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March 12, 2025 12:11 PM

Shootout hero Donnarumma helps PSG knock Liverpool out of Champions League

Paris St Germain beat Liverpool 4-1 in a penalty shootout to advance to the Champions League quarter-finals after winning a rip-roaring last-16 second-leg match at Anfield 1-0 on Tuesday thanks to a goal from livewire Ousmane Dembele. After the tie had finished 1-1 on aggregate, PSG goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma saved spot kicks from Darwin Nunez and Curtis Jones, while the visitors, who have never won the Champions League, converted all of their efforts. Ligue 1 leaders PSG will meet either...

March 7, 2025 11:14 AM

Man United draw 1-1 at Sociedad, Spurs lose 1-0 at Alkmaar

Manchester United took the lead through Joshua Zirkzee but were held to a 1-1 draw at Real Sociedad in the first leg of their Europa League last-16 tie on Thursday as Tottenham Hotspur suffered a 1-0 defeat at AZ Alkmaar. Rangers won 3-1 at Fenerbahce with Vaclav Cerny scoring twice, and Olympique Lyonnais secured a 3-1 victory at Romanian side Steaua Bucharest thanks to two late goals from Malick Fofana. Manchester United had the only real chance of the first half against Sociedad when Bruno ...

March 7, 2025 1:36 PM

Soccer-FIFA to consider one-off expansion to 64 teams for 2030 World Cup

Soccer's governing body FIFA will review a proposal to expand the 2030 World Cup to 64 teams to mark the centenary of the sport's marquee event, it said on Thursday. The 2030 World Cup will be held in Morocco, Spain and Portugal, with Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay, where the inaugural edition was staged, set to host three games. The World Cup has already been expanded from 32 to 48 teams for next year's edition in the U.S., Mexico and Canada. "A proposal to analyse a 64-team FIFA World Cup ...

March 6, 2025 11:59 AM

Liverpool’s Elliott nabs last-gasp winner against dominant PSG

Liverpool substitute Harvey Elliott scored a last-gasp winner 47 seconds after coming on to earn a fortunate 1-0 win against Paris St Germain who outplayed their visitors during Wednesday's Champions League last-16 first leg match. Elliott slotted home in the 87th minute against the run of play after a layoff from fellow substitute Darwin Nunez for a scarcely-deserved victory in Paris after goalkeeper Alisson had kept Liverpool in the game with a string of magnificent saves. Liverpool's goal w...

March 6, 2025 10:55 AM

Kane double as Bayern outclass error-prone Leverkusen 3-0

Bayern Munich striker Harry Kane scored in each half to guide his team to a 3-0 victory over 10-man Bayer Leverkusen in the all-German Champions League round of 16 first-leg match on Wednesday. The Bavarians earned their first victory in the last seven matches against Xabi Alonso's Leverkusen and will take a significant advantage into next week's return. For the visitors, second in the league behind Bayern, it was a bitterly disappointing evening, filled with mistakes and sloppy defending in t...

February 28, 2025 1:32 PM

Barca Legends returning to India for face-off against Real Madrid Leyendas on April 6

One of football's greatest rivalries is set to make history on Indian soil for the first time, as the legends of Real Madrid and Barcelona prepare to clash in the highly anticipated 'Legends Faceoff.' This iconic match will take place at Navi Mumbai's 55,000-capacity DY Patil Stadium on April 6, with kick-off scheduled for 7 PM IST. Fans can expect to see footballing greats such as Luis Figo, Fernando Morientes, and Rivaldo, among others, as more legendary names are set to be revealed soon. Th...

February 20, 2025 10:57 AM

Champions League: PSG seal last-16 sport with historic aggregate win over Brest, PSV beat Juventus

Paris Saint-Germain recorded a historic 7-0 victory over Stade Brestois 29 in the second leg of their play-off to sail into into the last-16 of the Champions League. The win was the second-biggest aggregate triumph in UEFA Champions League history. PSG also became the first team to have seven different scorers in a single match. Bradley Barcola was the first of those, with Khvicha Kvaratskhelia then adding his maiden European goal for the hosts before the break. Vitinha's fine third was the fi...

February 20, 2025 10:48 AM

Champions League: Mbappe’s hat-trick powers holders Real Madrid into last-16

Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick as Real Madrid eased into the last 16 of the UEFA Champions League on Thursday (IST) after a 3-1 win over Manchester City in the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium, securing a 6-3 aggregate win after last week's 3-2 victory in Manchester. City striker Erling Haaland was carrying a knee injury, and the Norwegian, who had scored twice a week ago, started the game on the subs' bench as his side struggled from start to finish, looking fragile in defense again, while failing ...

February 19, 2025 12:53 PM

Benfica see off Monaco in thriller to reach last 16

Benfica held determined AS Monaco to a 3-3 draw in a thrilling second leg of their Champions League knockout phase playoff on Tuesday for a 4-3 aggregate win that earned the hosts a place in the competition's last 16. Benfica, who had a one-goal advantage from the first leg, opened the scoring in the 22nd minute with winger Kerem Akturkoglu's close-range strike after a fine pass from Vangelis Pavlidis. But Monaco had the hosts on the ropes for much of the match and midfielder Takumi Minamino e...

February 19, 2025 11:32 AM

Bayern’s Davies nets late equaliser against Celtic to book last-16 spot

Bayern Munich's Alphonso Davies snatched a last-gasp equaliser against Celtic for a 1-1 draw in their playoff on Tuesday as theyreached the Champions League last-16 by 3-2 on aggregate. They will next face either fellow Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen or Atletico Madrid depending on Friday's draw. Davies scored in stoppage time after former Bayern reserve player Nicolas Kuehn had given the visitors a shock lead in the 63rd minute asthey tried to overturn a first-leg deficit and win a first ga...