The group stage encounter yesterday threw up a repeat of last season’s semi-final, between PSG and Manchester City. The latter had triumphed in the semi-final, winning both legs of the tie to set up an all English final against Chelsea. But last night, it was the Parisians who came out on top, earning a hard-fought […]
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Here are all the major happenings from matchday 1 of the Champions League. Matchday 1 headlines PSG held to a draw French giants PSG were held to a 1-1 draw against Club Brugge. Lionel Messi was making his much anticipated first start for his new club in a frightening looking front three along side Neymar
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Chelsea began the defense of their Champions League crown in less than spectacular fashion at home to Zenit St. Petersburg. A key quality of any top side challenging for silverware is that they grind out results, even when not at their best. That one moment of quality is what it takes and for Chelsea, it
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The group stage draw for the 2021/22 Champions League was made yesterday. The qualifiers for the competition were over on Wednesday, meaning we have the 32 teams who enter the competition-proper finalized. Among the teams, FC Sheriff are the debutants in the competition. They saw off Dinamo Zagreb on Wednesday 3-0 on aggregate. Here’s the
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The Champions League draw takes place tomorrow and Liverpool entertain Chelsea this weekend. So what better opportunity to look back at their European rivalry that spanned across five seasons? Between 2005 and 2009, the two teams met in five consecutive Champions League seasons. It’s pretty evenly split between the two as well – Liverpool and
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So, this is just my opinion. Winning the Champion’s League is easier than winning the Premier League. Make no mistake about it, I’m not saying that winning the Europe’s top competition is an easy thing. I just feel like given the format of both competitions in comparison, the Premier League is a lot tougher to
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This surely was one of the most unique seasons in football. Matches were played without fans, the season started late without a proper pre-season, and the schedule was jam-packed to be ready for a delayed EURO 2020. All this produced some chaos and some shocking results. But how did Chelsea fare? Let’s take a look
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Chelsea beat Man City for the third straight time to claim their second Champion’s League crown. Kai Havertz’s first ever goal in the competition three minutes before half-time proved to be the difference against a rather nervy-looking City side. Pep Guardiola’s men were chasing a treble after what has been a magnificent season. Chelsea meanwhile
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This season’s Champion’s League final is an all English affair, the second in three seasons and third overall. Manchester City lock horns with rivals Chelsea to complete the treble in what has been a wonderful season. The two English teams have already faced each other thrice, in the league and in the FA Cup semi-final.
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The first legs were decisive, but you don’t win the tie in one leg. Having said that, City should be favourites to progress to their first ever Champion’s League final. Meanwhile the other semi-final is still perfectly balanced, though Chelsea have the ever-so-slight away goals advantage. Let’s take a look at both semi-finals. Manchester City
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