We are truly in a golden age for UEFA men’s Champions League goal scorers. From all-time greats to rising superstars, the Champions League top scorers 2020-2021 list is arguably the most intriguing ranking of goal scorers in the history of the sport.
Not long ago, Bayern Munich goalkeeper Manuel Neuer appeared to be entering the twilight of his career.
After missing nearly all of the 2017-18 season due to a fractured foot, Neuer returned the next season and played the worst football of his career. The German allowed 5.5 more goals than expected, ranking 32nd out of 37 qualified Bundesliga keepers.
Hay ocasiones en que el balón no quiere entrar. Le pasa a jugadores en el llano y también a cracks de nivel mundial como a Neymar. El brasileño vivió la malaria en el partido de vuelta de los cuartos de final de la Champions League entre el PSG y el Bayern Munich. Entre Manuel Neuer y los palos, el "10" no pudo anotar.
Para su fortuna, el PSG logró avanzar a las semifinales del torneo, cobrándose cierta revancha con los alemanes, quienes los vencieron en la final de la UCL 2020.
After a pulsating, nerve-wracking, Eric Maxim Choupo-Moting defined Champions League quarterfinal second leg between PSG and Bayern Munich, it’s the French side that saunters on in the competition by virtue of away goals since Bayern’s 1-0 victory at the Parc des Princes left the aggregate scoreline at 3-3 on Tuesday.
Barcelona have leapfrogged Spanish rivals Real Madrid to become the world's most valuable soccer club with a valuation of $4.76 billion, according to a list published by business magazine Forbes on Monday.
Real Madrid, who have topped the list five times in the past, edged Barcelona 2-1 in El Clásico on Saturday but find themselves second best off the pitch with a valuation of $4.75 billion.
BUCHAREST - Romanian assistant referee Octavian Sovre's decision to ask Borussia Dormund striker Erling Haaland to autograph his yellow and red cards raised some eyebrows but the charity that is set to benefit from a cash boost is not complaining.
"The red and yellow-signed cards which my kindergarten classmate Octavian donated to our SOS Autism Bihor center will be used for a noble cause," Simona Zlibut, who oversees a therapy center set up by parents, told Reuters.
Zlibut's own 21-year-old daughter is autistic and she says the center depends on donations.
Los flashes de las cámaras siempre se quedan con los goleadores y esta noche, en la victoria del PSG sobre el Bayern Munich, no hubo excepción. Kylian Mbappé fue el imán de los focos al marcar un doblete en la victoria de los franceses sobre el actual campeón de la Champions League, en un 2-3 que vale oro pensando en la clasificación a las semifinales del torneo. Sin embargo, la importancia de los goles de KM7 no hubiera tenido el mismo peso sin la intervención de las manos santas de Keylor Navas.
El golero costarricense fue el pilar del equipo galo y la gran figura del partido.
Kylian Mbappé and Neymar put on a master-class in producing the unexpected on Wednesday, earning PSG three vital away goals at the Allianz Arena in a 3-2 win over world champion Bayern Munich in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg. With those two at their best and Robert Lewandowski out injured, PSG takes Bayern’s crown as the most decisive team on the planet in the final third.
Mason Mount what have you done? The 22-year-old midfielder completely changed the trajectory of Chelsea’s Champions League quarterfinal against Porto with one brilliant touch, one incredible turn, one clinical finish. The Mason Mount goal vs Porto transformed a basic pass on the edge of the box into a superb opening goal to lead Chelsea to a 2-0 win on Wednesday.
El chiste ya es viejo. Vinicius Jr. es de clase mundial regateando rivales, pero a la hora de definir frente al arco lo hace con la misma gracia con que la señora Cecilia Giménez restauró el Ecce Homo.