Liverpool back in Champions League quarters after 9 years
Football | March 07, 2018 13:52 ISTIt couldn't have been an easier passage for Liverpool as they coasted to a 0-0 draw against Porto on Tuesday to clinch a 5-0 aggregate win in the last 16.
It couldn't have been an easier passage for Liverpool as they coasted to a 0-0 draw against Porto on Tuesday to clinch a 5-0 aggregate win in the last 16.
Peaking at the right time, Real Madrid can be confident of challenging for a third straight title and 13th overall.
PSG needs to overturn a 3-1 deficit against defending champion Real Madrid when they meet at the Parc des Princes on Tuesday in the second leg of the round of 16.
Neymar was carried off on a stretcher late in the league leader's 3-0 victory against Marseille on Sunday.
Former United skipper Vidic feels that Sanchez's quality and experience can be the difference in United's chance in chase fo trophies.
Lionel Messi is likely to get another chance to break his duck this week and Chelsea manager Antonio Conte believes the past will count for little when Barcelona visits Stamford Bridge on Tuesday.
Ronaldo scored an equaliser nearing the half-time from the spot and a goal in the second-half to help his side secure a 3-1 lead against Paris Saint-Germain in the first leg of Champions League.
Manchester City, which enjoyed 74 percent possession, scored four goals away from home for the third time in this season's Champions League.
Tottenham had a mountain to climb against a side which had reached the Champions League final in two of the past three seasons.
Cristiano Ronaldo has helped Madrid win three of the last four Champions League titles, with two goals in last season's final victory over Juventus.
Tottenham has collected seven points from a possible nine, following victory over Manchester United and a draw at Liverpool, to climb into the third Champions League qualification place.
The Brazil playmaker headlined a devastating display by Liverpool in its 7-0 thrashing of Spartak Moscow at Anfield on Wednesday, with the other three members of the attacking "Fab 4" — Roberto Firmino, Sadio Mane and Mohamed Salah — also scoring.
Barcelona's star rested for the first hour of its 2-0 victory over Sporting Lisbon in their final group match on Tuesday at Camp Nou.
Basel joined United in the next phase from Group A by downing Benfica 2-0, whereas, Paris Saint-Germain won Group B despite losing to Bayern Munich 3-1, the second straight loss for the French league leader.
Barcelona holds a four-point lead over Valencia, which is coming off eight-straight victories. Barcelona has won 11 of its 12 league games.
Recent Champions League seasons have taught that Basel is especially tough against English opponents at noisy, vibrant St. Jakob Park.
With six points in Group C, Atletico trail Roma by two points and is four points behind Chelsea, which had secured its spot in the last 16 by beating Qarabag 4-0 in Azerbaijan.
The win assured Chelsea of a top-two finish in Group C and left the 2012 European champion at the top with a two-point lead over Roma, which lost 2-0 at Atletico Madrid in the group's other game.
The game changed when CSKA's fit-again playmaker Alan Dzagoev came on for the second half and sparked the visitors' attack.
Gonzalo Higuain scored for the visitors with a flick shot from inside the area after a perfect pass by Juan Cuadrado in the 79th minute.
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