Month: February 2020

Gabriel Jesus of Manchester City scores 1-1 during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v Manchester City at the Santiago Bernabeu on February 26, 2020 in Madrid Spain.With two late goals in five minutes, Manchester City turned the tables on Real Madrid and boosted its chances of finally winning an elusive Champions League title while it can.Gabriel Jesus scored an equalizer in the 78th minute and Kevin De Bruyne netted an 83rd-minute winner from the penalty spot as Man City came from behind for a 2-1 win over Madrid in the first leg of the last 16 at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium on Wednesday.“It’s a great satisfaction to be able to win at the Bernabeu,” Man City coach Pep Guardiola said. “We are not used to these types of results. It shows that we can go to any stadium and...

Robert Lewandowski of Bayern Munich competes for the ball with Mateo Kovacic of Chelsea (L) during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between Chelsea FC and FC Bayern Muenchen at Stamford Bridge stadium on February 25, 2020 in London, United Kingdom.Bayern Munich have taken a big step towards the 2020 UEFA Champions League quarter-final after dismantling Chelsea 3-0 at Stamford Bridge.After a deadlocks in the first half, the Bundesliga Champions got on the scoresheet, when Serj Nabry tapped the ball into an empty net in the 51st minute. Only-begotten 3 minutes later, Nabry scored his brace with a clinical finish by Robert Lewandowski’s skillful pass to double the lead for the Bavarians.Lewandowski completed Chelsea’s misery after tucking the ball home from close ran...

Antoine Griezmann of FC Barcelona battles for possession with Konstantinos Manolas of SSC Napoli during the UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona at Stadio San Paolo on February 25, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Antoine Griezmann rescued a 1-1 draw for Barcelona at Napoli in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie on Tuesday.Frenchman Griezmann struck just before the hour mark in Naples after Dries Mertens had put the hosts ahead in the 30th minute with his 121st Napoli goal, drawing level with Marek Hamsik as the club's all-time top scorer.Barcelona ended the game with 10 men after Arturo Vidal was sent off with two minutes to go after picking up two yellow cards, following an angry clash with Napoli defender Mario Rui."In the end it's a...

Lionel Messi of Barcelona ahead of their UEFA Champions League round of 16 first leg match against SSC Napoli on February 24, 2020 in Naples, Italy.Everything is set for the big match at the San Paolo, Lionel Messi will play for the first time in the stadium where Diego Armando Maradona became a legend. Both managers are getting ready to make their final decisions with the lineups, Gattuso is expected to go with a 4 3 3 formation while Setien needs to decide between Lenglet and Umtiti.Napoli (4-3-3): Ospina; Di Lorenzo, Manolas, Maksimovic, Mario Rui; Fabian Ruiz, Demme, Zielinski; Callejon, Mertens, Insigne. Barcellona (4-3-3): Ter Stegen; Semedo, Pique, Lenglet, Firpo; Arthur, Busquets, De Jong; Messi, Griezmann, Vidal.

Zinedine Zidane, head coach, attends during the Press Conference of Real Madrid at Ciudad Deportiva Real Madrid before the UEFA Champions League, Round of 16, football match against Manchester City on February 25, 2020 in Valdebebas, Spain.Real Madrid coach Zinedine Zidane has said he "doesn't worry about or fear" facing Manchester City and Pep Guardiola in the club's Champions League clash.Zidane and Guardiola will go head-to-head for the first time in a competitive match on Wednesday night in their Champions League round-of-16 first leg match at the Bernabeu."It's just Madrid-Manchester City, it's not Zidane-Guardiola," the French coach said at his prematch news conference on Tuesday."People can talk, and have opinions, but it's a game of football, it's an attractive game. These are the ...