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Lewandowski says Barca tie will be ‘emotional’ for Dembele

 Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona reacts during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on March 12, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona striker Robert Lewandowski has been talking about Ousmane Dembele in the wake of Friday’s Champions League draw.The Catalan giants will come up against Dembele in the quarter-finals of the competition after being paired with PSG.Lewandowski struck up a good relationship with Dembele last season, before his move to the French capital, and the striker thinks it will be a memorable night for the forward.“It’s not just Kylian Mbappé, but also other players like Ousmane Dembélé. For him I think this match can be very emotional,” he told TV3.“I am sure that w...
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Jadon Sancho sends message to Man Utd after sending Dortmund through to quarter-finals

 Marco Reus and Jadon Sancho of Borussia Dortmund celebrate victory in the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Borussia Dortmund and PSV Eindhoven at Signal Iduna Park on March 13, 2024 in Dortmund, Germany.Jadon Sancho thanked Borussia Dortmund for ‘believing’ in him after sending the German giants through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League.Dortmund were held to a 1-1 draw away at PSV Eindhoven in the first leg of their last 16 clash but Sancho’s goal after just three minutes saw them tighten their grip on the tie on Wednesday night.The winger, who returned to the club on loan from Manchester United during the January transfer window, found the back of the net with a low effort from the edge of the box.Marco Reus wrapped up the win in the sec...
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Xavi speaks out on Barcelona future after win over Napoli

 Xavi Hernandez, head coach of FC Barcelona shake hands with Marc Andre Ter Stegen of FC Barcelona during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between FC Barcelona and SSC Napoli at Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys on March 12, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. Barcelona head coach Xavi Hernández has provided a fresh insight into his plans beyond the summer, on the back of guiding his side into the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Barca, of course, were back in action late on Tuesday night, welcoming Serie A champions Napoli to Catalunya for the 2nd leg of the Last-16 tie between the clubs. And, when all was said and done, the Blaugrana did enough to march on, thanking goals on the part of all of Fermín López, João Cancelo and Robert Lewandowski for an event...
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Mikel Arteta says Arsenal fans “Made us win” against Porto

Mikel Arteta, Manager of Arsenal, and David Raya of Arsenal embrace at full-time after victory in the penalty shoot out following the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Arsenal FC and FC Porto at Emirates Stadium on March 12, 2024 in London, England.Mikel Arteta thanked Arsenal fans for playing a significant role in Tuesday's dramatic win over Porto in the UEFA Champions League.The Gunners won 1-0 in 90 minutes thanks to a goal from Leandro Trossard. But Porto had won the first leg 1-0 last month so the tie went to extra time and then a penalty shootout at the Emirates Stadium.In front of a 60,257-strong crowd, Arteta's side eventually prevailed 4-2 in the shootout.Odegaard, Havertz, Bukayo Saka and Declan Rice all hit the net from 12 yards, but Gunners keep...
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Dortmund and Terzic host PSV with future on the line

  Edin Terzic, Head Coach of Borussia Dortmund, arrives at the stadium prior to the Bundesliga match between SV Werder Bremen and Borussia Dortmund at Wohninvest Weserstadion on March 09, 2024 in Bremen, Germany. Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic will know his job is on the line against PSV Eindhoven in Wednesday's last-16 second leg at home.A 1-1 draw in the Netherlands makes the assignment simple: the winner in Dortmund will progress to the last eight.Born and raised on Dortmund's outskirts, Terzic's story of the childhood BVB fan whose first head coaching job was at his favourite club is the stuff of fairytales.Winning the German Cup as interim boss in 2021 before getting Dortmund closer to a league title last season than anyone since Jurgen Klopp, losing out on goal di...
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Arsenal full squad for Porto as Mikel Arteta to make Gabriel Martinelli decision

Gabriel Martinelli of Arsenal celebrates with Kai Havertz, Jakub Kiwior and Declan Rice during the Premier League match between Sheffield United and Arsenal FC at Bramall Lane on March 04, 2024 in Sheffield, England. Mikel Arteta is close to having the ideal set-up ahead of Arsenal's Champions League last-16 second-leg tie against Porto on Tuesday. The Gunners are aiming to overturn a one-goal deficit having lost the away clash two weeks ago.Having been out of Europe for such a long period, and the record in the early to mid-2010s being middling at best, it is the biggest night at the Emirates Stadium for some time. Coming off the back of an emotional but crucial 2-1 win over Brentford on Saturday, Arteta is set to have almost his entire squad available.Having welcomed back key trio G...
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Man City star suffers gruesome finger injury during Champions League win over Copenhagen

