Lyon has utterly dominated women’s soccer in Europe over the last decade, winning seven Women’s Champions League titles since 2011. On Wednesday, that dynasty looked shaken to its core by a wry wink and a stunning comeback.
Where is Sergiño Dest for El Clásico and the USA-Mexico World Cup qualifier? Unfortunately, ahead of what was going to be the biggest week of his career, an untimely Sergiño Dest injury is keeping the U.S. and Barcelona fullback off the pitch. Fortunately, he won’t be out for too long.
The Champions League draw for the quarterfinals and eventual semifinal matchups was held on Friday, with the eight remaining teams discovering their paths to glory. Some sets of fans *cough Liverpool* will be ecstatic with the Champions League draw. Others, not so much. Here is the full draw and the Champions League quarterfinal odds.
The quarter-finals are set! ✔️
Después de pelarse las piernas eliminando a Cristiano Ronaldo, Héctor Herrera y sus compañeros en el Atlético de Madrid sueñan más que nunca con la posibilidad de ganar la Champions League. La tarea no será simple, menos considerando los colosales obstáculos que aparecen a partir de los cuartos de final del torneo.
Christian Pulisic made it two goals in two games against Lille as Chelsea defated the defending Ligue 1 champion 2-1 on Wednesday to win 4-1 on aggregate and advance to the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. The Pulisic goal vs Lille came at a perfect time for the Blues, who had struggled to create any chances in the first half.
After a promising first half at Allianz Stadium in which Juventus should've taken the lead against Villarreal in their Champions League Round of 16 second leg, Juve suffered an embarrassing second half collapse that saw the Spanish side score three unanswered while strolling into the quarterfinals.
Después del colosal partido que jugó ante Manchester United, en Old Trafford, Héctor Herrera compartió con el mundo las heridas que quedaron en sus piernas tras la intensa batalla.
En conversación con Movistar+, HH exhibió su orgullo por haber sido una de las figuras del Atlético de Madrid, en una serie que puso a los colchoneros en los cuartos de final de la Champions League.
No solo Lionel Messi está fuera de la Champions League 2021-22. También lo está Cristiano Ronaldo. Esto luego de que el Atlético de Madrid, con Héctor Herrera de titular, venciera a domicilio al Manchester United, en el partido de vuelta de los octavos de final del torneo.
Antes del partido y con un 1-1 en el global, Diego Simeone aleonó a sus jugadores asegurándoles que vencer a los ingleses en casa no era imposible y les recordó el título de los argentinos de Estudiantes de La Plata en el mismo Old Trafford, en la Intercontinental de 1968.
Benfica pulled off a smash-and-grab victory in Amsterdam on Tuesday defeating a much better-looking Ajax side 1-0 to advance to the Champions League quarterfinals winning 3-2 on aggregate.
If you watched the game on Paramount+ then you also suffered an unbearable 90 minutes where the audio was about one second ahead of the video on screen. One second doesn’t sound like a whole lot, but it becomes very apparent while watching.
They're not finished. They're still two of the planet's best footballers and will battle for the game's biggest prizes over the next few years, but it's clear now that the 2021-22 season marks a personal decline for both Lionel Messi and Cristiano that's indicative of life as a professional athlete in your mid to late thirties.
For Messi, it'll be the first time in 14 years that he doesn't surpass 30 goals across all competitions. He's at seven with just 10 matches remaining.