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PEP GUARDIOLA BEMOANS MISSED CHANCES AS MANCHESTER CITY SUFFER UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE EXIT – ‘WE WERE BETTER THAN THEM’
Pep Guardiola insisted that his Manchester City team were the better side after the Citizens relinquished their defence of the UEFA Champions League with a quarter-final exit to Real Madrid on penalties. The second leg ended 1-1 after Rodrygo opened the scoring and Kevin de Bruyne's equaliser, but Antonio Rudiger scored the crucial spot kick to send Real into yet another semi-final.Pep Guardiola insisted that his Manchester City side were...
JUDE BELLINGHAM HOPING FOR ‘MORE NIGHTS LIKE THESE’ AFTER REAL MADRID BEAT MAN CITY TO REACH UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIS
Real Madrid reached the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a penalty shoot-out Jude Bellingham says he couldn’t have dreamed of a better start at Real Madrid and hopes “long may it continue” after knocking Manchester City out in the UEFA Champions League quarter-finals. Bellingham, 20, has been arguably Real’s most impactful player this season after signing from Borussia Dortmund last summer. He is the second-highest scorer in La Liga with...
JOEL EMBIID INSPIRES PHILADELPHIA 76ERS FIGHTBACK AGAINST MIAMI HEAT TO SET UP NEW YORK KNICKS PLAYOFF SHOWDOWN
The Philadelphia 76ers set up a NBA playoffs first-round encounter against the New York Knicks after defeating the Miami Heat 105-104. The 76ers had been trailing at half-time, but turned it around in the final two quarters. Joel Embiid had a particularly impressive performance in the fourth quarter, keeping his team in front. The Heat will now play the Chicago Bulls for the final playoff spot. Joel Embiid scored 23...
MANCHESTER UNITED, LIVERPOOL, ARSENAL IN ‘BIDDING WAR’ FOR BRAZILIAN TEEN GUSTAVO NUNES
Manchester United, Manchester City, Arsenal and Liverpool are just four of the many big European sides taking a look at two emerging youngsters. One is Gremio’s teenage forward, Gustavo Nunes, while there is also Shakhtar Donetsk midfielder Georgiy Sudakov, who is attracting interest from abroad. Elsewhere, Borussia Dortmund are set to sign Jadon Sancho, and Ivan Toney hopes to secure a pay rise. The Sun reports that Manchester United are...
BAYERN MUNICH 1-0 ARSENAL (3-2 ON AGG): JOSHUA KIMMICH’S HEADER SENDS BAVARIANS INTO CHAMPIONS LEAGUE SEMIS
Joshua Kimmich scored a second-half header to send Bayern Munich into the UEFA Champions League semi-finals with a 1-0 win over Arsenal on Wednesday night. It has been a dismal few days for the Gunners after they slipped up in the Premier League title race and they've now been knocked out of the Champions League. Bayern will face Manchester City or Real Madrid in the last four of the competition....
MANCHESTER CITY 1-1 (4-4 AGG) REAL MADRID – VISITORS WIN DRAMATIC SHOOT-OUT TO PROGRESS IN UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE
It was a hugely dramatic UEFA Champions League quarter-final second leg as Manchester City's epic encounter with Real Madrid went the distance at the Etihad Stadium on Wednesday evening. Real Madrid somehow survived a near-constant barrage of pressure from the hosts to take the tie to a penalty shoot-out with the score at 1-1 after extra time, and they went on to clinch a stunning victory. Andriy Lunin was the...