 Matheus Nunes of Manchester City leaves the pitch injured during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and F.C. Copenhagen at Etihad Stadium on March 06, 2024 in Manchester, England. Manchester City star Matheus Nunes suffered a gruesome finger injury during their otherwise comfortable Champions League victory over Copenhagen.Having won the first leg 3-1 in Denmark, Pep Guardiola's side breezed through to the quarter-finals thanks to another emphatic win by the same scoreline, this time courtesy of goals from Manuel Akanji, Julian Alvarez and Erling Haaland. Nunes was handed his third start in City's last four games by Guardiola, having had to be patient since his £53million transfer move from Wolves last summer.Midway through the...
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Ancelotti: “Real Madrid played with the brakes on against Leipzig”

 coach Carlo Ancelotti of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Real Madrid v RB Leipzig at the Estadio Santiago Bernabeu on March 6, 2024 in Madrid Spain.After Real Madrid edged through to the quarter-finals of the Champions League by beating RB Leipzig 2-1 on aggregate with a 1-1 draw at the Estadio Santiago Bernabéu on Wednesday night, Carlo Ancelotti spoke to the media. “The game was bad. Poorly played. With little intensity, with little concern,” he reflected. “The psychological aspect has conditioned a lot. We played against a rival with quality and with nothing to lose. And we played with the brake from the beginning. We suffered, but the important thing was to be in the quarter-finals.”Ancelotti on half-time changes“Yes, the idea was to press more. With me...
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Kane steers Bayern into Champions League quarterfinals with two goals in win over Lazio

Harry Kane of Bayern Muenchen celebrates his team's third goal wit teammate Jamal Musiala of Bayern Muenchen during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 second leg match between FC Bayern München and SS Lazio at Allianz Arena on March 5, 2024 in Munich, Germany.Harry Kane scored twice to steer Bayern Munich into the quarterfinals of the Champions League with a 3-0 win over Lazio on Tuesday.Kane’s 32nd and 33rd goals this season for Bayern ensured the Bavarian powerhouse recovered from losing the first leg of the last 16 tie 1-0 in Rome to win 3-1 on aggregate over two legs.“A perfect night for us,” said Kane, the man of the match.The win will ease the pressure on Bayern coach Thomas Tuchel, whose premature departure at the end of the season was announced by Bayern after the team's...
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Napoli fight back to draw with Barcelona in dull game

 Robert Lewandowski of FC Barcelona scores the first goal for his team during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between SSC Napoli and FC Barcelona at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona on February 21, 2024 in Naples, Italy.Napoli fought back to hold visitors Barcelona to a dour 1-1 draw in their Champions League last-16 first leg on Wednesday as Victor Osimhen cancelled out Robert Lewandowski’s opener.Last year’s Spanish and Italian champions, both struggling this season, played out a poor match in which both sides were toothless and lacking attacking flair.Third in the LaLiga standings eight points behind leaders Real Madrid, Barcelona dominated the first half against a disorganised Napoli who barely managed to get out of their own half. “It is not a good resu...
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Galeno scores late winner as Porto stun Arsenal

 Kai Havertz of Arsenal (R) passes the ball while is blocked by Alan Varela of FC Porto (L) during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between FC Porto and Arsenal FC at Estadio do Dragão on February 21, 2024 in Porto, Portugal. Arsenal were stunned as Galeno scored in stoppage time to give Porto the advantage from the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie. The Brazilian winger took a few touches to set himself before curling a wonderful finish into the net, past the despairing full-stretch dive of David Raya. Sergio Conceicao’s home side should have been ahead at the break after Galeno hit a shot off the post and somehow put the rebound wide. That was a huge let-off for Arsenal, but Galeno made no mistake in the fourth added minute at the end ...
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Arnautovic scores as Inter beat Atletico

 Alvaro Morata of Atletico Madrid clashes with Marko Arnautovic and Lautaro Martinez of FC Internazionale during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between FC Internazionale and Atlético Madrid at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on February 20, 2024 in Milan, Italy. Substitute Marko Arnautovic scored to hand Inter Milan the advantage in their Champions League last-16 tie against Atletico Madrid.Lautaro Martinez's shot was parried into the path of Arnautovic by Atletico goalkeeper Jan Oblak and the Austrian forward finished with a powerful shot from a tight angle.Arnautovic had missed several big chances earlier in the second half.He headed over the bar as well as firing over with the goal gaping.Former Stoke and West Ham forward Arnautovic replaced Marcus Thuram...
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De Jong penalty earns PSV draw with Dortmund

 Ian Maatsen of Borussia Dortmund, Luuk de Jong of PSV during the UEFA Champions League match between PSV v Borussia Dortmund at the Philips Stadium on February 20, 2024 in Eindhoven Netherlands.Luuk de Jong's coolly converted penalty earned PSV Eindhoven a draw against Borussia Dortmund in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie.The Dutch striker equalised 10 minutes into the second half after Mats Hummels was adjudged to have fouled Malik Tillman in the box.Donyell Malen had put Dortmund ahead in the first half when his deflected shot flew in off the crossbar.The second leg is in Dortmund on 13 March.PSV had the better of the chances early on in what was an open first half but failed to capitalise. Tillman spurned the best of them when he dragged his shot wide from De Jo...
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Kane toils as below-par Bayern stunned by Lazio

