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Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI

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Upamecano and Mbappe leading lights in RB Leipzig vs PSG combined XI The gulf in financial resources during Paris Saint-Germain's quarter-final tie with Atalanta was well documented. It was reported Neymar's annual salary was more than Atalanta's entire wage bill for the year. In truth, there will be a gulf in resources, to some extent, no matter who PSG play. If a t...

Champions League team news and prediction: RB Leipzig vs PSG

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Champions League team news and prediction: RB Leipzig vs PSG Semi-final one of the 2019/20 Champions League will be contested between Bundesliga side RB Leizpig and Ligue 1 champions Paris Saint-Germain. Leipzig have reached this stage of the competition for the first time, while PSG are into the last four for the first time in 15 years. It's been long overdu...

Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig

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Champions League semi-finalist preview: Remarkable rise of 11-year-old RB Leipzig In only their second ever Champions League campaign, crashing out in the group stages of their first back in 2017, RB Leipzig's qualification for the final four is mightily impressive, irregardless of any feeling towards how the club have gone about securing their rise. Indeed, to say that the club ...

Bayern dominate Champions League team of the round after Barcelona mauling

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Bayern dominate Champions League team of the round after Barcelona mauling A round of upsets, late drama and plenty of goals. The quarter-finals of the Champions League had it all as PSG, RB Leipzig, Bayern Munich and Lyon each booked their semi-final spot in the competition.Here, we take a look at the team of the round...GoalkeeperWho could've seen Lyon beating Manchester...

Aouar thrives as Lyon send Man City packing in Champions League upset

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Aouar thrives as Lyon send Man City packing in Champions League upset It was a fairly pedestrian start to Manchester City's meeting with Lyon to round off the quarter-final ties. Whereas Barcelona's eventual 8-2 loss to Bayern Munich saw two goals scored in the opening seven minutes on Friday night, it wasn't until the midway point of the first half that the deadlock ...

Will Aouar use Manchester City clash to boost budding reputation?

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Will Aouar use Manchester City clash to boost budding reputation? Back in September 2018, Lyon visited the Etihad Stadium in their Champions League group stage meeting with Manchester City. Many expected City to come away as easy victors on home turf, but Lyon had other ideas. First half goals from Maxwel Cornet and Nabil Fekir ultimately condoned City to a 2-1 de...

Champions League team news and preview: Man City vs Lyon

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Champions League team news and preview: Man City vs Lyon Manchester City and Lyon will contest the last quarter-final of the 2019/20 Champions League, with the winner on Saturday night due to face Bayern Munich next week. City are the overwhelming favourites on paper but cannot underestimate Lyon, who will be full of confidence after eliminating Serie A c...

Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich Player Ratings: Muller shines in stunning match

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Barcelona 2-8 Bayern Munich Player Ratings: Muller shines in stunning match The end of an era? Barcelona were absolutely blown away by Bayern Munich tonight as the Bavarian giants secured an 8-2 win over the Blaugrana to book their spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League.We take a look at the full player ratings from a stunning match in Lisbon...Barcelona - 5.80 Mar...

Barcelona vs Bayern: Bundesliga side dominate Messi-led combined XI

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Barcelona vs Bayern: Bundesliga side dominate Messi-led combined XI Remarkably, Barcelona and Bayern Munich's quarter-final tie will be the last between two European heavyweights in this season's Champions League. They equally share 10 European trophies between them. If one of these two sides fail to clinch it this season then we are guaranteed a first-time winner. ...

Lewandowski has Champions League record in sight after being denied Ballon d'Or

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Lewandowski has Champions League record in sight after being denied Ballon d'Or This season has been remarkable for Robert Lewandowski, even by his very high standards, and is on the verge of getting ever better. After wrapping up the Bundesliga Golden Boot award for the third straight season, the Bayern Munich striker is now chasing down Cristiano Ronaldo's Champions League re...