City dispatched Bayern Munich to reach the Champions League semifinals. But, as usual, getting close won’t be good enough.
Category: UEFA Champions League (Soccer)
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Chelsea Exits Champions League, Its Next Destination Unknown
Real Madrid advanced to the semifinals at the expense of a Chelsea team long on cash and talk but bereft, it seems, of ideas on how to succeed.
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On a Big Night for Italian Soccer, Milan Leads the Celebration
Milan edged Napoli in the first leg of a Champions League quarterfinal, moving one step closer to a place that used to feel familiar.
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Benfica, Enzo Fernández and a Champions League Question: What If?
The Portuguese giant knew selling Enzo Fernández would make it harder to win Europe’s richest prize. But cashing out early is a story the club knows well.
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Portrait of an Artist, Still Just a Young Man
Khvicha Kvaratskhelia has become a star in nine months at Napoli. With his transcendent talent, things may only get better.
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P.S.G.’s Star System Has Run Its Course
Even with Messi, Mbappé and Neymar, the French champion is a Champions League also-ran once again. Is buying local the way forward?
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Chelsea Saves the Day; Saving the Season Can Come Later
Beating Dortmund in the Champions League will ease the pressure on Graham Potter and his team, but it won’t end the questions about where they are headed.
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Real Madrid 5, Liverpool 2: Champions League Laugher at Anfield
That Real Madrid delivered another memorable Champions League victory was no surprise. It was the manner of Liverpool’s defeat that spoke volumes.
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Reputation Meets Reality in the Champions League
The Premier League’s financial might should allow it to dominate Europe’s top soccer competition. So why hasn’t that happened?
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P.S.G.-Bayern: Choupo-Moting Shows Benefits of the Slow Burn
Eric-Maxim Choupo-Moting was never a can’t-miss talent. But as he leads Bayern Munich against P.S.G., he has proved he belongs right where he is.
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Champions League Overcrowding Was a ‘Near Miss’ for UEFA
Independent investigators concluded it was only a “matter of chance” that the dangerous scenes at last year’s Liverpool-Real Madrid final did not lead to deaths.
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Champions League or Super League? No One Wins.
Proponents of a European superleague do not lack for opposition. Those on the other side rarely have to explain why the status quo is worth saving.