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Bayern Munich Boss Thomas Tuchel Hoping To Echo Chelsea Run Before Arsenal Clash | Football News
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Bayern Munich Boss Thomas Tuchel Hoping To Echo Chelsea Run Before Arsenal Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will seek to echo the spirit of 2021's Champions League-winning run with Chelsea in Wednesday's home quarter-final second leg against Arsenal. Bayern put aside their domestic struggles in the first leg, returning from London with a 2-2 draw, another Harry Kane goal against his old foes and the knowledge victory in Germany will see them through to the final four. With Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen already in possession of the Bundesliga trophy, the Champions League is now the only focus for Tuchel's Bayern.Being able to concentrate only on Europe is a luxury few of the teams remaining in the Champions League have, particularly Arsenal who are in the midst of a tense Premier League title race.Tuchel was free to make his focus on Europe obvious, m...
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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News
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Erling Haaland Out To Hush Critics As Manchester City Aim To Repeat Real Madrid Heroics | Football News

[ad_1] Manchester City are closing in on a second consecutive treble, yet Erling Haaland is still facing criticism as Real Madrid visit the Etihad on Wednesday aiming to exact revenge for their Champions League exit last season. The 14-time European champions were humbled 4-0 on their visit to Manchester 11 months ago at the semi-final stage as City went on to win the Champions League for the first time, along with the Premier League and FA Cup. Pep Guardiola's men are 12 games away from repeating that remarkable feat even without their prolific Norwegian hitting the form he did last season.Haaland's return of 31 goals in 38 games this season is still impressive, but he has not scored in City's three meetings with Madrid in the past year and failed to find the net in 13 of his last 20 ma...
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Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund ‘Obliged’ To Hit Back Against Atletico Madrid | Football News
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Edin Terzic’s Borussia Dortmund ‘Obliged’ To Hit Back Against Atletico Madrid | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic said on Monday his side had to give everything in Tuesday's home Champions League quarter-final second leg against Atletico Madrid after being "punished" in the first game. Dortmund trail 2-1 after last week's match in Madrid, where individual mistakes allowed Atletico to take a 2-0 lead after 30 minutes. The German club fought back as Sebastien Haller scored to bridge the deficit, although the striker will miss Tuesday's clash with injury. Terzic said Dortmund were "punished" by an "ice-cold" Atletico, but backed his team to turn the tables in front of their 81,500-seat Westfalenstadion crowd and the famous 'Yellow Wall'."When you go out onto the pitch in front of that stadium and start your warm-up, you are obliged to give everything and show ...
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Borussia Dortmund Lean On Home Comforts Ahead Of Atletico Madrid Clash | Football News
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Borussia Dortmund Lean On Home Comforts Ahead Of Atletico Madrid Clash | Football News

[ad_1] Borussia Dortmund host Atletico Madrid in the second leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Tuesday looking for inspiration from their Westfalenstadion fortress to overturn a 2-1 deficit. Winners in 1997 and finalists in 2013, Dortmund are somehow still in with a shot at returning to the semi-finals despite a terrible start in Madrid, with Edin Terzic's overawed side trailing by two goals after 30 minutes. Dortmund composed themselves and were arguably the better side for the remaining 60 minutes but, despite a crucial Sebastien Haller goal, will rue two slapstick defensive mistakes which gave Atletico the upper hand.As it often is, Dortmund's trump card is their 80,000-strong Westfalenstadion -- Germany's biggest stadium and one of the largest in European football.The...
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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News
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Barcelona Hope Young Blood Can Overcome Old Ghosts In Europe | Football News

[ad_1] Barcelona host Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday hoping their young stars can help them vanquish the ghosts of the past and return the five-time winners to the Champions League elite. The Catalans' dramatic 3-2 quarter-final first leg victory in Paris is arguably their finest result away from home in the competition in the last decade, sparking big dreams in Catalonia. "I understand the euphoria -- it's better to live with euphoria than with pessimism," said Barca coach Xavi Hernandez on Saturday.Xavi's side which snatched victory at the Parc des Princes featured the two youngest players ever to play in the final eight of the Champions League, in 16-year-old Lamine Yamal, and Pau Cubarsi, 17.That fresh blood has brought new life to a team not only struggling this season but which has...
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News
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Kyian Mbappe And PSG Face Fight To Keep Champions League Dream Alive | Football News

