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Champions League: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United have no fear of playing Barcelona at Camp Nou

Ole Gunnar Solskjaer says Manchester United are not afraid of playing the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final at the Camp Nou after drawing Barcelona on Friday.Manchester United were originally drawn to play at Barcelona in the first leg, which would have given them the safety net of playing the decisive return at Old Trafford.But with Manchester City due to play their quarter-final second leg against Tottenham at home in the same week, UEFA decided to make United host Barcelona in the first leg on 10 April, after stipulating in advance following advice from local authorities that United and City could not play at home on successive nights."I'm probably completely different to 99 per cent of managers, as I prefer away last like we had against PSG (in the previous round)," So...
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Klopp claim Liverpool are back in big football after victory at Munich

Liverpool sealed their place in the Champions League quarter-finals on Wednesday evening with a 3-1 win at the Allianz Arena over Bayern Munich.Sadio Mane scored twice with Virgil van Dijk adding another as Liverpool made an admittedly less than vintage Bayern look well below average, despite Klopp’s side not even playing at their best.Nonetheless, Bayern are considered European heavyweights and were genuine contenders for this season’s European Cup, and Liverpool rocking up in Germany and winning so emphatically in their backyard says much about the Anfield club.Klopp is of the same opinion, with the Liverpool manager believing the club are now returning to the top table of European football.“It’s massive, a big step for us,” said Klopp.“We will see what we can do with it but it’s still f...
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Diego simeone possible Line-up: Juventus vs Atletico Madrid

Juventus will have ninety minutes to try to come back from the 2-0 deficit in the Champions league round of 16 tie first leg when they face Atletico Madrid at Allianz Stadium tomorow.Atleti boss Diego simeone won't be able to depend on Thomas and Diego Costa who are suspended, While Juanfran will move to the left to replace the injured Filipe Luis with Arias starting at right back. Former Juve striker Alvaro Morata will start upfront along with Griezmann. Atletico possible Line-up:4-4-2 : Oblak; Arias, Godin, Gimenez, Juanfran, Lemar, Rodri, Saul, Koke; Griezmann, Morata.
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Manchester United ease past PSG to reach champions league quarter-final

Manchester United boss Ole Gunnar SolskJaer believe his side can go all the way in the Champions League after Marcus Rashford's dramatic stoppage-time penalty gave them a stunning 3-1 win away to Paris Saint-Germain on Wednesday as they reached the quarter-finals on away goals. A seriously depleted United looked to have given themselves too much to do after losing 2-0 in the first leg of their last-16 tie last month, yet a Romelu Lukaku brace in the first half at the Parc des Princes gave them hope.Even so, Juan Bernat had netted in between for PSG, and it looked as though the French side would stumble on until the drama at the death.Slovenian referee Damir Skomina awarded a spot-kick after reviewing the images when he had been alerted of a possible handball by PSG defender Presnel Ki...
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Tottenham coach Mauricio Pochettino hope to play Champions League quarter-final at new stadium

Tottenham Hotspurs are in the Champions League last eight for the first time since 2011 and after last night’s last-16 win over Borussia Dortmund Mauricio Pochettino said he expects to play the quarter-final home leg at the new stadium, which the club hopes to open in April following months of delays. But Uefa are reluctant to allow Spurs to host such a high-profile game at a ground that has never been used for a competitive fixture, while the club would also prefer to open with a domestic match.That means if Brighton win at Millwall in the FA Cup on March 17, Spurs must return to Wembley for the quarter-final if they are drawn at home in the first leg, scheduled for April 9-10. Spurs hope to open the stadium with the visit of Brighton on April 7 but the fixture will be postponed...
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Harry kane away goal secure Tottenham's place in Champions League quarter final

Harry Kane fired Tottenham Hotspur into the Champions League quarter-finals as his winning goal at Borussia Dortmund in Tuesday's return leg sealed a 1-0 victory to wrap up a 4-0 aggregate success. On Monday, Spur coach Mauricio Pochettino had demanded they "finish the job" after beating the Bundesliga leaders 3-0 in the first leg at Wembley. His Spurs side delivered, soaking up everything Dortmund threw at them in a one-sided first half before Kane's goal just after the break killed off the hosts' spirited challenge. "It's always difficult in these type of games, you don't know whether to defend or attack," said Kane, who singled out Spurs goalkeeper Hugo Lloris for praise after a string of key saves."They had a few moments. In that first half we needed everyone, defenders block...
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Man United suffer Injury blow ahead PSG clash

Man United is preparing for a crucial Champions League clash against PSG. After losing in the first leg, the English side will have to better that result at Parc des Princes this wednesday if they want to remain in this European competition.And to make things worse, Solskjaer will be without 7 players for the trip to paris, The united boss disclose his squad ahead of the match and confessed that none of his injured players will return in time.This means Nemanja Matic, Ander Herrera, Jesse Lingard, Juan Mata, Anthony Martial and Alexis Sanchez will not feature against PSG. The Chilean was the most recent player to pick up a knock, injuring his knee ligament in 3-2 win over Southhampton. In addition, Pogba has been suspended after been sent off in the first leg.”I don't think we can ris...
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Barcelona held to a goalless draw at Lyon

