The Second Qualifying Round While it is not clear whether the season will follow the same rules as the previous one, the matches are already underway. Cluj lost to Dinamo Zagreb after the teams were tied even after extra time. The score before extra time was 2-2. They lost to penalties with 6-5. Slovan...
Read MoreThe Buildup The Champions League had to convert to tournament mode this year, much like Europa League. Another change from the usual form of the competition is the lack of audience. For many teams, this could have been the morale boost they needed to move forward. The expected favorites for the title were Manchester...
Read MoreStopped in Their Tracks From the start, it was difficult to determine who the winners were going to be. Inter Milan was one of the top teams that managed to reach the final. However, the clear favorite, Manchester United, was not so fortunate. They handled LASK with relative ease. However, had it not been...
Read MoreParis Saint-Germain lost the Champions League Final to Bayern Munich. Their ascension to the final match was still impressive. This was their first final, as opposed to Bayern’s 11th. Bayern was a clear favorite and their victory, while sound, did not come easily. While the final was not as action-packed as some other matches...
Read MoreSevilla vs Man Utd Sevilla are widely considered Europa League specialists and they have once again justified why this is the case. Ole Gunnar Solskjaer‘s side took the lead in the first half with Bruni Fernandes through a penalty kick, only for the score to become 1-1 with Suso scoring in the 26th minute....
Read MoreRB Leipzig vs Paris Paris Saint-Germain Leipzig face Paris Saint-Germain on Tuesday, 18 August, at 21:00 CET, having reached the semifinals for the first time. Paris is going to have to do without Keylor Navas, due to his torn hamstring, which could prove troublesome. The goalkeeper has managed to win the Champions League before,...
Read MoreInter Milan and Shakhtar Donetsk go face to face in the second semifinals matchup of the 2020 Europa League. Both teams enter with similar ambitions as they see their chances of reaching the finale and eventually winning a trophy. Antonio Conte’s side managed to rally at the end of the season to capture the...
Read MoreOlympique Lyon pulled another shocker in the 2020 Champions League. After dispatching Juventus in the last-16 of the tournament they have now eliminated another giant and the greatest favorite from the competition. With a staggering display of football, Lyon defeated Manchester City by 3-1. It was Lyon that drew first blood and took the...
Read MoreSevilla and Manchester United face off against each other in the first semifinals of the 2020 Europa League. Both teams have won this competition in the past, with Sevilla being the Europa League specialists having won it four times in the past with three successive titles under coach Unai Emery. But Manchester has won...
Read MoreBarcelona suffers an embarrassing 8-2 defeat against the Bayern Munich machine in the 2020 Champions League quarterfinals. Bayern is now the heavily favored team to finish the competition on top and lift the Champions League trophy. Even when Bayern took the lead in the 4th minute when Thomas Muller scored, no one could have...
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