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A near-perfect night for Atlético… until Álvarez opened his mouth Everything pointed to a memorable European night at the Metropolitano. Atlético de Madrid had just ripped Tottenham Hotspur apart, 5-2, in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League last 16. Big scoreline. Forgettable night for Spurs. The crowd was roaring. On paper, the Madrid…

Rams Park erupts to kick off the round of 16 The Champions League felt like a proper European night again in Istanbul. At a roaring Rams Park, Galatasaray hosted Liverpool in the first leg of this last-16 tie. On paper the Reds were favourites. On the pitch the story flipped fast. Fueled by a volcanic…

Bayern keeps rolling When Bayern hits top gear, the rest can’t hang. Friday at the Allianz Arena proved it once more. Against a Borussia Mönchengladbach side stuck in mid-table, the Bavarians simply rolled through and won 4-1. Clean, controlled and hugely valuable in the title race. Now more than ten points clear of Borussia Dortmund,…

A PSG unrecognisable at home Five days out from a white-hot Champions League tie with Chelsea, Paris had the perfect chance to steady the ship and show they’re the team to beat. On paper the job was simple: beat Monaco, a side knocked out of Europe, and head into the big night with some swagger.…

Real without Mbappé — still clutch on timing Real Madrid keep moving forward, even on nights that look messy. At Celta Vigo, they grabbed a precious 2-1 win thanks to a Federico Valverde strike in stoppage time. A win by grit, almost by force, in a game Madrid never really controlled. But in title races,…

The Camp Nou wanted a comeback. It almost felt real. For 90 minutes Barcelona played like the impossible was on the table. A 3-0 win over Atletico Madrid. One goal short of overturning the 4-0 mauling from the first leg. But football doesn’t count chances. It counts goals. Over the two matches, Atletico head to…

Some nights football is just cruel. Liverpool thought the hard part was done when they hauled themselves level. Wolves waited. And in stoppage time, Wolverhampton Wanderers floored Liverpool FC 2-1. A brutal finish. A clean, sudden stop. Dominating doesn’t win games On paper it looked wrapped up. The Reds arrived in form, hunting a fourth…

There was cup action across Europe, and in Italy the semi-finals opened with an unexpected pairing. One side: Como. The other: Inter Milan. The scoreline: a flat 0-0, dull, forgettable, and short on moments. Nothing’s lost for either team. But neither side really went for it. Fabregas’ Como the hungrier side On the pitch, it…

It took cool heads, a keeper on fire and two spot-kicks to pry the door open. Long frustrated by Reims, RC Strasbourg finally forced the issue at the Meinau. 2-1. Semi-finals. First time since 2001. Strasbourg pressed. Strasbourg panicked. Strasbourg eventually hit back. Dominance without reward, Yassine unplayable From the first whistle the Racing took…