Champions League

Napoli, Arguably Europe’s Most Exciting Side, On Verge Of UCL Disaster

For a half-hour inside the Stadio San Paolo in Naples, Napoli didn’t just look like the best team in Italy — a statement backed up by their current position in Serie A — they looked like the best side in Europe. An opening period of dominance was stamped by a sensational goal in the 21st minute for the Neapolitans, and everything appeared rosy for the home side before defender Faouzi Ghoulam had to be substituted in the 31st minute with an apparent knee injury.

After Crushing Real Madrid, It’s Time To Consider Tottenham As Legit Champions League Contenders

With 20 minutes left in the match, Londoners were shouting “Olé!” for every touch of the team in all white, which held a commanding three-goal lead. The two-time defending champions were chasing ghosts. 

Tottenham crushed Real Madrid 3-1 in a Group H Champions League match at Wembley Stadium on Wednesday, staking a claim as one of the best teams in Europe and a legitimate contender for the Champions League crown. 

Hector Herrera Scored To Put Porto Ahead Of RB Leipzig

Hector Herrera put Porto ahead of RB Leipzig in their Champions League group stage match Wednesday. Herrera pounced on a loose ball and finished clinically.

Dele Alli Returns, Opens Scoring Against Real Madrid

5 Years ago tomorrow will be the anniversary of Dele Alli making his debut for MK Dons in front of 1,500 people. Today the 21-year-old opening the scoring against Real Madrid in front of 90,000 in the UEFA Champions League.

Javi Martinez Got His Halloween Started Early After Scoring vs. Celtic

Celtic Park was not a very spooky place this Halloween. At least not for the visitors. Bayern Munich's go-ahead goal in the 77th minute against Celtic in the Champions League Tuesday was slightly marred by goal-scorer Javi Martinez bleeding all over the place immediately afterwards.

Stephan El Shaarawy Had Himself A Roman Hat Trick Against Chelsea

Stephan El Shaarawy scored what we’re forever calling a Roman Hat Trick. The Roma winger scored two goals in the first half against Chelsea and received a bit of unexpected foreplay from teammate Diego Perotti. Roma beat Chelsea 3-0 on Tuesday in the Rome rematch of the remarkably entertaining 3-3 draw at Stamford Bridge a couple weeks ago. El Shaarawy was at the center of it all, spoiling the return of Blues coach Antonio Conte to his native country. 

El desafortunado arquero de 18 años del Benfica añade otro capítulo triste a su historia

Han pasado dos semanas desde que el portero de Benfica, Mile Svilar, hizo historia en la Liga de Campeones al convertirse en el portero más joven en participar en la competencia, rompiendo el récord de Iker Casillas con la tierna edad de 18 años y 52 días. Lo que fue más memorable fue el terrible error de Svilar en un tiro libre de Marcus Rashford, cuando el joven belga atrapó la pelota, pero llevó la pelota a su propio arco. El error le dio una victoria de 1-0 a Manchester United.

Stephan El Shaarawy Hits A Screamer Less Than One Minute Into Chelsea Match

Eden Dzeko cushions a perfect header that sets up a Stephan El Shaarawy volley for the ages. What a strike! Roma are up early in Champions League group stage play.

FIFA Voted Ronaldo, Martens, Giroud’s Scorpion Kick The Best

FIFA actually got something right on Monday when it awarded Cristiano Ronaldo The Best FIFA Men’s Player of 2017 at the FIFA award show. Lieke Martens was named The Best Women’s Player while Olivier Giroud claimed the Puskas Award for the best goal. 

Ronaldo won the honor as best men’s player for the second year in a row and was also named to the FIFA FIFPro World XI alongside four of his Real Madrid teammates. 

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