With the millions they have invested in top players and with the most respected coach of his generation in charge, Manchester City should be doing much better than going out of the Champions League in the last eight.
But after their shock 3-1 defeat by Lyon on Saturday that is exactly what City have done in the last three years.
After being eliminated at the quarterfinal stage of the Champions League for a third straight year, Manchester City and manager Pep Guardiola, perhaps unexpectedly, find themselves at a crossroads.
Despite the criticism that Guardiola has faced for his cautious tactics in the 3-1 loss to Lyon on Saturday and the questions about whether he is over-complicating the task in Europe, there is no suggestion that the City hierarchy has lost confidence in the Spaniard.
This was supposed to be the year for Manchester City. Having seen Liverpool run away with the Premier League title, Pep Guardiola’s side focused on the Champions League. The Citizens saw off Real Madrid in the Round of 16 and seemingly had an easy path to the semifinals after Lyon stunning Juventus.
But with just the seventh-place Ligue 1 side in its path, Manchester City once again stumbled in the Champions League.
This year, the transfer market promises to look very different as clubs look to conserve money during a difficult financial time. While COVID-19 might put a damper on expensive transfers, there is still plenty of good value in the market.
Many of the best players in today's game have been purchased for just a fraction of the enormous transfer fees paid for superstars like Neymar and Kylian Mbappe.
The FA Community Shield is an annual match in England at Wembley Stadium between the previous season's Premier League champion and the holder of the FA Cup. All proceeds from the game are donated to community charities and initiatives around the country.
Manchester City has signed United States' World Cup-winning midfielder Sam Mewis from National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) side North Carolina Courage, the English club said on Monday.
The 27-year-old, who helped the U.S. national team capture the World Cup in France last year, is Women's Super League (WSL) side City's second signing of the transfer window following the arrival of Chloe Kelly from Everton.
There was barely time for the full inquest into Juventus' exit from the Champions League to even begin before the club delivered their own blunt verdict — sacking their coach Maurizio Sarri.
I always get a little depressed when ESPN FC shares a highlight from MLS and anywhere between five and 10 people feel obligated to tell the void that the defending is trash, the league is shit and they could’ve scored that. The truth is that football is a game of failure and error. In a certain sense, every league around the world — from the NPSL on up to the Champions League — is a unique and original dumpster fire.
FIFA 21 is already set to release on October 6, 2020. The cover boy has been announced and player ratings have been dissected. What more could there be? The answer is plenty more.
In a recent revelation, FIFA 21 named Georgia Stanway as another ambassador for the game. Stanway is now the first English woman to become a EA Sports FIFA Next Ambassador.
Over here in ‘Murica we’re having a tough time — for multiple reasons obviously. One of our 99 problems is that we can’t figure out when and how to watch the Champions League. Today I bring you one solution: the U.S. Champions League schedule. Here's the CBS Champions League TV Schedule.
The last time we saw the Champions League was March 11, 2020, in the second legs of the Round of 16. We’ll pick up where we left off with the second legs.