Tag: European Cups

Inter Destroy Shakhtar as Lautaro, Lukaku Bag Double Brace

Assi di Coppe, Europa League, European Cups, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A
It was the night of Lautaro Martinez's comeback and of Inter's triumph. The Nerazzurri destroyed Shakhtar Donetsk 5-0 in the second Europa League Semi-Final with braces from both their strikers Lautaro and Romelu Lukaku (the so-called LuLa) on top of Danilo D'Ambrosio's goal. Inter will now face Europa League specialist Sevilla in the Final on Friday night.
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Sevilla Come From Behind To Reach Sixth Europa League Final

Assi di Coppe, Europa League, European Cups
Welcome back home, Sevilla. Julen Lopetegui's Andalusians landed in the Europa League Final for the 6th time in their history as they came from behind to beat Manchester United 2-1 on Sunday night in Cologne. Sevilla booked their ticket to the last act with some good determination but also thanks to substitute goalkeeper Yassine Bounou's heroics.
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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!

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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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Inter vs Leverkusen 2-1: A Struggle to Reach Europa League Semis

Assi di Coppe, Europa League, European Cups, Inter Milan, Italian Football, Serie A
Inter fought tooth and nail to preserve a 2-1 lead they gained in the first half of their Europa League Quarter-Final against Bayer Leverkusen to book a place in the Top 4 of the competition for the first time since 1998. The Nerazzurri took the lead with a stunning one-two by Barella and Lukaku but saw the Germans quickly reducing the gap and had to suffer until the end.
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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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Cristiano Ronaldo in despair after Juventus crashed out of Champions League at the hand of Lyon

Ronaldo Not Enough to Save Juventus Champions League Dream

Assi di Coppe, Champions League, European Cups, Italian Football, Juventus, Lyon, Serie A
Juventus bid farewell once again to their dream of winning the Champions League as they beat Lyon 2-1 in the second leg of their Round of 16 game but saw the French side advancing on away goals after winning 1-0 the first leg played 163 days ago at home. In the end, what made the difference was a controversial penalty awarded to Lyon early in the game.
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Superior Sevilla Side Pushes Roma Out of Europa League

Assi di Coppe, Europa League, European Cups, Italian Football, Roma
Roma's new president Dan Friedkin was surely hoping for a different start for his adventure in charge of the Roman Wolves. Instead, his first game as Giallorossi chairman in pectore ended in a bad loss to Sevilla on neutral turf at the MSV Arena in Duisburg. Sevilla put two past the Giallorossi with Sergio Reguilon and Youssef En-Nesiry.
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