Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo’s Two Milestones and Own-Goal Drama Highlight Wednesday’s Group-Stage Games in UEFA Champions League

 October 1, 2015   R K Gupta

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In a major highlight from remaining 8 games of Match-day 2 on September 30, Real Madrid superstar Cristiano Ronaldo scored twice in his side’s away game against the Swedish side Malmo. The first half strike from the Portuguese took his career tally to 500 goals, while he drew level with ex-Real star Raul Gonzalez’s mark […]

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UEFA Champions League

Barcelona Bounce Back to Beat Bayern Leverkusen 2-1 in Group-Stage Match-Day 2 of UEFA Champions League

 September 30, 2015   R K Gupta

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On Match-Day-2 of 2015-16 UEFA Champions League, eight matches were played on September 29, 2015. In their home game at Camp Nou, FC Barcelona recovered from a 0-1 halftime deficit with goals from Sergi Roberto and Luis Suarez in the last 10 minutes to defeat Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. In other matches, Bate Borisov defeated AS […]

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UEFA Champions League

Ronaldo Hat-Trick Highlights Group-Stage Openers in the UEFA Champions League

 September 19, 2015   R K Gupta

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The Group-Stage action in the 2015-16 UEFA Champions League season got underway with 16 matches over two days on September 15 and16, 2015. In their first home fixture at Santiago Bernabeu against Shakhtar Donetsk, Cristiano Ronaldo’s hat-trick was the highpoint and it led to the home side’s 4-0 victory. In other notable results, Dinamo Zagreb […]

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UEFA Champions League

In UEFA Champions League Battle at Berlin, Brilliant Barcelona Beat Juventus

 June 9, 2015   R K Gupta

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Regardless of UEFA’s Europe-only tag, the eyes of the entire world were glued to the final game between FC Barcelona and Juventus at Berlin. A massive global TV and social media audience of 180 million in more than 200 countries tuned in to see Barcelona beat Juventus 3-1 and this confirmed the UEFA Champions League […]

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Sevilla Europa League

Sevilla now face a Champions League test after their Europa League triumphs

 May 28, 2015   John Welsh

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In beating Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 3-2 on Wednesday evening to win the Europa League final, Sevilla not only retained the trophy but were claiming victory in that tournament for the fourth time in ten seasons after first winning the UEFA Cup in 2006. The success against the Ukrainian team confirms the Sevilla reputation for consistency since […]

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Juventus Prevent Real Madrid

Plucky Juventus Prevent Real Madrid from Defending the Champions League Title

 May 15, 2015   R K Gupta

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At the start of the second leg semifinal at Santiago Bernabeu, Italian champions Juventus merely needed a draw to seal their place in the final of the UEFA Champions League. On their part, a simple 1-0 win was enough for the hosts and defending champions Real Madrid because they held away-goal advantage to go to […]

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Juventus

Juventus ruin the prospects of an ‘El Clasico’ Champions League final with a determined performance against Real Madrid

 May 14, 2015   John Welsh

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When Cristiano Ronaldo converted a spot-kick for Real Madrid during the first half the of the Champions League Semi-Final second leg against Juventus, football fans and the global media must have been expecting the first ever ‘El Clasico’ final in the prestigious tournament with Barcelona awaiting the winners. That Ronaldo penalty had levelled the aggregate […]

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second-leg UEFA semifinal

Brave heart Bayern Beat Barcelona but Bus to Berlin is Missed on Aggregates

 May 13, 2015   R K Gupta

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The second-leg UEFA semifinal between Bayern Munich and FC Barcelona was fiercely fought. The visitors from Barcelona suffered an early set-back, when Bayern made a storming start and took the lead in the seventh minute by converting a corner. But within 8 minutes from that goal and just as celebrations still continued in some corners […]

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Barcelona Luis Suarez

Barcelona survive early scare by Bayern Munich as Luis Suarez displays his true football qualities

 May 13, 2015   John Welsh

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Barcelona duly completed a 5-3 aggregate victory over Bayern Munich in their Champions League Semi-Final, but not before surviving an early scare when Bayern defender Medhi Benati claimed an early seventh minute headed goal to offer the German team some hope of overhauling the 3-0 deficit from the first leg in Spain. Nobody could fault […]

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Messi Magic

UEFA Champions League 1st-Leg Semifinals: Juventus Edge Out Real, Messi Magic Makes the Difference for Barca against Bayern

 May 8, 2015   R K Gupta

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In the first semifinal on May 5, 2015 at Turin, the 58th minute penalty from Carlos Tevez sealed the fate of Real Madrid as Juventus gained the edge in the first leg of UEFA Champions League semi-final. Except their victory in the final of 1998 UEFA Champions League over the Italian Club, Real Madrid have […]

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