Champions League Articles - Page 9

Real Madrid has been dealt a crippling blow ahead of their Champions League Semifinals second-leg clash with Manchester City on Wednesday. Manager Carlo Ancelotti revealed star center-back David Alaba will be unavailable for the game as a result of an injury he picked up in the 4-3 defeat during the first leg in Manchester. Via The […]

Villarreal will be the host to Liverpool in a second-leg Champions League semifinal match that might seem like a formality but could end up surprising many around the football world. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our Champions League odds series, which includes our Liverpool-Villarreal prediction and pick we have laid out below. […]

Santiago Bernabeu Stadium will be witnessing one of the biggest matches in recent Champions League history, as hosts Real Madrid look to turn around a 4-3 loss in the first leg versus Manchester City. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our Champions League odds series, which includes our Real Madrid-Man City […]

Truth be told, Villarreal was battered by Liverpool in the first leg of their Champions League semifinals. The Cinderella story of this edition of the Champions League was destroyed by an in-form Liverpool squad. In 90 minutes at Anfield, Villarreal only had the ball 26% of the time and mustered up one shot, that was […]

Manchester City won the first leg of their Champions League semifinal versus Real Madrid in an instant classic of the competition. The game finished 4-3, but Manchester City has more to feel sorry about. They had a myriad of chances, including a Riyad Mahrez shot that ended up hitting the post. Still, a lead versus […]

The English representatives, Liverpool, will be hosting the Spanish club Villarreal in their iconic Anfield Stadium this coming Wednesday. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our Champions League odds series, which includes our Liverpool-Villarreal prediction and pick we have laid out below.   Liverpool is entering this match on a real […]

Liverpool will be facing Villarreal in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals this Wednesday. Liverpool will be looking to secure their huge trophy for the year, as the Premier League title seems ever so distant as time goes on. The Reds are huge favorites coming into the match, especially against Villarreal, which surprised […]

Manchester City will be playing the first leg of the Champions League semifinal versus Real Madrid this coming Tuesday. As this game approaches, Manchester City looks to stay competitive on two fronts. They are still first in the league and, according to many, have a great chance to make their second Champions League final in […]

Manchester City will be hosting Real Madrid in the first leg of the Champions League semifinal, in what could be a tone-setting clash for this tie. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our Champions League odds series, which includes our Man City-Real Madrid prediction and pick we have laid out below. […]

The second leg of the high-stakes Real Madrid vs Chelsea Champions League matchup is set to take place Tuesday, April 12. Chelsea has their work cut out for them, as they’ll need to win by at least two goals in order to remain in the competition following their 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid in the […]

After a stunning result in the first leg, Bayern Munich will look to overcome its 1-0 deficit against Villarreal in the second leg of their Champions League clash on Tuesday afternoon. The German side was heavily favored in the clash, but failed to score against the La Liga side in Spain, and will now have […]

In the most exciting Champions League quarterfinals matchup, Chelsea hosted Real Madrid at Stamford Bridge. While many expected a tight game, two goals by the midway point of the first half by Karim Benzema turned the matchup upside down. While Chelsea pulled one back through Kai Havertz, Benzema capitalized on an Eduard Mendy mistake to […]

Real Madrid’s Karim Benzema became the fourth player to score more than 80 goals in the Champions League on Wednesday. Benzema netted his second hat-trick in as many matches for Los Blancos in their 3-1 win over Chelsea in London. His first goal marked the 80th time Benzema has rippled the net in Europe’s most […]

Villareal will host Bayern Munich on Wednesday for their Champions League quarterfinals clash. Both sides will be looking to get an edge in the first leg. Villareal stunned Juventus in the round of 16 in order to earn their place in the quarterfinals, defeating the Italian giants 3-0 in Italy to secure the aggregate advantage. […]

The Champions League has always given us iconic clashes in the knockout stages. At every stage of the competition, there is at least one clash that can provide us with moments that will be remembered forever. This year, Real Madrid’s epic 17-minute comeback against PSG in the first round will surely be remembered. As a […]

Liverpool is set to travel to Portugal on Tuesday to take on Benfica in their Champions League quarterfinals clash. The pool is down to just eight teams, all set to battle it out for European glory. Liverpool and Benfica have never faced off before, despite both clubs’ long history in the Champions League. We have […]

The Champions League quarterfinals officially begin this week as eight teams continue to battle it out for the ultimate prize in May. On Tuesday, 2021 finalists Manchester City welcome Diego Simeone’s Atletico Madrid to the Etihad Stadium for a first leg encounter. This is the first-ever meeting between the two sides, although Pep Guardiola and […]

The Champions League has reached its final stages. By May 28, we will know the winner and there are eight teams left in the running. The quarterfinals are sure to have fireworks, as the marquee matchup will be between Chelsea and Real Madrid. It has really been a great edition of the biggest club competition […]

The Champions League is coming to its most exciting stages. There are only eight teams left in the competition now and the quarterfinals draw was held on Friday. As the teams came in, soccer fans around the globe rejoiced in the incredible matchups we are about to see. The two most exciting ones are definitely […]

The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 has concluded, and the 8 teams remaining in the competition have their ticket punched one step closer to the Final at the Stade de France in Paris on May 28th. Here’s everything you need to know about the Champions League Quarter Final draw, teams involved and much more. […]

