Paris, June 7 (IANS) At the 2026 FIFA World Cup, Group I featuring France, Norway, Senegal and Iraq is not a classic “group of death”, but it offers one of the biggest stories of the tournament: Kylian Mbappe and Erling Haaland, two of the most talked-about strikers in the current era, are set to finally meet on the World Cup stage. FranceThe team:France arrives as one of the title favorites after winning the 2018 World Cup and finishing runner-up in 2022. But this squad is at a delicate moment….
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Budapest, May 31 (IANS) Arsenal star Gabriel blew over a decisive penalty as Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) came back from a goal deficit to retain their European title on penalties after a 1-1 draw against the Gunners in the 2025/26 UEFA Champions League final at the Puskás Aréna in Budapest, Hungary on Saturday night.PSG scored four of their five penalties in the shootout, and Nuno Mendes blew out their only effort, while Eberechi Eze and Gabriel missed two penalties for Arsenal in the final.Kai …
Munich, May 7 (IANS) Harry Kane expressed disappointment after his side FC Bayern Munich crashed out of the UEFA Champions League semifinals following a 6-5 aggregate defeat to defending champions Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Thursday.Bayern were held to a 1-1 draw by PSG in the second leg at the Allianz Arena, with Ousmane Dembele scoring early for the visitors before Kane netted late to briefly revive hopes of a comeback.Despite Bayern’s strong attacking display, Luis Enrique’s side held f…
Munich, May 7 (IANS) Ousmane Dembele’s clinical early strike helped holders Paris Saint-Germain continue the defence of their Champions League crown as the defending champions overcame FC Bayern 6-5 on aggregate following a 1-1 draw at the Allianz Arena in Munich in the second leg of their semifinal tie.Luis Enrique’s side, who claimed Champions League glory with an emphatic attacking display against Inter in last season’s final, picked up where they left off here a year ago and extended their a…
Paris, April 29 (IANS) Paris Saint-Germain took a narrow advantage in the UEFA Champions League semifinals after a thrilling 5-4 home win over Bayern Munich in the first leg.It was the highest-scoring semifinal in the competition’s history. Harry Kane’s 17th-minute penalty gave Bayern the lead, but PSG responded through Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Joao Neves and Ousmane Dembele before halftime.Kane converted after Willian Pacho’s sliding challenge on Luis Diaz. PSG soon hit back. After Dembele missed…
London, April 15 (IANS) A second-half brace from Ousmane Dembele saw holders Paris Saint-Germain defeat Liverpool 2-0 in the second leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final at Anfield to complete a dominant 4-0 aggregate victory and reach the Champions League semifinals for the third consecutive season and for sixth time in club history.The defending European champions will now play either FC Bayern or Real Madrid in the semifinals.PSG were the first to look dangerous, with Vitinha (4’…
Paris, April 9 (IANS) Goals in each half from Desire Doue and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia have given a dominant Paris Saint-Germain a 2-0 lead over Liverpool after the first leg of their UEFA Champions League quarter-final at the Parc des Princes.Paris avenged their home defeat by Liverpool in last season’s knockout stage to secure a first-leg advantage in their Champions League quarter-final.PSG dominated but lost 1-0 to Liverpool at the Parc des Princes in last season’s round of 16 – although they…
Paris, Jan 13 (IANS) Paris FC caused a major upset at the Parc des Princes as they knocked the holders Paris Saint-Germain out of the Coupe de France with 1-0 win in the Round of 32.Despite dominating possession and creating numerous chances, PSG never managed to break down the opposing defense, as exemplified by Obed Nkambadio, who made several crucial saves.Luis Enrique’s men were ultimately caught out on a counter-attack finished by Jonathan Ikone, who sealed the victory for his former club i…