ESPN Feb 21, 2024, 02:04 PM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Champions League soccer is back for the round of 16! Europe’s premier club competition returns with two matches on Wednesday, as Porto face Arsenal and Napoli take on Barcelona. We’re also covering the Premier League clash between Liverpool and Luton Town as the
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FC Porto snatched a shock last-gasp 1-0 victory against Arsenal with Galeno netting a sublime effort deep in stoppage time in their Champions League round-of-16 tie on Wednesday. A drab clash was deadlocked until the fifth minute of added time when Galeno curled an unstoppable effort past David Raya to send the Estadio Do Dragao
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 21, 2024, 03:54 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Manchester United fear Luke Shaw could be set for months on the sidelines with an injury that cut short his involvement in the 2-1 win over Luton Town, a source has told ESPN. Shaw started the game at Kenilworth Road on Sunday, but was
Feb 21, 2024, 07:04 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp said their stunning Champions League comeback against Barcelona in 2019 provided the inspiration for his injury-hit squad to beat Luton Town at Anfield on Wednesday. Klopp said he promised his team a few months ago that he would never use as an
Sam Marsden Moises Llorens Feb 21, 2024, 06:46 PM ET Open Extended Reactions Barcelona coach Xavi Hernández felt his side lacked maturity as the Spanish champions were held to a “bittersweet” 1-1 draw by Napoli at the Stadio Maradona on Wednesday in the Champions League round-of-16. Robert Lewandowski gave Barça the lead on the hour
Rob Dawson, CorrespondentFeb 21, 2024, 11:59 AM ET Open Extended Reactions New Manchester United minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe has said he wants to break the dominance of Manchester City and Liverpool in the Premier League and believes he can do it in three years. Ratcliffe’s 27.7% stake was formally signed off on Tuesday, and
Jeff Carlisle, U.S. soccer correspondentFeb 21, 2024, 01:27 PM ET Close Jeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC. Open Extended Reactions United Soccer League (USL) CEO Paul McDonough expressed disappointment at the U.S. Soccer Federation’s handling of a dispute involving MLS and the 2024 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, which
Kyle Bonagura, ESPN Staff WriterFeb 21, 2024, 01:23 PM ET Close Covers the Pac-12. Joined ESPN in 2014. Attended Washington State University. Open Extended Reactions FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Outside the front door of Argentino Las Olas, a seven-year-old restaurant serving empanadas and other Argentine dishes, is a large poster of Lionel Messi palming the
Gabriele Marcotti, Senior Writer, ESPN FCFeb 21, 2024, 10:32 AM ET Open Extended Reactions There are basic conventions when it comes to running not just a football club, but any sort of sports team — heck, any kind of business. Namely, when you choose to fire the guy in charge, you strip him of responsibility
Feb 21, 2024, 04:56 AM ET Open Extended Reactions Bayern Munich manager Thomas Tuchel will leave at the end of the season, the club announced on Wednesday. Tuchel’s future had been subject to ongoing speculation with the club eight points adrift of Bundesliga leaders Bayer Leverkusen. – Stream on ESPN+: LaLiga, Bundesliga, more (U.S.) Bayern