For the second season in a row, Chelsea and Real Madrid will clash in the UEFA Champions League knockout stage. Much has changed over the past year for both powerhouse European clubs, and for manager Thomas Tuchel, he is ready for the challenge that awaits his Chelsea side in the quarterfinals of the competition. “Tough […]

Manchester City was one of the two teams pitted to win the Champions League the strongest before it started. As PSG fizzled out against Real Madrid, they are now likely considered as the prime favorite to win it all. Of course, there are still great teams left. Liverpool is there, Bayern Munich is a threat, […]

As we are slowly drawing close to the Champions League final, the clear favorites are coming on top. Most people had Manchester City, PSG, and Bayern Munich as favorites before the competition began. Of course, one of these teams is now out, as PSG squandered a 2-0 effective lead to lose to Real Madrid in […]

Atletico Madrid broke their Cristiano Ronaldo curse in the Champions League. After six unsuccessful attempts while he was a part of Real Madrid and Juventus, they finally got over the hump and eliminated the Portuguese player from the biggest club competition in the world. Manchester United came out and disappointed their home fans once again, […]

Manchester United hosted Atletico Madrid for the second leg of their Champions League Round of 16 battle. The two sides entered play even at 1-1, but United failed to find the back of the net and fell to a 1-0 defeat at Old Trafford. With United now out of the Champions League, their hopes for […]

It simply had to be them, right? The 13-time Champions League winners and one of the greatest sports collectives in the world, Real Madrid, turned around effectively a 2-0 hole into a 3-2 aggregate win over PSG in the Champions League Round of 16. It was an instant classic of the biggest club competition in […]

We are witnessing a great Champions League season. After an exciting group stage, the thrilling action has continued in the round of 16. While the first game between Manchester United and Atletico Madrid was not great, it should be a different story now with higher stakes involved. It was a 1-1 draw in their first […]

Many around the footballing world smelled blood when Bayern Munich played RB Salzburg to a draw. However, in the second leg of that Champions League tie, Bayern trashed the Austrian representatives 7-1. It was their biggest win in the Champions League since the 2020 quarterfinals versus Barcelona when they won 8-2. With that convincing win, […]

In an instant Champions League classic, Real Madrid turned around the Round of 16 with three goals by Karim Benzema, eliminating PSG from the competition. Many pitted PSG as main favorites for the Champions League next to Manchester City, but even with an effective 2-0 lead the French representatives disappointed their fans. As the remnants […]

Real Madrid just knocked Paris Saint-Germain out of the Champions League, and Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid couldn’t be any happier. Embiid, who has been a long-time supporter of the La Liga club, took to Twitter to poke fun at UEFA and show his amazement for the incredible win. The Sixers star mocked the governing […]

Paris Saint-Germain held a 1-0 lead when they entered El Bernabeu in Madrid, but they were sent packing by Los Blancos in the round of 16 after Karim Benzema tucked away three goals in the second half. The Real Madrid star came up huge for his club, leading the charge in the 3-1 win that […]

Karim Benzema is the talk of the Champions League after his dominant performance against PSG on Wednesday saw Lionel Messi, Kylian Mbappe and the rest of the Parisian squad crashing out of the competition. Benzema scored a second-half hat trick against PSG to lift Los Blancos into the next stage of the competition, and in […]

Karim Benzema stole the show in the second leg of the Real Madrid-PSG Champions League clash, hammering home a trio of goals to lift the Spanish giants into the next round of the competition. Real Madrid entered the fray on Wednesday down 1-0 in aggregate scoring, having lost the first leg of the matchup in […]

PSG head into the second leg of the Champions League Round of 16 on Wednesday with a 1-0 lead on aggregate against Real Madrid, but they could be without a massive piece of their attack at the Bernabeu. Talisman Kylian Mbappe recently picked up a knock in training and is doubtful to feature against Los […]

With the second leg of the Manchester United vs. Atletico Madrid  Champions League matchup on the slate in the round of 16, all eyes will be on Ralf Rangnick’s squad as they look to defend Old Trafford. After the pair split the first leg 1-1, the stakes will be raised in Manchester for the win-or-go-home […]

Manchester City won the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 clash versus Sporting convincingly. They scored five unanswered goals and looked poised to finish the job in the first leg. They have done so, but the second leg might still be influential in terms of how the Citizens set up going forward. […]

PSG played a great game in their first leg of the Champions League Round of 16 clash with Real Madrid, coming away with a 1-0 victory. The result is somewhat misleading, as PSG out-classed Real Madrid from the opening kick and deserved more than one goal they scored. They even had a penalty, but Lionel […]

Real Madrid disappointed their fans with their outing in the first leg of the Champions League round of 16 versus PSG. Coach Carlo Ancelotti, known as a fairly attack-minded manager, set up a defensive team and fans did not enjoy it one bit. While the result could be considered somewhat positive, as they are only […]

Chelsea won the first leg of their Champions League round of 16 game versus Lille fairly comfortably. The defending champions in the biggest European club competition scored two unanswered goals and look to go through without any problems. While it seems it is already won, a 2-0 advantage is not the biggest one so Chelsea […]