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The 16 Teams of the 2018-2019 Champions League Knockout Stage
The 16 teams in the 2018-2019 Champions League round of 16 consist of 4 English clubs (Manchester City, Manchester United, Spurs, Liverpool) 3 German clubs (Bayern, Dortmund, Schalke), 3 Spanish clubs (Barcelona, Real Madrid, Atletico Madrid), 2 French clubs (PSG, Lyon), 2 Italian Clubs (Juventus, Roma), 1 Portuguese (Porto) and 1 Dutch club (Ajax).
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Cristiano Ronaldo Puts Juventus in a Forgotten Position – Champions League Favorites
Not since the early 2000’s has Juventus been regarded as one of the early favorites to win the competition, not even following the finals of 2015 and 2017. The club lost on both occasions, with their biggest signing of the summer, Cristiano Ronaldo, playing a huge part in their downfall in the second loss.
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Champions League Final – Real Madrid vs Liverpool, 5 Moments We Won’t Forget
With a 3-1 win, Real Madrid capture the 13th Champions League/European Cup trophy (and 3rd in a row), beating Liverpool in a final that will be remembered for Sergio Ramos injuring Mohamed Salah, Loris Karius making unforgivable mistakes and Gareth Bale epitomizing the term ‘Super Sub’.
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Champions League: Liverpool Survive Roma; Will Play Real Madrid in Final
After a 4-2 loss in the second leg at the Stadio Olimpico and a 7-6 win on aggregate against AS Roma in the Champions League semi final, Liverpool are through to the Champions League final of 2018, where they’ll face Real Madrid, the defending champion of the last two years.
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Champions League: Liverpool Crush Roma 5-2; Oddly Feel it’s not Enough
Because of what Roma did in the quarterfinals against Barcelona, a 5-2 win by Liverpool felt slightly disappointing, and the Anfield celebrations at the end of the first leg in the Champions League semi final clash felt a bit subdued.
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Surviving the Thunderstorm (Manchester City vs Liverpool)
Jurgen Klopp prepped his players for a Manchester City thunderstorm. Liverpool got a bit stung at first, but weathered the early storm to win 2-1 at the Etihad and complete a 5-1 aggregate win in the Champions League quarter finals, reaching the competition’s semi final for the first time since 2008.
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Champions League Week 6 Results & Group Tables (Groups A-D)
No surprises in the first set of finales in the Champions League group stage, as Bayern Munich beat Paris Saint-Germain in something of a revenge match, joined by Chelsea, Roma, Barcelona, Juventus, Basel and Manchester United en route to the round of 16.
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Champions League: Celtic, Napoli Close to Qualifying into Group Stage
In the second night of the Champions League playoffs first leg matches, Celtic looked convincing and have pretty much clinched their spot in the group stage, thrashing Astana in Glasgow. Napoli looked dominant in their win over Nice, but it might still be tricky heading into the French Riviera next week.
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Champions League: Playoff Round (Day 1, Leg 1) Scores, Goals & Highlights
We’re one step closer towards the start of the 2017-18 Champions League group stage. Liverpool withstood pressure from Hoffenheim to get an important 2-1 win away from home in the first leg. Qarabağ of Azerbaijan, APOEL from Cyprus and CSKA Moscow also had narrow wins in their encounters. Sporting and Steaua finished their promising encounter […]
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Ranking the Champions League Teams Since 2004
The end of the 2016-2017 Champions League season is a good opportunity to rank the clubs based on their performances in the competition since the most recent format change to the group & knockout stages. The top 11 clubs, which we focus on, include four English teams (Arsenal, Chelsea, Liverpool & Manchester United), three Italian teams (AC Milan, Inter, Juventus), two Spanish clubs (Barcelona & Real Madrid), one from Germany (Bayern Munich) and one from Portugal (Porto).