PSG stars bring Champions League trophy to Roland-Garros
Paris Saint-Germain took its Champions League success to the French Open on Monday when Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele and three teammates raised the trophy for tennis fans.
Paris Saint-Germain took its Champions League success to the French Open on Monday when Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembele and three teammates raised the trophy for tennis fans.
Gabriel Magalhães looked to the sky, covered his face with his hands, and lifted his sweat-soaked Arsenal jersey over his head.
Arsenal’s bid to win the Champions League for the first time in their 140-year history ended in heartbreak after a penalty shootout defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
The title match in soccer’s biggest club competition is here: Paris Saint-Germain vs. Arsenal in the Champions League final in Budapest, Hungary.
Winning the Premier League just isn’t enough. That was the message Arsenal coach Mikel Arteta and his players conveyed on Friday as they set out their determination to deliver the best season in the club’s 140-year history by also becoming European champions for the first time.
Napoli secured a spot in next season’s Champions League but the other two places in Europe’s elite club competition could go to any of four teams in Serie A.
For the second time in three seasons, Bayern Munich fell short in the Champions League semifinals with regrets about a referee’s decision in the second leg.
Another thriller is on the cards when Bayern Munich hosts Paris Saint-Germain for round two of their free-scoring Champions League semifinal.
In the space of 24 hours, Arsenal’s bid for a Premier League and Champions League double was given liftoff.
Bukayo Saka scored the decisive goal to send Arsenal to their first Champions League final in 20 years following a 1-0 win against Atletico Madrid at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal has waited 20 years to get back into another Champions League final, and 22 years for another Premier League title. Now both are within reach, starting with the second leg of their semifinal at home against Atletico Madrid on Tuesday.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta called it “unacceptable” and said it was a moment that changed the course of his team’s Champions League semifinal against Atletico Madrid.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi will miss the return leg of the Champions League semifinal against Bayern Munich because of a right thigh injury, the French club said Wednesday.
Atletico Madrid and Arsenal drew 1-1 in the first leg of the Champions League semifinals on Wednesday. It was a gritty encounter in Madrid between two clubs trying to return to the final after a long absence and looking to win the European title for the first time.
“Thought you’d seen it all in football? Never a game like this!” That line in German news magazine Der Spiegel was just one of many attempts around Europe to sum up the back-and-forth action of Paris Saint-Germain’s 5-4 win over Bayern Munich in the first leg of their Champions League final.
Atletico Madrid could be without striker Ademola Lookman when it takes on Arsenal looking to return to the Champions League final for the first time in a decade.
Paris Saint-Germain coach Luis Enrique joked that picking his team against Bayern Munich will be like a “lottery” because he finally has a full-strength squad to choose from.
Real Madrid coach Álvaro Arbeloa slammed referee Slavko Vinčić’s “inexplicable” decision to send off Eduardo Camavinga toward the end of Bayern Munich’s 4-3 win in the Champions League on Wednesday.
Bayern Munich scored two late goals to knock record 15-time European champions Real Madrid out of the Champions League following a thrilling 4-3 win at the Allianz Arena on Wednesday.
Barcelona forward Raphinha criticized the refereeing after Barcelona’s elimination against Atletico Madrid in the quarterfinals of the Champions League on Tuesday.
Widely considered Liverpool’s player of the season, Dominik Szoboszlai found himself apologizing to the club supporters on Monday for what he described as a “misunderstanding.”
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