[ad_1] The spectre of another disappointing exit from the Champions League hangs over Paris Saint-Germain after a 3-2 first-leg defeat at home left them with a fight to turn around their quarter-final tie against Barcelona in Tuesday's return. At first, nobody realistically expected this PSG side, in transition with a rejuvenated squad following last year's departures of Lionel Messi and Neymar, to go on and win the Champions League this season. But the realisation that Kylian Mbappe would not be staying beyond the end of his contract after this campaign helped concentrate minds, with the superstar forward informing the club of his plans after the win over Real Sociedad in the last 16.Then came the draw for the last eight and semi-finals, which presented the French champions with a favou...
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Barcelona Beat PSG In Thriller To Seize Edge In Champions League Tie | Football News
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Barcelona Beat PSG In Thriller To Seize Edge In Champions League Tie | Football News

[ad_1] Andreas Christensen came off the bench to head in the winning goal as Barcelona won 3-2 away to Paris Saint-Germain in a remarkable first leg of their Champions League quarter-final tie on Wednesday. Raphinha had earlier scored twice for the Catalans at the Parc des Princes, slotting in the opener late in the first half and then volleying in an equaliser to make it 2-2 just after the hour mark. In between, PSG had turned the game around as they awoke from a poor first-half display by starting in electrifying fashion after the restart with two goals in six minutes, neither coming from Kylian Mbappe.Ousmane Dembele struck against his old club, and Vitinha briefly put the French giants in front, only for Barcelona to recover in stunning fashion to take control of the tie.Christensen'...
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Champions League: Atletico Madrid Hold On To Keep Narrow Advantage On ‘Nervous’ Dortmund | Football News
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Champions League: Atletico Madrid Hold On To Keep Narrow Advantage On ‘Nervous’ Dortmund | Football News

[ad_1] Atletico Madrid earned a 2-1 Champions League quarter-final first leg victory over Borussia Dortmund on Wednesday, surviving a late onslaught from the visitors. Rodrigo De Paul and Samuel Lino's first half goals gave Diego Simeone's side a commanding lead but Sebastien Haller pulled one back to give the German side a foothold in the tie ahead of next week's return in Dortmund. Edin Terzig said his side, fifth in the Bundesliga, were "very nervous" in the first half but they improved and hit the woodwork twice in the final stages of a match which saw security measures reinforced after the Islamic State (IS) group made threats against stadiums used for last-eight ties.Atletico Madrid had flown out of the traps, keen to grasp a golden opportunity to reach the semi-finals for the firs...
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Bayern Munich Had To Bounce Back From Bundesliga Flop, Says Harry Kane | Football News
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Bayern Munich Had To Bounce Back From Bundesliga Flop, Says Harry Kane | Football News

[ad_1] Harry Kane said Bayern Munich had to show a reaction after the collapse of their Bundesliga title defence as they held Arsenal 2-2 in the first leg of Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final. Tottenham's all-time top goalscorer scored from the penalty spot on his return to north London as Bayern came from 1-0 down to lead 2-1 at half-time. Leandro Trossard levelled for the Gunners 14 minutes from time to leave the tie finely balanced heading back to Germany next week.Bayern have lost their last two Bundesliga games to leave Bayer Leverkusen on the brink of their first ever title.The Bavarian giants have won the German title for the last 11 years and Kane admitted their league form has put more pressure on them to succeed in Europe."You saw a really determined team tonight. It was...
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Leandro Trossard Strikes Late To Rescue Arsenal In Bayern Munich Draw | Football News
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Leandro Trossard Strikes Late To Rescue Arsenal In Bayern Munich Draw | Football News

[ad_1] Arsenal rescued a 2-2 draw against Bayern Munich as Leandro Trossard's late leveller stopped Harry Kane making a triumphant return to north London in Tuesday's Champions League quarter-final first leg. Trossard came off the bench to equalise in the closing stages at the Emirates Stadium after former Tottenham striker Kane put Bayern 2-1 ahead with a first-half penalty. Arsenal had taken an early lead through Bukayo Saka before former Gunners winger Serge Gnabry put Bayern back on level terms.Kane scored a north London derby record 14 goals against Arsenal during his time with Tottenham, making him an inevitable target for taunts for Gunners fans.When Kane bagged his sixth career goal at the Emirates -- and his 39th in all competitions in his first season with Bayern -- it seemed t...
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