Real Madrid keep adding to their European dominance
Football | May 03, 2018 12:55 ISTTwo-time defending champion Madrid reached yet another Champions League final by eliminating Bayern Munich in the semifinals.
Two-time defending champion Madrid reached yet another Champions League final by eliminating Bayern Munich in the semifinals.
A Liverpool fan was seriously injured in clashes ahead of the first leg of the Champions League seminal against Roma.
Roma players have questioned the referee's decisions following their loss against Liverpool in the Champions League semi-final.
Liverpool is going to face two-time defending champion Real Madrid for the most coveted trophy in club football.
Karim Benzema was a surprise addition to the starting lineup in the Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich.
Real Madrid conceded early again at home and barely held on for a draw 2-2 against Bayern in Tuesday's semifinal match, advancing 4-3 on aggregate.
In the latest virtuoso performance of his stunning first season at Liverpool, Salah produced two world-class finishes in the first-half then set up further goals for Sadio Mane and Roberto Firmino to help his team into a scarcely believable five-goal lead in the Champions League semifinals.
It is the first time Chelsea has won back-to-back league matches since December and saw Antonio Conte's men move within five points of fourth-place Tottenham with four matches remaining.
Bayern Munich, which clinched its sixth consecutive Bundesliga title on Saturday, progressed to the final four of Europe's premier competition thanks to its 2-1 win over Sevilla in the first leg in Spain.
Ronaldo converted a penalty kick deep into injury time to send Real Madrid through to the semifinals for the eighth straight season despite a 3-1 home loss to Juventus.
Liverpool weathered a "whirlwind" start from City to win 2-1 in the second leg of their breathless quarterfinal and advance 5-1 on aggregate on Tuesday.
Roma won 3-0 to overturn a three-goal deficit and advance on away goals, having entered the game as massive underdogs.
Ronaldo pulled off a spectacular overhead kick to score his second goal of the night on Tuesday as his Real Madrid beat Juventus 3-0 in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal.
Ronaldo is trying to keep Messi from winning the top-scorers "Pichichi" trophy for the second consecutive year, the Portuguese forward hasn't won the award since 2015.
Messi scored twice to take his tally to 100 goals in the Champions League as Barcelona thumped Chelsea 3-0 in the second leg of the round of 16 at Camp Nou on Wednesday.
Within eight minutes, Sevilla had scored two goals and was heading into the quarterfinals of Europe's top competition for the first time in 60 years.
Manchester City advanced 5-2 on aggregate and became the second English team through to the quarterfinals, after Liverpool from Tuesday.
Juventus displayed the resolve missing in the first leg against Tottenham, evidence of the doggedness that has taken the Italian champions to two Champions League finals in the last three seasons.
Ronaldo, the Champions League's all-time leading scorer, is peaking just as the tournament enters its decisive stages, having scored 11 goals in his last six matches in all competitions.
After another failure on the European scene, it is clear serious lessons need to be learned.
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