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UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals Draw Live Streaming: When And Where To Watch Telecast? | Football News

The UEFA Champions League enters an intriguing stage, with only 8 teams left in the tournament. The likes of Real Madrid, Bayern Munich, Barcelona, Manchester City, Borussia Dortmund, Arsenal, PSG and Atletico Madrid are eager to find out which teams they will face in the quarter-finals of the tournament. Real Madrid, Manchester City, and Arsenal have arguably been the most dominant sides in the competition while German giants Bayern Munich redeemed themselves after going 1-0 down to Lazio in the first leg of their Round of 16 match.Barcelona, PSG, Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid would also be looking for an improved show in the last 8 stage of the competition.It also has to be noted that there will be no restrictions as far as match-ups are concerned at this stage, unlike the Rou...
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Atletico Madrid Triumph On Penalties To Reach Champions League Quarters | Football News

Atletico Madrid bounced back from two goals down on aggregate against Inter Milan to reach the Champions League quarter-finals with a thrilling 3-2 penalty shoot-out triumph on Wednesday. Trailing by a single goal after last month's first leg, Atletico looked dead and buried when Federico Dimarco pushed home Inter's opener at the Estadio Metropolitano. But Antoine Griezmann immediately pulled the hosts level on the night and three minutes before the end of the regulation 90 minutes substitute Memphis Depay took the tie to extra time at 2-2 with a fine low finish.That set up the decisive shoot-out which ended with Inter missing three of their five penalties, star striker Lautaro Martinez handing passage to the last eight to Atletico when he booted his spot-kick way off target."I think pe...
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Barcelona Edge Past Napoli To Make Champions League Quarterfinals Return | Football News

Barcelona survived a nervy second half to beat Napoli 3-1 on Tuesday and reach the Champions League quarter-finals 4-2 on aggregate. Xavi Hernandez's side came flying out of the blocks with goals from Fermin Lopez and Joao Cancelo but after Amir Rrahmani pulled one back, the Catalans started to sweat. Italian champions Napoli, who salvaged a 1-1 draw in the last-16 first leg, were finally beaten when Robert Lewandowski swept home from close range. It is the first time five-time winners Barcelona have reached the last eight of the competition since 2020, and they did so without injured midfield trio Pedri, Gavi and Frenkie de Jong."We're in the quarter-finals of the Champions League after four years, it's the moment to enjoy that," Barca coach Xavi told Movistar."We played a great game, ...
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David Raya Is Shootout Hero As Arsenal Reach Champions League Quarterfinals | Football News

David Raya was the hero as Arsenal beat Porto 4-2 on penalties on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals for the first time since 2010. The teams were locked at 1-1 on aggregate after an absorbing second leg at the Emirates but Raya saved twice in the shootout to break the hearts of the two-time champions. The goalkeeper dived full stretch to deny Wendell and repeated the feat against Galeno, while the home side converted all four of their penalties as the decibel count soared. It is the first time a Champions League match has been decided by penalties since the 2016 final between Real Madrid and Atletico Madrid."You are very nervous, you are hoping for the best but you know that it (the shootout) is a bit of a lottery," Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta told TNT Sports."So hap...
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Real Madrid ‘Suffer’ In Leipzig Draw To Reach Champions League Quarters | Football News

Real Madrid scraped through into the Champions League quarter-finals with a 1-1 second-leg draw against RB Leipzig on Wednesday, progressing 2-1 on aggregate. The record 14-time champions were far below their best but did just enough over the two legs of the last-16 clash to edge out their Bundesliga opponents. Despite Leipzig shading the game, Vinicius Junior opened the scoring in the 65th minute after being set up well by Jude Bellingham. Willi Orban quickly levelled for the visitors but they could not find a second goal to force extra-time at the Santiago Bernabeu.Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said his team suffered and did not approach the game well mentally."We played badly, with little intensity, with worries ... the psychological aspect conditioned our game a lot," Ancelotti told ...
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‘Respected’ Manchester City Now Belong Among European Heavyweights, Says Pep Guardiola | Football News

Pep Guardiola said Manchester City have earned their place among the perennial contenders for Champions League glory after reaching the quarter-finals for a seventh consecutive season on Wednesday. Guardiola could even afford the luxury of resting a host of star names in a 3-1 victory over FC Copenhagen at the Etihad that completed a 6-2 aggregate rout. Goals from Manuel Akanji and Julian Alvarez killed the tie as a contest inside 10 minutes before Erling Haaland drilled in his 29th goal of the season.Mohamed Elyounoussi briefly reduced the Danish champions' deficit to 2-1 on the night, but Copenhagen were outclassed over two legs as the European champions remain on course for another treble.City conquered Europe for the first time in the club's history last season, but Guardiola acknow...
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Mbappe Double Fires PSG Past Real Sociedad To Champions League Quarters | Football News

Kylian Mbappe lethally fired Paris Saint-Germain into the Champions League quarter-finals with a brace in a 2-1 win at Real Sociedad on Tuesday, his team cruising through 4-1 on aggregate. Coach Luis Enrique has slashed Mbappe's minutes in recent weeks after the player told the club he would leave at the end of the season, but the France captain proved he will be vital if PSG are to finally win the competition for the first time. The electric Mbappe was impossible for Real Sociedad to shackle and his strikes after 15 and 56 minutes left the Ligue 1 leaders with a simple night in the north of Spain."We are very happy, it was the objective," Mbappe told Canal Plus."We wanted to qualify but today we also wanted to win and give ourselves a bit of an easier game. That is what we did."We had ...
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‘Perfect Day’ As Kane Double Powers Bayern Into Champions League Last Eight | Football News

Harry Kane scored a goal in each half as Bayern Munich beat Lazio 3-0 on Tuesday to reach the Champions League quarter-finals 3-1 on aggregate. Kane headed Bayern level in the tie in the 38th minute, cancelling out Lazio's lead from the first leg with his first Champions League knockout goal in five years. Thomas Mueller doubled the hosts' lead with a clever header before half-time and Kane doubled up in the 66th minute, tapping in the rebound from a Leroy Sane shot to seal Bayern's progress to the next round."It was a perfect night for us," Kane told Amazon Prime."Everyone with energy, all around the pitch, the way we played and created chances and pressed without the ball -- it was a top, top performance."Bayern kept their slim hopes of silverware this season alive while likely giving...
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Kylian Mbappe No Longer Untouchable As PSG Prepare Champions League Return | Football News

Kylian Mbappe will face former club Monaco for the final time as a Paris Saint-Germain player on Friday, provided coach Luis Enrique selects his star player. The France captain's relationship with the PSG boss has come under the spotlight with Mbappe discovering he is no longer assured of a place in the line-up since telling the Qatar-owned club he would leave at the end of this season. Mbappe informed PSG in mid-February that he intended to depart when his contract expires in June, after seven years at the Parc des Princes, with Real Madrid his likely next destination.Luis Enrique responded to that by leaving the 25-year-old on the bench for their next game at Nantes, although Mbappe came on to score a penalty in a 2-0 win.More surprisingly, Mbappe started last week's home meeting with...
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‘Huge Player’ Victor Osimhen Gives Napoli Barca Draw And New Hope | Football News

Victor Osimhen was described as "a huge player" after marking his return for Napoli with a goal that gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona and hope that a dreadful season might have reached a turning point. Nigeria forward Osimhen rolled home the leveller with 15 minutes left of the first leg of their Champions League last 16 tie at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona, in his first match since returning from the Africa Cup of Nations. The 25-year-old equalised Robert Lewandowski's 60th-minute opener, which seemed likely to be the decisive goal as Barca were for long periods ...