Liverpool vs Benfica: Reds resist late comeback to book semi-final spot
Liverpool will line up in the UEFA Champions League semi-finals for the third time in five seasons after Roberto Firmino’s second-half double all but wrapped up an aggregate triumph before Benfica hit back to remove some of the gloss. Next up: Villarreal. A much-changed Liverpool side were slow to get into this quarter-final second leg, […]
Champions League: One day we’ll break this quarter-final gap — Guardiola
Pep Guardiola admitted Manchester City shot themselves in the foot once more in the Champions League after crashing out in the quarter-finals for the third straight season with a shock 3-1 defeat to Lyon in Lisbon.
Qatar versus Red Bull — a Champions League semi-final for the 21st century
Either Paris Saint-Germain or RB Leipzig will reach the Champions League final for the first time this midweek but the prospect of these hugely ambitious clubs clashing in the last four in Lisbon may be a turn-off for many football fans. When UEFA president Aleksander Ceferin spoke to AFP last week about the future of […]
Ruthless Bayern must build on Barcelona rout, says Boateng
Jerome Boateng on Sunday praised the form of “world-class” Alphonso Davies and said treble-chasing Bayern Munich must stay focused in the wake of their Champions League demolition of Barcelona when they play Lyon in the semi-finals.
UEFA Champions League leading scorers, semi-finals line-up
UEFA Champions League semi-finals line-up (all matches in Lisbon; Kick-off 1900GMT) Tuesday, August 18 Estadio da Luz RB Leipzig (GER) v Paris Saint-Germain (FRA) Wednesday, August 19 Estadio Jose Alvalade Lyon (FRA) v Bayern Munich (GER) Final on August 23 at Estadio da Luz UEFA Champions League leading goalscorers after Saturday’s match: 14: Lewandowski (Bayern […]
Lyon stun Man City 3-1 to reach Champions League semi-final (updated)
Moussa Dembele came off the bench to score two late goals as Lyon caused another Champions League sensation on Saturday, dumping out Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City with a 3-1 quarter-final win in Lisbon.
