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Open Extended Reactions Pep Guardiola said Manchester City must now fight to qualify for next season’s Champions League after Kylian Mbappé‘s hat trick for Real Madrid sent the Premier League champions crashing out of the competition before the Round of 16. The elimination at the hands of holders Madrid ensured that former Barcelona and Bayern

Premier League leaders Liverpool needed Trent Alexander-Arnold‘s second-half equaliser to secure a 2-2 draw at Aston Villa on Wednesday that lifted them eight points clear at the top. Liverpool had the incentive of opening up a 10-point lead with a victory and led through Mohamed Salah‘s 28th-minute opener before Villa turned the game on its

Feb 19, 2025, 06:36 PM ET Open Extended Reactions MADRID, Spain — Kylian Mbappé sealed Real Madrid‘s 6-3 aggregate victory over Manchester City with a hat trick at the Santiago Bernabéu as the reigning European champions booked their place in the UEFA Champions League round of 16. Real, seeking their sixteenth Champions League title, went

ESPN Feb 19, 2025, 11:30 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Wednesday marks the second and final day of the knockout phase playoff second legs for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Europe’s premier club competition is now whittling down teams as the round of 16 awaits the winners. Enjoy the play-by-play from all

Feb 19, 2025, 02:44 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Erling Haaland has been dropped to the bench for Manchester City‘s crucial Champions League playoff second-leg clash with Real Madrid on Wednesday. City are in need of firepower in attack as they seek to overturn a 3-2 deficit from the first leg. However, manager Pep Guardiola

Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham has been handed a two-game ban after his red card in Real Madrid‘s 1-1 LaLiga draw at Osasuna on Saturday was upheld by the Spanish football federation’s disciplinary committee. Madrid will appeal the decision that sees the England international banned for the LaLiga games against Girona and Real Betis. Although

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United‘s co-owners INEOS are in talks with Tottenham Hotspur to end their sponsorship agreement with the club earlier than planned, sources have told ESPN. The petrochemicals giant – which owns 28.9% of United – signed a five-year deal with Spurs in 2022 to promote a 4×4 Grenadier car with the company’s

Feb 19, 2025, 11:15 AM ET Wrexham midfielder Elliot Lee has shared images of the horrific car accident he was involved in last week and expressed his gratitude for having “someone looking over me” on the night of the crash. The accident took place in the aftermath of Wrexham’s Vertu Trophy win over Bolton Wanderers

Feb 19, 2025, 08:15 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ademola Lookman has hit back at Gian Piero Gasperini’s criticism of his penalty miss during Atalanta‘s 3-1 Champions League defeat to Club Brugge, saying that being singled out by his coach “not only hurts but feels deeply disrespectful.” Lookman, who scored Atalanta’s only goal on the

Open Extended Reactions Manchester United were forced to pay a compensation bill of £14.5 million ($18.2m) to Erik ten Hag, his coaching team and former sporting director Dan Ashworth following his dismissal as manager in October, as revealed in stark quarterly accounts which also highlight a £44.8m drop in broadcasting revenue in 12 months. Ten