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Manchester City, Real Madrid reach Champions League quarter-finals

Manchester City and Real Madrid both won their second-leg matches in the UEFA Champions League last 16, to reach to the quarterfinals with ease.

Lyon could face French rival PSG in Women''s Champions League

Five-time defending champion Lyon will play either French rival Paris Saint-Germain or Sparta Prague in the quarterfinals of the Women's Champions League. Friday's draw also paired Chelsea with two-time champion Wolfsburg, Barcelona against Manchester City, and Bayern Munich with Swedish club Rosengrd. Quarterfinal matches begin March 24 and the semifinals will be a month later. The final is scheduled for May 16 in Gothenburg, Sweden. Seven quarterfinalists are set. The final spot will go to either PSG or Sparta Prague, with the French club leading 5-0 going into the second leg on Wednesday. French powerhouse Lyon has won five straight titles and seven overall. It's also on a 30-game unbeaten streak in the Champions League. PSG handed Lyon its only loss of the domestic season, 1-0 on Nov. 20 in Paris. PSG is unbeaten in the French league. Lyon's path to a sixth consecutive title would have it meeting the winner of Barcelona-Man City in the semifinals. Wolfsburg has been elimina

Game against RB Leipzig was little bit like a summary of our season: Klopp

Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp is happy with his team's victory over RB Leipzig but said his team failed to capitalise on "really big chances" they got in the first half.Goals from Mohamed Salah and Sadio Mane helped Liverpool defeat RB Leipzig 2-0 in the second leg of their round-of-16 match in the Champions League on Thursday here at the Puskas Arena.With this win, Liverpool has progressed to the quarter-finals of the Champions League. Liverpool defeated RB Leipzig 4-0 on aggregate as earlier, Klopp's side had outclassed their opponent 2-0 in the first-leg fixture as well.While they progressed in the Champions League, Liverpool has been struggling in Premier League and is placed on the eighth spot on the table with 43 points, 25 points behind table-toppers Manchester City. Klopp said the game against RB Leipzig was a "little bit like a summary of our season", suggesting that his side is not capitalising on their chances."It will help, that's how it is. It will help but we know that .

PSG-Barcelona; Liverpool-Leipzig in UEFA Champions League

A look at what's happening in European soccer on Wednesday:

Revamped Champions League would increase revenue for all

For all their differences of opinion regarding a revamped Champions League in 2024, all parties can agree that making more money is the inevitable way forward

Man City, Borussia Monchengladbach to play UCL second-leg tie in Budapest

UEFA on Wednesday confirmed that Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach's second-leg match in the Champions League last 16 will be held in Budapest."UEFA is able to officially confirm that the UEFA Champions League round of 16 second leg match between Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach will now be played at the Puskas Arena in Budapest. The date of the match (16 March 2021) and the kick-off time (21:00CET) will remain the same," UEFA said in a statement."UEFA would like to thank Manchester City and Borussia Monchengladbach for their support and close cooperation, as well as the Hungarian Football Federation for their assistance and agreeing to stage the match," it added.Manchester City also issued a statement regarding the same, adding that changes to the German COVID-19 regulations led to the change in venue."Manchester City can confirm that the second leg of our Champions League last-16 tie against Borussia Monchengladbach will be played at the Puskas Arena, ...

Neymar to miss Champions League clash against Barcelona, confirm PSG

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) on Tuesday confirmed that Neymar will not be available for the club's upcoming match against Barcelona

A year after 'Game Zero,' Atalanta welcomes Real Madrid in Champions League

Just over a year after Game Zero, Atalanta is back in the knockout round of the Champions League. Last year's match, against Valencia in nearby Milan on Feb. 19, was the biggest in the club's history and a third of Bergamo's population made the short trip to San Siro for what turned out to be a 4-1 victory. A short time later, military trucks were driving coffins out of Bergamo because the crematorium couldn't keep up as the small city became one of the epicenters of the coronavirus outbreak in Italy. The match was dubbed Game Zero because of the spread of the disease that followed both in northern Italy and in Spain. More than 40,000 fans inside the stadium enthusiastically celebrated each of Atalanta's four goals that day the last time the team played in front of its own supporters. On Wednesday, Atalanta will host Real Madrid in the first leg of the round of 16 in an empty Gewiss Stadium, which has been newly renovated. It certainly takes a lot away from us, Atalanta forward

Football official wants UEFA Champions League entry shared wider in 2024

With four places likely to be added to the Champions League starting in 2024, the president of the European Leagues group is working to ensure those extra spots go to smaller teams

Juventus could've done better, admits Pirlo after defeat against Porto

Juventus manager Andrea Pirlo is disappointed after being beaten by Porto and said that his team "could've done better" in the match.Juventus suffered a 2-1 defeat at the hands of Porto in the first leg of their Champions League last-16 tie here Thursday."Our approach changed after a minute because when you concede a goal like that so early on, it knocks your confidence. The players let their heads drop and Porto were able to play the game that they wanted to play, shutting up shop and playing on the counter," the club's official website quoted Pirlo as saying."Fortunately, we managed to get back into the tie ahead of the second leg through Chiesa's goal. We shouldn't have played like that and it's a shame. We could've done better. We had prepared for a different match. We wanted to attack the space in the behind with our forwards and our wingers and we needed to move the ball faster because they defended well, but they gave us space out wide. When you attack down the middle against ..

PSG capable of doing anything: Pochettino after win over Barcelona

Paris Saint Germain (PSG) coach Mauricio Pochettino said that his team is "capable of doing anything" as he praised the players for their "very good" performance after victory over Barcelona

Barcelona meets PSG for 1st time since epic 6-1 comeback win

The last time Barcelona hosted Paris Saint-Germain, it was one of the greatest comebacks in Champions League history.

UEFA Champions League: PSG midfielder Verratti available against Barcelona

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Marco Verratti has recovered from a hip injury and will be available for Tuesday's Champions League match at Barcelona

TikTok to be global sponsor for Euro 2020 tournament in June: UEFA

TikTok will be the global sponsor for the rescheduled Euro 2020 soccer tournament set to begin in June this year, the sport's European governing body UEFA announced on Thursday.

Race against the times

European football's effort to counter racism offers a good example for other sports

UEFA Champions League: PSG-Basaksehir to restart with new fourth official

The match between PSG and Istanbul Basaksehir was suspended as players from both team walked out after an alleged incident of racism involving the fourth official

Silence on field numbs Rs 2,150-cr Jalandhar, Meerut sports goods industry

like elsewhere, the Covid-19 lockdown followed by a continuing inertia in the sporting ecosystem have had a seismic effect on the two centres

Barcelona president Josep Maria Bartomeu submits resignation: Report

Bartomeu has been facing growing resentment in the last year due to the club's worsening finances and the team's decline on the pitch

Manchester Utd count cost of Covid disruption as EPL continues without fans

The pandemic has played havoc with the sporting calendar, forcing the suspension of English Premier League fixtures for three months, with fans still unable to attend matches

Three PSG players, Neymar, Di Maria and Parades test positive for Covid-19

Sports daily L'Équipe identified the players who tested positive as Neymar, Angel Di Maria and Leandro Paredes, noting that they were part of the trip to the Spanish island