Champions League

Chelsea host Real Madrid on Wednesday in the Champions League quarterfinals with the first leg set for Stamford Bridge under the lights in London.

If he can't go, Davide Ancelotti and Abian Perdomo will be in charge. Craving even more coverage of the world's game? Chelsea: The Blues enter this match healthy aside from Ben Chilwell's knee ligament rupture, which will keep him out until the summer. - Chelsea vs. But this Real team looks like a stronger one after having bounced star-studded PSG in the round of 16. - TV and live stream:CBS and Paramount+

Villarreal and Bayern Munich face off in the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals. Odds and predictions for Wednesday's affair...

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Thomas Tuchel is taking on a modern great in Carlo Ancelotti, but who are the most successful coaches of the Champions League era?

It speaks of Del Bosque’s adaptability and shrewd man-management that the side he took to Hampden Park in 2002 looked somewhat different, with the first Galacticos era in full swing. Guardiola’s failure to win a Champions League at Bayern is a stick his critics regularly use to beat him. Los Blancos dealt compatriots Valencia the first of their consecutive final defeats in Paris thanks to goals from Fernando Morientes, Steve McManaman and Raul. Porto emerged from an upset-laden and chaotic 2003/04 Champions League as the victors after seeing off Monaco 3-0 in the final. Guardiola finally scaled that hurdle again with Manchester City last season, thanks to an authoritative 4-1 aggregate win over Paris Saint-Germain, but then the freshly crowned Premier League champions ran into Tuchel’s Chelsea. The Rossoneri and Ancelotti had their revenge against the same opponents in Athens two years later, with Filippo Inzaghi scoring both goals in a 2-1 win.

Atletico Madrid failed to record a single official shot against Manchester City.

Atletico, meanwhile, fell into bad habits, subjecting Grealish to the most rough house of treatment in the closing stages. He did it with a quick dart and a slide rule pass, unleashing Kevin De Bruyne in behind to fizz a shot across Jan Oblak, firing the hosts into the lead in the tie. If they do, they will be lucky to escape with the same score as Tuesday night. If there was a brief moment where it seemed City's neuroses in this competition might get the better of them, it faded into insignificance set against those lengthy spells where it was apparent, Atleti could not just sit back and wait for something to happen. One could sense how tired Atletico were in their flurry of counter attacks early in the first half. The levee was only going to hold for so long. Better to have Bernardo Silva coming to the ball as a true false nine. "It was a very tactical game and each of us tried to impose our own game in this one." There is a tendency to look for higher meaning in such boring fare. He may well need favors from a City side that looked firmly in the groove tonight even if it never hit top gear. In the end it did not. La Liga's reigning champions were lucky to escape the Etihad Stadium trailing only to Kevin De Bruyne's 70th minute goal after a game in which they had offered next to nothing beyond the small area in front of their box.

Zack Steffen was on the bench for Manchester City, taking a 1-0 lead in their series with Atletico Madrid. Kevin De Bruyne scored City's goal in the 70th minute ...

Copa Libertadores on beIN Sport: Fortaleza vs Colo Colo at 6pm, Estudiantes vs Velez Sarsfield at 8pm, and The Strongest vs Libertad at 10pm. SI’s Jonathan Wilson on Manchester City and Liverpool winning in the Champions League before playing at the top of the Premier League. The NY Times’ Rory Smith explains Atletico Madrid’s bunker approach. The Sounders won 2-1 at Minnesota on Saturday, their second win of the season. Moving to the Concacaf Champions League semifinal first-legs, UNAM Pumas took a 2-1 lead over Cruz Azul at the Estadio Olimpico Universitario. Juan Ignacio Dinenno scored for Pumas in the 37th and first-half stoppage time. “Again, we must enjoy the moment, enjoy that we are here. Wednesday’s soccer news starts with the opening legs of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinals.

Liverpool's charge towards a historic quadruple continued Tuesday as Jurgen Klopp's side ran out a comfortable 3-1 winner away to Benfica in its Champions ...

"Each player in that situation wants to score, and obviously with all the stories around, it's clear that Mo wants to score as well, especially in this moment. "That's all, [it was an] important game for Mo and Sadio tonight. If the game is open, like it was, then you just give a clap and about all the rest, we can speak later. They came through an incredibly tough group and played against one of the most talented teams in Europe with Ajax -- and here they are. However, it wasn't all good news for Liverpool as Mo Salah's recent struggles in front of goal continued. . "We knew in halftime today that it's not done.

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Two heavyweights and Champions League title favorites meet at the quarterfinal stage in a rematch of their 2021 semifinal showdown won by Chelsea.

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Confident Chelsea will give their all to retain their Champions League crown this season, says attackers Hakim Ziyech and Christian Pulisic.

We need to give everything we’ve got to defend it and make sure the cup stays in London." Ziyech: "We have to give it all for that. They face Real Madrid again this year, this time a round earlier in the quarter-finals.

Here's all the information fans need on how to watch the Champions League including Bayern Munich vs Villareal predictions and start time.

He’ll once again be Bayern’s X-factor on Wednesday, and should be able to find the back of the net at least once against the Spanish side. Unless Villareal is able to rediscover the form that had them cruising earlier in the season, they’re in line for a rough outing against Germany’s most prolific side. Villareal will host Bayern Munich on Wednesday for their Champions League quarterfinals clash.

Chelsea: The Blues enter this match healthy aside from Ben Chilwell's knee ligament rupture, which will keep him out until the summer. Other than that, there ...

If he can't go, Davide Ancelotti and Abian Perdomo will be in charge. Craving even more coverage of the world's game? Chelsea: The Blues enter this match healthy aside from Ben Chilwell's knee ligament rupture, which will keep him out until the summer. - Chelsea vs. But this Real team looks like a stronger one after having bounced star-studded PSG in the round of 16. - TV and live stream:CBS and Paramount+