Barcelona OUT of the Champions League! Blaugrana eliminated without kicking a ball as Inter beat
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by Goal.com
Barcelona have been eliminated from the Champions League after Inter beat Viktoria Plzen to ensure they join Bayern Munich in the round of 16. · Barca stuck in third place after Inter win· Catalans drop into Europa League· Upset financially devastating for BarcaWHAT HAPPENED? An Edin Dzeko double and goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Romelu Lukaku saw Inter beat the Czech team ...Full Story »
We are not so lucky – Antonio Conte hits out at VAR after Spurs denied late goal
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Tottenham boss Antonio Conte was angry at the decision by VAR to rule out Harry Kane’s stoppage-time strike against Sporting Lisbon and accused the technology of being dishonest against his team.Kane fired home in the fifth minute of added time to spark wild celebrations with the hosts believing the effort had sent them through to the last 16 of the Champions League.Dutch official Pol van ...Full Story »
Giovanni van Bronckhorst urges Rangers to finish their Euro campaign on a high
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Giovanni van Bronckhorst wants Rangers to conclude their Champions League campaign against Ajax next week with “heads held high” after the 3-0 defeat to Napoli made it five straight Group A defeats.A 7-1 hammering by Liverpool at Ibrox in their last European outing had shocked the Light Blues and their fans and it looked ominous in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona – which...Full Story »
Jurgen Klopp knows how difficult it is to reach Champions League knockout stage
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp stressed qualifying for the Champions League knockout stages should never be taken for granted after his side secured a last-16 spot with a 3-0 win at Ajax.Having survived a number of attempts on goal by the hosts, which included Steven Berghuis rattling the woodwork early on, the Reds went ahead in the 42nd minute at the Johan Cruyff Arena via Mohamed Salah’s f...Full Story »
Rangers lose again in Champions League as Napoli show their class
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Rangers’ sobering Champions League campaign continued on its downward trajectory with a 3-0 defeat to Napoli in the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.A 7-1 loss by Liverpool at Ibrox in their last Group A outing had shocked the Light Blues and their fans and it looked ominous when striker Giovanni Simeone scored twice in the first 16 minutes for the dominant home side.The second half was ...Full Story »
Ajax Amsterdam 0 - 3 Liverpool: Liverpool into Champions League last 16 after beating Ajax
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Liverpool qualified for the Champions League last 16 after defeating Ajax 3-0 at the Johan Cruyff Arena thanks to goals from Mohamed Salah, Darwin Nunez and Harvey Elliott.Having had their woodwork rattled early on by Steven Berghuis, the Reds went ahead in the 42nd minute via Salah’s finish.The fit-again Nunez hit a post soon after, before extending the visitors’ lead with a 49th-mi...Full Story »
Harry Kane has last-gasp goal ruled out as qualification goes to wire for Spurs
Posted Thursday, October 27, 2022 by PA
Tottenham’s Champions League qualification hopes hang in the balance after they were denied a last-gasp win over Sporting Lisbon by VAR.Spurs, who had laboured against their Portuguese opponents, thought they had won it – and booked their place in the knockout stages – with the last kick of the game as Harry Kane swept home from close range, but after a lengthy check the Englan...Full Story »
CORNEA BLIMEY Antonio Rudiger shows off gruesome red eye and 20 stitches in head after Real Madr
Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by Thesun.co.uk
The ex-Chelsea ace, 29, sustained a scary head and eye injury during Real's 1-1 draw with Shakhtar Donetsk two weeks ago. Real Madrid star Antonio Rudiger revealed his gruesome injuries Credit: Pacific Coast News Antonio Rudiger hurt his eye and head in the Champions League The centre-back was busted open after he heroically netted a last-gasp equaliser in the fifth minute of stoppage time to...Full Story »
Messi, Mbappe, Neymar fire PSG to Champions League last 16 with 7-2 rout of Maccabi Haifa
Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by ESPN
The star attacking trio each found the net to put the hosts up 3-0 inside just 35 minutes. Messi then produced another sumptuous finish just before the interval to complete an eye-catching first-half attacking display. There was little letup in the second half, with Mbappe curling in for his second before an own goal from Maccabi's Sean Goldberg and a seventh goal, by substitute Carlos Soler, c...Full Story »
Pep Guardiola satisfied as tired Man City wrap up top spot with draw in Dortmund
Posted Wednesday, October 26, 2022 by PA
Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola declared it mission accomplished after his side’s 0-0 Champions League draw against Borussia Dortmund.The shared points after a largely uneventful encounter at Signal Iduna Park were enough to see already-qualified City clinch top spot in Group G with one game remaining and Dortmund also progress to the last 16.City went closest to breaking the deadlock w...Full Story »