Brendan Rodgers' team has been dominant domestically, with little competition from Rangers for the Scottish Premiership title.
Live streaming of Manchester City vs Real Madrid UEFA Champions League playoff tie will be available on the SonyLIV app.
The live streaming of the UCL playoff 2nd leg between Manchester City and Real Madrid will be available on the SonyLIV app.
The live streaming of the UCL playoff between Brest and PSG will be available on the SonyLIV app.
The UCL playoff between Man City and Real Madrid will start at 1:30 AM IST (Feb 12). The live streaming of the Champions League playoff between City and Real will be available on Sony LIV app
UEFA and top European soccer clubs are set to drop the Swiss agency that has sold Champions League rights since 1992 and replace it with the U.S. firm of Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross. New York-based Relevent Sports has been given exclusive negotiating rights over the global commercial rights to the UEFA men's club competitions for the period 2027-2033, UEFA said Tuesday, announcing the decision of its commercial joint venture with the European Club Association. UEFA men's club competitions including the Champions League, Europa League, Conference League and Super Cup have earned gross commercial revenue of at least 4.4 billion euros ($4.54 billion) this season. Relevent's first Champions League deal with UEFA was struck in 2022 to market just the United States rights for three seasons through 2027, in the new format with extra games. That American deal cut into the global marketing of the marquee club competition by TEAM Marketing in Switzerland since the traditional Europea
Key advantages for Real Madrid include the stellar form of Jude Bellingham, their vast experience in high-stakes matches, and the "magic" of the Champions League that often elevates their performance.
Real halted the then-defending champions City's title defence bid in a tense 120 minutes, followed by a penalty shoot-out
The match between Manchester City and Real Madrid on Wednesday will be their 14th encounter
The live streaming of the playoff 1st leg tie in the UEFA Champions League will be available on the SonyLIV app.
In the 2024 quarterfinals, a penalty shootout was required to separate the sides. Madrid triumphed in both years to lift the Champions League, while City bested Madrid in 2023.
City defender Ruben Dias also downplayed any negative feelings about Madrid's absence at the awards, emphasizing that he was focused on celebrating Rodri's achievement.
City spent over $200 million, which also saw Egypt's Omar Marmoush join for $73 million, along with defenders Abdukodir Khusanov from Lens and Vitor Reis for a combined $77 million.
Ahead of a Champions League playoff against Real Madrid, Manchester City survived a scare at third-tier Leyton Orient to advance to the fifth round of the FA Cup. City hosts Madrid on Tuesday in the first of a two-legged playoff. And while Pep Guardiola's team eventually fought back to win 2-1 against Orient on Saturday, it will likely need a much-improved performance to overcome Champions League holder Madrid. Orient threatened to pull off a famous upset when it led 1-0 at halftime against Guardiola's four-time defending Premier League champion. It took goals from substitutes Abdukodir Khusanov and Kevin De Bruyne to secure victory for City at Brisbane Road. It was impossible to control, Guardiola said. We played with character, and we are in the next round and it's always nice. Orient went ahead in spectacular fashion when Jamie Donley's shot from just past the halfway line hit the bar and rebounded off the back of City goalkeeper Stefan Ortega in the 16th minute. It was offici
One of the most anticipated matchups in the playoffs pits English Premier League champions Manchester City against defending Champions League winners Real Madrid.
Despite their longstanding dominance, both teams have had their struggles in the competition's new format, which expanded to 36 teams this season.
The draw took place at the House of European Football in Nyon, Switzerland and involved teams that finished from ninth to 24th position in the new format of the UEFA Champions League group stage.
After a frantic last round of action Wednesday, the inaugural 36-team league phase in Champions League history is over. Here's a look at some of the numbers that tell the story of how the first season in the new-look format has gone: 144: The number of games in the 36-team league phase, up from 96 last year in the old 32-team group format. 3.27: Goals per game in the new format, up from 3.09 per game in last season's group stage. 9: Barcelona's Robert Lewandowski and Borussia Dortmund's Serhou Guirassy are joint top scorers with nine goals each. 28: The number of goals scored by Barcelona, six more than any other team in the league phase. Manchester City led the way with last season with 28 goals in its entire Champions League campaign, including knockout games. 7: Liverpool's winning streak stopped at seven games with a 3-2 loss at PSV Eindhoven. That loss meant there were no unbeaten teams in the league phase. Six teams qualified unbeaten from their groups last season. 23: The
For teams finishing in 9th to 16th place, they will enter the knockout round play-offs, where they are seeded and face unseeded teams from 17th to 24th in a two-legged encounter.
Meanwhile, the teams that finished outside the automatic qualification spots have now confirmed their places in the knockout phase play-offs.