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My journey as a sports journalist so far has been both intriguing and fun, but last Wednesday marked the best day on the job yet. I had the incredible opportunity to sit in the press box for the Paris Saint-Germain vs. Arsenal Champions League semi-final – a surreal moment for me, especially as a lifelong […]
The UEFA Champions League Round of 16 draw took place in Nyon, Switzerland this morning with the three English clubs discovering their opponents for their first knock-out matches. After finishing in the top eight of the inaugural Champions League league phase, Arsenal, Aston Villa and Liverpool all automatically qualified for the last 16 of the […]
Liverpool have been drawn against holders Real Madrid in the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League in a repeat of last season’s final. Los Blancos secured their 14th title courtesy of a Vinicius Junior goal in Paris in a match that was marred by crowd control issues, forcing the game to kick off over […]
Paris Saint-Germain were dumped out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage following a 3-1 defeat to Real Madrid at the Santiago Bernabeu in a game described as a “meltdown” by Ligue 1 journalist Robin Bairner. Despite a late winner from Kylian Mbappe in the first-leg, and another goal from the Frenchman in the […]
UEFA have announced that the 2021/22 Champions League Final has been moved from Russian city Saint Petersburg to the French capital of Paris. The decision comes after Russian president Vladimir Putin ordered a “military operation” on Ukraine on Wednesday night into Thursday morning. The European showpiece will now be held at the Stade de France […]
A spokesperson from UEFA has confirmed that an emergency meeting will take place tomorrow in order to discuss the venue of the 2022 Champions League final. An official statement from UEFA’s verified twitter account read stated: “Following the evolution of the situation between Russia and Ukraine, the UEFA president has called an extraordinary meeting.” Reports […]
The last round of the Champions League group stages were played out last night, with yet another eventful night of football confirming most of the 16 teams that have qualified for the knockout stages, with one game still to be played. In Group F, Villareal travel to Atalanta in a ‘winner takes all’ game, with […]
Fans have applauded the actions of Chelsea’s Sam Kerr as she sent a pitch invader tumbling to the floor during their Champions League group stage match against Juventus. A video shows a man filming himself on his phone entering the pitch for several moments, with no security in view, before he reluctantly began to walk […]
Another Champions League game-week has come and gone with all four of the English teams confirming their place in the round of sixteen. After victories for Manchester United and Chelsea on Tuesday, both Liverpool and Manchester City were in action last night, with both teams looking to cement their places at the top of their […]
Liverpool will be looking to close the gap on the top four tonight with a victory at Old Trafford, after Chelsea’s slip up against Arsenal last night gave Liverpool a glimmer of hope for Champions League football next season. The Reds currently sit seven points behind Chelsea and nine points behind Leicester with two games […]