Category: Champions League

Kovac, Kimmich and the old guard – Three thoughts from Bayern v Benfica
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Bayern Munich v Benfica was considered the final judgement for head coach Niko Kovac. Heavily criticised after the 3-3 draw against For [...]

Bayern hammer Benfica as Kovac silences the critiques, for now
Manuel Veth -
Bayern v Benfica was labelled das Endspiel (the final) for head coach Niko Kovac. The head coach silenced his critiques for now as his [...]

Champions League – Porto and Schalke look to qualify for the round of 16
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Porto vs Schalke – Wednesday, November 28, 20:00GMT/21:00CET – Estádio do Dragão, Porto, Portugal
Porto have been on spectacular [...]

Borussia Dortmund want to get the job done when they host Brugge
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Dortmund vs Brugge – Wednesday, November 28, 20:00GMT/21:00CET – BVB Stadion, Dortmund, Germany
Borussia Dortmund's remarkable s [...]

Hoffenheim and Shakhtar fight for Champions League survival on Tuesday
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Hoffenheim vs Shakhtar Donetsk – Tuesday, November 27, 20:00GMT/21:00CET – Rhein-Neckar-Arena, Sinsheim, Germany
It was a specta [...]

Bayern under pressure to deliver against Benfica
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Bayern vs Benfica – Tuesday, November 27, 20:00GMT/21:00CET – Allianz Arena, Munich, Germany
The omens all favour Bayern München [...]

Between triumph and tragedy – The Lion’s tango with Real Madrid
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It is an almost forgotten piece of UEFA European Cup history. Back in the 1966/67 season the competition, that is now called the Champi [...]

Bayern find some inspiration to beat AEK and advance
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Sandwiched between Football Leaks revelations and Saturday's Klassiker the Champions League match Bayern v AEK Athens almost took a bac [...]

Borussia Dortmund learn valuable lessons in defeat to Atletico – Three thoughts from Atletico vs Dortmund
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It has finally happened! Atletico vs Dortmund produced the first defeat for the Black and Yellows. Lucien Favre's men had much of the p [...]

Atletico take revenge as Borussia Dortmund lose for the first time under Favre
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Atletico Madrid v Dortmund saw the two favourites of Group A go against each other for the second time in two weeks. Atletico Madrid we [...]