Barcelona were held to a  goalless draw at Lyon in the Champions League last-16 first leg. Lyon had the better chances in first-half, but Barca goalkeeper Marc Andre ter Stegen produced a world-class save to tip Martin Terrier attempt onto the bar.Barcelona asserted their dominance as the match progressed, but failed to find the net ahead of the return leg in March 13, with only four of their 21 attempt finding the target.Barca now have a big 10 days ahead as they move to Sevilla on Saturday before heading to Real Madrid for a double header in the cup and league next week.
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Tottenham 3-0 Borussia Dortmund: Spurs grab commanding 1st leg lead

Tottenham thrashed Borussia Dortmund 3-0  in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League tie without Harry Kane and Dele Ali,  The match at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday began in a similar manner to Manchester United v. Paris Saint-Germain the night before, until a lapse of concentration led to Tottenham’s opener and game opened up from there.Heung-Min Son, Jan Vertonghen and Fernando Llorente all scored for Spurs, who take a decisive three-goal advantage into the second leg in Germany on March 6. Meanwhile, it was the third-straight match for Dortmund where they had conceded three goals, and is another huge blow to the club that leads the Bundesliga by five points, with the margin slipping.
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Jan Vertonghen believes Tottenham can qualify for Champions League quarter-finals

Tottenham central defender Jan Vertonghen claimed his side can beat Borussia Dortmund over two legs and qualify for the Champions League quarter-finals.Tottenham Hotspurs were knocked oeut of the league cup by Chelsea and the FA Cup by Crystal Palace last month but have found their form with four league victories on the bounce.Speaking ahead of tonight clash against Dortmund, Vertonghen said:"We can beat anyone. We have shown that last year. Over two games we were the better team against Real Madrid { Four point from two group games} who were the eventual winner of the trophy.That is why it was a shame we could not do better last year because we felt we should have done better. That is why everyone has feeling we can do it this year."
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Champions League: Manchester United reveal squad ahead of PSG clash

Manchester United will be hoping to win when they face PSG in the knockout stages of the Champions League.Paris Saint-Germain will travel to Manchester next week in the first leg of the last-16 tie.All 16 teams left in the competition have had to submit their squads for the knockout stages, with plenty of changes made.A maximum of 25 players can be named on a club's List A to UEFA with a minimum of eight places reserved for players which have been trained locally.Clubs are entitled to register an unlimited number of young players on List B which includes those born on or after January 1 1997 and who have been eligible to play for the club for any uninterrupted period of two years since their 15th birthday.Man United's Champions League squad for the knockout stages Goalkeepers: David De Gea...
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UEFA Champions League last 16 Draw, Liverpool face Bayern Munich

Group winners Barcelona, Borussia Dortmund, PSG, Porto, Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Man City and Juventus have been given the customary home advantage for the second leg, with group runners-up AS Roma, Atletico Madrid, Liverpool, Schalke, Tottenham, Ajax, Man Utd and Lyon playing at home first. UEFA Champions League draw for the Last 16 Schalke vs Man City Atletico Madrid vs Juventus Man Utd vs PSG Tottenham vs Borussia Dormund Lyon vs Barcelona As Roma vs FC Porto Ajax vs Real Madrid Bayern Munich vs Liverpool The Round of 16 first leg matches will take place on February 12th, 13th, 19th and 20th, while the second leg ties will be played on March 5th, 6th, 12th and ...
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Champions League Round-up: Borussia Dortmund grab 2-0 win over Monaco to top their group

Borussia Dortmund beat AS Monaco 2-0 on Tuesday to finished top of Champions League Group A ahead of Atletico Madrid.The victory took Dortmund on to 13 points and meant they won the group thanks to a better head-to-head record against the Spaniards, who drew 0-0 at Club Bruges. Raphael Guerreiro got both goals for the Germans, the first when he tapped in following a fine counter-attack with a quarter of an hour gone and the second two minutes from time when he curled a shot into the top corner from around 10 metres out. It was another fine performance by Dortmund, who even without several of their rested regulars extended their season's record to 17 wins, four draws and just one defeat in all competitions. Monaco, who were destined to finish bottom of the group even before the game, suffer...
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Champions League: Barcelona announce squad for Tottenham clash

