Tag: Champions League

Serie A TIM 2020-2021 Fixtures – Don’t Make Any Plans!

Champions League, Europa League, Italian Football, Serie A
The Serie A fixtures for the 2020-21 season were unveiled on Tuesday and delivered a challenging start to Juventus and Inter. The Bianconeri will face Sampdoria in their first game, then pay a visit to Roma, and then host Napoli. The Nerazzurri requested their first match against Benevento to be postponed, so their season will start with Fiorentina.
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Tactical Analysis: How Bayern Munich Nullified Mbappé and Co.

Assi di Coppe, European Cups, Serie A, Tactical Analysis
The Champions League Final was billed as the moment where Paris Saint-Germain would truly announce themselves on the European circuit, but they came up short once again. This tactical analysis will seek to find out where and when the game was won and how Bayern Munich absolutely nullified the threat of Neymar and Kylian Mbappé with the utmost professionalism.
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Kingsley Coman Lone Goal Delivers Champions League To Bayern

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups
Bayern Munich won the Champions League 2019-2020 as they overcame Paris Saint Germain with a Kingsley Coman lone goal on Sunday night. In the end, it was the strongest team to prevail - Bayern's steadiness and solidity ultimately taming PSG's champagne football and individual skills. The Germans won every single game of their European season.
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Serge Gnabry Brace Sends Bayern Munich To Champions League Final

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Manchester City
There were no surprises in the second Champions League Semi-Final as Bayern Munich put three past Lyon to reserve a table for the final European showdown. A brace from Serge Gnabry and a late Robert Lewandowski goal got the job done for the Bavarians against a keen French side that still managed to create a few good chances early in the game.
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Paris Saint-Germain Crush Leipzig In One-Sided UCL Semi-Final

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Paris Saint Germain, RB Leipzig
Paris Saint-Germain are just one step away from their Champions League chimera as they burst into the Final on Tuesday night after ditching RB Leipzig with a sounding 3-0 score. There was little competition in the game at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon as Julian Nagelsmann's side limits were brutally exposed by Neymar and company.
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Giant-Killer Lyon Dump Manchester City Out Of Champions League

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Manchester City
Lyon seem to have taken a liking to dump out of the Champions League those clubs for whom winning the top European trophy has become an obsession. First, Juventus, and now, Manchester City. Rudi Garcia's side outclassed the Citizens 3-1 in the last Quarter-Final, winning themselves a spot among the Top Four for the second time in their history.
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Bayern Munich Put Eight Past Barcelona as “Lisbonazo” Is Served!

Assi di Coppe, Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Champions League, European Cups One comment
Once upon a time, there was Barcelona - an almost-invincible team who regularly turned the Champions League into their game reserve. But tonight, Barca hit rock bottom as Bayern Munich beat them 8-2 in a single-game Champions League Quarter-Final played at the Estadio da Luz in Lisbon. A game that will go down in history as the "Lisbonazo."
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Leipzig Topple Atletico to Continue Champions League Fairy Tale

Assi di Coppe, Atletico Madrid, Champions League, European Cups, RB Leipzig
So, the prize for the Champions League Sensation of the Year goes to RB Leipzig, who booked a place into the Semi-Finals after toppling Atletico Madrid 2-1 with merit on Thursday night. The Champions League debuting German side thus managed to achieve that qualification that slipped out of Atalanta's hand on Wednesday - which makes the Nerazzurri's exit even more painful.
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What a Pity, Atalanta! PSG Comeback Pushes Them Out of UCL

Assi di Coppe, Atalanta, Champions League, European Cups
Atalanta's dream ended in a brutal way. For 89 minutes, La Dea lived the dream of toppling European giants Paris Saint Germain in their Champions League Quarter Final game. Gasperini's side went ahead with Mario Pasalic but ultimately saw the Parisiens come back when they run out of fuel and the class of players like Kylian Mbappé made the difference.
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Bayern Breeze Past Chelsea To Book Barcelona Quarter-Final

Assi di Coppe, Bayern Munich, Champions League, Chelsea, European Cups
Chelsea went into tonight's Champions League game in Germany with a 3-0 aggregate deficit. Frank Lampard on the back of last week's FA Cup disappointment was hoping for a "miracle" in Munich, but his side produced quite the opposite. Bayern were ahead on 10 minutes already and closed on a 4-1 score to book a Quarter-Final game against Barcelona.
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Leo Messi Masterpiece Tear Tenacious Napoli Down

Assi di Coppe, Barcelona, Champions League, European Cups, Napoli
Napoli faced Barcelona openly at the Camp Nou on Saturday night in the second leg of their Round of 16 Champions League bout but ended crushed by the Blaugrana. Barcelona put three past them in the first half - including an authentic Lionel Messi magic - before Lorenzo Insigne reduced the gap from the penalty spot to set the score at 1-3.
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Man City Book UCL Quarter-Finals With Convincing Win Over Real

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Manchester City, Real Madrid
Manchester City booked a place in the Champions League Quarter-Finals on Friday night with a convincing win over Real Madrid. Both teams lined up for their first European outings since February. A red hot day in the UK saw both sides slowing down ever so slightly, but the goals soon came, with Raheem Sterling and Gabriel Jesus securing City's win.
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