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Giroud nets four as Chelsea romp home in Sevilla

Madrid, Spain | THE INDEPENDENT |   Veteran striker Olivier Giroud scored all four goals as Chelsea won 4-0 away to Sevilla on Wednesday night to assure they will finish top of UEFA Champions League Group E. Both sides went into the match in Sevilla’s Sanchez Pizjuan Stadium already assured of …

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Neymar nets two as PSG thrash Angers

  PARIS, FRANCE | XINHUA | PARIS, Brazilian star Neymar scored twice for Paris Saint-Germain in a dominating 6-1 win over Angers on Friday The defending champions, who had lost their first two games of the new season, have now bounced back with four consecutive wins to move up to second place. …

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Bayern Munich coach celebrates strategy of great pressure

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick celebrated his side’s convincing 3-0 win over Olympique Lyonnais in Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League semifinal. “We knew it would be difficult, they came from great performances against Juventus and Manchester City,” added the German coach, referring to Lyon’s victories in …

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Bayern Munich beat Lyon to reach Champions League final

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |    Bayern Munich defeated Olympique Lyonnais 3-0 on Wednesday to secure a place in the UEFA Champions League 2020 final. Having beaten Barcelona 8-2 in the quarterfinal, Bayern arrived into the semifinal as heavy favorites and did not disappoint, though Lyon made life difficult for them …

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Manchester City regrets one more elimination in Champions League

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Manchester City coach Pep Guardiola regretted after a scorching defeat by Olympique Lyon, the English side’s fourth straight UEFA Champions League elimination on Saturday. Since the Spanish coach took charge of City, the Manchester team has failed to reach the semifinals of Europe’s most important …

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Pique laments Barca’s collapse, offers to leave

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA | Barcelona defender Gerard Pique, who has been with the club since 2008, lamented the team’s humiliating 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals here on Friday. Pique said he was embarrassed and offered to leave if the decision is better for the …

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Bayern coach Flick celebrates victory but remains cautious

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Bayern Munich coach Hans-Dieter Flick celebrated his team’s 8-2 victory over the equally giant Barcelona on Friday evening in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals in Lisbon. The German said he is very happy with the result, but remains cautious about the next game. “We played …

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Bayern thrash Barcelona 8-2 in UEFA Champions League quarters

Kampala, Uganda | XINHUA |  Bayern Munich hammered Barcelona 8-2 here on Friday to roar into the UEFA Champions League semifinals and made the history of scoring most in a knockout stage of the European clubs’ top tournament. Barcelona, humiliated, conceded eight goals for the first time since the 1946 …

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