When the UEFA Champions League made changes to its usual group format, many eyebrows were raised as fans and football experts were already used to the permutations of eight groups of four teams each. The new and improved 36-team league format, however, has provided excitement on another scale, evident with the dramatic finish on the final day of the first phase, which kept fans on the...
Manchester City came from behind to overcome Club Brugge 3-1 at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday in the final day of the UEFA Champions League new league phase format, Afrosport reports. City entered the game needing a win as they were just outside the playoff spot, but the Premier League champions fell behind in the first half to a sublime finish from Nigerian midfielder Raphael Onyedika...
Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola is upbeat about his team’s chances of defeating Club Brugge in Wednesday’s must-win UEFA Champions League match, Afrosport reports. Guardiola hopes City can produce “something special” to help save their European campaign as they currently sit just outside the top 24 spots in the new 36-team Champions League format. The Premier League champions have just two wins from their previous seven...
Manchester City's chances of securing automatic qualification to the knockout phase of the new Champions League format took a major hit as they were beaten 2-0 by Juventus on Wednesday, Afrosport reports. Both teams met at the Allianz Stadium in Italy and after a cagey first half, the hosts took the lead in the 53rd minute through Dusan Vlahovic as the Serbian’s header beat City goalkeeper...
Defending champions Real Madrid defeated Serie A leaders Atalanta 3-2 in a nail-biting five-goal thriller on matchday 6 in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday. Kylian Mbappe broke the deadlock for Madrid in the 10th minute inside the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo as the Frenchman, who scored his 50th Champions League goal, found the bottom corner of the Atalanta post following a sublime pass from Brahim...
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