Nico Sanchez scored the only goal of the game in the first leg of the final. Monterrey flipped home-field advantage by pulling off a massive victory over Tigres, grabbing a 1-0 result in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final at the Estadio Universitario. Here are three takeaways from the first 90 minutes
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Frank Leboeuf explains why PSG need to do everything they can to keep Kylian Mbappe around and why they’d be better off letting Neymar go. Kylian Mbappé scored a hat trick against former side Monaco and Neymar came on a half time, as PSG were crowned Ligue 1 champions before kickoff. French Ligue 1: Kylian
ESPN FC’s Alejandro Moreno sifts through all the latest news, including Marcus Rashford to Barcelona and Joao Felix to join Cristiano Ronaldo at Juventus. Benfica have no intention of selling stars including Joao Felix, who has been compared to Cristiano Ronaldo, as they chase a European trophy, president Luis Filipe Viera has said. Attacking midfielder
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12:25 AM ET Nicolas Sanchez scored the lone goal in the first leg to give Monterrey the edge against Tigres UANL. Azael Rodriguez/Getty Images Nicolas Sanchez scored on a header in the 43rd minute, and Monterrey earned a 1-0 road win over Tigres in the first leg of the CONCACAF Champions League final on Tuesday in
11:21 PM ET April 24 (Reuters) – Pep Guardiola has dismissed suggestions by Manchester United counterpart Ole Gunnar Solskjaer that his Manchester City players use tactical fouls high up the pitch to disrupt their opponents’ rhythm and stop them launching counterattacks. Speaking ahead of Wednesday’s Premier League Manchester derby, Solskjaer warned United that City would
10:20 AM ET Sydney FC just about kept alive their AFC Champions League campaign with a 2-2 away draw to Chinese champions Shanghai SIPG on Tuesday. The Sky Blues led 1-0 at half-time, but trailed 2-1 before Adam Le Fondre netted a 62nd-minute equaliser. Sydney remain bottom of the four-team group having drawn three of
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9:35 AM ET A reserve-strength Melbourne Victory have earned a first point of their AFC Champions League campaign, drawing 1-1 with visiting powerhouse Guangzhou Evergrande on Tuesday night. Jai Ingham kept up his scarcely-believable record of scoring against Asian opposition, equalising two minutes after Huang Bowen’s opener. Talisca missed a hatful of chances to win