Tag: Champions League

The Project of the European League was suspended, a statement from its creators revealed. (Image: Super League)

Super League Scrapped After Huge Public Outrage

The Super League, a project meant to gather the biggest clubs of Europe in a competition that would replace the Champions League, was suspended just two days after it was officially announced. Twelve of the biggest clubs in England (Manchester City, Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea, Arsenal, and Tottenham), Spain (Barcelona, […]

Barcelona famously defeated PSG 6-1 in the second leg of their 2017 Champions League Round of 16 matchup, winning 6-5 on aggregate. (Image: Laurence Griffiths/Getty)

Champions League Draw: Barcelona vs. PSG Highlights Round of 16 Matchups

Paris Saint-Germain reached the final of last season’s Champions League, but faces a tough road back, beginning with a clash against Spanish powerhouse Barcelona in the Round of 16. Monday’s Champions League Draw determined the eight, first-round knockout stage matchups, with the first leg of each clash coming in February. […]

Cristiano Ronaldo will miss the Wednesday Champions League match between Juventus and Barcelona due to his earlier COVID-19 diagnosis. (Image: Getty)

Turbulent Barcelona Side Heads to Juventus for Champions League Showdown

Barcelona will travel to Italy to take on Juventus in Champions League play after a hectic Tuesday on which the club’s entire executive board resigned. President Josep Maria Bartomeu and the entire board of directors stepped down rather than await the result of a vote of confidence from Barcelona supporters. […]

Manchester City will travel to Marseille on Tuesday for its second Champions League group stage match. (Image: Reuters)

Champions League: Manchester City Visits Marseille in Group C Showdown

Manchester City will try to assert itself as the class of Group C on Tuesday when it plays away at Marseille in the second round of Champions League group stage games. City started its Champions League campaign with a 3-1 home win over Porto last week, while Marseille dropped a […]

Defending Champions League winner Bayern Munich begins its quest for back-to-back titles on Wednesday vs. Atletico Madrid. (Image: Getty)

Bayern Munich Begins Champions League Title Defense vs. Atletico Madrid

Bayern Munich begins its quest to win a seventh Champions League title on Wednesday when the German club takes on Atletico Madrid to begin the group stage. While Bayern should advance through to the knockout stages without much issue, they have drawn a fairly competitive group with Atletico, Red Bull […]

Lionel Messi (left) and Cristiano Ronaldo (center) will meet up in the group stage of the Champions League for the first time this season. (Image: Harold Cunningham/UEFA/Getty)

Champions League Draw: Juventus vs. Barcelona, Man Utd. vs. PSG in Group Stage

The Champions League draw almost always results in at least one group where two of Europe’s biggest powerhouses are thrown together. Thursday’s draw kept that tradition alive, giving soccer fans at least three different matchups worthy of a European final. Thursday’s Champions League draw placed the final 32 teams into […]

Robert Lewandowski and Bayern Munich face off against PSG in the Champions League final on Sunday. (Image: Getty)

Champions League Final: Bayern Munich Favored Over Paris Saint-Germain

Paris Saint-Germain has the opportunity to win its first Champions League final on Sunday, but will face off against an in-form Bayern Munich in Lisbon for the European title. Both teams dominated their respective Champions League semifinals, winning by identical 3-0 scores. Verratti: ‘The Most Important 90 Minutes of Our […]

Manchester City enters its Champions League quarterfinal as a prohibitive favorite against Lyon. (Image: Ricardo Nogueira/Eurasia Sport/Getty)

Champions League Favorite Man City Takes on Lyon in Quarterfinal

Manchester City enters the last Champions League quarterfinal on Saturday as a massive favorite over Lyon, though manager Pep Guardiola remains wary of the French side. The winner of Saturday’s match will take on Bayern Munich in the semifinals on Aug. 19. City Seeks Champions League Breakthrough City failed to […]

Kylian Mbappe (right) should be able to play for PSG in the club’s Champions League quarterfinal match against Atalanta on Wednesday. (Image: David Ramos/AP)

Champions League Quarterfinals: Atalanta Challenges European Powerhouse PSG

First-timers Atalanta will try to keep their incredible run alive as they battle French champions Paris Saint-Germain in their Champions League quarterfinal match in Lisbon on Wednesday. The Champions League is concluding with single-elimination games in the Portuguese city after nearly five months off due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Atalanta […]