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UCL: Mbappe scores last-minute goal against R/Madrid as Man City thrash Sporting 3-0

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February 16, 2022

Kylian Mbappe scored an injury-time winner to help Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) defeat Real Madrid 1-0 in the first leg of their UEFA Champions League (UCL) round of 16 encounter at the Parc des Princes Stadium in Paris on Tuesday night.

Lionel Messi, the former Barcelona stalwart, who is playing against Real Madrid for the first time since leaving Spain last summer, saw his spot-kick saved in the feisty encounter before Mbappe put the 13-time UCL winners to the sword with his last kick of the match.

It was the free-flowing attack of PSG against a resolute Real Madrid defensive set-up in the first half while Angel Di Maria wasted the Paris club’s best chance, blazing wide from six yards with the goal gaping.

Madrid, however, succeeded in limiting PSG to pot shots, with Messi, Nuno Mendes and Mbappe all trying their luck on goal towards the end of first half.

The second period started in similar fashion as the first with PSG going close to scoring on several occasions through Mbappe, Messi and Di Maria.

PSG’s efforts later earned a penalty as Dani Carvajal brought down Mbappe in the penalty area but Messi’s well struck penalty was excellently saved by Thibaut Courtois, Real Madrid goalkeeper.

Undeterred, PSG continued to press for the winner with opportunities and Mbappe had the final word with an individual effort that saw him dribble past two defenders before slotting beyond Courtois’ legs for the winner.

Real Madrid will have the opportunity to turn around the encounter in the second leg set for Spain in two weeks.

In the other match of the night, Manchester City began their knockout stage journey with a 5-0 thrashing of Sporting Lisbon of Portugal at the Jose Alvalade Stadium in Lisbon.

Bernardo Silva (brace), Riyad Mahrez, Phil Foden and Raheem Sterling all scored as the Pep Guardiola’s side battered the hapless Portuguese side.

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Court orders Juventus to pay Ronaldo £8.3m

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April 18, 2024

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Court orders Juventus to pay Ronaldo £8.3m

Juventus have been ordered to pay Cristiano Ronaldo £8.3m in owed wages by an Italian court.

Ronaldo, 39, agreed to defer wages when football in Italy was halted by the Covid pandemic in the 2020-21 season.

The Portuguese had claimed he was owed more than £17m by his former club.

Court orders Juventus to pay Ronaldo £8.3m

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Arsenal need support, love, after Champions League exit – Arteta

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April 17, 2024

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Arsenal need support, love, after Champions League exit – Arteta

Mikel Arteta says he has to show his Arsenal side “support and love” after Bayern Munich knocked them out of the Champions League.

Joshua Kimmich’s second-half header in Germany gave Bayern a 1-0 win on the night, and a 3-2 aggregate victory in their quarter-final.

It was a second successive defeat for Arsenal, who lost control of the Premier League title race last Sunday as Aston Villa beat them 2-0.

“I wish I had the right words to say to the players to make them feel better. What I am going to do – and all the coaching staff too – is to be close to the players.” Arteta said.

“I feel so grateful to be the coach and to work with them every single day.”

Arsenal were chasing a first Champions League semi-final spot since 2009, with Arteta accepting his team were inexperienced at this stage of the competition.

This was their first quarter-final appearance since 2010.

“We haven’t played this competition for seven years and we haven’t been in this stage for 14 years,” he said. “There’s a reason for it.

“We want to do everything fast-forward, super-quick, in one season. I think we have the capacity and the quality to be in the semi-final because the margins are very small.

“Those margins are coming from something else that maybe we don’t have yet. We have to learn it.

“When you look historically, it took other clubs seven, eight or 10 years to do it. Today, that’s not going to make us feel better that’s for sure.”

The Gunners, who need City to drop points if they are to win the league for the first time since 2003-04, return to Premier League action at Wolves on Saturday.

“What I need to do is stand right next to them and give them support and our love and we have to pick it up because on Saturday we have a big, big game,” said Arteta.

“We are still playing for the Premier League. The Premier League is there and we really want it. We have to show now that we are capable of turning this around.”

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It’s massive win, says Bellingham as Real Madrid knock out Man City from UCL

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April 17, 2024

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It’s massive win, says Bellingham as Real Madrid knock out Man City from UCL

Manchester City are out of the Champions League following a penalty shoot-out defeat they suffered Wednesday night in the hands of Real Madrid in an epic encounter at the Etihad Stadium.
After a 1-1 draw on the night that left the teams tied 4-4 on aggregate, Antonio Rudiger scored the winning spot-kick after Bernardo Silva and Mateo Kovacic had their attempts saved to see the 14-time winners progress 4-3 in the shoot-out.
Rodrygo had given Carlo Ancelotti’s side the advantage on the night and in the tie with an early goal on the counter-attack but Kevin De Bruyne’s 76th-minute equaliser took the game into extra-time, in which neither heavyweight could deliver the knockout blow.
It was a back-to-the-wall effort by Madrid and Pep Guardiola’s reigning champions were applauded from the pitch even in defeat.

But their hopes of an unprecedented second successive treble are over. It is Madrid who face Bayern Munich in the last four.

Bellingham: This was beautiful

“It’s a relief because you put so much into the game,” said Bellingham, speaking to TNT Sports.

“To win the game was a massive reward.

“It is incredible. Moments like this are magic and it just comes down to mentality.”

Man City 1-1 Real Madrid (Agg 4-4, Madrid win 4-3 on pens)

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