A giant season defining evening in the Champions League beckoned for Lazio tonight in Germany but it went up in smoke as the Biancocelesti bow out in Bavaria.
Atletico Madrid and Lazio clashed in the Spanish capital tonight to do battle over first place in group E. Both sides had already qualified but a potentially more negotiable round of 16 draw beckoned.
Lazio went down 2-1 to Salernitana at the weekend and were in need of a win. Ciro Immobile was brought on with half an hour left and pounced on two chances in three minutes to ensure Lazio’s 2-0 victory. An important three points for the standings and morale as Ciro the hero reigns tonight in Rome.
Lazio’s Champions League fate hung in the balance tonight as group leaders Feyenoord travelled to the eternal city. Here's how Maurizio Sarri's men got on in their first big game of the week.
the Turin-based club is ready to return to the governing body's good graces, happy to sacrifice an inglorious Conference League campaign. However, missing out on the relatively new tournament would have its benefits as well as its disadvantages. So let's enumerate some of the pros and cons for Juventus dropping out of the Conference League.
Although the Beneamata have never crossed paths with the Cityzens in an official encounter before, they enjoyed several successes while also endured agonizing defeats against sides hailing from the British isles. So it's time to recall five of the most memorable encounters for Inter when taking on an English Premier League foe in various European competitions.
While the Bianconeri are becoming the black sheep of Calcio on the continental stage, the six other Serie A clubs all managed to collect three points in the various tournaments. So let's recap the most important events that ensued between Tuesday and Thursday in our five takeaways from European competitions.
Unfortunately for the Italians, their tempo slowed down as the match progressed allowing the Eagles to mount a comeback thanks to Joao Mario's spot-kick and David Neres' winner, leaving their European hopes hanging by a thread. So here are our player ratings for the Allianz Stadium clash between Juventus and Benfica.
The Bianconeri improved after the break and managed to grab one back thanks to Weston McKennie's header, but the hosts were able to cling on to the lead. So here are our player ratings for the exciting encounter between PSG and Juventus which ended 2-1 in favor of the Ligue 1 champions.
Fiorentina started their Conference League campaign on the right foot as they beat Twente 2-1 in the playoff first leg at the Artemio Franchi Stadium on Thursday. Still, thing could have gone better for Vincenzo Italiano's side, who took a double lead in the first half but saw the Dutch side pulling one back after the restart.
Atalanta will play Bayer Leverkusen tonight at 9 PM CET at the Gewiss Stadium in Bergamo in the Round of 16 of Europa League. Coach Gian Piero Gasperini spoke about the clash and his players in his most recent press conference.
If these are the results, perhaps Chelsea should fire a coach every season. The Blues conquered the second Champions League of their history as they beat Manchester City 1-0 in the rescheduled Final at the Estadio do Dragao in Porto. They did it, once again, after changing their coach in the middle of the season, with Thomas Tuchel replacing Frank Lampard.