzburg’s Erling Haaland is presently the highest goal scorer in the Champions League after he...

Juventus manager, Maurizio Sarri has disclosed that forward, Cristiano Ronaldo was angry during his side’s UEFA Champions League 2-1 win over Lokomotiv Moscow because he was not doing very well. Goals from Aaron Ramsey and Douglas Costa ensured Maurizio Sarri’s side defeated the host. ...

Manchester City held out for a draw with Atalanta in the Champions League after defender Kyle Walker had to go in goal for the closing stages of the match. The full-back replaced Claudio Bravo after the substitute goalkeeper was sent off during the 1-1 draw in Milan. Bravo was … read more...

Bayern Munich clinched their place in the Champions League last 16 by beating Olympiakos 2-0 at home on Wednesday thanks to second-half strikes from Robert Lewandowski and Ivan Perisic. Playing their first game since coach Niko Kovac was sacked … read more via P.M. News –...

The Champions League group stage is halfway complete, and while the groups are taking shape, there’s still plenty to sort out as teams look for openings through to the knockout stage, reports nbcsports.com. Two Premier League teams are in action – both … read more via The Guardian Nigeria...

Barcelona vs Inter ended 2-1 in favour of the Spanish giants as they came from a goal down to defeat Antonio Conte's men. Lautaro Martinez scored an early goal but Luis Suarez's second half brace gave the home team all three points in Group F.... read more via Legit.ng –...

Two goals from Luiz Suarez ensured the survival of FC Barcelona after they conceded an early goal and struggled all through the first half against an Inter Milan side that proved very difficult to break down.... read more via P.M. News – https://ift.tt/2oEw5mU Get More Nigeria Sports News

Former Arsenal winger Serge Gnabry embarrassed Tottenham as he scored a stunning four goals in Bayern Munich’s 7-2 Champions League victory on Tuesday night. Gnabry, deemed not good enough for English football after spells at the Gunners and West Brom, produced a quartet of clinical finishes...