Champions League

Vinicius Double Keeps Real Madrid's Final Hopes Alive

Real Madrid forward Vinicius Junior scored a double, including an 83rd-minute equalizing penalty, to snatch a 2-2 draw at Bayern Munich on Tuesday that puts the Spanish side in the driving seat for the return leg of the Champions League semi-final. Vinicius gave Real the lead after 24 minutes of the first leg, but Bayern scored twice in four ...

Champions League: Paris Can Believe, Dortmund Too

Tonight, the Parisians will take to the stage at Signal Iduna Park to face Dortmund's Yellow Wall. Luis Enrique can dream of a historic treble, while Dortmund owes much to Marco Reus. Here's the pre-match analysis from Beirut. Paris Dreams Big With an impressive momentum, Paris Saint-Germain, brimming with confidence after sidelining FC ...

Champions League: Vinicius Makes It Safe, Paris Hits the Yellow Wall

In this first round of semi-finals, the tension on the pitch is palpable. Real Madrid welcome Bayern Munich to the Santiago Bernabeu, while Paris struggle to find their feet in Dortmund. A Face-Off Between Titans The meeting between Bayern Munich and Real Madrid is a spectacle of twists and turns. Despite the Bavarians' initial dominance in the ...

Champions League: PSG Bend the Knee at Parc des Princes

In a thrillingly intense duel, Dortmund qualified for the Champions League final in London. Man of the match Mats Hummels scored twice against the capital club. Dortmund Surprise the Odds Before the second leg, Edin Terzic had warned that Dortmund would find it difficult to reach the semi-finals based on the favourites. However, the team ranked ...

Champions League: Joselu, Merengue Hero

Real Madrid proved that they remain the kings of Europe as Joselu's late brace saved them from imminent elimination to reach the Champions League final with a spectacular 2-1 victory against Bayern Munich at the Bernabéu on Wednesday. Joselu, the Match of a Career The veteran forward entered the field only in the 81st minute before scoring both ...

Griezmann Hat-trick Fires Atletico into Champions League

Antoine Griezmann secured the Champions League qualification for Atletico Madrid with a hat-trick in a 3-0 triumph at Getafe on Wednesday in La Liga. Diego Simeone's side ensured they would finish in the top four and therefore reach Europe's top competition for the 12th consecutive season. Inspired by French international Griezmann, the ...

Eleven Years on, Hummels and Reus Hope to Set Things Right at Wembley

Eleven years after a heartbreaking Champions League final loss to arch-rivals Bayern Munich, Borussia Dortmund veterans Mats Hummels and Marco Reus are returning to Wembley on Saturday to set things right. This time around, 14-time winners Real Madrid, who eliminated Bayern in typical last-gasp fashion in the semi-finals, stand in the ...

Dortmund Dream of Shocking Real Madrid in Champions League Final

Borussia Dortmund coach Edin Terzic believes "anything is possible" as his side aim to shock Real Madrid in tonight's Champions League final at London's Wembley stadium. The star-studded Spanish giants are heavy favorites to be crowned European champions for the 15th time, and a sixth in the last 11 seasons, against a Dortmund team that have ...

Real Madrid Defy Dortmund to Win 15th Champions League

Real Madrid withstood a Borussia Dortmund barrage to win the Champions League for the 15th time as Dani Carvajal and Vinicius Junior struck late in a 2-0 win at Wembley on Saturday. Right-back Carvajal headed in from Toni Kroos' corner on 74 minutes, before Vinicius fired home to extend the Spanish giants' record as the most successful club in ...

Mbappe the Next Prize for Real Madrid, Kings of Europe

Real Madrid's record-extending 15th Champions League triumph will leave incoming French superstar Kylian Mbappe licking his lips at what lies ahead for him. The 25-year-old forward has been unable to win the competition with Paris Saint-Germain in seven years at the French club. Set to join the Spanish giants in the coming days, Mbappe saw the ...

Holders Real Madrid Face Dortmund and Liverpool in New-Look Champions League

Holders Real Madrid will face Liverpool away and host Borussia Dortmund in a repeat of last season's final in the league stage of the new-look Champions League, the draw for which took place on Thursday. Every team will play eight games against eight different opponents in the new format of Europe's elite club competition, with all 36 clubs now ...

Bellingham, Tchouaméni Back for Madrid's Champions League Opener

Real Madrid coach Carlo Ancelotti said on Monday that midfielders Jude Bellingham and Aurélien Tchouaméni are back from injury as Los Blancos begin the defense of their Champions League trophy. The record 15-time winners and current title holders face German side Stuttgart on Tuesday at the Santiago Bernabeu and are boosted by the return of ...