London, April 16 (IANS) Arsenal have reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals in consecutive seasons for the first time in their history after keeping Sporting CP out in a tight north London encounter.A draw against Sporting was enough to send Arsenal through to the semi-finals where they will face Atletico de Madrid.Arsenal remain the only unbeaten team in this season’s Champions League with ten wins and two draws from 12 matches.The dominant side for much of the first half, Arsenal came…
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Madrid, April 15 (IANS) Ademola Lookman answered FC Barcelona’s early fightback to send Atletico Madrid through to their first UEFA Champions League semifinal since 2017.Lamine Yamal and Ferran Torres scored in an early Barcelona resurgence, but Lookman’s finish proved the decisive goal as Atleti earned 3-2 aggregate win to progress.Barcelona made an electric start with Yamal weaving his magic to test Juan Musso within a minute and had their reward in the fourth minute when their No. 10 rolled…
London, April 14 (IANS) Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has issued a cautious update on midfielder Declan Rice ahead of their decisive second-leg clash against Sporting CP in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals to be played at Emirates Stadium on Thursday.Rice emerged as a fresh injury concern after missing Tuesday’s open training session at the Sobha Realty Training Centre, casting doubt over his involvement in the crucial encounter at the Emirates Stadium. The England player had only recen…
Lisbon, April 8 (IANS) Kai Havertz scored late to secure a one-goal advantage for Arsenal as their UEFA Champions League quarter-final tie against Sporting CP heads to London next Wednesday.The second leg of the tie at Emirates Stadium will determine who will go through to the semifinal to face either Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.The first half had ended goalless, though both sides struck the crossbar early on.First was Sporting’s Maximiliano Araújo, who raced on to Ousmane Diomande’s excel…
New Delhi, March 18 (IANS) Real Madrid and Paris Saint-Germain comfortably saw off English opponents Manchester City and Chelsea, Arsenal battled past Leverkusen and Sporting CP mounted a memorable comeback against Bodo/Glimt as the first four teams through to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals are confirmed.Real Madrid knocked Manchester City out of the competition for the third campaign running following Vinicius Junior’s double. Man City, 3-0 down from the first leg, came racing out of t…
Berlin, March 12 (IANS) Bayer Leverkusen were denied a first-leg win when Kai Havertz converted a late penalty to earn Arsenal a 1-1 draw in their UEFA Champions League last-16 tie at the BayArena.The opening exchanges were tense, with both sides relying on disciplined defending and leaving little space in the final third. Leverkusen captain Robert Andrich was involved early, receiving a yellow card after holding Viktor Gyokeres outside the area before drawing another warning from referee Halil …
Madrid, Feb 26 (IANS) Real Madrid advanced to the Champions League last 16 with a 2-1 home win over Benfica, sealing a 3-1 aggregate victory.Vinicius Jr. scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute to settle an anxious night at the Santiago Bernabeu, where the tie was level on the evening and the hosts struggled for long spells.Benfica, missing suspended coach Jose Mourinho, began with urgency and drew level on aggregate when Rafa Silva finished from close range after a sharp move down the right…
New Delhi, Jan 29 (IANS) Real Madrid were defeated in Lisbon by Benfica to finish ninth and will have to face a play-off to reach the last 16 of the Champions League against Benfica or Bodo/Glimt.Goalkeeper Anatoliy Trubin’s sensational 98th-minute header earned Benfica a place in the knockout phase play-offs.The Eagles looked set to miss out despite recovering from 1-0 down to open up a 3-1 lead thanks to two goals from Andreas Schjelderup either side of Vangelis Pavlidis’ penalty.Kylian Mbappe…