Barcelona will finish their journey in the Champions League group stage with a home game against Tottenham Hotspur, and manager Ernesto Valverde has called up the following 19 players for Tuesday night’s group finale:Goalkeepers: 1. Marc-Andre ter Stegen, 13. Jasper CillessenDefenders: 2. Nelson Semedo, 3. Gerard Piqué, 15. Clement Lenglet, 18. Jordi Alba, 24. Thomas Vermaelen, 27. Juan MirandaMidfielders: 4. Ivan Rakitic, 5. Sergio Busquets, 6. Denis Suarez, 7. Philippe Coutinho, 8. Arthur, 22. Arturo Vidal, 26. Carles AlenaForwards: 9. Luis Suarez, 10. Lionel Messi, 11. Ousmane Dembele, 19. Munir
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Carlo Ancelotti disclose Napoli's plan to eliminate Liverpool from the Champions League

Carlo Ancelotti has revealed that Napoli will not adopt a defensive approach when it travels to Anfield to face Liverpool in Tuesday's epic UEFA Champions League showdown. The Reds are momentarily faced with a difficult task as they will be required to beat the Serie A club if they fancy their chance of progressing in the knockout phase of the European competition.Napoli, on the other hand, needs just a point to consolidate its qualification to the knockout phase should Paris-Saint Germain lose at Red Star Belgrade. With the prospect of a potential upset existing, Carlo Ancelotti does not want to leave any stone unturned.The ex-Chelsea, Real Madrid and Bayern Munich manager has reiterated that his team will not sit back for the host to attack.Ancelotti stated after Napoli's 4-0 victory ove...
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Manchester City progress to Champions League last-16 after a comeback 2-2 draw against Lyon

Manchester City have secured their place in the Champions League knockout stage after coming from behind twice to grab a 2-2 draw.After missing two great chances in first-half,  Lyon finally took the lead in the 55th minute through Maxwell Cornet goal. But their lead didn't last long at all. Aymeric Laporte equalize for City, who headed home past Anthony Lopes in the Lyon goal just seven minutes after going behind.  Cornet then got on the scoresheet again nine minutes from time, slotting home past Ederson in the penalty area. But Sergio Aguero scored to make it 2-2 draw.
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Viktoria Plzen beat CSKA Moscow 2-1 to send Real Madrid and Roma to Champions League knockout stage

Viktoria Plzen defender Lukas Hejda's late goal gave his side 2-1 victory to send CSKA Moscow out of the Champions League and sending Real Madrid and Roma to knockout stage.CSKA had to beat Plzen at a snowy Luzhniki Stadium on Tuesday to have any chance of finishing in Group G's top two spots, but their loss ensured reigning champions Madrid and Roma advanced.The home side took an early lead from the penalty spot, Nikola Vlasic converting to put Viktor Goncharenko's men on track for the win they needed.But after Igor Akinfeev's penalty save from Roman Prochazka, the Plzen midfielder made amends with an equaliser and Hejda headed home with nine minutes left to complete a fine comeback.CSKA opened the scoring in the 10th minute, Vlasic on target from...
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Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes his sides will be seen failures if they do not win the Champions League

Manchester City boss Pep Guardiola believes some critics will write his Manchester City side off as a failure if they do not win the Champions League. Manchester City have spent more than £500million on players since Guardiola took charge at the Etihad Stadium in 2016.They won the Premier League in some style last season and are again top of the table this season, but Guardiola knows expectations are high.Guardiola said:“For the people who don’t love us too much, who use money as an argument, then we have failed if we don’t win the Champions League.“For the others, especially our fans who say they enjoy watching our games and enjoy what we are doing, I’m pretty sure they won’t have regrets about what these guys have been doing every three days for the last 15 months.“T...
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Predicted Line-up: PSG vs Liverpool

Liverpool will travel to Parc des Princes on wednesday with the hope to secure a place in the knock-out stages of the Champions League, as Jurgen Klopp’s side look to replicate their impressive run to the final during the competition last season. Group C’s sides only have two points between them, meaning that any winner from the round of fixtures this week have got a huge chance of moving into the last 16. Liverpool will need their forward players to be in good shape, as their opponents are known for targeting success in European competition.Joe Gomez could be fit to return to the starting line-up in the French capital. Jordan Henderson picked up a red card last time out, ruling him out of Premier League action next week, which could see Klopp decide to get further minutes ...
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Neymar and Mbappe could be left out in Champions League clash with Liverpool

Paris Saint-Germain stars Neymar and Kylian Mbappe could miss Champions League clash with Liverpool after picking up injuries on international duty. Neymar was replaced just eight minutes into his country’s friendly with Cameroon in Milton Keynes on Tuesday night.Neymar, captaining his country spun away from his opponent before crossing the ball into the penalty area. However, in doing so he seemed to pull a muscle and immediately placed his hand on his right groin.While, Mbappe was forced off with a shoulder injury during France’s clash with Uruguay. Mbappe lasted just over half an hour in France’s friendly, the forward fell awkwardly after a challenge from Uruguay keeper Martin Campana.The state of both injuries remains unclear, however both player appeared to be in so...
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