LAGOS AUGUST 16TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester City again came unstuck against Lyon in the Champions League as a controversial 3-1 defeat saw Pep Guardiola miss out on a semi-final against his former club Bayern Munich. Lyon won away to City in the 2018-19 group stage – also drawing at home – and they again had the tournament…
LAGOS AUGUST 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Atletico Madrid announced two positive coronavirus tests from its crew set to travel to Portugal for this week’s UEFA Champions League quarterfinal against RB Leipzig. The team says it will test all of its players and staff again to assure that there are no positive COVID-19 cases affecting the tournament. Atleti asked…
LAGOS AUGUST 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-European giants, Juventus have sacked their coach, Maurizio Sarri after being knocked out of the Champions League yesterday. Juventus won their 9th consecutive league title this season with the help of Cristiano Ronaldo, Paulo Dybala and other players in the team but were knocked out in the Champions League and also lost…
LAGOS MAY 8TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Of all the incredible nights at Anfield, where does this one count? It has to be somewhere near the top and, genuinely, there is no hyperbole whatsoever to say that it probably trumps the lot, everything that has happened before at this famous old stadium, with the floodlights on and the European…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Roma spectacularly booked their spot in the semi-finals of the Champions League courtesy of a 3-0 win over Barcelona in the second leg of their quarter-final in Italy on Tuesday night. A Daniele de Rossi penalty made it 2-0 to the home side in the 58th minute after Edin Dzeko had secured…
LAGOS MARCH 10TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool has progressed through to the Champions League semi-finals with a 2-1 win over Manchester City in Tuesday’s clash at the Etihad Stadium. Gabriel Jesus cut Liverpool’s 3-0 advantage from the first leg within two minutes, but second-half goals from Mohamed Salah and Roberto Firmino ensured that the Merseyside giants progressed 5-1…
LAGOS APRIL 5TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Liverpool put in a stunning first-half performance to defeat Man City 3-0 and give themselves a big chance of progressing to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The build-up to the contest was marred by the actions of the Liverpool fans who ensured that they made their presence felt welcoming the Man…
LAGOS MARCH 14TH (NEWSRANGERS)-Manchester United were knocked out of the Champions League at the last-16 stage after an awful performance ended in a 2-1 home defeat by Sevilla. Substitute Wissam Ben Yedder was the match-winner for the Spanish side, stroking in from inside the area just two minutes after coming on and heading in at…