Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane left the door open for Cristiano Ronaldo to return to the club, three years after he left to join Juventus. Juventus’ defeat to Porto in the Champions League has led to a flurry of stories in the press that the …
Read More »Liverpool ease past Leipzig to move into Champions League last eight
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Liverpool secured a place in the quarter-finals of the Champions League with a 2-0 victory over RB Leipzig in Budapest on Wednesday evening. The Reds took the lead in Hungary with 20 minutes remaining when Diogo Jota teed up Mohamed Salah, who finished smartly …
Read More »Analysis: Tension at Bayern over player signings and departures
Berlin, Germany | THE INDEPENDENT | Bayern Munich remains in turmoil due to internal disagreements about which players to sign and sell. Everybody is concerned that the current squad might not be capable of successfully defending this season’s Champions League and national league titles. But disunity about the measures to …
Read More »Solskjaer labels away win against PSG best memory as Man United manager
London, UK | Xinhua | Manchester United manager Ole Gunnar Solskjaer considered beating Paris Saint-Germain away in 2018-2019 season’s UEFA Champions League the best memory of his two-year charge at Old Trafford. Solskjaer, 47, was appointed as caretaker manager on December 19, 2018, taking over from current Tottenham Hotspur coach Jose …
Read More »Ajax out of UEFA Champions League after Atalanta defeat
The Hague, Netherlands | THE INDEPENDENT | Reigning Dutch champions Ajax were knocked out of UEFA Champions League Group D after losing 1-0 to Atalanta in Amsterdam on Wednesday. Ajax needed a win in the Johan Cruyff Arena to reach the knockout stage, while the visitors from Bergamo needed only …
Read More »Real Madrid beat Monchengladbach in Champions League, both reach last 16
Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | Real Madrid sealed their place in the last 16 of the Champions League on Wednesday night with a 2-0 win at home to Borussia Monchengladbach. The result, coupled with Inter Milan’s 0-0 draw, means that Madrid finish top of their group after a day …
Read More »Neymar’s hat-trick helps PSG thrash Basaksehir in suspended CL match
Paris, France | THE INDEPENDENT | Brazilian star Neymar struck a hat-trick and his partner Kylian Mbappe added two to help Paris Saint-Germain finish top in Champions League Group H after an overwhelming 5-1 victory over Istanbul Basaksehir at Parc des Princes on Wednesday. The match, which was started yesterday, …
Read More »Man Utd bow out of the Champions League
✳ Leipzig ⚽⚽⚽ ✳ Manchester Utd ⚽⚽ Berlin, Germany| THE INDEPENDENT | Manchester United endured a difficult night in Germany as RB Leipzig claimed a 3-2 victory and sent the Reds out of the Champions League. The hosts, who needed to win to qualify for the knock-out stages, took a very early lead …
Read More »PSG Champions League game halted over racist incident
London, UK | THE INDEPENDENT | Players of Paris Saint-Germain and Istanbul Basaksehir walked off the pitch during the first half of their Champions League game after a match official allegedly directed a racist remark towards a member of the Turkish club’s coaching staff. The Romanian fourth official Sebastian Coltescu …
Read More »Pjanic admits frustration at lack of opportunities at Barca
Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT | FC Barcelona midfielder Miralem Pjanic has added to coach Ronald Koeman’s problems with an interview in Italian newspaper ‘La Gazzetta dello Sport’ in which he questions why he has not played much this season despite Barca’s on-field problems. In an interview published the day …
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