Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Apr 17, 2024, 04:45 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Ilkay Gündogan lamented individual mistakes as Barcelona crashed out of the Champions League on Tuesday, saying the Spanish champions gave the game to Paris Saint-Germain “in the most simple manner.” Barça led 3-2 from the first leg in Paris and opened up
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Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 08:07 PM ET Open Extended Reactions With no wins in their first four games this season, the Portland Thorns moved coach Mike Norris into a role as technical director Tuesday and named Rob Gale interim head coach. “After an in-depth review, we have decided to start to reorganize our soccer
Apr 16, 2024, 04:26 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Wrexham‘s promotion won’t come with silverware in tow after the Welsh side were pipped to the League Two crown by Stockport County, who sealed the title with a 5-2 win over Notts County on Tuesday. The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney owned side had sealed promotion
Open Extended Reactions MUNICH — Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal reaching the Champions League semifinals at the expense of Bayern Munich would have a transformative effect on the club. After a 2-2 draw in the first leg last week, the Gunners face Bayern in Allianz Arena on Wednesday evening aiming to reach the last four for
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 16, 2024, 06:56 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández fumed about the decision to send Ronald Araújo off as his side were eliminated from the Champions League after Tuesday’s 4-1 defeat to Paris Saint-Germain at the Olympic Stadium. Xavi said Romanian referee Istvan Kovacs was a “disaster” and
ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 08:15 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Paris Saint-Germain‘s Kylian Mbappé said that helping his hometown club to finally win their first Champions League title is a matter of pride for him, after he scored twice to help guide his side to a 4-1 comeback win at Barcelona and into
ESPN News Services Apr 16, 2024, 06:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Marcel Sabitzer scored late and set up two goals to send Borussia Dortmund into the Champions League semifinals with a helter-skelter 4-2 win over Atlético Madrid on Tuesday. After losing the first leg of their quarterfinal 2-1 in Madrid, Dortmund had to come
Alex Kirkland Rodrigo Faez Apr 16, 2024, 01:57 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Jude Bellingham said Vinícius Júnior and other players need more support in dealing with the “massive problem” of racism in Spanish football, describing the abuse some players receive as “disgusting.” TV images showed a fan making racist gestures towards Bellingham’s Real Madrid
Associated Press Apr 16, 2024, 06:03 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona‘s exit from the Champions League on Tuesday sent Atletico Madrid to the inaugural 32-team Club World Cup in the United States next year. Europe will have 12 teams at the lucrative monthlong tournament — title winners of the Champions League in the four
Sam Marsden, Barcelona correspondentApr 16, 2024, 05:52 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona came into the second leg tie against PSG with a one goal lead, but lost 6-4 on aggregate after going a man down and falling apart. (Photo by David Ramos/Getty Images) Barcelona‘s wait for a first Champions League semifinal appearance since 2019 goes