 Harry Kane of Bayern Munchen looks on during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between SS Lazio and FC Bayern München at Stadio Olimpico on February 14, 2024 in Rome, Italy.Ciro Immobile's penalty gave Lazio a shock win over Bayern Munich in their Champions League last-16 first leg.Immobile scored from the spot midway through the second half after Dayot Upamecano was sent off for a foul on Gustav Isaksen.Bayern, despite a star-studded attack featuring Harry Kane, were unable to respond in an underwhelming display.It was a second defeat in five days for Bayern, increasing the pressure on manager Thomas Tuchel.On Saturday, they lost 3-0 at title rivals Bayer Leverkusen and are five points adrift in the Bundesliga title race.Chances were few in a game low on ...
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Mbappe and Barcola hand PSG 2-0 win over Real Sociedad

 Kylian Mbappe of PSG celebrates his goal with Vitinha during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) and Real Sociedad (San Sebastian) at Parc des Princes stadium on February 14, 2024 in Paris, France.Kylian Mbappe showcased his scoring skill, securing a crucial 2-0 victory for Paris Saint-Germain over Real Sociedad in the first leg of their last-16 tie in a thrilling Champions League encounter. The Parc des Princes witnessed Mbappe's magic just before the hour mark, breaking the deadlock and setting the stage for a comfortable lead.Despite a lackluster first-half performance from PSG, Kylian Mbappe's clinical finish and Bradley Barcola's well-taken goal in the 70th minute provided the French champions with a solid advantag...
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Champions League | Brahim Díaz scores in Real Madrid’s win over Leipzig

Brahim Diaz of Real Madrid is challenged by David Raum of RB Leipzig during the UEFA Champions League 2023/24 round of 16 first leg match between RB Leipzig and Real Madrid CF at Red Bull Arena on February 13, 2024 in Leipzig, Germany.After scoring Real Madrid's winner with a mazy solo run, Brahim Díaz jogged to the sideline and spread his arms wide open to celebrate.He was imitating the trademark goal celebration of Jude Bellingham, the injured teammate he replaced in the starting lineup.“Oh my god Brahim!!!,” Bellingham wrote on X, moments after the goal.Díaz stepped up in Bellingham's absence on Tuesday, leading Madrid to a 1-0 win at Leipzig in the round of 16 in the Champions League.“I really like Jude, from the moment he arrived we've been getting along,” Díaz said.“I'm helping him w...
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Champions League final 16 draw: Arsenal get Porto, Man City meet Copenhagen

 This photograph taken on December 18, 2023, shows the UEFA Champions League cup ahead of the 2023-2024 UEFA Champions League football tournament round of 16 draw at the House of European Football in Nyon.Holders Manchester City will face FC Copenhagen in the last 16 of the Champions League. Arsenal, the current Premier League leaders, will take on Portuguese side Porto in the first knockout round. City played Copenhagen – who came through a group that included Manchester United – in the early stages last season, winning 5-0 at the Etihad Stadium and drawing 0-0 in Denmark. Arsenal’s opponents Porto qualified as runners-up to Barcelona in Group H. Spanish champions Barca, meanwhile, were handed a tough assignment against Serie A winners Napoli. Real Madrid, the record 14-time winners,...
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UEFA Champions League: PSG, Porto into last-16 as Newcastle exit

 Warren Zaire-Emery of Paris Saint-Germain celebrates after scoring his team's first goal during the UEFA Champions League Group F match between Borussia Dortmund and Paris Saint-Germain at the Signal Iduna Park on December 13, 2023 in Dortmund, Germany.Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan.PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia Dortmund to go through as runners-up after Milan came from behind to beat Newcastle at St James’ Park and eliminate Eddie Howe’s side.Newcastle, who needed to win and for PSG to drop points to keep their first Champions League campaign in 20 years alive, took the lead through a brilliant Joelinton strike in the first half.But Christian P...
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Real Madrid win at Union Berlin to seal 100% record

 Joselu Mato of Real Madrid celebrates 1-1 with Nacho Fernandez of Real Madrid, Jude Bellingham of Real Madrid, Fran Garcia of Real Madrid, Lucas Vazquez of Real Madrid during the UEFA Champions League match between Union Berlin v Real Madrid at the Berlin Olympic Stadium on December 12, 2023 in Berlin Germany.Real Madrid came from behind to beat Union Berlin and reach the Champions League last 16 with a 100% record.The hosts went ahead through Kevin Volland after goalkeeper Frederik Ronnow saved Luka Modric's penalty.A win would have taken the Germans into the Europa League play-offs, but former Stoke and Newcastle striker Joselu scored two headers to put Real ahead.Alex Kral's low shot made it 2-2, before Dani Ceballos finished from Jude Bellingham's pass for the winning goal.Fourte...
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Man Utd out of Europe with defeat by Bayern

 Bruno Fernandes of Manchester United and Harry Kane of Bayern Munich walk off at half time during the UEFA Champions League match between Manchester United and FC Bayern Munchen at Old Trafford on December 12, 2023 in Manchester, England.Manchester United's season of misery plunged even further into the depths of despair as they exited the Champions League at the group stage after defeat by Bayern Munich at Old Trafford.Erik ten Hag's side, beaten 3-0 at home to Bournemouth in the Premier League on Saturday, needed to beat the Bundesliga champions and hope that there was no winner in the other group game between Copenhagen and Galatasaray.And even though Bayern were already comfortable winners of Group A, United were still unable to fulfil their part of the bargain on a night of bitt...
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