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Sporting Stun Man City in Champions League as Liverpool, Milan Claim Fine Wins

This is Beirut, 06/11 12:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

Viktor Gyokeres scored a hat-trick as Ruben Amorim's Sporting stunned Manchester City with a 4-1 win in the Champions League on Tuesday, while Liverpool trounced Xabi Alonso's Bayer Leverkusen and AC Milan beat holders Real Madrid in Spain. Sporting stole the show with their performance in Lisbon, but the Portuguese champions had to come from ...

Flick's Revitalized Barca Ready for Bayern Challenge

This is Beirut, 23/10 15:40 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Hansi Flick has rapidly moulded a ragged Barcelona into a potent threat to Europe's elite and the visit of his former Bayern Munich side in the Champions League tonight is their first acid test. The Catalans have not reached the semi-finals of the competition since 2019 and were humiliatingly thrashed 8-2 by the German giants in 2020, when Flick ...

Vinicius Hat-Trick Saves Real Madrid in Champions League, Villa Go Top

This is Beirut, 23/10 10:05 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Real Madrid came from behind to beat Borussia Dortmund 5-2 in the Champions League on Tuesday with Vinicius Junior scoring a hat-trick, as Aston Villa maintained their 100% record to go top of the table. Vinicius struck three times in the second half as Madrid bounced back from two goals down to inflict further anguish on Dortmund – in the ...

Ancelotti Wants Goals Over Pressing from Madrid Star Mbappe

This is Beirut, 22/10 17:55 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that he wants striker Kylian Mbappe to focus on scoring goals over pressing to help the team. The Spanish and European champions have not been at their peak this season and are still searching for the best way to incorporate the former Paris Saint-Germain superstar following his arrival this ...

Dybala Hat-Trick Lifts Roma as Lazio Slip-Up in Tuscany

This Is Beirut, 27/02 09:24 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Paulo Dybala scored his first hat-trick in a Roma jersey in a 3-2 win over Torino in Serie A on Monday to keep the capital city side's Champions League ambitions alive. But Lazio stuttered in Tuscany, missing a chance to close the gap on their city rivals with a 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina. Roma are sixth with 44 points, four points off Bologna who ...

'Huge Player' Osimhen Gives Napoli Barca Draw and New Hope

ici, 22/02 11:00 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Osimhen's Heroic Return for Napoli Holds Barcelona to 1-1 Draw in Champions League Clash Victor Osimhen was described as "a huge player" after marking his return for Napoli with a goal that gave the Italian champions a 1-1 draw with Barcelona and hope that a dreadful season might have reached a turning point. Nigeria forward Osimhen rolled home ...

Video Assistant Referees (VAR): The Solution or the Problem ?

Jad Ramadan, 2023-12-19 10:22 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Since the implementation of Video Assistant Referees (VAR) in the 2018/2019 season, football fans and even players have been critical of it for many reasons. Hailed as a revolutionary tool in football that will eliminate human mistakes and make the game fairer, the VAR was not able to show any significant improvement whatsoever. Nowadays, we see ...

Champions League Last 16 Tie-By-Tie Guide

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-18 20:05 - Reading : 5 minute(s)

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The UEFA Champions League last-16 draw revealed exciting matchups, such as Porto vs. Arsenal, Napoli vs. Barcelona, and Inter Milan vs. Atletico Madrid. As top clubs compete for a quarter-final spot, the stage is set for thrilling clashes in the prestigious tournament. FC Porto (POR) v Arsenal (ENG) Premier League leaders Arsenal will be ...

PSG, Porto into Champions League Last 16 as Newcastle Exit

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-14 10:23 - Reading : 4 minute(s)

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Paris Saint-Germain and Porto qualified for the Champions League last 16 on Wednesday as Newcastle bowed out of Europe after losing 2-1 at home to AC Milan. PSG drew 1-1 away to Group F winners Borussia Dortmund to go through as runners-up after Milan came from behind to beat Newcastle at St James' Park and eliminate Eddie Howe's ...

Who Said What: Champions League Group Stage

This Is Beirut, 2023-12-13 14:33 - Reading : 2 minute(s)

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Who said what after Tuesday's Champions League group games including Manchester United being knocked out after a 1-0 loss at home to Bayern Munich: "We didn't lose the campaign today. We had some good performances and also we made mistakes and individual errors from players. Today the performance was good, we didn't deserve to lose but we lost ...

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