Sheriff Tiraspol manager Yuriy Vernydub slammed former Liverpool player Dirk Kuyt for his demanding comments after his side beat Real Madrid (2-1) on Tuesday. Former Liverpool player Kuyt had previously claimed that the Moldovan side had no place in the competition, saying that teams like Sheriff shouldn’t have anything to do with the Champions League. Kuyt’s comments came in the wake of the European Super League fiasco, during which Real Madrid – among others – attempted to form an exclusive breakaway league with no means of entry for teams such as Sheriff. “It was a great player, Dirk Kuyt, who said there is no place in…
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SL Benfica striker Darwin Nunez scored a double, while Rafa Silva added another, as Benfica handed Barcelona a 3-0 loss. For the first time in their History, Barcelona have lost both of their first two matches in the Champions League group stage. Nunez opened the scoring for Benfica just three minutes into the match with a goal entirely of his own making. Julian Weigl’s long ball forced Nunez wide, but the Uruguayan ran inside once he had collected it before taking on and beating Eric Garcia inside the box. His subsequent near-post shot wrong-footed Marc-Andre ter Stegen, and Benfica took the lead with barely three…
Italian giants beat the Blue to go top of Group H in the UEFA Champions League as winger Federico Chiesa punished Thomas Tuchel’s men for a momentary lapse of concentration by scoring a goal seconds after the restart. Federico Chiesa started in the frontline alongside Federico Bernardeschi. The pair took up the forward spots in the absence of Alvaro Morata and Paulo Dybala. Their pace up top helped Juve successfully launch counter-attacks on several occasions despite Chelsea hoarding most of the ball. One such counter-attack in the 20th minute saw Chiesa go close to open the scoring. The youngster took advantage of a poor touch…
Cristiano Ronaldo scored the winner in the fifth minute of added time to help Ole Gunnar Solskjaer’s side exact revenge for last-year’s Europa League final defeat on Villarreal. Solskjaer had David De Gea and Ronaldo to thank for bailing him and his team out against La Liga side in their latest UEFA Champions League match. The Red Devils were on the back-foot for large spells of the game, and deservedly fell behind to a 53rd-minute goal from Paco Alcacer. However, as they have done several times in the past, United came back to win the match with Ronaldo scoring a last-gasp winner. Villarreal took the…
The Reds have been dealt with a major injury concern ahead of Manchester City’s trip to Merseyside. Their full-back Trent Alexander-Arnold is currently nursing a groin injury and is unlikely to feature against Manchester City on Sunday. Jurgen Klopp confirmed a couple of days ago that the full-back will not be travelling to Porto for their Champions League fixture which saw Liverpool register a 5-1 win with their revered front-three of Sadio Mane, Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino all chipping in with goals. Learn more 👉 Liverpool hit five past Porto, Griezmann inspires Atletico comeback against 10-man Milan James Milner filled in the gap for Alexander-Arnold at right-back, and if…
In a bid to broaden cooperation between UEFA and CONMEBOL, the governing bodies regulating football in Europe and South America, respectively, have announced a friendly game between the winners of the UEFA Euro 2020 and Copa America 2021. UEFA and CONMEBOL beleive this match will go a long way in expanding the existing cooperation between the bodies, which includes further development of women’s football, futsal and exchange of referees among other categories. The agreement also states that a joint-office will be opened in London to oversee the bilateral ties between these two continental boards. The UEFA and CONMEBOL counsels have also agreed…
In what can be clearly described as the upset of the competition so far, UEFA Champions League debutantes Sheriff Tiraspol beat 13-time winners Real Madrid 2-1 at the Bernabeu. Despite landing 31 shots – 11 of which were on target – and dominating the possession for large parts of the match, 13-time European Champions Real were beaten 2-1 by competition debutantes Sheriff Tiraspol at the Bernabeu. Strikes either side of a Karim Benzema goal helped the Moldovan minnows stun the Spanish giants and climb to the top of the group standings. Carlo Ancelotti started the match with a frontline of Vinicius Jr, Benzema, and Eden Hazard, and…
The Argentine attacker opened his account with a splendid second-half strike as Mauricio Pochettino’s men gained a 2-0 win over Manchester City on the second match night of the UEFA Champions League group stage. The Parisians took the lead just eight minutes into the match. Messi’s combination play, with Kylian Mbappe and Achraf Hakimi opened up space for the latter on the wing. The Moroccan pulled the ball back into a dangerous area where it was attacked first by Neymar – who scuffed his shot – and then Idrissa Gueye, who finished emphatically into the top corner. Despite falling behind, City took control of the match and threatened…
Salah, Mane, and Firmino were all on the scoresheet for Liverpool in their 5-1 win over Porto. In the other group game, Atletico Madrid turned a deficit around to defeat AC Milan in controversial circumstances. The Reds swept aside a hapless Porto at the Dragao, scoring five goals against the Portuguese outfit in their second UEFA Champions League group stage game. Mohamed Salah opened the scoring in the 18th minute, capitalizing on an error by defender Zaidu Sanusi, who failed to clear the lines after Diogo Costa had saved Curtis Jones’ shot. Sadio Mane doubled the Reds’ lead on the stroke of half-time by tapping the ball into…
The Argentine has been named in the Paris Saint-Germain squad that will play against Manchester City in the Champions League group stage game on September 28. The 34-year-old has recovered after missing the last four games nursing a knee injury. Messi will be up against his former coach Pep Guardiola, who was keen to get a signature last season when the former Barca number 10 wanted to quit. However, the exit did not transpire last season, and the six-time Ballon d’Or winner stayed at the club for another season. The Argentine, who has scored over 700 goals for club and country,…