UEFA Champions League 2022 News

At age 23, PSG striker Kylian Mbappe eclipsed teammate Lionel Messi to become the youngest to score 40 goals in Europe’s top club competition.

The meeting between heavyweights in Barcelona was rendered meaningless before kickoff, when the five-time European champion’s hopes of advancing were ended by Inter Milan’s 4-0 win over Viktoria Plzeň in one of the early games.

Barcelona will be eliminated if it loses at home to Lewandowski’s former club Bayern on October 26. Even a win will not be enough if Inter win either of their last two games.

It was Kylian Mbappé’s record 31st goal for PSG in the competition, passing Edinson Cavani for the club record. Mbappé had been close to joining Real Madrid on a free transfer this summer.

Pep Guardiola resisted the temptation to rest the Norway international in a game Manchester City was expected to win easily, and Erling Haaland duly responded with two goals inside 32 minutes. 

PSG and Benfica both won their opening two matches in Group H and have seven points. Juventus is in third place, four points off the pace, ahead of last-place Maccabi Haifa with zero.

Bayern Munich routed Viktoria Plzeň 5-0 earlier to maintain their perfect start to the competition and it has also yet to concede a goal. That leaves Barcelona and Inter Milan seemingly fighting it out for second spot.

Erling Haaland’s winner four minutes later was even better. Joao Cancelo sent in a cross from the left with the outside of his right foot and Haaland showed amazing agility to leap high and redirect the ball into the net with his left foot.

Lionel Messi’s exquisitely weighted pass then sent Kylian Mbappe running down the left in the 69th, and he clipped the ball into the bottom right corner for his third goal in two group games. 

Two second-half goals in four minutes from Lucas Hernández and Leroy Sané were enough for Bayern Munich to claim its fifth consecutive win over Barcelona.

With a late goal needing confirmation by goal-line technology, Liverpool beat Ajax 2-1 on Tuesday to claim its first points in this season’s Champions League.

Benzema scored 15 goals in the UEFA Champions League this season for Real Madrid Benzema scored back-to-back hattricks against PSG and Chelsea

In a battle of European heavyweights, Juergen Klopp’s Liverpool side had more chances but lacked sharpness when it mattered as Carlo Ancelotti became the first coach to enjoy four European Cup triumphs having won the trophy with AC Milan and Real twice, leapfrogging Liverpool’s Bob Paisley and Real’s Zinedine Zidane.

Five minutes into extra time Karim Benzema converted a penalty awarded for a foul on him by Ruben Dias and Real Madrid, the record 13-times European champions, held the shell-shocked English side Manchester City at bay to reach the final. 

Liverpool came out transformed after halftime and goals from Fabinho, Luis Diaz and Sadio Mane sealed the deal, with Villarreal ending the match with 10 men following a late red card for Etienne Capoue.

Liverpool did enough to build themselves a solid lead for Tuesday’s return game against Villarreal in Spain where they will be confident of finishing off the job. 

Manchester City took the lead after 94 seconds, the fastest goal scored in a Champions League semi-final, with Kevin De Bruyne’s superb diving header after Riyad Mahrez made a piercing run at the Real Madrid defence, switched inside and then delivered a killer cross.

Liverpool may have a two-goal lead going into the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final, but they know that Benfica will be coming hard at them on April 14 clash. 

Check the probable playings XIs, Dream11 team and fantasy tips for Atletico Madrid vs Manchester City UEFA Champions League Quarter-finals 2nd leg match, which will be played at the Wanda Metropolitano Stadium on Thursday (April 14).

Manchester United faced a hostile atmosphere at Atletico Madrid's Metropolitano stadium as the home fans packed the sold-out venue and cheered loudly as their team make a fast start.