
Monthly Archives: July 2020
‘European Cups behind closed doors’
‘European Cups behind closed doors’
UEFA Vice-President Michele Uva has confirmed that the two European Cups will be held behind closed doors this August. The draws for the final stages of the Champions League and the Europa League were completed today and the recovery of the return legs remaining from before the break have been confirmed to be held in […]
Champions League draw: Potential Man City, Chelsea clash awaits
Champions League draw: Potential Man City, Chelsea clash awaits
Chelsea will play Barcelona or Napoli in the quarter-finals of the Champions League if they can overcome their last-16, first-leg deficit against Bayern Munich. The Blues were beaten 3-0 by the German champions in the first leg, with Serge Gnabry scoring twice. Manchester City, meanwhile, will play Lyon or Juventus in the last eight if […]
Frank Lampard confirms hammer injury blow to Billy Gilmour
Frank Lampard confirms hammer injury blow to Billy Gilmour
Billy Gilmour could be sidelined for as long as four months after knee surgery, Chelsea boss Frank Lampard has said. The 19-year-old midfielder has enjoyed a fine breakthrough campaign at Stamford Bridge, but will not feature again this term. The Scot started Chelsea’s 3-2 Premier League win at Crystal Palace on Tuesday, but was replaced […]


Nedved: ‘Real Madrid and City could win’
Nedved: ‘Real Madrid and City could win’
Pavel Nedved warns the first Juventus objective is to ‘get to Portugal’ for the Champions League, then Real Madrid and Manchester City are ‘candidates for the trophy.’ The draw has been made for the Final Eight Champions League mini-tournament, which will run in Lisbon from August 12-23 with a series of one-off knockout games. If […]
CL: Juve-Lyon and Barca-Napoli dates set
CL: Juve-Lyon and Barca-Napoli dates set
Juventus will host Olympique Lyonnais on Friday August 7, while Napoli visit Barcelona on Saturday August 8 in the Champions League Round of 16. The dates have now been set to complete the Round of 16, which began in February and was interrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Juve lost the first leg 1-0 and will […]
PSG have never beaten Italians in UCL
PSG have never beaten Italians in UCL
Atalanta have every reason to feel confident, because Paris Saint-Germain have never beaten an Italian club in the Champions League. The teams were paired together in the quarter-final of the Champions League, which under the new Final Eight format, will be a one-off clash on neutral turf in Portugal. It’s the first ever Champions League […]
Ronaldo faces Champions League past
Ronaldo faces Champions League past
If Juventus do qualify for the Champions League Final Eight, Cristiano Ronaldo will be up against either Real Madrid or Pep Guardiola’s Manchester City. The Bianconeri still need to overturn the 1-0 first leg Round of 16 defeat to Olympique Lyonnais in Turin. After that, they’d be paired in the quarter-final with either Ronaldo’s old […]

