A wonder goal from Khvicha Kvaratskhelia upstaged a brilliant curling shot from teammate Désiré Doué as Paris Saint-Germain beat Aston Villa 3-1 in the first leg of the Champions League quarterfinals on Wednesday. The pair of sumptuous strikes left PSG coach Luis Enrique raving about both players after a game in which his team took…
Borussia Dortmund captain Emre Can launched an angry tirade against his teammates after his side were thrashed 4-0 by Barcelona in their Champions League quarterfinal first leg on Wednesday.
PARIS — Unai Emery said Aston Villa can overturn a 3-1 first-leg deficit against Paris Saint-Germain by being “strong” at home in next Tuesday’s Champions League quarterfinal second leg at Villa Park. Despite taking a first-half lead through Morgan Rogers at the Parc des Princes, PSG were rewarded for their dominance of the game by…
Imperious Barcelona thumped visitors Borussia Dortmund 4-0 in their Champions League quarter-final first leg on Wednesday after Robert Lewandowski netted twice against his old club to earn the Catalans a sizeable lead. The treble-chasing Barca predictably dominated the opening stages and grabbed the lead following Raphinha’s strike in the 25th minute. A string of saves…
Paris Saint-Germain were made to sweat to secure a 3-1 win over Aston Villa in the first leg of their Champions League quarterfinal, coming from behind after a shock opener from the visitors on Wednesday. Morgan Rogers stunned the home crowd by putting Unai Emery’s side ahead in the first half but PSG swiftly turned…
LYON, France — Ruben Amorim has admitted Manchester United are finding it easier to play in the Europa League than the Premier League because the slower pace of games is giving his players more time to think. United have won five and drawn one of their six Europa League games since Amorim took charge in…
ESPN Apr 9, 2025, 10:30 AM ET Email Print Open Extended Reactions Wednesday marks the second day of the quarterfinal first legs for the 2024-25 UEFA Champions League season. Europe’s premier club competition has whittled down to eight teams as the semifinals await the winners. Enjoy the play-by-play from Wednesday’s games: Barcelona against Borussia Dortmund…
Female athletes will be in the majority at an Olympics for the first time at the 2028 Los Angeles Summer Games thanks to a big win for women’s soccer. The Olympic women’s soccer tournament will be bigger than the men’s edition for the first time in 2028, the International Olympic Committee decided Wednesday, with 16…
The Columbus Crew are finalizing a deal to acquire star midfielder Dániel Gazdag from the Philadelphia Union, sources confirmed to ESPN’s Jeff Carlisle. The deal will see the Crew trade cash to the Union for the Hungary international, who has two goals and two assists in six matches this season. Gazdag, 29, has scored 59…
Liverpool forward Mohamed Salah is edging closer to signing a new deal at Anfield, a source has confirmed. Salah, alongside teammates Virgil van Dijk and Trent Alexander-Arnold, is out of contract at the end of the season. While a source has told ESPN Real Madrid are “very optimistic” of landing Alexander-Arnold on a free transfer,…