Manchester City worked tirelessly on Tuesday to break through Atlético Madrid’s defense to earn a 1-0 victory in the first leg of the UEFA Champions League quarterfinal. The game was advertised as an unstoppable force meets immovable object, and Atlético Madrid delivered in terms of dropping everyone into defense.
Sin poder viajar a Inglaterra por un problema muscular en uno de sus muslos, a Héctor Herrera no le quedó otra que apoyar a sus compañeros del Atlético de Madrid mirando el partido ante Manchester City por TV.
Despite quiet performances from Sadio Mané and Mohamed Salah that resulted in both getting hooked on the hour, Liverpool relied on the pass mastery of fullbacks Trent Alexander-Arnold and Andrew Robertson to defeat Benfica 3-1 in Lisbon on Tuesday while former Porto winger Luis Díaz returned to haunt his old rival with a goal and an assist.
The moment of the match was Liverpool's second in the 34th minute, which provided the Reds a deserved 2-0 halftime advantage.
La gran promesa del fútbol mexicano, Marcelo Flores, no jugó ni un minuto en la debacle 3-0 del Arsenal ante el Crystal Palace, sin embargo, el jugador igual encontró la forma de verle el lado positivo a su primera convocatoria al plantel de honor de los Gunners.
"Resultado desafortunado, pero me encantó el ambiente y la experiencia, COYG", escribió en su cuenta de Instagram 24 horas después de la derrota.
I have a serious bone to pick with the Concacaf Nations League after Monday’s draw revealed the two nations in the USMNT’s group: El Salvador and Grenada.
The issue isn’t the league itself — I think it creates great opportunities for the lower teams in Concacaf — my problem is that in one of the final two international breaks before the World Cup the USMNT will be forced to play against El Salvador and Grenada.
La Liga MX tendrá un visitante europeo durante el verano. Se trata del Bayer Leverkusen, equipo de la Bundesliga que vendrá con sus planteles varonil y femenil para disputar un par de partidos amistosos con clubes mexicanos.
El tour del elenco alemán tiene como pretexto los 100 años de la farmaceútica Bayer, dueña del Leverkusen, en suelo mexicano. Los rivales que tendrá en la gira serán:
Hoy, cuando mires el duelo entre Manchester City y Atlético de Madrid, seguro que extrañarás el rostro de Héctor Herrera.
El mediocampista mexicano le ha dado la vuelta a la temporada. Luego de ser banca casi todo el año, finalmente convenció al técnico Diego Simeone y se ha convertido en una pieza fundamental en la recuperación futbolística de los colchoneros. Sin embargo, ante el City de Pep Guardiola, HH ni siquiera se vestirá de corto.
After setting the women's soccer attendance record of 91,553 last Wednesday in a thrilling Champions League quarterfinal victory over eternal rival Real Madrid, Barcelona is aiming for a similar turnout Friday, April 22, when the club hosts Wolfsburg in their semifinal first leg.
BARCELONA - Barcelona's teenage sensation Pedri scored a magnificent goal in the second half to secure a 1-0 win over fading Sevilla on Sunday as they climbed above their opponents into second spot in LaLiga after extending their winning streak to five games.
The 19-year-old Pedri created and scored the winner in a similar style to the trademark goals Lionel Messi scored for Barcelona before leaving to join Paris St-Germain last year.
After getting bounced by Real Madrid in the Champions League, collectively booed by its own supporters at the Parc des Princes and hammered by Monaco at Stade Louis II, no club appreciated the international break more than PSG.