Madrid (AFP) – Arsene Wenger's glorious farewell will be on the line on Thursday as Arsenal visit Atletico Madrid in the Europa League semi-final second leg. Atletico held on for a 1-1 draw in the opening game in London last week and Diego Simeone's side are heavy favourites to make the final in Lyon later […]

Rome (AFP) – Roma sporting director Monchi claimed that VAR "must" be brought into the Champions League after "incredible" errors by the officials during his side's semi-final loss to Liverpool. Eusebio Di Francesco's Italian outfit threatened a repeat of their quarter-final comeback against Barcelona, but fell to a 7-6 aggregate defeat despite a 4-2 second-leg […]

Rome (AFP) – Jurgen Klopp saluted his Liverpool heroes as they survived a semi-final thriller against Roma to book a Champions League final showdown with Real Madrid. Klopp's side emerged victorious from a goal-packed Champions League semi-final, winning 7-6 on aggregate despite losing the second leg 4-2 in Rome on Wednesday. Liverpool were in control […]

Rome (AFP) – Liverpool held off a spirited Roma fightback to reach the Champions League final 7-6 on aggregate despite losing 4-2 in a hectic semi-final second leg in Rome. Jurgen Klopp's reached their eighth European Cup final and first since 2007 where they will play two-time holders Real Madrid in Kiev on May 26. […]

Rome (AFP) – Jordan Henderson admitted Liverpool had done it the hard way after sealing their place in the Champions League final despite a 4-2 defeat in the semi-final second leg at Roma on Wednesday. Holding a 5-2 lead from the first leg, Liverpool were cruising after going 2-1 up in the return in Rome. […]

Rome (AFP) – Liverpool reached the Champions League final for the first time in 11 years after a 7-6 aggregate win against Roma on Wednesday. Here are three things we learned from the Reds' dramatic 4-2 defeat in the semi-final second leg at the Stadio Olimpico: Dream comes true for Klopp Inspired by dreams of […]

Rome (AFP) – Liverpool booked a Champions League final meeting with Real Madrid after beating Roma 7-6 on aggregate in the semi-finals on Wednesday despite losing a breathless second leg at the Stadio Olimpico. After a 5-2 first-leg win last week, a 4-2 defeat on the night could not prevent the five-time champions from reaching […]

Istanbul (AFP) – Turkish football authorities on Wednesday rejected an appeal by Istanbul giants Besiktas against a ruling to resume a match against city rivals Fenerbahce at the point where it had been abandoned due to crowd trouble. The match, a Turkish Cup semi-final second leg at Fenerbahce's ground on April 19, was abandoned in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Arsene Wenger wants a happy ending to his Arsenal love story and admits their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid on Thursday will affect the future of the club. Arsenal, adrift of the Premier League's top four, will have to win the tournament to qualify for the Champions League while defeat would […]

Madrid (AFP) – Diego Simeone insists his Atletico Madrid team will be giving no thought to the fact that Thursday's Europa League semi-final could be Arsene Wenger's final European match in charge of Arsenal. Atletico carry a 1-1 draw, and an away goal, into the second leg at the Wanda Metropolitano, with a place in […]

Madrid (AFP) – Arsene Wenger wants a happy ending to his love story with Arsenal and admits their Europa League semi-final against Atletico Madrid on Thursday will affect the future of the club. Arsenal, adrift of the Premier League's top four, will have to win the tournament to qualify for the Champions League while defeat […]

Rome (AFP) – Edin Dzeko spearheads the Roma attack against a Mohamed Salah-led Liverpool as the hosts need to score big to overturn a 5-2 deficit in the second leg of their Champions League semi-final at the Stadio Olimpico on Wednesday. Roma coach Eusebio Di Francesco returns to his preferred 4-3-3 line-up with Patrik Schick […]

Rome (AFP) – Liverpool are on the brink of a return to the Champions League final as they lead Roma going into Wednesday's semi-final second leg amid tight security with thousands of Reds fans flooding into the Italian capital. The five-time winners have a 5-2 advantage in a clash overshadowed by security concerns which marred […]

Berlin (AFP) – Bayern Munich goalkeeper Sven Ulreich apologised on Wednesday after his costly mistake led to the Germans bowing out of the Champions League's semi-finals at Real Madrid. With the scores level just after the break in Tuesday's second-leg, Ulreich's blunder gifted Karim Benzema his second goal and Real the lead. Ulreich somehow missed […]

Madrid (AFP) – Real Madrid and Karim Benzema have each endured rather underwhelming seasons so far by their own high standards but both know how to rise to a big occasion. Benzema's double knocked out Bayern Munich on Tuesday and sent Real through to their fourth Champions League final in five years, thanks to a […]