Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp admitted he cannot wait to lead Liverpool into a Champions League semi-final against Barcelona after watching his side crush Porto 4-1 in Portugal on Wednesday to complete a 6-1 aggregate victory in their last-eight tie. On a wet night at the Estadio do Dragao, Liverpool weathered an early storm […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola suffered another dose of Champions League misery with Manchester City on Wednesday as his side were knocked out by Tottenham on away goals after a sensational quarter-final second leg at the Etihad Stadium. Guardiola has failed to reach the Champions League semi-finals in any of his three seasons […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola insisted VAR does produce "fair football" despite a cruel Champions League quarter-final exit on away goals to Tottenham after a pulsating tie ended 4-4 on aggregate. City were 4-3 victors in Wednesday's second leg, but for the third straight season failed to reach the last […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp hailed as "crazy" his team's achievement in once again reaching the semi-finals of the Champions League after they comfortably saw off FC Porto on Wednesday. "I'm very, very happy of course," said Klopp after his side's emphatic 4-1 win in Portugal that saw them win their quarter-final […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Who's saying what after Tottenham reached the Champions League semi-finals on Wednesday with an away goals victory over Manchester City: "It was unbelievable. My players are heroes." — Tottenham manager Mauricio Pochettino. "The disappointment was massive but they changed the decision. That is why we love football." — Pochettino on […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Pep Guardiola bemoaned VAR's failure to rule out Fernando Llorente's decisive goal for Tottenham as Manchester City's quadruple bid was shattered by a "cruel" Champions League quarter-final exit on Wednesday. Guardiola's side were closing in on a place in the semi-finals after staging a thrilling comeback to lead 4-2 in […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham star Son Heung-min admitted his side's stunning Champions League quarter-final success against Manchester City was the craziest match he has ever experienced. In one of the most dramatic matches in Champions League history, Son scored twice in the space of three minutes early in the first half to give […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Tottenham have earned a Champions League semi-final clash against Ajax, beating Manchester City on away goals after a 4-3 defeat secured a 4-4 aggregate score in one of the games of the season on Wednesday. Here AFP Sport looks at three things we learned from a sensational quarter-final second leg: […]

Porto (Portugal) (AFP) – Liverpool set up a mouthwatering Champions League semi-final against Barcelona on Wednesday after their superstar front three all scored in a 4-1 win away at FC Porto that saw them cruise into the last four 6-1 on aggregate. On a wet night at the Estadio do Dragao, Liverpool had to weather an […]

Manchester (United Kingdom) (AFP) – Manchester City's bid for an unprecedented quadruple of trophies ended in dramatic fashion as Tottenham progressed to the Champions League semi-finals on away goals as a pulsating 4-3 win for City on Wednesday was not enough to overturn their 1-0 first leg deficit. Four goals were scored in a crazy […]

Johannesburg (AFP) – Mamelodi Sundowns' hopes of retaining the South African Premiership suffered a setback Wednesday when they lost 2-0 at home to SuperSport United in a Pretoria derby. Grant Kekana nodded United in front on 30 minutes after a corner and Zambian Ghampani Lungu scored the second goal 11 minutes from time with a […]

Rome (AFP) – Lazio kept their Champions League ambitions alive on Wednesday thanks to a routine 2-0 Serie A win over Udinese. Simone Inzaghi's seventh-placed side ended a three-game winless run to move three points behind fourth-placed AC Milan who occupy the final Champions League place. Leaders Juventus are almost certainties to win their eighth […]

Athens (AFP) – Shipping magnate Vangelis Marinakis, the owner of Olympiakos as well as English club Nottingham Forest, lashed out Wednesday after being told that he and 27 others must stand trial accused of corruption in Greek football. "You know very well that I do not bend. One can withstand when he is not afraid […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain failed to the seal the Ligue 1 title for the third match running on Wednesday after a second-string line-up without dropped Kylian Mbappe took the champions to their second defeat in a matter of days, 3-2 at Nantes. A Diego Carlos brace and Majeed Waris' tap-in inflicted a third […]

Nantes (France) (AFP) – Paris Saint-Germain failed to the seal the Ligue 1 title for the third match running on Wednesday after falling to their second defeat in a matter of days, 3-2 at Nantes. A Diego Carlos brace and Majeed Waris' tap-in inflicted a third league loss on Thomas Tuchel's side, who were hammered […]