JUVENTUS 1, REAL MADRID 4 As Juventus and Real Madrid fought out a spellbinding final of the Champions League, Manchester’s two clubs could only have looked on in envy. The showpiece of European club football at the National Stadium of Wales was a masterclass and the level that Pep Guardiola and Jose Mourinho must strive […]
UEFA Champions League
Lucy Bronze’s header beats Fortuna Hjorring; Man City Women reach Champions League semi final
MANCHESTER CITY WOMEN 1, FORTUNA HJORRING 0 (Man City Women win 2-0 on aggregate) Double chance for Fortuna Hjorring including ignored penalty shout for handball against Steph Houghton Lucy Bronze’s header on 41 minutes from Melissa Lawley’s corner wins the 2nd leg for Manchester City Women Man City Women join Lyon, Paris St Germain, and […]
Manchester City’s defensive frailty exploited again as youthful Monaco knock them out of the Champions League
MONACO 3, MANCHESTER CITY 1 (6-6 on aggregate, Monaco progress on away goals) Kylian Mbappe and Henrique Fabinho put Monaco back into the lead on aggregate after just 29 minutes. Leroy Sane cuts the deficit with 19 minutes to go, putting City in the lead. Timoue Bakayoko header restores the Monaco lead 13 minutes from […]
Manchester City stage remarkable fightback to beat AS Monaco in highest-ever scoring game in knockout phase of Champions League
MAN CITY 5, AS MONACO 3 Manchester City produced a truly remarkable last half-hour fightback to record a dramatic Champions League victory against AS Monaco at the Etihad. In a last-16 game of astonishing twists and turns, City somehow established a two-goal advantage to take to the French principality for the return. Monaco must have […]
Manchester City loan player Patrick Roberts catches the eye scoring for Celtic against his parent club in 1-1 draw at the Etihad
MAN CITY 1, CELTIC 1 Manchester City will be happy to have said good riddance to Champions League opponents Celtic. Their season was going swimmingly well when they arrived in Glasgow having won 10 games on the spin at the start of the season. But since that meeting, when City were held to a 3-3 […]